KRI at NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, LLC

We are highly motivated, tightly coordinated, mission driven, and dedicated to “moving the needle”.

-Dr. Thomas Vaneck, CEO

Octopus camouflage inspired a color-changing paint

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James S. Cogswell Award 2023 Recipient

ECUAS | Expeditionary Cyber UAS Laboratory

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Our Focus is Applied Research

-Understand the means to meet a recognized and specific need / capability / mission-

-Expansion and application of knowledge to develop useful materials, devices, and systems or methods-

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We focus on providing mission-critical solutions.

Our Mission is National Security

-A managed risk approach and data protection to participate in programs that support national security-

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We can provide solutions to immediate real-world problems.

THE 5 TECHNICAL THRUSTS

AMS · ACED · CBI · EIRA · MIDAS

AMS

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING & SUSTAINMENT

Focused on advanced additive manufacturing especially metals and ceramics; from applications to sustainment.

Numerous polymer, metal and ceramic additive expeditionary and large format additive manufacturing machines at Burlington, Brunswick Landing, Boston, and Portland.

Full access to Northeastern University faculty and research staff in partner colleges and institutes for expertise in manufacturing technologies, cyber-security,  sensing and AI/ML.

Additional Capabilities:

—Microstructure Characterization Laboratory

—Mechanical Properties Characterization

—Additive Manufacturing & Cold Spray Labs

—Magnetic Materials Lab

Additional Locations:

Brunswick, ME (Additive & Cold Spray Manufacturing & Workforce Development) Portland, ME (The Roux Institute) Multi-Use Lab & Educational Facility

Resilient, secure data acquisition and processing, information transfer in contested, challenging environments.

ACED is dedicated to pioneering and advancing the frontiers of communication, electronic warfare, and cyber-physical systems for sensing and communication.

Mission: Innovate and develop cutting-edge technologies and prototypes that enhance the United States’ leadership in technological innovation and application.

Approach: Focus on areas often overlooked by industry, and commitment to delivering breakthrough solutions that ensure continued dominance in the global technological landscape. Relentless pursuit of excellence to create and refine systems that keep the United States at the forefront of innovation and applied technology.

Capabilities & Facilities:

—Full access to Northeastern University faculty and research staff in partner colleges and institutes for expertise in electromagnetics, materials, communication networks, signal processing, cybersecurity, and cyber-physical systems

—ECUAS Lab including the state-of-the-art anechoic chamber

—Materials and Devices Labs

—EW Prototyping Workshop

ACED

ASSURED COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTROMAGNETIC DOMINANCE

CBI

CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL INNOVATION

Application of chemical and biological sciences to sensing, human protection, and performance enhancement.

Sensing: How do we design solutions that balance performance, cost, and user needs?

The Adaptive Materials and Sensing group aims to develop new materials, formulation strategies, and analytical methods to enable self-contained, deployable technologies for applications including: 

  • Risk assessment
  • Personal health monitoring
  • Information display and appearance control
  • Agricultural surveillance
  • Engineered living materials

Development of sensors, subsystems and platforms across all operating domains – sub-surface, surface, air and space.

CUSTOMER NEEDS:

Effective navigation technologies for sUAS in GPS-denied environments, feature and target detection techniques for UAS and Satellite data, counter-sensing technologies.

FOCUS AREAS:

—Tactical VTOL UAS platform development— —GPS-denied navigation—

—Tactical VTOL UAS GNC and controls— —User interface development—

—AI/ML multimodal feature detection and target identification— —Sensor development—

EIRA

EMBEDDED INTELLIGENCE, ROBOTICS & AUTONOMY

MIDAS

MISSION , INTELLIGENCE, DECISION ANALYTICS & SUPPORT

Information extraction from large, complex datasets and decision support at multiple spatiotemporal scales.

MISSION:

Conduct R&D in analytical methods (AI/ML) and applications on critical multimodal information to provide intelligence and decision support to operators, analysts, and decision makers in high-stakes operational contexts to enhance the security of the United States.

+ Advance analytical models, reasoning and inference methodologies to support decision makers in high-stakes contexts in defense, security, and intelligence domains.

+ Advance analytical techniques for multimodal, structured, and unstructured data analyses to extract critical actionable intelligence upon which accurate and reliable decisions can be made.

Contact Us

KRI at Northeastern University, LLC

141 S. Bedford St. Burlington, MA 01803