Project Grant 1801865

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to North Carolina State University (NC State) to study the integration of aerial network elements (ANEs) such as drones and unmanned aerial vehicles into existing terrestrial wireless networks. The 3-year project, titled "NETS: SMALL: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NSF-NSERC: 3D HARMONY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENABLED HARMONIOUS WIRELESS...

The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded a $313,000 Project Grant to the New Jersey Institute of Technology from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The grant supports the collaborative research project "ROBUST AIRBORNE WIRELESS EDGE COMPUTING NETWORK USING SWARMING UAVS" under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA #47.070). The research aims to develop a robust airborne wireless edge computing network using...

The University of Miami received a $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) for the "NETS: SMALL: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NSF-NSERC: 3D HARMONY: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENABLED HARMONIOUS WIRELESS COEXISTENCE FOR 3D NETWORKS" research project. This 3-year effort aims to develop new models, algorithms, and experiments to integrate aerial network elements (ANEs) such as drones and...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program (CFDA 47.070) supports a collaborative research project between Florida International University (FIU), Auburn University, the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, and the International Institute of Information Technology Naya Raipur. The project aims to develop deep learning-based localization and sensing capabilities for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...

This three-year, $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Computer and Network Systems, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), will support research at Syracuse University to develop robust and decentralized decision-making policies for unmanned aerial vehicle-enabled wireless networks. Specifically, the researchers will design intelligent algorithms to jointly address mobility, connectivity, and resource management...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to the University of Houston System, a Hispanic Serving Institution, for the project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CISE-MSI: DP: CNS: ENABLING ON-DEMAND AND FLEXIBLE MOBILE EDGE COMPUTING WITH INTEGRATED AERIAL-GROUND VEHICLES." The project aims to develop an innovative "Aerial-Ground Intelligent Vehicular Edge (AGILE)" system that...

Greensight Inc. received a $940,743 cooperative agreement award from the National Science Foundation under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop environmental sensing capabilities using drone swarm technology. The two-year project aims to enable improved severe weather prediction through collection of high-resolution atmospheric data within the boundary layer using a scalable system of synchronized unmanned aircraft. Greensight will leverage lightweight design,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program will support research by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) to develop a sustainable vertiport system and autonomous drone swarm for methane emission monitoring over orphaned oil and gas wells. The $149,999 grant will fund three technical objectives: (1) a low-cost, portable, and sustainable vertiport to enable precision...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $322,886 supports the establishment of a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates site at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University focused on networking research for drone swarms in the age of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Over three years, the project will engage eight undergraduate students per summer in research activities under the guidance of experienced mentors. Key areas of focus include dynamic network management, network...

This National Science Foundation project grant of $250,000 will fund research at the University of Southern California to develop a proof-of-concept prototype for an immersive and interactive three-dimensional display using swarms of flying light specks (FLS). The prototype will investigate techniques and algorithms to enable synchronized swarms of micro-drone FLS to render objects in a specified 3D volume that a user can touch and manipulate. Known as FLS-Matter, the project will create 2D...