SII Planning: SPECTRA: Spectrum Policies, Economics, Coexistence, and Technological Research Advancements

该奖项是对频谱创新计划：国家无线频谱研究中心(SII-Center)的规划拨款。频谱研究SII-Center的重点超越了5G、物联网和其他现有或即将到来的系统和技术，以绘制出一条轨迹，通过有效使用和共享无线电频谱，确保美国在未来无线技术、系统和科学和工程应用方面的领先地位。该奖项是为了表彰频谱政策、经济、共存和技术研究进步中心(SPECTRUM)的规划活动，该中心将成为所有利益相关者(包括政府(联邦、州和地方，包括监管机构)、工业和国防)所有频谱相关问题的卓越中心。该中心将专注于未来的频谱问题，预测5到10年甚至更长的时间。该中心将促进一项多学科的努力，吸引来自学术界的关键贡献者、从服务提供商、设备供应商、半导体制造商以及政府实验室在内的行业合作伙伴。作为其研究活动的一部分，SPECTRUM将与所有利益攸关方合作，但也将从规划阶段开始。在频谱规划过程中将探索一些研究主题领域，包括监管政策、新频段、射电天文学、大气层、天气科学、认知雷达和认知无线电。在规划频谱中心和准备全面频谱创新倡议中心提案时，将与所有利益攸关方建立频谱合作伙伴关系，其中包括一个国际组成部分。在规划频谱基础设施方面，将探索与国内和国际领先的无线电测试平台的合作和整合。频谱中心最关键的工作之一是无线电频谱科学和工程方面的教育和劳动力发展，这不仅将由学术机构进行，而且将由行业和其他频谱利益攸关方进行。光谱中心将解决社会问题，服务社区，并为缩小科学、技术和工程领域的社会经济差距做出贡献。该奖项将资助频谱政策、经济、共存和技术研究进步中心(SPECTRUM)的规划活动，该中心将从美国和欧洲吸收专业知识和资源，并创建一个多学科组织，开展研究，促进合作，并指导频谱利用方面的政策制定。该中心的专业知识将包括电气工程、计算机科学、人工智能、半导体器件技术，包括模拟和射频设计、信息理论、信号处理、统计干扰、量子传感和网络、射频安全、公共政策、国防通信、执法通信、射电天文学、大气学、气象科学、经济学、物理学和神经科学。SPECTRUM将利用测试设施，特别是那些由NSF资助的设施。研究主题将包括评估和量化有害干扰的新技术、频谱感知、频谱共享协议、频谱使用的经济学、法律问题、动态频谱接入和新频段(如太赫兹频段)的开发、用于智能环境的各种可观测对象的人群感知、位置和背景感知、无线和人工智能的集成、量子信息科学在网络中的应用，以及未来5-10年的频谱情景分析。课程将探讨射电天文学、大气和气象科学方面的研究课题。光谱中心有手段、专业知识、意图和动力将我们的努力成果带给更广泛的社区。光谱调查和实验将推动不同工程和应用领域的科学研究，为社会和社区服务。频谱中心开展了重要的教育和劳动力发展计划，包括无线电频谱科学和工程方面的新研究生证书计划，利用频谱基础设施的顶峰高级项目，专注于指导来自代表性不足社区的学生的K-12夏令营，以及年度无线电频谱暑期学校和研讨会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This award is a planning grant for the Spectrum Innovation Initiative: National Center for Wireless Spectrum Research (SII-Center). The focus of a spectrum research SII-Center goes beyond 5G, IoT, and other existing or forthcoming systems and technologies to chart out a trajectory to ensure United States leadership in future wireless technologies, systems, and applications in science and engineering through the efficient use and sharing of the radio spectrum. This award is for planning activities for a Center of Spectrum Policies, Economics, Coexistence, and Technological Research Advancements (SPECTRA), which will be a center of excellence for all spectrum-related issues for all stakeholders including government (federal, state and local, including regulatory agencies), industry, defense. The center will focus on future spectrum issues, projecting 5 to 10 years and beyond. The center will foster a multidisciplinary effort drawing on key contributors from the academia, industry partners ranging from service providers, equipment suppliers, and semiconductor manufacturers, as well as government labs. SPECTRA will work collaboratively with all stakeholders as part of its research activities but also from the beginning of the planning stages. A number of research theme areas will be explored during the SPECTRA planning process, including regulatory policies, new frequency bands, radio astronomy, atmospherics, weather sciences, cognitive radar, and cognitive radio. Spectrum partnership with all stakeholders, which includes an international component, will be developed in planning the SPECTRA Center and preparing a full spectrum innovation initiative center proposal. Collaborations and integrations with national and international leading radio test beds will be explored in planning SPECTRA infrastructure. One of the most critical efforts in the SPECTRA Center is the education and workforce development in radio spectrum science and engineering, which will be conducted by not only academic institutions, but also industry and other spectrum stakeholders. SPECTRA Center will address societal issues, serve communities, and contribute to reducing socioeconomic disparities in science, technology, and engineering fields. This award will fund planning activities for a Center of Spectrum Policies, Economics, Coexistence, and Technological Research Advancements (SPECTRA), which will draw expertise and resources from the US and Europe and create a multidisciplinary organization that will conduct research, foster collaboration, and guide policy making in spectrum utilization. Expertise at the center will include electrical engineering, computer science, artificial intelligence, semiconductor device technologies including analog and radio frequency design, information theory, signal processing, statistical interference, quantum sensing and networking, radio frequency safety, public policy, defense communications, law enforcement communications, radio astronomy, atmospherics, weather sciences, economics, physics and neuroscience. SPECTRA will utilize testing facilities, especially those funded by NSF. Topics of research will include new techniques for evaluating and quantifying harmful interference, spectrum sensing, spectrum sharing protocols, the economics of spectrum use, legal issues, dynamic spectrum access and exploitation of new frequency bands such as the Terahertz band, crowd-sensing of a variety of observables for smart environments, location and context awareness, integration of wireless and artificial intelligence, quantum information science applied to networks, and future scenario analysis for spectrum 5-10 years in the future. Topics of research in radio astronomy, atmospherics, and weather sciences will be explored. SPECTRA Center has the means, the expertise, the intention and the drive to bring the fruits of our effort to the broader communities. SPECTRA investigations and experiments will advance scientific research in diverse engineering and applications areas to serve the society and communities. SPECTRA Center carries out significant educational and workforce development programs, including new graduate certificate programs in radio spectrum science and engineering, capstone senior projects utilizing SPECTRA infrastructure, K-12 Summer Camps focused on mentoring students from under-represented communities, and annual radio spectrum summer school and symposium.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.