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Meet the Programme Director
Suraj Bramhavar is an electrical engineer. His work focuses on how we can redefine the way computers process information to build dramatically more efficient computers. Suraj joined ARIA from Sync Computing, where he was co-founder and CTO, which optimises the use of modern cloud computing resources. The company was spun-out from his research at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Suraj previously worked at Intel Corp, helping transition silicon photonics technology from an R&D effort into a business now worth over $1BN.
"The remarkable thing about AI is that all these incredible things we’ve seen it do all use a very narrow set of algorithms and an even narrower set of hardware blocks. It stands to reason that this is not the only way to do things."
Suraj Bramhavar
Programme Director
Meet the Programme Director
Suraj Bramhavar is an electrical engineer. His work focuses on how we can redefine the way computers process information to build dramatically more efficient computers. Suraj joined ARIA from Sync Computing, where he was co-founder and CTO, which optimises the use of modern cloud computing resources. The company was spun-out from his research at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Suraj previously worked at Intel Corp, helping transition silicon photonics technology from an R&D effort into a business now worth over $1BN.
"The remarkable thing about AI is that all these incredible things we’ve seen it do all use a very narrow set of algorithms and an even narrower set of hardware blocks. It stands to reason that this is not the only way to do things."
Suraj Bramhavar
Programme Director
Meet the Programme Director
Suraj Bramhavar is an electrical engineer. His work focuses on how we can redefine the way computers process information to build dramatically more efficient computers. Suraj joined ARIA from Sync Computing, where he was co-founder and CTO, which optimises the use of modern cloud computing resources. The company was spun-out from his research at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Suraj previously worked at Intel Corp, helping transition silicon photonics technology from an R&D effort into a business now worth over $1BN.
"The remarkable thing about AI is that all these incredible things we’ve seen it do all use a very narrow set of algorithms and an even narrower set of hardware blocks. It stands to reason that this is not the only way to do things."
Suraj Bramhavar
Programme Director
Meet the Programme Director
Suraj Bramhavar is an electrical engineer. His work focuses on how we can redefine the way computers process information to build dramatically more efficient computers. Suraj joined ARIA from Sync Computing, where he was co-founder and CTO, which optimises the use of modern cloud computing resources. The company was spun-out from his research at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Suraj previously worked at Intel Corp, helping transition silicon photonics technology from an R&D effort into a business now worth over $1BN.
"The remarkable thing about AI is that all these incredible things we’ve seen it do all use a very narrow set of algorithms and an even narrower set of hardware blocks. It stands to reason that this is not the only way to do things."
Suraj Bramhavar
Programme Director
Meet the Programme Director
Suraj Bramhavar is an electrical engineer. His work focuses on how we can redefine the way computers process information to build dramatically more efficient computers. Suraj joined ARIA from Sync Computing, where he was co-founder and CTO, which optimises the use of modern cloud computing resources. The company was spun-out from his research at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Suraj previously worked at Intel Corp, helping transition silicon photonics technology from an R&D effort into a business now worth over $1BN.
"The remarkable thing about AI is that all these incredible things we’ve seen it do all use a very narrow set of algorithms and an even narrower set of hardware blocks. It stands to reason that this is not the only way to do things."
Suraj Bramhavar
Programme Director
Funding Opportunities
Our programmes are designed to advance complex, large-scale ideas which require coordinated investment and management across disciplines and institutions.
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Scalable Neural Interfaces
Neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders are the cause of an overwhelming societal and economic burden. What if we could solve the mysteries of neurological disorders and mental health by interfacing with the brain in new ways?
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Scalable Neural Interfaces
Neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders are the cause of an overwhelming societal and economic burden. What if we could solve the mysteries of neurological disorders and mental health by interfacing with the brain in new ways?
Scalable Neural Interfaces
Neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders are the cause of an overwhelming societal and economic burden. What if we could solve the mysteries of neurological disorders and mental health by interfacing with the brain in new ways?
Scalable Neural Interfaces
Neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders are the cause of an overwhelming societal and economic burden. What if we could solve the mysteries of neurological disorders and mental health by interfacing with the brain in new ways?
Scalable Neural Interfaces
Neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders are the cause of an overwhelming societal and economic burden. What if we could solve the mysteries of neurological disorders and mental health by interfacing with the brain in new ways?
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Principles
- Our responsibility starts with the taxpayer. As a government funded agency, we must work to ensure the projects and programmes we fund have the greatest chance of bringing significant public benefit to the UK.
- We fund the best people and ideas to get the job done, whoever and wherever they are. We welcome proposals from individuals and institutions of all types.
- We were built to drive transformational, not incremental change. Anything in our funding approach that could inhibit the scale of impact from our research should be seen as an existential risk.
- The frontier of science and technology is global. To catalyse transformative technologies and industries for the UK, we need to be globally minded in our reach and ambition.
- We aim to catalyse, not compete. We will work to strengthen and support the system, rather than solve for ARIA alone.
In practice
- We default to open competitions and solicitations, and base awards on rigorous criteria-based review from multiple experts.
- We encourage anyone to apply for funding, whether you are a student, a Nobel scientist at a university, a junior engineer at a startup, or a polymath in your garage.
- We fund individuals and organisations in and outside of the UK, if their work can significantly boost the success of an ARIA programme or otherwise benefit the UK.
- We generally do not require matching funds and aim to provide full cost recovery in order to maximise the speed and accessibility of our awards.
- We are actively involved in the direction of funded projects, with high expectations on speed, adaptability, and safety.
“We have a united desire to make the funding cycle smoother and faster at every step of the way.”
Antonia Jenkinson
Chief Financial and Operations Officer
Our research model
We believe people drive innovation. That's why our model focuses on empowering scientists and engineers with the resources and flexibility to pursue world-changing breakthroughs. This begins with our Programme Directors, who retain creative control over how and who they fund through to the researchers working across our programmes and seeds.
Together, our integrated activity will lead not only to technical breakthroughs but also to new communities of practice, institutional capacity, and capital inflows – all of which are essential for large-scale transformation.
Defining an opportunity space
PDs are tasked with defining an opportunity space – an area we believe is likely to yield breakthroughs. An ARIA opportunity space must be highly consequential for society, under-explored relative to its potential impact, and ripe for new talent, perspectives, or resources to change what’s possible.
Designing and pursuing ambitious R&D programmes
Within that space, PDs build multi-year R&D programme designed to advance complex, large-scale ideas that require coordinated investment and management across disciplines and institutions. Each PD directs the review, selection and funding of a portfolio of projects to advance the programme's goals.
Award seed funding
Outside of programmes, PDs award seed funding individuals or teams pursuing research aligned to their opportunity space. With smaller budgets and less structure than programmes, seeds support researchers to uncover new pathways that might otherwise fall through the cracks.
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Some signposts as to why we see this area as important, underserved, and ripe.
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Programmes (£50–80M): Our programmes are designed to advance complex, large-scale ideas which require coordinated investment and management across disciplines and institutions. To build a programme, each Programme Director directs the review, selection, and funding of a portfolio of projects which work in tandem to drive breakthroughs. |
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Opportunity seeds (up to £500k): Outside of programmes, PDs award seed funding to individuals or teams pursuing research aligned with their opportunity space. With smaller budgets and less structure, seeds support researchers to uncover new pathways that could inspire future programmes or might justify additional support as a standalone project. |
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Defining an opportunity space PDs are tasked with defining an opportunity space – an area we believe is likely to yield breakthroughs. An ARIA opportunity space must be highly consequential for society, under-explored relative to its potential impact, and ripe for new talent, perspectives, or resources to change what’s possible. |
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Designing and pursuing ambitious R&D programmes Within that space, PDs build multi-year R&D programmes designed to advance complex, large-scale ideas that require coordinated investment and management across disciplines and institutions. Each PD directs the review, selection, and funding of a portfolio of projects to advance the programme's goals. |
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Award seed funding Outside of programmes, PDs award seed funding to individuals or teams pursuing research aligned with their opportunity space. With smaller budgets and less structure than programmes, seeds support researchers to uncover new pathways that might otherwise fall through the cracks. |
1. We back people, then projects.
This starts with our Programme Directors: dynamic leaders with technical expertise and focused visions. They retain creative control as they define an opportunity space, set the direction of programmes, and decide how to best fund the R&D community to advance their vision.
2. We were created for bold, long-term impact.
ARIA was built to pursue scientific and technological breakthroughs that will take years to play out. We have the autonomy and flexibility to go after ideas that may seem far-fetched, but could unlock world-changing capabilities.
3. We activate the UK’s world-class research community to act as a force multiplier.
We will reach across disciplines, sectors and institutions to shape, fund and manage projects across the R&D ecosystem, from startups to universities, to break down silos and discover new pathways.
4. We are designed to be ambitious, nimble and accountable.
Our independence allows us to pursue bold outcomes, but that is only made possible through accountability. Our Board of Directors plays a critical role in scrutinising our strategy and ensuring good governance. As a public body created via the ARIA Act we are also accountable to Parliament.
5. We believe entrepreneurial drive must advance science as well as technology.
The journeys to the greatest breakthroughs have always combined a seemingly unattainable vision with an embrace of experimentation and failure. We're cultivating new communities across our opportunity spaces, infusing them with the entrepreneurial drive to convert our work into widespread impact.
6. We pursue breakthroughs responsibly.
Going after potentially transformative technologies requires a highly responsible approach. We engage broadly and seek open feedback to shape our research, and ensure that questions of ethics and governance are baked into our approach from the start.
Our core approach
Unlocking superorganismal secrets
Over millions of years, ant, bee, and termite superorganisms have developed extraordinary capabilities: queens with 100-fold greater lifespans than their siblings, decades-long sperm storage without refrigeration, and disease resilience despite crowded conditions. Reverse-engineering the molecular-genetic innovations of superorganisms could transform human health and well-being.
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Which mechanisms enable the impressive capabilities of different lineages of superorganisms? How could we translate their solutions to human health?
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What if we could pause ageing, revolutionise fertility and organ transport, and uncover hidden new categories of anti-virals and antibiotics?
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How can aging researchers, reproductive specialists, and immunologists collaborate with entomologists to translate solutions from superorganisms into breakthroughs for humanity?
Direct funding, through a coordinated programme and via opportunity seeds
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From unravelling the basis of natural computation in single-celled organisms to demonstrating a commercially viable probabilistic processor, we're funding an array of projects across individual research teams, universities and startups to maximise the chance of breakthroughs.