Purdue University and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance their long-standing research collaboration focused on national security. Dan DeLaurentis, Purdue's executive vice president for research, and Moe Khaleel, ORNL associate laboratory director for national security sciences, signed the MOU during a recent meeting at ORNL.
Under the agreement, Purdue and ORNL will pursue new research collaboration opportunities to enhance national defense. Research areas covered by the MOU - which are also key aspects of the strategic Purdue Computes initiative - include:
- Cyber-physical security of critical infrastructure and systems
- Artificial intelligence
- Quantum computing
In addition, Purdue and ORNL will explore opportunities to collaborate in national security manufacturing to enhance domestic production and ensure the ability to produce defense equipment, technologies and components essential for a nation to adequately protect itself and address potential threats.
"Purdue's wide national security research portfolio and deep research expertise complement ORNL's ability to translate science into solutions for critical national security missions. This partnership will help address key national needs by accelerating progress in cyber-physical security, artificial intelligence and quantum computing."
"By combining research efforts of Purdue and Oak Ridge National Lab under this MOU, we are leveraging the strengths of two world-class research institutions for the national good," DeLaurentis said. "This also further positions Indiana at the forefront of national security innovation while contributing to national defense workforce development programming by creating new opportunities for students and researchers."
"Purdue's wide national security research portfolio and deep research expertise complement ORNL's ability to translate science into solutions for critical national security missions," Khaleel said. "This partnership will help address key national needs by accelerating progress in cyber-physical security, artificial intelligence and quantum computing."
Finalized in October, the MOU took effect immediately.
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