Collaborative localization and enhanced augmented reality (clear)

The Office of Naval Research awarded $300,000 to Sveučilište U Zagrebu Fakultet Elektrotehnike I Računarstva (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing) on February 1, 2026, under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300) for the Collaborative Localization and Enhanced Augmented Reality (CLEAR) project. The award funds research in collaborative localization and augmented reality technologies with naval applications. Performance runs through January 31, 2027, with work conducted in Croatia. The University of Zagreb, a state-controlled institution of higher learning based in Zagreb, operates exclusively as a federal grant recipient and holds no federal contracts. The institution has received twenty-nine project grants totaling $3.8 million obligated dollars from six distinct federal agencies over recent years, with the Office of Naval Research and Department of the Air Force accounting for 97 percent of awards by count.