Parallax Advanced Research, Beavercreek, Ohio

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In November 2022, Parallax Advanced Research launched Data Abyss–a platform that provides research intelligence analytics to aid researchers and their institutions in countering the exploitation of their work by strategic competitors. In other words, Data Abyss identifies and alerts US researchers of potential technological espionage with the intent of protecting the integrity of open science, as well as US taxpayer funded research. Data Abyss is the only known adversarial strategic S&T-focused open-source intelligence search engine. 

Data Abyss is a software platform that has been specifically developed to perform research and knowledge security monitoring and investigations that support the United States’ array of initiatives throughout the Executive Branch per National Security Presidential Memorandum 33, Small Business Innovation Research, Small Business Technology Transfer, and Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security objectives. Research security defines safeguarding the Nation’s research enterprise against the misappropriation of research and development to the detriment of national and economic security, related violations of research integrity, and foreign government interference. Knowledge security entails mitigating the risks of espionage, unwanted knowledge transfer, intellectual property theft, data leakage, and the misuse of dual-use technology. 

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Data Abyss Accomplishments

1. Supporting 163 research security personnel and analysts across research security, counterintelligence, export control, IP protection, cyber security, and science & technology (S&T) policy. Personnel hail from 10 countries 
2. Total Users by country in 2022: United States 4.1K, Canada 290, India 186, United Kingdom 179, Germany 132, Australia 125, Japan 89, Singapore 78, Netherlands 75, Israel 68  |
3. Tackling Great Power Competition efforts across foreign S&T investments, foreign S&T Development, intentional or unintentional IP transfer, defense industrial base supply chains. 
4. Publications in six (6) government funded research security journals across US and international think tanks, universities, and non-profits, including The Hoover Institute, Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Center for Research Security & Integrity, National University of Singapore’s East Asian Institute, and King’s College London Centre for Science and Security Studies 

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Data Abyss is the only known adversarial strategic S&T-focused open-source intelligence search engine. Data Abyss customers use the tool to detect exposure surfaces between their faculty and foreign defense organizations and named entities from the Commerce Restricted Entity Lists and where those relationships appear ongoing, including those with direct military applications.

Data Abyss leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted processing techniques to track down adversary affiliates and linked transnational entities. Very high-risk entities are tagged to track the entities’ connections with already tracked entities by the US Department of Commerce, Federal Communications Commission, and Australia Strategic Policy Institute. Extreme risk entities are tagged to track the entities’ connections to adversary military units. These holistic views of the organizational targeting spectrum allow for in-depth analysis and understanding of:

1. Active recruitment of American or allied academics and scientists and other related scientists. 
2. Research on reverse engineering of related technologies.   
3. American or allied corporate and university research with sanctioned state-owned enterprises.   
4. Unidentified organizations and associated research partnerships with sanctioned state-owned enterprises.   
5. Increasing dual-use capabilities, including both state and non-state actors, and the demonstrated willingness of these parties to collaborate or transact with each other.    

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Here 3 quotes from executives and experts in this field.

1. “The benefit of Data Abyss goes beyond analyzing intelligence information,” said Dennis Andersh, president & CEO, Parallax Advanced Research. “The information it uncovers and synthesizes will enable our federal and state clients to enhance our nation’s weapons systems and, thus, improve our efforts on the battlefield.”
2. “An extraordinarily powerful science and technology focused search engine and capability needed for today's Great Power Competition with China” said Dr. Ryan Clarke, Senior Research Fellow National University of Singapore
3. “Data Abyss is the only robust technical solution addressing the threat to our research and knowledge” said Dr. Kevin R. Gamache, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Research Security Officer, The Texas A&M University System

Data Abyss specific links:  

1. This link describes Data Abyss and its product launch under Parallax https://parallaxresearch.org/news/press-releases/parallax-advanced-research-launches-new-product-data-abyss  
2. Research paper abstract of how virology research utilizes Data Abyss https://research.nus.edu.sg/eai/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/12/EAIBB-No.-1679-Combined-AMMS-IPB-and-GIRH-exsum.pdf 
3. About Parallax https://parallaxresearch.org/ 
4. About Parallax artificial and autonomy capabilities https://parallaxresearch.org/capabilities/parallax-advanced-research-artificial-intelligence-and-autonomy