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Back Undiscovered Secrets: Leveraging Lexical Link Analysis (LLA) to Discover New Knowledge Using Open Social Media Data Sources

Fiscal Year 2013
Division Graduate School of Operational & Information Sciences
Department Information Sciences
Investigator(s) MacKinnon, Douglas J.
Sponsor Defense Intelligence Agency (DoD)
Summary We propose an innovative approach to uncover new knowledge in MASINT and HUMINT applications - including social media - by leveraging Lexical Link Analysis (LLA) to analyze textual content to reveal previously unknown, data-driven themed connections. We seek to apply this methodology initially to analyze past events, thereby discovering new trends in information, and perhaps intelligence, related to high-value emerging concepts and targets that may contain further revelation in threat areas comprised within the MASINT Research Program. We then intend to direct our efforts to currently available data to inform decision makers about authentic profiles and revealed data trends, thus increasing overall MASINT and HUMINT awareness. This effort will culminate in a proof-of-concept mobile phone application capable of data reach-back to leverage the methodology developed to improve situational awareness in the field.
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