![MIT Lincoln Laboratory](/sites/default/files/styles/news_3_up/public/news/image/2018-05/_DSC9956.jpg?itok=ePhoVHA1)
![The ERSA system uses cameras to track aircraft flying too close to the capital’s no-fly zone.](/sites/default/files/styles/ifde_hero/public/rdarea/image/2018-03/ERSA_VWS.jpg?h=dc10c006&itok=6xI3A1c9)
Homeland Protection Systems
The Homeland Protection Systems Group works with U.S. government agencies and military partners to develop, assess, and rapidly transition advanced systems in support of the Homeland’s strategic interests. The group has deployed novel technology solutions to address security challenges in the national airspace, in urban centers, and at critical infrastructure sites.
We specialize in systems integration, systems analysis, and field testing, especially as related to air security operations. Our mission expertise is applied toward developing innovative approaches to architecture design, algorithm and hardware prototyping, and general problem-solving. Our team of scientists, engineers, and technologists develop and employ cutting-edge techniques in exploratory data analysis, predictive analytics, and systems engineering to produce solutions for complex problems in constrained environments.
Featured Projects
![An screengrab from the video showing about a dozen robots in a large room (representing humans at a party)](/sites/default/files/styles/list/public/project/image/2023-01/PACT%20testing.png?itok=QgX2MNGG)
Private Automated Contact Tracing
![A group of five researchers pose in a field with two UAVs.](/sites/default/files/styles/list/public/project/image/2021-11/CHASER-1.png?itok=U-PzuHFZ)
Collaborative-UAS for Hostile Attribution, Surveillance, Emplacement, and Reconnaissance
![Commercial unmanned aerial systems, like the one pictured above, are increasingly flown in urban areas; if used for illicit purposes, they can pose dangers to civilians.](/sites/default/files/styles/list/public/project/image/2018-04/508506-10D_smaller.jpg?itok=18KdSleN)