Intrinsic Market Resilience (IMR)

The DARPA Intrinsic Market Resilience (IMR) program seeks innovative research to model, analyze, and repair modern electronic markets (e.g., equities, energy, cloud resources) against non‑economic attacks that could cause systemic disruption. The effort is divided into three technical areas: TA1 (formal market modeling and resilience conjecture formulation), TA2 (refining conjectures and generating concrete repair recommendations), and TA3 (classified validation, testing, and measurement). Selected contractors will deliver prototype software, validated models, conjecture assessments, repair suggestions, and periodic reporting over a 32‑month performance period. • Develop machine‑readable market models from regulatory filings and technical specifications. • Formulate and automatically evaluate “resilience conjectures” that capture desirable market properties. • Produce actionable repair recommendations and validation standards, with a classified TA3 component for testing completeness. • Provide quarterly integration meetings, monthly status reports, and end‑of‑phase demonstrations.