Business
- Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI)
- Intellectual Property
- Human Research Protection Program (HRPP)
- ARO Small Business Opportunities
- Contracting
- Broad Agency Announcements
- Collaborative Alliances
- HBCU/MI Partnered Research Initiative
- Distributed Analytics and Information Science ITA
- Current CTAs
- Completed CTAs
- Current CRAs
- Cyber Security Research Alliance
- Distributed and Collaborative Intelligent Systems and Technology
- Multi-Scale Multidisciplinary Modeling of Electronic Materials
- Materials in Extreme Dynamic Environments
- Internet of Battlefield Things
- Scalable, Adaptive, and Resilient Autonomy (SARA)
- Strengthening Teamwork for Robust Operations in Novel Groups (STRONG)
- Completed ITAs
- Partnership Methods and Opportunities
- Small Business
- Scientific Services Program
- Technology Transfer
- University Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs)
Objective

Develop the underpinning science to extend the reach, situational awareness, and operational effectiveness of Intelligent System/Soldier teams against dynamic threats in complex and contested environments and provide technical and operational superiority through fast, intelligent, resilient and collaborative behaviors. Research topics include:
- Distributed Intelligence: Establish the theoretical foundations of multi-faceted distributed networked intelligent systems combining autonomous agents, sensors, tactical super-computing, knowledge bases in the tactical cloud, and human experts.
- Heterogeneous Group Control: Develop the theory and algorithms for control of large autonomous teams with varying levels of heterogeneity and modularity across sensing, computing, platforms, and degree of autonomy.
- Adaptive and Resilient Behaviors: Develop theory and experimental methods for heterogeneous multi-agent groups to carry out tasks in the physical world.
Contact Information
ARL Collaborative Alliance Manager:
Dr. Brett Piekarski
brett.h.piekarski.civ@mail.mil
University Lead:
Vijay Kumar, Nemirovsky Family Dean and Professor, University of Pennsylvania
kumar@seas.upenn.edu