LTRG
Research Group
Learning Transformation Research Group
The Learning Transformation Research Group (LTRG) at Virginia Tech aims to significantly enhance the learning and teaching of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in K-12 curricula.
ACM
SIGSIM
ACM Special Interest Group (SIG) on SImulation and Modeling (SIM)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) SIGSIM aims to promote and disseminate the advancement of high quality state-of-the-art in Modeling and Simulation (M&S) across a broad range of interests and disciplines.
CS @ VT
Computer Science
Virginia Tech
The Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech consists of more than 80 faculty members and offers B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.
Grants and Contracts
| Funded by: | United States Math Recovery Council |
| Title: | Math Recovery Apps |
| Amount: | $46,767 |
| Period: | 6/1/2017 – 12/31/2017 |
| Role: | Co-PI (Personal Share: $32,461) PI: Anderson Norton (Mathematics) |
| Funded by: | National Science Foundation (NSF) Discovery Research K-12 Program |
| Title: | Gateways to Algebraic Motivation, Engagement and Success (GAMES): Supporting and Assessing Fraction Proficiency with Game-Based, Mobile Applications and Devices |
| Amount: | $2,202,173.00 |
| Period: | 8/15/2011 — 7/31/2015 |
| Role: | Co-PI (Personal Share: $359,105.00) PI: Michael Evans (Education), Other Co-PIs: Mido Chang (Education), Kirby Deater-Deckard (Psychology), Anderson Norton (Mathematics) |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N00178-04-D-3005 TO 0089 / A472000622 |
| Title: | Naval Warfare Mission Area Network-Centric System Architecture Specifications |
| Amount: | $54,361 |
| Period: | July 1 — December 31, 2011 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Development of DoDAF-described architecture models for Surface Warfare Operations mission area / High Value Asset Escort mission thread. |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N00178-03-D-3073 TO 0065 / A472000653 – 004 |
| Title: | Naval Warfare Mission Area Network-Centric System Architecture Specifications |
| Amount: | $128,023 |
| Period: | April 20 — December 31, 2010 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Development of DoDAF-described architecture models for Maritime Interdiction Operations mission area / Counterdrug and Counterterrorism mission thread and Offensive Antiair Warfare mission area / Preemptive Air Attack mission thread. |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N00178-03-D-3073 TO 0061 / A472000653 – 003 |
| Title: | Track Management Mission Area Architecture Products and Test Activities for Deploying Group Systems Integration Testing |
| Amount: | $38,500 |
| Period: | April 13 — July 31, 2009 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Development of DoDAF-described architecture models for Track Management mission area. |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N00178-03-D-3073 TO 0054 / A472000653-02 |
| Title: | Passive, Remote and Open Situation Awareness System (PROSAS) Architecting II |
| Amount: | $120,899 |
| Period: | January 18 — September 30, 2008 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (64% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Development of architecture specification for Passive, Remote and Open Situation Awareness System (PROSAS) |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N00178-04-D-3005 TO 0045 / A472000622 – R6 |
| Title: | Passive, Remote and Open Situation Awareness System (PROSAS) Architecting I |
| Amount: | $100,125 |
| Period: | September 1, 2006 — June 30, 2007 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (58% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Development of architecture specification for Passive, Remote and Open Situation Awareness System (PROSAS) |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N00178-04-D-3005 TO 0017 / A472000622 – R5 |
| Title: | Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstrations (CWID) |
| Amount: | $61,636 |
| Period: | May 3 — August 31, 2006 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (90% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Assessment of BUSTER Unmanned Aircraft System for Use in Operations in Response to Coalition Task Force and Homeland Defense Events |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N00178-04-D-3005 TO001 / A472000622 R3 |
| Title: | Open Architecture Track Manager (OATM) |
| Amount: | $39,823 |
| Period: | July 20 — September 30, 2005 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Development of the System Architecture Assessment Methodology (SAAM) for Assessing the Open Architecture Track Manager (OATM). OATM System Requirements Assessment. Indicators for Compliance Assessment of OATM. |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N00178-04-D-3005 TO002 / A472000622 |
| Title: | GMD Modeling and Simulation Verification, Validation, and Accreditation |
| Amount: | $25,578 |
| Period: | March 16, 2004 — January 14, 2005 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Provided technical services for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A); and Software Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N00178-03-D-3073 TO017 / A472000653 |
| Title: | NETWARCOM Technical Support |
| Amount: | $29,134 |
| Period: | February 6 — September 30, 2004 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Provided technical services for the Naval Network Warfare Command (NETWARCOM) |
| Funded by: | Virginia Tech College of Engineering |
| Title: | Center for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (CEUT) Computer Science Faculty Study Group |
| Amount: | $1,000 |
| Period: | 2003 — 2004 AY |
| Role: | Group Chair and Computer Science Department Representative |
| Funded by: | IBM Shared University Research |
| Title: | Two Server Computers for E-Systems Engineering Research and Senior Software Engineering Project Course (CS4704) |
| Amount: | $10,396 |
| Period: | August 2003 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Funded by: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Title: | A Two-Day Training Course on Microsoft .NET Technologies for the Virginia Tech Faculty and Graduate Students + Dell Server Computer |
| Amount: | $49,521 |
| Period: | June 5-6, 2003 |
| Role: | Coordinator and Host (100% Personal Share) |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N00178-99-D-3034 / DO116 / C070-99-26 |
| Title: | MDA BEST VV&A |
| Amount: | $269,633 |
| Period: | June 25, 2002 — September 30, 2003 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Provided technical services for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Battlespace Environment and Signatures Toolkit (BEST) Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A). |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N00178-99-D-3034 / DO111 / C070-99-26 |
| Title: | GMD M&S VV&A and System Analysis |
| Amount: | $109,326 |
| Period: | May 13, 2002 — September 30, 2003 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Provided technical services for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Verification, Validation, and Accreditation (VV&A) and GMD System Analysis. |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N00178-98-C-2006 |
| Title: | Engineering of a Web-based secure client/server collaborative Evaluation Environment software system for the DD21 Software Certification |
| Amount: | $122,719 |
| Period: | July 1, 2001 — November 20, 2001 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Development of a Web-based secure client/server collaborative Evaluation Environment software system and technical services for the DD21 Software Certification |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N00178-99-D-3034 / C070-99-26 |
| Title: | National Missile Defense (NMD) System IV&V and BMC3 Software IV&V |
| Amount: | $412,388 |
| Period: | September 20, 1999 — May 10, 2002 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Provided technical services for the National Missile Defense (NMD) System Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) and NMD Battle Management Command Control and Communications (BMC3) Software IV&V. |
| Funded by: | The Center for Innovation in Learning, Virginia Tech |
| Title: | An Online Course on the Fundamentals of Computer Science: Towards Creating a Distance Learning Program for GPIT and Computer Science |
| Amount: | $79,201 |
| Period: | July 1, 1999 — December 31, 2000 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator and Project Manager Co-PIs: N. Dwight Barnette, Dennis G. Kafura, and J.A.N. Lee |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N60921-93-D-A416 / C062-98-10 |
| Title: | National Missile Defense (NMD) System IV&V and BMC3 Software IV&V |
| Amount: | $184,732 |
| Period: | December 14, 1998 — September 19, 1999 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Provided technical services for the National Missile Defense (NMD) System Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) and NMD Battle Management Command Control and Communications (BMC3) Software IV&V. |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N60921-93-D-A416 / 4000000027 |
| Title: | National Missile Defense (NMD) BMC3 Software IV&V |
| Amount: | $45,744 |
| Period: | October 5, 1998 — December 11, 1998 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Provided technical services for the National Missile Defense Battle Management Command Control and Communications (BMC3) Software Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N00178-98-C-3011 |
| Title: | Computer-Aided Support for the System Design Evaluation Methodology II |
| Amount: | $92,000 |
| Period: | November 14, 1997 — September 30, 1998 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Description: | Development of a commercial software product called Evaluation Environment to facilitate the application of the complex system design measurement and evaluation methodology. |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Title: | Computer-Aided Support for the System Design Evaluation Methodology |
| Amount: | $62,008 |
| Period: | February 3, 1997 — September 30, 1997 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Funded by: | Defense Modeling and Simulation Office |
| Title: | Simulation Verification, Validation, and Accreditation Technical Support |
| Amount: | $50,000 |
| Period: | May 1, 1996 — September 30, 1997 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Contract No: | N60921-89-D-A239-048 / Virginia Tech Subcontract No. FP-4717-430379 |
| Title: | Global Air Traffic Simulation Modeling |
| Amount: | $149,817 |
| Period: | August 1, 1995 — July 31, 1996 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (100% Personal Share) |
| Description: | This funding was intended for the technology transfer of the research and prototype development conducted at Virginia Tech for over 10 years. The funding enabled the establishment of Orca Computer, Inc. at Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. The technology transfer resulted in the development of a commercial software product called Visual Simulation Environment. |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Title: | Measurement and Evaluation of Complex Navy System Designs: Phase II |
| Amount: | $136,552 |
| Period: | March 1, 1994 — December 31, 1995 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (with R.E. Nance, Co-PI) |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Dahlgren, Virginia |
| Title: | Measurement and Evaluation of Complex Navy System Designs Using Software Engineering Metrics and Simulation Modeling |
| Amount: | $137,797 |
| Period: | June 16, 1992 — December 15, 1993 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (with R.E. Nance, Co-PI) |
| Funded by: | Naval Surface Warfare Center, White Oak, Maryland |
| Title: | Representation, Measurement, and Evaluation in the Engineering of Complex Systems |
| Amount: | $49,990 |
| Period: | September 30, 1991 — March 31, 1992 |
| Role: | Co-Principal Investigator (with J.D. Arthur, Co-PI and R.E. Nance, Co-PI) |
| Funded by: | IBM |
| Title: | Simulation Model Development Environment: Its Application to IBM's Vision Architecture |
| Amount: | $68,524 |
| Period: | January 28, 1990 — August 28, 1990 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (with R.E. Nance, Investigator) |
| Funded by: | Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command and Naval Research Laboratory |
| Title: | Model Development Environments: Experimental Prototypes |
| Amount: | $159,897 |
| Period: | June 15, 1987 — December 31, 1988 |
| Role: | Principal Investigator (with R.E. Nance, Project Manager) |
| Funded by: | Naval Sea Systems Command |
| Title: | Definition of a Model Development Environment |
| Amount: | $178,274 |
| Period: | October 1, 1984 — September 30, 1986 |
| Role: | Co-Principal Investigator (with R.E. Nance, PI) |
| Funded by: | Office of Naval Research |
| Title: | Formulation and Evaluation of Model Diagnostic Measures |
| Amount: | $99,454 |
| Period: | October 1, 1984 — September 30, 1985 |
| Role: | Co-Principal Investigator (with R.E. Nance, PI) |
| Funded by: | Naval Sea Systems Command |
| Title: | Definition of a Model Development Environment |
| Amount: | $175,171 |
| Period: | June 6, 1983 — September 30, 1984 |
| Role: | Co-Principal Investigator (with R.E. Nance, PI) |
| Funded by: | Office of Naval Research |
| Title: | Formulation and Evaluation of Model Diagnostic Measures |
| Amount: | $107,383 |
| Period: | June 6, 1983 — September 30, 1984 |
| Role: | Co-Principal Investigator (with R.E. Nance, PI) |
