Research & publications
Work we can show our peers.
Papers, reports, capability statements and press from the lab, spanning AI, machine learning, quantum computing and human verification.
Papers
Open access under CC BY 4.0, each with a permanent DOI. Cite the DOI rather than this page.
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Room-Temperature Quantum Research Facilities: A Scalable Model for Emerging Research Universities
A practical model for emerging universities. Nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond run at room temperature on standard optical and microwave equipment, which opens a route to quantum sensing, small quantum registers, quantum networking and workforce training for roughly $70,000 to $350,000 over seven years, inside the Texas Quantum Initiative framework.
- 2026 · PaperRead on Zenodo ↗
Thinking at the Edge: Neuromorphic Computing's Biomedical Moment
Event-driven spiking neural network inference on purpose-built silicon answers the power and latency limits of biomedical edge AI, and the hardware results are already there: seizure detection under 300 µW on a wearable, cardiac arrhythmia classification that runs off a coin cell, neuroprosthetic control at sub-millisecond latency. Not one neuromorphic SNN medical device has been cleared anywhere in the world. The first systematic analysis of that gap, with technology-readiness estimates for epilepsy monitoring, cardiac arrhythmia detection and neuroprosthetics, readiness assessed across five dimensions, and the five structural regulatory gaps that hold clearance up.
Publications & reports
- 2025 · BookDetails →
Quantum Programming: Unlocking the Future of Computing
Dr. Michael Pendleton's practical introduction to quantum computing for developers, engineers and government teams, with real use cases across AI, cybersecurity and data science.
- 2025 · ReportDownload PDF ↓
AI and the Job Market
A 20-page research report on how artificial intelligence is reshaping employment, skills and workforce development, and what organizations can do about it.
- 2026 · GuideDownload PDF ↓
Building Financial Readiness Through AI Tools
A one-page guide to using everyday AI tools to categorize spending, surface forgotten recurring charges, read spending patterns and plan ahead. Free, and written for people rather than for finance professionals.
- 2026 · Capability statementDownload PDF ↓
AI Cowboys Capability Statement
SDVOSB capability statement for contracting officers: NAICS codes, CAGE 9V9EO, core competencies, differentiators and past performance.
Press & recognition
- Air & Space Forces Magazine
Military-Specific AI Tools Aim to Ease Admin Workload
Coverage of our Military AI Agent Marketplace: agents trained on existing DoD and service doctrine, running locally on the member's own device rather than routing military data through a general-purpose chatbot.
- Military.com
New Military AI Platform Helps Troops Cut Paperwork
How the marketplace handles performance briefs, award packages and doctrine references, and translates military records into civilian-readable language for job applications.
- Texas Public Radio
First 'Super' Veterans Business Outreach Center opens in San Antonio
The Texas Veterans Commission and the SBA open the state's first Super Veterans Business Outreach Center at St. Philip's College. TVC's Veteran Entrepreneur Program names The AI Cowboys among the veteran-owned firms it has worked closely with, holding federal contracts and developing AI for military installations.
- Spectrum News 1
SBA business outreach center for veteran entrepreneurs
Spectrum News on the Small Business Administration's veterans business outreach center in San Antonio and the veteran-owned firms coming out of the program, The AI Cowboys among them.
- Instagram
The AI Cowboys, on camera
A short feature on the lab and the work.
- 2026
San Antonio 2026 Innovator of the Year
Recognized for AI-native cybersecurity and applied AI work delivered from San Antonio.
- 2025
Ranked #6 among AI startups in Texas
Combining rapid growth, diverse industry impact, and strategic partnerships across government, healthcare, sport and academia.
- 2025
Recognized by LlamaIndex and NVIDIA
For our approach to Small Language Models and agentic AI: deterministic, explainable systems that address bias, hallucination and inefficiency.
- 2025
NVIDIA DLI & IBM SkillsBuild partner
Delivering hands-on AI, ML, quantum and cybersecurity training for federal, enterprise and research teams.
- 2024
Memorandum of Understanding with UTSA
A research partnership with an R1 institution, alongside collaboration with the National Security Collaboration Center under ODNI.
Field notes
AI and data intelligence,
from San Antonio.
Monthly notes on applied AI, synthetic and real-world data, and neuromorphic and physical AI, written for the people actually deploying them. No pitches.