COMBS: A Biosurveillance Ecosystem (BSVE) Prototype

Authors

  • Michael E. Cleary The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • Erik T. Antelman The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • Natalya Markuzon The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • Sarah M. Miller The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • Timothy A. Postlethwaite The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, United States
  • Zahar Prasov The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5060

Abstract

The goal of DTRA's Biosurveillance Ecosystem (BSVE) program is to significantly reduce the time required to identify threats to human health, whether of malicious or natural origin, and respond appropriately. Draper Laboratory is leading a team to develop the Collaborative Overarching Multi-feed Biosurveillance System (COMBS) for BSVE to revolutionize biosurveillance capabilities.  USG analysts whose jobs are to reduce risks to national security will benefit from rapid and thorough information access, as will local public health authorities and individual citizens. This poster will provide an overview of the COMBS project and current progress towards meeting the goals of the BSVE.

Author Biography

Michael E. Cleary, The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, United States

Michael Cleary leads the Knowledge Management Group at Draper Laboratory. Mike received his PhD in Computer Science from Northeastern University.  He has over 30 years of experience in computer systems research in domains including natural language interpretation, autonomous decision systems, information architecture, and commercial software development. He has served as technical lead on multiple projects for sponsors including the Navy, DARPA, and NASA. Mike is the technical lead for COMBS.

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Published

2014-03-09

How to Cite

Cleary, M. E., Antelman, E. T., Markuzon, N., Miller, S. M., Postlethwaite, T. A., & Prasov, Z. (2014). COMBS: A Biosurveillance Ecosystem (BSVE) Prototype. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5060

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Poster Presentations