The project, known as ATRAP, is a joint effort by the university and the Army Battle Command Battle Laboratory at the Fort. It will be demonstrated for the first time in public after the announcement.
ATRAP is focused on developing software that will help analyze volatile situations in the field and allow them to predict the actions of unconventional adversaries, including terrorists and insurgents. When the software becomes fully operational, it will be capable of displaying large amounts of a data in an easily-understood graphical format, allowing military commanders to respond to changing situations quickly and effectively, saving the lives of their troops and facilitating the defeat of the enemy.
Giffords, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, will be joined by University of Arizona President Robert Shelton, Professor Jerzy Rozenblit, Battle Lab Director Jason Denno, and retired Air Force Major General Donald Shepperd in announcing the award.
WHAT: U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announces critical federal funding for asymmetric warfare technology research at the University of Arizona
WHEN: Noon, Thursday, January 10, 2008
WHERE: University of Arizona College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Room 530/546