The Defense Modeling and Simulation Office, and the McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences at CSU, Chico are cooperating in developing the HLA University Outreach Program. This program is disseminating information about the HLA to colleges and universities at the undergraduate, graduate and research levels. The program goals are to inform simulation users at universities of the applicability of the HLA to a broad range of simulation problems, to encourage application of the HLA to non-DoD models, to stimulate research into open HLA-related problems, and to educate students in the use of the HLA as a valuable job skill.
The University Outreach Program has developed several web-based resources to asssist universities in their use of HLA.
These currently consist of the following:
- Introductory HLA course (module 1)
- Advanced HLA course (module 2)
- Searchable bibliography of HLA publications
- Contact list of HLA users
- Vendor discount schedules for educational intitutions
The introductory module covers the basics of the HLA and its use. It consists of six lessons with integrated slides, course notes, and lab exercises.
The advanced module covers more advanced aspects of a number of special HLA topics. It consists of lecture notes which in many cases are based on selected HLA publications.
The bibliography contains citations and abstracts of HLA related papers, both DMSO-sponsored foundation papers and papers from university-based authors on a broad range of HLA-related topics. Wherever copyright restrictions allow, the papers are available for direct download from the bibliography.
The contact list provides names, affiliations and special interest of HLA users and provides e-mail access to members of the list. Using this page you can request that your name be added to the list.
Information about educational discounts on HLA-related products can be found on the vendor discounts page.