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HiddenLayer Awarded AFWERX STTR Phase II Contract to Accelerate USA Department of Defense Security AdoptionProgram includes research collaboration with the University at Buffalo AUSTIN, Texas, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HiddenLayer, the leading security provider for artificial intelligence (AI) models and assets, today announced it has been selected by AFWERX for a STTR Phase II contract in the amount of $1.8MM focused on AI Detection & Response to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). The Air Force Research Laboratory and AFWERX have partnered to streamline the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) process by accelerating the small business experience through faster proposal to award timelines, changing the pool of potential applicants by expanding opportunities to small business and eliminating bureaucratic overhead by continually implementing process improvement changes in contract execution. The DAF began offering the Open Topic SBIR/STTR program in 2018, which expanded the range of innovations the DAF funded, and as of February 9, 2024, HiddenLayer began its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America. "The opportunity to extend the use of our AISec Platform to secure the US Department of Defense's most critical models, while also accelerating commerialization in the private sector, is a significant milestone for HiddenLayer," said Chris "Tito" Sestito, Co-Founder and CEO of HiddenLayer. "We are honored to collaborate with AFWERX and researchers at the University at Buffalo to advance research on adversarial AI attack methods, further driving our mission to help enterprises protect their most valuable technology." The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. government. About HiddenLayer About Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) About AFWERX Contact View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hiddenlayer-awarded-afwerx-sttr-phase-ii-contract-to-accelerate-usa-department-of-defense-security-adoption-302111800.html SOURCE HiddenLayer |