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Scalable Platform for Enterprise Engineering and Deployment towards Mathematics for the Discovery of Algorithms and Architectures (SPEED DIAL)

Department of War · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · STTR Topic · 26.TZ

posted 5 August 2026 · closed 23 September 2026

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Summary

The Department of Defense’s DARPA seeks proposals to develop a scalable software platform that integrates AI-driven algorithm discovery tools into scientific and engineering workflows, enabling domain experts to automatically generate and deploy bespoke algorithms. The effort builds on the DIAL program’s demonstrated ability for AI to autonomously discover high‑performance algorithms and aims to transition those capabilities from research labs to routine use in areas such as hypersonic vehicle design and digital twin modeling.

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