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AI Assurance Audit of SkyScan, an open source data collection & auto-labeling system

This report describes the results of IQT LAbs' AI Assurance audit of SkyScan, an automated system that outputs data that can be used to train a computer vision model to…

The Biorevolution: Its Implications for U.S. National Security, Economic Competitiveness, and National Power

The "biorevolution" — which is already underway — is the key to creating a more sustainable, greener future and will impact everything from manufacturing to treating diseases. Dr. Tara O’Toole…

AI Assurance Audit of RoBERTa, an Open source, Pretrained Large Language Model

Large Language Models (LLMs) have been in the news lot recently due to their tremendous power, but also concerns around their potential to generate offensive text. It's difficult to know…

Implementing the CHIPS Act: Recommendations for the Department of Commerce

The U.S. significantly enhanced its ability to confront the challenges facing the U.S. in semiconductor R&D and manufacturing when it enacted the CHIPS Act in 2020. This paper features the…

Where in the World Report

Suppose that a photograph has surfaced on social media, or through some dubious origin, and you want to know: where was it really taken? This IQT Labs report explores cross-view…

AI Assurance Audit of FakeFinder

What happened when we audited a deepfake detection tool called FakeFinder? This report details findings from our audit on this open source tool that predicts whether a video is a…

Synthesizing Robustness

Is your synthetic data letting you down? In this Synthesizing Robustness report, IQT Labs explores whether or not generative models can increase the utility of synthetic data for rare object…

IQT Roundtable – Capabilities Required for Pandemic Response

On August 12, 2021, In-Q-Tel (IQT) convened a virtual Roundtable meeting to examine the technologies used to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and other epidemics, to discuss what needed capabilities…

The National Microelectronics Challenge

Growing U.S. concerns about national microelectronics competitiveness and supply chain security have prompted proposals for government action. This policy brief explores IQT’s view that innovation is the key to meeting…

Data Privacy Tech Primer

IQT helps organizations find the best technologies to protect the information with which they are entrusted. But citizens and policymakers lack such an interlocutor, even as they are increasingly asked…

IQT Insights: Open RAN Initiatives

The Radio Access Network (RAN) is part of a mobile telecommunication system that comprises cell towers that broadcast and receive radio signals, and its core network provides communications services that…

COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing: Considerations for Using Digital Technologies

Co-published by B.Next and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), this guide aims to help health officials think through critical functionalities needed for case investigations and contact…

Be a Hero: Wear a Mask

Wearing a mask is one of the most important steps we can take to reopen our country safely. It is not the only step – social distancing, frequent handwashing, and…

Leveraging Sensors to Monitor COVID-19 Symptoms Remotely

This Technology Insights Guide provides an overview of the use of commercial-off-the-shelf (not medical grade) sensor technologies that might be useful in supporting the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak response.

Challenges of Interpreting Test Results and Implications for COVID-19

Diagnostic tests are a critical tool to contain epidemics, to support medical care, and for public health measures. Understanding when they are accurate and inaccurate is necessary for understanding which…

Precision Medicine 101

This white paper covers precision medicine 101 and explores the aspirations to develop medical treatments to the individual character of each patient, applications and future directions, and precision medicine in…

The Unseen Conflict: Strategic Technology Competition Testimony by Mr. Christopher Darby

Fever Screening – Public Health Protection or Security Theater?

Thermal imaging devices to detect travelers who have elevated temperatures and hence might be harboring a contagious disease, have been deployed during several infectious disease outbreaks.

Roundtable Report: Identifying, Collecting and Analyzing Actionable Intelligence in an Outbreak Event

How can the U.S. satisfy the need for real-time situational awareness during disease outbreaks or other public health emergencies? IQT's B.Next team convened experts from government agencies, academic, and tech…

Digital Health Roundtable

Drug Delivery Workshop

Testimony of Tara O’Toole, MD, MPH

Understanding Artificial Intelligence Applications in Bioscience and Biotechnology

GEMstone 2.0: Secure Interrogation of Genomic Databases

Secure Interrogation of Genomic Databases — ASM Biothreats 2018

GEMstone 2.0: Detecting Evidence of Genetic Engineering

Interactive Data Visualization for Public Health Applications: An Evaluation of Plotly’s Capabilities

The Promise of Ubiquitous DNA Sequencing: Sequencers as Sensors

Biometrics: What Makes You-nique?

Tackling the Next Epidemic: Data Technology to the Rescue

Biothreats Need to be Recognized as a Top National Security Concern

The Biorevolution is Enabling New Opportunities

Portable Sequencing for Infectious Disease Detection, Diagnosis, Discrimination, & Discovery

Capabilities and Problems Associated with Detecting Engineered Microorganisms & Deducing Function

Building an Effective Defense against Biological Threats: the Technology Advantage

Mission Possible: Quenching Epidemics

3D Imaging

The Inevitable Internet of Things

Data by Design

Artificial Intelligence Gets Real

Planet of the Apps: Advances in Enterprise Mobile Applications

Cybersecurity Reboot

Cosmic Shift: the Commercial Space Revolution

The Other Open Source: Reimagining Hardware

Virtual Reality Check

Zero to Sixty: Accelerating Vehicle Telematics

Cloudy with a Chance of Computing

Building Intelligence: Envisioning Smart Infrastructure

More Than Maps: The Analytics Behind Geospatial Technologies