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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Energy Systems
Homeland Decision Support Systems
Homeland Protection Systems
Homeland Sensors and Analytics

Working closely with the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, and Energy, we design energy solutions for the military and help bolster the U.S. energy infrastructure's resilience against natural and man-made threats.

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In the Media

Transcom pursues AI to enhance patient movement ops and mass casualty response

Jul 14

Defense Scoop

Lincoln Laboratory researcher Noah Yared holds a DePLife prototype. His back is showing in the image with the prototype screen in front and visible.

In the Media

Testing new technologies that help law enforcement ‘see’ through walls

Jul 1

DHS Science and Technology

Two individuals set up a radar and communications system for testing outdoors.

Radar and communications system extends signal range at millimeter-wave frequencies

Apr 22

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The FOVEA tool is just one of Lincoln Laboratory's efforts to help the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate protect public spaces such as subways from attacks.

analytics

Forensic Video Exploitation and Analysis Tool

The tool lets security officials quickly analyze video surveillance footage and track incidents of interest.

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.

advanced imaging

Video-Rate Standoff Microwave Imaging System

The system can rapidly and discreetly detect threat items concealed under clothes or hidden in bags of people in crowded public spaces.

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analytics

Waterways Automated Vessel Information

Our video analytics are helping to improve waterway security.

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.

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I take a lot of motivation from the fact that people really pay attention to our work at the Laboratory and that our work is used to inform decision makers in many domains.

Jay Stotsky

Systems and Data Analyst

Homeland Protection

Homeland Protection Systems

I take pride in helping the nation’s electric grid modernize to incorporate more renewables.

Amelia Servi

Energy Systems Engineer

Homeland Protection

Energy Systems

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.