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DARPA/DSO 101 Dr. Valerie Browning Director Defense Sciences Office March 2018 Distribution Statement A (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited) DARPAs Mission Breakthrough Technologies for National Security Precision


  1. DARPA/DSO 101 Dr. Valerie Browning Director Defense Sciences Office March 2018 Distribution Statement “A” (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited)

  2. DARPA’s Mission Breakthrough Technologies for National Security Precision Guidance & Navigation IR Night Vision Communications/Networking UAVs Stealth Radar Arrays 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Microelectronics : VLSI, CAD, manufacturing, IR, RF, MEMS ARPAnet/Internet Information Technology : timesharing, client/server, graphics, GUI, RISC, speech recognition Materials Science : semiconductors, superalloys, carbon fibers, composites, thermoelectrics, ceramics New capabilities require a healthy ecosystem across Service S&T, universities, and industry DARPA’s role: pivotal early investments that change what’s possible 2 Distribution Statement “A” (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited)

  3. DoD Research & Development related to Technology Readiness Level (TRL) • DARPA’s funding primarily falls into basic, applied and technology development categories • Efforts range from proof of concept to technology demonstration Dem & Val (6.4) Basic (6.1) Applied (6.2) Tech Dev (6.3) Understand the Understand the Development and Evaluate integrated fundamental aspects means to meet a integration of technologies in of phenomena and of recognized and hardware for field realistic operating observable facts specific need tests environment TRL 4 TRL 1 TRL 2 TRL 3 TRL 5 TRL 6 Proof of Basic principles Concept and/or Validation in a Laboratory scale System validation concept observed and application laboratory validation in in relevant reported formulated environment relevant environment environment 3 Distribution Statement “A” (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited)

  4. DARPA Technical Offices BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE INFORMATION MICROSYSTEMS STRATEGIC TACTICAL TECHNOLOGIES SCIENCES INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE OFFICE • Biological • New Foundations • Empower the • Electromagnetic • System of Systems System Focus Areas: • Ground Complexity at Human within the Spectrum (SoS) • Fundamental • Maritime Scale Information • Battle • Tactical Information • Air Limits Ecosystem Management/Comm • Neurotechnologies • Space Extraction and and Control • Understanding • Guarantee (BMC2) • Engineering • Globalization Complexity Trustworthy Crosscutting Themes: • Agile development Biology Computing and • Communications and • Applied Math and • Cooperative Information Networks (C&N) • Restore, Maintain Design Autonomy • Unmanned Systems and Improve • Electronic Warfare • Social Systems • Power and Warfighter (EW) Abilities Propulsion • Intelligence Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) 4 Distribution Statement “A” (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited)

  5. DARPA – Community Engagement Discussions Robust technology Stellar program community managers (PMs) • Emails, conferences, visits with PM • Exchange of ideas/concepts • Often precursor to seedling Universities Seedlings Technology leadership Labs • Usually through an Office-Wide BAA • Small, short duration (6-9 months) • Move from “disbelief” to “mere Adventurous spirit Companies small and doubt” • May lead to the next generation large ideas Conviction and drive Programs to change the world Military services and • Specific program BAAs agencies • Often multi-year, multi-disciplinary • Move from “possibility” to “capability” DARPA Culture Off-scale impact Risk taking Honor in public service Heilmeier Catechism 5 Distribution Statement “A” (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited)

  6. Three Ways to Engage with DARPA Talk to a Program Manager (PM) Concepts → New Ideas • Email/phone/face to face throughout the year Submit ideas to an Office-Wide BAA Seedlings: Disbelief → “Mere” Doubt Programs: Respond to DARPA program BAAs Possibility → Capability 6 Distribution Statement “A” (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited)

  7. DSO Outreach Efforts Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior faculty positions • The YFA program The YFA program provides: yields: • Research funding • Insight into DoD problems • DoD contacts • Novel ideas • Military visits/exercises • Career development • PM Mentor • Future DARPA performers YFA 2017 Sea Hunter site visit • Multiple outreach activities help inform the academic community regarding the DARPA mission • BAA solicitations provide conduit for researchers to share their ideas with DARPA PMs • Constant Contact used to notify broader community when BAAs, RFI, and SNs are released. 2014-2015 2016 • There are 5K active contacts (66 2017 2018 and planned HBCU/MIs) DSO Visits DSO Visits • DSO Constant Contact at http://www.darpa.mil/work-with- us/interact-with-DSO 7 Distribution Statement “A” (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited)

  8. Example DSO Success Story: SpinTronics Can electron spin be used for logic & memory devices? SpinTronics goal Rad-hardened memory First to demonstrate c. 1990 Spin Hall Effect rad-hard memory 1988 Discovery Giant Magneto-Resistance Fe Fe Fe Fe 2020 1996 2000 2005 2010 2015 Cr Cr First 1Mb Magnetic Memory 4 Mb Rad-hard Rad-hard Magnetic 1 GB IBM Magnetic Memory Memory used in Microdrive Trident II 8 Distribution Statement “A” (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited)

  9. SpinTronics Today Can electron spin be used for logic & memory devices? Materials for Transduction SpinTronics goal Electric Topological Excitations E,P in Electronics Q,T Rad-hardened memory First to demonstrate c. 1990 Therma Spin Hall Effect  H,M rad-hard memory l Magnetic Mechanical 2020 1996 2000 2005 2010 2015 First 1Mb Magnetic Memory 4 Mb Rad-hard Rad-hard Magnetic 1 GB IBM Magnetic Memory Memory used in Driven & Nonequilibrium Microdrive Trident II Quantum Systems 9 Distribution Statement “A” (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited)

  10. Exemplar DSO Interest Areas Alternative computing • Can we develop new computational primitives for modeling & simulating complex • systems? Fundamental limits of machine learning • Can we explore and develop new learning approaches to model dynamic systems? • Managing complexity and uncertainty in design • Can we develop new representations to enable complex design-space exploration? • New sensing modalities • Can we develop new sensors to “see” through clutter and/or find hidden objects? • Predictive social behavioral models • Can we use artificial simulations to validate social science modeling methods? • Detection and/or deterrence of WMD/WMT threats • Can we develop scalable and affordable sensing technologies/networks to protect • areas from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive threats? 10 Distribution Statement “A” (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited)

  11. Revolutionary vs. Evolutionary R&D “The flying machine which will “We started assembly today” really fly might be evolved by • Orville Wright’s Diary the combined and continuous • 9 October 1903 efforts of mathematicians and mechanicians in from one million to ten million years” • The New York Times • 9 October 1903 11 Distribution Statement “A” (Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited)

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