University of North Dakota

Through significant investment by state and federal governments, the private sector, and the University of North Dakota over the past 12 years, a vibrant unmanned aircraft systems community has been established in Grand Forks and the state of North Dakota. This ecosystem holds the promise of new unmanned and autonomous research and technology development, workforce development, and business creation, attraction and retention in the region and the state.

RIAS engages researchers across a broad spectrum of disciplines in order to catalyze and support research and technology development across the unmanned and autonomous systems enterprise, including but not limited to the following focus areas: Autonomous Platforms, Applications, Data Supply Chain, Cybersecurity and Policy.