IDenTV Awarded SBIR Phase II Contract by U.S. Air Force
Summary
IDenTV’s Federal Project manager Nikki Maquindang noted that “We are honored to be awarded the opportunity to move on to Phase II of this important SBIR initiative, which has significant potential to enhance intelligence activities for the Twenty-Fifth Air Force. Such a highly innovative technology as computer vision holds great promise for strengthening national security, providing the unprecedented ability to quickly and accurately extract and analyze large volumes of digitized images and sounds. The experienced Ph.D. scientists comprising the IDenTV team have specializations in AI, deep learning and computer vision, with proven records delivering large government and private sector projects. AFRL and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research process in an attempt to speed up the experience, broaden the pool of potential applicants and decrease bureaucratic overhead. Beginning in June 2018, and through 3 repeat calls for ideas a year, the Air Force has begun offering ‘Special’ SBIR topics that are faster, leaner and open to a broader range of innovations.