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To upgrade quantum computers, researchers look to materials science
April 12, 2019
For decades, theoretical physicists and computer scientists have been compiling evidence that quantum computers will eventually leave our current top-of-the-line supercomputers in...
IARPA Announces the UG2+ Prize Challenge to Improve UAV-Captured Imagery
March 15, 2019
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, today announced the UG2+ Prize Challenge, a competition th...
IARPA Launches “Ithildin” Program to Improve Chemical Sampling and Filtering
March 08, 2019
WASHINGTON – The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, announced today the launch of the Ithildin program to...
IARPA to offer potential cure for employees’ ‘linkclickitis’ disease
February 25, 2019
The intelligence community, like every other federal and private sector organization, suffers from the common employee disease of “linkclickitis.” It’s described by doctors as a co...
IARPA Announces “Proteos” Program to Utilize Proteins for Forensic Purposes
October 10, 2018
WASHINGTON – The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, announces today the launch of the “Proteos” program t...
DNI Coats Names New IARPA Director
August 14, 2018
WASHINGTON – Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats announced today the selection of Dr. Stacey Dixon to be the next director of the Intelligence Advance Research Projects Act...
IARPA Announces the Mercury Challenge - To Develop Innovative Forecasts for Events Across the Middle East
July 12, 2018
WASHINGTON – The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, announces today the launch of the Mercury Challenge....
IARPA Announces a Participant's Day for the “CASE” Prize Challenge A Competition to Improve Evaluation of Polygraph-Related Technologies
July 10, 2018
WASHINGTON – The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, announces today a Participant’s Day for the Credibili...
IARPA Announces the “FOFRA” Prize Challenge to Improve Face Recognition
June 13, 2018
WASHINGTON – The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, announces today the Fusion of Face Recognition Algori...
IARPA Announces the Winners of the Nail to Nail Fingerprint Challenge
March 26, 2018
WASHINGTON – The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, announces the winners of the Nail to Nail Fingerprint...