Mathematics of Sensing, Exploitation, and Execution (MSEE) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The Mathematics of Sensing, Exploitation, and Execution (MSEE) opportunity is a DARPA Defense Sciences Office Broad Agency Announcement focused on advancing the mathematical foundations that connect the full chain of sensing and action. In practical terms, the program is looking for research that does not treat sensor data collection, data analysis, and subsequent decision-making or execution as separate steps, but instead develops new mathematical principles that unify those steps into a single, coherent framework. The core theme is end-to-end rigor: proposals are expected to go beyond incremental improvements to algorithms or hardware and instead introduce or substantially extend mathematical theory that can guide how sensors should collect information, how that information should be interpreted, and how it should drive follow-on actions in complex, time-sensitive environments.

This solicitation was released as DARPA BAA 11-28 under Funding Opportunity Number "DARPA BAA 11 28" and sits in the Science and Technology / Research and Development category under CFDA 12.910 (Research and Technology Development). DARPA listed multiple possible funding instruments, including grants, cooperative agreements, other transactions, and procurement contracts, signaling flexibility in how awards could be structured depending on the nature of the proposed work, the degree of anticipated government involvement, and the maturity of the effort. The announcement did not require cost sharing or matching, which typically lowers the barrier to entry for universities, small businesses, and research organizations that may not have discretionary funds to contribute.

Eligibility was described as unrestricted, meaning it was open to a wide range of applicant types, subject to any additional conditions that might be specified in the full text of the BAA. In a DARPA context, that generally implies that universities, nonprofit research institutes, commercial firms (including small businesses), and other capable entities could participate, and that team-based proposals or collaborations would be acceptable if they align with program goals and address the technical scope effectively.

From a timing standpoint, the opportunity was posted and created on January 10, 2011, with an original and current closing date of March 24, 2011. The archive date was July 22, 2011, indicating the window for new submissions under this specific posting has long since closed, though similar themes may reappear in later DARPA programs. Anyone needing the complete details was directed to the attached announcement document ("DARPA BAA 11 28") via the additional information link, and applicants encountering access issues were instructed to contact the DARPA BAA Coordinator.

At a high level, MSEE is best understood as a push for mathematically grounded, integrated approaches to sensing-to-action pipelines. That could include new theoretical frameworks for adaptive sensing strategies, principled methods for fusing data from heterogeneous sensors, mathematically robust inference under uncertainty and adversarial conditions, and decision or control methodologies that directly incorporate sensing limitations and information value. The emphasis on "unified" principles suggests DARPA was interested in work that bridges traditional boundaries between fields like signal processing, statistics, optimization, information theory, machine learning, control, and applied mathematics, with the intent of producing capabilities that are not only computationally effective but also explainable, analyzable, and reliably performant when deployed in operational settings where data is imperfect and decisions have consequences.

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