ITWASSOOTED: “Our research goal is to provide the warfighter with a kind of information radar to better understand the information battlespace.”

Sunday, July 02, 2006

“Our research goal is to provide the warfighter with a kind of information radar to better understand the information battlespace.”

Blogs Study May Provide Credible Information

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research recently began funding
a new research area that includes a study of blogs.
By William J. Sharp / Air Force Office of Scientific Research Public Affairs

ARLINGTON, Va., June 29, 2006 – The Air Force Office of Scientific Research recently began funding a new research area that includes a study of blogs. Blog research may provide information analysts and warfighters with invaluable help in fighting the war on terrorism.

Dr. Brian E. Ulicny, senior scientist, and Dr. Mieczyslaw M. Kokar, president, Versatile Information Systems Inc., Framingham, Mass., will receive approximately $450,000 in funding for the 3-year project entitled “Automated Ontologically-Based Link Analysis of International Web Logs for the Timely Discovery of Relevant and Credible Information.”


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