This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Cooperative Agreement award provides $976,584 to Starnav LLC, a minority-owned small disadvantaged business, to develop a ground network service that supports the use of existing and future low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite signals for positioning and timing. The project aims to create an alternative or complement to the Global Positioning System (GPS) that is resilient to jamming and hacking. The key...
This $200,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) supports a collaborative research initiative focused on learning-assisted integrated sensing, communication, and security for 6G unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks. The multi-institutional research team from Auburn University, Florida International University, IIT Kharagpur, and IIIT Naya Raipur aims to develop innovative solutions integrating UAV...
This $315,369 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program supports the development of a novel learning-based control framework to improve the autonomy and adaptability of heterogeneous drone systems. The project, led by Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees), aims to equip drones with the ability to learn from the experiences of other drones, reducing the design, testing, and certification...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant to Biotronic Innovations LLC under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The project aims to develop a high-performance, drone-based wildlife telemetry technology that is economical and easy to use. The research plan focuses on creating a co-robotic system that employs an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as an assistant wildlife tracker, fusing data from...
This $177,560 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports the development of a new training program to equip students with essential skills for conducting research on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) cyber infrastructure. The project, led by San Diego State University Foundation, involves four training modules focused on fundamental aspects of UAS including control, communication, computing, and...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $472,060 project grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to the University of North Texas for the period of May 15, 2023 to April 30, 2026. The grant supports the development of an enhanced open networked airborne computing platform to facilitate design, implementation, and testing of integrated control, computing, communication, and networking capabilities for airborne applications. Key deliverables include...
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...
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 $750,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) funds research and development of a universal radio adapter to enable seamless and secure wireless connectivity for U.S. Department of Defense devices through non-cooperative 5G networks. Florida International University leads a consortium that includes Florida Atlantic University, Virginia Tech, and Pqsecure Technologies LLC to create a waveform-agnostic radio...
This $300,000 Project Grant was awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. The grant supports a collaborative research project between California State University San Marcos (CSUSM), a Hispanic Serving Institution, and other partners to develop an integrated and extensible platform for investigating security vulnerabilities and countermeasures in the emerging paradigm of...