George Mason University’s Center for Infrastructure Security in the Era of AI (ISEAI)’s Marcos Zampieri, Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology, has received a subaward from Redshred for BRIDGE, a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) SBIR Phase I project to address critical data fragmentation within naval operations. Naval systems contain critical technical information scattered across multiple documentation types, databases, and in varying formats. This fragmentation results in data redundancies, governance challenges, and delays in accessing accurate information when operational readiness depends on it. BRIDGE (Bridging Redundant Information for Data Governance and Efficiency) will modernize the Navy’s data ecosystem with artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify these redundancies, create structured data, and sync technical information across multiple databases.
Built on Redshred’s document intelligence platform, BRIDGE provides real-time integration of heterogeneous data sources, semantic redundancy detection, automated defect reporting, and support for multi-format inputs, including handwritten reports. These capabilities have been successfully demonstrated on actual Navy artifacts, proving the technology’s readiness for operational deployment. Zampieri will lead GMU’s team in the development of natural language and data translation components essential to BRIDGE’s ability to transform unstructured and semi-structured technical content into machine-readable formats, enabling more accurate alignment and interpretation of complex technical documentation.
By improving how the Navy consolidates and governs critical information, BRIDGE directly supports the resilience and security of defense infrastructure, where timely access to accurate data is essential for operational readiness.
Project activities started in June 2025.