IARPA

The HIATUS program aims to develop novel human-useable systems for attributing authorship and protecting author privacy. Authorship attribution capabilities address many Intelligence Community (IC) needs, including combating sophisticated malicious information campaigns online and identifying counterintelligence risks. Authorship privacy capabilities protect authors whose writing, if attributed, could place them in danger.

The Intelligence Community (IC) seeks methods for evaluating individuals and/or organisms exposed to low doses, potentially as low as 5cGray, of ionizing radiation. The methods anticipate that biomarkers discovered and models developed will leverage samples which can be collected minimally or non-invasively, to include hair, skin, sweat, and microbiome. TEI-REX will enable the IC to improve its awareness of intentional or accidental exposure events, improve protection of government personnel and uniformed service members, and support counter-proliferation efforts involving radiological material to further improve national and global security concerns. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/eGwDtNHx

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being increasingly applied to a variety of domains within the Intelligence Community (IC). The TrojAI program seeks to defend AI systems from intentional, malicious attacks, known as Trojans, by conducting research and developing technology to detect these attacks in a completed AI system TrojAI is researching the defense of AI systems from intentional, malicious Trojan attacks by developing technology to detect these attacks and by investigating what makes the Trojan detection problem challenging. Trojan attacks, also called backdoor attacks, rely on training the AI to attend to a specific trigger in its inputs. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/e3bS-34w

The SOLSTICE program's draft technical section has been updated! Learn more about the program that aims to develop novel #solarpowered and hybrid solar-powered systems with significantly higher power and energy density. View the update here: http://bit.ly/3Am5D6q

The SMART program automates broad-area searches of multi-source satellite imagery by using #ML to detect, monitor, and characterize man-made and natural changes, like heavy construction or crop growth. Read more: http://bit.ly/35sbxnr

The BENGAL program's goal is to characterize, quantify, and find novel methods to address hashtag #LLM threats and vulnerabilities so that the hashtag #IntelligenceCommunity can adopt and work resiliently with powerful yet imperfect hashtag #GenerativeAI models. Learn more here: http://bit.ly/3QNM1xS

The ARTS program was formulated with the goal of developing new speech modification technologies that will alter an individual’s speech in real time, so that the modified speech can’t be attributed to the actual speaker. We inhabit a world where most modern electronics have microphones that are always listening for speech signals, and consequently our speech is recorded nearly everywhere.

While ReSCIND’s goal is to develop new cyber defense methods, its focus is different from traditional cybersecurity protocols because it is more proactive and actor-focused rather than reactive and static. Instead of just creating a new passive defense measure, like a different password or firewall, ReSCIND researchers will seek to exploit an attacker’s cognitive weaknesses. Specifically, ReSCIND will seek to improve cybersecurity for the Intelligence Community (IC) by developing a new set of cyberpsychology-informed defenses that leverage an attacker’s human limitations, such as innate decision-making biases and cognitive vulnerabilities. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/eWYTvtFG

As the leader of IARPA, Rick Muller takes control of administering the organization’s research-oriented practices, which are aimed at strengthening the national security goals of the IC. Muller will be a keynote speaker at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Intel Summit on Sept. 19. This is one of POC’s most popular events of the year, Secure your tickets now 🎟 : https://bit.ly/3LJ5VXG _ #POCintel10 #EventsinDC #IntelSummit