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Innaugural Cebrowski Institute Symposium

The Cebrowski family joined NPS faculty and students on Tues. Oct 9 for a full day of events commemorating the thought and philosophy of Vice Admiral Arthur Cebrowski as well as the accomplishments of the institute. Read more of this story.

Dr. Peter Denning Receives Inaugural NSF Distinguished Education Fellow Award

Prof. Peter Denning (right),
Director of the Cebrowski Institute, and Chairman of the Naval Postgraduate School Computer Science Department receives one of two inaugural National Science Foundation Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Distinguished Education Fellow awards from CISE Assistant Director Jeanette Wing at NSF headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, July 13. Denning was given a two-year, $250,000 grant by the independent federal agency to transform computer science education nationwide. Photo by Christy Bowe, ImageCatcher News, for NSF. Read more of this story.

Official Opening of Glasgow Hall Annex

Local officals joined NPS staff and faculty to celebrate the opening of the Glasgow annex building which houses the Cebrowski Institute and the Computer Science Department. Cebrowski Institute Director/Computer Science Department Chairman Dr. Peter Denning, Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences Dean Dr. Peter Purdue, Representative Sam Farr (California, 17th District), Naval Postgraduate School President retired Vice Adm. Dan Oliver and City of Monterey Mayor Chuck Della Sala formally cut the ribbon. The Monterey Herald reported on the event. Read more of this story..

The facility houses state-of-the-art information technology in a 32,000 square-foot, 90-room, high-tech facility where every inch was precisely planned and laid out. Cebrowski Institute Director Peter Denning, Building Project Manager Scott Cote and Cebrowski Institute Deputy Director Sue Higgins (pictured) toured the building before it was completed.

Energy Expert Amory Lovins visits NPS.

The Cebrowski Institute was honored to host Amory Lovins' recent visit to the Monterey peninsula. More than 250 people attended a public program to hear Lovins' recommendations for "Winning the Oil Endgame " to achieve national security goals. Read more about his visit.

Professor Ron Tudor shows Amory
Lovins, noted energy expert and Rocky Mountain Institute CEO, a new technology that extracts power from solar panels or other variable power sources in a demonstration that reflects NPS' nature as an incubator of new and emeging technologies.

RDML Michael LeFever discusses Pakistan relief efforts

Several members of the Cebrowski Institute’s leadership had the opportunity to meet with RDML Michael LeFever, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group One, prior to his May 2006 SECNAV Guest Lecture Series presentation. RDML LeFever, here shaking Peter Denning’s hand, discussed the U.S. Humanitarian Relief work he lead following the devastating fall 2005 Pakistan earthquake.

Working closely with the Pakistani government, this effort provided life-saving food, water, medicine and medical personnel to areas that, even under normal circumstances, are some of the most inaccessible on earth. To view RDML LeFever's presentation, click here (ppt).

Graduating CISR Student briefs LtGen Lorenz, USAF.

Several Computer Science (CS) students,including

Autonomous Coordination Lab finding.

Eric Sjoberg, a student in the Autonomous Coordination Lab, recently developed algorithms which can autonomously group tanks to provide optimal coverage of an area. The full story can be found here.

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PROMOTION AND TENURE ACTIONS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2006

It is a pleasure to announce that the President has approved the following promotions and awards of tenure. Included with each name are comments indicating the areas of accomplishments and leadership that were significant in the candidacy of these individuals.

Frank Barrett, Graduate School of Business and Public Policy
This promotion to the rank of Professor is in recognition of his international leadership in organizational development and change. His research on creativity and improvisation is considered to be generative, of landmark quality. His work provides a unique and innovative perspective on how organizations function and identifies him as one of the most important thinkers working to reframe organizational learning in more useful and realistic ways. His work with the Navy in the management of organizational transformation has drawn support from the CNO, NETC, the 3rd Fleet, NetWarCom, Naval Reserves, and the Office of Force Transformation. In addition, his recent election to the Executive Board of the Academy of Management, Organization Development Division, and his participation on scholarly editorial review boards are also noteworthy.

Rick Hayes-Roth, Information Sciences, Graduate School of Operations and Information Sciences
This award of tenure is in recognition of his internationally-recognized
research, specifically his contributions in Artificial Intelligence and the structure of information architectures, is notable. His support of the Navy’s Open Architecture efforts, including the DoD-wide Worldwide Consortium for the Grid, is commendable. Additionally, his work on Valued Information at the Right Time (or VIRT) has the potential for dramatically reducing the scope of command and control problems in our net-centric future. In addition, his teaching in the areas of information strategy and policy and internet appliances has been innovative, especially his ability and willingness to provide current, real-world research-quality problems to challenge his students. This approach ties NPS instructional activities even more tightly to NPS’ program and research sponsors, and is highly commendable.

David Tucker, Defense Analysis, Graduate School of Operations and Information Sciences
This award of tenure is in recognition of his significant contributions to the Defense Analysis program by developing and teaching new courses in low intensity conflict, counter-terrorism, and analytical methods; and by being a strong student mentor and thesis advisor. His curriculum contributions have extended to the Homeland Defense and Security program, for which he was awarded the Lieutenant Command David L. Williams Outstanding Professor Award. He has shown exemplary leadership through his role in establishing the IO Center of Excellence, co-directing the Center on Terrorism and Irregular Warfare; organizing widely acclaimed research conferences on terrorism, man hunting, and IO education; and serving as Chair of the DA faculty recruitment efforts. His research and publications have contributed to the professional community while also helping to improve Department of Defense decision making within the Special Operations Command and the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

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