The Strengthening Human Adaptive Reasoning and Problem-Solving (SHARP) Program is seeking to fund rigorous, high-quality research to address these limitations and advance the science on optimizing human adaptive reasoning and problem-solving.

The goal of the program is to test and validate interventions that have the potential to significantly improve these capabilities, leading to improvements in performance for high-performing adults in information-rich environments.

 

Web Information

IARPA Neuroscience programs page: iarpa.gov/neuroscience-programs-at-iarpa

SHARP page: iarpa.gov/index.php/research-programs/sharp

Program Office page: http://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/about-iarpa/smart-collection

 

Contact Information

Program Manager email: alexis.jeannotte@iarpa.gov

Phone: 301-851-7517

Address: Office of the Director of National Intelligence Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity Washington, District of Columbia 20511

 

Program Office

Smart Collection

The Office of Smart Collection (SC) focuses on improving the value of collected data from all sources. The Office seeks to achieve this goal by, among other activities, developing new sensor and transmission technologies, new collection techniques that more precisely target desired information, and means for collecting information from previously inaccessible sources. In addition, the Office pursues new mechanisms for combining information gathered from multiple sources to enhance the quality, reliability, and utility of collected information.

Areas of interest include:

Innovative methods or tools for identifying and/or creating novel sources of new information Sensor technologies that dramatically improve the reach, sensitivity, size, weight, and power for collection of broad signal or ...

Acting Director, Office of Smart Collection Program Manager, Athena,  GHO, HFGeo, SLiCE

Dr. Reed has been an IARPA program manager since 2010, managing programs and projects on diverse topics that include geolocation, electrically small antennas, and reliability of information from sensor networks.  He has been involved in all development phases for systems for signals intelligence, communications, navigation, radar, and electronic warfare. He has patents in parallel computing, radar signal processing, and GPS.

Web Information

IARPA Webpage: http://www.iarpa.gov/images/bios/Reed_Bio.pdf

 

 

Contact Information

Email: chris.reed@iarpa.gov

Phone: 301-851-7485

Address: Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity Gate 5 1000 Colonial Farm Rd. McLean, VA 22101

 

Biosketch

Dr. Chris Reed is concurrently serving as the Acting Director of the Office of Smart Collection and as a Program Manager in the Office where he oversees the Athena,  GHO, HFGeo, SLiCE programs.

Prior to joining IARPA he worked with L-3 Communications, Statistical Signal Processing, Raytheon, Hughes, Compaq Computer, and the U.S. Army. He has been involved in all development phases for systems for signals intelligence, communications, navigation, radar, and electronic warfare. He has patents in parallel computing, radar signal processing, and GPS.

Received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, and a master’s and doctorate in Electrical Engineering from UCLA

 

Research Interests

Emitter ...

Program Manager, IARPA SHARP and TRUST programs

Dr. Jeannotte held an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship in the National Securities and Global Securities at the US Department of Homeland Security. Dr Jeannotte also was a contractor supporting the government in the development and management of programs that fund research and development to meet national security needs.

Web Information

IARPA Webpage: http://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/our-program-managers#Jeannotte

Contact Information

Email: alexis.jeannotte@iarpa.gov

Phone: 301-851-7517

Address: Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity Gate 5 1000 Colonial Farm Rd. McLean, VA 22101

 

Biosketch

Dr. Jeannotte, at Avian, led a three of three as a systems engineering and technical assistant to her government customer. Alexis used her technical background in neuroscience to help develop, fund and manage research programs that will meet critical needs for U.S. government operations. She also acts as a cheerleader for the company in the Metro D.C. area and served as program manager for the AVIAN team.

 

Research Interests

Human cognition and intelligence, mobile sensing, wearable devices, social psychology and neuroscience, deception, trust, motivation, creativity, human performance, second language learning, cross-cultural training, identity

 

Neuroscience Program (NSP) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is an interdisciplinary program of study and research leading to the doctoral degree. Other neuroscience related programs  include the Beckman Institute and numerous research centers.

The Beckman Institute’s research is focused around four research themes: Biological Intelligence, Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction, Integrative Imaging, and Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures. Researchers come from psychology, computer science, electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, and bioengineering.

Web Information

Neuroscience Program (NSP): http://neuroscience.illinois.edu/

Beckman Institute: http://beckman.illinois.edu/

Research Centers and Programs: http://research.illinois.edu/research-illinois/research-centers-and-programs

Beckman Institute

The Institute’s primary mission is to foster interdisciplinary work of the highest quality, transcending many of the limitations inherent in traditional university organizations and structures. The Institute was founded on the premise that reducing the barriers between traditional scientific and technological disciplines can yield research advances that more conventional approaches cannot.

Beckman Institute research is focused around four research themes:

Biological Intelligence Human-Computer Intelligent Interaction Integrative Imaging Molecular and Electronic Nanostructures

The Beckman Institute is also home to strategic initiatives that seek to unify campus activities in their respective areas:

Health: Attitudes, Biology, Information, Technology, Society Illinois Language & Literacy Initiative Strategic Initiative on Imaging Social Dimensions of Environmental Policy

Researchers from University of Illinois departments as far-ranging as psychology, computer science, electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, and bioengineering ...

As part of the IARPA SHARP program,Honeywellis leading a team of top researchers from Northeastern University, Oxford University, and Beth Israel Dea­coness Med­ical Center.

The goal of the SHARP program is to develop, demonstrate, and validate methods to augment intelligence analysts’ adaptive reasoning and problem-solving capabilities (ARP) and to enhance their ability to reason through complex problems common to the intelligence community.

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Article

Honeywell researchers measure brain waves

AOPA by Sarah Deener Dec. 12, 2013

After a long flight in instrument conditions, a commercial flight crew begins a challenging approach, and the pilots’ attention suddenly turns to a landing gear light malfunction. With the autopilot engaged in cruise, a pilot loses focus and misses a pertinent radio call. Danger can lurk at either end of the workload spectrum: Pilots are more liable to make errors when overloaded or underworked and inattentive.

But what if a system could tap into pilots’ brain waves to automate tasks when they’re overwhelmed and snap them out of it when their attention drifts? Honeywell Aerospace researchers have used electroencephalography (EEG) sensors to quantify brain activity and cast light on when someone is ...

As part of the IARPA SHARP program, Charles River is leading a team of top researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of New Mexico, and Harvard University to test the effectiveness of a Multifaceted Intervention for Robust, ARP-Focused Customized Learning and Enhancement, or MIRACLE.

The goal of the SHARP program is to develop, demonstrate, and validate methods to augment intelligence analysts’ adaptive reasoning and problem-solving capabilities (ARP) and to enhance their ability to reason through complex problems common to the intelligence community.

 

Web Information

Charles River Analytics website: https://www.cra.com/

 

Contact Information

Email: https://www.cra.com/contact-us

PI for SHARP program: Victoria Romero

Phone: 617) 491-3474

Address: Charles River Analytics Inc 625 Mt. Auburn St. Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

 

About Charles River Analytics

Since 1983, Charles River Analytics has been delivering intelligent systems that transform our customers’ data into mission-relevant tools and solutions to support critical assessment and decision-making. Charles River continues to grow its technology, customer base, and strategic alliances through research and development programs for the DoD and the Intelligence Community, addressing a broad spectrum of mission areas and functional domains, including: sensor and image processing, situation assessment and decision aiding, human systems integration, and cyber analytics. These efforts have resulted in ...