This $200,000 Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070), supports a collaborative research project to develop new diagnostic testing methods for the Radio Access Network (RAN) subsystem of 5G and future mobile network technologies. The project aims to enhance RAN testing in three key areas: (1) improving test coverage by identifying dependencies and root causes, (2) enabling non-intrusive,...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program, supports the development of new diagnostic testing methods for Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) systems, which are critical components of 5G and future mobile network infrastructure. The $200,000 award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, aims to create a systematic approach to mobile network diagnostic testing that...
This $150,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports the development of an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) wireless testbed and training curriculum at the Stevens Institute of Technology. The key products and services include: 1) Extending the abilities of wireless professionals by providing public and remote access to an O-RAN-based wireless cyberinfrastructure, which integrates...
This $125,540 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will support research to develop techniques that enable emerging cellular technologies like 5G/6G to meet the stringent connectivity requirements of innovative societal applications such as augmented reality, telerobotics, and Internet-of-Things. The key focus is on advancing Radio Access Network (RAN) slicing, a 5G feature that allows...
This $150,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program provides funding to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to develop an Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) wireless testbed and training program. The project aims to train the next-generation wireless workforce by allowing trainees to access and operate advanced wireless communications equipment and instruments, including software-defined...
This $900,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports research to enhance the performance, intelligence, and security of Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) technology. The project, led by Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), aims to address key challenges in O-RAN across three interconnected research thrusts: Developing a data-driven approach for real-time multi-user...
This $300,000 federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program, supports collaborative research at Michigan State University to enhance the performance, intelligence, and security of O-RAN (Open Radio Access Network) technologies. The project aims to address key challenges in O-RAN by developing data-driven beamforming techniques, machine learning algorithms for multi-user MIMO control, and safeguard...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the CFDA 47.070 Computer and Information Science and Engineering program to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) to develop an open cloud-based "CTF5G" platform for cybersecurity training and workforce development focused on 5G network security. The key products to be delivered through this 2-year project are: Automating the workflow for setting up 5G network-based...
This $599,995 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems under the CFDA program "Computer and Information Science and Engineering". The award aims to advance the technology for identifying and assessing the impact of non-3GPP standardized elements on the performance and security of cellular networks. Key products and services to be delivered include: New techniques for identifying non-3GPP standardized...
This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, aims to coordinate a reference open-source system community for future-generation wireless networks. The $1,500,000 award to Northeastern University, with a project period from July 2025 to June 2027, combines different open-source tools to create a complete, user-friendly open-source reference architecture for 5G and future networks. The project...