Public Talk
Intelligence ARPA – An Overview
Dr. Peter Highnam
Director, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
4:30-5:30PM
Wed., October 1st, 2014
Loew Hall, Room 355
Summary
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) executes high risk, high payoff research for the US Intelligence Community. IARPA Director Dr. Peter Highnam will provide an in-depth perspective on the latest advanced research and development work going on at IARPA. He’ll also discuss IARPA’s current research priorities, preview what’s on the horizon, discuss its business model, describe the best ways to best engage in IARPA funded research, and engage in open dialogue with the audience during a Q&A session.
Bio – Dr. Peter Highnam
Dr. Peter Highnam was named IARPA Director on 30 August 2012. Dr. Highnam joined IARPA in February 2009 as the Office Director for Incisive Analysis. Prior to IARPA, he was a senior advisor in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and then in the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA). From 1999 to 2003, Dr. Highnam was a DARPA program manager with programs in electronic warfare and airborne communications. Before joining DARPA, he worked for more than a decade in applied research in industry. Dr. Highnam holds a Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award and a Department of Defense Civilian Exceptional Service Award. He is a co-inventor on three patents in commercial seismic exploration and holds a doctorate in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.