Qylur awarded US Air Force AFWERX Phase II SBIR contract for mission adaptive AI for networks of autonomous systems

Qylur has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1.2 million focused on the SNIM (Social Network of Intelligent Machines) AI platform 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 now, Qylur will start its journey to create and provide innovative capabilities that will strengthen the national defense of the United States of America.

“Qylur’s patented approach to managing networks of intelligent machines at scale addresses a core challenge to deploying and maintaining critical AI models in devices like drones, UAVs and ground systems,” says Dr. Lisa Dolev, CEO, Qylur. “We’re eager to apply our more than 15 years’ experience in deploying operational AI quickly and safely under changing mission conditions to applications that support our nation’s defense. This contract is an excellent example of leveraging Qylur’s dual-use technologies to support our nation’s operational imperatives.”