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<p>Information Operations (IO) have the potential to alter the landscape of modern warfare through the  sustained application of a broad spectrum of kinetic and non-kinetic effects. Operations of this type offer  the benefit of reducing the scope of direct conflict by shaping the perceptions of a potential adversary. The  complexity and diversity of IO makes it an ideal beneficiary of software applications, but current systems  have yet to truly leverage domain expertise in systems development. By expressing IO capabilities in a  formal ontology suitable for use on the Semantic Web, conditions are set such that computational power  can more efficiently be leveraged to better define required capabilities and more reliably predict effects.  The purpose of this thesis is to identify gaps in existing IO software applications, demonstrate how IO  capabilities may be represented in a software ontology, and develop a process by which an IO ontology  may be adapted for use on the Semantic Web. These objectives are accomplished by examining leading  IO applications, demonstrating a process for converting the IO problem domain into an ontology using the  ProteÌ geÌ  3.3 Ontology Editor, and assessing the suitability of the ontology for use on the Semantic Web.
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<br>Subjects: Electronics in military engineering; Semantic Web; Ontology; Knowledge acquisition (Expert systems)</div>
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Clarke, Timothy L.</div>
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