Project Grant 2549148
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded The Mitre Corporation $207,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for a collaborative research project titled "Tri-Hybrid Optimization and Reconfiguration (THOR) for Extreme MIMO Systems." The project, conducted in partnership with the University of California San Diego, develops tri-hybrid antenna arrays combined with online...
- This $450,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) seeks to advance wireless communication technologies by incorporating a new type of reconfigurable antenna, known as a dynamic metasurface antenna (DMA), into multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication systems. The key objectives are to develop methods to integrate DMAs into MIMO to create a "tri-hybrid MIMO...
- The University of California, San Diego received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations. The award will support research into low complexity massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2024. The research aims to synergistically use array geometry, modeling, and learning techniques to advance massive MIMO systems. This work falls under the NSF's Computer and Information Science...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program supports collaborative research to develop robust and scalable cell-free massive MIMO technology for beyond-5G/6G wireless access networks. The $262,967 award to the San Diego State University Foundation covers the project period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The research aims to create new nonlinear statistical inference methods for...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of California, Merced $210,000 on January 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop an innovative radio frequency signal propagation modeling framework using neural radiance fields and advanced generative models for next-generation wireless technologies including Wi-Fi 7 and sixth-generation cellular networks. The research generates high-fidelity synthetic RF...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Utah $120,260 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop AI-enhanced reconfigurable terahertz CMOS transceiver panels for next-generation wireless communication systems. The collaborative research effort, which runs through September 30, 2029, and is performed in Salt Lake City, Utah, brings together investigators from...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) has awarded a $540,000 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to develop a monolithic silicon-photonics accelerator that will enable next-generation massive multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) wireless systems. The goal of this 3-year project is to create a computation-efficient matrix-inversion algorithm and corresponding hybrid photonic-electronic integrated accelerator to support the...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 3-year, $300,000 Project Grant to the University of California Irvine (UC Irvine) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program. The purpose of this collaborative research award is to develop advanced signal processing and resource allocation methods for cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless access networks, which can provide more uniform coverage and data rates compared to traditional...
- The University of California, San Diego received a $329,998 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems. The grant falls under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), which supports investigator-initiated research and education across computing, communications, and information science and engineering fields. The three-year award beginning October 1, 2021 will fund the university's "COLLABORATIVE...
- This three-year, $299,937 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) will support research at San Diego State University and collaborating institutions on energy-efficient terahertz communications technologies for beyond fifth-generation wireless systems. The award funds four interconnected research thrusts: 1) channel estimation, performance analysis, and hardware design for doubly massive MIMO systems using...
The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of California, San Diego $206,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research developing tri-hybrid antenna arrays and online reconfiguration algorithms for extreme multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless systems. The project, titled TRI-HYBRID OPTIMIZATION AND RECONFIGURATION (THOR) FOR EXTREME MIMO SYSTEMS, addresses energy efficiency and capacity optimization in future 6G cellular infrastructure by designing adaptive antenna systems that reconfigure signal transmission and reception based on environmental and user conditions. Research is organized around three vectors: fundamental tradeoffs between capacity and energy efficiency, online reconfiguration algorithms, and AI-native channel state information feedback. Work proceeds through simulation, prototype testbeds, and digital twins, culminating in a manufactured tri-hybrid array equipped with novel algorithms and deployed in a lab network serving mobile users. The award funds collaborative work between the University of California, San Diego and the MITRE Corporation. Performance occurs in La Jolla, California through September 30, 2029. The project includes training of undergraduate and graduate students in wireless communications, array signal processing, reconfigurable antennas, and artificial intelligence for communications, with educational materials developed from research findings to update university curricula.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $206.0k | 8/2/26 |