CHARLES RIVER ANALYTICS, INC.
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
13/19
AI / ML Relevance
7/9
Problem Framing
3/5
Awardee Quality
3/5
Award
$1,299,990
Award amount
—
Award date
HT942525CE029
PIID
Awardee
29
Total awards
$72,287,627
Total $ won
11.1/19
Avg AI score
Description
ANTHROPOMETRY AND POSE OBSERVATION USING LOW-DIMENSIONAL LATENT OPTIMIZATION (APOLLO)
Score Rationale
The award title explicitly names a machine learning technique (low-dimensional latent optimization) applied to computer vision tasks (anthropometry and pose observation), indicating genuine ML work; however, the description lacks operational context—no mention of end-user problem, deployment environment, or success criteria beyond the acronym itself. Charles River Analytics is a known AI/ML research firm but operates with a legacy consulting firm naming pattern, placing it between pure startups and large primes; the contract size (~$1.3M) and focus on foundational ML research suggests academic-style work rather than production deployment.