Project Grant 2549249
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station $150,030 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop integrated communications and sensing systems for autonomous uncrewed aircraft operating collaboratively over wireless networks along drone highways. The project addresses spectrum coexistence challenges as drone applications expand across emergency response, public safety,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi $365,996 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop and evaluate an air-to-ground autonomous vehicle network integrating stacked intelligent metasurface (SIM) antennas with unmanned aerial vehicles as mobile communication and computing platforms. The research addresses latency, reliability, and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded Oklahoma State University $899,967 on August 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop a cyber-physical-LLM-human system framework for vision-based drone applications. The project will advance artificial intelligence methods, dynamic modeling approaches, and autonomous control algorithms to embed AI into drone-based systems for infrastructure inspection,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York $190,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to support collaborative research on a smart collaborative aerial logistics ecosystem for urban on-demand delivery. The project develops a networked coordination framework enabling delivery drones and ground vehicles to operate safely and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded the University of Texas at Arlington $341,039 on May 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to design, prototype, and evaluate millimeter-wave security mechanisms for drone-integrated IoT systems. The investigator is developing four integrated technology thrusts: MMDRONE-SURV, a millimeter-wave framework for extended-range drone detection and tracking; MMDRONE-AUTH,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Miami $148,334 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop wireless networking techniques for connected autonomous mobile systems such as drones and robots. The project, titled "FieldAware: AI Native Hybrid-Field Networking for Connected Autonomous Systems," addresses communication performance in environments where...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $472,060 project grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to the University of North Texas for the period of May 15, 2023 to April 30, 2026. The grant supports the development of an enhanced open networked airborne computing platform to facilitate design, implementation, and testing of integrated control, computing, communication, and networking capabilities for airborne applications. Key deliverables include...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado $600,000 on June 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop mathematical and computational tools for reachability analysis of nonlinear cyber-physical systems. The project addresses verification and safety certification of complex, uncertain systems—particularly those incorporating artificial intelligence...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Oklahoma State University $560,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop resilience in terahertz wireless backhaul systems integrated with aerial platforms such as drones and high-altitude balloons. The project, executed through September 30, 2029, at Oklahoma State University's Stillwater, Oklahoma location, organizes research into...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded $335,000 to The Regents of the University of California at Riverside on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research on autonomous aerial and ground vehicle coordination in urban delivery environments. The project, titled VINES (Smart Collaborative Aerial Logistics Ecosystem), develops a vertically-integrated networked system that...
The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado one dollar on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research on integrated communications and sensing systems for autonomous uncrewed aircraft operating over wireless networks along designated drone highways. The project develops hardware and software innovations addressing the coexistence of drone applications in increasingly crowded radio-frequency environments. Research focuses on AI-native spectrum forecasting to enable local decision-making for communication robustness and operational safety, energy-efficient analog processing to overcome size, weight, and power constraints, and functionally flexible small phased arrays with novel isolation architectures in the FR3 frequency band. The work integrates innovations into 5G/NextG ground networks with spectrum-sharing capability and culminates in hardware and software integration with drone flight testing to enable safe and efficient integration of drones into U.S. national airspace. The award supports an interdisciplinary collaboration between electrical, computer, and aerospace engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Texas A&M University. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029, with place of performance in Boulder, Colorado.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1 | 7/31/26 |