

The pre-processing methods used are categorized in two parts, normalization and stationarzition of data.

In this study, by investigating different forms of data preparation methods, variations in stochastic modeling results are scrutinized. Modeling such phenomenon with stochastic methods like seasonal auto regressive moving average model (SARIMA), which are linear, demands data preparation prior to modeling. Most hydrological phenomena like rainfall are consisted of both linear and nonlinear parts. Accordingly, numerous nonlinear and linear methods have been developed. Kirsty McFarland, a molecular microbiologist at Draper, told the publication that the lab underwent two different testing periods for the FELIX effort that involved the analysis of 100 samples.ĭraper developed a visual dashboard and a computational pipeline to help automate data conversion and processing activities that complement the threat-detection tool, she noted.Given the climate changes, achieving rainfall forecast is of high importance and facing such challenges affected markedly in vast areas of societies. Phase 2 of the FELIX effort covers the maturation and refinement of the tool's DNA analysis features. The tool is envisioned to support applications such as food inspection, environmental monitoring and other threat detection operations, according to National Defense's report. The microarray hardware is meant to identify biologically modified organisms through miniature microarray hardware that generates data based on DNA sequencing.

In July, Draper secured an 18-month, $7.8M award to help ODNI's Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity develop a bioinformatics tool as part of the Finding Engineering-Linked Indicators program. Charles Stark Draper Laboratory has received a follow-on contract to continue developing a biothreat detection tool for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, National Defense Magazine reported Monday.
