Description

The Collective Judgment Formation (CJF) Collaborative Research Alliance (CRA) program is focused on basic research to create and expand scientific understanding of human-agent interactions in AI-supported team decision making for intelligence activities. Work within this program will require the problem space to be addressed from multiple disciplinary perspectives working in concert to discover novel knowledge and to advance our scientific foundations of (a) humans working with each other and with novel forms of software agents and (b) teams of intelligence analysts responding to the novel methods that create verbose structures and unstructured content. Through this CRA, ARL seeks to partner with performers to advance the scientific state-of-the-art in human-agent systems for intelligence activities.

Program Structure

To address the human-agent systems for intelligence activities (HAS-IA) problem space, the CJF program will consist of three technical areas (TAs):

• TA1: Social Science Theories for HAS-IA
• TA2: Computational Models for HAS-IA
• TA3: Testing, Evaluation, and Transitions for HAS-IA

TA1, Social Science for HAS-IA, will require a team led by a social scientist, with a focus on social science approaches to the problems space; the team must contain at least one computer scientist to support integration with TA2 and TA3. TA2, Computational Models for HAS-IA, will require a team led by a computer scientist, with a focus on computational modeling approaches to the problem space; the team must contain at least one social scientist to support integration with TA1 and TA3.

Award Information

It is anticipated that the TA1 and TA2 awards will be made in the form of CUI cooperative agreements and that TA3 will be awarded as a contract with a TS/SCI cleared facility. Cooperative agreements will allow for maximum interaction, cooperation, and collaboration between the Government and the awardees. Applicants interested in funding for TA1 and TA2 under this BAA are required to submit white papers describing the type of research effort to be proposed and only invited proposals following the white paper stage will be considered; interested TA3 applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a white paper in that it will provide an opportunity for the Government to provide early feedback. White papers and proposals received will be reviewed by a Government panel.

White Papers due by 3 PM EDT 25 Sept 2024

Proposals due by 3 PM EST 21 Nov. 2024