DHS S&T Collaborative Projects Presented to Research & Industrial Collaboration Conference Oct 4, 2006 Trent DePersia Program Manager trent.depersia@dhs.gov 202-254-6152 Kirsten Fuoti Technical SETA kirsten.fuoti@associates.dhs.gov 202-254-6792 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) / Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate 1
DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Mission Protect the homeland by providing Federal, state, local, and tribal officials with state-of-the-art technologies and resources. 2
DHS S&T Investment Portfolio Short Term (0-3 yrs) Advanced Technology Near Term Delivery Term (3-8 yrs) Applied Research Innovative Capabilities Higher Risk / Higher Payoff Long Term (>8 yrs) Basic Research University fundamental research Gov t lab discovery & invention Customer Focused, Output Oriented 3
DHS S&T Investments - General To address the Short-, -, and Long-Term Portfolio, DHS/S&T invests in technology development and demonstrations in: Industry National Labs / Government Labs Not For Profits Academia Small Businesses 4
Example Energetics Program (formerly Explosives Countermeasures) - Work with customers to establish needs, gaps, and vulnerabilities - Balance of Short-, -, and Long-Term projects - Harvest emerging technologies from national labs, academia, and industry - Collaborate with and leverage other government agencies 5
Energetics Projects -1 DHS Awards funded under BAA05-03 Performer Project Title Sub-Contract STATUS Suicide Bomb / Leave Behind Bomb IED Detection Short,, Long BAE Systems Advanced Technologies, Inc. Northeastern University Rapiscan Systems High Energy Corp Stand-Off Terahertz Explosive Detection System Real-Time Multi-Spectral Detection of Improvised Explosives Devices Univ of Florida Washington St Univ University Completed Completing Ion Metrics, Inc. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Low Cost Mini-IMS Explosives Sensor Long Raytheon, AS&E, Siemens, PPT, Rennselaer Wide Area Surveillance and Suicide Bomber Detection Polytechnic at Greater Than 10 Meters (BomDetec) Institute Non-Intrusive Detection of Suicide Bombers Syagen Technology, Inc. Multi-Function MS-Based Personnel Screening Portal Vehicle Bomb IED Detection ITT Industries Space Systems LLC Naval Research Laboratory Rapiscan Systems Neutronics (Ancore) Remote Sensing of Explosives in Vehicles via Detection of Mass Anomalies Remote Detection of Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices Using Fiber Optic Sensor Technology Rapid Prototyping of Low Dose High Sensitivity Vehicle Explosive Detection System Completed Completing Completed Completed Completed Short Short Short 6
Energetics Projects - 2 DHS SBIR 04.2-005 Innovative Techniques for Concealed Weapons or Explosive Detection at a Distance I Awards Performer Project Title Sub-Contract STATUS Intelligent Optical Polychromic Imaging for Standoff Detection of Systems, Inc. Explosives and Weapons Pharad, LLC Spire Corporation Short,, Long Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute I Electromagnetic Concealed Weapons Detection at a Distance I UMASS-Lowell Terahertz Imaging System for Concealed Weapon Detection I Long DHS funded awards via National Institute of Justice Performer Project Title Sub-Contract STATUS Suicide Bomb / Leave Behind Bomb IED Detection Florida International The Scientific Working Group on Dog and Orthogonal University Detectors (SWGDOG) Project on Schedule Short,, Long University 7
Energetics Projects -3 DHS-funded awards via TSWG Performer Project Title Sub-Contract STATUS Explosive Detection (ED) Dynamics Technology Completing Incorporated Associated Particle Imaging Award GE-Quantum Magnetics Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR) Remote Competed Inc. Detection Techniques Award Short,, Long New Jersey Institute of Technology Enabling Technology for Suicide Bomber Detection Picometrics Completed Long Qinetiq Inc. Man Portable Passive Millimeter Wave Completing Award SET Associates Enabling Technology for Suicide bomber Detection Completing Physical Security (PS) CyTerra Corporation Smiths Detection University of Minnesota Vanguard University Rail System Passenger/Baggage Screening - Virtual Patdown Using Radar (VIPUR) Hand Wand Detector I Completed Rail System Passenger/Baggage Screening Award Short Improved Mass Transit Surveillance and Early Warning Beginning System Tests Project on Breach Control Barriers for Public Access Areas Schedule 8
Northeastern University T H z Left: Schematic of tiered approach Bottom: Sample results from person detection/tracking system Objective: Develop a detection system for wide area surveillance and standoff suicide bomber detection via fused imaging and spectroscopic technologies (intelligent video, millimeter wave radar (mmw), backscatter x-ray, Terahertz (THz)). Fixed-Site Interrogation Deliverables: : Preliminary Design Review I: Breadboard Design Phases III: Preproduction System Feb 07 Feb 08 July 08 Award Details: Title: Wide Area Surveillance and Suicide Bomber Detection at Greater Than 10 meters Performer: Northeastern University Sub-Contract: Siemens Intelligent Video Raytheon Radar-Micro/MMW AS&E X-ray Backscatter, Integrator Personnel Protection Tech MMW RPI Terahertz Award Start Date: est. September 2006 9
Summary Investments with different types of organizations are necessary to stimulate the short-, mid-, and long-term development that will provide the Federal, state, local, and tribal officials with stateof-the-art technologies and resources needed to protect the homeland. 10
DHS S&T Solicitation Broad Agency Announcement BAA-06-00063: Home Made Explosives (HME) Detection System Development Find Information at: HSARPA BAA - http://www.hsarpabaa.com/ FedBizOpps - http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ 12