ONLINE PROCEEDINGS and PRESENTATIONS from the
2011 ITEA LIVE-VIRTUAL-CONSTRUCTIVE CONFERENCE

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES AND SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS

• Dr. John B. Foulkes, Director, TRMC – Opening Keynote Address 
• BG Stephen M. Twitty, DCG, Fort Bliss – Tuesday Luncheon Keynote 
• Mr. George Rumford, TRMC, T&E S&T, Program Manager LVC Integration 2020 – Tuesday Morning Keynote   

SPECIAL PANEL DISCUSSIONS 

VV&A of LVC for T&E

MODERATOR: Timothy Menke, USAF ASC/XRA

PANELISTS:

• Mr. Michael D. Crisp, Deputy Director, Air Warfare, DOT&E 
• Dr. Marion Williams, Adjunct Research Staff, Institute for Defense Analyses
• Mr. John Carlile, The Boeing Company
• Maj. Gen. David Eichhorn, Commander, AFOTEC 

Distributed Testing

MODERATOR: Mr. Chip Ferguson, PM JMETC  
PANELISTS:

• Mr. Steve Kreider, USA/ASC 
• RADM David Dunaway, Commander, COMOPTEVFOR
• Mr. Richard Clarke, JITC
• Mr. John Kriz, NAVAIR

Solving the Standards Puzzle

MODERATOR: Mr. John W. Diem, DMSO  
PANELISTS:

• Dr. Amy E. Henninger, Technical Advisor, Center for Army Analysis
• Mr. Dennis W. Reed, Deputy Division Head, Battlespace M&S Division, NAVAIR
• Mr. Timothy Menke, Technical Director, AFMC ASC/XRA

TECHNICAL TRACKS

TRACK I-A – VV&A of LVC Distributed Environments for Testing 

MODERATOR: Dr. Frank Gray, IDA 

• VV&A Issues in LVC – Dr. Doug Hodson, Simulation and Analysis Facility 
• Enabling Distributed Operational Test – Dave Young, AFOTEC 
• Surface Ship T&E Enterprise Probability of Raid Annihilation Analysis Test-bed – Rick Lawrence, AVW Technologies   

TRACK I-B – Theory of VV&A

MODERATOR: Dr. Ray Hill, AFIT 

• System Dynamics/Zachman Framework Characterization of UAV T&E – Bharath Dantu and Eric Smith, UTEP 
• Engineering Enterprise’s Complex Systems of Systems – Dr. Ricardo Pineda and Eric Smith, UTEP 
• Experimental Design in a LVC Test Environment – Capt Casey Haase and Dr. Ray Hill, AFIT

TRACK I-C – Application of LVC VV&A: Best Practices

MODERATOR: Mr. Tim Menke, SIMAF   

• AGILE Fire LVC Environment VV&A Results – Walter March, CCAT 
• DoD VV&A Campaign Plan – John Diem, Modeling and Simulation Coordination Office 
• Missile Defense Agency VV&A Best Practices – Todd Repass, Axiom, supporting MDA M&S   

TRACK I-D – LVC VV&A Synthesis and Way Forward

MODERATOR: Mr. Tim Menke, SIMAF 

• A Comprehensive View of Simulation Uncertainty – Dale Pace, JHU/APL   
• Risk-Based VV&A Update – Simone Youngblood, JHU/APL 
• VV&A Template Update – Walker March, CCAT 
• Synthesis Panel: Marion Williams, John Carlile, Frank Gray, Tim Menke, John Diem, Simone Youngblood   

TRACK II – Successes & Challenges of Distributed Testing in Support of DT/OT/Joint Interoperability

MODERATOR: Mr. Chip Ferguson, JMETC

• Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) – Alan R. Rieffer, JITC   
• Air to Ground Integrated Layer Exploration (AGILE) – Tim Menke, USAF ASC/XRA 
• Enabling Distributed Operational Tests AFOTEC – Mr. David Young, AFOTEC, A2/90 
• Broad Area Maritime Surveillance System (BAMS) – Mr. Jeff Sappington 
• Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization C/DIT – Tom Ballew, JDEP Event Manager JIAMDO 
• Distributed Testing Process and Procedures for the Submarine Piloting and Navigation (SPAN) Training – Alton Seamon, John Davis, and Mailoan Duong, NAWC/TSD   
• 46 Test Sqdn Distributed Testing Activities (BACN) – Greg “Tron” Hauser, 46 TS, Eglin AFB, FL 
• Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Atlantic – Dave Smoak, SPAWAR Atlantic 
• Distributed Testing in support of Brigade Combat Team Network Testing – Rick Cozby, C4ISR, PEO-Integration (Systems of Systems T&E)  

Track II Outbrief – Mr. Chip Ferguson, JMETC

TRACK III – Network Support to the LVC Environment: LVC Support Role to the Network

MODERATOR: Mr. David Manser, TASC

• Mr. Richard Clarke, JITC Strategic Planning and Support Division 
• Capt. Christopher Fodera, USMC, MCTSSA   
• Ms. Kathy Smith, Senior Systems/Software Engineer, JITC   
• Mr. Timothy Force, Boeing Virtual Experimentation & Operations Org. 
• Development of a Torsional Thrust Balance for the Performance Evaluation of 5N Class Thrusters – Marjorie A. Ingle, Undergraduate Student in Mechanical Engineering 
• Soft Dash of Vehicle Control for Complex Electronics Integration – Dr. Kevin Chang, BAE Systems 
• Ordnance Handling Modeling & Virtual Simulation & Testing – Lester L. Hood, AVW Technologies, Inc. 
• Matrix Based Integrated Framework for Multi-Disciplinary Exploration of Cyber-Int’l Relations – Mr. Gaurav Agarwal, MIT 
• Conducting a LVC Demonstration Using a LVC Interoperability Portal – Mr. Daniel Loibl, NAVAIR WD 
• Standards as the Interoperability Fabric of LVCAR Implementation – Dr. Katherine L. Morse, JHU/APL 
• Verification and Validation for NextGen Transformation of the NAS – Ms Maureen Molz, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)   
• LVC Integration and Persistent Communications – Mr. Timothy Force, Boeing

TRACK IV – Systems Engineering / Systems of Systems Engineering in LVC

MODERATOR: Mr. Fil Macias, WSMR

• Complementary Decompositions for Systems within Systems – Eric D. Smith, UTEP 
• Zachman Framework Consolidation of Quality Measures Across the T&E Enterprise – Ramakanth Gona, UTEP 
• Self-Reference: Fundamental Challenges for Autonomous Vehicle Field of Action Maps – Eric D. Smith, UTEP 
• Sustainability via Energy Harvesting and Scavenging – Javitt Higmar Padilla-Franco, Graduate Student, NM State University 
• Fractal Dimensionality Considerations for Use with Constructive Systems Engineering Cost Model – Manish Khadtare, UTEP 
• Live Testing & Virtual Testing – Dr. Kevin Chang, BAE Systems 
• Cost Estimation Errors due to Human Biases in the Application of COSYSMO – Eric D. Smith, UTEP 
• Chemical/Biological Simulation Suite – Frederick Davis, US Army Dugway Proving Ground 
• The Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA) Enabling Technology For the Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC) and Other Emerging Range Systems – Gene Hudgins, BAE 
• General Procedure for Integrated Air Combat System T&E – Nayeth Herrera, UTEP