Strength in numbers

We apply the power of high-performance, large-scale computing systems to national security challenges, leveraging UVA’s HPC resources to achieve algorithmic breakthroughs and help policymakers make sense of vast troves of data.

Our researchers examine the availability, manufacture, and applications of the materials enabling breakthroughs in AI hardware, energy storage, national defense, and other sectors central to the nation’s security.

We scrutinize supply chain vulnerabilities that could threaten everything from consumer electronics to complex defense systems and analyze the state of the hardware behind AI and other technologies to keep policymakers informed on where international competition in this space stands.

Our researchers develop new AI algorithms to solve intractable problems while monitoring the progress of today’s LLMs, VLMs, and TSLMs, allowing policymakers to reap the full benefit of this emerging technology and understand the capabilities of our competitors.

Our researchers explore the potential impact of increased energy demand on power grids across the globe, evaluating our competitors’ approaches to this growing challenge and highlighting strategic considerations for policymakers.

We leverage advancements in quantum computing and UVA’s HPC resources to solve some of the most complex problems facing national security experts, achieving breakthroughs in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and more.