DARPA-BAA-10-61 - Transformational Convergence Technology Office (TCTO)

DARPA-BAA-10-61
TCTO seeks unconventional approaches that are outside the mainstream, undertaking directions that challenge assumptions and have the potential to radically change established practice. Specifically excluded is research that results primarily in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of the art. Proposers may submit an abstract in advance of a proposal to reduce potential effort in proposal preparation. Solicitations are sought in the following areas:

• Analysis, modeling, and prediction in complex networks, including (but not limited to) social networks, encompassing concepts such as crowd‐sourcing, strategic communications, and quantitative social and behavioral sciences;
• Engineered biosynthesis of novel materials and objects, including synthetic biology, biosynthesis of chemicals and materials, biosensors, bioengineering, and novel approaches to material manufacture;
• Non‐human intelligence concepts as applied to robots, animals, and other collaborative systems including sensing, training, architectures, and novel automated systems;
• Resilient computing systems concepts including robust, evolvable, widely available, high‐performance computing systems and networks, and new approaches to cyber defense and cyber‐resilience;
• Mobilization of communities to address important national and international problems, including incentive schemes and potential educational applications;
• Challenges and open competitions to advance science and engineering in Defense related area