From 1st Evidence µPub to Research Award to Publication in 11 Months*

Powering Research SponsorsBenefits DARPA research in:• Quantitative crisis response• Systematizing confidence in

open research and evidence

Disrupting the Status QuoCombines the strength of social media data (text and video) –real-time, multi-source, independent of infrastructure and sensors – with numerical models to dramatically improve predictions of disaster impacts

HOW

Collaborating Across Areas of Expertise and InstitutionsPosted 11 Evidence and 4 Conjecture μPubs, supplemented by 34 Evidence and Conjecture μPubs from Plexors at 2 universities

Combined geological sciences with machine learning, weather modeling, cyber and social media expertise

WHAT WHY

WINNING PROPOSAL

Social Media as a Valuable Source of Real-time Information During Disasters

DARPA Grant Awardedin Summer 2018

POLYPLEXUS: AN R&D PROPULSION LAB

Evan Goldstein, Ph.D.Geological Sciences

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill@ebgoldstein

*agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

GRANT WINNER

“I intentionally tried to be ‘open’ about letting other research guide my work. In some ways, it would have been easier to write all the Evidence and Conjectures µPubs I needed, but I preferred to scour the site for interesting ideas and to expand my thinking.”

PROOF OF CONCEPTREAL-TIME CASE STUDY

From 1st Evidence µPub to Research Award in 4 Months

Powering Research SponsorsBenefits DARPA research in: • Wave-matter interactions• Space access, surveillance

and environments• Force protection

Disrupting the Status QuoAccelerating current U.S. timeline for Mars missions• NASA 2020 unmanned• SpaceX 2024 manned• NASA ~2030 mannedNote: Putin asserts Russian-manned missions departing in 2019

HOW

Collaborating Across Areas of Expertise and InstitutionsPosted 10 Evidence and 6 Conjecture μPubs, complemented by 20 Evidence and Conjecture μPubs from Plexors at 5 universities

Combined evidence spanning 7 diverse technologies, including neuroimaging, geology and satellite design

WHAT WHY

WINNING PROPOSAL

Generating Local Magnetic Fields Through Superconducting Loops for Safe Life on Mars

DARPA Grant Awardedin Summer 2018

POLYPLEXUS: AN R&D PROPULSION LAB

“My postdoc introduced me to Polyplexus. I was skeptical but was drawn in by the opportunityto see curated information that I would notordinarily see.”

Victoria Coverstone, Ph.D.Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

University of Miami

GRANT WINNER

PROOF OF CONCEPTREAL-TIME CASE STUDY

From 1st Evidence µPub to Research Award in 4 Months

Powering Research SponsorsBenefits DARPA research in: • Quantum-assisted sensing

and readout• Driven and non-equilibrium

quantum systems• Accelerated computation for

scientific simulations

Disrupting the Status Quo• Implementation of quantum

computing to remain coherent at room temperature

• Use quantum dots (QD) to promote scalability

• Leverage long spin lifetimes of QDs for quantum computing purposes

HOW

Collaborating Across Areas of Expertise and InstitutionsPosted 11 Evidence and 6 Conjecture μPubs, supplemented by 22 quantum computing Evidence and Conjecture μPubsfrom Plexors at 3 universities

WHAT WHY

PROOF OF CONCEPTREAL-TIME CASE STUDY

WINNING PROPOSAL

Discovery of Topological States in InN Quantum Dots

DARPA Grant Awardedin Summer 2018

POLYPLEXUS: AN R&D PROPULSION LAB

“Seeing connections and overlap between sub-fields within my own field is potentially useful, but what makes an idea like Polyplexus truly revolutionary is getting a controlled environment in which to find useful connections with disparate fields within which I would generally never associate.”

Morgan Ware, Ph.D. Semiconductor Nanomaterials

University of Arkansas@meistermorg

GRANT WINNER

From 1st Evidence µPub to Research Award in 4 Months

Powering Research SponsorsBenefits DARPA research in: • Autonomous systems• Human machine interface• Cognitive science• Social psychology

Disrupting the Status Quo• Enabling safe SAA operations

across a multitude of commercial and military missions

• Position U.S. as a leader in autonomous systems with programmed moral integrity

HOW

Collaborating Across Areas of Expertise and InstitutionsPosted 12 Conjecture μPubsusing Evidence μPubs from 11 Plexors across industry and universities

Combined more than 25 Evidence μPubs spanning 9 diverse subjects ranging from economics to cyber security

WHAT WHY

PROOF OF CONCEPTREAL-TIME CASE STUDY

WINNING PROPOSAL

Developing and SignalingTrust in Synthetic Autonomous Agents (SAAs)

DARPA Grant Awardedin Summer 2018

POLYPLEXUS: AN R&D PROPULSION LAB

“Polyplexus is great for any researcher who enjoys playing with ideas. From my own Conjectures and from following those of others, I begin to see themes emerge. The platform has truly inspired my vision and proposed research.”

Kathryn A. Johnson, Ph.D. Social Psychologist

Arizona State University

GRANT WINNER

From 1st Evidence µPub to Research Award in 5 Months

Powering Research SponsorsBenefits DARPA research in: • Facial recognition• Signal processing• Biotechnology

Disrupting the Status Quo• Improve decision-making and

human health, maximize safety, reduce energy waste and light pollution through visual tuning

• Advance user-display interactions by using luminance or chromatic contrast

HOW

Collaborating Across Areas of Expertise and InstitutionsPosted 17 Conjecture μPubsusing Evidence μPubs from 12 Plexors across industry, universities, and the public sector

Created more than 60 Evidence μPubs covering 11 subjects ranging from materials science to physiology

WHAT WHY

PROOF OF CONCEPTREAL-TIME CASE STUDY

WINNING PROPOSAL

Visual Tuning of Displays to Enhance Cues for Detection, Identification and Tracking

DARPA Grant Awardedin Summer 2018

POLYPLEXUS: AN R&D PROPULSION LAB

“Polyplexus allows me to make unlikely connections between research results that I’d otherwise never see. It’s like a multi-player 3D jigsaw puzzle.”

John D. Bullough, Ph.D. Transportation and Safety Lighting

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute @bulloj

GRANT WINNER