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During the collaborative

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workshop series
known as ColoRS, researchers from the U.S.

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and U.K.

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worked to address mutual national security
and safety issues.

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Most recently, those impacting our coastal
and marine environments.

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The ColoRS program

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is rooted in a specific methodology
that follows a three step process.

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First, the execution team identifies
a mutual area of concern.

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The scientific approach is to address it
and the appropriate subject matter

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experts to invite as participants.

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The bulk of the work
happens in the second phase.

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This is where the entire ColoRS

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team engages in the brainstorming sessions
to define the scope of the issue

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and develop possible solutions to address
and mitigate the common challenge.

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Then they develop concept papers
outlining their findings

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and present them to the group
for feedback.

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In the third and final phase,
the ColoRS team analyzes internal team

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feedback and incorporates relevant points
to formalize research questions.

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These research questions are then
submitted to officials in both governments

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as recommendations for the potential areas
of future R&D investment.

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In a recent ColoRS workshop, the team met
to discuss how autonomous marine sensor

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technologies could be part of a solution
for maritime safety and security.

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Their energies were focused on four
major challenges shared by both the U.S.

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and the UK in the waters off their coasts.

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The challenges were: improve maritime
domain awareness

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capabilities, mitigate
smuggling of both people and goods,

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reduce illegal migration,
deter and curb illegal fishing.

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The research resulting from the ColoRS
Workshop series will help target future

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R&D investments and provide
a significant impact on maritime safety

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and national security in both the U.S.

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and the UK.