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Technological Challenges in Hybrid Communications Systems

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Synopsis

The National Science Foundation (NSF), through the Divisions of Electrical and Communications Systems, Chemical and Transport Systems, and Design and Manufacturing Innovations in the Directorate for Engineering, and the Office of International Science and Engineering, announces a solicitation on technological challenges in hybrid communications systems. This topic, with broad disciplinary research and educational activities, integrates wireless optical, and RF/microwave communications systems, for domain specific applications. The solicitation seeks proposals on novel concepts in hybrid communications systems including advanced photonic and wireless integrated circuits; new approaches and methodologies to develop architectures for hybrid networks; and new mathematical models to simulate the performance of components, interfaces, sub-systems, systems and interfaces to advance seamless integration of wireless optical and RF/microwave communications.

Program contacts

Name Email Phone Organization
Donald Senich
Senior Advisor and Program Director for Grant Opportunity for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI)
 dsenich@nsf.gov (703) 292-7082 ENG/IIP
Jeanne E. Hudson
Senior Program Manager
 jhudson@nsf.gov (703) 292-8702 OD/OISE
Leda Lunardi
Program Director and Solicitation Coordinator
 llunardi@nsf.gov (703) 292-8339 ENG/ECCS
Maria K. Burka
Program Director
 mburka@nsf.gov (703) 292-7030 ENG/CBET
Usha Varshney
Division Director
 uvarshne@nsf.gov (703) 292-8339 ENG/ECCS

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