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TRADE STUDY OF COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMALL SATELLITE GROUND STATION NETWORK COMMAND AND CONTROL APPLICATIONS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
The Mobile CubeSat Command and Control (MC3) ground station network headquartered at the Naval Postgraduate School monitors and controls small satellites in support of various U.S. government, Department of Defense, public ...
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED METHODOLOGIES TO IMPROVE THE ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
This study examines whether five methodologies—balanced scorecard, earned value management, integrated risk management, knowledge value added, and lean six sigma—can support information system (IS) acquisition within the ...
MODELING ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION FROM CONICAL SHAPED AND STANDARD BLOCK EXPLOSIVE SOURCES IN COMPLEX OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
Detection of underwater explosions by acoustic means, which has been widely researched, is simple, given the large peak pressures produced by these types of sources. By contrast, estimation of the explosive yield and type ...
BOUNDARY SEARCH AND TRAVERSE: DETERMINING THE THRESHOLD BOUNDARY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK RESILIENCE PROBLEMS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
Traditional network interdiction problems focus on finding the target package that yields the worst-case performance for network operations given a level of attack. However, in many cases it may be desirable to disrupt a ...
PREDICTING COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE FROM COORDINATED HOSTILE INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS IN SOCIAL MEDIA
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-12)
The ability to predict conflicts prior to their occurrence can help deter the outbreak of collective violence and avoid human suffering. Existing approaches use statistical and machine learning models, and even social ...
TEXTS, TWEETS, AND TACTICAL STRIKES: RUSSIAN INFORMATION WARFARE METHODS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND NATO
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-12)
The character of warfare is constantly evolving, beset by friction and clouded with relentless ambiguity. This study explores the rapidly changing operational environment through a focused analysis of the Kremlin’s military ...
A STUDY FOCUSING ON THE EFFECTS OF HTOL STRESS ON THE LUMINESCENCE SPECTRUM OF GAN DIODES TO CHARACTERIZE COMPONENT DEGRADATION
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-09)
Wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductor technology allows devices to be operated at higher voltages, currents, temperatures, and frequencies than does conventional silicon-based narrow bandgap semiconductors. These characteristics ...
LOGISTICS IN CONTESTED ENVIRONMENTS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
This report examines the transport and delivery of logistics in contested environments within the context of great-power competition (GPC). Across the Department of Defense (DOD), it is believed that GPC will strain our ...
COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT ALGORITHMS FOR OPTIMAL MOTION PLANNING AGAINST MULTI-DOMAIN SUPER SWARMS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
This thesis develops robust tactics for countering multi-domain super swarms. Previous research has provided tools for assessing adversarial swarms’ internal cooperating strategies, quantifying risk based on swarm and ...
ENHANCING DEFENSE NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTERS THROUGH THE USE OF PRIVATE SECTOR MONITORING TOOLS, APPLICATIONS, PROCESSES, AND PROCEDURES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-06)
The effectiveness of a defense enterprise network can be directly related to that network’s consistent availability and resiliency against incidents resulting in the degradation of systems and services. The 2012 Department ...
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