1.     Digital Ecosystems:

•  High speed, intelligent, data-driven decision making for complex operations

•  Data discovery, information and knowledge management

•  Rapid adaptable policy and enforcement for digital environments

2.     Hydrodynamics:

•  Computational hydrodynamic tools

•  Seakeeping and loads in extreme seas

•  Maneuvering and control

•  Maneuvering in waves

•  Cavitation

•  Hull-propulsor interaction

•  Hydrodynamic modeling of operations: in an ice slurry; multi-body interactions; propulsor hull system optimization; appendage characterization and scaling; near-surface and near-shore maneuvering and control modeling development

3.     Naval Platform Integrity:

•  Naval metals and alloys; structural composites; corrosion resistant materials; and/or high-temperature ceramics

•  Manufacturing, including additive and other advanced manufacturing, and the relationship between processing, microstructure and materials properties, including Modelling & Simulation

•  Structural assessment and monitoring

•  Weapons effects and ship protection

•  Non-destructive testing and/or inspection

•  Maritime lethality

•  Structural reliability

•  Ship environmental treatment systems, management, and safety

•  Bio-fouling and bio-fouling hydrodynamic effects

•  Development of artificial intelligence and machine learning models to advance naval platform integrity

•  Battery development and safety

•  Naval platform energy and power

4.     Ship and Submarine Design:

•  Ship/Submarine design tools

•  Ship/Submarine design processes and methods

•  Design evaluation/assessment capabilities

•  New and non-traditional platforms

•  Novel ship/submarine designs and missions

5.     Signature Management:                                        

•  Underwater and topside signatures

•  Mobile sensors

6.     Unmanned Systems:

•  Low-cost perception and situational awareness systems

•  Autonomy and AI/ML decision making and computations

•  Swarming capabilities

Education

• Public and state institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education