Army, University of Maryland Enter Cooperative Artificial Intelligence Partnership

U.S. military and academic researchers are set to explore emerging artificial intelligence applications and form a shared hub to advance how intelligent machines operate with one another and humans across multiple domains. Those efforts and others to develop autonomous air- and ground-based technologies will unfold under a new five-year cooperative agreement between the Army Research Laboratory and University of Maryland. "ARL is always interested in engaging with academic institutions to address unique Army challenges," Karl Kappra, director of ARL's Futures Division, told Nextgov in an email. Interdisciplinary research teams of faculty, staff and students from UMD's College Park and Baltimore County campuses will work directly with 18 initial projects to start. Their pursuits will encompass three main research thrusts--AI, autonomy, and modeling and simulation--the university confirmed in a press release.