Project Grant 2610941
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Dallas, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative develops semiconductor technologies and hardware architectures for wafer-scale sub-terahertz (sub-THz) reflectarray systems capable of electrical needle beam forming and steering. The primary deliverables include advanced device...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Northeastern University $448,318 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop a design framework combining physics-based theory with artificial intelligence for optical metasurfaces that simultaneously harness multiple properties of light. The project, running through September 30, 2029, seeks to dramatically increase the information-processing capacity of ultrathin...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Massachusetts $459,051 on October 1, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop novel reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology for next-generation 6G wireless communications. The project aims to create RIS structures capable of achieving true full-space electromagnetic wave control by transmitting, reflecting, and scattering RF signals in any direction...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems has awarded a $343,324 Project Grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The grant will fund research to develop "Perfect Electromagnetic Teleporting Metasurfaces" - a new class of conformal metasurface devices capable of routing electromagnetic energy around building corners to enhance 5G/6G...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded the University of Texas at Arlington $408,211 on July 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to develop an artificial intelligence-driven framework for proactive wireless network resource management in next-generation networks. The project creates deep learning models using multi-headed transformer architecture to translate raw sensor data from cameras and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station $250,000 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research on proactive wireless network control in future broadband systems. The project develops framework and artificial intelligence models for optimal resource management in frequency range 3 (FR3) upper mid-band wireless...
- 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...
- 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...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station $282,816 on October 1, 2026, under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) for collaborative research to design terahertz CMOS transceiver technology for next-generation wireless systems. The award funds development of an AI-enhanced, reconfigurable silicon BiCMOS transceiver panel operating at 300 gigahertz that performs...
- The National Science Foundation awarded The University of Texas at San Antonio $429,040 on September 15, 2025, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop computationally efficient hypercomplex variable-based sensitivity methods for rapid digital twin model updating. The project addresses a critical bottleneck in digital twin applications: existing methods for updating digital models with real-world data operate too slowly for real-time use. The research...
The National Science Foundation's Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Texas at Dallas $506,406 on October 1, 2026, to develop a digital-twin-accelerated inverse metasurface (DT-AIM) optimization framework under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project integrates advanced electromagnetic simulation, reduced-order modeling, machine learning, and hardware-in-the-loop validation to accelerate the design of large, reconfigurable metasurfaces—engineered 2D structures that manipulate electromagnetic waves. The framework unifies design parameters from microscopic element geometry to macroscopic array configuration within a single physics-informed digital-twin model, reducing traditional trial-and-error design cycles and deployment timelines for next-generation technologies including 6G wireless networks, intelligent reflecting surfaces, advanced automotive and drone radar systems, and wireless power transfer applications. The work includes development of open-source tools and diverse student training initiatives in partnership with industry. Work is performed at UTD's Richardson, Texas campus. The project runs through September 30, 2029.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $506.4k | 7/29/26 |