Courtesy Audio | DARPA | 12.31.1969
In this episode of the Voices from DARPA podcast, we talk with DARPA program manager Dr. Joshua Elliott, and Dr. Graham Lederer, research geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey about a recent DARPA competition geared at automating elements of the U.S. Geological Survey’s critical mineral assessment workflow. The experts discuss the motivations behind the competition, plans for next steps......
Courtesy Audio | DARPA | 12.31.1969
DARPA’s Manta Ray program seeks to demonstrate innovative technologies allowing payload-capable autonomous unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) to operate on long-duration, long-range missions in ocean environments without the need for on-site human logistics support or maintenance. Such UUVs would offer the potential for persistent operations in forward environments, allowing host vessels......
Courtesy Audio | DARPA | 12.31.1969
For this episode of the Voices from DARPA podcast, we talk with new DARPA program manager, Dr. Alvaro Velasquez, a self-described “researcher at heart.” His current research interests are at the intersection of formal language theory and machine learning for sequential decision-making. Velasquez discusses his path to DARPA and how it serendipitously led him to inheriting management of a......
Courtesy Audio | DARPA | 12.31.1969
For this episode of the Voices from DARPA podcast, we will be hearing from CDR Jean-Paul Chretien about the newly-launched DARPA Triage Challenge. Previous DARPA challenges have contributed to the self-driving car evolution, responsive space launch, and robotics for disaster response and recovery, and we expect equally transformational results from this one. The DARPA Triage Challenge will......
Courtesy Audio | DARPA | 12.31.1969
At a time when the race to create the best artificial intelligence-enabled technology is at its fiercest, experts at DARPA say we need to recalibrate the direction of research in the field. Within DARPA’s Information Innovation Office, one of the research thrusts focuses on proficient artificial intelligence (AI), which the office defines as how to build AI-enabled systems that we could......
Courtesy Audio | DARPA | 12.31.1969
If it seems like microchips have been a consistent conversation topic lately, it’s for good reason. Supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors created a new level of awareness about microelectronics. However, the research and development that advance these increasingly powerful technologies goes back decades, with DARPA teaming up to play a key part. This......
Audio by Airman 1st Class Kevin Dunkleberger | AFN Incirlik | 12.31.1969
American Forces Network Incirlik interviewed Tammi Ragan, USO center manager and Zekee Silos, USO operations manager at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Dec. 6, 2022. The USO features weekly events and volunteer opportunities for Airmen assigned to Incirlik Air Base. (Department of Defense Radio Spot by Airman 1st Class Kevin Dunkleberger)...
Audio by Airman 1st Class Kevin Dunkleberger | AFN Incirlik | 12.31.1969
American Forces Network Incirlik promoted gym etiquette at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Nov. 3, 2022. The Titan Fitness Center and Larger Than Life Fitness Center both feature free-weights for Airmen to use and return to their proper place on Incirlik Air Base. (Department of Defense Radio Spot by Airman 1st Class Kevin Dunkleberger)...
