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The '''Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity''' ('''IARPA''') is an organization, within the [[Office of the Director of National Intelligence]] (ODNI), that is responsible for leading research to overcome difficult challenges facing the [[United States Intelligence Community]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/about-iarpa|title=About IARPA|publisher=IARPA|access-date=2016-03-12|archive-date=2016-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314202928/http://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/about-iarpa|url-status=dead}}</ref>  IARPA characterizes its mission as follows: "To envision and lead high-risk, high-payoff research that delivers innovative technology for future overwhelming intelligence advantage."

IARPA funds academic and industry research across a broad range of technical areas, including mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, biology, neuroscience, linguistics, political science, and [[cognitive psychology]]. Most IARPA research is unclassified and openly published. IARPA transfers successful research results and technologies to other government agencies. Notable IARPA investments include [[quantum computing]],<ref name="IARPAQuantum">{{cite web |url=https://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/research-programs/quantum-programs-at-iarpa |title=Quantum programs at IARPA |access-date=2017-06-20 |archive-date=2017-10-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004061750/https://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/research-programs/quantum-programs-at-iarpa |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[superconducting computing]], machine learning, and forecasting tournaments.

== Mission ==
IARPA characterizes its mission as "to envision and lead high-risk, high-payoff research that delivers innovative technology for future overwhelming intelligence advantage".

== History ==
In 1958, the first Advanced Research Projects Agency, or ARPA, was created in response to an unanticipated surprise—the [[Soviet Union]]'s successful launch of [[Sputnik 1|Sputnik]] on October 4, 1957. The ARPA model was designed to anticipate and pre-empt such technological surprises. As then-Secretary of Defense [[Neil H. McElroy|Neil McElroy]] said, "I want an agency that makes sure no important thing remains undone because it doesn't fit somebody's mission." The ARPA model has been characterized by ambitious technical goals, competitively awarded research led by term-limited staff, and independent testing and evaluation.

Authorized by the ODNI in 2006, IARPA was modeled after [[DARPA]] but focused on national intelligence, rather than military, needs. The agency was formed from a consolidation of the [[National Security Agency]]'s [[Disruptive Technology Office]], the [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]'s National Technology Alliance, and the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]'s Intelligence Technology Innovation Center.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.afcea.org/signal/articles/templates/SIGNAL_Article_Template.asp?articleid=1399 |title=Igniting a Technical Renaissance |first=Maryann |last=Lawlor |newspaper=Afcea International |date=October 2007 |publisher=[[AFCEA]]}}</ref> IARPA operations began on October 1, 2007 with [[Lisa Porter]] as founding director. Its headquarters, a new building in M Square, the [[University System of Maryland|University of Maryland]]'s research park in [[Riverdale Park, Maryland]], was dedicated in April 2009.<ref name=HQdedication>{{cite press release |url=http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/iarpa-dedicates-permanent-home-campus-u-maryland |title=IARPA dedicates a permanent home on the campus of U Maryland |date=2009-04-29 |access-date=2015-12-15 |publisher=Homeland Security News Wire}}</ref>

In 2010, IARPA's quantum computing research was named ''[[Science (magazine)|Science]]'' magazine's Breakthrough of the Year.<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":9" /> In 2015, IARPA was named to lead foundational research and development for the [[National Strategic Computing Initiative]].{{cn|date=July 2023}} IARPA is also a part of other White House science and technology efforts, including the U.S. [[BRAIN Initiative]], and the [[nanotechnology]]-inspired Grand Challenge for Future Computing.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":12" /> In 2013, ''The New York Times''{{'}}s op-ed columnist [[David Brooks (journalist)|David Brooks]] called IARPA "one of the government's most creative agencies."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/22/opinion/brooks-forecasting-fox.html|title=Forecasting Fox|last=Brooks|first=David|date=2013-03-21|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-03-12}}</ref>

== Approach ==
IARPA invests in multi-year research programs, in which academic and industry teams compete to solve a well-defined set of technical problems, regularly scored on a shared set of metrics and milestones. Each program is led by an IARPA Program Manager (PM) who is a term-limited Government employee. IARPA programs are meant to enable researchers to pursue ideas that are potentially disruptive to the status quo.

Most IARPA research is unclassified and openly published.<ref name="tri">{{Triangulation|276|Jason Matheny}}</ref>  Former director [[Jason Gaverick Matheny|Jason Matheny]] has stated that the agency's goals of openness and external engagement serve to draw in expertise from academia and industry, or even individuals who "might be working in their basement on some [[Data science|data-science]] project and might have an idea for how to solve an important problem".<ref name=":42">{{Cite web|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/iarpas-new-director-wants-you-to-surprise-him|title=IARPA's New Director Wants You to Surprise Him|last=Harbert|first=Tam|date=2015-10-19|website=IEEE Spectrum|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref> IARPA transfers successful research results and technologies to other government agencies.

== Research fields ==
IARPA is known for its programs to fund research into anticipatory intelligence, using [[data science]] to make predictions about future events ranging from political elections to disease outbreaks to [[Cyberattack|cyberattacks]], some of which focus on [[open-source intelligence]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=http://www.federaltimes.com/story/government/interview/one-one/2015/11/02/how-iarpa-predicts-unpredictable/75040142/|title=How IARPA predicts the unpredictable|last=Corrin|first=Amber|date=2015-11-02|website=Federal Times|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=http://www.c4isrnet.com/story/military-tech/it/2015/09/23/iarpa-anticipating-surprise/72632204/|title=IARPA's high-stakes intelligence experiment|last=Corrin|first=Amber|date=2015-09-23|website=C4ISR & Networks|access-date=2016-03-31|archive-date=2017-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621170049/http://www.c4isrnet.com/story/military-tech/it/2015/09/23/iarpa-anticipating-surprise/72632204/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2010/10/u-s-spies-want-algorithms-to-spot-hot-trends/|title=U.S. Spies Want Algorithms to Spot Hot Trends|last=Drummond|first=Katie|date=2010-10-01|magazine=WIRED|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref> IARPA has pursued these objectives not only through traditional funding programs but also through tournaments<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /> and prizes.<ref name=":42"/> [[Aggregative Contingent Estimation]] (ACE) is an example of one such program.<ref name=":42"/><ref name=":6" /> Other projects involve the analysis of images or videos that lack [[metadata]] by directly analyzing the media's content itself. Examples given by IARPA include determining the location of an image by analyzing features such as the placement of trees or a mountain skyline, or determining whether a video is of a baseball game or a traffic jam.<ref name=":42"/> Another program focuses on developing [[speech recognition]] tools that can transcribe arbitrary languages.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a17451/iarpa-americas-secret-spy-lab/|title=What They're Building Inside America's Secret Spy Lab|last=Belfiore|first=Michael|date=2015-09-23|website=Popular Mechanics|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref>

IARPA is also involved in [[high-performance computing]] and alternative computing methods.  In 2015, IARPA was named one of two foundational research and development agencies in the [[National Strategic Computing Initiative]], with the specific charge of finding "future computing paradigms offering an alternative to standard [[semiconductor]] computing technologies".{{cn|date=July 2023}} One such approach is cryogenic [[superconducting computing]], which seeks to use [[Superconductivity|superconductors]] such as [[niobium]], rather than [[semiconductor]]s, to reduce the energy consumption of future [[Exascale computing|exascale supercomputers]].<ref name=":42"/><ref name=":7"/>

Several programs at IARPA focus on [[quantum computing]]<ref name="IARPAQuantum" /> and [[neuroscience]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/research-programs/neuroscience-programs-at-iarpa|title=Neuroscience Programs at IARPA|website=IARPA|access-date=2016-03-31|archive-date=2016-03-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320132019/http://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/research-programs/neuroscience-programs-at-iarpa|url-status=dead}}</ref>  IARPA is a major funder of quantum computing research, due to its applications in [[quantum cryptography]]. As of 2009, IARPA was said to provide a large portion of quantum computing funding resources in the United States.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Weinberger|first=Sharon|date=2009-06-03|title=Spooky research cuts|journal=Nature|volume=459|issue=7247|pages=625|doi=10.1038/459625a|pmid=19494878|doi-access=free}}</ref> Quantum computing research funded by IARPA was named Science Magazine's Breakthrough of the Year in 2010,<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2010/12/sciences-breakthrough-of-2010-a-macro-scale-quantum-device/|title=Science's breakthrough of 2010: A visible quantum device|last=Ford|first=Matt|date=2010-12-23|website=Ars Technica|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite journal|last1=O’Connell|first1=A. D.|last2=Hofheinz|first2=M.|last3=Ansmann|first3=M.|last4=Bialczak|first4=Radoslaw C.|last5=Lenander|first5=M.|last6=Lucero|first6=Erik|last7=Neeley|first7=M.|last8=Sank|first8=D.|last9=Wang|first9=H.|title=Quantum ground state and single-phonon control of a mechanical resonator|journal=Nature|volume=464|issue=7289|pages=697–703|doi=10.1038/nature08967|pmid=20237473|date=April 2010|bibcode=2010Natur.464..697O|s2cid=4412475}}</ref> and physicist [[David J. Wineland|David Wineland]] was a winner of the 2012 [[Nobel Prize in Physics]] for quantum computing research funded by IARPA.<ref name=":42"/> IARPA is also involved in [[Neuromorphic engineering|neuromorphic computation]] efforts as part of the U.S. [[BRAIN Initiative]] and the [[National Nanotechnology Initiative]]'s Grand Challenge for Future Computing. IARPA's [[MICrONS]] project seeks to [[Reverse engineering|reverse engineer]] one cubic millimeter of [[Human brain|brain tissue]] and use insights from its study to improve [[machine learning]] and [[artificial intelligence]].<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-u-s-government-launches-a-100-million-apollo-project-of-the-brain/|title=The U.S. Government Launches a $100-Million "Apollo Project of the Brain"|last=Cepelewicz|first=Jordana|date=2016-03-08|website=Scientific American|access-date=2016-03-12}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2015/10/15/nanotechnology-inspired-grand-challenge-future-computing|title=A Nanotechnology-Inspired Grand Challenge for Future Computing|last1=Whitman|first1=Lloyd|last2=Bryant|first2=Randy|date=2015-10-30|access-date=2016-05-01|last3=Kalil|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|first3=Tom}}</ref>

== Research programs ==
Below are some of the past and current research programs of IARPA.

=== Past research ===
* [[Aggregative Contingent Estimation Program|Aggregative Contingent Estimation (ACE) Program]] aimed "to dramatically enhance the accuracy, precision, and timeliness of intelligence forecasts for a broad range of event types, through the development of advanced techniques that elicit, weight, and combine the judgments of many intelligence analysts."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/research-programs/ace|title=ACE|website=www.iarpa.gov|access-date=2017-03-12}}</ref>
* ATHENA Program was a research program about cybersecurity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/research-programs/athena|title=ATHENA|website=www.iarpa.gov|access-date=2017-03-12}}</ref> It aimed "to provide an early warning system for detecting precursors to cyberattacks".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lifeboat.com/blog/2016/09/iarpa-to-develop-early-warning-system-for-cyberattacks|title=Lifeboat News: The Blog|website=lifeboat.com|date=29 September 2016 |access-date=2017-03-12}}</ref>
* [[Babel program|Babel Program]] developed "agile and robust speech recognition technology that can be rapidly applied to any human language in order to provide effective search capability for analysts to efficiently process massive amounts of real-world recorded speech".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/research-programs/babel|title=Babel|website=www.iarpa.gov|access-date=2017-03-13}}</ref> The program tried to develop software that could transcribe and search among all the languages.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a17451/iarpa-americas-secret-spy-lab/|title=What They're Building Inside America's Secret Spy Lab|date=2015-09-23|work=Popular Mechanics|access-date=2017-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/12/what-happens-when-spies-can-eavesdrop-any-conversation/100142/|title=What Happens When Spies Can Eavesdrop on Any Conversation?|work=Defense One|access-date=2017-03-13}}</ref>
* Biometrics Exploitation Science & Technology (BEST) Program focused on trying to "significantly advance the state-of-the-science for [[biometrics]] technologies".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/research-programs/best|title=BEST|website=www.iarpa.gov|access-date=2017-03-12}}</ref> It was to discover techniques on utilizing biometrics from a subject in a less controlled environment which could produce a similar result to that in a controlled environment.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=2009-02-01|title=IARPA seeks BEST biometrics|journal=Biometric Technology Today|volume=17|issue=2|pages=3–4|doi=10.1016/S0969-4765(09)70045-1}}</ref>
* [[Computer-generated holography|Synthetic Holographic Observation (SHO)]] Program's stated goal was "to enable full-parallax, full-color, high-resolution display of dynamic 3D data without head-gear, and possessing visually continuous perspectives without artifacts over wide viewing angles."<ref>{{cite web|title=Synthetic Holographic Observation (SHO)|url=https://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/research-programs/sho|publisher=Office of the Director of National Intelligence|access-date=December 3, 2020|date=2011}}</ref>

=== Current research ===
* Creation of Operationally Realistic 3-D Environments (CORE3D) aims to "develop rapid automated systems for [[3D modeling|3-D models]] which are designed with complex physical properties and automated methods that will pull commercial, satellite, and airborne imagery."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/1844-iarpa-launches-core3d-program-to-build-accurate-3-d-models-from-satellite-imagery|title=CORE3D|website=www.dni.gov|access-date=2018-04-04}}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* Crowdsourcing Evidence, Argumentation, Thinking and Evaluation (CREATE) Program is about "to develop, and experimentally test, systems that use crowdsourcing and structured analytic techniques to improve [[analytic reasoning]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/research-programs/create|title=CREATE|website=www.iarpa.gov|access-date=2017-03-13}}</ref> It hopes to improve the intelligence community's ability to better understand evidence and sources in order to produce accurate information.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gcn.com/articles/2017/02/14/iarpa-create.aspx|title=Leveraging the wisdom (and ignorance) of crowds|website=GCN|access-date=2017-03-13|archive-date=2017-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313213934/https://gcn.com/articles/2017/02/14/iarpa-create.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.meritalk.com/articles/data-analytics-intelligence-iarpa-jason-matheny-sensors-iot/|title=Data Analytics Key to Complex Intelligence Decisions, Says IARPA Director – MeriTalk|website=www.meritalk.com|access-date=2017-03-13}}</ref>
* Deep Intermodal Video Analytics (DIVA) aims to "advance state-of-the-art artificial visual perception, and automate video monitoring."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/1834-iarpa-launches-diva-program-to-automatically-detect-complex-activities-from-video|title=DIVA|website=www.dni.gov|access-date=2018-04-04|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405024348/https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/1834-iarpa-launches-diva-program-to-automatically-detect-complex-activities-from-video|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Functional Genomic and Computational Assessment of Threats (Fun GCAT) aims to "develop next-generation biological data tools to improve [[DNA sequencing|DNA sequence]] screening, augment biodefense capabilities through the characterization of threats, and advance our understanding of the relative risks posed by unknown sequences."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/1831-iarpa-launches-program-to-develop-new-biosecurity-tools|title=FunGCAT|website=www.dni.gov|access-date=2018-04-04|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405024416/https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/1831-iarpa-launches-program-to-develop-new-biosecurity-tools|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Hybrid Forecasting Competition (HFC) aims to "improve accuracy in predicting worldwide geopolitical issues, including foreign political elections, interstate conflict, disease outbreaks, and economic indicators by leveraging the relative strengths of humans and machines."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/1785-iarpa-launches-hybrid-forecasting-competition-to-improve-predictions-through-human-machine-integration|title=HFC|website=www.dni.gov|access-date=2018-04-04|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405024248/https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/1785-iarpa-launches-hybrid-forecasting-competition-to-improve-predictions-through-human-machine-integration|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Machine Translation for English Retrieval of Information in Any Language (MATERIAL) aims to "develop and deploy fully automatic systems that will allow English-only speakers to accurately and efficiently identify foreign language documents of interest."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/1829-iarpa-launches-material-program|title=MATERIAL|website=www.dni.gov|access-date=2018-04-04|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405024439/https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/1829-iarpa-launches-material-program|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Molecular Analyzer for Efficient Gas-phase Low-power Interrogation (MAEGLIN) aims to "develop a compact system capable of unattended environmental sampling and chemical identification with minimal (preferably no) consumables."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/1753-iarpa-launches-maeglin-program-to-develop-low-power-autonomous-chemical-identification-systems|title=MAEGLIN|website=www.dni.gov|access-date=2018-04-04|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405024246/https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/1753-iarpa-launches-maeglin-program-to-develop-low-power-autonomous-chemical-identification-systems|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Multimodal Objective Sensing to Assess Individuals with Context (MOSAIC) Program aims to develop "unobtrusive, passive, and persistent measurement to predict an individual’s job performance".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iarpa.gov/index.php/research-programs/mosaic|title=MOSAIC|website=www.iarpa.gov|access-date=2017-03-13}}</ref> It designs and tests [[Sensor|sensors]] that can collect data about monitoring employees' work performance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fcw.com/blogs/the-spec/2016/07/iarpa-sensors-evaluation.aspx|title=IC wants sensors to evaluate personnel performance|website=FCW|access-date=2017-03-13|archive-date=2017-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313124752/https://fcw.com/blogs/the-spec/2016/07/iarpa-sensors-evaluation.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2016/06/intelligence-community-will-monitor-wearables-find-perfect-spy/129555/|title=The Intelligence Community Will Monitor Wearables to Find the Perfect Spy|work=Nextgov|access-date=2017-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thestack.com/big-data/2016/10/19/u-s-government-proposes-the-permanent-job-interview/|title=U.S. government proposes the permanent job interview|date=2016-10-19|work=The Stack|access-date=2017-03-13|archive-date=2017-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313124731/https://thestack.com/big-data/2016/10/19/u-s-government-proposes-the-permanent-job-interview/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Rapid Analysis of Various Emerging Nano-electronics (RAVEN) aims to "develop tools to rapidly image current and future [[Integrated circuit|integrated circuit chips]]."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/1754-iarpa-launches-raven-program-to-develop-rapid-integrated-circuit-imaging-tools|title=RAVEN|website=www.dni.gov|access-date=2018-04-04|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405024311/https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/1754-iarpa-launches-raven-program-to-develop-rapid-integrated-circuit-imaging-tools|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Space-based Machine Automated Recognition Technique (SMART) program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2022/07/14/blacksky-wins-iarpa-award-to-support-analysis-automation-project-smart/ |title=BlackSky Wins IARPA Award to Support Analysis Automation Project SMART |date=2022-07-14 |work=Via Satellite |access-date=2022-07-15}}</ref>

== Directors ==
* [[Steven Nixon]] (acting, 2007)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://gcn.com/articles/2007/08/14/master-spy-agency-promotes-nixon.aspx|title=Master spy agency promotes Nixon|last=Dizard III|first=Wilson P.|date=2007-08-14|website=GCN|access-date=2016-03-15|archive-date=2016-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315171044/https://gcn.com/articles/2007/08/14/master-spy-agency-promotes-nixon.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Tim Murphy (acting, 2007–2008)<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://defensesystems.com/Articles/2008/03/The-future-of-intelligence.aspx|title=The Future of Intelligence|last=Lais|first=Sami|date=2008-03-24|website=Defense Systems|access-date=2016-03-15|archive-date=2016-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315182748/https://defensesystems.com/Articles/2008/03/The-future-of-intelligence.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Lisa Porter]] (2008–2012)<ref name=":3" />
* Peter Highnam (2012–2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fedscoop.com/highnam-named-iarpa-director/|title=Highnam named IARPA director|last=Stegon|first=David|date=2012-09-04|website=FedScoop|access-date=2016-03-15}}</ref>
* [[Jason Gaverick Matheny|Jason Matheny]] (2015–2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fedscoop.com/jason-matheny-named-iarpa-director|title=Jason Matheny named IARPA director|last=Otto|first=Greg|date=2015-08-03|website=FedScoop|access-date=2016-03-15}}</ref>
* [[Stacey Dixon]] (2018–2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.odni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2018/item/1898-dni-coats-names-new-iarpa-director|title=DNI Coats Names New IARPA Director|website=www.odni.gov|access-date=2019-01-26|archive-date=2019-01-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127095702/https://www.odni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2018/item/1898-dni-coats-names-new-iarpa-director|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Catherine Marsh (2019–April 2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/item/2075-odni-welcomes-dr-catherine-marsh-as-director-of-iarpa|title=ODNI Welcomes Dr. Catherine Marsh as Director of IARPA|website=www.odni.gov|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
*Dr. Richard "Rick" Muller (April 2024–present)<ref>{{Cite web |title=DNI Haines Welcomes Dr. Richard Muller as IARPA Director |url=https://www.iarpa.gov/newsroom/article/dni-haines-welcomes-dr-richard-muller-as-iarpa-director |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=www.iarpa.gov |language=en-gb}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[DARPA|Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)]]
* [[Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy|Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E)]] 
* [[Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency|Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA)]]
* [[Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health|Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)]]
* [[Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act#Overview|Advanced Research Projects Agency–Infrastructure (ARPA-I)]]

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
* {{cite web |title=Data Analytics Programs Help Predict Global Unrest |url=http://www.afcea.org/content/?q=Article-data-analytics-programs-help-predict-global-unrest |website=Signal |access-date=December 1, 2015 |date=2015}}
* {{cite web |title=IARPA's high-stakes intelligence experiment |url= http://www.c4isrnet.com/story/military-tech/it/2015/09/23/iarpa-anticipating-surprise/72632204/  |website=CS4ISR & Networks |publisher= |access-date=September 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621170049/http://www.c4isrnet.com/story/military-tech/it/2015/09/23/iarpa-anticipating-surprise/72632204/ |archive-date=2017-06-21 |date=2015}}
* {{cite web | last=Hoffman | first=Mary-Louise | title=Jason Matheny: IARPA Seeks Automated Methods to Identify Cyber Attack Indicators | website=Executive Gov | date=14 Oct 2015 | url=http://www.executivegov.com/2015/10/jason-matheny-iarpa-seeks-automated-methods-to-identify-cyber-attack-indicators/  | access-date=October 14, 2015}}
* {{cite web | last=Corrin | first=Amber | title=How IARPA predicts the unpredictable | website=Federal Times | date=2 Nov 2015 | url=http://www.federaltimes.com/story/government/interview/one-one/2015/11/02/how-iarpa-predicts-unpredictable/75040142/  | access-date=November 2, 2015}}
* {{cite web |title=Intelligence agency wants to know what makes you tick |url=http://fedscoop.com/iarpa-wants-know-makes-tick/ |website=Fedscoop |access-date=January 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530021014/http://fedscoop.com/iarpa-wants-know-makes-tick |archive-date=2016-05-30 |date=2013}}
*  {{cite journal | last=Morewedge | first=Carey K. | title=How a Video Game Helped People Make Better Decisions | date=13 Oct 2015 |journal=Harvard Business Review | issn=0017-8012 | url=https://hbr.org/2015/10/how-a-video-game-helped-people-make-better-decisions  | access-date=October 13, 2015}}
* {{cite web | title=IARPA's New Director Wants You to Surprise Him | website=IEEE Spectrum | date=19 Oct 2015 | url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/iarpas-new-director-wants-you-to-surprise-him  | access-date=October 19, 2015}}
* {{cite journal | last=Brooks | first=David | title= Forecasting Fox | date=22 Mar 2013 |journal=The New York Times | issn=0362-4331 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/22/opinion/brooks-forecasting-fox.html?_r=2  | language=en-US | access-date= July 11, 2014}}
* {{cite web | title=What They're Building Inside America's Secret Spy Tech Lab | website=Popular Mechanics | date=23 Sep 2015 | url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a17451/iarpa-americas-secret-spy-lab/  | language=en-US | access-date=September 23, 2015}}
*  {{cite web | title=New IARPA Agency Developing Spy Tools | website=USA Today | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2007-05-31-iarpa-spy-tools_N.htm| date=2007 | access-date=October 2, 2015}}
* {{cite news | last=Horowitz | first=Michael | title=Good judgment in forecasting international affairs | newspaper=Washington Post | date=26 Nov 2013 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2013/11/26/good-judgment-in-forecasting-international-affairs-and-an-invitation-for-season-3/ | access-date= February 10, 2014}}
* {{cite magazine  | last1=Drummond | first1=Katie | title=U.S. ''Spies Want Algorithms to Spot Hot Trends''. | magazine=WIRED | date=1 Oct 2010 | url=https://www.wired.com/2010/10/u-s-spies-want-algorithms-to-spot-hot-trends/ |publisher= Condé Nast | access-date= August 13, 2014}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.iarpa.gov/}}

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