Our Program Managers
Program Managers at IARPA
IARPA Program Managers (PMs) bring both imagination and proven technical expertise to address the challenges facing the Intelligence Community (IC). The work of IARPA Program Managers has direct impact on the IC's future capabilities and, more broadly, on the field of science.
You Could Be Our Next Program Manager
If you have a creative idea that could provide the nation with a significant intelligence advantage, apply to join the IARPA team as a Program Manager.
The PM Role
IARPA Program Managers develop new concepts to address an IC problem, then manage the research from start to finish. They chart the course for their program, which includes:
- identifying goals and objectives
- developing rigorous test and evaluation criteria
- specifying short- and long-term milestones to gauge the health of the program
- managing all technical, procurement, and financial aspects of the program
IARPA Program Managers
IARPA PMs work closely with the research teams in the development of new breakthrough technologies.
IARPA PMs serve for limited terms (3-5 years is the length of a typical IARPA program), which ensures a constant infusion of fresh thinking and new perspectives.
| Program Manager | Program(s) | Research Areas | Contact Info |
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| AlstottDr. Jeff Alstott | FOCUS, DIVA, TrojAI | S&T forecasting, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, biology, cognitive science, complex systems, networks, statistics | jeff.alstott@iarpa.gov 301-243-2086 |
| Cagle Dr. Dawson Cagle | RESILIENCE | Materials chemistry, energy storage (batteries), electrochemistry, renewable liquid fuels | dawson.cagle@iarpa.gov 301-243-2083 |
| CooperJack Cooper | HFGeo, SMART | Radiative transfer modeling, vicarious calibration, observational analysis, atmospheric correction, aerosol/cloud retrieval, remote sensing, automation, autonomy, and climate change and land use | jack.cooper@iarpa.gov 301-243-2033 |
| DewittDr. Merrick DeWitt | Space situational awareness, optical interferometry, fiber optics, image reconstruction, computational imaging, small aperture telescopes, adaptive optics, astrometry, astronomy, optical sensors, optics, optical design | merrick.dewitt@iarpa.gov 301-243-2085 |
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| EricsonDr. Lars Ericson | BRIAR, Janus, Odin | biometrics, face recognition, fingerprint collection and matching, computer vision, electro-optical sensors, chem/bio sensors, nanotechnology, advanced materials, carbon nanotubes | lars.ericson@iarpa.gov 301-243-1817 |
| HarrodDr. Bill Harrod |
AGILE, C3, RAVEN, SuperCables |
bill.harrod@iarpa.gov 301-243-1814 |
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| HeiligmanDr. Mark Heiligman | HECTOR, SuperTools | Mathematics (algebra, number theory and algebraic geometry), cryptology, quantum information science (theoretical and experimental), computer science-theory of algorithms, symbolic computation, complexity theory, machine learning, computer-human interfaces, scientometrics, geology | mark.heiligman@iarpa.gov 301-243-1816 |
| JordanDr. Kristen Jordan | Forensics, biosurveillance, diagnostics, SIGINT data analytics, technologies to defeat weapons of mass destruction, toxicology, forensic chemistry | kristen.jordan@iarpa.gov 301-243-1812 |
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| KolbDr. Paul Kolb | Fun GCAT, SCISRS | Antenna design, electromagnetic simultations of complex structures, optical imaging | paul.kolb@iarpa.gov 301-243-2082 |
| MarkowitzDr. David Markowitz | FELIX, MICrONS, MIST | Computational neuroscience, machine learning, high-performance computing, robotics |
david.markowitz@iarpa.gov |
| RahmerMr. Robert Rahmer | CORE3D, VirtUE | Cybersecurity, cyber-event forecasting, cyber-actor behavior and cultural understanding, threat intelligence, threat modeling, cyber-event coding, cyber-kinetic event detection | robert.rahmer@iarpa.gov 301-243-2088 |
| RieberDr. Steven Rieber | MOSAIC | Forecasting, logic and critical thinking, human judgment | steven.rieber@iarpa.gov 301-243-2087 |
| RubinoDr. Carl Rubino | linguistics, typology, machine translation, human language technology for low resource languages |
carl.rubino@iarpa.gov |
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| WeinshenkDr. Jeff Weinschenk | Underwater/maritime applications involving unmanned vehicles, payloads and infrastructure; associated technology enablers in autonomy, energy, communications, navigation, sensing, robotics and mobility; novel concepts for access and collection | jeffrey.weinschenk@iarpa.gov | |
| WilsonMr. Sam Wilson | LHO | Propulsion/power system installation & optimization for aerospace and power systems; applications involving unmanned vehicles; associated technology enablers in autonomy, energy harvesting, energy utilization/conservation, communications, navigation, sensing, robotics and mobility; novel concepts for access and collection | samuel.wilson@iarpa.gov 301-243-2030 |
