An interactive ontology-driven information system for simulating background radiation and generating scenarios for testing special nuclear materials detection algorithms

Sorokine, Alexandre; Schlicher, Bob G.; Ward, Richard C.; Wright, Michael C.; Kruse, Kara L.; Bhaduri, Budhendra; Slepoy, Alexander

doi:10.1016/j.engappai.2015.04.010

Title: An interactive ontology-driven information system for simulating background radiation and generating scenarios for testing special nuclear materials detection algorithms

Abstract

This paper describes an original approach to generating scenarios for the purpose of testing the algorithms used to detect special nuclear materials (SNM) that incorporates the use of ontologies. Separating the signal of SNM from the background requires sophisticated algorithms. To assist in developing such algorithms, there is a need for scenarios that capture a very wide range of variables affecting the detection process, depending on the type of detector being used. To provide such a cpability, we developed an ontology-driven information system (ODIS) for generating scenarios that can be used in creating scenarios for testing of algorithms for SNM detection. The ontology-driven scenario generator (ODSG) is an ODIS based on information supplied by subject matter experts and other documentation. The details of the creation of the ontology, the development of the ontology-driven information system, and the design of the web user interface (UI) are presented along with specific examples of scenarios generated using the ODSG. We demonstrate that the paradigm behind the ODSG is capable of addressing the problem of semantic complexity at both the user and developer levels. Compared to traditional approaches, an ODIS provides benefits such as faithful representation of the users' domain conceptualization, simplified management ofmore »« less

Authors:

Sorokine, Alexandre ^[1]; Schlicher, Bob G. ^[1]; Ward, Richard C. ^[1]; Wright, Michael C. ^[1]; Kruse, Kara L. ^[1]; Bhaduri, Budhendra ^[1]; Slepoy, Alexander ^[2]

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri May 22 00:00:00 EDT 2015

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: Work for Others (WFO); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1185529

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1251755

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; OR10-Ontology Demo-PD06

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 43; Journal ID: ISSN 0952-1976

Publisher:: Elsevier

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; GIS; ontologies; background radiation; ontology; ontology driven information system; scenario; geographical information system; database

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                    Sorokine, Alexandre, Schlicher, Bob G., Ward, Richard C., Wright, Michael C., Kruse, Kara L., Bhaduri, Budhendra, and Slepoy, Alexander. An interactive ontology-driven information system for simulating background radiation and generating scenarios for testing special nuclear materials detection algorithms.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Sorokine, Alexandre, Schlicher, Bob G., Ward, Richard C., Wright, Michael C., Kruse, Kara L., Bhaduri, Budhendra, & Slepoy, Alexander. An interactive ontology-driven information system for simulating background radiation and generating scenarios for testing special nuclear materials detection algorithms.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2015.04.010

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                    Sorokine, Alexandre, Schlicher, Bob G., Ward, Richard C., Wright, Michael C., Kruse, Kara L., Bhaduri, Budhendra, and Slepoy, Alexander. Fri .  
"An interactive ontology-driven information system for simulating background radiation and generating scenarios for testing special nuclear materials detection algorithms".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2015.04.010.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1185529.

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  title        = {An interactive ontology-driven information system for simulating background radiation and generating scenarios for testing special nuclear materials detection algorithms},

  author       = {Sorokine, Alexandre and Schlicher, Bob G. and Ward, Richard C. and Wright, Michael C. and Kruse, Kara L. and Bhaduri, Budhendra and Slepoy, Alexander},

  abstractNote = {This paper describes an original approach to generating scenarios for the purpose of testing the algorithms used to detect special nuclear materials (SNM) that incorporates the use of ontologies. Separating the signal of SNM from the background requires sophisticated algorithms. To assist in developing such algorithms, there is a need for scenarios that capture a very wide range of variables affecting the detection process, depending on the type of detector being used. To provide such a cpability, we developed an ontology-driven information system (ODIS) for generating scenarios that can be used in creating scenarios for testing of algorithms for SNM detection. The ontology-driven scenario generator (ODSG) is an ODIS based on information supplied by subject matter experts and other documentation. The details of the creation of the ontology, the development of the ontology-driven information system, and the design of the web user interface (UI) are presented along with specific examples of scenarios generated using the ODSG. We demonstrate that the paradigm behind the ODSG is capable of addressing the problem of semantic complexity at both the user and developer levels. Compared to traditional approaches, an ODIS provides benefits such as faithful representation of the users' domain conceptualization, simplified management of very large and semantically diverse datasets, and the ability to handle frequent changes to the application and the UI. Furthermore, the approach makes possible the generation of a much larger number of specific scenarios based on limited user-supplied information},

  doi          = {10.1016/j.engappai.2015.04.010},

  journal      = {Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri May 22 00:00:00 EDT 2015},

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