NSIN, in partnership with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) seeks solutions for the generation of synthetic training data for computer vision (CV) algorithms. Join this Ask Me Anything (AMA) session to learn more.

Overview

The National Security Innovation Network (NSIN), in partnership with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), are running a prize challenge to identify research and solutions to support a critical need for the generation of synthetic training data for computer vision (CV) algorithms.

White paper submissions will be evaluated by a team of subject matter experts (SMEs) with backgrounds in imagery, computer vision, model creation, GIS, GeoINT, systems engineering, and cloud computing. After an initial evaluation, up to the top 10 companies will be selected as finalists to participate in the pitch event and submission of final deliverables, which were used in the research for and generation of their white paper. The top performing company will be awarded $75,000 in prize money.

NGA and DIA are making significant investments in this arena and looking to investigate the efficacy and availability of synthetic training data for CV algorithms in mid-early stage ventures that can support various defense applications.

Benefits of Participating

$75,000 award to the top finalist company.
Exposure to leaders across multiple branches of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and elements of the United States Intelligence Community responsible for the development and deployment of synthetic training data technologies.
Opportunities to learn from and collaborate with other industry leaders and partners in this space.
Potential for follow-on opportunities such as Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs), Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs), and others.

Open to all eligible innovators.

Eligibility

US Owned and Operated Companies (to include those with non-US citizens)
Mid to Early-Stage Ventures OR non-traditional defense contractors with the ability to demonstrate the solution’s capabilities by May 2023
Registration in SAM.gov (Not a requirement for initial submission to the challenge. Failure to register in SAM.gov before the Round 2 submission date (see schedule) will result in elimination from the challenge)

NSIN presents: SynGen Challenge - Ask Me Anything Session