US Navy Enlists Charles River Analytics to Expand Torpedo Defense Measures
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, announces two contracts from the US Navy to improve undersea threat defenses. Submarine-launched torpedoes are a significant wartime threat to military and civilian ships, and the Navy is seeking countermeasures through effective methods of detecting, locating, and neutralizing these threats. Charles River is supporting the Navy […]
Charles River Analytics Develops a Sea Traffic Situation Awareness Component for DARPA
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, presents a case study focused on sea traffic situation awareness for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Charles River developed Compliance in Real-Time Onboard Watercraft for Safe Navigation using Environs-Modeling, Sensor-Fusion, and Tracking, or CROWSNEST, part of DARPA’s Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel […]
Charles River Analytics Hosts Boston Area HackerX
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, is hosting a HackerX event at its headquarters in Cambridge, MA, on November 18, 2014. HackerX is an exclusive recruiting event for developers and hackers to meet with area companies. Attendance is free for developers, but tickets are limited. Tickets are available through hackerxevents.com. For more information, […]
Charles River Analytics Sponsors Human Factors Engineering Inter-University Workshop
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, is sponsoring the 15th Annual Human Factors Engineering Inter-University Workshop (IUW). The one-day student-organized workshop dedicated to human factors engineering is being hosted by the University of Buffalo on November 15, 2014. “We are proud to again be a key sponsor of this student organized and […]
Charles River Analytics President Presents Human Factors Article Award at 58th HFES Annual Meeting
Dr. Greg Zacharias, President of Charles River Analytics, presented the Jerome H. Ely Human Factors Article Award at the the 58th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). The award was established in 1966 and is presented annually for the best paper published in the HFES Bulletin the previous year. Dr. Zacharias […]
Charles River Analytics Presents Research at Human Factors and Ergonomic Society Annual Meeting
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, presented recent research at the 58th Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). The meeting took place take place from October 27-31, 2014, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Jonathan Pfautz, Vice President, Cognitive Systems, was a panelist on the […]
Charles River Analytics Scientist on Human Factors Career Panel
Dr. Bethany Bracken, a scientist at Charles River Analytics, will be on a career panel sponsored by the New England Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Human factors experts will discuss their career paths, jobs, and companies during the event, as well as offer advice to those interested in a human factors career. […]
Passport Systems and Charles River Analytics to Develop Radiation Awareness and Interdiction Network Advanced Technology Demonstration System for DHS
Passport Systems, Inc. of North Billerica, MA, and its exclusive teaming partner Charles River Analytics Inc. of Cambridge, MA, jointly announce a prime contract competitively awarded to Passport Systems by the US Department of Homeland Security, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office (DHS/DNDO) under the Radiation Awareness and Interdiction Network Advanced Technology Demonstration (RAIN ATD) program. As […]
Charles River Analytics Awarded NASA Contract to Improve Aviation Safety using Probabilistic Modeling
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent system solutions, announces a contract awarded by NASA to aid aviation safety analysts in assessing critical flight systems. Charles River, under NASA’s Programming Useful Life Prediction effort (PULP), is developing prediction techniques for estimating remaining useful life (RUL) of a component or device, when it will no longer perform as […]
Charles River Analytics Develops Powerful New Probabilistic Programming Language to Simplify Machine Learning
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent system solutions, presents a case study on using probabilistic programming to develop advanced machine learning systems. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Charles River a broad agency announcement contract as part of its Probabilistic Programming for Advancing Machine Learning (PPAML) program. Under the PPAML effort, Charles […]
Charles River Analytics Sponsoring and Recruiting at MIT Fall Career Fair 2014
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, is sponsoring the MIT Fall Career Fair. The fair takes place at MIT’s Johnson Athletics Center and Rockwell Cage in Cambridge, MA, on September 19, 2014, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information on the event, visit MIT’s Global Education and Career Development page. Charles River […]
Charles River Analytics Presents a Big Data Methodology for Political Science at the American Political Science Association
Dr. Amy Sliva, a scientist at Charles River Analytics, presented research on a big data methodology for political science at the American Political Science Association (APSA) 2014 Annual Meeting, which took place in Washington, DC, from August 28-31, 2014. The presentation was featured on a panel entitled Information Technologies in Politics and Political Science, which was jointly […]
Charles River Analytics Sponsors Worcester Polytechnic Institute Career Fair
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, is sponsoring the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Fall Career Fair. Charles River is a multi-year sponsor of the event, which offers students and alumni of WPI to meet with potential employees. The fall career fair takes place at WPI in Worcester, MA, on September 17, 2014. […]
Staff from Charles River Analytics Volunteer with Canoeing for Clean Water
A team from Charles River Analytics volunteered at Canoeing for Clean Water, a community effort with the Charles River Watershed Association and the New England Aquarium live blue™ Service Corps. Ten volunteers formed a team to participate in the event, which took place on July 30, 2014. The team canoed the Charles River to assist in a hands-on […]
Charles River Analytics Staff and Families Celebrate at Thompson Island Summer Outing
Charles River Analytics staff and their families celebrated another successful year at a summer outing held at Thompson Island, part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Park, on July 25, 2014. After taking a ferry crossing from Boston to Thompson Island, they spent the morning participating in games and activities on the fields or relaxing […]
Charles River Analytics’ Research Showcased at Conferences, Workshops, and Committees
In the first half of 2014, Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, participated in various conferences and committees: American Political Science Association 2014 Annual Meeting Android Developer Conference (AnDevCon) Association for Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Conference on Artificial Intelligence Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems 2014 Body Sensor […]
Charles River Analytics Enhances Information Exchange and Decision-Making Capabilities with KADI Technology
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, presents its Knowledge-based Access and Data Integration (KADI) technology. KADI is a service-oriented architecture (SOA) framework that provides a rich, responsive, and remotely accessible information environment. It improves the dissemination of data from disparate and heterogeneous sensor sources. Analysts and researchers who are confronted daily with […]
Charles River Analytics Scientists Present Research at International Human-Computer Interaction Conference
Scientists from Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, presented recent research and development efforts at the 16th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCII), which took place from June 22-27, 2014, in Crete, Greece. HCII is an international forum for exchanging scientific information on human-computer interaction. The conference began with three days of […]
Charles River Analytics Announces Latest Release of Figaro, a Free, Open-Source Programming Language for Reasoning under Uncertainty
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent system solutions, announces new releases of Figaro™. Figaro is a probabilistic programming language that enables developers to create tools that help people make better decisions in the face of uncertainty. Figaro supports the development of rich probabilistic models and provides reasoning algorithms to draw useful conclusions from the […]
Charles River Analytics Presents Research in Unmanned Systems, Autonomous Robotics, and Network Optimization at MORS Symposium
Charles River Analytics a developer of intelligent systems solutions, presented recent research and development at four working groups at the 82nd Military Operations Research Society (MORS) symposium. The annual symposium took place from June 16-19, 2014, in Alexandria, VA. The theme for this year’s annual symposium was Guiding the Nation through Uncertain Times, introduced by […]
Charles River Analytics Awarded $2.4 Million DARPA Contract to Protect Against Malicious Firmware
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, announces a contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to protect commodity IT devices such as printers and phones from cyberattacks. This Broad Agency Announcement contract is part of DARPA’s Vetting Commodity IT Software and Firmware (VET) program and is valued close to […]
Charles River Analytics Principal Scientist Releases New Book: “Practical Probabilistic Programming”
Dr. Avi Pfeffer, principal scientist at Charles River Analytics is writing Practical Probabilistic Programming. The book introduces readers to probabilistic programming and enables those without experience in machine learning to create rich probabilistic modeling applications using Figaro™, a probabilistic programming language developed by Dr. Pfeffer. The first chapters have been released by Manning Early Access Program […]
Charles River Analytics Invites High School Robotics Team to Demonstrate Award-Winning Robot
Charles River Analytics a developer of intelligent systems solutions, invited the Python Robotics high school team from Pelham, NH, to demonstrate its award-winning robot at Charles River’s headquarters in Cambridge, MA, on May 30, 2014. The Pythons placed 3rd overall in a FIRST robotics competition that took place in New Hampshire in March. The competition […]
Charles River Analytics Announces Contract for Advanced Mission Display and Planning Tools
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, announces a contract to design and demonstrate Advanced Mission Display and Planning Tools, or AMPT, for the US Navy. The Navy is seeking new tools for the management of unmanned vehicle teams in complex and changing environments. AMPT addresses this need by improving the efficiency of […]
Charles River Analytics Presents Airborne Decision Aids for Response Planning at Disaster Recovery Conference
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, discussed airborne decision aids for response planning on a panel discussing recovery at the University of Massachusetts. UMass Boston’s Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities After Disasters (CRSCAD) held a conference on May 8-9, 2014, to address the challenges of disaster recovery. A main goal of the […]
Charles River Analytics Releases Software for Open-source Robotics Framework
Software provides 3D robot state estimation through sensor fusion for Robot Operating System Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, announces the release of state estimation software for the Robot Operating System (ROS). ROS is an open-source framework for robotics that has been widely adopted across academia, industry, and the military. Charles River’s […]
Charles River Analytics Sponsors Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Student Research Conference
Representatives from Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, sponsored the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society New England Chapter (HFES NEC) Annual Student Research Conference. The conference took place on April 18, 2014, at the Microsoft New England Research & Development (NERD) Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with the aim of bringing together professionals […]
Charles River Analytics Invited to Judge at Northeastern University’s Research, Innovation, and Scholarship Expo
Representatives from Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, were invited to judge at Northeastern University’s Research, Innovation, and Scholarship Expo (RISE), which took place on April 10, 2014, in Boston, MA. The annual event showcases research and innovative thinking from the community at Northeastern. “We were delighted to be invited to participate […]
Scientist at Charles River Analytics Publishes Data-driven Generation of Policies
Dr. Amy Sliva, a scientist at Charles River Analytics, co-authored a SpringerBrief, Data-driven Generation of Policies, with University of Maryland professors Dr. Austin Parker and Dr. V.S. Subrahmanian, and University of Oxford professor Dr. Geraldo Simari. This ebook presents basic and enhanced algorithms that address optimal state change attempts, state change effectiveness, and effect estimators […]
Charles River Analytics Scientists Invited to Present Healthcare Support and Training and Support Efforts
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, presented recent efforts in healthcare support and training at the 14th annual International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) and Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR). Dr. Peter Weyhrauch, Principal Scientist at Charles River, presented the Tourniquet Master Training (TMT) system and the Laparoscopic Surgery Training System […]
Charles River Analytics Announces Contract to Improve US Air Force’s Command and Control Capabilities
Team Seeks to Improve Technology for Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, announces a contract to increase technological capabilities of the US Air Force in Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR). The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) […]
Office of Naval Research Awards Charles River Analytics a Contract to Enhance Intuitive Decision Making
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, announces a new contract from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to investigate and model how human intuition works and how it can be effectively trained. This contract is valued at $500,000 and part of a larger team effort under ONR’s Basic Research Challenge: Enhancing Intuitive […]
Charles River Analytics Announces IARPA Contract to Improve Adaptive Reasoning and Problem Solving
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, announces a contract award from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) as part of the Strengthening Human Adaptive Reasoning and Problem-solving (SHARP) program. The goal of the SHARP program is to develop, demonstrate, and validate methods to augment intelligence analysts’ adaptive reasoning and problem-solving capabilities […]
Charles River Analytics Invited to Discuss Narrative Transportation at Speaker Series
Dr. Victoria Romero, a senior scientist at Charles River Analytics, was invited by the Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) team to speak at a recent teleconference. SMA partners with federal organizations, industry, think tanks, and academia, to explore the concepts of radicalization and political extremism over the last several years. SMA assists military planners and operators […]
Charles River Analytics Discusses Developments in Social Network Analysis at Sunbelt Conference
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, presented current efforts in social network analysis at the International Sunbelt Social Network Conference. Sunbelt is the official conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA). Social scientists, mathematicians, computer scientists, ethnologists, epidemiologists, organizational theorists, and others present current research and development in social networks. […]
DARPA Awards Charles River Analytics $5.7 Million Contract to Advance Machine Learning through Probabilistic Programming
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, has announced a contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to extend the capabilities of machine learning. Charles River is leveraging probabilistic programming to create a powerful new machine learning system under the Automated Probabilistic Programming Representation and Inference Languages (APPRIL) program. The […]
Charles River Analytics Sponsoring and Recruiting at UMass Lowell Career Fair
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions,is sponsoring the University of Massachusetts Summer & Beyond Career Fair. The fair is open to current students and alumni of UMass Lowell and will take place at the UMass Lowell Campus Recreation Center in Lowell, MA, on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, from 1-4 pm. For more […]
Charles River Analytics Releases Figaro 2.0: A Free, Open-Source Programming Language for Reasoning under Uncertainty
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, announces the release of Figaro 2.0, a probabilistic programming language that enables developers to create tools that help people make better decisions in the face of uncertainty. Figaro supports the development of rich probabilistic models and provides reasoning algorithms to draw useful conclusions from the available […]
Charles River Analytics Sponsoring Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision-Support Conference
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, is sponsoring the 2014 IEEE International Inter-Disciplinary Conference on Cognitive Methods in Situation Awareness and Decision Support (CogSIMA). CogSIMA brings together researchers to discuss approaches to situation awareness and decision-support systems. Attendees come from academia, industry, and the military with backgrounds in computer science, human factors, […]
Charles River Analytics to Discuss Malware Attribution and Vision-based Gesture Recognition at Boston University Tech Talk
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, will present a Tech Talk on Malware Attribution and Vision-based Gesture Recognition at Boston University on February 26, 2014. Malware attribution and vision-based gesture recognition are both highly challenging problems being addressed through efforts at Charles River. During the Tech Talk, Charles River will present its latest […]
Charles River Analytics’ Research Showcased at Conferences, Workshops, and Committees
In the second half of 2013, Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, participated in various conferences and committees. Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE) Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation (BRiMS) Boston Area Scala Group presentation Commercial Users of Functional Programming […]
Charles River Analytics Sponsoring and Recruiting at WPI Career Fair
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, is sponsoring the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Spring Career Fair. The fair is open to current students and alumni of WPI and will take place at the WPI Recreation & Sports Center in Worcester, MA, on February 20, 2014, from noon until 4:30 pm. For more […]
Charles River Analytics Develops Improved Veteran Rehabilitation Services with Support from the Office for Naval Research
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, announces a two-year contract for the Office of Naval Research to develop an outpatient rehabilitation intervention delivery system for returning service members. Charles River has developed a number of medical programs and support systems for service members and veterans in recent years; its goal with the […]
Charles River Analytics Congratulates Software Engineer on Visualization Transportation Award
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, congratulates Mark Henderson, a software engineer in the Cognitive Systems division, on his team award at the MassDOT Visualization Transportation Hackathon. The event encourages teams to participate in “informing the future of Massachusetts transportation through data analysis and visualization.” It took place in Cambridge, MA, on December […]
Charles River Analytics Supports DARPA Insight Program
Initiative Aims to Improve Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance on the Battlefield Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, won a follow-on contract valued over $1.25 million to support Insight, a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Innovation Office (I2O) initiative to improve intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). Insight intends to bring real-time, […]
Charles River Analytics Develops Satellite Image Processing System for NASA
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, announces a contract to develop a system for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The system known as DIPSARS, for the Discovery of Interesting Patterns and Semantic Analysis in Remote Space, detects large-scale environmental events from satellite imagery. These events include volcanic eruptions, storms, and […]
US Air Force Awards Malware Defense Contract to Charles River Analytics
Charles River Analytics, a developer of intelligent systems solutions, announces a follow-on contract to develop novel techniques for malware defense for the US Air Force. SESAME, which stands for Semi-Supervised Algorithms against Malware Evolution, is a research project that aims to counter the increasing threats posed by malware. “Malware poses a critical threat to our […]
