The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is seeking information on the current state of the art (SOTA) and future direction of analytical instruments capable of detecting, identifying, and characterizing the multitude of biomolecules that constitute or are associated with biological systems and materials. Such molecules include ...
The recent advent of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated chat programs or large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT and other LLMs, provide a revolutionary new capability that inspires both awe and trepidation. OpenAI and similar LLM developers argue that the new technology is a much-needed tool. For example, they see it as a time-saving...
Cyber-attacks on individuals or organizations can be devastating. They may result in the loss of private personal information, the theft of proprietary company or financial data, and/or the release of organizational secrets. The number and scope of cyber-attacks have increased exponentially over the years. For example, according to one study, there...
Dr. Perry Sherouse joined IARPA in November 2023. In his current assignment as a Program Manager, Dr. Sherouse focuses on areas of scientific research at the intersection of technology and human systems, including topics such as social influence, behavior change, and decision-making. Prior to joining IARPA, Dr. Sherouse worked at FFRDC fr...
BENGAL BAA The goal of the BENGAL targeted super seedling is to understand LLM threat modes, quantify them and to find novel methods to correct threats and vulnerabilities or to work resiliently with imperfect models. IARPA seeks to develop and incorporate novel technologies to efficiently probe large language models to detect and characterize LLM ...
SoURCE CODE BAA Release The SoURCE CODE program is seeking to provide novel technologies to assist forensic experts in making determinations of the most likely attackers, based on coding styles. The program will explore full feature spaces in binary code and source code files to measure the similarity between files and provide information to forens...
The SoURCE CODE program is seeking to provide novel technologies to assist forensic experts in making determinations of the most likely attackers, based on coding styles. The program will explore full feature spaces in binary code and source code files to measure the similarity between files and provide information to forensic experts to the likely...
ARTS BAA Release The ARTS program aims to develop novel algorithms that will modify spontaneous speech in real-time to protect an individual’s privacy.
The U.S. Government is interested in safe uses of large language models (LLMs) for a wide variety of applications including the rapid summarization and contextualization of information relevant to the Intelligence Community. These applications must avoid unwarranted biases and toxic outputs, preserve attribution to original sources, and be free of ...
DNI.gov The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) — the advanced research and development arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence — recently launched a cutting-edge program that aims to make performance-grade, computerized clothing a reality.
Large language models (LLMs) present massive opportunities to increase the quality and efficiency of intelligence analysis; however, LLMs are known to exhibit vulnerabilities that pose substantial risks. BENGAL aims to understand the landscape of LLM threats and vulnerabilities, with the goal of developing novel technologies to analyze and address ...
The SoURCE CODE program is seeking to provide novel technologies to assist forensic experts in making determinations of the most likely attackers, based on coding styles. The program will explore full feature spaces in binary code and source code files to measure the similarity between files and provide information to forensic experts to the likely...
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) seeks information regarding innovative system and component level approaches to achieve a generational leap in high specific power, highly-durable photovoltaic (PV) systems for application in terrestrial, aerial, and space environments. This RFI seeks innovative systems-level approaches a...
DNI.gov The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) — the advanced research and development arm of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence — today launched a program that aims to revolutionize our nation's ability to detect, track, and characterize miniature orbital space debris.
Dr. La Rhonda Nicholas joined IARPA in July 2023 as the Deputy Director, to partner with the Director in leading the implementation of high-risk, high-payoff technically viable research programs that address the IC’s most challenging intelligence gaps. Coming from industry as a polymeric materials research engineer, Dr. Nicholas joined the CIA in...
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) seeks information regarding characterizing large language model biases, threats, and vulnerabilities. IARPA is seeking information on established characterizations of vulnerabilities and threats that could impact the safe use of large language models (LLMs) by intelligence analysts. This ...
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity’s (IARPA) mission is to invest in high-risk/high-payoff research to tackle some of the Intelligence Community’s (IC) most difficult challenges. IARPA is not operationally focused and does not deploy technologies directly to the field. Instead, we transition next generation...
With its community-wide charter since its inception, IARPA has introduced approximately 90 research programs in diverse areas, including quantum computing, neuroscience, cognitive psychology, sociology, power sources, antennas, as well as chemical and biological sensing. We are at the forefront of leveraging AI and machine learning (ML) to develop...
IARPA’s remarkable people—leaders, program managers (PM), and support staff—are the driving force behind our high-risk/high-payoff research effort successes. From our first director, Dr. Lisa Porter, to our sixth director, Dr. Rick Muller, our leadership is steeped in technology. Dr. Porter, who served as deputy undersecretary of defense for...
Over the last decade, wearable smart technology has become commonplace in society. From heartrate monitors to smart watches, from fitness bracelets to smart rings, the world is awash in wearable internet-connected devices that let people see their email and text messages, track their steps, monitor their heartrate and blood sugar, and show...
