The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) supports the location and excavation of the remains of MIA individuals from past military conflicts. The DPAA tasked Team Swamped of ASU with solving a complicated wetland excavation of site 2711 in Grado, Italy and consider larger organizational challenges that would make these types of excavations more efficient in the future.

Hacking for Defense team GroundWatch was tasked by the USASOC to focus on integrating the visual and the machine learning algorithms.

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Department of Defense Engineers need the ability to assess post-quantum cryptography algorithms in order to ensure system encrypted data security.

The Department of Defense tasked Team Post-Quantum Cryptography with assessing post-quantum cryptography algorithms in order to determine which should be employed to ensure data security.

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Infantry units and radio operators need a way to practice identifying and responding to electromagnetic spectrum jamming in order to remain effective in communication-compromised environments.

Initially, Team Magneto viewed this issue as a policy problem and sought to create a more efficient approval process for jamming training…

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USASOC Operational Detachments seeks to improve the automation of sensory information processing within their Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System in order to identify potential threats. The U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) is developing a Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (“Count sUAS”) platform that will be mounted onto military vehicles.

Hacking for Defense team GroundWatch was tasked by the USASOC to focus on integrating the visual and the machine learning algorithms.

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National Security Agency (NSA) personnel need alternative techniques to use UAVs to improve time and success rate of Search and Rescue missions.

The National Security Agency (NSA) tasked Team Crow’s Nest with coordinating multiple Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UAVs) to support Search and Rescue (SAR) efforts.

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The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence needs visibility into the intelligence fulfillment process in order to confidently respond to requests for information.

At the beginning of the semester, Team 007 was tasked with “increasing visibility in the intelligence fulfillment process” within the intelligence community.

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The Air Force Inspection Agency (AFIA) takes in a large amount of data each year that is used to inform inspection areas. While the organization is able to quickly find key topics, processing this information in order to identify larger trends is a very time consuming process. This process can lead to a lag between reporting and investigation which means lost time, money and resources for the organization.

Auen Analytics was tasked with improving the organization’s ability to identify trends during the Spring 2020 semester of Hacking for Defense.

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Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center constantly battles with connectivity. Due to the high volume of use, cellular networks are often overloaded and incapacitated. Service members need reliable internet connectivity in order to consistently perform their duties and responsibilities.

Hacking for Defense Team XpaNet was tasked with improving the spotty and unreliable cellular network coverage at Camp Shelby.

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