1. Semantic Data Discovery: Proof of Concept for DHS
Dr. Brand Niemann
Director and Senior Data Scientist/Data Journalist
Semantic Community
March 25, 2015

2. Information Sharing at DHS
NIEM (Michael Daconta):
XML Messages
SOA (Wolf Tombe):
XML Messages and XML Data in an ESB
Semantic Ontology (Barry Smith):
RDF/OWL UCore
Semantic Knowledge Bases (Brand Niemann):
NIEM and NIEM and Thetus Savana
Semantic Search Data Browser (Brand Niemann)
Global Terrorism Database Experience
Semantic Quint Dynamic Case Management (Brand Niemann):
XML/RDF/OWL/RML in Be Informed

3. NIEM as Big Data in a Network with Data Science
MindTouch Knowledge Base: NIEM
Spotfire Dashboard: Web Player

4. NIEM 3.0 Alpha 2 Release and Thetus Savanna Review
Key Questions:
How can one review NIEM 3.0 Alpha 2 without some data science analytics?
Does Thetus Savanna do what NIEM is ultimately trying to accomplish without NIEM 3.0?
MindTouch Knowledge Base: NIEM and Thetus
Spotfire Dashboard: Web Player

5. NIEM and UCore 2.0 Semantic Layer for Information Sharing
MindTouch Knowledge Base: Universal Core Semantic Layer
Spotfire Dashboard:  Web Player

6. Global Terrorism Database Experience
Pilot for Stephen Dennis, Director, Innovation, Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), “Big Data Analytics for Homeland Security”
MindTouch Knowledge Base: Global Terrorism Database
Spotfire Dashboard: Web Player

7. A Quint for Cross Information Sharing and Integration in the Intelligence Community
MindTouch Knowledge Base: A Quint-Cross Information Sharing and Integration
Spotfire Dashboard:  Web Player

8. Dynamic Case Management Pilot for Healthcare.gov
Video Demo: Vimeo
MindTouch Knowledge Base: Healthcare.gov Data Science

9. Proof of Concept Steps Introduction: Phase I: Phase II: Phase III:
Best practice system example with data dictionary (DD) and Application Programming Interface (API)
Challenge all systems to do that and submit for internal web page
Phase I:
All systems gain experience using internal web page for improved information sharing
Initial work on semantic harmonization for multiple DDs
Phase II:
Develop various semantic harmonization methods and tools (e.g. ontology)
Pilot those methods and tools (Dynamic Case Management – Be Informed?)
Phase III:
Develop requirements for improved information sharing system based on Phase I and II experience
Release RFI for RFQ

10. Semantic Community
Former Senior Enterprise Architect & Data Scientist with the US EPA.
Led Federal CIO Council Web Services, SOA (with Mitre), Semantic Interoperability, and Semantic Community Work.
Founded and Co-organize the Federal Big Data Working Group Meetup to Continue the Above as a Private Citizen.
Helping Government Agencies (US, Europe, and Japanese) Develop Data Scientists/Chief Data Officers, Data Infrastructure, and Data Publications.
Providing MOOCS/Meetups for Training and Networking.