Homeland Protection

A vital mission of the U.S. government is to secure the nation from the many threats it faces. We support this mission by assessing, prototyping, and deploying innovative technology that helps reduce the nation's vulnerability to terrorism, secure transportation systems, and protect critical infrastructure.

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Artificial Intelligence Software Architectures and Algorithms
Energy Systems
Homeland Protection Systems
Homeland Sensors and Analytics

We apply artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies and develop prototypes to meet critical national security needs. Our technology portfolio uses AI for a range of applications, from augmenting human capability to enabling autonomous systems.

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Three cadets are photographed; one is operating a steering wheel, controlling a robot off screen. The other two look on.

Military students innovate technology solutions for U.S. Special Operations Command

Oct 18

A four-legged (quadrupedal) robot walks on a dock next to a U.S. Coast Guard ship.

An adapted robot assists with situational awareness

Sep 18

Researchers test the prototype standoff microwave imaging system. The antennas emit radio signals that reflect off the person standing in front of the array; the system processes the reflections to create the image on the monitors in the background.

In the Media

MIT Lincoln Laboratory’s real-time microwave imaging reimagines security for public venues

Sep 18

Federal Laboratory Consortium

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sensing

Private Automated Contact Tracing

An automated, Bluetooth-based system helps perform contact tracing in a private, anonymous way, offering a method to reduce disease spread during a pandemic.

A graph with the words HAPI Human AI-performance against a blue background. Surrounding the words are images of technologies, including a wristband, a laptop, a sensored helmet, VR glasses, and gloves.

artificial intelligence

Human-AI Performance Incubator

A new collaboration space is empowering researchers to drive innovations in human-AI teaming.

A group of five researchers pose in a field with two UAVs.

autonomous systems

Collaborative-UAS for Hostile Attribution, Surveillance, Emplacement, and Reconnaissance

We are building a toolbox of autonomous functions for unmanned aerial systems to improve UAS missions and alleviate burden on human operators in the field.

three people stand on a big dirt pile, outside, with blue sky in the background. One researcher is holding a laptop, which another looks at. The third person is holding a remote, controlling a robotic vehicle also on the dirt pile.

disaster relief

Motion Under Rubble Measured Using Radar

Our see-through-wall sensor is a lightweight, portable technology that peers through rubble and debris of a disaster site to detect survivors.

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I’ve been collaborating with my colleagues across the Lab on various facets of how to do responsible machine learning. I really want the Lab to be a leader in the domain.

Virginia Goodwin

Machine Learning and Systems Analyst

Homeland Protection

Homeland Protection Systems

I highly value having the flexibility to work in many domains. Data analysis provides this freedom.

Erica Landreth

Data analyst

Homeland Protection

Homeland Protection Systems

In order to develop truly innovative solutions, you have to be willing to accept a certain level of risk.

Paul Metzger

AI Innovator and Entrepreneur

Homeland Protection

Artificial Intelligence Software Architectures and Algorithms

Paul Metzger smiles for a photo outside. He is wearing sunglasses, a navy blue suit coat, and blue button up.

Teaching computer agents to communicate, cooperate, and collaborate with humans and with other agents is a crucial challenge to building a safer future.