Rapid Prototyping Research Center (RPRC)

About RPRC

About RPRC

RPRC's Research Drives Advancements that Enable Competitive Edge

Mason’s Rapid Prototyping Research Center (RPRC), in the university’s College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), is a premier applied engineering hub located in the National Capital Region. Key patrons include the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community, and other National Security Agencies.

Using our proven “Capabilities Integration” process, we transform conceptual and theoretical ideas into “real world” integrations involving multi-modal communications and capabilities.

RPRC Facts and Values

  • Ideal environment to perform secure Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) simulation to validate experimentation, test and evaluation.
  • A demonstrated “deployable” test and evaluation capability with network / communications / data collection and analysis expertise that compliments and extends LVC capability.
  • Backed by the nation’s first and Virginia’s largest Cyber Engineering program
  • Recognized as Top 10 by US News & World Report.
  • Leadership team includes retired US/Coalition military senior staff, faculty and academic researchers with over 300 years combined experience and expertise in DoD/Gov needs.

PATRIOT for Capabilities Integration

RPRC’s proven approach for delivering Capabilities Integration to our sponsors in the most cost efficient and time saving way is called PATRIOT, in the spirit of our founding fathers.  The PATRIOT process factors in technology integrations’ effects on your mission operations. We understand that our technology solutions are only good if they serve your mission. Capabilities Integration identifies mission needs and operational advancements, and matches these with technology leaders and world leading engineers and scientists to rapidly develop and deliver solutions that will benefit overall mission efficiency and competitive edge.

PATRIOT goes beyond basic Systems Integration to include examining its impact to all mission architectures, systems, networks, security, and procedures to ensure resilient interoperability and continued operations with the introduction of new technologies.

PATRIOTcapabilites integration allows RPRC to collaborate with customers to match the right technology with the right talent to support mission needs. By considering the aggregate mission effects of the new and legacy technology, we offer leaders the increased speed of decision needed to win.