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Check out our latest episode for questions and ANSRs with one of our new program managers.
Dr. Alvaro Velasquez oversees the Assured Neuro Symbolic Learning and Reasoning (ANSR) program and discusses his ideas about removing barriers to applying AI to particular military challenges.
For links to the full episode, visit: https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-11-17
The DARPA Triage Challenge aims to facilitate scalable, timely and accurate medical triage. The $7 million challenge tasks performers with identifying physiological signatures of traumatic injury. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-11-16
We’re thrilled to announce a new ideation opportunity for innovative adult learning solutions. AI Tools for Adult Learning will award a total of $750,000 to winning concepts. Submit your abstract by Dec. 18.
We're seeking your innovative ideas for tools or technologies to enhance learning and skills development among adults. We're especially interested in surfacing ideas that leverage intelligent tutoring to allow adult learners to self-direct learning and develop critical skills.
Technologists, researchers, students, teachers, and creators of digital learning platforms or cutting-edge AI techniques are invited to participate. By doing so, you will gain access to a network of experts and receive feedback and technical support.
Send your questions to [email protected], and visit our webpage for more information on how to participate: toolscompetition.org/DARPA
Imagine a Black Hawk flying missions itself -- relieving pilots or keeping them out of harm’s way for certain tasks, like delivering supplies or evacuating casualties. DARPA’s ALIAS program with Sikorsky just demonstrated that.
Though today’s technology is useful, it lacks certain capabilities to keep our nation and allies safe. This week we announced AI Forward, our upcoming initiative for reimagining the future of AI for national security. Stay tuned as we share more details in the coming months! You can also watch our Information Innovation Office director’s announcement here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyH-AyV3-VM
It was a pleasure to host the Department of Defense's Chief Technology Officer, Ms. Heidi Shyu, at our conference this week at the Georgia Institute of Technology. For those who missed it, you can watch Ms. Shyu’s replay here:
Today at , inaugural ARPA-H Director Dr. Renee Wegrzyn shared her priorities for launching the new agency. Priority 1: Hire program managers driven to solve a burning challenge in health. Learn more at [email protected].
Day 2 of DARPA Forward is about to begin! We’re enjoying meeting all of you, including our DARPA Risers, who presented their research on innovative technologies to benefit national security. More on how you can join future events here: https://forward.darpa.mil/
T minus 2 hours until we begin our next event at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Ms. Heidi Shyu, will kick off a packed agenda featuring experts on topics such as pandemic preparedness, cybersecurity, and more. Learn more about DARPA Forward and how you can join future events here: https://forward.darpa.mil/
DARPA’s Ceres Seeds a New Approach to Soil Remediation. Learn how the agency plans to use synthetic plant-root (rhizosphere) microbial communities to clean up contaminated soil. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-10-13a
The 2022 Global Satellite Servicing Forum, the DARPA-originated consortium’s annual event, is Oct. 19-20. In-space servicing and manufacturing stakeholders will discuss in-space lessons learned and their work toward achieving common technical and safety standards to extend satellite utility, resilience, & reliability. Learn more and register at https://www.satelliteconfers.org/gssf/
We’ve selected teams to develop for Rare Earth Element (REE) purification. EMBER researchers aim to fortify rare earth element supply chain critical to DOD https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-10-06a
ICYMI: DARPA’s Reefense program & performers at University of Miami, University of Hawaii, and Rutgers University were recently highlighted on 60 Minutes. Check it out! https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coral-reefs-60-minutes-2022-09-25/
Anderson Cooper reports from Florida, where marine biologists are fighting to rebuild endangered reefs.
What’s it like to be a new DARPA PM? We spoke with Dr. Joeanna Arthur who joined DARPA’s BTO in August for her thoughts. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-09-22
Our new Optomechanical Thermal Imaging program seeks to enable quantum-level IR detection at room temperature. If successful it would revolutionize battlefield surveillance, night vision, and terrestrial & space imaging plus many commercial applications: https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-09-02
Calling early career scientists & engineers passionate about pushing tech limits: We announced our new DARPA Innovation Fellowship at . Fellows will manage a portfolio of high-impact, exploratory research to identify next breakthrough tech for DoD.
More: https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-08-31
Time is ticking!
Have you registered yet to participate in our AI for Critical Mineral Assessment Competition? Join us as we work to accelerate the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) critical mineral assessments using and . No mineral experience is required.
Registration for the first challenge, Map Georeferencing, closes on Aug. 26.
Be sure to look out for our next challenge Map Feature Extraction, registration for which opens September 5.
Learn more at CriticalMinerals.DARPA.mil.
Editor’s Note: Map Feature Challenge #2 was originally set for August 29. It has since moved to the September date above.
According to a 2020 Military Health System (MHS) report, frostbite was the most common type of cold injury among active component service members across all 4 services.
DARPA’s new Ice Control for cold Environments (ICE) program aims to leverage biological adaptations to cold environments to develop novel biologically sourced and inspired materials for the prevention of frostbite and to advance anti-icing approaches for DoD applications.
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-08-16
It’s competition time!
DARPA’s AI for Critical Mineral Assessment Competition will explore the potential of machine learning and artificial intelligence tools and techniques to accelerate data- and model-based critical mineral assessments.
We’ve partnered with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to accelerate critical mineral assessments using artificial intelligence. Critical minerals are an essential part the U.S. supply chain. Without them, we’d lose the ability to manufacture a multitude of defense, high-tech, and other important products. Some examples include rare earth minerals in our electric motors and generators, and carbon fiber used for airplanes.
The Energy Act of 2020 called for the USGS to assess all critical mineral resources in the United States. Using traditional techniques, assessing all 50 critical minerals would proceed too slowly to address present-day supply chain needs.
The competition will include two, independent challenges. Winners will receive cash prizes for first, second and third place, respectively.
Registration for part 1 is NOW open through Aug. 26.
Registration for part 2 opens August 29 and ends September 9.
Learn more and register at CriticalMinerals.darpa.mil.
In today’s Voices from DARPA episode, DARPA Director Dr. Stefanie Tompkins & colleagues from MIT and the U.S. Space Force discuss the agency’s upcoming DARPA Forward regional event series & how best to engage with us. Held on leading research and development campuses throughout the United States and open to all, these conferences will connect DARPA leaders with new communities of talent and partnerships. The registration deadline is next week for the first event – on the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins -- with rolling deadlines for registration at other locations taking place through December. Learn more at forward.darpa.mil and listen at:
Tap into information-packed discussions with program managers at a storied R&D organization that has been helping define our technological times.
In the new Voices from DARPA episode, program manager Dr. Joshua Baron discusses the latest privacy-preserving research from his portfolio that’s aimed at helping the Department of Defense and more broadly, our society. Listen at https://blubrry.com/voices_from_darpa/87814067
Seeking to revolutionize how the Department of Defense (DoD) objectively measures individual warfighter readiness, DARPA’s newest biotechnology funding opportunity aims to develop a hand-held prediction tool for warfighter physiological states based on molecular biomarkers.
The device developed under the Smart Non-invasive Assays of Physiology (SNAP) program would be readily configurable to diverse DoD needs for readiness assessment, training, and mission planning, thereby providing an individualized view into real-time warfighter performance state.
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-07-13
What do robots and babies have in common? Both learn from experience and their surroundings.
That’s why our Machine Common Sense program applies lessons from children’s cognitive development to make robotic systems more robust so they can function better in the real world. This includes walking in new/tough terrain as shown.
Learn more about the work being done by university researchers on this program: https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-22-06 (Video credit: University of California, Berkeley)
The internet makes it easier/faster for adversaries to manipulate the information environment. How can we spot such attempts and understand their impacts?
In our latest Voices from DARPA podcast, we explore a new DARPA program aimed at detecting influence campaigns and analyzing their impacts with experts from Protagonist and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Listen at: https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-06-16
DARPA has selected three research teams at Rutgers University, University of Hawaii, and University of Miami to work toward development of comprehensive, enduring solutions to mitigate coastal flooding, erosion, and storm damage that increasingly threaten civilian and Department of Defense (DoD) infrastructure and personnel.
Despite previous efforts to implement storm mitigation solutions - including concrete breakwaters - damage due to storm surge and flooding continues to devastate coastal areas around the world. In response to these threats, DARPA has launched the Reefense program to develop self-healing, hybrid biological, and engineered reef-mimicking structures to address the challenges.
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-06-15
Military personnel face a high risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI), resulting in debilitating long-term burden and creating a ripple effect beyond the injured warfighters to include their families, friends and the healthcare infrastructure.
DARPA's Cornerstone program aims to develop safe and effective integrated countermeasures to prevent brain injury from blast exposure.
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-06-02
Did you know that there's more energy in the packaging of an MRE than what's in the food? In the latest episode of the Voices from DARPA (https://blubrry.com/voices_from_darpa/86059922/episode-56-the-future-of-food-meals-from-microbes), we're discussing "The Future of Food: Meals from Microbes." Listen in to hear from Dr. Molly Jahn, DSO program manager for the Cornucopia program, which seeks to enable food production on-demand and on-site. Additionally, ReSource program manager Dr. Blake Bextine and Michigan Technological University's Dr. Stephen Techtmann discuss their unique approaches to this daunting problem: turning military waste - including plastics -- into oils,lubricants, and food.
DARPA and the United States Air Force flew a Lockheed Martin hypersonic cruise missile, with an Aerojet Rocketdyne engine, at speeds faster than Mach 5 for an extended period of time. The 2nd successful HAWC program flight adds a new vehicle configuration to military transition options.
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-04-05
DARPA’s Underminer program has shown that tactical tunnel networks can be rapidly built for getting supplies to denied locations or rescue missions. Colorado School of Mines, GE Research and Sandia National Laboratories created technologies for underground access. http://ow.ly/gSkE50IxGiH
What if we could produce space structures on orbit w/o volume constraints imposed by launch? Our NOM4D program has selected 8 teams to explore concepts in materials science, manufacturing, and design technology to make it possible: http://ow.ly/mqBs50IqK1y
According to the White House, the United States ranks 13th worldwide in infrastructure quality.
DARPA is launching a new program called Bio-inspired Restoration of Aged Concrete Edifices, or BRACE, to develop technologies that impart long-lasting, self-healing capability to concrete at depths that address cracks early, to repair them, prevent their propagation, and extend the serviceability of critical infrastructure. http://ow.ly/GUKa50ImGse
Life-altering change impacts could happen suddenly due to system "tipping points." Our newest podcast explores a program to predict such events w/ experts from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), University of Exeter, and JHU Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Listen at: http://ow.ly/QhYl50IjbV0
Making decisions in the moment (ITM): New program seeks to quantify the alignment of algorithmic decision-makers with trusted human decision-makers in difficult domains where there is no agreed upon right answer. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-03-03
We launched a program today to detect signs of depression, anxiety, or suicidal ideation earlier and more reliably than ever before, hoping to counter the tragic trend in suicides since 9/11 among active duty members and veterans. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-03-02
Are fault-tolerant quantum computers on the horizon? Our new US2QC program aims to determine if an underexplored approach to quantum computing is capable of achieving operation much faster than conventional predictions. http://ow.ly/R83950I1qEp
Sick of mosquitos? DARPA’s Revector program aims to precisely, safely, and efficiently reduce mosquito attraction and biting to help maintain the health of military personnel operating in disease-endemic regions. The program is now entering its second phase with performers from Stanford University. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-02-16
DARPA XAI (Explainable Artificial Intelligence) was the focus of a special issue of Applied AI Letters. The special issue is comprised of 24 articles describing XAI algorithms and model interfaces, as well as their effectiveness in improving user trust. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/26895595
It might look a little disconcerting to see a Martin Black Hawk helicopter flying itself...but, don't worry, we've got this! DARPA's ALIAS technology just enabled the first ever flight of this iconic chopper…with nobody onboard. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-02-08
DARPA is inviting submissions of innovative research concepts for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) effort “Sustainable Reef Starters,” and seeks to develop novel carbon-neutral, durable materials to replace traditional gray infrastructure for coastal infrastructure (e.g., seawalls, artificial reefs) to both protect DoD installations and support the development of beneficial coastal ecosystems.
Additional information on the program can be found at: http://ow.ly/wo2a50HOm17.
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union (USSR) launched the first satellite ever, triggering events that led to creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) on February 7, 1958. Although it was well known that both the USSR and the United States were working on satellites for the international scientific collaboration known as the International Geophysical Year (an 18-month “year” from July 1, 1957, to December 31, 1958 and designed to coincide with a peak phase of the solar cycle), many in the United States never fathomed that the USSR would be the first into space. “Now, somehow, in some way, the sky seemed almost alien,” then-Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson recalled feeling on that night, adding that he remembered “the profound shock of realizing that it might be possible for another nation to achieve technological superiority over this great country of ours.” Ever since its establishment on February 7, 1958, ARPA—which later added the D for defense at the front of its name—has been striving to keep that technological superiority in the hands of the United States.
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What’s it like to be a new DARPA PM? We spoke with Dr. Joeanna Arthur who joined DARPA’s BTO in August for her thoughts. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-09-22
Time is ticking! Have you registered yet to participate in our AI for Critical Mineral Assessment Competition? Join us as we work to accelerate the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) critical mineral assessments using #artificialintelligence and #machinelearning. No mineral experience is required. Registration for the first challenge, Map Georeferencing, closes on Aug. 26. Be sure to look out for our next challenge Map Feature Extraction, registration for which opens September 5. Learn more at CriticalMinerals.DARPA.mil. Editor’s Note: Map Feature Challenge #2 was originally set for August 29. It has since moved to the September date above.
It’s competition time! DARPA’s AI for Critical Mineral Assessment Competition will explore the potential of machine learning and artificial intelligence tools and techniques to accelerate data- and model-based critical mineral assessments. We’ve partnered with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to accelerate critical mineral assessments using artificial intelligence. Critical minerals are an essential part the U.S. supply chain. Without them, we’d lose the ability to manufacture a multitude of defense, high-tech, and other important products. Some examples include rare earth minerals in our electric motors and generators, and carbon fiber used for airplanes. The Energy Act of 2020 called for the USGS to assess all critical mineral resources in the United States. Using traditional techniques, assessing all 50 critical minerals would proceed too slowly to address present-day supply chain needs. The competition will include two, independent challenges. Winners will receive cash prizes for first, second and third place, respectively. Registration for part 1 is NOW open through Aug. 26. Registration for part 2 opens August 29 and ends September 9. Learn more and register at CriticalMinerals.darpa.mil.
In the new Voices from DARPA episode, program manager Dr. Joshua Baron discusses the latest privacy-preserving research from his portfolio that’s aimed at helping the Department of Defense and more broadly, our society. Listen at https://blubrry.com/voices_from_darpa/87814067
What do robots and babies have in common? Both learn from experience and their surroundings. That’s why our Machine Common Sense program applies lessons from children’s cognitive development to make robotic systems more robust so they can function better in the real world. This includes walking in new/tough terrain as shown. Learn more about the work being done by university researchers on this program: https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-22-06 (Video credit: University of California, Berkeley)
The internet makes it easier/faster for adversaries to manipulate the information environment. How can we spot such attempts and understand their impacts? In our latest Voices from DARPA podcast, we explore a new DARPA program aimed at detecting influence campaigns and analyzing their impacts with experts from Protagonist and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Listen at: https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2022-06-16
Did you know that there's more energy in the packaging of an MRE than what's in the food? In the latest episode of the Voices from DARPA #podcast (https://blubrry.com/voices_from_darpa/86059922/episode-56-the-future-of-food-meals-from-microbes), we're discussing "The Future of Food: Meals from Microbes." Listen in to hear from Dr. Molly Jahn, DSO program manager for the Cornucopia program, which seeks to enable food production on-demand and on-site. Additionally, ReSource program manager Dr. Blake Bextine and Michigan Technological University's Dr. Stephen Techtmann discuss their unique approaches to this daunting problem: turning military waste - including plastics -- into oils,lubricants, and food.
DARPA’s Manta Ray program enters a new phase where full-scale #unmanned vehicles will demo innovative underwater techniques for long-duration #autonomous #ocean missions. Northrop Grumman Corporation and Martin Defense Group are prime contractors. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2021-12-20
DARPA’s Gremlins project successfully flew an unmanned air vehicle (#UAV) and then retrieved it into C-130 aircraft while in flight. The complex maneuver is another step toward expanding the use and range of #drones in distributed air operations. https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2021-11-05
There's one week left to register for the Forecasting Floats in Turbulence (FFT) challenge, a prize competition designed to spur development of algorithms to predict where 90 free-drifting floats in the Atlantic will travel over time. Team registration must be completed by November 10, 2021 at 4pm ET. For all challenge details and requirements, visit: https://cvent.me/n9WmeY. The FFT challenge is a single competition in which competitors are delivered 20 days of drifter data and must forecast the exact position of each drifter every 2 days for the next 10 days. Competitors must account for the effects of real-world winds and currents at the ocean-air interface to project the trajectories of approximately 90 individual drifters. 20 days of real-time data will be released daily as the competition is underway such that competitors can incorporate the most up-to-date drifter locations prior to the submission deadline. Today, we released the first 24-hour data set showing the float movement and location of all 90 floats on Nov. 2, 2021: https://oceanofthings.darpa.mil/data#tab-fft-challenge. Daily float data will be released for the next 20 days (till Nov. 22, 2021). Teams will have until 11:59 p.m. ET on Nov. 22, 2021, to submit their predictions of float locations 10 days into the future. Winners will be announce on Dec. 3, 2021.
In case you missed the DARPA #SubTChallenge Finals broadcast, here’s a short wrap-up video summarizing the high-stakes international competition to create autonomous #robot technologies for searching complex #underground environments during time-sensitive missions.
All #SubTChallenge teams have been to the course staging area and taken a peek into the entrance. Their #robots also got a feel for the starting gate, and a look over by onsite handlers. Today is go time! Preview the Final Event on SubTv at 2:00PM ET. subtchallenge.com/SubTv.html
Unpacking never looked like so much fun! Teams from around the world are moving into Louisville's @MegaCaverns and getting ready to compete in the #SubTChallenge Final Event. #Robots that walk, fly, roll, and more. See it all this week on SubTv.
Don't forget to register for the 2021 ERI Summit & MTO Symposium by September 27! This annual event for the microelectronics community - now in its 4th year - will be held virtually from October 19-21. Register today: https://eri-summit.darpa.mil/
The subterranean stage is being set for the @DARPA @SubTChallenge Final Event at Louisville’s Mega Cavern. The event is the culmination of a vision to revolutionize search and rescue using #robots in #underground domains. Tune in Sept 21-24 on SubTV: https://www.subtchallenge.com/SubTv.html
12 teams competed in the Virtual Competition Preliminary Round of the #SubTChallenge Final Event using 75 simulated #robots. Tune in to see who wins on Sept 21-24!
An accurate map is crucial for search and rescue, especially #underground. GPS-denied #mapping with low drift is a major goal of the #SubTChallenge. Watch robots' mapping put to the test at the Final Event Sept 21-24 SubTChallenge.com
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