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With expanded connectivity, the spectrum of devices that are susceptible to cyber-attack is constantly increasing.Beyond this, given the increased processing power and capabilities of everyday IoT/embedded devices, cyber-attacks that previously only targeted endpoints (e.g., botnets, ransomware, DoS, DDoS, etc.) are now broadly applicable.Unfortunately, current cyber-threat detection solutions are ...

Air cargo security is critical to minimizing the overall risk to national security. However, screening air cargo with current state-of-the-art computed tomography (CT) imaging is a complex and challenging task for screeners. To address current complexities and challenges, Charles River Analytics proposes to design and demonstrate Supportive Intelligence and Fusion Technology to Ecologically Repres ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI) proposes to develop an air cargo screening software suite that automatically parses air cargo waybills and detects and localizes the reported cargo contents within X-ray images obtained during screening. The software will utilize state-of-the-art machine-learning (ML) and natural language processing techniques to rapidly analyze and correlate manifests with associated ...

To achieve the goals for the DHS SBIR topic “MCX Server-to-Server Communication, voice communications, 3GPP-Standards” (DHS231-005) to develop a unified process, strategy, and methodology to achieving interoperability of MCX server-to-server communications and to create a test tool for conformance and interoperability testing for MCX server-to-server communications, we will develop the ...

RMD is developing a semiconductor base Spectroscopic Personal Radiation Detector (SPRD). The gamma detection is be based on TlBr and the neutron detection on LiInSe (LIS) semiconductors. These detection technologies have been under development in RMD for several years with the DHS and other government agencies support. The primary technological benefit of semiconductor detectors for gamma detectio ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), in collaboration with the University of Connecticut (UConn) including Dr. Robin Bogner, with expertise in pharmaceutical freeze drying and sustained release for novel pharmaceutical formulations, and Dr. Carolyn Teschke, with expertise in bacteriophage biology, proposes to demonstrate long-term stability of bacteriophages between storage temperatures of -20°C and +45 ...

Tissue repair and wound closure have traditionally been performed using mechanical methods, which while necessary to bring the wound surfaces into apposition and provide sufficient strength to avoid dehiscence, are associated with a variety of downstream effects that can prove deleterious to the ultimate repair. An alternative light-based approach called Photochemical Tissue Bonding (PTB) uses che ...

Physical Sciences Inc. (PSI), in collaboration with Wayne State University (WSU), proposes to develop a low-cost blast surrogate testing device that can be used to evaluate next generation personal protective equipment (PPE). Although new material advancements could be used to mitigate the blast wave through improved PPE design, a more advanced test surrogate is needed to inform PPE design decisio ...

Olfactory dysfunction (OD) is a significant threat factor in the modern military due to frequent exposure to harmful inhalational environments in various military settings. During the pandemic, it has been observed that COVID-19 causes the sudden onset of OD and a significant increase in long-term OD. Although various olfactory tests have been used to diagnose OD, there is currently no reliable cl ...

The goal of this project is to produce a prototype wireless solution for monitoring real-time core temperatures in humans during hot and cold exposure, to include water immersion, for up to 24 hours in resting and exercising individuals,providing early warning of heat stress, heat stroke and hypothermia. Such a device that can save military medical costs and increase duty time does not currently ...