1. AQUAINT: Data and Scenarios Richard M. Tong 18-Month Workshop, San Diego, CA 11 June 2003

2. 2 on Overall Objective Create a set of resources that can be used to extend the range of Q&A problems addressed by AQUAINT Dimensions of the extension Fixed-domains Multiple data types, media and languages Knowledge-based Scenario driven

3. 3 on WMD Nonproliferation/Terrorism Phase 1 focus has been WMD and issues related to nonproliferation and terrorism CNS Data Original material from CNS Variants from Mitre and NIST CNS Scenarios 12 high-level questions on WMD (six used for the Dialog Pilot; one used in the Spring Symposium) 3 detailed scenarios that provide complete problem decompositions, sample queries and detailed answers Available now at: www.tgncorp.com/downloads/cnsScenarios.zip (zip is pwd protected: cnsAquaint)

4. 4 on CNS Scenario Example [Q11] How have thefts impacted the safety of Russia’s nuclear navy, and has the theft problem increased or decreased over time? What sort of items have been stolen?... What does “impact” mean?... What specific instances of theft do we know about?

5. 5 on CNS Scenario Example (cont.) Scenario Issue: What does “impact” mean? Is this only the theft of equipment and materials, or does it include economic impact on the base, or making it easier for officers to become embroiled in criminal pursuits? Salient Features: Thefts of sensitive equipment, nuclear materials, or weapons and vessels themselves represent the proliferation of materials beyond the facility. However, thefts of expensive non-nuclear equipment reduces funds for other uses, such as safeguards, guard salaries, etc. This economic impact could make the future theft of nuclear materials more likely. High crime levels on the base also increase the likelihood that additional sailors or officers may resort to crime: a criminal atmosphere likely lowers morale, finding a buyer for stolen goods is easier, and the likelihood that sailors will be recruited to steal is greater. The involvement of senior officers or organized crime groups, therefore, is likely have a greater impact than thefts by individuals.

6. 6 on CNS/AQUAINT WMD Workshop Held at CNS on November 12, 2002 DVDs of the workshop presentations are available now Limited distribution (1 copy per team) Softcopy of workshop materials still available at: www.tgncorp.com/downloads/cnsWorkshop.zip (zip is pwd protected: cnsAquaint)

7. 7 on CNS Data Use Issues Data Use Scope Data resources for use by AQUAINT teams only Can be used for non-AQUAINT activities but only if all participants are also part of AQUAINT Derived data Rights to derived data and results belong to AQUAINT and the AQUAINT teams Return of CNS data On termination of an AQUAINT contract, original data needs to be “returned” to CNS In practice, this means you would need to delete the CNS data from your system

8. 8 on ARDA-Wide CNS Data Agreement Data SourceAQUAINTARDA-Wide Nuclear AbstractsX Missile AbstractsX China Nonproliferation ProfileXX NIS Nonproliferation ProfileX CBW Terrorism News DigestXX NIS Nuclear Trafficking ChronologyX WMD Terrorism DatabaseXX Auxiliary Resources (TopicSet, Keyword Tree)XX North Korea Country ProfileXX ScenariosX(X) Additional Country Profiles (as available)X

9. 9 on WMD Ontology Initial ontology developed by SAIC based on the CNS TopicSet and other CNS resources Contributions from other AQUAINT contractors and outside sources Ontology can support several research objectives in AQUAINT Provide a common WMD domain semantics for use by all teams Help bring together NLP and KB research efforts

10. 10 on Google/Altavista Explored high-volume access options for the AQUAINT Program with both Google and AltaVista Usage survey 8 groups responded all preferred Google over AltaVista only 2 had needs substantially above 1000 queries/day most had “bursty” usage profiles Google have agreed to provide enhanced access to AQUAINT contractors

11. 11 on Requests for enhanced access will be considered on a case-by-case basis Nominal procedure: Get a Google API account Statement (1-2 pages, format TBD) of your: AQUAINT project objectives explanation of why Google is the source you need reasons why 1000 queries per day are not enough Send the statement to me; I forward it to Google for approval (or not!); I communicate the decision to you Anticipated turn-around is 2-4 weeks

12. 12 on Questions?