Human Social Culture Behavior Modeling

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As a result of the Quadrennial Defense Review Report on lessons learned in ongoing Irregular Warfare (IW) and Security, Stability, Transition, and Reconstruction Operations (SSTRO), beginning in Fiscal Year 2008 the Department of Defense created a new R&D program to develop a science base and associated technologies for human, social and culture behavior (HSCB) modeling. The military capability needs being addressed center on enablement of modeling for IW and SSTRO and on using computational models to support operations analysis, intelligence analysis, training and joint experimentation. The overarching goal is to provide DoD and the US Government with the ability to understand and effectively operate in human/social/culture terrains inherent to nonconventional warfare missions. The Office of Naval Research is one of several offices through which the HSCB Program is supporting research and development efforts. Broad Agency Announcements may also be issued by the Counter Terrorism Technology Support Office (CTTSO), the US Army Corps of Engineers Topographic Engineering Center, or possibly other DoD entities. The HSCB Program will also be working through the DoD Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to sponsor projects. Please see the attached full announcement.

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