U.S. DOD/DARPA: Defense Sciences Office (DSO) – Materials, Computation, Sensors, AI BAA

Aim: innovative basic or applied research concepts that address one or more of the following technical domains:

1. Novel Materials & Structures: This thrust includes, but is not limited to, science and technology in quantum devices, atomic scale systems, and functional and structural materials.
2. Sensing and Measurement: This thrust includes, but is not limited to, science and technology

in quantum sensing and metrology, seeing (sensing) the unseen, and novel light sources.

3. Computation and Processing: This thrust includes, but is not limited to, science and

technology of quantum computing, cryptography, and modeling of complex systems.

4. Enabling Operations: This thrust includes, but is not limited to, technologies to support spacebasedoperations, tactically remote environments, and resource assurance.
5. Collective Intelligence: This thrust includes, but is not limited to, exploration of complex social

systems, adaptable Artificial Intelligence (AI), and AI-accelerated learning.

6. Global Change: This thrust includes, but is not limited to, national security concerns related to

global issues associated with raw material availability, environmental catastrophes, and digital

societies.

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