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We propose to use a hybrid analog-digital electronic computer to solve partial differential equations (PDEs) arising in scientific simulations and high performance computing (HPC). The simulation of PDEs has extensive applications in commerce, research, and defense. Analog computation potentially decreases the time and energy needed to reach a solution by providing an ability to carry out iterativ ...

Software is riddled with critical vulnerabilities, many of which are exploited to pave way for malware payloads, leading to serious repercussions. Modern software is often a complexcombination of components, typically including third-party code, providing a vast attack surface that is becoming increasing difficult to defend.We propose a project called X-Discover which aims to find known critical b ...

The capabilities of modern x-ray light sources have opened up new areas in the study of the temporal evolution of complex materials under dynamic loading, which require detectors with high sensitivity, wide dynamic range at frame rates approaching the bunch repetition rates of modern light sources and detection at x-ray energies above 20keV.However, the capability to do such research is limited by ...

GrammaTech proposes Graft, an open tool for the generation of cyber-defense corpora through the grafting of defective code into existing host software.Graft is designed to be highly configurable providing users the /openness/ required of a tool used to compare commercial products and perform security audits, and the /adaptability/ to be re-targeted to diverse and changing defensive tools, host pro ...

We propose to use a hybrid analog-digital electronic computer to solve partial differential equations (PDEs) arising in scientific simulations and high performance computing (HPC). The simulation of PDEs has extensive applications in commerce, research, and defense. Analog computation potentially decreases the time and energy needed to reach a solution by providing an ability to carry out iterativ ...

ABSTRACT: Autonomous vehicles lack a standardized mechanism for seamless cross-platform sharing of testing frameworks and evaluations of basic tasks. The ability to execute common tests on various hardware platforms is essential in order to be able to e

One of the Biggest sources of Data is Public Data. Its data about us, for us, and paid by us. And all this public data is mined and utilized by disparate concerns, both public and private, to gain actionable insight. And with Open Data gaining traction in the US at all levels of government, a lot of this data is now becoming available at a much larger scale in machine-readable format. This proje ...

To date, there is no known standardized method of determining the origin of fabrication of an IC chip. The problem lies in the numerous parameters that can be used to identify the origin. To resolve this and meet its need, Xallent LLC proposes developing a database of unique device parameters and characteristics that can be used to successfully track the origin of fabrication of an electronic comp ...

In this program, we will develop and prototype a new Super-Resolution Magnetic Field Microscopy (SRMFM) system that employs nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond nanostructures to image magnetic fields with a sensitivity below 100nT/sqrt(Hz) and a spatial resolution better than 20 nm. The system consists of two primary components: (1) hardware and software for NV electron spin-based imaging and ...

Recent studies have shown that embedded systems are extremely vulnerable to security attacks. Some published exploits include remote hijacking of the electronic systems in a modern car and using IP phones and smart televisions to perform covert surveillance of their owners. In this project, we are building a system that removes known vulnerabilities from embedded software and adds protections to p ...