HSWERX, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Technology Transfer & Commercialization Branch (T2C), will host the Spotlighting Innovation for Homeland Security: Strategic Research & Development (R&D) Webinar Series, highlighting priority research areas for DHS as informed by the Department’s Innovation, Research and Development (IRD) Strategic Plan. Each webinar will feature speakers from academia, government, national laboratories, and industry on their research and capabilities aligned with each DHS priority research area.
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Join T2C for the HSWERX: Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Decision-Making and Predictive Analytics webinar on Wednesday, January 15, from 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. ET. This webinar will explore pathways for leveraging AI to bolster DHS's ability to respond to threats in real time, automate decision-making, and improve operational efficiency. Register here.
Save the dates for these upcoming webinars:
- Resilience and Extreme Weather Mitigation Technologies – February 6
- Cybersecurity Innovations for a Secure Homeland – March 13
- Biotechnology for Homeland Health Security – April 10
- Advanced Sensing for Threat Detection – May 20
- Next Generation Digital Identity and Trust – June 12
- Next Generation Communications and Networking – July 10
- Data Integration, Analytics, Modeling, and Simulation – August TBD
About the IRD Strategic Plan
The DHS IRD Strategic Plan identifies ways to coordinate IRD investments to maximize impacts across our components and missions, bringing focus to our IRD portfolios by highlighting eight key, cross-cutting strategic priority research areas (SPRAs).
About HSWERX
Managed by T2C and operated by DEFENSEWERX, HSWERX, the Homeland Security Innovation Hub, is a unique platform designed to address DHS challenges and increase the effectiveness of DHS innovation and commercialization activities. HSWERX complements the department’s R&D activities by enabling the rapid discovery, engagement, and acceleration of innovative solutions for the safety and security of the homeland. The Hub provides a mechanism to connect DHS stakeholders with subject matter experts from industry, academia, and national labs through one or more events tailored to a specific DHS problem set.