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Explore VISIMO announcements, awards, partnerships, and press releases across federal AI R&D, mission software, and applied technology programs.

3D printer illustrating VISIMO’s rapid prototyping for AI-powered reconnaissance drones

September 26, 2025

Pittsburgh Small Business VISIMO Secures $3 Million U.S. Army Contract for AI-Powered Reconnaissance Drones

VISIMO secures a $3M U.S. Army contract to develop AI-powered reconnaissance drones, boosting defense innovation and Pennsylvania jobs.

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Autonomous space rover with AI validation overlays illustrating model transformations and mission assurance analytics

September 10, 2025

VISIMO Wins NASA SBIR Phase I Award to Develop MVPT for Real-Time Validation of Autonomous AI Systems

VISIMO wins a NASA SBIR Phase I award to develop MVPT, a real-time model validation approach for autonomous systems operating on novel data in mission-critical environments.

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VISIMO Assessed “Awardable” for Department of Defense work in the CDAO Tradewinds Solution Marketplace

December 19, 2024

VISIMO Assessed “Awardable” for Department of Defense work in the CDAO Tradewinds Solution Marketplace

VISIMO achieves 'Awardable' status in DoD Tradewinds Marketplace, delivering innovative AI solutions for defense.

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The International Space Station (ISS), showcasing VISIMO's autonomous AI system application for spacecraft operations

October 10, 2024

VISIMO AI Spacecraft Operations to Enhance Mission Resilience with ABOVE Space Partnership

VISIMO AI spacecraft operations advance autonomous and AI-powered spacecraft systems, enhancing resilience in space exploration

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AI-powered carbon capture facility visualization showing EmiFor dashboards for amine emissions forecasting and mitigation analysis

August 15, 2024

VISIMO Wins DOE SBIR Phase I Award to Develop EmiFor, an AI-Driven Amine Emissions Forecasting Tool for Carbon Capture

VISIMO wins a DOE SBIR Phase I award to develop EmiFor, an AI-driven tool for forecasting and mitigating amine emissions in carbon capture operations.

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Drone used in NASA and VISIMO project for autonomous navigation research, showcasing advanced AI technology

August 5, 2022

Autonomous Drone Navigation: VISIMO and UC Lead Innovation

VISIMO and NASA advance autonomous drone navigation with AI-powered navigation, autonomous systems, and VISIMO drone technology

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VISIMO and West Point Advancing Artificial Intelligence for Judge Advocates

January 11, 2022

VISIMO and West Point Advancing Artificial Intelligence for Judge Advocates

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — VISIMO, in partnership with the United States Military Academy at West Point, has won an Air Force Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award to develop a legal assistant tool that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to significantly speed up legal advising during use-of-force decision-making. With the development of autonomous weapons, the

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VISIMO Wins Phase II Air Force Award to Tackle Training Data Problem for AFRL

December 21, 2021

VISIMO Wins Phase II Air Force Award to Tackle Training Data Problem for AFRL

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — VISIMO, with Research Institute partner Colorado State University, has won an Air Force Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award to develop a generator capable of creating synthetic, annotated image datasets in minutes, improving on the months – and even years – of hours required to manually annotate datasets using current methods. Air Force

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krtkl, VISIMO, and Textron Systems to Build Sensor Fusion Platform for Robotic Combat Vehicles through U.S. Army Award

August 11, 2021

krtkl, VISIMO, and Textron Systems to Build Sensor Fusion Platform for Robotic Combat Vehicles through U.S. Army Award

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — krtkl, alongside VISIMO and Textron Systems, has received a U.S. Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award to provide a ruggedized, software-reconfigurable sensor fusion platform for advancing monitoring and communications of Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCVs). RCVs are powerful tools that give the Army a distinct wartime advantage, but to realize this advantage, RCVs must integrate

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VISIMO to build Software for Deepfake Detection through Air Force STTR Award

July 8, 2021

VISIMO to build Software for Deepfake Detection through Air Force STTR Award

PITTSBURGH, July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — VISIMO, in partnership with experts at Florida State University, has won an Air Force Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award to develop novel technologies for deepfake detection and prevention. Deepfake technology is continually advancing, and VISIMO is working with the Air Force to build Aletheia – a software named for the

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VISIMO Awarded Air Force STTR for Landscape Image Generation

March 2, 2021

VISIMO Awarded Air Force STTR for Landscape Image Generation

PITTSBURGH, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — VISIMO has won an Air Force Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award to conduct research on the synthetic generation of landscape training data. Work will be conducted in partnership with Colorado State University (CSU), and will play a vital role in advancing technologies reliant on vast quantities of landscape imagery such as

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VISIMO to Advance UAV Technology Through Air Force STTR Award

January 28, 2021

VISIMO to Advance UAV Technology Through Air Force STTR Award

VISIMO, in partnership with the University of Cincinnati (UC) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Multi-Agent Systems Technology Research (UAV MASTER) Lab, has won an Air Force “Agility Prime” Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) award to conduct research on innovative sense-and-avoid architectures for autonomous Orbs and UAVs.

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VISIMO Recognized as Finalist in 2020 Tech 50 Awards

October 8, 2020

VISIMO Recognized as Finalist in 2020 Tech 50 Awards

In 2020, VISIMO was honored as a finalist in the Pittsburgh Technology Council’s prestigious Tech 50 Awards, specifically in the Data Science category. This recognition underscores VISIMO’s commitment to innovation and excellence in artificial intelligence and machine learning. The Tech 50 Awards celebrate the Pittsburgh region’s most successful and innovative technology companies across various sectors.

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VISIMO Chosen to Deliver Project Coeus

June 20, 2020

VISIMO Chosen to Deliver Project Coeus

VISIMO, a leading provider of artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions, has been selected by the Autonomy Research Collaboration Network (ARCNet) and the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to deliver Project Coeus, a joint effort for the U.S. Army Futures Command Artificial Intelligence Task Force (AFC AITF) and the Joint Test Resource Management Center (TRMC).

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Listen to V.P. of Partnerships & Strategy, Alex Heit, on PTC’s TechVibe Radio

January 9, 2020

Listen to V.P. of Partnerships & Strategy, Alex Heit, on PTC’s TechVibe Radio

Alex sat down with Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Jonathan Kersting to discuss how VISIMO leverages predictive modeling, machine learning, and proprietary A.I. algorithms to provide insights and custom code and software solutions to their partners – across multiple sectors and industries.

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VISIMO Names Dino Mintas as Chief Data Scientist

October 22, 2019

VISIMO Names Dino Mintas as Chief Data Scientist

VISIMO names Dino Mintas as Chief Data Scientist. VISIMO announced the promotion of Dino Mintas to Chief Data Scientist, establishing leadership within their data science division. Mr. Mintas’s promotion at VISIMO follows a year at the company as both a Consultant and Data Scientist. As a long-time expert in artificial intelligence and machine learning, he’s

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