FUNDING

The following sources of support are gratefully acknowledged:
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Grants:
  1. US Ignite: Collaborative Research: Cloud Computing and Software-Defined Networking Enhancements to Support Collaborative, Problem-based STEM Education, NSF – Computer and Network Systems, Sastry (PI) and Tran (Co-PI), (in collaboration with PI Gokhale and Co-PI Biswas from Vanderbilt University); Akron’s share: $239,862; Performance period: 2015-2018.
  2. BAA-15-002: Embedded Systems Security Education, Department of Defense (DOD)/Office of Naval Research (ONR), Tran (PI) and Madanayake (Co-PI) (in collaboration with PI Shetty and Co-PI Fan from Tennessee State University); Akron’s share: $360,000; Performance period: 2015-2018.
  3. Collaborative Research: Full-Duplex Cognitive Radio: Theory and Hardware, NSF – Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems, Tran (PI), (in collaboration with PI Karacolak from Washington State University Vancouver); Akron’s share: $200,396; Performance period: 2015-2018.
  4. Communication Systems Under Impulsive Interference: Theory and Design, Faculty Research Grant, University of Akron, Tran (PI), $10,000; Performance period: 2014-2015.
  5. Information-theoretic and Physical-layer Security Treatments for Wireless Relay Networks, Firestone Research, University of Akron, Tran (PI), $10,000; Performance period: 2013-2014.
  6. Start-up Funds, Tran (PI), University of Akron.