Project Grant 2434132

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports a $200,000 collaborative research project led by Oregon State University. The research aims to enable dense and in-situ spectrum monitoring through the development of ultra-efficient analog cross-correlators and protocol-aware configuration for fine-grained spectrum sensing. Key technical objectives include: 1) Creating analog cross-correlators capable of computing cross-correlations between input signals and template waveforms to enable low-latency spectrum sensing; 2) Designing protocol-aware configurations for the cross-correlators to facilitate detailed sensing of spectrum occupancy and interference detection; and 3) Optimizing the deployment of a network of these cross-correlator sensors to enable cooperative, in-situ spectrum sensing. The project's research outcomes have the potential to revolutionize cellular technologies like 6G by enabling more effective and efficient spectrum sharing. The project period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027.