Coalition Agents e Xperiment Co AX DARPA Co

Coalition Agents e. Xperiment - Co. AX DARPA Co. ABS, AFRL, DERA, Edinburgh/AIAI, Boeing, Dartmouth, LM-ATL, MIT, OBJS, UMichigan, USC/ISI, UWF/IHMC With support from BBN, GITI, ISX, MITRE, Schafer and Stanford Univ. Concept Agents on the Grid AODB Agent (LM ATL) Observer Agents (Dartmouth) e. Gents E-mail Agents (OBJS) Malicious Agents (IHMC, Boeing) Web Weather Agent (USC/ISI) … Military Systems CAMPS (AFRL, GITI, BBN) MBP (DERA) … Agent Frameworks KAo. S Agents (Boeing, IHMC) NOMADS Mobile Agents (IHMC) EMAA/CAST Agents (LM ATL) D’Agents (Dartmouth) e. Gents (OBJS) DARPA Co. ABS Grid (GITI, ISX) Agent Grid Services Task and Process Management (AIAI) Domain Management Services (Boeing, IHMC) Asynchronous Wireless Connectivity (OBJS) Plan Deconfliction (Michigan) Exception Handling (MIT) Objectives • Show that an Agent-based C 2 framework can support agile and robust Coalition operations • Show Domain Management services can structure agent relationships and enforce coalition policies • Show Intelligent Task and Process Management can improve agent collaboration • Show that the Co. ABS Grid can be used to rapidly integrate a wide variety of agents and systems Accomplishments and Impact • Demonstrated proof-of-concept C 2 coalition architecture within a realistic coalition scenario • Connected disparate stand-alone military systems while taking coalition concerns into account • Agent organization, behavior, security and resources managed by explicit coalition policy control • Potential influence on Joint Battle Infosphere, Joint Battlespace Digitisation, CINC 21, and Coalition Theatre Logistics perspectives • Interest from additional nations in participating Expected Results Oct 2000 July 2001 July 2002 • • Information gathering for MBP 25 agents in 5 distinct domains Binni coalition storyboard Planning and execution phases 45 agents in 7 overlapping domains Initial packaging of grid services Realistic Binni Storyboard • • Dynamic event-driven workflow Dynamic coalition formation Dynamic coalition scenario High-level re-usable tools