Advanced Technology and Systems Division
SRI’s Advanced Technology & Systems division is known for work in intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. We’re at the leading edge of human-machine interaction, sensing, and other applied technologies that are turning data into usable knowledge.
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Quantum networking is moving out of the lab
Researchers are harnessing quantum behavior to create secure networks that will define the next communications era.
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SRI and collaborators on the DARPA AMBIIENT program led an effort that delivered a breakthrough in quantum sensing.
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Celia Merzbacher: Fostering collaboration to advance the quantum industry
As the executive director of the Quantum Economic Development Consortium, Merzbacher plays a pivotal role in moving the quantum ecosystem forward.
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Nicole Heidel: Charting the future of photonic chips and quantum hardware
As the director of SRI’s Applied Sciences Laboratory, Heidel leads a team that turns deep science into real-world solutions.
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A banner year for quantum
SRI-managed QED-C’s annual report on quantum trends captures an industry accelerating rapidly from technical promise toward major global impact.
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Cale Gentry: Steering light, tracking lasers, and going quantum
Gentry explores how SRI research is pushing the envelope of photonics, optics, and quantum technologies.
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QED-C delivers a multi-year quantum supply chain project
The SRI-managed Quantum Economic Development Consortium contributes new approaches to control and readout systems, which will accelerate quantum manufacturing.
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Where do laser beams originate?
To mitigate the dangers that lasers pose to civilian and military targets, SRI is leveraging photonic circuits to pinpoint the origin points of laser beams.
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SRI radar innovation supports NASA mission to study the northern lights
By providing data from the SRI-operated Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar, SRI scientists are helping NASA better understand the electrical currents in ionospheric plasma.
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QED-C executive director named to the Quantum 100
Celia Merzbacher, executive director of the SRI-managed Quantum Economic Development Consortium, has been recognized for her role in strengthening the global quantum ecosystem.
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Building the photonic circuits of the future
SRI’s work on DARPA’s HAPPI program seeks to measurably advance the capability of circuits that transmit information using light rather than electrons.
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Robots in the cleanroom
A global health leader is exploring how SRI’s robotic telemanipulation technology can enhance pharmaceutical manufacturing.