Project Grant FA9550261B168

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $400,000 over 3 years to the University of California, Berkeley to develop novel intelligent large-scale multi-antenna array architectures operating at 140 GHz. The key products and services to be delivered include: Analytical and behavioral modeling of non-idealities in large scalable antenna arrays Design of reconfigurable D-band (140 GHz) front-ends with performance tuning...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the Regents of the University of Michigan to develop a groundbreaking broadband probe-based RF and microwave measurement system. This novel technology enables highly localized, non-invasive characterization of the electromagnetic response of receiving systems, representing a significant advancement in electromagnetic measurement capabilities. The proposed probe can precisely...

This Project Grant award of $174,988 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences will support the development of a millimeter-wavelength (mmWave) rapid scan image phased array radar technology demonstrator unit. The objective is to evaluate the feasibility of a future ground-based, mobile phased array cloud radar system that could provide high-resolution measurements of cloud processes, which are crucial for understanding the Earth's climate and...

This $360,000 three-year 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 development of coherent processing techniques for passive localization of RF-silent mobile objects using bandwidth-rich wireless signals. The grantee, The Trustees of The Stevens Institute of Technology, will pursue three research thrusts. Thrust A will develop passive localization and mapping...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $244,830 to Tufts University to conduct collaborative research on fundamental challenges in extremely wideband, highly directional channels for future terahertz-enabled wireless networks. The key objectives are to design hybrid beamforming algorithms for wideband multicarrier systems, investigate joint user association with base stations and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, and...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE, CFDA 47.070) Project Grant awarded to The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey provides $599,986 from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026 to develop an alternative distributed radio frequency (RF) sensing paradigm that can "look around corners" using reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS). The project aims to advance fundamental theory and practical methods...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Georgia Tech) to conduct collaborative research on reconfigurable intelligent electromagnetic surfaces using magnetically responsive soft materials. The goal is to develop a new approach to dynamically manipulate electromagnetic waves with a flat aperture, enabling reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) for 5G and beyond wireless systems in...

This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program provides $100,333 to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to develop smart surfaces capable of adaptively modifying wireless channels. The goal is to unlock the full potential of wireless networks by manipulating the propagation environment to achieve greater spatial multiplexing and coverage for massive numbers of devices and exponential growth in data...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Temple University to develop new sparse array design strategies and signal processing techniques for large array apertures and high spatial resolutions using fewer sensors. The 3-year project (9/1/2023 - 8/31/2026) aims to reduce hardware complexity and enhance performance in applications such as wireless communications, automotive radar, and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces....

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Directorate ($400,000) supports the development of smart radio environments using reconfigurable intelligent surfaces to improve millimeter-wave communications. Specifically, the University of Utah will create a modular radio hardware prototype capable of precise phase control at millimeter-wave frequencies. They will also develop advanced signal processing algorithms for practical reconfigurable intelligent surface-aided...