The program seeks to develop analytic engines that will produce machine-generated strategies, capable of competing with humans in various planning requirements at a rapid pace, Parallax said Thursday.
The idea is to develop computer-aided battle planning that can match human insights with the speed of machines. DARPA awarded BAE Systems, which has offices in Beavercreek, an $8.3 million contract tied to the project last month.
Van Parunak, senior research scientist at Parallax Advanced Research, is at the helm of Parallax’s research efforts for the project.
“The heart of the Parallax offering is the Social Causality with Agents using Multiple Perspectives (SCAMP) simulator that we are enhancing to satisfy the needs of the SCEPTER Program,” Parunak said in a statement.
Parallax has described “SCAMP” as a “psychologically and socially realistic simulator that can model how people make decisions.”
Parallax is a 501(c)(3) research nonprofit with offices in Beavercreek, Cleveland and Arlington, Va.
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