NCSU SoS Lablet Evaluation

Public Audience
Purpose: To highlight project progress. Information is generally at a higher level which is accessible to the interested public. All information contained in the report (regions 1-3) is a Government Deliverable/CDRL.

PI(s):  Lindsey McGowen, Alyson Wilson, David Wright, Jeff Carver
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PROBLEM ADDRESSED

• Contributions to Developing a Science of Security - We will design and implement an evaluation process for assessing the effectiveness and impact of the Lablet's research and community development activities (McGowen, Wilson, & Wright).
• Contributions to Security Science Research Methodology - We will examine both the impact of Lablet work on the maturity of the SoS field and the methodological rigor of the Lablet research projects themselves (McGowen, Carver).
• Development of a Community of Practice for the Science of Security - We will develop methods to assess whether Lablet activities are contributing to the development of a sustainable community of practice for the SoS field (McGowen, Wilson, & Wright).

PUBLICATIONS
Report papers written as a results of this research. If accepted by or submitted to a journal, which journal. If presented at a conference, which conference.

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ACCOMPLISHMENT HIGHLIGHTS

• Developed and refined a NCSU SoSL logic model to outline lablet planned activities and expected results.
• Collected a variety of data from participants at the NCSU Lablet's 2014 Summer Workshop to be used to guide future evaluation and project guidance activities.
• Collected data on the number and identity of participants in the first IRN-SoS community meeting held in February at Hot-SoS.
• Presented the NCSU lablet evaluation plan to the other SoS lablets at the Quarterly PI meeting July 1-2, 2014 at CMU.