From Data to Knowledge – Promising Analytical Tools and Techniques for Capture and Reuse of Corporate Knowledge and to Aid in the State Evaluation Process | Conference Paper

October 29, 2010

Conference Paper

From Data to Knowledge – Promising Analytical Tools and Techniques for Capture and Reuse of Corporate Knowledge and to Aid in the State Evaluation Process

Abstract

The IAEA is challenged with limited availability of human resources for inspection and data analysis while proliferation threats increase. PNNL has a variety of IT solutions and techniques (at varying levels of maturity and development) that take raw data closer to useful knowledge, thereby assisting with and standardizing the analytical processes. This paper highlights some PNNL tools and techniques which are applicable to the international safeguards community, including: • Intelligent in-situ triage of data prior to reliable transmission to an analysis center resulting in the transmission of smaller and more relevant data sets • Capture of expert knowledge in re-usable search strings tailored to specific mission outcomes • Image based searching fused with text based searching • Use of gaming to discover unexpected proliferation scenarios • Process modeling (e.g. Physical Model) as the basis for an information integration portal, which links to data storage locations along with analyst annotations, categorizations, geographic data, search strings and visualization outputs.

Revised: July 25, 2014 | Published: October 29, 2010

Citation

Danielson G.R., E.C. Augustenborg, and A.E. Beck. 2010. From Data to Knowledge – Promising Analytical Tools and Techniques for Capture and Reuse of Corporate Knowledge and to Aid in the State Evaluation Process. In Symposium on International Safeguards: Preparing for Future Verification Challenges. November 1-5, 2010, Vienna, Austria, Paper No. IAEA-CN-184/147. Vienna:IAEA. PNNL-SA-75322.