ONHS Report: HR001126S0001

Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-Wide

Solicitation ID: HR001126S0001

Agency: DARPA/I2O

Type: Solicitation

Deadline: 2026-11-30T17:00:00 ET

Eligibility: Maybe (Conditional)

Funding: N/A

Doc Type: BAA

Clearance: Maybe (Info Requested)

Program Manager: HR001126S0001@darpa.mil

Last Updated: 2025-12-01 9:47

Analyzed File: HR001126S0001.pdf

Eligibility Reasoning

University-Affiliated Research Centers (UARCs) and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) including National Labs... are highly discouraged from proposing against this solicitation as award to a UARC or FFRDC will only be made by exception. UARCs and FFRDCs interested in this solicitation, either as a prime or a subcontractor, must contact the Agency POC... prior to the proposal (or abstract) due date to discuss potential participation as part of the government team or eligibility as a technical performer.

Note: This is an AI-generated summary...

Summary

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Innovation Office (I2O) has issued an office-wide Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) to solicit revolutionary research proposals for topics not currently addressed by ongoing I2O programs. The BAA targets unconventional and disruptive approaches in four key thrust areas: Transformative AI, Resilient/Adaptable/Secure Software and Complex Systems, Offensive/Defensive Cybersecurity and Privacy, and Fighting in the Information Domain. The announcement explicitly excludes research that offers only evolutionary improvements. Interested parties must first submit an abstract and receive an invitation before submitting a full proposal. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis, and multiple award types are anticipated, including procurement contracts, grants, and Other Transactions (OTs).

Overall Technical Areas

Transformative Artificial IntelligenceTrustworthy AI SystemsThird-Wave AI MethodologiesResilient Complex SystemsFormal Methods for Software VerificationCyber-Physical Systems SecurityAutomated Software RepairAI-driven CybersecurityOffensive Cyber OperationsDefensive Cyber CapabilitiesUser Privacy TechnologiesInformation Domain AnalysisCognitive Security ModelingSemantic Knowledge ExtractionSecure Message Transport

Probable LBNL Areas

BSACSAEESAETAPSA

Focus Areas

Example Priorities:

We seek to invest in trustworthy, disruptive artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and methodologies relevant to national security.
We define trustworthy systems as ones that operate competently, interact appropriately with humans, and behave ethically and morally.

Specific Technical Skills:

Trustworthy AIAI EthicsDisruptive TechnologiesHuman-AI InteractionAI CompetencyNational Security AIArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Gazi Mahmud	0.70	BSA \| Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology \| Molecular Ecosystems Bio
Edward Bethel	0.67	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Sufi Kaur	0.67	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Alex Newkirk	0.67	ETA \| Building Tech. & Urban Sys. \| Bldg & Industrial App Dpt
Drew Paine	0.67	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Neel Rajeshbhai Vora	0.67	PSA \| ATAP \| BACI
Sunhee Baik	0.67	ETA \| Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts \| Energy Markets & Policy
Ana Kupresanin	0.66	CSA \| Computing
Zhe Bai	0.66	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Margaret Taylor	0.66	ETA \| Building Tech. & Urban Sys. \| Bldg Technologies Dept

Example Priorities:

We seek to use formal methods and third-wave AI to make it easier to understand, build, update, repair, and restore complex software and cyber-physical systems with multi-system-wide, security-relevant correctness guarantees.
We also seek methods to provide continuing operation of a system under duress.
Example systems are large scale manufacturing, financial systems, large scale infrastructure, and transportation systems.

Specific Technical Skills:

Formal MethodsThird-Wave AISoftware SecurityCyber-Physical SystemsSystem ResilienceSoftware EngineeringCorrectness GuaranteesOpen-Source Software DevelopmentLarge-Scale System Modeling

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Gregory Lemieux	0.69	EESA \| CESD \| Earth System Sciences
Sean Peisert	0.68	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Rohan Adwankar	0.68	BSA \| Biological Systems & Engineering \| Process Engr & Analytics
Alex Newkirk	0.68	ETA \| Building Tech. & Urban Sys. \| Bldg & Industrial App Dpt
Samuel Williams	0.67	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Gazi Mahmud	0.67	BSA \| Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology \| Molecular Ecosystems Bio
Hannah Cohoon	0.67	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Dan Bonachea	0.67	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Marcos Lopez de Prado	0.67	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Vinay Sawal	0.67	CSA \| NERSC \| Data Center Department

Example Priorities:

We're leveraging advances in state-of-the-art AI and secure and resilient tools and technologies to produce trustworthy cyber capabilities that operate beyond human capacity and speed.
We seek capabilities to assure the privacy of users and user information and actions.
Our efforts anticipate adversary countermeasures to create enduring capabilities.

Specific Technical Skills:

AI for CybersecurityOffensive Cyber OperationsDefensive Cyber OperationsUser Privacy TechnologiesInformation AssuranceAdversary ModelingCyber CountermeasuresHigh-Speed ComputingResilient Systems

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Sean Peisert	0.70	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Tiffany Connors	0.70	CSA \| NERSC \| Data Center Department
Gazi Mahmud	0.69	BSA \| Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology \| Molecular Ecosystems Bio
Adam Slagell	0.69	CSA \| Scientific Networking (ESNET) \| Security
Aydin Buluc	0.67	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
John Wu	0.67	CSA \| Scientific Networking (ESNET) \| Tech Adv and Engagement
Edward Bethel	0.67	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Angelos Ioannou	0.67	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Jean Luca Bez	0.67	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Silvia Crivelli	0.67	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science

Example Priorities:

We focus on measuring the health of and protecting and detecting attacks on the information domain, broadly construed.
Cognitive: Beliefs and attitudes
Semantic: Knowledge that's specialized to particular domains, e.g., scientific discourse, the financial system, supply chains, and other areas
Tracking: Recording the digital artifacts of interactions with the myriad digital devices required by modern life

Specific Technical Skills:

Information WarfareCognitive SecuritySemantic AnalysisKnowledge RepresentationDigital ForensicsNetwork Anomaly DetectionData ProvenanceSupply Chain SecurityComputational Social Science

Potential PIs for this Area:

Name	Score	Organization
Sean Peisert	0.69	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Gazi Mahmud	0.69	BSA \| Environmental Genomics & Systems Biology \| Molecular Ecosystems Bio
Drew Paine	0.68	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
Ana Kupresanin	0.67	CSA \| Computing
Alexander Sim	0.66	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Aydin Buluc	0.66	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science
Adam Slagell	0.66	CSA \| Scientific Networking (ESNET) \| Security
Marcos Lopez de Prado	0.66	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Research
Hannah Cohoon	0.66	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications
John Wu	0.66	CSA \| Scientific Networking (ESNET) \| Tech Adv and Engagement

Potential LBNL PIs (Overall)

Note on PI Matching: These suggestions are generated through an AI-driven semantic analysis of LBNL staff profiles.

Name	Score	Organization
Koushik Sen	0.75	CSA \| AMCR \| Computer Science · Automated Software Repair
Alexandre Bayen	0.74	ETA \| Energy Analysis \| Systems & Energy Tech Analysis · Cyber-Physical Systems Security
Tiffany Connors	0.74	CSA \| NERSC \| Data Center Department · AI-driven Cybersecurity
Jeetika Malik	0.74	ETA \| Building Tech. & Urban Sys. \| Bldg Technologies Dept · Resilient Complex Systems
Kevin Cruse	0.72	ESA \| MSD \| Material Physics · Semantic Knowledge Extraction
Gazi Mahmud	0.72	BSA \| Env. Genomics & Sys. Biology \| Molecular Ecosystems Bio · Information Domain Analysis
Abdelilah Essiari	0.72	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · Secure Message Transport
Anna Giannakou	0.71	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · Third-Wave AI Methodologies
Sean Peisert	0.71	CSA \| SciData \| Data Science Applications · User Privacy Technologies
Adam Slagell	0.71	CSA \| ESNET \| Security · Offensive Cyber Operations

Fundamental Research Exemption (FRE)

It is DoD policy that the publication of products of fundamental research will remain unrestricted to the maximum extent possible. National Security Decision Directive (NSDD) 189 defines fundamental research as follows: 'Fundamental research' means basic and applied research in science and engineering, the results of which ordinarily are published and shared broadly within the scientific community, as distinguished from proprietary research and from industrial development, design, production, and product utilization, the results of which ordinarily are restricted for proprietary or national security reasons.