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Technical Publications from Research and Development

This is Lone Star’s catalog of select technical publications authored by Lone Star’s research and development group, Cipher Alchemy®. Our scientists and researchers developed this work in collaboration with our partner organizations, institutions, and universities. This page will be updated as more publications and presentations are cleared for open consumption. Please check back periodically for additional listings and contact our team at Cipher Alchemy® if there are any questions or need for additional information.

Hypersonic Missile Threat Tech Pub

Hypersonic Missile Threat Modeling, Simulation, and Assessment

This paper explores the necessity for advanced simulation techniques in assessing hypersonic missile threats due to limited information and presents a digital twin missile model designed to simulate performance under uncertainties.

by Dr. Randal Allen
2023 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)
CARA Tech Pub

Evolved AI® for First-Order Conceptual Missile Design Optimization and Threat AssessmentContinuous Asymmetric Risk Analysis (CARA)

This paper evaluates the limitations of the DoD’s Risk Reporting Matrix, highlighting its discrete nature and proposes the CARA solution. CARA aims to enhance risk assessment by transforming the matrix into a continuous gradient field, offering infinite likelihood-consequence combinations.

by Dr. Zachry Engel, Nickalus Harrill, Nicolas Velez, Jacob Ediger, and Dr. Randy Allen
2023 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)
Unsupervised Clustering Heading

A Novel Approach to Dynamic Unsupervised Clustering

This paper addresses the brittleness of AI/ML techniques when encountering new data, proposing the DUCAT system as a solution. DUCAT aims to handle streaming data effectively, adapt to new data types without retraining, and detect outliers or noise within datasets.

by Chris Heinlen, Mark Volpi, and Dr. Randal Allen
2023 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)

Multivariate Metalog Distribution Model and Compression

This paper demonstrates an application of the metalog distributions for compactly representing a correlated, multivariate dataset which can be used as a means of information compression.

by Raul Rios
Evolved Artificial Intelligence for First-Order Conceptual Missile Design Optimization

Evolved AI® for First-Order Conceptual Missile Design Optimization and Threat Assessment

This paper introduces an application of FOCDO as it relates to rocket motor design as well as the optimal design of the inlet throat geometry for a ramjet, which utilizes digital twins and EAI® to optimize performance criteria.

by Dr. Randy Allen
2023 AIAA Defense Forum, 11-13 April
Correlated Histograms Clustering White Paper

Correlated Histogram Clustering

by Brice Brosig and Dr. Randal Allen
2022 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)
A Tan Root for Battin's Lambert Recipe

A Tan Root for Battin’s Lambert Recipe

by Dr. Randal Allen and Russel Wenzel
Included in an AIAA Special Issue in Honor of Dr. Richard Battin (MIT)
Evolved Artificial Intelligence for First-Order Conceptual Missile Design Optimization

Evolved Artificial Intelligence® for First-Order Conceptual Missile Design Optimization

by Dr. Randal Allen
2022 Defense Forum, 19-21 April
Correlated Histograms Clustering Presentation

Correlated Histograms Clustering Presentation

A novel unsupervised learning technique that leverages the underlying statistics of a dataset across its different dimensions to identify cluster centroids

by Brice Brosig and Dr. Randy Allen
2022 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)
NDR for AI

Comparing Methods of Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction for Artificial Intelligence

by Dr. Zachry Engel and Mitchell Wadas
2022 Cipher Alchemy® Research
First-Order Conceptual Design for Turbojet Missiles and Guided Bombs

First-Order Conceptual Design for Turbojet Missiles and Guided Bombs

by Seth Spears
2022 SciTech Forum, January 3-7
Evolved AI for Model-based Reinforcement Learning

Evolved AI® for Model-Based Reinforcement Learning

by Dr. Randal Allen, Dr. Zachry Engel, and Dr. Eric Haney
2021 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)
Evolved Artificial Intelligence for Stochastic Clustering Unsupervised Learning

Evolved Artificial Intelligence® for Stochastic Clustering Unsupervised Learning (Patent Pending)

by Dr. Randal Allen
2020 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)
Executive Risk Assessments for the Age of Algorithms

Executive Risk Assessments for the Age of Algorithms

by Steven D. Roemerman, John Volpi, and Dr. Randal Allen
2019 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)
Model-Based Design Reviews with Innoslate

Model-Based Design Reviews with Innoslate

by Dr. Randal Allen
University of Central Florida
Interpretable Network Architectures for Machine Learning

Interpretable Network Architectures for Machine Learning (Patent Pending)

by Dr. Randal Allen
2019 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)
Adaptive Nonconvex Optimization for AI and Machine Learning

Adaptive Nonconvex Optimization for AI and Machine Learning (Patent Pending)

by Dr. Randal Allen
2019 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)
Tech Pub PM Risk Analysis Benchmarking

Risk Analysis and Best Practices Benchmarking (Three Case Studies – How Risky is My Risk Analysis)

by Steven D. Roemerman
2018 Probability Management Conference
Best Practices in Modeling and Simulation

Best Practices in Modeling and Simulation; Multi-Community Benchmarking

by Steven D. Roemerman, John Volpi, and Dr. Randal Allen
2018 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)
Tech Pub Intelligent Prediction

Intelligent Prediction

by Dr. Randal Allen, Sam Vasta, and John Volpi
2017 Lone Star Analysis AOS® Intelligent Predictor:  This paper discusses the research associated with different filtering and predicting methods and their development.
Tech Pub INFORMS Protest Casino

A Multicriteria, Multiplayer Model: The Protest Casino (A Pro Bono Public Policy Study: Does the Protest System Really Work? Could It Work Better?)

by Steven D. Roemerman and Dr. Randal Allen
2016 INFORMS Annual Meeting
Frequent Once-in-a-Lifetime Crises

Frequent Once in a Lifetime Crises

by Dr. Randal Allen
2016 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC)
COTS Lens Detector Paper

COTS Lens and Detector Characterization for Low Cost,
Miniature SAL Seekers

by Dr. Randal Allen, John Volpi, and Steve Roemerman
This paper shows a low-cost COTS
configuration yields a feasible lightweight, small-volume SAL seeker.
COTS Lens Detector Presentation

COTS Lens and Detector Characterization for Low Cost, Miniature SAL Seekers

by Dr. Randal Allen, John Volpi, and Steve Roemerman
2013 AIAA Presentation

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