Vol. 1, No. 4
December 2008
Center for Cyberspace Research Supports Air Force Research Laboratory
Cybercraft Initiative with Computer Engineering Expertise
Cybercraft is a multi-year research ini-
tiative sponsored by the AFRL Infor-
mation Directorate designed to tackle
problems that cyber warriors face
every day. In particular, how can we
defend our Air Force network assets
in a timely manner and with a high de-
gree of predictability so that we keep
our vital missions supported? The
Cybercraft initiative brings together
researchers in academia and industry
to answer the question of whether
automated defense response is achiev-
able and trustable by commanders of
the future. CCR team
members have played
a vital role in the proj-
ect since its inception,
with active participa-
tion in research groups,
working groups, and
bi-annual workshops.
The effort has supported
1 PhD dissertation and
4 Master’s thesis efforts
and spawned a variety of
related research inter-
est among faculty and
students.
Recently, CCR team
members have ap-
plied their expertise in
systems and software
engineering to provide
the strategic and archi-
tectural vision to the project, work-
ing with the AFRL team to adopt an
end-to-end acquisition mindset related
to the research vision. Because the
strategic long-term challenge focus ar-
eas considered by Cybercraft research
are signicant, CCR faculty members
have conducted several working group
meetings to lay the foundations for
a holistic, architectural view of the
system.
Using the Department of Defense
Architecture Framework (DoDAF)
Graphic Design by Bob Memering, AFIT
and its products (such as the OV-1
seen below) as a basis for rening the
project vision and requirements, CCR
has helped mold and shape the future
success of the effort by creating archi-
tectural views that capture the Cyber-
craft goals. In the end, our faculty
have shared their skills, expertise, and
background so that the initiative will
provide a truly novel technology to
meet the needs of the cyber warriors
of tomorrow.
