Overview of Cyber Science and Technology Programs at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory

TL;DR

This paper reviews the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's cyber security research programs, highlighting their integration of fundamental science with operational needs and their focus on future battlefield cyber operations.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of ARL's cyber research initiatives, including collaborations with universities and strategies for future cyber battlefield challenges.

Findings

ARL's cyber research integrates fundamental science with operational applications.

Collaborations with universities enhance cyber research capabilities.

Future Army cyber operations will be highly converged virtual-physical environments.

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of research programs in cyber security performed by the U.S Army Research Laboratory. Although ARL is the U.S. Army's corporate laboratory that focuses on fundamental and early applied research, the fundamental science endeavors are closely integrated with extensive operationally-oriented programs. One example is the Cyber Collaborative Research Alliance (CRA) that brings together ARL scientists with academic researchers from dozens of U.S. universities. ARL cyber scientists are largely driven by challenges unique to the ground operations of the Army; this paper outlines a few of these challenges and the ways in which they are addressed by ARL research efforts. The long-term campaign of cyber research is guided by the vision of the future Army battlefield. In the year 2040, it will be a highly converged virtual-physical space, where cyber operations will be an integral part of the battle.