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Respiratory viruses, such as Influenza A Virus (IAV), present aerosolizable biothreats with mass-casualty potential. Therapeutic Interfering Particles (TIPs) have been proposed as resistance-proof interventions to counteract these threats—given the potential capability of TIPs to adapt and co-evolve with rapidly evolving viral agents. Yet, the majority of extant TIPs are unlikely to control an a ...

This proposal outlines a proposed mathematical framework for the detection of and adaptation to novelty in online AI systems. This framework is founded on two existing theories in which GDA personnel have particular talents: shape analytics and reinforcement learning. Phase I is dedicated to performing the research necessary to develop this framework. Phase II would involve developing the algorith ...

Navatek proposes to develop scientifically-based verification and validation (V&V) methods for artificial intelligence systems in novel situations. In our approach, V&V of novelty begins with a characterization of novelty along eight distinct dimensions. With this characterization, it is possible to systematically create novel scenarios, assign variables and controls, and test hypotheses as one wo ...

Piezoelectric MEMS technology has wide applicability to implementing microsystems ranging from inertial sensors, RF-MEMS filters, integrated photonic optical modualtors, quantum communication chips, microfluidics, computation, and zero-power sensors for ioT applications. This work addresses the need to develop a process flow for implementing a wide variety of teh sub-components needed to implement ...

In the ACADIANA effort we will address the inability of modern programming language, operating system, and architectural abstractions to provide a baseline level of adequate confidentiality protections.  Until now, developers and users of software have largely relied on their programming language and operating system to ensure that confidential data isn’t leaked out of a process’ memory space ...

The objective of this project is to develop a compact and efficient avalanche photodiode (APD), operating between 210-260 nm, for implementation in the next generation bio-chem-detectors. The proposed detectors will be based on the AlGaN materials system and will be solar blind, highly sensitive, smaller, less expensive, and more robust than current UV detectors. Development of such APDs will enab ...

Current deep-sea profiling gliders and buoys are designed for maximum dive cycles with high fidelity sampling rates, which limits vertical dive and assent velocities. Designed for oceanographic measurement proficiency, affordability, and endurance leaves available profiling systems deficient in performance metrics of interest to Department of Defense specific missions. The family of existing profi ...

The operating conditions of a practical scramjet powered vehicle will vary widely over the course of a flight mission. Transients due to a combination of events including ignition, thermal equilibration, acceleration and climb, cruise, decent, and terminal maneuvers must be accommodated by the engine while achieving mission prescribed thrust levels and efficiency. Some of the key challenges facing ...

DARPA is seeking to miniaturize maritime mine countermeasure (MCM) sweep systems for incorporation into predefined unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) payload volumes. This solution will address the currently cumbersome, expensive, and slow approach to mine influence sweeping operations. Corvid Technologies proposes to utilize our established simulation-based design and optimization process to deve ...

Nominal battlefield conditions require that operators maintain mission objective/task performance under a variety of conditions, often where scenarios and/or environments severely manipulate, degrade, or otherwise generate impoverished sensory inputs and resulting percepts. The adaptation of advanced techniques to access novel sensory stimulation will significantly improve delivery of actionable d ...