WORKING WITH DARPA · C4ISR, electronic warfare, and directed energy Enterprise disruption:...

WORKING WITH DARPADr. Mark Rosker, MTO DirectorDr. Jay Lewis, MTO Deputy Director

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DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCYDARPA

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

“The purpose of this directive is to provide within the Department of Defense an agency for the direction and performance of certain advanced research and development projects.”

-- DoD Directive 5105.15

February 7, 1958


Nytimes.com

DARPA’S MISSION

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DARPA’s role: Pivotal early investments that change what’s possible

Breakthrough Technologies and Capabilities for National SecurityPrecision Guidance & Navigation

Materials Science Semiconductors, superalloys, carbon fibers, composites, thermoelectrics, ceramics

Microelectronics VLSI, CAD, manufacturing, IR, RF, MEMS

Information Technology Timesharing, client/server, graphics, GUI, RISC, speech recognition

Communications/Networking IR Night Vision

Stealth UAVsRadar Arrays Hypersonics

ARPAnet/Internet Autonomy

1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s


BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGIES AND CAPABILITIES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY 11061 250+ 4230 6

FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH Understanding complexity, composable systems, advanced materials and electronics, trusted hardware and software, human-machine symbiosis, 3rd wave artificial intelligence, data and social science, new computing, and engineered biology.

EFFECTIVELY PROSECUTESTABILIZATION EFFORTS

DEFENDTHE HOMELAND

DETER & PREVAIL AGAINST HIGH-END ADVERSARIES

Increasing the pace of developing technologies and capabilities for the US and allied warfighter

ALTERNATIVE COMPUTING ENGINEERED BIOLOGY ELECTRONICS RESURGENCEINITIATIVE

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCENEXT

CYBER DETERRENCE

COUNTERING HYPERSONICS

BIO THREAT DETECTION AND MITIGATION

DEFENSE AGAINST WMT

CONTROL OF THE EM SPECTRUM

ROBUST SPACE

WARRIOR PERFORMANCE

COUNTERING GRAYZONE WARFARE

3D CITY-SCALE OPERATIONS

BEHAVIOR MODELING AND INFLUENCE

LONG-RANGE EFFECTS

ADAPTIVE LETHALITY FOR AIR, LAND, AND SEA

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DARPA TECHNICAL OFFICES

BIOLOGICALTECHNOLOGIES OFFICE

DEFENSE SCIENCES OFFICE

INFORMATIONINNOVATIONOFFICE

MICROSYSTEMSTECHNOLOGYOFFICE

TACTICAL TECHNOLOGYOFFICE

STRATEGICTECHNOLOGYOFFICE

Biology for security• Outpacing

infectious disease

• Neurotechnology

• Gene editing & synthetic biology

• Frontiers in math, computation & design

• Limits of sensing & sensors

• Complex social systems

• Anticipating surprise

• Symbiosis: partner with machines

• Analytics: understand the world

• Cyber: deter cyber attack

• Embedded microsystem intelligence

• Next-gen electromagnetic components

• Microsystem integration

• Microsystems for C4ISR, electronic warfare, and directed energy

Enterprise disruption: platforms, systems, and technologies that enable new warfighting constructs

Crosscutting themes• Eliminate high-

value assets

• Exploit cross-domain seams

• Enable decision-making asymmetry

• Lethality: resilient killchains over invulnerable systems

• Surprise: heterogeneity over uniformity

• Continuous speed: agility and adaptability over performance


DARPA PROGRAM MANAGERS

Program managers from the community…

on temporary 3 to 5 year assignments…

executing ~$3 billion in the hands of ~90 PM’s through ~250 programs…

to eliminate technical surprise.


Programs / Challenges

National Defense NeedsCommercial Impact

Academia CommercialSector

Defense Industry

MICROSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY OFFICEMTO


MTO MISSION

C4ISR* Electronic Warfare Directed Energy

MTO’s core mission is the development of high-performance, intelligent microsystems and next-generation components to enable dominance in national security C4ISR, EW, and DE systems

The effectiveness, survivability, and lethality of these systems depends critically on microsystems

Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified

*C4ISR = Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

Usoftechnology.com Thestrategybridge.com


MTO OFFICE VISION1. Embedded Microsystem Intelligence /

Localized Processing 2. Next-Generation EM

Components & Technologies

3. Microsystem Integration for Functional Density & Security

4. Disruptive Defense Microsystem Applications

C4ISR EWDirected Energy


Directed EnergyEWC4ISR

MAPPING OF MTO PROGRAMS AND POMS ONTO THRUSTS

EUCLIDPRIGM

ACES

A-PhI

ACT-IVSHRIMP

JUMP

Embedded Microsystem Intelligence / Localized Processing

Next-Generation EMComponents & Technologies

Disruptive Defense Microsystem Applications

Microsystem Integration for Functional Density & Security

ReImagine

SDH

FRANC

PEACH

RTMLL2M

HIVE

SC2

DSSoCARCRFMLS

N-ZERO

ERI

DREaM

HAVOC DODOS

LOTSMOABB

AMEBA

M3IC

SPAR

3DSoC T-MUSIC

PIPES CRAFT

POSH

IDEA AISS

SHIELD GAPS

SSITHWIRED

CHIPS

ERIOMG

AMBIIENT

HERMES

MGM

FPCMS

QuIVER

FOCII

ERI

MIDAS DRBE


HOW TO ENGAGE WITH US


REMEMBER THE “P” IN OUR NAME

“A project consists of a concrete and organized effort motivated by a

perceived opportunity when facing a problem…”

What problem are you trying to solve?


THE HEILMEIER CATECHISM

Source:1981 Defense Science Board Summer Study


FUNDING VEHICLES AT DARPAKind Typical

Award ($M)Typical

Duration (Months)

How Purpose Where to Begin

Program 0.5 to >50 48 BAA1 To solve a specific national security problem

Directly engage a PM interested in this technical area

Seedling 0.2 to 1 6-12 “Open” BAA2

To provide key information to allow a PM to define a Program


Microsystem Exploration(µE)

1 18 PA3 To provide foundational work in an area of potential interest for a future Program


SBIR/STTR Ph1: 0.225Ph2: 1-1.5

Ph1: 10Ph2: 24-36

BAA4 To stimulate technological innovation Directly engage a PM interested in this technical area

YoungFaculty Award5

0.5 24 BAA6 To develop the next gen of scientists and engineers and encourage focus on DoD and National Security issues


1 http://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/opportunities2 http://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/office-wide-broad-agency-announcements3 https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/DARPA-PA-19-04/listing.html4 https://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/for-small-businesses/participate-sbir-sttr-program5 Available to junior faculty positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions6 https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=4330a0f123d7f5f6d3246484b8b75119&tab=core&_cview=1


http://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/opportunities

http://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/office-wide-broad-agency-announcements

https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ODA/DARPA/CMO/DARPA-PA-19-04/listing.html

https://www.darpa.mil/work-with-us/for-small-businesses/participate-sbir-sttr-program

https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=4330a0f123d7f5f6d3246484b8b75119&tab=core&_cview=1

“MICROSYSTEMS EXPLORATION” (µE) PROGRAMS

MTO has introduced a new class of programs: “Microsystems Exploration (µE)”Continuously open Program Announcement: DARPA-PA-19-04

From Program Announcement to contract in 90 daysUp to $1M over 2 phases (including cost share)

Streamlined proposal templates

Unclassified

Microsystems Exploration will accelerate microelectronics innovation


Massively Parallel Heterogeneous Computing

POTENTIAL MICROSYSTEM EXPLORATION (µE) TOPICS

Discard unnecessary pixels

Unclassified

Board-Level Hardware Security

Demonstrate fusion of non-invasive, rapid inspection

techniques for DoD electronics

Ferroelectric Nitride Materials and Non-Volatile Memory

Assess the feasibility of tunable ferroelectric nitrides using

manufacturable devices and process techniques

Sc-doped AlN

Explore the creation of compiler technology that improves the programming

productivity of massively parallel and heterogeneous processing systems

For more detailed information please see

DARPA SN-19-69


TALK TO A PROGRAM MANAGER!

• Start with: www.darpa.mil• Identify (if you can) the right PM• Then, contact them (web page,

email, visit)• Available at almost anytime

Some Advice• PMs are motivated by finding new and

highly disruptive problems that will be the basis of new programs

• Generally, you should discuss ideas that might lead to new programs, not present your approaches for ongoing programs

• PMs will be thinking about the Heilmeier catechism… so you should, too

• PMs are most receptive when you do their homework for them

• Listen to them!https://www.businessinsider.com/best-way-to-increase-mental-strength-2014-10DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited.

http://www.darpa.mil/

MTO – PROGRAM MANAGERS

John Burke YK Chen Tim Hancock Gordon Keeler Serge Leef Whitney Mason

Ken Plaks Ron Polcawich Keith Rebello Tom Rondeau Linton Salmon Paul Tilghman Steve Trimberger

Ben Griffin Scott Holmes


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