From 1st Evidence µPub to Research Award to Publication in 11 Months*
Powering Research SponsorsBenefits DARPA research in:• Quantitative crisis response• Systematizing confidence in
open research and evidence
Disrupting the Status QuoCombines the strength of social media data (text and video) –real-time, multi-source, independent of infrastructure and sensors – with numerical models to dramatically improve predictions of disaster impacts
HOW
Collaborating Across Areas of Expertise and InstitutionsPosted 11 Evidence and 4 Conjecture μPubs, supplemented by 34 Evidence and Conjecture μPubs from Plexors at 2 universities
Combined geological sciences with machine learning, weather modeling, cyber and social media expertise
WHAT WHY
WINNING PROPOSAL
Social Media as a Valuable Source of Real-time Information During Disasters
DARPA Grant Awardedin Summer 2018
POLYPLEXUS: AN R&D PROPULSION LAB
Evan Goldstein, Ph.D.Geological Sciences
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill@ebgoldstein
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GRANT WINNER
“I intentionally tried to be ‘open’ about letting other research guide my work. In some ways, it would have been easier to write all the Evidence and Conjectures µPubs I needed, but I preferred to scour the site for interesting ideas and to expand my thinking.”
PROOF OF CONCEPTREAL-TIME CASE STUDY
From 1st Evidence µPub to Research Award in 4 Months
Powering Research SponsorsBenefits DARPA research in: • Wave-matter interactions• Space access, surveillance
and environments• Force protection
Disrupting the Status QuoAccelerating current U.S. timeline for Mars missions• NASA 2020 unmanned• SpaceX 2024 manned• NASA ~2030 mannedNote: Putin asserts Russian-manned missions departing in 2019
HOW
Collaborating Across Areas of Expertise and InstitutionsPosted 10 Evidence and 6 Conjecture μPubs, complemented by 20 Evidence and Conjecture μPubs from Plexors at 5 universities
Combined evidence spanning 7 diverse technologies, including neuroimaging, geology and satellite design
WHAT WHY
WINNING PROPOSAL
Generating Local Magnetic Fields Through Superconducting Loops for Safe Life on Mars
DARPA Grant Awardedin Summer 2018
POLYPLEXUS: AN R&D PROPULSION LAB
“My postdoc introduced me to Polyplexus. I was skeptical but was drawn in by the opportunityto see curated information that I would notordinarily see.”
Victoria Coverstone, Ph.D.Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
University of Miami
GRANT WINNER
PROOF OF CONCEPTREAL-TIME CASE STUDY
From 1st Evidence µPub to Research Award in 4 Months
Powering Research SponsorsBenefits DARPA research in: • Quantum-assisted sensing
and readout• Driven and non-equilibrium
quantum systems• Accelerated computation for
scientific simulations
Disrupting the Status Quo• Implementation of quantum
computing to remain coherent at room temperature
• Use quantum dots (QD) to promote scalability
• Leverage long spin lifetimes of QDs for quantum computing purposes
HOW
Collaborating Across Areas of Expertise and InstitutionsPosted 11 Evidence and 6 Conjecture μPubs, supplemented by 22 quantum computing Evidence and Conjecture μPubsfrom Plexors at 3 universities
WHAT WHY
PROOF OF CONCEPTREAL-TIME CASE STUDY
WINNING PROPOSAL
Discovery of Topological States in InN Quantum Dots
DARPA Grant Awardedin Summer 2018
POLYPLEXUS: AN R&D PROPULSION LAB
“Seeing connections and overlap between sub-fields within my own field is potentially useful, but what makes an idea like Polyplexus truly revolutionary is getting a controlled environment in which to find useful connections with disparate fields within which I would generally never associate.”
Morgan Ware, Ph.D. Semiconductor Nanomaterials
University of Arkansas@meistermorg
GRANT WINNER
From 1st Evidence µPub to Research Award in 4 Months
Powering Research SponsorsBenefits DARPA research in: • Autonomous systems• Human machine interface• Cognitive science• Social psychology
Disrupting the Status Quo• Enabling safe SAA operations
across a multitude of commercial and military missions
• Position U.S. as a leader in autonomous systems with programmed moral integrity
HOW
Collaborating Across Areas of Expertise and InstitutionsPosted 12 Conjecture μPubsusing Evidence μPubs from 11 Plexors across industry and universities
Combined more than 25 Evidence μPubs spanning 9 diverse subjects ranging from economics to cyber security
WHAT WHY
PROOF OF CONCEPTREAL-TIME CASE STUDY
WINNING PROPOSAL
Developing and SignalingTrust in Synthetic Autonomous Agents (SAAs)
DARPA Grant Awardedin Summer 2018
POLYPLEXUS: AN R&D PROPULSION LAB
“Polyplexus is great for any researcher who enjoys playing with ideas. From my own Conjectures and from following those of others, I begin to see themes emerge. The platform has truly inspired my vision and proposed research.”
Kathryn A. Johnson, Ph.D. Social Psychologist
Arizona State University
GRANT WINNER
From 1st Evidence µPub to Research Award in 5 Months
Powering Research SponsorsBenefits DARPA research in: • Facial recognition• Signal processing• Biotechnology
Disrupting the Status Quo• Improve decision-making and
human health, maximize safety, reduce energy waste and light pollution through visual tuning
• Advance user-display interactions by using luminance or chromatic contrast
HOW
Collaborating Across Areas of Expertise and InstitutionsPosted 17 Conjecture μPubsusing Evidence μPubs from 12 Plexors across industry, universities, and the public sector
Created more than 60 Evidence μPubs covering 11 subjects ranging from materials science to physiology
WHAT WHY
PROOF OF CONCEPTREAL-TIME CASE STUDY
WINNING PROPOSAL
Visual Tuning of Displays to Enhance Cues for Detection, Identification and Tracking
DARPA Grant Awardedin Summer 2018
POLYPLEXUS: AN R&D PROPULSION LAB
“Polyplexus allows me to make unlikely connections between research results that I’d otherwise never see. It’s like a multi-player 3D jigsaw puzzle.”
John D. Bullough, Ph.D. Transportation and Safety Lighting
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute @bulloj
GRANT WINNER
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