Project Grant 2608505
- This $320,899 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will support the 2022 Underwater Ideas Lab conference organized by the American Society for Engineering Education. The conference aims to foster transformative ideas and interdisciplinary teams to advance sensing, communication, and data transmission technologies for diverse underwater environments, including marine, freshwater,...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $515,998 project grant to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The grant funds the CNS CORE: SMALL project to support the development of efficient interoperability testing of heterogeneous network protocol implementations. Specifically, the University of Nebraska will deliver testing infrastructure and methodology to validate...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) under the CFDA program "Computer and Information Science and Engineering" to develop fundamental technologies that advance the ability for scalable ocean sensing. The goal of this 3-year project is to design, build, and evaluate a low-power, long-range underwater backscatter communication network. The proposed research seeks to overcome the range limitations of...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Saint Louis University received a $257,051 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070), awarded October 1, 2026, with completion targeted for September 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative develops a remotely accessible underwater communication and networking testbed within a water tunnel facility located in St. Louis,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded $525,000 to The Research Foundation For The State University of New York on October 1, 2025, for a three-year collaborative research project focused on developing theoretical frameworks and experimental validation for Integrated Air-Ground-Underwater Networks (IAGUN). The primary deliverables include foundational research that converges optical and radio-frequency (RF) communication...
- This $818,396 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will develop a multi-agent AI system of three bio-inspired underwater vessels and a control buoy. The goal is to enhance understanding of hydrodynamics and control of multi-swimmer systems, advance the theory and practice of programmable underwater networks, and enable effective survey of coastal zones. Key deliverables include: (A) three bio-inspired robotic fish...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a five-year Project Grant totaling $357,859 to the University of Alabama (Award Date: July 1, 2026; Completion Date: June 30, 2031) under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). This CAREER award supports the development of theoretical, algorithmic, and experimental foundations for Underwater Acoustic Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces...
- This $130,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will support planning activities for a proposed national testbed facility focused on fiber-based ground motion and deformation sensing. The key objectives are to: Develop the technical framework and feasibility plan for an "Internet Sensor Network" (Internet-S) testbed that would leverage modifications to existing internet...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded a $766,000 Project Grant to the University of Nebraska from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070). The grant funds research to redesign Internet congestion control mechanisms for improved performance and verifiability. Specifically, the University of Nebraska will conduct investigator-initiated research and develop...
- 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's Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded the University of Nebraska a $336,504 Project Grant (CFDA 47.070, Computer and Information Science and Engineering) effective October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029, to develop a remotely accessible underwater communication and networking testbed. The primary deliverables include a physics-informed digitized cyberinfrastructure platform deployed in a water tunnel facility that enables controlled, reproducible experimentation in underwater wireless communication systems. The testbed integrates hybrid acoustic, magnetic, and visible light networking capabilities with reconfigurable environmental conditions, eliminating the limitations of uncontrolled natural environments and static indoor pools that have historically constrained research progress in this field. Supporting the experimental platform, the project will produce physics-informed multi-modal deep generative channel models, datasets for artificial intelligence and machine learning development, scalable digital twin simulation software for dynamic underwater networking, and integrated software tools for optimal control and system optimization. These products will be shared with the broader research community to advance next-generation underwater communication technology development, reduce costs associated with natural underwater deployments, and strengthen national competitiveness in underwater networking systems. The award also incorporates an education and workforce development component, providing training in communication, networking, sensing, and artificial intelligence to address critical national workforce needs in these emerging technical areas.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $336.5k | 5/13/26 |