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It is well accepted that the Smart Grid will employ a variety of networking technologies. Among them are wireless mesh networks, which are vastly favored over
Neuromorphic computing is a radical new approach to information processing for artificial intelligence where, instead of using digital electronics, inspiration
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Building on a successful first-year Strategic and Emerging Research Initiatives (SERI) project NIST and Autonomous Vehicles (see 2022 NIST AV workshop and
NOTE: The information provided on this page is maintained for archival information. Please visit the “ NIST Cloud Computing Forensic Science” project page for
NIST Evaluation of Latent Fingerprint Technologies (ELFT) consist of evaluations of the accuracy of latent matching using features marked by experienced human
The NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods is a Web-based book written to help scientists and engineers incorporate statistical methods into their work
Statisticians and probabilists who are motivated and capable of pursuing independent studies are encouraged to consider postdoctoral research opportunities
This project involves determining what attributes of a computer system can cause numerical reproducibility to fail and how the uncertainty resulting from this
E-commerce transactions use client server applications that involve a service requestor and one or more service providers. To obtain assurance that the
The OOF project seeks to provide flexible software for finite-element modeling the behavior of real microstructures, with meshes derived from micrographs.
Artificial intelligence increasingly affects many aspects of society. New computational hardware based on information-processing in the brain is being developed
Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) - An area of cryptography that researches and advances the use of quantum-resistant primitives, with the goal of keeping
Proprietary Fingerprint Template evaluations assess the accuracy of end-stage fingerprint matchers. These are the computationally-expensive algorithms used in
The goal of this project is to help better prepare the nation for the next pandemic, whose occurrence is beyond debate and just a matter of time. Specifically
Cryogenic electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) has become one of the critical measurement instruments for understanding molecular structures in biomanufacturing
This program develops new measurement techniques, tests and performance procedures, standards, and best practices to enable industry and government to gain
Fluorescence-guided surgical intervention is an emergent technology where a molecular contrast agent makes the target tissue glows (i.e., fluorescent). This