Project Grant 2504573
- This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program aims to explore the use of near-field wavefront propagation properties to enable high-speed, blockage-resilient multi-user wireless communications above 100 GHz. The key research thrusts include: (1) understanding the fundamental limits of near-field wavefront shaping for agile and high-speed communications in scenarios with link blockage, (2) investigating a...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $299,999 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to New York University (NYU) to explore near-field propagation properties of wireless signals above 100 GHz. The research aims to enable blockage-resilient, high-speed, multi-user wireless communications through four key thrusts: (1) understanding and modeling the limits of near-field wavefront shaping for agile, high-speed communications in...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to The Trustees of Princeton University. The grant supports a collaborative research project titled "Resilient Multi-User Mobile Sub-THz Networks Using Near-Field Wavefronts" from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2029. The project aims to explore near-field propagation properties of wireless signals above 100 GHz to enable...
- This Project Grant award of $175,000.00 was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) to The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (SUNY) to develop a framework for modeling and mitigating near-field wavefront distortions in mobile terahertz (THz) communications. The project aims to study THz wave propagation over near-field links, develop generalized path loss models, and assess downlink...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $244,830 to Tufts University to conduct collaborative research on fundamental challenges in extremely wideband, highly directional channels for future terahertz-enabled wireless networks. The key objectives are to design hybrid beamforming algorithms for wideband multicarrier systems, investigate joint user association with base stations and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under its Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to the Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology. The grant supports research on near-field integrated sensing and communication (NF-ISAC) systems, focusing on developing technologies that allow wireless signals to focus on specific distances in addition to directions. This improves both communication and sensing performance, particularly...
- This $280,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports collaborative research at the University of Georgia Research Foundation to develop a modeling framework that integrates limited radio measurements with spatial priors derived from environmental sensing. The goal is to enable accurate and timely channel state information for next-generation wireless systems, particularly those operating in high-frequency bands with large-scale...
- Florida International University was awarded a $425,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems. The grant is part of the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support collaborative research on ultra wideband flexible MIMO radios for energy efficient secure spectrum sharing. Over a three year period from September 2021 through August 2024, the University will develop technologies to more efficiently utilize available wireless...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $400,000 to Brown University provides funding from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2027 for research to develop key building blocks for realizing high-data rate, low-latency sub-terahertz (sub-THz) wireless networks. The key technical objectives are to: 1) Realize multi-user sub-THz spectrum access using a reconfigurable metasurface architecture without needing RF chains or antenna arrays; 2)...
- This three-year, $300,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will support research into energy-efficient terahertz communications technologies for beyond fifth-generation wireless systems. The University of California, Irvine will lead collaborative efforts with institutions in Finland to address fundamental physical layer challenges through four interconnected research thrusts. Specifically, the award will fund...
This Project Grant award of $300,000.00, provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.070), aims to explore near-field propagation properties of wireless signals to enable blockage-resilient high-speed multi-user wireless communications above 100 GHz. The project investigates the impacts of near-field complexities and the interplay between near- and far-field communications, leveraging near-field properties to improve blockage resilience and system performance of terahertz (THz) wireless networks. The research comprises four key thrusts: (1) understanding and modeling the fundamental limits of near-field wavefront shaping, (2) investigating a new programmable array architecture to generate and adapt near-field wavefronts, (3) designing and implementing power-efficient digital signal processing algorithms, and (4) developing foundations for interference modeling and multi-user communications in both near- and far-field regions. The project is led by Florida International University, a public research university recognized for its diverse expertise across multiple disciplines and demonstrated capabilities in delivering technical and research services to federal agencies.
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| Not listed | $243.8k | 7/22/25 |