The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $145,000 Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program (CFDA 47.070) Project Grant to the University of Missouri at Kansas City (UMKC) to conduct collaborative research on curving data transmissions around obstacles using sub-terahertz accelerating beams. The project, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CISE: MEDIUM: CURVING DATA AROUND OBSTACLES USING SUB-THZ ACCELERATING BEAMS", aims to develop novel wireless communication strategies that can adapt to blockages by generating curved signal beams. The research will explore the feasibility and performance of such self-accelerating beams in mobile wireless local area networks operating at ultra-high frequencies, which could enable more robust and adaptive 5G and beyond wireless networks. This 4-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, supports UMKC's expertise in electromagnetic calculations, metasurface design, and wireless systems to advance this novel approach to wireless data transmission.
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