Kairos Research LLC

Kairos Research LLC, a small disadvantaged business based in Dayton, Ohio, is a research and development firm specializing in advanced analytical services for the federal government. The company provides innovative solutions in data analytics, behavioral analysis, human performance modeling, and emerging technology development, with a primary focus on supporting national security and defense initiatives. As a limited liability corporation registered in SAM.gov with a valid registration through July 2026, Kairos Research has established itself as a capable contractor within the federal innovation ecosystem.

Through federal contract awards, Kairos Research has demonstrated substantial expertise in supporting defense and national security missions. The company has received multiple Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I and Phase II contracts totaling over $4.7 million from the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Research Laboratory, Department of Defense Office of the Secretary of Defense, and U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command. Notable contract engagements include a $2.4 million Air Force firm fixed-price contract for human performance data modeling and data analytics services completed in Sugar Creek Township, Ohio; a $1.5 million Air Force Research Laboratory SBIR Phase II contract for the ASCEND (Automated Analysis of Supplier Capabilities for Ensuring National Dominance) initiative; and more recent SBIR awards including a $149,975 Phase I contract for REACTOR (Rapid Event Analysis and Characterization via Targeted Output Refinement) from the Office of the Secretary of Defense and a $139,997.48 Phase II contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory, both awarded in August 2025. All prime contract awards have utilized small business set-asides. Additionally, Kairos Research has served as a subcontractor to RTX BBN Technologies, Inc., providing services on federal contracts awarded in March 2021 and July 2023.

Through federal grant awards, Kairos Research has expanded its research portfolio into health and behavioral science domains. The company received a $749,452 Project Grant from the U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command under the Basic Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.431) awarded in June 2025, focusing on understanding causal narratives in learning to improve persistence in challenging environments through evaluation of counterfactual thinking and self-regulated learning. Additionally, Kairos Research was awarded a project grant by the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities in August 2023 for the MIDIARIO initiative, a mobile application intervention designed to help Latino adolescents with Type 1 diabetes through culturally sensitive tools incorporating behavioral science principles on self-efficacy and behavior change. These grant awards reflect the company's capability to conduct rigorous research spanning defense applications, learning science, and health disparities, demonstrating the breadth of its research and development expertise across multiple federal funding agencies.

Kairos Research LLC is a small R&D business based in Dayton, OH, conducting applied research for federal DoD (DARPA, Air Force, SOCOM, Army, Navy, etc.), and ODNI (IARPA, NGA) clients with a goal towards software commercialization. Our expertise spans Human-Centered Data Analytics, Explainable AI (XAI), and Adaptive Human-Machine Teaming. We enhance human sensemaking, provide transparent AI insights, and optimize trusted human-machine collaboration for superior and resilient performance in complex, uncertain, adversarial, and dynamic environments. Our work directly supports national security and intelligence objectives, creating new paradigms for human-machine teaming and delivering high-payoff solutions that improve decision-making and mission outcomes. We are uniquely qualified to design hybrid systems that leverage the complementary strengths of natural and synthetic intelligence.