Project Grant 2614786
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Texas Tech University $267,907 on September 1, 2026, for collaborative research on vision-structured photonic communication and sensing integration systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project develops light-based communication and sensing technologies for underground operations including mining, infrastructure inspection, emergency response, and autonomous robotic exploration....
- Federal Grant Award Summary Saint Louis University received a $199,976 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion targeted for September 30, 2027. The award funds research and development of an artificial intelligence (AI)-defined integrated sensing and communication underwater optical networking system designed to advance high-speed data...
- The National Science Foundation Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure awarded Saint Louis University $257,051 on October 1, 2026, to design and deploy a hybrid underwater acoustic, magnetic, and visible light networking system featuring a remotely accessible, reconfigurable water-tunnel testbed, physics-informed multi-modal deep generative channel models, and a scalable digital twin for dynamic underwater networking simulation and optimal control. The testbed instrument, datasets, and developed...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Saint Louis University $107,258 on November 1, 2025, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop an on-chip nanoscale trap and enhance device for quantum photonics. The project addresses limitations in existing quantum light sources by creating a nanoscale emitter dock that rapidly assembles and enhances single photon production on integrated photonic chips. The device will use...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Houston System $240,000 on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop semantic communication systems that transmit only task-relevant information rather than reproducing all original data. The project establishes an integrated framework for analog, digital, and hybrid digital-analog communication using large pretrained artificial intelligence models as...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Lehigh University $240,000 on April 1, 2027, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for collaborative research on semantic-aware collaborative perception and networking for autonomous urban mobility systems. The research establishes a new paradigm for collaborative perception and networking that enhances collective situational awareness among autonomous agents—including delivery robots,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded the University of Delaware $536,330 on October 1, 2026, to develop next-generation satellite lidar sensing, neural compression, and accelerated neural inference capabilities under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The project addresses three interconnected limitations in current satellite lidar systems: low photon detection rates, constrained data transmission capacity, and substantial computing...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded The Regents of the University of Colorado $482,679 on October 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop chip-scale, pulsed light sources for the long-wavelength infrared region of the spectrum. The project aims to integrate chalcogenide optical amplifiers and parametric oscillators into compact photonic circuits capable of reaching wavelengths in the long-wavelength infrared...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded South Dakota School of Mines & Technology $200,000 on June 1, 2026, to investigate exciton-polaritons in two-dimensional semiconductor optoelectronic devices under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The research will examine how exciton-polaritons—hybrid quasiparticles formed by strong coupling of excitons with photons—enable long-range, low-loss energy transport to improve light-detection...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded Saint Louis University $200,000 in project grant funding on July 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to support research in phase retrieval and nonlinear frame theory. The funded research addresses the mathematical foundations of signal recovery from corrupted or incomplete data, with applications spanning signal processing, data science, and artificial intelligence. The project...
The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded Saint Louis University $223,759 on September 1, 2026, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop vision-structured photonic communication and sensing integration systems for underground operations. The project addresses communication challenges in underground environments such as mining, infrastructure inspection, emergency response, and autonomous robotic exploration by enabling light-based communication systems to perceive their surroundings and adapt communication and sensing functions in real time. The resulting technologies are intended to support more reliable connectivity, improved awareness of human activity and environmental hazards, and safer operation of robots and personnel in complex underground spaces. Work is performed in St. Louis, Missouri, with a period of performance from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029. The project integrates communication, sensing, robotics, and artificial intelligence into undergraduate and graduate courses, supports hands-on student research, and engages K-12 students and surrounding communities through interactive demonstrations. Open-source datasets, prototypes, benchmarks, and educational materials resulting from the project are intended to broaden access to outcomes and support future research in intelligent communication and cyber-physical systems.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $223.8k | 8/10/26 |