Approximately 80 percent of the ships built during the war werebuilt to Gibbs & Cox, Inc designs. These included destroyers, destroyerescorts, light cruisers, landing ships and amphibious assault vessels, libertyships, minesweepers, icebreakers, tankers and tenders. During World War II, Gibbs & Cox was a leader in the shaping of the U.S.maritime forces. The firm developed andimplemented many improvements in ship design and construction based on fleetfeedback during World War II, constantly improving the designs of surfacecombatants and other ships throughout the war. A Place in Maritime HistoryThe company was founded on June 29, 1929 by lawyer and engineer William FrancisGibbs, his brother Frederick H Gibbs and Daniel Cox, a noted yacht designer. Asthe inspirational leader of the company, William Francis, designed the famous,standardized cargo-carrying Liberty ships of World War II and was instrumentalin the implementation of modular construction, centralized material andequipment procurement, and design-for-production features that are thefoundation of cost-effective shipbuilding today. Navy`s recent initiative tobring more ship design work in-house.

As this need for Government-led shipdesign grows, Government Services will continue to be a strategic growth areafor the company. The Government ServicesGroup has experienced an impressive 30 percent growth over the past two years.This growth is driven in large part by the U.S. Central to the company`s future is the Government Services Group, which focuseson services support programs to the U.S Government. This ongoing work includes supportto NAVSEA program offices, Technical Warrant Holders, Warfare Centers andlaboratories. Navy, includingsupport to the Next-Generation Cruiser [CG(X)] Program, the DDG 1000 GuidedMissile Destroyer Program, the DDG 51 Class AEGIS Guided Missile DestroyerProgram, the CG 47 Class AEGIS Guided Missile Cruiser modernization program, theLHD 8/LHA6 Amphibious Assault Ship programs, as well as a variety of ship systemdevelopment and future force design programs. - More than 6,000 Ships Have Been Built to Gibbs & Cox Designs -WASHINGTON--(Business Wire)--Gibbs & Cox, Inc.

Brain-Inspired Attentional Search: Mind Reading That Works.To search animage database, a human uses a key word to find a particular photograph,assuming that someone earlier correctly annotated the images for them to befound.At the rate that visual data pours into command centers, annotatingevery image is nearly impossible.ATL engineers are developing aBrain-Inspired Attentional Search technology that will -- in effect -- read aperson's mind for the image being searched as related images flash by. Computers cannot.ATL researchers are developing feature-extractiontechnology that will let computers find prominent patterns in raw data andtransform them into single characteristics that can be classified. Attentional Analysis: What's in That Image? With more visual data floodingcommand centers than analysts can review, filtering portions of unimportantimagery would save time, money, and mean greater mission success.ATLengineers are using features -- color, line orientation, and brightness -- todetermine the relative importance of an image just as a human's visualattention system tells the eyes where to look after turning on the living roomlights.Using this program, computers could analyze huge volumes of imageryand only present analysts with the most relevant images. This lets computers adapt previously learnedconcepts to new situations by reusing concepts that have meaning andrelevance.For example, children have a much easier time tying a bow on agift if they have already learned to tie their shoes.Sensor Box:Managing the Overload.When faced with data overload, humansroutinely discount all but the most essential data needed to perform a task. The sheervolume of video data gathered is staggering.But a relatively small number ofindividuals view those video feeds -- and then must then make spot decisionsabout suspicious behavior, patterns of activity, or events that could triggerillegal activity or hostile action.