SII Planning: Olin Spectrum Innovation Initiative Center (OSIIC)

SII 规划：奥林光谱创新倡议中心 (OSIIC)

• 批准号: 2037732
• 负责人: Whitney Lohmeyer
• 金额: $ 19.88万
• 依托单位: Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-08-15 至 2021-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2037732&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SII; Planning; Olin; Spectrum; Innovation

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. Olin College of Engineering, a global leader in engineering education and curriculum innovation, proposes to establish the Olin Spectrum Innovation Initiative Center (OSIIC) as a hub that brings together commercial and government expertise with academic collaboration to not only transform wireless education and technology, but to share innovative academic approaches and wireless curriculum design with institutions on a global scale. Following the guidelines outlined in the Presidential Memorandum on Spectrum Sustainability, the OSIIC team will explore techniques to revolutionize the current educational paradigm in the field of wireless communications and spectrum management, and experiment with an academic model that is grounded in real-world, project based learning with apprenticeship-styled educational experiences. These techniques and models will cultivate learning experiences that create educational, social, and financial value, and in turn, serve as a framework to create replicable, systemic educational change that strengthens the higher education financial model. Throughout the duration of the OSIIC Planning Grant, Olin College, and specifically the Olin Satellite + Spectrum Technology and Policy (OSSTP) Group will continue to identify potential partners, further hone the research and educational agendas and develop the initial team to ultimately submit a full Center proposal. Key agendas for the full Center will include 1) real-world project-based wireless curriculum development, 2) fundamental long-term spectrum research, 3) fostering entrepreneurial opportunities and environments for wireless communications ventures, and 4) encouraging organizational collaboration between academia, industry and government agencies. Examples of spectrum sharing research themes that have been identified as fundamental focus areas for the OSIIC include advanced antenna and waveform technologies to enable the coexistence of inter/intra system 5G and satellite network topologies and novel methods for spectrum sharing, coordination and interference mitigation like fast steering and patterning high-gain beams for interference rejection. In addition to the curriculum development for traditional undergraduate institutions. The OSIIC will also organize workshops, short courses, seminars, and other lifelong learning opportunities for K-12 and post-graduate audiences. This endeavor along with the collaborative educational, research, and entrepreneurial undertakings of the OSIIC will comprehensively train, develop, and refine the skills of a modern, talented workforce ready to tackle the challenges of the rapidly evolving landscape of wireless communications. After the review, this project was modified to increase its focus on the broader impacts portion of the project, especially curriculum development, curating environment conducive to workforce development, and forging new alliances between public and private entities to strengthen workforce and educational systems.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.

该奖项是针对频谱创新计划：国家无线频谱研究中心（SII-中心）的规划拨款。 频谱研究 SII 中心的重点超出了 5G、物联网和其他现有或即将推出的系统和技术，旨在制定一条轨迹，通过有效利用频谱资源，确保美国在未来无线技术、系统和科学与工程应用中的领导地位。以及无线电频谱的共享。工程教育和课程创新领域的全球领导者奥林工程学院提议建立奥林频谱创新倡议中心 (OSIIC)，作为汇集商业和政府专业知识与学术合作的中心，不仅可以改变无线教育和技术，与全球范围内的机构分享创新的学术方法和无线课程设计。遵循频谱可持续性总统备忘录中概述的指导方针，OSIIC 团队将探索彻底改变无线通信和频谱管理领域当前教育范式的技术，并试验基于现实世界、基于项目的学术模型。通过学徒式的教育经历进行学习。这些技术和模型将培养创造教育、社会和财务价值的学习经验，反过来，也将作为一个框架来创建可复制的、系统性的教育变革，从而加强高等教育的财务模式。在 OSIIC 规划拨款期间，奥林学院，特别是奥林卫星 + 频谱技术和政策 (OSSTP) 小组将继续物色潜在合作伙伴，进一步完善研究和教育议程，并组建初始团队，最终提交完整的研究报告。中心提案。整个中心的主要议程将包括 1) 基于现实世界项目的无线课程开发，2) 基础性长期频谱研究，3) 为无线通信企业培育创业机会和环境，以及 4) 鼓励学术界、行业和政府机构。 已被确定为 OSIIC 基本重点领域的频谱共享研究主题的例子包括先进的天线和波形技术，以实现系统间/系统内 5G 和卫星网络拓扑的共存，以及频谱共享、协调和干扰缓解的新颖方法，例如快速控制和图案化高增益光束以抑制干扰。除了传统本科院校的课程开发之外。 OSIIC 还将为 K-12 和研究生观众组织讲习班、短期课程、研讨会和其他终身学习机会。这项努力与 OSIIC 的合作教育、研究和创业事业一起，将全面培训、发展和完善现代人才队伍的技能，以应对快速发展的无线通信领域的挑战。 审查后，该项目进行了修改，以更加注重项目更广泛的影响部分，特别是课程开发、策划有利于劳动力发展的环境，以及在公共和私营实体之间建立新的联盟，以加强劳动力和教育系统。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。