Call for Abstracts
Your research can help solve mission-oriented challenges faced by the intelligence community.
Each summer, the Laboratory for Analytic Sciences (LAS) kicks off the annual planning cycle by releasing a call for abstracts. Academic and industry researchers are invited to submit one or more research project ideas. The call for abstracts is based on continuing LAS research interests and discussions with U.S. Intelligence Community partners about mission needs. The call for abstracts provides examples of technical areas and applications of interest for LAS.
LAS is a mission-oriented academic-industry-government research collaboration that works at the intersection of technology and tradecraft. We apply unclassified examples from academic and commercial partners to intelligence community goals. Collaborators selected for project funding will work with LAS staff to deliver mission-relevant solutions to better support today’s intelligence analysts.
Capabilities Statements
The 2026 Call for Abstracts closed July 30, 2025, but LAS is accepting capabilities statements throughout the year. Please send your completed capabilities statement to lasoutreach@ncsu.edu.
What We Do
Important Dates
- July 1 – Call for Abstracts Released
- July 7-18 – PI Office Hours
- July 30 – Capability Statements and Abstracts Due
- August 27 – Full Proposals Requested from Selected Authors
- September 30 – Full Proposals Due
- November 5 – Final Selections, Authors Notified
- January 2026 – Funded Projects Begin