2018 Small Business Innovation Research

Small businesses may apply in any of the technology areas below:

Advanced Communications, Networks, and Scientific Data Systems

• Software-defined Networking (SDN) Enabled Secure Inter-Domain Routing
• Secure and Distributed Network Measurement
• Using the Domain Name System Security (DNSSEC) and Domain Name System-based Authentication of Named Entities (DANE) to Improve Web Browser Security

Advanced Manufacturing and Material Measurements

• Biomanufacturing
• Compton Scattering Tomography System with Sub-keV Energy Resolution for Gamma Ray Energy at 1-10 MeV Range
• Continuous Learning for Additive Manufacturing Processes Through Advanced Data Analytics
• Design of a High-speed, Multiplexed Infrared Sensor Platform for Dynamic Chemical Analysis
• High Throughput, Fast-temperature Response, Force Sensing Material Extrusion Print Head
• Integrated Nanophotonic Probes for Scanning Optical Measurements and Atomic Force Microscopy
• Measuring Handedness by Fluorescence
• Smart Visualization for Smart Manufacturing
• Standards Development and Implementation Tools for Smart Manufacturing and Industrial Internet of Things Applications

Cybersecurity and Privacy

• Cloud Security Rubik’s Cube – Leveraging the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to Identify the SP 800-53 Security and Privacy Controls for Cloud-based Information Systems
• Digital Forensics
• Imposing Fine-grain Next Generation Access Control over Database Queries

Exploratory Measurement Science

• In-line Spectral Filtering for Integrated Raman Fiber Optic Probes
• Intermediate Frequency Conversion System for High-Bandwidth Multiplexed Sensors Arrays
• Solid-State Dynamic Mode Mixer for Multi-Mode Optical Fiber

Health and Bioscience

• Open Source Image Analysis for NIST/Radiological Society of North America/National Cancer Institute Validated MRI Phantoms
• Optical Imager for Quantitative Deep Tissue Oximetry
• Parallel Algorithms for Processing Huge Sparsely Labeled Datasets on Clusters of Multicore Processors and Many-Core Accelerators for Healthcare Applications
• Process Modeling for Internet of Things Health Services

Physical Infrastructure and Resilience

• Self Configuring Residential Conditioned Air Zoning System for Low Energy Homes

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