The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the University of South Florida (USF) under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to create a comprehensive training program in artificial intelligence (AI) techniques for 5G and next-generation wireless network security. The project aims to develop two main types of educational materials: (1) lab-based curriculum modules covering physical layer, MAC/network layers, and network applications, and (2) project-based...
This $296,865 project grant from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) will fund North Carolina State University to develop augmented and virtual reality educational modules to enhance student learning in electromagnetics courses. The university will create a curated series of AR and VR "studios" aligned with typical electromagnetics curricula, allowing students to interact with and visualize electromagnetic phenomena and relationships in a 3D...
This $635,513 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to enhance conceptual learning in quantum and semiconductor physics through the development and evaluation of interactive visualization and simulation tools. The project, led by Purdue University, will conduct a large-scale investigation into designing these educational tools to significantly improve undergraduate students' understanding of quantum mechanics and semiconductor...
This $149,983 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to develop, implement, and evaluate web-based AI-driven classroom simulation tools that will improve evidence-based mathematics teaching practices. The project will create a suite of open-source simulations to support pre-service teachers in fostering rich mathematical discourse in their classrooms. It will also produce open data sets of mathematical dialogue and...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) project grant award to Louisiana State University (LSU) in the amount of $138,601 aims to increase the use of project-based learning in undergraduate software engineering courses. The project will design, develop, and evaluate a reference software engineering course with a repository of 12 ready-to-use projects and associated active learning activities. These resources are intended to enable instructors to more easily...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the University of Oklahoma, through its Office of Research Administration, under the STEM Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) program (CFDA 47.076). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2023, aims to create a comprehensive training program in artificial intelligence (AI) for 5G and next-generation (NextG) wireless network security. The project will develop two main educational components: (1) curriculum...
This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) is for a 3-year research project led by North Carolina State University (NC State). The project aims to develop robust intelligent algorithms for managing and optimizing dynamic wireless spectrum access, which is critical for emerging technologies like autonomous vehicles and the metaverse. Key innovations include techniques for...
The National Science Foundation awarded Prairie View A&M University a $400,000 Project Grant under the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (STEM Education) program (CFDA 47.076) to develop and implement innovative curriculum and training approaches to infuse 5G and Internet of Things technologies into electrical and computer engineering programs. The university will systematically redesign relevant courses to incorporate emerging technologies and hands-on skills...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award provides $265,998 to Trustees of Boston University to develop methods that improve communication performance in shared, congested, and contested spectrum bands. The project brings together researchers from Northeastern University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Boston University to address interference challenges that detrimentally impact the throughput and reliability of wireless...
This $600,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant, awarded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program, will fund research at Duke University to develop new approaches for enabling predictable wireless communication and radar sensing for 6G wireless technology. The key research thrusts include: 1) designing modulation schemes to simplify prediction of the wireless input-output relationship, 2) developing signal processing filters in the...
This $399,884 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program aims to develop a new introductory course on wireless communications that utilizes problem- and project-based learning (PBL/PJBL) approaches along with advanced visualization tools. The project brings together experts in wireless communications, engineering education, visualization, and mathematics to redesign the course, creating new lecture materials, projects, and interactive simulations. The goal is to increase student engagement and understanding of wireless principles, ultimately helping to address the decline in students choosing to study wireless communications despite its importance for many emerging technologies. The project plans to make all course materials publicly available so that other schools can adopt this redesigned approach. A subset of the projects will also be adapted for outreach to pre-collegiate and first-year students. No sub-awards are planned under this award, which has an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027.