H4D
H4D puts your problem in front of student teams, university faculty, and operator-mentors for a semester. You get problem definitions and market research you couldn't reach through normal contracting.
H4D: Stanford Management Science and Engineering 297 video courtesy of the Stanford Tech Ventures Program.
Lean Launchpad Founder
Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and other government agencies. The Hacking for Defense class will promote engagement between students and the military and provide a hands-on opportunity to solve real national security problems.”
Reagan Institute National Security Innovation Base Scorecard
"We must increase our investment in programs that address our aging and underrepresented STEM and skilled trade workforce, including...scaling early education programs that provide familiarization with national security challenges and career opportunities such as H4D."
CSIS Technology and Intelligence Task Force
"The IC should build upon the DoD's H4D program, with IC-centric versions focused on real-world, policy-relevant intelligence problems."
Reagan Institute Task Force on Technology and the Workforce
"Programs such as DIU, Defense Digital Service (DDS), and H4D serve as models for ways to remove obstacles to collaboration between USG and business and academic components of the NSIB."
Learn more about the discoveries, innovations and companies that emerge from each semester of Hacking for Defense on our Student Success Stories page.
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