Embedded and AI Systems

We design and prototype cutting-edge AI and edge processing systems to meet the most demanding national security challenges. Our research team — comprising top experts from MIT Lincoln Laboratory and close collaborators from the DAF-MIT AI Accelerator — applies AI to sensor exploitation, human–AI teaming, decision support, and mission autonomy, with a strong emphasis on deploying AI at the tactical edge. In addition, the group develops tools and techniques for establishing trust in AI and applying AI to engineering design and scientific discovery. We work with sponsors and industry partners during the earliest stages of technology development, ensuring that our algorithms and hardware are optimized for performance and result in seamless system integration and technology transition. This approach speeds up the process of delivering these capabilities to warfighters.

We take technologies from concept to prototype, and ultimately to real-world demonstrations on relevant platforms — bridging the gap between research and operational deployment.