Technical Professions

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Navy Should Start Next Nuclear Submarine Design Phase Early to Prevent Engineering Brain Drain, RAND Study Finds
May 7, 2007 news release: Navy Should Start Next Nuclear Submarine Design Phase Early to Prevent Engineering Brain Drain, RAND Study Finds.
May 7, 2007
News Release
RAND Researcher Receives 2005 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
August 30, 2006 News Release: RAND Researcher Receives 2005 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Aug 30, 2006
Research Brief
New Techniques Help to Estimate Systems Engineering and Program Management Costs for Military Aircraft and Guided Weapons
This research brief summarizes trends in the cost of systems engineering and program management for military aircraft and guided weapon systems and factors driving those costs.
May 30, 2006
Report
Systems Engineering and Program Management: Trends and Costs for Aircraft and Guided Weapons Programs
Examines methods that cost analysts can use to estimate the systems engineering and program management cost element in the development and production of aircraft and weapons programs.
May 26, 2006
Commentary
Making Europe a Home Fit for the Next Einstein
Published commentary by RAND staff: Making Europe a Home Fit for the Next Einstein, in the Financial Times.
Feb 22, 2006
Journal Article
Entry by Spinoffs
Entry by spinoffs from incumbent firms is investigated for the laser industry.
Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article
Soup or Art? The Role of Evidential Force in Empirical Software Engineering
Software project managers make decisions about many things, including resources, tools and techniques, often aiming to identify good or best practices
Jan 1, 2005
Research Brief
Is the Federal Scientific and Technical Workforce Facing a Crisis?
There is no clear evidence that the federal government faces impending shortages of scientific and technical personnel. However, there are concerns among federal research managers that personnel shortages and skill gaps could emerge in the near futur...
Jan 1, 2004
Report
Is There a Shortage of Scientists and Engineers? How Would We Know?
This paper assesses the existence of workforce shortages and points toward strategies for addressing them.
Jan 1, 2003
Report
Suggestions for Strategic Planning for the Office of Nonproliferation Research and Engineering
Suggests promising methods to enable the Office of Nonproliferation Research and Engineering to serve its users' needs while justifying its budget
Jul 1, 2002
Report
Pay Competitiveness and Quality of Department Of Defense Scientists and Engineers
Presents an analysis of the pay competitiveness, and quality of employees recruited and retained, for civilian scientific and engineering positions in Department of Defense (DoD) laboratories.
Jan 1, 2001
Report
Nesting of Two-Dimensional Models for Tidal Flow Computations
Can two-dimensional computational models be used to compute detailed flow distributions near structures? This report describes the experiments that were performed to develop this new technology.
Jan 1, 1990
Report
Guide for the Management of Expert Systems Development: Additional Appendixes
The first provides assistance in selecting the most appropriate tool for a particular expert system development project; the second describes logistics expert system applications listed in alphabetical order by application name.
Aug 1, 1989
Report
Guide for the Management of Expert Systems Development
This report was prepared to assist managers in the risk-managed application of expert systems (ES) technology.
Jul 1, 1989
Report
A Balanced Earthquake Engineering Program
Evaluates one part of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, the Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Program (EHMP).
Jan 1, 1987
Report
Future Military Applications for Knowledge Engineering
Surveys the technology of knowledge based systems, or knowledge engineering, to identify potential military applications.
Jan 1, 1985
Report
Knowledge engineering for Rand Strategy Assessment Center military command level models
The Rand Strategy Assessment Center's (RSAC) automated wargaming system includes computer programs that act as agents for Red (Soviet Union) and Blue (United States). Both Red and Blue Agent programs consist of hierarchical levels of rule-based model...
Jan 1, 1985
Report
Toward an Expert Aid for Tactical Air Targeting
Describes initial efforts to apply recent advances in knowledge engineering to the domain of tactical air targeting. Tactical targeting is a critical function in war requiring many complex, heuristic, and time-stressed decisions by the targeteer.
Jan 1, 1981
Report
SIMSYS2D: a two-dimensional flow and water quality simulation system
The SIMSYS2D system is designed for the two-dimensional simulation of hydrodynamics and water quality in well-mixed estuaries, coastal seas, harbors, and inland waters. The system can simulate the hydrodynamics in complicated geographical areas and ...
Jan 1, 1981
Report
Engineering education for the 21st century
Presentation addressing the topic of engineering education from the perspective of the policy analysis users group. After defining policy analysis, the author describes what the growing connection between technology and society implies for engineeri...
Jan 1, 1980

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James G. Kallimani

Senior Technical Analyst

James Kallimani (he/him) is a senior technical analyst at the RAND Corporation. He has an engineering and data analytics background, specializing in problem solving and creative thinking for public policy, national security, and government. Since joining RAND in 2005, he has performed projects…

Molly F. McIntosh

Director, Forces and Resources Policy Program

Molly McIntosh is director of the Forces and Resources Policy (FRP) Program within the RAND National Security Research Division, and a senior economist at the RAND Corporation. The FRP research portfolio is focused on strategic human capital management in the national security sector, and is…

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Technical Professions

Navy Should Start Next Nuclear Submarine Design Phase Early to Prevent Engineering Brain Drain, RAND Study Finds

RAND Researcher Receives 2005 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

New Techniques Help to Estimate Systems Engineering and Program Management Costs for Military Aircraft and Guided Weapons

Systems Engineering and Program Management: Trends and Costs for Aircraft and Guided Weapons Programs

Making Europe a Home Fit for the Next Einstein

Entry by Spinoffs

Soup or Art? The Role of Evidential Force in Empirical Software Engineering

Is the Federal Scientific and Technical Workforce Facing a Crisis?

Is There a Shortage of Scientists and Engineers? How Would We Know?

Suggestions for Strategic Planning for the Office of Nonproliferation Research and Engineering

Pay Competitiveness and Quality of Department Of Defense Scientists and Engineers

Nesting of Two-Dimensional Models for Tidal Flow Computations

Guide for the Management of Expert Systems Development: Additional Appendixes

Guide for the Management of Expert Systems Development

A Balanced Earthquake Engineering Program

Future Military Applications for Knowledge Engineering

Knowledge engineering for Rand Strategy Assessment Center military command level models

Toward an Expert Aid for Tactical Air Targeting

SIMSYS2D: a two-dimensional flow and water quality simulation system

Engineering education for the 21st century

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