Project Grant 2608832
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Massachusetts $317,680 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research on quantum-enabled next-generation networks. The award funds development of a hybrid free-space and optical fiber quantum network architecture featuring a satellite backbone that distributes entanglement to terrestrial regional stations and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded Florida Atlantic University $399,964 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 research addresses the vulnerability of current public-key cryptographic systems to quantum algorithms by designing and analyzing post-quantum cryptographic protocols with advanced...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Florida Institute of Technology Inc. $373,253 on May 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop post-quantum security and identity frameworks for adaptive 6G wireless infrastructure. The award funds three interconnected research thrusts. The first designs and evaluates quantum-resistant authentication and communication protocols by integrating National...
- 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,...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) in the amount of $300,000.00 supports research to enable and operate a quantum network infrastructure. The key objectives are to: (i) develop path selection and entanglement allocation algorithms for quantum network flows; (ii) create resource allocation protocols optimized for quantum device quality metrics; and (iii) develop strategies to reduce the classical...
- This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program (CFDA 47.070) will support the development of a new hybrid continuous-discrete variable quantum network architecture and associated models, algorithms, and protocols. The key objectives are to enable high-rate, high-fidelity distribution of quantum entanglement resources for quantum computing, sensing, and communication applications. The 3-year...
- This $800,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) funds the development of new quantum communication technologies at The University of Texas at Arlington and Northwestern University through August 2025. The award supports research to increase quantum communication capacity by exploiting the spatial degrees of freedom of optical fibers. The universities will develop several types of high-capacity quantum communication links...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computer and Network Systems awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $1.2 million on May 15, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop foundations of quantum cryptography and post-quantum security. MIT will conduct research across four connected directions: improving algorithms, resource estimates, and error-correction methods to determine when large-scale quantum code-breaking attacks...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Computing and Communication Foundations awarded the University of South Florida $471,375 on October 1, 2026, to fund a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site focused on cryptography, coding theory, and quantum computing under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070). The award funds a three-year renewal of an REU Site operating from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029. Each of three summers, the...
- The National Science Foundation's $800,000 Project Grant to North Carolina State University, funded through the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will support the creation of a virtual quantum networks prototype. Over a three-year period ending in August 2025, the university will develop a general-purpose, programmable virtual quantum network infrastructure to enable open experimentation of new quantum technologies via agile software controls. Key products and services...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Florida State University $309,367 on October 1, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop reconfigurable, reliable, and secure quantum communication networks. The University of Arizona leads research to advance quantum information science and technology by formulating a framework for high-rate, robust, and scalable terrestrial quantum communication networks. The project applies hybrid continuous variable and discrete variable protocols to achieve multiaccess quantum key distribution, integrating concepts from cryptography, quantum information theory, and nanophotonics. The work addresses security vulnerabilities in optical network infrastructure by pursuing postquantum cryptography, covert channel-based error correction, and hybrid measurement-device-independent QKD approaches to extend transmission distance and mitigate channel impairments including dispersion and atmospheric effects. Florida State University serves as the prime recipient through its Sponsored Research Administration Division. Place of performance is Tallahassee, Florida. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $309.4k | 2/24/26 |