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High Level Information Fusion
AFOSR contract F49640-01-1-0542
Simply bringing more raw information to decision makers in the
battlefield cannot help due to pre-existing cognitive overload while
naïve approaches to computer-mediated information fusion and automated
decision making may make things worse by hiding needed data or
confusing situational awareness. For future information processing and
planning systems, we need an in-depth understanding of the cognitive
processes of the user being aided, coupled with innovative approaches
for real-time information fusion at all levels. In collaboration with
researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, Northrup Grumman Corp.,
and the Munitions Directorate of AFRL we are investigating new
techniques for directing attention using active annunciation. This
work is part of a project investigating the use of intelligent agents
for information fusion and distribution in a comprehensive battlefield
information system.
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