C5I Center, George Mason University

Vision To be widely recognized as a multi-disciplinary hub connecting government, industry and academia working on C5I mission areas and as a premier provider of knowledge and innovation for national security. Mission The mission of the Mason C5I Center is to serve as a conduit between academic research and the fielding of capabilities to provide value for government and competitive advantage for civilian sponsors. Goals 1) Provide an intellectual base for the C5I area 2) Integrate theories and results across disciplines for more understanding at the systems level 3) Impact the synthesis and analysis of C5I systems 4) Bridge cultural gaps among government, industry and academia in C5I Strengths Our center works in a broad spectrum of research interests, such as, sensing and fusion, C5 architectures, communications and signal processing, command support and intelligent systems, modeling and simulation, and information systems. In addition, the Center’s leading edge work in probabilistic ontologies, information fusion, C2-Simulation interoperation, probabilistic forecasting, applied cybersecurity and cyber policy have established the Center as a significant research contributor in the Intelligence Community. The Center provides a bridge between Mason faculty expertise and the needs of the Defense and Intelligence communities’ information technology users and research organizations. The Center conducts active outreach programs to government and industry, and is a leading contributor to NATO, AFCEA, STIDS and ICRRTS conferences.