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To address the Navy need for an accurate and efficient computational method for calculating acoustic scattering strength of midfrequency targets Applied Research in Acoustics LLC (ARiA) has built on recent advances in edge-source integral equation (ESIE) to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of a hybrid ESIE boundary-element method (BEM) target-scattering model for midfrequency active (MFA) s ...

Voice phishing ("vishing") is an increasingly serious threat that cost victims over $46 billion in 2016. Attackers pose as trusted callers using impersonation, voice mimicry, speech synthesis, voice conversion, Caller ID spoofing, and other techniques. Once victims trust the caller, the perpetrator can engage in fraudulent and criminal activities leading to financial losses and security breaches. ...

FlashX, LLC is developing the open source “Gigantum” software platform to ensure the accessibility, repeatability, and extensibility of scientific data and analyses. Our innovative software integrates into the tools that scientists already use, like Jupyter and RStudio, providing a transparent user experience with virtually no learning curve. Within these tools, Gigantum works behind the scene ...

To satisfy unmet military needs for multimode day/night digital image sensors, Voxtel is developing a high-dynamic-range visible-sensitive and near-infrared-sensitive single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) digital imager with efficient photon detection, hi...

In Phase II the TCG Team prototype MVDC casualty power system will be tested to validate its capability to restore MVDC power quickly and safely to electrical equipment in zones isolated from power generation by damage, through zones between the source and the rest of the system. During the Phase I Option, draft specifications were developed by the TCG Team based on the Phase I concept design. Pha ...

GPS Disciplined Oscillator (GPSDO) systems traditionally combine the 1PPS output from a GPS receiver and highly stable clock like a Chip Scale Atomic Clock (CSAC) to steer the local clock frequency to match the frequency and phase of the GPS-generated 1PPS. However, the GPS receiver does not take advantage of the stable Chip Scale Atomic Clock for improved GPS receiver resilience, improved positio ...

The DoD currently deploys combat systems that contain both known and unknown software vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities make it possible for hackers to execute cyber attacks that result in system corruption or disruption and diminish confidence in America’s critical warfighting capabilities. While e!orts have been made to enhance security through improved software development practices and ...

Voxtel proposes to develop, characterize, and demonstrate a coherent-ladar optimized readout integrated circuit (ROIC) consisting of 40-micron pixel elements, including circuits designed for snapshot-integration operation as short as 250 ns, formatted in a 32 x 32 array capable of readout speeds of 1 M frames per second. In Phase I, the coherent ladar ROIC architecture was developed and specificat ...

Insider threat poses one of the most problematic cyber challenges facing the warfighter today. This threat to Air Force assets is particularly insidiousas trusted individuals have easy access to sensitive and classified information. Galois, Inc. has developed a multi-layered attack inference engine called ADIDRUS, originally designed to help UAVs fight through cyber attacks. ADIDRUS continuously m ...

In phase II work, we will collaborate with Prof. Dennis W. Prather in UD and continue to develop broadband, low VÏ€, high linearity, thin-film lithium niobate on insulator (LNOI) modulators that are fully compatible with silicon photonic integrated circuits (PIC) foundry processes. We will demonstrate a low VÏ€, broadband, small footprint LNOI modulator with hybrid Si/LN or SiN/LN waveguide ...