GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORP
Department of Defense · Contract
AI-Readiness Score
14/19
AI / ML Relevance
7/9
Problem Framing
4/5
Awardee Quality
3/5
Award
$29,806,457
Award amount
—
Award date
N0001422C1030
PIID
Awardee
130
Total awards
$1,838,723,793
Total $ won
4.7/19
Avg AI score
Description
THIS WORK EFFORT WILL INVESTIGATE THE EXTENSION OF SWARMING AUTONOMY FROM EXPENDABLE, AUTONOMOUS UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVS) TO ENABLE HETEROGENEITY ACROSS SENSOR MODALITIES, AND SUPER SWARM SYSTEM EO14042
Score Rationale
The award explicitly names 'swarming autonomy' and autonomous systems as core deliverables, placing it solidly in the AI/ML space, but the description lacks specific technical detail (e.g., coordination algorithms, learning methods) and conflates system integration with algorithm development. Problem framing is reasonable—heterogeneous sensor fusion in UAV swarms is a concrete operational challenge—but the terse description leaves success criteria and end-user needs implicit. Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp is academically credible but operates as a research intermediary rather than a native startup, suggesting slower commercialization cycles typical of university-affiliated entities.