Project Grant 2534377
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded $270,000 to the University of California Santa Cruz on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop analog and digital semantic communication frameworks using pretrained large artificial intelligence models. The project addresses data transmission efficiency in wireless applications including autonomous systems, augmented reality, and collaborative sensing by transmitting...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Miami $600,000 on April 15, 2026, for research on AI-native semantic communication networks under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project develops a novel wireless semantic communication framework that shifts from conventional bit-accurate message reconstruction to a knowledge-driven paradigm where transmitters and receivers exploit shared understanding to anticipate...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Houston System $220,000 on January 1, 2027, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop communication-aware federated bilevel optimization methods for wireless networks with resource-constrained edge devices. The project establishes scientific foundations for hierarchical optimization in edge intelligence systems, addressing practical wireless environments characterized...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Clemson University $551,585 on September 1, 2026, under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to conduct research on wireless communication foundations for swarm artificial intelligence. The project establishes a semantic-centric wireless architecture that prioritizes the meaning and task relevance of transmitted information over raw bit accuracy, enabling distributed agents to share...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Texas A&M University $120,000 on January 1, 2027, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a subspace optimization framework for resource-efficient and private fine-tuning of large language models. The research addresses the challenge of adapting general-purpose large language models to specialized tasks without requiring substantial computing resources or access to sensitive...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Texas Tech University $267,907 on September 1, 2026, for collaborative research on vision-structured photonic communication and sensing integration systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project develops light-based communication and sensing technologies for underground operations including mining, infrastructure inspection, emergency response, and autonomous robotic exploration....
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Louisiana at Lafayette $475,000 on October 1, 2026, for collaborative research on AI-empowered semantic communications with energy efficiency and privacy preservation for IoT-enabled emergency response systems under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The award funds development of a semantic communication framework that reduces communication...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Maine System $249,959 on July 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop an integrated learning framework for collaborative intelligence in networked multi-agent systems. The project, running through June 30, 2029, advances decentralized artificial intelligence by treating communication and decision-making as a coupled learning problem, enabling autonomous...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station $282,816 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research to design terahertz CMOS transceiver technology for next-generation wireless systems. The award funds development of an AI-enhanced, reconfigurable silicon BiCMOS transceiver panel operating at 300 gigahertz that performs...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station $250,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research on proactive wireless network control in future broadband systems. The project develops framework and artificial intelligence models for optimal resource management in frequency range 3 (FR3) upper mid-band wireless...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Houston System $240,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop semantic communication systems that transmit only task-relevant information rather than reproducing all original data. The project establishes an integrated framework for analog, digital, and hybrid digital-analog communication using large pretrained artificial intelligence models as a shared knowledge base between transmitter and receiver. This approach enables the system to identify and represent task-relevant information efficiently across diverse applications including autonomous systems, augmented reality, and collaborative sensing. The work focuses on reliably communicating high-dimensional semantic representations while adapting wireless resource use to changing application needs and network conditions. Performance occurs in Houston, Texas, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. Broader impacts include more efficient and resilient wireless services in bandwidth- and resource-constrained environments, alongside advances in workforce development through student research and mentoring, curriculum development, high school outreach, and open dissemination of software, experimental platforms, research findings, and educational materials.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $240.0k | 8/10/26 |