Project Grant 2544446
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded the University of Alabama $300,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to model and mitigate reflective backscatter side-channel attacks on consumer and industrial electronics. The project investigates vulnerabilities in everyday devices—keyboards, computer mice, game controllers, and smart home devices—that permit remote eavesdropping through...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Alabama $274,918 on December 1, 2025, for collaborative research on carbohydrate memristor-based processor-in-memory computing systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The award funds development of an environmentally sustainable processor-in-memory system designed to reduce energy consumption, resource depletion, and ecological impact of conventional computing...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program, with a CFDA number of 47.083, provides $515,208 to Prairie View A&M University. The funding supports research to improve detection of malicious hardware alterations in integrated circuits through two complementary approaches. Specifically, the University will analyze circuit delays to detect and locate hardware trojans, develop clock frequency sweeping methods to target trojans despite process...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded the University of Alabama $170,000 on December 1, 2025, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop a CMOS + HONEY-RERAM enabled neuromorphic accelerator integrating complementary metal oxide semiconductor periphery circuits with a novel honey-based resistive switching random access memory technology for brain-inspired computing systems. The project...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded the University of Alabama $310,043 on January 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop differential privacy mechanisms implemented directly on embedded memories to protect data privacy in electronic devices. The research addresses a gap in existing differential privacy studies by realizing privacy protections at the memory hardware level rather than through...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded North Carolina State University $298,699 on January 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for a CAREER project titled "InteractiveRF: Fully-Adaptive, Physics-Aware RF-Enabled Cyber-Physical Human Systems." The award funds research and education in adaptive radio frequency sensing for cyber-physical human systems. The project develops millimeter-wave RF...
- The National Science Foundation awarded the University of Alabama $192,619 on October 1, 2025, under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) to develop a scalable, replicable model for microelectronics research and clean room training through virtual reality and augmented reality combined with experiential learning and a summer research program. The project addresses limited access to specialized microelectronics facilities and equipment at universities across the United States, with the...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Massachusetts $560,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop versatile radio frequency electronics for high-temperature sensing and communications in extreme environments. The project establishes research capabilities in high-frequency sensing and high-temperature communications to address technical challenges in applications including...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Yale University $575,000 on June 1, 2026, under the CAREER program (CFDA 47.041, Engineering) to develop compact circular spectropolarimeters based on chiral hybrid perovskite semiconductor materials capable of simultaneously resolving spectral information and circular polarization for secure optical communication, biological sensing, and imaging technologies. The research will investigate how...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded the University of Miami $300,000 on March 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop privacy-preserving and secure integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems for 5G and beyond wireless networks. The project, executed in collaboration with the German Research Foundation (DFG), addresses dual-use security and privacy challenges inherent in systems that...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded The University of Alabama in Huntsville $600,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering CAREER program (CFDA 47.041) to develop novel open-source circuits that embed hardware-dependent fingerprints as security features directly within communication waveforms. The project unifies communication systems with hardware security through co-designed circuit topologies that provide optimally detected noise waveforms with embedded authentication primitives, reducing design complexity and power consumption while advancing device authentication and manufacturing provenance verification in congested, spectrum-constrained networked environments across homes, factories, vehicles, critical infrastructure, and defense systems. Deliverables include the development of prototype circuits, open-source hardware resources, curriculum materials, and undergraduate research participation opportunities. Outreach activities target student populations historically underrepresented in microelectronics design, with particular focus on Northern Alabama's Appalachian region. Work is performed in Huntsville, Alabama, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2031. The award is classified as a Project Grant, an assistance type supporting research and development work through direct funding to the recipient institution.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $600.0k | 8/4/26 |