On-Device & Privacy-First AI
AI systems that run entirely on local hardware with zero data egress. Air-gapped, sovereign, and deployable in environments where cloud is not an option.
Independent applied AI research.
Kennedy Applied Sciences Research Group is a self-funded research practice building intelligent systems for regulated, privacy-sensitive, and high-stakes environments. Select tools developed in our lab are commercialized as products.
This is not a startup. It is a vehicle to protect, publish, and productize independent research.
Research Areas
Cognitive Architecture & Decision Support
Brain-inspired multi-agent systems aligned to prefrontal cortex function. Human-in-the-loop orchestration for complex decision-making.
Neuromorphic Computing
Integrating spiking neural networks and transformer architectures for efficient, biologically plausible computation.
Psychometric AI Assessment
Validated instruments for cognitive and behavioral measurement through AI-assisted psychometric tools.
Productivity & Knowledge Management
Intelligent file routing, semantic search, retrieval-augmented generation, and knowledge-graph visualization for information-dense workflows.
Quantitative Systems & Algorithmic Automation
Rule-based signal generation, risk-first position sizing, and automated execution for financial markets.
Mental Health & Behavioral Technology
CBT-informed applications for cognitive reframing, pattern recognition, and therapeutic support tools.
Active Research
ItaSoRL is an open, reproducible artificial-life study asking when a from-scratch agent comes to represent something it was never asked to care about.
A digital organism is raised inside a simulated world that is sometimes authentic and sometimes a subtly flawed copy. The difference is never rewarded and never named. We read the organism's internal state and ask when it gets encoded anyway.
The gap between what is detectable from the outside and what a mind spontaneously encodes is the object of study. Every experiment is deterministic given its seeds and open to independent replication.
From the Lab
Select tools developed through our research are commercialized as products, validating the underlying science in real-world regulated environments including defense, healthcare, legal, and finance.
Privacy-First AI Desktop Application
StratoSort
Four integrated capabilities: semantic search, retrieval-augmented generation, knowledge-graph visualization, and intelligent file routing. Built for defense, healthcare, and legal professionals working with sensitive on-device data. Fully self-contained and ready for air-gapped deployment.
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Peer-Reviewed Cognitive AI Framework
SCAN Ecosystem
A published family of research systems: a prefrontal-cortex-aligned cognitive architecture (SCAN), multi-agent expert orchestration with human-in-the-loop alignment (SCANUE), a 36-item psychometric cognitive assessment instrument (SCANAQ), and neuromorphic spiking-transformer computing (STAC).
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CBT-Based Mental Health Reframing Tool
Rephrame
Cognitive behavioral therapy techniques delivered through an accessible app interface for thought pattern recognition, cognitive distortion identification, and guided reframing.
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Quantitative Algorithmic Trading System
Automated Trading Engine
Multi-asset rule-based signal generation with risk-first position sizing, prop-firm compliance controls, automated execution, and real-time analytics. Validated across six-year backtests.
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Privacy-First Task & Time Manager
ODTA
A privacy-first task and time manager supercharged by on-device ambient AI. Your workload stays on your machine.
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Publications
Aligned Minds, Efficient Machines: Integrating Neuromorphic Computing for Personalized AI
IGI Global · November 2025
Beyond Intelligence: The Synthetic Cognitive Augmentation Network Using Experts
IGI Global · May 2025
Synthetic Cognitive Augmentation Network
Springer · CCIS, Vol. 2725 (SEET 2025)
About the Practice
Kennedy Applied Sciences Research Group is a self-funded applied AI research practice founded by Ben Kennedy, Ph.D.
We explore the boundaries of on-device intelligence, cognitive architecture, decision support, neuromorphic computing, and behavioral technology.
Select tools developed through this research are commercialized as products, validating the underlying science in real-world regulated environments including defense, healthcare, legal, and finance.
The practice is independently operated, takes no outside investment, and exists to protect, publish, and productize its research.
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