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This situation can be a killer This situation can be a killer (sometimes literally)(sometimes literally)

Copyright ©2007 TETRAD Technologies Group, Inc.

This is what TETRAD does to change that situationThis is what TETRAD does to change that situation



TETRAD Technologies Group, Inc.Richmond, VA (USA)Toronto, Ontario (Canada)

Three divisions:

Late-stage-mature Product Development and Commercialization

Situation Awareness and Communications

Planning and Strategic Consulting

Focused Products and Expertise:

Critical events, anomalies, intrusions, emergencies

origins Environment or People

types CBRNE, Cyber, or related



Products:

Sensors and Sensing Systems (Chem, Explosives, Biopathogens)

Bioprotection and Emergency Med (Protect & Respond)

Software (SACS, Pattern Recognition, Communications, NIMD, DRMSO)

Solutions:

Operations and Technology: sim, eval, test, prototype

Field-Test-Intro: design, manage, analyze, configure

Innovation: discover, short-list, critique, spec, JAD, build, deliver, integrate, train,maintain



Today’s New Reality:

Science and disruptive Tech outpace product deployment

Intelligent creative opponents are on the leading edge

Natural predators & pathogens are also there

Solutions:

Many providers, many new parts, players, systems

A sharp, fast-moving, accurate, adaptive Solution Provider is extremely valuable

Able to understand across multiple technologies, products, disciplines, highly organized, tuned to the Operational Needs, not only the research lab



Understanding Operations and Opposition is Critical:

The Business Processes of Introducing, Testing, Organizing, Retooling, Retraining, Adapting

What can break it down – natural, mechanical, digital, human intention

Preserving Continuity, fault-tolerance, fail-safe, reducing false positives

What we bring:

Objective new solutions – CEBIT, CUBIT, Nomad Eyes

Understanding the Non-linear, complex, asymmetric world and the minds of those who work against us

Knowing where to find the best tools, people, and how to make it work right on time, exceeding expectations



Because in this business of borders and intruders:

There is no more slack time for prolonged, archaic, dinosaur programs

al Qaeda, SARS and H5N1 do not wait for four-year studies and overplanned projects

Often the best solutions are Hybrids:

Example: Nomad Eyes and counterIED, biopath sensing

Ready today commercially? No.

Implementable in field prototypes for civilian, military? Yes.

Capable to provide deterrence and defence even at 50% accuracy of the sensors? Absolutely.It’s in the communications and the perception. (Read Sun Tzu!)



Are IEDs and viruses important at border crossings?

Try PREDs in the Toronto Metro

IEDs and TATP bombs are attractively easy to sympathetic minds

Recall a young fellow named Andrew Speaker?

How about these on which we have been working:

Surface bioprotection for all commercial airplanes & trains

Micro-optic video and sensors in walls and windows

Intelligent sensible collection and integration of civilian data (not “TIA” albatross schemes but mathematically sound, intelligent intelligence)

Asymmetric, pseudo-random deployment of diversified sensors and analytics that use what we know works super-well and is used also by criminals and terrorists – sensible GIS, GPS and Web technologies


Having an elaborate and richly decorated technology treasure chest is not a bad thing. But it is insufficient and can be misleading. Software is an easy “Flash” and so are high-precision, high-dollar, and limited mobility/viability and usually delicate architectures.

What is most important is in developing an Integration of operational Humint and Technology that focuses on honing and refining the skills to find Anomalies

Rather than spend a lot of time and money to find the proverbial needle in the haystack, better to seek out haystacks that are just a little “not quite right.”

It’s never quite this easy And never even like this either

• CMMC – robust anomaly detection • METI (Most Evident Topic of Interest)• Compound Eyes and compound, parallel, competitive-collaborative• Algorithms == Operational Processes (not only computers but people!)

• Case in Point:• Inspection of car and occupants• Verbal, visual – human and cameras• External sensors for chem, rad, bio• Bioprotection – the best way to stop bugs from transmitting!• Wand/card sensor for pickup of chem in car interior, trunk• Camera/human observance of behavioral cues, reactions• RMS (DRMSO) HPC gives the ability to instantly coordinate

observations with databases and data warehouses• PICK UP ON THE ANOMALIES – That is The Clue to More• ASSOCIATE – MINE – SEARCH – TEST - NOTIFY

It’s Not Only Hardware, Not Only Software

Where May the Bomb or the Bug Come?

Probably none of these places at all. Would you? Hints: Fort Frances, Grand Portage, Sault Ste. Marie, Quetico (beautiful country by the way out there in No Man’s Land)


Which Lives will be affected by a Slip-On-Through?


Where to look?

Maybe the key is to look “lightly” in many more directions

Sensing

Saying

Seeing

Sizing

Mail

Luggage Cargo

Person

EmailWildlife

Vehicle

EFT


• 1. “CB&E” - CEBIT™– Chemicals – < 10 sec. PPB/PPT sensitivity, focus on explosives– Biopathogens also can be detected– Microcantilever technology foundation– Related “electronic nose” R&D, phase-2 level– Beta development (TR-level 4) with matching-fund opps

• 2. “B” - ROW™ (ReliaScan)– Interferometric waveguide basis for < 10 min. immunoassay and nucleic acid testing– TB, influenza, hepatitis, salmonella, e.coli already tested– Adaptive to other biopathogens– Beta development (TR-level 4) with matching-fund opps

• 3. “AOA” – Anti-oxidant analyzer– Chemical analysis of oxidative stress and anti-oxidant levels in foods, liquids, blood & other body fluids– Post-Beta, for sale

• 4. “RN” - Radiation sensors– Gamma and neutron detection– Compatible for GPS-locatable mobile wireless (telephony and wi-fi) devices– Commercially available, ready for integration

• 5. “EM” - MagnetEyes™– Thin-film based magneto-optic sensing and imaging devices for desktop, industrial, and micro-scale

applications in security, anti-counterfeiting, structural engineering, and biomedicine.– Post-Beta, manufacturing-ready

TETRAD’s Sensing and Diagnostics Family


• 1. Surfaces– Walls, ceilings, counters, handles, trays

– Fully approved (EPA), commercially in use in US and Canada

• 2. Textiles and Fabrics– Clothing, carpets, non-wovens

– After-production treatment or during fiber production


• 3. Plastics– Blended into resins prior to extrusion, injection, thermoforming


• 4. Superior properties and qualities– Life-of-product duration

– Non-harmful environmentally

– Universal and highest log-kill effects – bacteria, viruses, molds, spores

– Faster-acting than silver-based compounds

– Economical for all levels of use

– Straightforward after-care application by registered applicator professionals

TETRAD’s Bioprotection Solutions


• Early Nomad Eyes prototype including online co-development experimenthttp://nomadeyes.com

• Technical documents and notes available, on archived CDs

• Early published paper on the neural net componenthttp://tetradgroup.com/library/bistablecam_ijcnn99.doc

• ADaM extract-transfer-load system, critical for the super-fast movement of image data, triggering of agents, and coordination of images within patient-specific and feature-specific database viewshttp://tetradgroup.com/library/ADaM_Design_Description1-1.doc

• ADaM performance optimization, a key part of the system enabling massive throughput and parallelism for high-density imaging (not only for BioScan but more for MRI, CT, PET, 3d-ultrasound, digital x-ray) http://tetradgroup.com/ADaM_PerfOpt.doc

References


http://tetradgroup.com/library/bistablecam_ijcnn99.doc

http://tetradgroup.com/library/ADaM_Design_Description1-1.doc

http://tetradgroup.com/ADaM_PerfOpt.doc

And remember – You, the Human, are the And remember – You, the Human, are the Most Important Piece Most Important Piece

in Solving the Knowledge Puzzlein Solving the Knowledge Puzzle


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• Program and Contract Administration

• Carmella Angus, CEO– (416) 234-8824– (647) 220-4453– [email protected]

• Science and Technology

• Martin Dudziak, PhD– (804) 740-0342– (202) 415-7295

– [email protected](also [email protected])

TETRAD Technologies Group, Inc.28 Chase Gayton Circle, Suite 736

Richmond, VA 23238-6533

Contact

http://tetradgroup.com

BACKUP MATERIAL – NOT part of Presentation

EcOasis mainly

Water purification system for 20k+ gal/day (rev osm, bottling options)

Multi-fuel (biomass, petrol, wood, other) generator and drive engine

Solar panels power supplement

Ventilators, respirators, medical supplies

Indiv/passive water purification (ceramic filters)

Indiv water bags for local transport

Biosensors and chem monitors (food, liquid, bodily fluids)

Computer, monitors,and wireless/satellite internet

ChemBio Public Health & Environmental Situation Awareness

Community Online Information & Education Resources

EcOasis – the Pod, the Nest

All in one integrated, modular, turnkey simple package – just add Water

Add WATER

EnergyPowerWork

DRINK

Breathe

Health

Inform

Protect

The EcOasis is a Community Life Support Pod(At least that is how it is starting out, and its primary purpose. But it doesn’t necessarily end there.)

The Pod or Nest is a Lego-like, modular set of components for many of the basic needs, starting with WATER, for both places that need because of under-development and primitive conditions, or because of emergencies and disasters, or because of being at-risk for such.

The “EcOases” go into villages and towns and cities. Into use directly or into storage for whenever needed.

They serve basic elemental needs in pure water, power, health, information, and communication, for people who need it because of:

- an emergency, a catastrophe

- the likelihood or probability of such an emergency

- underdeveloped and diminished resources and infrastructures

- microeconomic growth needs and opportunities

- the need to learn and understand better how to live in a sustainable, renewable and ecologically healthy way

What goes into it, how does it work, what do people get?Water purification (multi-scale capability)

high-end system, 10K+ gal/day, optional bottling, reverse osmosis, semi-automated, <800 lbs., @ 1.5m x 1.5m x 1.5m, 15/20A, salt removal, up to 1,000 mhos/cm2

low-end individual ceramic filtration, anti-microbial, 16-20 gal/day/filter, 1 yr.+ lifespan

Multi-fuel external combustion high-performance engine for power generator, drives

Polymer-film photovoltaic power generation

Anti-microbial surface bioprotectants for community use applications

Biopathogen immunoassay, nanofilm catalysis and microcantilever sensors for food, liquids, bodily fluids (e.coli, tularemia, salmonella, TB, MRSA, clostridium, more)

Satellite-link high-speed internet with webcast and e-learning software for diversified community uses

Ventilators and assisted respiratory emergency devices

Additional medical and community aid tools (high-tech, low-tech) bundled together in a prefab custom container module based upon standard shipping container design

Ship to site by truck, boat or helicopter; assemble in < 5 hrs., turnkey operation without special calibration or trained staff or operating environment required

The EcOasis Mobile Pod

Transceiver Antenna, Dish

Solar panels

Bioprotectant surface treatment supplies, equipment

Water bag supplies

Have Oasis, Go Anywhere

Burn relief & medical supplies

Ceramic water filtration units

Biosensors/meters

Multi-fuel generator-engine

Water purification system

Computing equipment

Designer eco-fashion clothing & apparel samplers

I3, CMMC, DRMSO mainly

How to map an organization of individuals and their operations (verified or suspected, with different degrees of certainty – but that is up to the analysts creating the “data feed” for us – that is knowledge acquisition) into a geometry?

We have a learning experience every time we stand in front of a mirror. A face has multiple scales of feature sets that can be used to recognize or discard a pattern fitting operation. As biological observers we obtain sets and supersets of features and do trimming and filtering in parallel at different scales. Just ponder how we distinguish and what comes to mind first about differences and samenesses:

Ambitious Quest

Literally, “what’s their angle” becomes an angle in a volume representing a cadre, an organization, and what they are doing – the data points coming from intel reports, sensors, and what is input into this model.

A Process “Geometry”

Dynamic, not Static

Tangible Targets Make for Better Practice

Biological (natural) – e.g., H5N1

Chemical (terrorist) – e.g., TATP, HMTD

Both involve from 1..m “cells” (ci), each consisting of 1..n of

operative agents (pi). There are indeterminate relations between the

cells (Rj, defined by (ci R ci+e)) and between agents who may have

both intracellular (Rk, defined by (pk R pk+e)) and extracellular

relations (Rk, defined by (pk(ci) R pk+e(ci))). Rq ????

CEBIT (JEDI)

NSCIP Example

Organizational Network 1

The big leap is in moving to different types of networks that are not images, not physical volumes, but network descriptions of organizations and traffic within and among those organizations

O2 - one year laterO1 – one year later

Organizational Network 2

Intelligent Services Layer (ISL)

CHAINEngine

ChainAPI

MonitorAgents

AnalysisAgents

CMDLine

FatClients

WebClientsV

IEW

CNTL

Intelligent Workflow Management

Implement Plans which Operate on Events & Operator Direction

Communicate Knowledge Across Activities

Execute External Processes Based on Results

Utilizes ISL for Agent Coordination

Monitor, Analysis, Notification- Query Databases, Repositories, Web Pages, & Sensors- Monitor Critical Events Across the Globe- Intelligently Notify Users of Critical Events

MonitorAgents

MonitorAgents

AnalysisAgentsAnalysisAgents

NotificationAgents

Multiple Comm Protocols

- SOAP/HTTP- RMI/IIOP

MonitorAgents

MonitorAgents

ChainAgents

ChainAgents

ChainAgents

CHAIN Overview

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Coordinated Unified Biothreat Intervention and Tracking

Grid Enabled Integration Framework - Plug-and Play of ALL components

Security Guard - (e.g. ISSE Guard, Radiant Mercury, InfoPump)

Information Sharing Policy Manager - Per-agency or per-analyst

** Knowledge RepresentationMediator (e.g. OWL, KIF, CL, OKBC)

Core Services and AgentsCommon Infrastructure Components

Analyst ActivityLogger

*** CASE Web Services and Agents Components

Workflow ManagerPortal - Distributed Collaborative Content Sharing

CASE Evaluation ToolsQuantitative Analysis

*** CASE Applications GUICommon Look and Feel

Documents

RDBMS

*** AdvancedVisualizations

Message Streams

WWWKnowledge

RepositoriesLogger

Repository

ISL Architecture

Intelligent Services Layer (ISL)

DataWrapper

DataWrapper

DataWrapper

DataWrapper

DataWrapper

DataWrapper

Weather Data

Traffic Data

GeologicalData

Public Services

Coast Guard

Fire/RescueCMDRS Desktop

Law Enforcement

Health Services

National Guard

Master Schedule

Unit Locations

D-COP

Knowledge Organizer

Analyst PortalLe Monde

Al Jazeera

Ettelaat

Translation

Concept Analysis

Visualization

GISIntelligent Agents

Search Agents

Link Analysis

Person…OrganizationLocationKeyword Search Clear

Search>>and

or

not

Reset Save as Search Agent

Federated Search

LumINT: Knowledge Discovery

Agent and Service basedIntegration Framework

Best of Breeds COTS

GoogleSearch

Mediator QuickTime™ and aTIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

YahooNews

Mediator

LumINT Information Flow

KStore

WorkflowController

Agent

LumINTJ2EE

WebApps

ToolDiscovery

Service

CHAINAgents

VerityFederated

Search DocumentCollection

Indexes

ChiliadSearch

ConceptAnalysisEngine

ConceptDatabase

VeronaNotebook

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