Emergency Response Ontology Application Discussion Session Preparation Page: (PTZ)
Format and Initial Agenda Questions (S3P)
Problem Statement: (S7Z)
The world has changed since 9/11, Indonesian tsunamis and Katrina/Rita demonstrate the need for improved Decision Support Systems. (S8J)
- Among these changes: (S8F)
- Information Sharing is no longer optional, from radio frequencies to secure, trusted networks, and more/improved ISACs are imperative; (S8G)
- Recognizing Fail-Points needs to be completely, unconditionally, accepted instead of avoided; (S8H)
- Interoperability and SOA must rise above both the current level of apparent marketing acceptance and exploitation with vendor-specific packaging, and adhere to increasing levels of inter-vendor interoperability based on standard vocabularies and data models expressed in XML and RDF-OWL; (S8I)
- Recognizing Fail-Points and achieving interoperability must be done in highly adaptable, SCALABLE methodologies. (S82)
Questions for the Panel to consider: (S83)
- 1. How can we provide improved decision support through ontologies in both Emergency Response Management and Health Informatics in ways that are measurably scalable? (S84)
- Specifically, how can we address the problems presented by exploding injury/illness specifications such as HL7 v.3 as well as the enormous increase in system-wide data inputs that will accompany the inevitable uptake of HIT. (S86)
- One should not expect a single solution. Different communities and situations will have different criteria and metrics for quality and scalability, but there can be some common infrastructure that the solutions can share. (SCZ)
- 2. How can we implement any of the lessons learned from Dr. Brailer's guided prototyping of a Nationwide Health Information Network for an ERMS ? (S87)
- 3. Can we realistically include the integration of Sensor-based alerting and the concepts inherent in oBIX as well as EDXL to Risk-Analysis-based and Bayesian Belief Networks in the growing GIG environment? (S8A)
- 4. How do we move toward an explicit process modeling, using, for instance, the Taxo-Thesaurus methodology and the results of ongoing explorations within the Ontolog Forum of developing evaluation criteria for rating ontologies and connecting ontologies and databases in ways that facilitate the development of improved Decision Support Systems? (S8B)
NOTE: We have a total of 2 hours, and typically 1 to 1.5 hour for all the panelists' presentations: (S9P)
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- Panel of 4 members, each with 4-6 slides and 5-10 minutes to present (S3R)
- Professor Ken Baclawski: Computer Science Dept, Northeastern University (S3S)
- Achieving situation awareness of emergency response teams (SD1)
- Rex Brooks: Executive Director, Starbourne Communications Design (S3T)
- Identifying the Critical Path to Improved Decision Support Lessons from Standards Development: Emergency Data Exchange Language (EDXL) Family of Specifications (SD2)
- Michelle Raymond: Honeywell, Principal Research Scientist (SD3)
- Ontology Silos and Emergency Response Management Systems: incorporating Situational Based Alerting and Decision Support Services (S3V)
- Bob Smith: Tall Tree Labs, Ontology Management Team (S3W)
- Ontology Applications in ERS Management: The Roles of Decision Support Ontology for Improving Inter-Agency Responses to Known and Unknown Threats (SD4)
- Professor Ken Baclawski: Computer Science Dept, Northeastern University (S3S)
- Panel Discussion (about 15 minutes) (S4I)
- Symposium attendee's question and answer session (about 35 minutes) (S4J)
- Please NOTE: Panel members should remain on the phone to answer questions directed to them (S4K)
Speakers Abstract and Bio Sketch (SDI)
- Rex Brooks
Executive Director
Starbourne Communications Design
Berkeley, California, USA
RexB@Starbourne.com (SD6)
- Topic Title: Ontology Application Design Requirements: Distinguishing between Emergency Response Management Systems AND Emergency Response SYSTEMS Management. (SD8)
- Rex applies his many years of consulting towards improved understanding of private & public sectors & related disciplines. He has over five years experience creating information technology standards as part of industry-wide teams. As Executive Director of a Non-Profit organization, he has aimed at improving individual information quality and control in digital information technology. (SDB)
- Rex currently serves on many Ontology related Information standards and research bodies including Co-Chair National Center for Ontological Research (NCOR) Committee on Ontology for Health Informatics, on OASIS: Emergency Management TC, Emergency Messages and Notifications Subcommittee, Co-Chair; Web Services for Remote Portlets TC; International Health Continuum TC; Service Oriented Architecture Reference Model TC; (SDE)
- Rex is a co-founder Humanmarkup.org, Inc. a 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit Corporation which he serves as Executive Director. Rex serves as co-chair of the OASIS Emergency Messages and Notifications Subcommittee of the Emergency Management Technical Committee (TC). He chairs the HumanMarkup TC, is a member of the International Health Continuum TC, as well as the Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) and Service-Oriented Architecture Reference Model TCs . These activities contribute to improving interoperability of vocabularies and data models from different disciplines, as well as the fidelity of communications (SDH)
- Topic Title: Ontology Application Design Requirements: Distinguishing between Emergency Response Management Systems AND Emergency Response SYSTEMS Management. (SD8)
- Glossary link about here ERHIGlossary (PVB)