STRATIS selects UMD, MIT labs as IT research partners
- By David Hubler
- Apr 04, 2012
STRATIS, a large division of L-3 Communications, is going back to college, having signed partnership agreements with the advanced research laboratories at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Maryland, the company announced April 4.
As a result, L-3 STRATIS will pursue technology research and development projects aimed at enhancing complex computing capabilities for government and commercial clients at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Maryland’s Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory.
The Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory , known as CSAIL, is MIT’s largest independent laboratory and one of the world’s most important centers of IT research. The lab and its members have played a huge role in the technology revolution of the past 50 years.
Founded in 1983, Maryland’s Human-Computer Interaction lab’s faculty, staff and students have been leading the way in HCI research and teaching.
“These key university alliances continue to demonstrate STRATIS’ role as a thought leader within the national security market space,” said Les Rose, president of the Reston, Va.-based division of L-3.
L-3 Communications Corp., of Mclean, Va., ranks No. 8 on Washington Technology’s 2011 Top 100 list of the largest federal government contractors.
About the Author
David Hubler is the former print managing editor for GCN and senior editor for Washington Technology. He is freelance writer living in Annandale, Va.