Michael D. McNett Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA

"Pacifists would do well to study the Siegfried and Maginot Line, remembering that these defenses were forced; that Troy fell; that the wall of Hadrian succumbed; that the Great Wall of China was futile. In war, the only sure defense is offense." - General George S. Patton "We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would do us harm." George Orwell

Quick Intro: I'm currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Military with 22 years of service (18 of those on active duty).  I'm fortunate enough to have been given the opportunity by the Army to go to school full-time to obtain a PhD by the Summer of 2005.  I've been married for 21 great years and we are blessed to have a wonderful 16 year old daughter. My major research interests are centered upon Wireless Sensor Networks and Computer Security / Information Assurance.  We will be moving to the United States Military Academy at West Point this summer to teach in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

The focus of my research is in the Operation & Management of Wireless Sensor Networks.  This work is being done with the help of my advisor, Dr. Anita K. Jones.

• 2002-Present - Computer Science Grad Student, University of Virginia
• 1995 - MS Computer Science, University of Illinois
• 1988 - Attended Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
• 1987 - BS Computer Science, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

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Michael D. McNett Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army PhD Candidate, University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22904-4740

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• Phelan, Robert GJr; McNett, Michael D; McGinnis, Michael L; "Design and implementation of a WWW-based database system to support software development of computer-generated forces for U.S. Army simulation training" 
  Presented at the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. Part 2 (of 5), Orlando, FL, USA, 10/12-15/97. 
  Abstract: The World Wide Web (WWW) has opened new frontiers for presenting and collecting information from sources around the world. Web browsers provide Internet users with access to information vast amounts of information. This paper addresses the design, development and implementation of a multi-user database system for the World Wide Web to query subject matter experts during development of mission training plans for the Army's new Warfighter's Simulation (WARSIM) 2000. Currently, 262 Army Mission Training Plans for Army units from Platoon to Corps have been input into in a database repository by subject matter experts using the internet-based system. The paper discusses how the system converts data from the database to HyperText Markup Language through the use of the Common Gateway Interface. The system also stores and links individual user input by MTP task through each step of the elicitation process so that previously entered input is available each time a user logs on to the system.
  
  

• McNett, Michael D; Phelan, Robert GJr; McGinnis, Michael L; "WARSIM 2000: Combining multiple expert opinions from subject matter experts to generate requirements for staff training at battalion level and above" 
  Presented at the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. Part 2 (of 5), Orlando, FL, USA, 10/12-15/97.   
  Abstract: When fully developed, Warfighter's Simulation (WARSIM) 2000 will support warfighter exercises, command post exercises, and seminar training events from battalion through corps. Currently, such training is primarily conducted in three modes: live exercises, constructive comuter simulations, and virtual computer simulations. Clearly, there is no substitute for live, tactical exercises where soldiers, unit leaders, train using their equipment in real-world situations. However, as training costs for field exercises continue to increase, combined with environmental constraints on training, the Army is shifting from large-scale unit field training exercises to simulated command post exercises and Seminars. The WARSIM 2000 is being developed for this purpose. We present a WWW-based database tool that will help reduce developmental costs of the WARSIM system. The WWW tool will be used to elicit multiple expert opinions from experts across the Army using Standard Query Language. This approach has enabled WARSIM 2000 developers to collect, analyze, combine, and display the expert opinions collected. Over 20 standard queries are available to aid the WARSIM 2000 developers in determining which mission training plan tasks to focus on during the software development phase of the military operation simulation.
  
  

• McNett, Michael D. and Marc Withers; "Computer Network Defense at the Army Signal Command." Published in the Department of Defense Information Assurance Newsletter, Volume 4, Number 1
  
  

• McNett, Michael D. "Automating and Optimizing Work Flow Processes Using Tivoli" MAJ Michael McNett." Presented at Planet Tivoli 2001
  
  

• Multiple Presentations provided at a variety of military and civilian conferences from 1999 - 2002 as the Director, Continental United States Theater Network Operations and Security Center (C-TNOSC).

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