Bob Graybill has an extensive background in embedded and high performance computing.

Carl Kesselman is the director of the Center for Grid Technologies at ISI.

The day’s presentations were in three groups: Advanced Games, Networked Games, and Serious Games.

Globus is open source software for distributed computer systems, freely available for use (and modification) by programmers.

ISI researchers have now begun applying computing power to trying to assemble grammatical rules.

W. Lewis Johnson’s award was for his leadership of the Tactical Language Training System project, video games that teach soldiers the basics of foreign language and cultural customs.

ISI researchers have created a system, called LEARNER2, which prompts ordinary, non-expert humans to share their worldly knowledge with silicon-brained learners.

Carole Beal researches ways to improve the teaching process in K-12 classrooms using information technology.

Scientific users the world over are already using Globus software to allow seamless sharing of computational resources.

The three projects will be critical in creating mechanisms that can work effectively with minimal human control in highly dynamic situations in space.