BARI: Bilateral Academic Research Initiative
International partnerships for high-impact science

BARI is a program under the Department of Defense's Basic Research Office that promotes high-risk, high-reward fundamental research through international collaboration. BARI supports joint U.S. and partner-nation research teams - each comprising leading senior investigators to address scientific challenges of mutual interest.

In 2024, BARI expanded its global reach through a new partnership with Finland. This initiative will support cutting-edge research in areas such as materials and devices, network science and embedded intelligence, and human interactions.

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  • 2018 BARI Team


    Bilateral
    Team     		      

    US-based team members
    Dr. Maryam Shanechi, University of Southern California (lead)
    Dr. Michael Jordan, University of California Berkeley
    Dr. Farid Hamzei-Sichani, University of Massachusetts Medical School
    Dr. Kristina Simonyan, Massachusetts Eye and Ear 
    Dr. Davide Valeriani, Massachusetts Eye and Ear 

    UK-based team members
    Dr. Riccardo Poli, University of Essex (lead)
    Dr. Luca Citi, University of Essex 
    Dr. Nick Yeung, University of Oxford
    Dr. Caterina Cinel, University of Essex  
             
    Project
    Overview    		      

    This project aims to develop a novel architecture for complex group decision making that integrates, in an unprecedented way, the strengths of human and AI team members while compensating for their respective weaknesses. To address the challenges posed by the project, the proposers have assembled a multidisciplinary team with expertise in AI, machine learning, neural engineering, computer science, neuroscience and cognitive psychology. The team approach builds on many years of highly interdisciplinary research on group decision making assisted by Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) in human and human-machine teams, as well as state of the art machine-learning technology, neuroscience, human-factors and psychophysiologic knowledge on decision making in humans and human teams.