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| Simulating the Skies: Unleashing AI for Adaptive Airborne Defense |
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| Compound AI for Decision Advantage: Human Digital Twin Agent Teams and Populations for Military Operations |
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| Headset-free Immersive Flight Simulators for Improved Training Throughout |
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| Adaptive Simulation-Based Training for Military Decision-Making: Leveraging IoT-Derived Cognitive and Emotional Feedback |
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| Electromagnetic Environment Simulation: Addressing Operational Training Gaps in Space |
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| GPU-Accelerated Radar Simulation for Large-Scale Machine Learning Dataset Generation and Algorithm Development |
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| Advanced Analytics for Space-enabled Kill-webs (AASK) |
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| Forging the Future of M&S: The Integrated Digital Maturity Pathway (IDMP) and User Story Framework |
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| Novel Architecture for Naval Cyber-Kinetic Training |
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| Enhancing Spacecraft Trajectory Optimization Using LSTM-Augmented Reinforcement Learning |
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| BEST PAPER NOMINEE: Simulation-Based Optimization of Synthetic Blood Production and Deployment in Emergency and Resource-Limited Clinical Settings |
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| Augmented Virtuality and Infrared Radiation Sensing for HVDC Valve Monitoring |
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| Analysis of Space Debris Risk to Satellites in Low Earth Orbit |
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| Mobile eXtended Reality (XR) Training: Executing a Productive Training Effectiveness Evaluation |
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| Contested Homeland Environment Simulation (CHES) |
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| Tabu Search with Reinforcement Learning for Location Problems |
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| Combining Ink, Water, and Cardboard - Using AI Solutions and Curated Data Sets to Make Clear Solutions for Advanced Data Problem Sets in Magic: The Gathering and Beyond |
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| Bridging Disciplines: Developing an Undergraduate Modeling and Simulation Course for Multidisciplinary Engineering Applications |
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| Project-Based Learning in Modeling and Simulation Education: Positive Trends over Three Cohorts |
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| Designing for Transfer: Developing a Skill-Based Simulation Using Learning Engineering and Game Design Methodologies |
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| From Game Art to Cognitive Training: How 3D Asset Design Impacts Situational Awareness in Simulation-Based Learning |
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| Simulating Cybersecurity Resilience in Critical Infrastructure: A Role-Based Learning Game for Water Systems |
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| Affective State Modeling to Predict Training Dropout in Soldier Academies |
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| Personalized EEG-Driven Digital Twin Models for AI and VR-Based Language Therapy in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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| Comparison between 360-degree and Digital Immersive VR-based Training Environments for Cleanroom Safety and Fabrication Procedures |
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| Comparing Flow, Enjoyment, and Stress Responses in Desktop and Immersive Virtual Reality Gaming Environments |
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| Cognitive Task Analysis in the Age of AI |
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| Retrofitting Simulation Systems with Adaptive Learning to Personalize Training |
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