Project Grant 2548992
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of California, Los Angeles $201,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to establish a systematic security foundation for next-generation cellular networks. The project develops a data-centric trust model for cellular network security based on named data networking, moving away from traditional session-based approaches. The...
- 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 Computer and Network Systems awarded Mississippi State University $899,933 on July 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop trustworthy, resilient, and scalable security techniques for open radio access networks (O-RAN) used in 5G and 6G deployments. The project addresses security risks introduced by disaggregated network architectures where components from multiple vendors interact without...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University $200,002 on May 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop cryptographic foundations for secure communication in the post-quantum era. The project addresses advanced functionalities in post-quantum cryptography beyond basic primitives standardized to date. Research focuses on algebraic structures...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded North Carolina State University a $601,966 Project Grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The grant funds research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SATC: CORE: MEDIUM: ENABLING PRACTICALLY SECURE CELLULAR INFRASTRUCTURE" which aims to advance the development and use of research cyberinfrastructure to...
- This $600,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University to develop an anonymous mobile access architecture for next-generation mobile networks. The research aims to enable anti-tracking capabilities while using mobile networks by integrating decentralized identifiers and anonymous verifiable credential schemes into the 5G authentication and key agreement protocol. Key tasks include developing a secure callee discovery...
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) was awarded a $480,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for the period of February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2024. The grant will support collaborative research examining how to balance predictability and security in the design of time-sensitive cyber-physical systems (CPS). The NSF's Computer and Information Science...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded $559,850 to the University of South Florida on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research on quantum-secure and artificial intelligence-enabled next-generation cellular networks. The project develops methods to protect wireless networks from emerging threats posed by future quantum computers, malicious network infrastructure,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Texas at Dallas $307,250 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop quantum-secure and artificial intelligence-enabled next-generation cellular networks. The project, running through September 30, 2029, addresses security and resilience of wireless networks connecting phones, vehicles, hospitals, emergency responders, smart...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded The Pennsylvania State University $600,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop privacy-preserving, verifiable datasets capturing control-plane signaling behavior in fifth-generation and future wireless networks. The project creates methods for collecting, validating, sanitizing, and analyzing control-plane data across user devices, radio access...
The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University $291,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research establishing a systematic security foundation for next-generation cellular networks. The project develops a data-centric security model for future cellular systems based on named data networking (NDN) to replace current session-based approaches. Rather than securing communications channels between entities, the work secures the data itself through cryptographic credentials, semantic names, and trust rules that specify which entities may produce, access, and exchange specific information. This data-centric trust model integrates authentication, authorization, and auditing directly into network architecture, addressing the operational complexity, signaling overhead, and management challenges of existing session-based security mechanisms. The research spans multi-operator and multi-tenant cellular environments serving billions of connected devices across distributed, cloud-native infrastructures. Virginia Tech will develop formal trust models, build prototype implementations, and evaluate security, efficiency, and resilience using artificial intelligence. Deliverables include open-source software, prototype systems, and experimental tools to support research and education in networking and cybersecurity. Performance of work occurs in Alexandria, Virginia, with a period of performance from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029. The award is structured as a Project Grant, the assistance type for investigator-initiated research.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $291.0k | 8/6/26 |