Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity

<p>The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is an organization, within the <a href="/facts/Office_of_the_Director_of_National_Intelligence/AnV5cBUQ">Office of the Director of National Intelligence</a> (ODNI), that is responsible for leading research to overcome difficult challenges facing the <a href="/facts/United_States_Intelligence_Community/JLLIfECW">United States Intelligence Community</a>.  IARPA characterizes its mission as follows: "To envision and lead high-risk, high-payoff research that delivers innovative technology for future overwhelming intelligence advantage."
</p><p>IARPA funds academic and industry research across a broad range of technical areas, including mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, biology, neuroscience, linguistics, political science, and <a href="/facts/Cognitive_psychology/GnzIgx2I">cognitive psychology</a>. Most IARPA research is unclassified and openly published. IARPA transfers successful research results and technologies to other government agencies. Notable IARPA investments include <a href="/facts/Quantum_computing/nbbcgmvq">quantum computing</a>, <a href="/facts/Superconducting_computing/VjdLaVDr">superconducting computing</a>, machine learning, and forecasting tournaments.
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Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity