Intrinsic Cognitive Security (ICS)
ID: DARPA-SN-24-02Type: Special Notice
Overview

Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSEDEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY (DARPA)DEF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGCYARLINGTON, VA, 222032114, USA

PSC

NATIONAL DEFENSE R&D SERVICES; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE - MILITARY; BASIC RESEARCH (AC11)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/fefac8c883e041528c48397e3da461ee/view
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    Description

    Special Notice DEPT OF DEFENSE is seeking Intrinsic Cognitive Security (ICS) services. Intrinsic Cognitive Security (ICS) is a computational science program that aims to build tactical mixed reality systems to protect against cognitive attack. The program's core technical hypothesis is that formal methods can be extended with cognitive guarantees and models to safeguard mixed reality users from cognitive attack.

    Point(s) of Contact
    BAA Coordinator
    ICS@darpa.mil
    Files
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    DARPA-SN-24-02.pdf
    ICS_Special_Notice_Final.pdf
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