Amado Cordova

This report defines and investigates the potential of motion imagery processing and exploitation (MIPE) systems, which can enable military intelligence analysts to respond to the current information deluge and exploit a wide range of motion imagery collections. MIPE systems aid analysts in the detection, identification, and tracking of objects of interest and activities of interest in live and archival video.

This study identifies key potential users of high-performance computing within the Army science and technology community and develops a strategy to build an initiative that will help the Army compete effectively for Department of Defense computing resources. Particular attention was given to applications of HPC in biotechnology and biomedicine and modeling and simulation of complex battlefield wireless network communication systems.

Identifies major missions and analyzes a set of organizational designs for the U.S. Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command. The commander of Army Materiel Command (AMC) ordered the establishment of a U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to consolidate the research and development (R&D) organizations in AMC under one commander. RAND Arroyo Center identified four major missions for RDECOM and analyzed a set of organizational designs best suited for carrying out those missions.