Award

Portfolio Data

Icon: back arrowBack to Award Search

Encrypted Model Inference for Secure ML Deployment

Awardee

ENVEIL, INC.

8171 MAPLE LAWN BLVD STE 240
FULTON, MD, 20759-2536
USA

Award Year: 2024

UEI: QJMDMYEAWSF6

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Congressional District: 3

Tagged as:

SBIR

Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Seal of the Agency: DOD

Awarding Agency

DOW

Branch: ARMY

Total Award Amount: $1,866,377

Contract Number: W51701-24-C-0171

Agency Tracking Number: A2D-1416

Solicitation Topic Code: A234-P015

Solicitation Number: 23.4

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) models are susceptible to adversarial attacks and, to address this threat, Project Linchpin is focused on integrating capabilities that safeguard model and data integrity. Ensuring model and data integrity in a Zero Trust Architecture means protecting AI/ML models, the insights extracted, and the associated training data, under the assumption that the network/platform has been breached. Enveil specifically engineered its ZeroReveal Machine Learning solutions to address AI/ML vulnerabilities and enable decision dominance within a multi-domain operating environment. EnveilÆs ZeroReveal Machine Learning Encrypted Evaluation (ML-EE) solution encrypts models during processing, protecting the model itself as well as the insights derived. By leveraging homomorphic encryption and secure multiparty computation, key pillars of the Privacy Enhancing Technologies category, ZeroReveal ML-EE ensures critical information ¢ such as model parameters and mission-sensitive data used during training ¢ is never exposed, which ultimately protects the interests and intent of Army mission owners. These capabilities would enable the Army to leverage AI/ML models to securely and privately derive insights from data sources across security and organizational boundaries, even when using highly sensitive or proprietary models, including those trained on classified or mission-sensitive data.

Award Schedule

  1. 2023
    Solicitation Year

  2. 2024
    Award Year

  3. June 10, 2024
    Award Start Date

  4. June 16, 2025
    Award End Date

Principal Investigator

Name: Jim Hotaling
Phone: (315) 368-5799
Email: jim@enveil.com

Business Contact

Name: Ellison Anne Williams
Phone: (443) 741-1021
Email: eawilliams@enveil.com

Research Institution

Name: N/A