DOE · DOE-70 · record R3556

READS: Real-time Edge AI for Distributed Systems

Department of Energy · FNAL - Fermi National Accelerator (SC43 OIM)

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Overview

Development stage: DeployedSource: c) Deployed – The use case is being actively authorized or utilized to support the functions or mission of an agency.
High-impact designation: Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact
Impact justification: The use case does not have an effect on civil rights/liberties/privacy, access to education/housing/insurance/credit/employment, access to critical government resources/services, human health/safety, critical infrastructure/public safety
Start date: 2025-09-25 (day precision)Source: 2025-09-25T00:00:00
Withheld from public reporting: NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area: Science
Operational functions: No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

This project will develop and deploy low-latency controls and prediction algorithms at the Fermilab accelerator complex

Expected benefits

READS has two sub-projects. The first project created the means to stream live Main Injector and Recycler accelerator beam loss monitor data. This data is then fed to an AI model deployed on an FPGA so that it can infer, in realtime, the origin of beam loss, either Main Injector or Recycler, for each beam loss monitor in the tunnel enclosure. The second project aimed to improve upon traditional resonant beam extraction regulation techiniques using AI for use in the Fermilab Delivery Ring and Mu2e.

System outputs

The ML outputs of the system are inferences as to the origin of beam loss in the Main Injector acclerator enclosure and also suggested regulation ramps to best improve the Spill Duty Factor in the Delivery Ring for Mu2e

Technology

AI classification: Classical / predictive MLSource: Classical/Predictive Machine Learning: Models trained on data to make predictions or classifications based on identified patterns or relatio…
System name(s): Not reported
Custom-developed code: Yes
Public source code: unknown

Sourcing

How it was built: Developed in-houseSource: b) Developed in-house
Vendor (as reported): Not reported
Vendors (standardized): None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII: No
Privacy Impact Assessment: Not reported
Authorization to Operate: No
Demographic features: Not reported
Training and evaluation data: research datasets from scientific experiments
Federal Data Catalog: Not reported

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Pre-deployment testingNo answer reported

AI impact assessmentNo answer reported

Independent reviewNo answer reported

Ongoing monitoringNo answer reported

Operator trainingNo answer reported

Fail-safeNo answer reported

Appeal processNo answer reported

User and public consultationNo answer reported

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported