Advanced Intelligent Systems Section

Using technology to solve complex cyber challenges

We leverage ORNL’s resources and expertise in cybersecurity, mathematics, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence to:

  1. Identify and characterize our nation’s adversaries
  2. Design and deploy state-of-the-art cyber defense systems
  3. Help analysts process multi-modal data streams to more efficiently understand threats and inform mission-driven response actions
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Research Groups

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Data and Software Engineering

We augment analysts' ability to transform complex data into actionable insight through the design, implementation, and application of data visualization, machine learning, and scalable data management. Our multidisciplinary experts integrating machine learning, visual analytics, natural language processing, and data and software engineering into systems that enable human-machine teaming. With a particular focus on national security, we apply our custom-built systems to data-rich challenges of national significance.
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Data Science and Visualization

Transforming complex data into actionable insights
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Emerging Cyber Systems Research

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Emerging Cyber Technologies Research

Cyber threats and digital warfare are evolving rapidly and changing the face of national security. Our world-class experts explore the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence to both solve emerging cybersecurity challenges and ensure AI-based cyber defense systems remain robust against attacks. We provide our federal partners with a competitive edge in deploying advanced, resilient AI systems.
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Human Analysis and Biometrics

The Human Analysis and Biometrics Group contributes to a number of national security priorities -- including facility security, forensics, human trafficking, and insider threats -- through research in biometric identification, identity analysis, and human behavior analysis.
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Radar and Computational Imaging