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Sep 30, 2024

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Space Domain Awareness: The Development of Two Artificial Intelligence Case Studies

This report documents the feasibility of artificial intelligence and machine learning when applied to the U.S. Space Force and space domain awareness mission to predict and classify resident space objects’ future trajectories and conjunction events.

Jonathan Tran, Prateek Puri, Jordan Logue, Anthony Jacques, Li Ang Zhang, Krista Langeland, George Nacouzi, Gary J. Briggs

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Sep 30, 2024

Amping Airpower—Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing for the U.S. Air Force: Military Utility, Market Dynamics, and Warfighter Adoption

The authors evaluate the possible utility of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, how much influence the U.S. Air Force has on technical development and supply chains, and options for adopting emerging commercial technology.

Dahlia Anne Goldfeld, Lauren A. Mayer, Jeffrey S. Brown, Shawn Cochran, Elizabeth Hastings Roer, Sydney Litterer, Richard Mason, Jim Mignano, Samantha McBirney, Carlos A. Villegas

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Aug 28, 2024

Understanding Risks to DAF Installations from Cascading Hazards and Interconnected Energy and Water Infrastructures

The authors of this report describe an approach to improving the Department of the Air Force's ability to assess installation energy and water system vulnerability to the combined effects of natural hazards.

Kristin Van Abel, Scott R. Stephenson, Anu Narayanan, Rahim Ali, Chelsea Kolb, Sophia Charan, Tim Wu, Avery Krovetz, Li Ang Zhang

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Aug 21, 2024

U.S. Tort Liability for Large-Scale Artificial Intelligence Damages: A Primer for Developers and Policymakers

In this report, the authors describe the basic features of U.S. tort law and analyze their significance for the liability of artificial intelligence developers whose models inflict, or are used to inflict, large-scale harm.

Ketan Ramakrishnan, Gregory Smith, Conor Downey

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Aug 20, 2024

Evaluation of the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund: Evaluation Plan

This RAND Europe and Frontier Economics report for Research England outlines the funding landscape UKRPIF operates in, examines different approaches to evaluating investments in R&I infrastructure and outlines the plan for evaluating the programme.

Billy Bryan, Tamara Strabel, Emily Hutton, Katie O'Brien, Susan Guthrie, Maria Guijon, Danail Popov

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Aug 13, 2024

Project Labor Agreements and Affordable Housing Production Costs in Los Angeles: Revisiting the Effects of the Proposition HHH Project Labor Agreement Using Cost Data from Completed Projects

This study estimates the effects of a project labor agreement (PLA) on the production costs of publicly funded affordable housing in Los Angeles. The results indicate the PLA added 21 percent to total costs of affected projects.

Jason M. Ward

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Aug 1, 2024

Assessing Public Reach of the 2023 National Test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) System: Results of a National Survey

The Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system targets alerts to mobile devices. The authors summarize how well U.S. citizens received a 2023 WEA test alert based on a nationally representative survey of the public directly following the alert.

Andrew M. Parker, Rachel Steratore, Melissa A. Bradley, Salimah LaForce, Dulani Woods, Claude Messan Setodji, Gabriel W. Hassler, Devin Tierney, Carlos A. Villegas, Gary Cecchine, Brian A. Jackson, Chuck Story, Katie A. Wilson, Mohammad Ahmadi, Jan Osburg

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Jul 23, 2024

Technological and Economic Threats to the U.S. Financial System: An Initial Assessment of Growing Risks

The authors explore emerging and understudied threats to the financial system, focusing on risks from social media, advances in artificial intelligence, and from the changing role of economic statecraft in geopolitics.

Tobias Sytsma, James V. Marrone, Anton Shenk, Gabriel Leonard, Lydia Grek, Joshua Steier

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Jul 8, 2024

Enhancing Space Mission Assurance to Cyber Threats: Findings and Recommendations for the U.S. Space Force

The authors provide recommendations that will help the U.S. Space Force implement the guidance set forth in Space Policy Directive-5 to incentivize the commercial sector to adopt a cybersecurity strategy that will help ensure space mission assurance.

Quentin E. Hodgson, Kristin Warren, Jonathan L. Brosmer, Elie Alhajjar, Jonathan Fujiwara, Elena Grossfeld, Aleksandr Esparza Hartunian, Yool Kim, Mary Lee, Eddie López III, Mack Rodgers, Kristin Van Abel, Ryan Johnson

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Jun 26, 2024

Daderprofielen van cybercriminelen uit Oost-Europa en Rusland: [Profiling cybercrime perpetrators from Eastern Europe and Russia]

This study maps what is known about the criminal profiles of perpetrators of large-scale high-impact cybercrime attacks from Eastern Europe and Russia, including their background characteristics, motivations and recruitment.

Fook Nederveen, Erik Silfversten, Rick Slootweg, Stijn Hoorens

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Jun 21, 2024

The use of AI for improving energy security: Exploring the risks and opportunities of the deployment of AI applications in the electricity system

AI can increase the overall energy security in the electricity system, but the opportunities and risks are not well understood. This report provides insight into the state of the art of AI for the power grid, and the risks and opportunities.

Henri van Soest, Ismael Arciniegas Rueda, Hye Min Park, Bryden Spurling, Austin Wyatt, Harper Fine, Joshua Steier, Melusine Lebret

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Jun 21, 2024

The use of AI for improving energy security: Quantitative exploration of the opportunities of the deployment of AI applications in the electricity system

AI can increase the overall energy security in the electricity system, but the opportunities and risks are not well understood. This technical report provides insight into our modelling approach for AI in the power grid.

Ismael Arciniegas Rueda, Hye Min Park, Joshua Steier, Henri van Soest, Harper Fine, Melusine Lebret

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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Space Domain Awareness: The Development of Two Artificial Intelligence Case Studies

Amping Airpower—Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing for the U.S. Air Force: Military Utility, Market Dynamics, and Warfighter Adoption

Understanding Risks to DAF Installations from Cascading Hazards and Interconnected Energy and Water Infrastructures

U.S. Tort Liability for Large-Scale Artificial Intelligence Damages: A Primer for Developers and Policymakers

Evaluation of the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund: Evaluation Plan

Project Labor Agreements and Affordable Housing Production Costs in Los Angeles: Revisiting the Effects of the Proposition HHH Project Labor Agreement Using Cost Data from Completed Projects

Assessing Public Reach of the 2023 National Test of the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) System: Results of a National Survey

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Enhancing Space Mission Assurance to Cyber Threats: Findings and Recommendations for the U.S. Space Force

Daderprofielen van cybercriminelen uit Oost-Europa en Rusland: [Profiling cybercrime perpetrators from Eastern Europe and Russia]

The use of AI for improving energy security: Exploring the risks and opportunities of the deployment of AI applications in the electricity system

The use of AI for improving energy security: Quantitative exploration of the opportunities of the deployment of AI applications in the electricity system

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