Peraton expands research and innovation center at Purdue Applied Research Institute

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —

Peraton of Reston, Virginia, has signed an agreement with the Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI) to expand its West Lafayette Research and Innovation Center, moving from its current location to PARI facilities as Peraton expands its national security research.

The center conducts applied research and development in cyber, networking, operations and quantum technologies with deep expertise in cyber defense, network virtualization, critical infrastructure protection, exploration and assessment of emerging cyber threats, and networking technologies and operations from architecture and protocols to network control and service management.

Read more on the Office of Research website.

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Media contact: Evamarie Socha, ecsocha@purdue.edu

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