Hardware + Edge Computing | Functional MVP
PHYLAX: Built for decisions at the edge
PHYLAX is an early-stage defense technology platform combining physical hardware with edge computing. Developed by an international team, its functional MVP provides a foundation for testing real operational needs with partners.
3rd Place, 2-Day Team Category — Singapore Defence Tech Hackathon 2026
Why PHYLAX
From a working prototype to a field-relevant solution
PHYLAX today is a working prototype: a functional MVP that combines physical hardware with edge computing. It is not field-ready, and we do not claim it to be.
The next step is to work with end users to identify the specific operational problems worth solving, test the MVP under relevant conditions, and define precisely what must be improved for a real environment.
- Identify specific problems with end users — not assumptions
- Test the MVP under relevant conditions
- Define what must be improved for operational use
Platform
Platform overview
Three connected layers, designed to be examined and shaped with partners.
Hardware
A physical platform that can be demonstrated and iterated.
Edge computing
Processing capabilities integrated with the hardware.
Operational workflow
A design to be shaped around how people receive information and make decisions.
Detailed architecture and capabilities are available for discussion with qualified partners.
Status
Current status
- Functional MVP
- Built
- Hardware and edge computing integration
- Demonstrated at MVP level
- Operational requirements
- Seeking discussions with end users
- Pilots and further development
- Open to qualified partners
These are development milestones, not claims of operational validation.
Partners
Who we want to work with
Defense and public-sector innovation teams
Organizations exploring how edge computing can support operational decision-making, and looking for early-stage technology to evaluate.
Research institutions and R&D programs
Labs and programs interested in applied research, joint experimentation, and defense R&D calls including SBIR-type opportunities.
Defense technology companies and system integrators
Companies that could integrate, extend, or commercialize the platform as part of a broader system.
Potential pilot partners
Teams with a concrete operational problem and an environment where a focused pilot could be run.
International collaboration
An international team, open to country-specific opportunities
PHYLAX began with team members from Japan, Singapore, France, and Germany. We are interested in relevant opportunities across these markets and elsewhere, subject to each program’s eligibility, security, and partnership requirements.
We do not assume eligibility for every national procurement or funding program — each opportunity is assessed individually.
The story
How PHYLAX started
The team formed at the Singapore Defence Tech Hackathon, where members from different countries came together around one question: what does decision-making at the edge actually require?
In two days, the team built a functional MVP combining hardware and edge computing — and placed 3rd in the 2-Day Team Category.
Contact
Have an operational challenge PHYLAX should examine?
Tell us about the problem, the environment, and what a useful pilot would need to prove. We welcome focused conversations with qualified teams.
The PHYLAX team will review it and follow up. Submissions are reviewed by a person, not an automated process.