Project Grant N001782510040

This $200,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research to develop advanced analog circuits and systems for dense, in-situ spectrum monitoring. The key products and services to be delivered include: (1) Ultra-efficient, single-shot analog cross-correlators capable of rapidly computing cross-correlations between input signals and template waveforms. This enables low-latency spectrum sensing...

This $1.4 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will support the development of a global spectrum observatory through the SpecScapes initiative. Led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, SpecScapes aims to design, implement, deploy and make available low-cost mobile spectrum sensing kits and a supporting software ecosystem. These kits will allow for spectrum sensing and measurement across wide bands and areas to...

This $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering program will fund the development of a global spectrum observatory through mobile spectrum sensing kits and supporting software ecosystem. Specifically, the University of California, San Diego will receive funding from August 15, 2022 to July 31, 2025 to design, implement, deploy and make available low-cost kits that allow for spectrum sensing and measurement across diverse, wide...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $379,979 Project Grant to the University of Texas at Austin under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) for the "SMART: SPECTRUM-DATA FOR MACHINE LEARNING AND ANALYSIS THROUGH ROBUST FEATURE TRANSFORMATIONS" project. This project aims to enhance access to radio frequency (RF) spectrum data through novel machine learning architectures that can extract characteristic features from raw data. The key...

Distributed Spectrum Inc. was awarded a $251,904 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on January 1, 2022 to develop ultra-low-cost distributed spectrum monitoring technologies. The award is part of the NSF's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084), which seeks to advance science and engineering research leading to breakthrough technologies and solutions to national challenges. Under this Phase I Small Business Innovation Research award expiring December 31,...

This $400,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) is funding the development of a comprehensive framework for managed spectrum sharing in the FR3 frequency band (7-24 GHz). The key products and services being delivered under this 3-year award (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027) include: Building a wireless digital twin to accurately model signal propagation and enable spectrum access/management...

This $190,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), will fund research into spectrum sharing techniques from January 2023 through December 2025. The award supports development of a Zone Management System prototype to enable spectrum sharing across disparate wireless services, such as communications, scientific sensing, and radar systems, within an Innovation Zone...

This $700,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of cutting-edge circuit designs and signal processing algorithms to enhance the resilience of radio telescopes against radio frequency interference (RFI) from satellite transmissions. The primary goal is to enable the continued operation of radio astronomy service (RAS) in the presence of unavoidable RFI through a modulo sampling-based approach. The research...

This SBIR Phase I Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program, is focused on developing a novel analog processing unit that leverages physics-based deep learning for real-time interference mitigation in dynamic spectrum sharing. The core innovation is an integrated hardware device that can filter out interference between commercial and government users of valuable radio frequency spectrum, enabling...

This $399,999 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports the development of a comprehensive framework for enhanced managed spectrum sharing in the FR3 frequency band (7-24 GHz). The project aims to create a precise wireless digital twin to accurately model signal propagation and enable advanced spectrum access and management systems. This will facilitate more efficient spectrum...