1  DARPA

 

  1. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is a U.S. Department of Defense agency responsible for developing emerging technologies for military use. 
  3. Established in 1958, its primary mission is to foster breakthrough technologies and scientific advancements, often beyond immediate military needs. 
  5. DARPA collaborates with academia, industry, and government partners to fund research and development projects. 

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  6. Programs    Two of which are at items 4 and 5.

 

 

2  The Heilmeier Catechism 

 

  1. What are you trying to do? Articulate your objectives using absolutely no jargon.

  3. How is it done today, and what are the limits of current practice?

  5. What is new in your approach and why do you think it will be successful?

  7. Who cares? If you are successful, what difference will it make?

  9. What are the risks?

  11. How much will it cost?

  13. How long will it take?

  15. What are the mid-term and final “exams” to check for success? 

 

3  Who was George Heilmeier? 

 

  1. Heilmeier, who ran DARPA from 1975-1977, developed this questionnaire based on his extensive career in technology R&D.

  2. His early work at RCA is credited with laying the foundation for liquid crystal displays.

  3. After his tenure at DARPA, he served as an executive at Texas Instruments during a time when the company dominated the home computer market. 

  4. Today, the Heilmeier Catechism is used by some the most innovative research organizations around the world.

 

 

4 AIQ: Artificial Intelligence Quantified

 

Includes:

The program seeks to develop technology to assess and understand the capabilities of AI to enable guaranteed performance.

 

 

5  Micro-Patching

Our society’s infrastructure is increasingly dependent on software deployed on a wide variety of computing devices other than commodity personal computers, such as industrial equipment, automobiles, and airplanes. more