Description
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is hosting a Proposers Day event for the PICASSO program, which aims to create a generational pivot in photonics circuits and ensure United States dominance in photonics architectural and product innovation. The program seeks to enable revolutionizing very large-scale photonics integration (VLPI) circuits use cases, from compute to light detection and ranging, by moving the field from its current component-oriented focus to a circuit- and system-level orientation with output measured and evaluated at the system level. The Proposers Day event will introduce the science and technology community to the PICASSO program's vision and goals, facilitate interaction between researchers, and collect questions during the event.
• The event will include overview presentations by government personnel and opportunities for team building among the participants.
• The meeting will start with presentations by DARPA that include a technical program briefing and contracting discussion to further describe the planned PS objectives and content.
• A lightning round session will be held to facilitate interaction among attendees and give an opportunity to showcase capabilities and build strong teams to solve the challenge presented in PICASSO.
• One-on-one breakout sessions with the PICASSO Program Manager will be available during the Proposers Day.