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.

An screengrab from the video showing about a dozen robots in a large room (representing humans at a party)

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.

An illustation of a U.S. servicemember looking through a camera, highlighting two figures in the distance. A zoom in view of the figures highlights points on their body that can be used to recognize their gait.

neural networks

Low-Light Gait Recognition

A method to identify individuals by their gait, at a distance and in low-light conditions, combines infrared imagery and neural network–based pose estimation.

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.

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.

UAS

Urban Counter-UAS Operational Prototype

The prototype is enabling DHS to test technologies that can counter the threats posed by commercial drones.

Awards

MIT Excellence Awards recognize five from Lincoln Laboratory

Jun 9

an illustration of the back of a man's head looking at a computer screen. on the screen is a doctor appearing to video-chat with the man.

COVID-19 exposure simulation technology is transferred to the CDC

Nov 30

Workshop explores national security repercussions of climate change

Feb 11

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Machine Learning and Systems Analyst

Homeland Protection

Homeland Protection Systems

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Data analyst

Homeland Protection

Homeland Protection Systems

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