Demonstrations of DARPAs Ground X-Vehicle Technologies DARPAtv 2024-10-20 | Demonstrations of DARPAs Ground X-Vehicle Technologies
DARPA Triage Challenge Event 1 Recap DARPAtv 2024-10-08 | The ability to accurately and rapidly identify key physiological signatures of injury – such as hemorrhage and airway injuries – proved key to success in the DARPA Triage Challenge Event 1. DART took the top spot in the Systems competition, while Coordinated Robotics topped the leaderboard in the Virtual competition and pulled off the win in the Data competition. DARPA-funded and self-funded teams compete side-by-side throughout the DARPA Triage Challenge. Only self-funded teams are eligible for prizes in the challenge events, but they must finish in the top five overall for the Systems competition and top five overall for the Virtual competition. All qualified teams are eligible for prizes in the Final Event. These self-funded teams won between $60,000 - $120,000 each for their first-place finishes.For more information:https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2024-10-05https://triagechallenge.darpa.mil/
Voices from DARPA Podcast, Episode 82: Acquisition Awesomeness DARPAtv 2024-09-26 | Accomplishing DARPA’s mission of creating and preventing strategic surprise is as much a business challenge as it is a technology challenge. In this episode, team members from DARPA’s Contracts Management Office – Office Director Effie Fragogiannis and Deputy Director Catherine Stevens, along with Senior Advisor Scott Ulrey – explore what it takes to innovate contracting processes and mechanisms to enable the development of breakthrough technologies at the speed of relevance. From DARPA’s pioneering work with Other Transactions, to fast-pitch proposals, to the exploration of previously unrealized authorities, hear how the agency is breaking down the barriers of government contracting, providing companies a clearer path to the national security mission.
MTO Officewide BAA Abstract and Proposal Submission Process - Brian Nuckols - MTO Open House DARPAtv 2024-09-24 | ...
Revolutionizing Microsystems by Controlling Thermal Transport - Yogendra Joshi - MTO Open House DARPAtv 2024-09-24 | ...
Quantum-Enabled Sensing and Information Science - Bryan Jacobs - MTO Open House DARPAtv 2024-09-24 | ...
Unlocking Capability Advantages with Optical Microsystems - Justin Cohen - MTO Open House DARPAtv 2024-09-24 | ...
DARPA Triage Challenge - What are the Rules? DARPAtv 2024-09-23 | The DARPA Triage Challenge (DTC) will use a series of challenge events to spur development of novel physiological features for medical triage. The DARPA Triage Challenge aims to drive breakthrough innovations in identification of “signatures” of injury that will help medical responders perform scalable, timely, and accurate triage. Of particular interest are mass casualty incidents (MCIs), in both civilian and military settings, when medical resources are limited relative to the need.https://triagechallenge.darpa.mil/
DARPA Invites Proposals for AI Biotechnology Pitch Days Dec. 5-6 DARPAtv 2024-09-13 | BTO leadership is interested in engaging first-time or non-traditional proposers and seeks revolutionary approaches to emerging or anticipated Department of Defense challenges. During these events, BTO will introduce five new overarching topics that align with AI/ML applications: • Prediction and Health • Autonomous Science • Biomanufacturing/Synthetic Biology • Challenges with Scale • Exciting Frontiers DARPA will host AI BTO Pitch Days on December 5-6, 2024, in the Washington, DC region to select and award AI BTO catalyst projects. To be considered for AI BTO Pitch Day participation, offerors must submit a short white paper consisting of a technical description of the proposer’s idea in response to one of the focus areas listed above. DARPA will notify offerors if they are selected for further evaluation via an in-person Pitch Day presentation to a panel of BTO program managers at the AI BTO Pitch Day event. If selected for award at Pitch Day, DARPA may issue a Research Other Transactions award for one of three award scenarios - $100,000, $200,000, or $300,000. The maximum amount of government funding given to any single proposer will be $300,000. To submit a white paper, register at usg.valideval.com/teams/aibto_2024/signup. The deadline is Friday, October 4, 2024 by 4:00PM EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.Additional information is available on SAM.gov.https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2024-09-13
DARPA Triage Challenge - What Is Triage? DARPAtv 2024-09-04 | The DARPA Triage Challenge (DTC) will use a series of challenge events to spur development of novel physiological features for medical triage. The DARPA Triage Challenge aims to drive breakthrough innovations in identification of “signatures” of injury that will help medical responders perform scalable, timely, and accurate triage. Of particular interest are mass casualty incidents (MCIs), in both civilian and military settings, when medical resources are limited relative to the need.https://triagechallenge.darpa.mil/
Quantum Benchmarking Initiative - Overview DARPAtv 2024-08-15 | When quantum is seemingly everywhere and in everything, is it possible to spin true value out of the hype cycle? DARPA is attempting just that — armed with a healthy dose of skepticism, scientific rigor, and industry and academic expertise.The Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) will benchmark quantum computing applications and algorithms as well as significantly expand our efforts to validate quantum computer hardware progress. DARPA’s goal is to determine if it’s possible to actually build an industrially useful quantum computer much faster than conventional predictions.QBI aims to significantly increase engagement with and funding for quantum computing hardware companies that believe they have what it takes to make it through DARPA’s rigorous verification and validation process.https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2024-08-15
DARPA Triage Challenge Overview DARPAtv 2024-08-15 | DARPA program manager, Dr. Jean-Paul Chretien, introduces the DARPA Triage Challenge, which is using a series of challenge events to spur development of novel physiological features for medical triage. The DARPA Triage Challenge aims to drive breakthrough innovations in identification of “signatures” of injury that will help medical responders perform scalable, timely, and accurate triage. Of particular interest are mass casualty incidents (MCIs), in both civilian and military settings, when medical resources are limited relative to the need.Join the challenge, help save lives!https://triagechallenge.darpa.mil/
Simulating Microbial Systems DARPAtv 2024-08-14 | DARPA is soliciting proposals to create computational simulations that predict the behavior ofbiological cells with an initial focus on Escherichia coli bacteria. The goal of the program is to faithfully forecast or predict behavior of a bacterium and its responses to various stimuli.https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2024-08-14
DARPA Information Innovation Office Director Discusses the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) DARPAtv 2024-08-05 | In this interview, Dr. Kathleen Fisher, director of DARPA's Information Innovation Office (I2O), discusses the motivations behind the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), how it differs from DARPA's previous Cyber Grand Challenge, what success can look like, and more. I2O is the technical office within DARPA that produces and manages the competition. More on AIxCC at: aicyberchallenge.com
Voices from DARPA Podcast, Episode 81: DTC - Revolutionizing Triage DARPAtv 2024-07-30 | In this episode, Dr. Jean-Paul Chretien and Elissa Rupley from our Biological Technologies Office provide an exciting update from the recent DARPA Triage Challenge (DTC) workshop at the Guardian Centers in Perry, GA. The DARPA Triage Challenge, or DTC, aims to drive breakthrough innovations in identification of “signatures” of injury that will help medical responders perform scalable, timely, and accurate triage. Of particular interest are mass casualty incidents (MCIs), in both civilian and military settings, when medical resources are limited relative to the need.We also hear from Alix Donnelly, from the U.S. Army's Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) and some of the participating DTC Team Members on their experience thus far in the competition.There are still opportunities to get involved – listen to learn more!DARPA Triage Challenge: https://triagechallenge.darpa.mil/Dr. Jean-Paul Chretien bio: https://www.darpa.mil/staff/dr-jean-paul-chretienDTC Workshop 1 highlight video: youtube.com/watch?v=J366-qx1ST0DTC YouTube Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6wMum5UsYvYlCNFhd9Y7MMURvPKbh07J
Voices from DARPA Podcast, Episode 80: Decentralizing Chemistry DARPAtv 2024-06-28 | In this episode, Dr. Vishnu Sundaresan from our Defense Sciences Office highlights several technology programs designed to precisely control chemical processes to enable distributed, small-batch manufacturing of chemical products while retaining efficiencies of large-scale industrial production. Colloquially calling this portfolio “decentralized chemistry for everything,” the concept aims to shift the paradigm from a few centralized production facilities producing medicines in large batches and requiring a costly purification process, to direct manufacturing of pure pharmaceuticals via desktop printer-sized machines that would create — at the push of a button — doses of a variety of medicines whenever and wherever needed. Such a revolutionary capability – if successful - would circumvent brittle international chemical supply chains and would serve military members deployed in remote locations as well as benefit rural civilian communities.Sundaresan describes programs aiming to achieve elements of this vision: Spin-COntrolled chemical Process Engineering (SCOPE), Recycling at the Point of Disposal (RPOD), and Establishing Qualification Processes for Agile Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (EQUIP-A-Pharma).Listen to Sundaresan describe his journey to becoming a DARPA program manager, the fascinating world of controlling electron spins, and the ethical, legal, and societal challenges of preparing the market for such revolutionary tech. Blubrry (podcast host): blubrry.com/voices_from_darpa/132899314/episode-80-decentralizing-chemistryiTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voices-from-darpa/id1163190520Spin-COntrolled chemical Process Engineering (SCOPE) - https://www.darpa.mil/program/spin-controlled-chemical-process-engineeringRecycling at the Point of Disposal (RPOD) - https://www.darpa.mil/program/recycling-at-the-point-of-disposalEstablishing Qualification Processes for Agile Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (EQUIP-A-Pharma) - https://www.darpa.mil/program/establishing-qualification-processes-for-agile-pharmaceutical-manufacturingDr. Vishnu Sundaresan bio - https://www.darpa.mil/staff/dr-vishnu-sundaresan
Voices from DARPA Podcast, Episode 79: Integrating ELSI DARPAtv 2024-05-15 | In this episode, we’ll be taking a deeper dive into ELSI – ethical, legal, and societal implications of new technologies and capabilities – and specific examples of how DARPA programs have incorporated those considerations into their structure. We’re highlighting three examples of how DARPA integrated ELSI throughout the program lifecycle via the counsel of experts from the medical, scientific, legal, and ethics communities to assist program managers and performers in identifying and mitigating any potential issues. The first program, out of our Biological Technologies Office, is Safe Genes, which supported force protection and military health and readiness by developing tools and methodologies to control, counter, and even reverse the effects of genome editing—including gene drives—in biological systems across scales. The second program, Urban Reconnaissance through Supervised Autonomy (URSA) from our Tactical Technology Office (TTO) aimed to enable improved techniques for rapidly discriminating hostile intent and filtering out threats in complex urban environments. And, finally, the current In the Moment program in our Information Innovation Office (I2O) seeks to identify key attributes underlying trusted human decision-making in dynamic settings and computationally representing those attributes, to generate a quantitative alignment framework for a trusted human decision-maker and an algorithm. Blubrry (podcast host): iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/voices-from-darpa/id1163190520 Show notes and links: DARPA currently is seeking applicants for the 2025 ELSI Visiting Scholar. The deadline to apply is June 3, 2024. https://www.darpa.mil/attachments/2025_DARPA%20Visiting%20Scholar%20for%20ELSI_formatted.pdf Voices from DARPA Episode 78: Introducing ELSI : blubrry.com/voices_from_darpa/132452728/episode-78-introducing-elsi ELSI History: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK231976 [quoted in Roberts, 1989]. Highlighted Programs: In the Moment (ITM): https://www.darpa.mil/program/in-the-moment Urban Reconnaissance through Supervised Autonomy (URSA): https://www.darpa.mil/program/urban-reconnaissance-through-supervised-autonomy Safe Genes: https://www.darpa.mil/program/safe-genes Safe Genes Publications: Interdisciplinary development of a standardized introduction to gene drives for lay audiences bmcmedresmethodol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12874-020-01146-0 A typology of community and stakeholder engagement based on documented examples in the field of novel vector control journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0007863#:~:text=The%20typology%20names%20three%20types,and%203)%20engagement%20to%20involve. Codes liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/crispr.2020.0096 science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abd1908
Voices from DARPA Podcast, Episode 78: Introducing ELSI DARPAtv 2024-04-30 | As a global leader in innovation, DARPA starts an average of 50 new programs each year. These programs span a variety of technical disciplines to develop breakthrough technologies for national security, all of which have the potential to raise ethical, legal, and societal implication – or, ELSI – considerations.Taking time to consider ELSI’s role in a program can contribute to the responsible development of emerging technologies by guiding innovation, maximizing the potential application space, and facilitating dialogue with future end-users, and the public, to ensure diverse perspectives and implications are considered. It can improve research by fostering conversations that identify unknowns, anticipate consequences, and make design decisions to maximize benefits and opportunities and minimize risks and harms.In this episode of Voices from DARPA, we’ll hear from DARPA Director, Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, to explain the agency's perspective on those implications, as well as Dr. Bart Russell, deputy director of the Defense Sciences Office, on what it would mean to incorporate ELSI across the agency more formally. Finally, Dr. Rebecca Crootof, DARPA’s inaugural ELSI Visiting Scholar, will discuss her journey to the agency and her approach to developing a process to ensure that ELSI can inform — and even improve —DARPA programs.That sounds like a lot of responsibility, influence, and potential impact – for some, maybe, too good to be true?
The AIxCC – A Mountain Worth Climbing DARPAtv 2024-04-25 | We’ve asked our AI Cyber Challenge developers to make the “mountain worth climbing,” i.e., create compelling scenarios based on reality, yet tough enough that it encourages competitors to push beyond the current state-of-the-art in software vulnerability discovery and patching to improve the infrastructure we rely on for everyday needs. More: AICyberChallenge.com
RACER Experiment 4 - Cockpit view of an autonomous off-road run in TX DARPAtv 2024-04-24 | DARPA’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program recently conducted its fourth experiment (E4) to assess the performance of off-road unmanned vehicles. At these tests, conducted in Texas in late 2023, teams successfully completed over 30 autonomous runs on courses varying from 3 to 10 miles in length, achieving over 150 autonomous, unoccupied miles at speeds up to 30 miles per hour.This video shows a cockpit perspective of a RACER Fleet Vehicle (RFV) in an autonomous run successfully negotiating ditches and vegetation at speed.These tests -- which also incorporated a larger RACER Heavy Vehicle -- are the start of Phase 2 of the RACER program; performer teams are the University of Washington and Overland AI; and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Offroad Autonomy, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Duality Robotics.Using the algorithms on a two very different platform helps RACER toward its goal of platform agnostic autonomy of combat-scale vehicles in complex, mission-relevant off-road environments that are significantly more unpredictable than on-road conditions.
RACER Experiment 4 RACER Heavy Platform (RHP) Highlight Video DARPAtv 2024-04-24 | DARPA’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program recently conducted its fourth experiment (E4) to assess the performance of off-road unmanned vehicles. These tests, conducted in Texas in late 2023, were the first time the program tested it's new vehicle, the RACER Heavy Platform (RHP). The video shows autonomous route following for mobility testing and demonstration, including sensor point cloud visualizations.The 12-ton RHP is significantly larger than the 2-ton RACER Fleet Vehicles (RFVs) already in use in the program. Using the algorithms on a very different platform helps RACER toward its goal of platform agnostic autonomy of combat-scale vehicles in complex, mission-relevant off-road environments that are significantly more unpredictable than on-road conditions.The RHP utilizes the Textron M5 base platform previously developed and used in U.S. Army campaigns of learning for robotic combat vehicle requirements and acquisition and is upfitted and supported for RACER autonomy integration hardware stacks and software by Carnegie Robotics.This slate of tests, incorporating the RHP, are the start of Phase 2 of the RACER program; performer teams are the University of Washington and Overland AI; and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Offroad Autonomy, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Duality Robotics.
Keeping it Real DARPAtv 2024-04-11 | Open source software makes up the majority of code that runs our critical infrastructure in the U.S. To facilitate a fair, successful, and impactful competition, AI Cyber Challenge developers are designing Challenge Projects based on real-world, widely-used open-source projects. You can access an example Challenge Project and learn more about the competition at aicyberchallenge.com/semifinals
Voices from DARPA Podcast, Episode 77: Meet DARPAConnect DARPAtv 2024-03-28 | Good ideas can come from anywhere, but what is the best way to find them, or help them find you? In 2022, DARPA hit the road in pursuit of the answer. Comprising six regional events, DARPA Forward took the agency across the country to engage untapped talent and strengthen the nationwide innovation ecosystem. The event series offered a powerful lesson in breaking down barriers of entry in pursuit of national security breakthroughs. To sustain this momentum, DARPA launched DARPAConnect, an initiative that aims to further broaden the agency’s reach and foster greater collaboration with underrepresented, diverse, and nontraditional institutions new to the national security space. In this episode of Voices from DARPA, we’re taking a deep dive on DARPAConnect, talking with several of those involved in the initiative to get a sense of how it all works. We’ll explore its goals, its offerings, and what success looks like at DARPA, home to some of the biggest – and riskiest – bets on U.S. technological innovation. DARPAConnect website: darpaconnect.us/home
Real or Not: Defending Authenticity in a Digital World - SXSW Panel DARPAtv 2024-03-26 | Ever wondered if that video you're watching, the photo you’re looking at, or even that person on the other line is the real deal? Deepfakes aren't just Hollywood magic anymore—they're part of our everyday lives, found in everything from the news we consume to the memes we share. During this panel, we're diving into the world of deepfakes to break down the impacts of digital deception and what we can do about it. Join industry, government, and academic leaders as they discuss how new analytical tools — including an unexpected one from DARPA — can help organizations and individuals alike protect themselves against manipulated media. We’ll talk about how to tell what’s real, and how companies can get involved to help the government address this growing problem head-on. This session is vital for anyone ready to understand the truth behind their screens and join the movement to preserve digital authenticity in our connected world.Speakers:Dr. Matt Turek, Deputy Director, Information Innovation Office, DARPADr. Wil Corvey, Semantic Forensics Program Manager, DARPADr. Amruta Deshpande, Senior Research Scientist, GraphikaNick Dufour, Misinformation Mitigation Researcher, GoogleDr. James Verbus, Sr. Staff Machine Learning Engineer, LinkedInDonie O’Sullivan (moderator), Politics and Technology Correspondent, CNN
AI Cyber Challenge – Why Now DARPAtv 2024-03-20 | Our technical advisor, Nate, shares his take on the potential for AI to revolutionize cybersecurity. For those interested in competing, Open Track registration is ongoing through April 30, 2024. More: aicyberchallenge.com
Defending Authenticity in a Digital World DARPAtv 2024-03-14 | Deepfakes aren't just Hollywood magic anymore—they're part of our everyday lives, found in everything from the news we consume to the memes we share. But not all deepfakes are created equally. Understanding how and why content may have been manipulated gives us essential context that can be used to better understand and counter similar malicious behavior in the future. Through the Semantic Forensics program, DARPA's research investments in detecting, attributing, and characterizing deepfakes have developed hundreds of analytics and methods to help organizations and individuals protect themselves against the threats of manipulated media. More: https://www.darpa.mil/program/semantic-forensics
DUF - Discovering Unknome Function - Advanced Research Concept DARPAtv 2024-03-08 | The search for The Great Unknome: Annotating large swaths of uncharacterized genes in fully sequenced genomes (i.e., the Unknome) is perhaps the last remaining grand challenge connected to sequencing. Structural annotation has advanced but functional has not. We have released an international call for abstracts with the goal of soliciting a large number of innovative ideas to tackle the ‘Unknome’ and launch biotechnology into a new era. Discovering Unknome Function (DUF) is part of our Advanced Research Concepts (ARC) initiative, which makes targeted, limited scope investments to rapidly explore promising ideas that could result in new, game-changing technologies for national security (www.darpa.mil/ARC/DUF). DUF ARC funding is available to U.S. and non-U.S. organizations doing research on any cell, virus, or cell-free system to generate high-throughput high-confidence (non)coding gene function annotations. DUF abstracts are due by April 5, 2024; any abstract not selected can be revised using given feedback and resubmitted before this deadline, so submit your abstract early.To learn more about DUF and other open ARC topics visit: www.DARPA.mil/arc
Researchers Develop Missing LINC to Help Vehicles Adapt to Unknowns DARPAtv 2024-03-07 | DARPA's Learning Introspective Control (LINC) program is developing machine learning methods that show promise in making that scenario closer to reality. LINC aims to fundamentally improve the safety of mechanical systems – specifically in ground vehicles, ships, drone swarms, and robotics – using various methods that require minimal computing power. The result is an AI-powered controller the size of a cell phone. At Sandia National Laboratories' Robotic Vehicle Range, LINC researchers used U.S. Army robots as surrogates for larger vehicles to test their solutions, allowing the small vehicles to respond to obstacles in real-time. Experimentation will continue in 2024 in larger systems such as light aerial multipurpose vehicles and boats. More: https://www.darpa.mil/program/learning-introspective-control
DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials - Red Hose Day 2 DARPAtv 2024-03-05 | Red Hose - Live FeedLearn more about the DARPA Robotics Challenge at http://www.theroboticschallenge.org
Voices from DARPA Podcast, Episode 76: The Quantum Logician DARPAtv 2024-02-29 | In this episode we hear from quantum physicist Dr. Mukund Vengalattore, a program manager in DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office, who oversees a portfolio of fundamental research programs aimed at unlocking new quantum insights and overcoming challenges to enable revolutionary capabilities for defense. These include harnessing atoms and superconducting structures for novel sensing applications (imagine tiny, super-sensitive antennas, infrared detectors or gyroscopes that vastly outperform much larger antennas, IR cameras, and gyroscopes of today); developing better quantum bits (qubits) for quantum computing (including using photons to encode information in novel ways); enabling field-deployable, tactical-grade mobile atomic clocks for our troops; and discovering new quantum materials for applications ranging from quantum computing to biomedical imaging. We’re also joined by Dr. Mikhail Lukin, professor of physics at Harvard University, who led a team on Vengalattore’s Optimization with Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum devices (ONISQ) program that made a major quantum breakthrough published in Nature recently. Lukin’s team exploited characteristics of Rydberg neutral atoms to create logical qubits and used them to demonstrate the first-ever quantum circuit, a key step to advancing novel quantum computing architectures (Vengalattore provides a primer on the Rydberg atomic state). You’ll also hear about “optical tweezers” – which use laser beams that can be controlled to precisely grab and move around individual qubits without destroying their quantumness — and how they helped enable the breakthrough. To read more about the ONISQ logical qubit breakthrough visit: https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2023-12-06 Normally, we’d recommend you jump right into the episode, but this time, a primer may be helpful. We suggest starting with our recent Quantum Mechanic episode before you take a deep technical dive to the subatomic level for a fascinating window on the vast frontiers of quantum exploration…and potential applications in the real world.
Voices from DARPA Podcast, Episode 75: The Metamaterial Visionary DARPAtv 2024-01-18 | We usually think of materials based on our experience in the natural world. For example, something that’s light is usually fragile (like a feather) or something heavy is usually strong (like a brick). But what if we could engineer a material that had completely new characteristics that defied properties found in nature? Engineered materials, also known as metamaterials, allow us to do just that. DARPA Program Manager Dr. Rohith Chandrasekar in DARPA’s Defense Sciences Office has led programs designing metamaterials that revolutionize how light interacts with matter. His programs are enabling new concepts for improving Warfighter effectiveness and health on the battlefield with new optics and materials. In this episode, Dr. Chandrasekar discusses several of these programs including Enhanced Night Vision in Eyeglass Form (ENVision), which has developed metamaterials to replace heavy and bulky binocular-like night-vision goggles lenses with lightweight lenses providing more infrared information and near eyesight field of view, in a form factor like a pair of glasses. He also discusses his Coded Visibility program, which focused on developing novel obscurants (aka smoke) used on the battlefield to provide friendly forces with visibility of the environment, while simultaneously hiding them from detection by an adversary. The catch, however, is that the smoke particles needed to be safe to breathe and potentially even tunable using active sources. Finally, he talks about the Accelerating discovery of Tunable Optical Materials (ATOM) program. This effort seeks to identify new materials whose properties could be rapidly changed to enable different functions. Imagine a massive telephoto camera on the sideline of a sporting event replaced with a planar imaging system that could zoom, or a thin filter that can rapidly collect critical data across infrared bands for spectroscopy, all with no moving parts. Sounds like magic, but it’s not! Enjoy listening to DARPA’s Metamaterial Visionary.
FAARM - Fuel Access Anywhere, Regardless of Means - Advanced Research Concept Opportunity DARPAtv 2023-12-18 | The fuel economy of the future is shifting from a dependence on fossil fuels and toward alternative pathways, such as energy-dense synthetic fuels. Recent advancements in the field of synthetic fuels for commercial applications offer promise, but, at this time, synthesis of energy-dense fuels of interest, such as ammonia, methanol, and gasoline, remain energetically costly and, therefore, not viable to deploy at the point of need. The Fuel Access Anywhere, Regardless of Means (FAARM) Advanced Research Concept (ARC) Opportunity solicits ideas to explore the following question: Can energy-dense fuels be synthesized using an efficient, small-scale system?The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is sponsoring a live webinar to provide information and promote technical exchange with potential proposers on the objectives of the FAARM ARC opportunity issued under the ARC Exploration Announcement (DARPA-EA‐24-01). The webinar will include an overview of DSO, the ARC initiative, and a FAARM-specific presentation. Registrants will have the opportunity to hear from experts in military logistics and advancements in fuels research and have the opportunity to ask questions. The webinar will be held on Thursday, January 18, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. Registration is required for all webinar attendees. There is no in-person option for this event, and there is no fee for the webinar. To maximize the pool of innovative research concepts, DARPA strongly encourages participation in these events and subsequent solicitations by non‐traditional performers, including small businesses, academic and research institutions, and first‐time Government contractors.FAARM Webinar Registration Website: events.sa-meetings.com/FAARMWebinar To view the full FAARM exploration announcement visit: sam.gov/opp/0eb10a5b87fc4075964a1ea8f592ea0e/view
AIxCC Scoring Algorithm Explainer DARPAtv 2023-12-13 | This video explains the scoring system that will be used during DARPA's AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) Semifinal Competition. Visit aicyberchallenge.com for complete details.
AI Cyber Challenge Streaming Event – December 13, 2023 DARPAtv 2023-12-13 | Hear the latest on the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), which begins registration on December 13, 2023. DARPA’s AIxCC program manager, Perri Adams, will provide an update on the competition, scoring information, and example challenge details. Visit AICyberChallenge.com for more.
DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials - Red Wall DARPAtv 2023-12-13 | Red Wall - Live FeedLearn more about the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials at http://www.theroboticschallenge.org
Voices from DARPA Podcast, Episode 74: Young Faculty Award DARPAtv 2023-11-22 | Established in 2006, the Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to identifyand engage rising academics in early-career research positions -particularly those without prior DARPA funding - and expose them toDepartment of Defense (DOD) needs and DARPA's mission to create and prevent technological surprise. The YFA program provides high-impact funding to researchers at U.S. institutions early in their careers to advanceinnovative research enabling transformative DOD capabilities. The long-termgoal of the YFA program is to build a pipeline for the next generation ofacademic scientists, engineers, and mathematicians who will focus asignificant portion of their career on DOD and national security issues. In this episode you'll hear from Dr. Rohith Chandrasekar, who overseesDARPA's YFA program, as well as from DARPA Program Managers Dr. ChrisBettinger and Dr. Sunil Bhave, who reflect on their experience as YFAawardees early in their academic careers and the opportunities it hasafforded them. DARPA recently published the 2024 YFA Research Announcement that features almost two dozen new technical topics and an additional open topic covering six thrust areas specific to DARPA's Defense Sciences Office (DSO). To view the full 2024 YFA Research Announcement visit SAM.gov:sam.gov/opp/f2bf469a50e7433fa758f0125831754b/view or Grants.gov: grants.gov/search-results-detail/350899. Executive summaries, which are encouraged, are due by Dec. 13, 2023, 4:00 p.m. ET. Full proposals are due Feb. 22, 2024, 4 p.m. ET.
DARPA Triage Challenge - Join the Challenge, Help Save Lives DARPAtv 2023-11-21 | DARPA is seeking self-funded teams to participate in the DARPA Triage Challenge, a series of events to spur development of novel physiological features for medical triage. The DARPA Triage Challenge aims to drive breakthrough innovations in identification of “signatures” of injury that will help medical responders perform scalable, timely, and accurate triage. Of particular interest are mass casualty incidents, in both civilian and military settings, when medical resources are limited relative to the need.Competitors may join one or more of the three parallel competitions. The DARPA Triage Challenge takes place over three years (Fall 2023 - Fall 2026) over five tracks. The challenge will host workshops in years one and two at an east coast location.For teams who are interested in submitting self-funded teams, qualifications are due November 27, 2023 and the first of three annual challenge events will be held fall 2024. Additional details on the Challenge, and associated prizes, are available at: https://triagechallenge.darpa.mil/.
Voices from DARPA Podcast Episode 73: The AI Cyber Challenge - CTF, Code, & Critical Infrastructure DARPAtv 2023-10-20 | ...
