{"id":950,"date":"2015-08-05T15:03:47","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T19:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tran\/?page_id=950"},"modified":"2026-08-22T13:15:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:15:27","slug":"funding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tran\/funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The following sources of support are gratefully acknowledged:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n

\"Funding<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Funded Projects ($4.0M to date, with $2.0M under direct share):<\/h5>\n\n
    \n
  1. \n

    Assessment of Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Capabilities for Lunar Surface Communications<\/em>, NASA Glenn Summer Fellowship<\/strong><\/span>, N. H. Tran<\/strong>; Total: $19,000<\/strong>; Performance period: 06\/2026-08\/2026.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    OTFS-based Waveform Design and Analysis for Covert Doppler-Resilient LEO Satellite Communications<\/em> \u2013 Phase I, KBR<\/strong><\/span>, N. H. Tran<\/strong> (in collaboration with D. Nguyen from San Diego State University); Total: $50,000<\/strong>; My share: $25,000; Performance period: 03\/2026-09\/2026.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    AI-powered Secure and Interactive Cardiovascular Health Monitoring Platform<\/em>, Faculty Research Grant<\/span>, University of Akron, Y. Zhang and N. H. Tran<\/strong>; Total: $20,000<\/strong>; Performance period: 06\/2025-05\/2026.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    DFNLDECWM8J8-Leveraging Artificial Intelligence\/Machine Learning for FEC & Signal Processing in GNSS<\/em>, Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Innovative Research Proposal (IRP)<\/span>, N. H. Tran<\/strong>; Total: $137,125<\/strong>; Performance period: 04\/2025-03\/2026.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  5. \n

    REU Supplement: SaTC: CORE: Small: A Practical Approach to Study Security in Wireless Networks,<\/em> NSF \u2013 Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems<\/span>, N. H. Tran<\/strong>; Total: $20,000<\/strong>; Performance period: 06\/2024-08\/2024.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  6. \n

    FA9453-23-1-0002: Theoretical Limits and Coding for Ultra-Reliable, Low Latency, and Secure GNSS in Urban Fading Environments, <\/em>Air Force Research Lab (AFRL)<\/span>, <\/em>N. H. Tran<\/strong>; Total: $140,000<\/strong>; Performance period: 02\/2023-05\/2025.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  7. \n

    SaTC: CORE: Small: A Practical Approach to Study Security in Wireless Networks<\/em>, NSF \u2013 Computer and Network Systems<\/span>, N. H. Tran <\/strong>and H. Bahrami; Total: $500,000<\/strong>; Akron’s share: $500,000; Performance period: 10\/2020-09\/2025.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  8. \n

    AF224-0015: Forward Error Correction Codes for Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) Signals<\/em>, Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) SBIR<\/span>, N. H. Tran<\/strong> (in collaboration with Intelligent Fusion Technology); Total: $150,000<\/strong>; Akron’s share: $50,000; Performance period: 04\/2023-03\/2024.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  9. \n

    Interference-Aware Spectrum Utilization for Coexistence of Passive and Active Wireless Systems<\/em>, Faculty Research Grant, University of Akron<\/span>, N. H. Tran<\/strong>; Total: $10,000<\/strong>; Performance period: 05\/2022-04\/2023.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  10. \n

    Smart On-Board Satellite AGC Loop with Anti-Jamming Capability for Spread Spectrum Frequency Hopping System – Phase II<\/em>, Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) SBIR,<\/span> N. H.<\/strong> Tran <\/strong>(in collaboration with Intelligent Fusion Technology); Total: $750,000<\/strong>; Akron’s share: $50,000; Performance period: 07\/2021-06\/2023.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  11. \n

    REU Supplement: SaTC: CORE: Small: A Practical Approach to Study Security in Wireless Networks<\/em>, NSF \u2013 Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems<\/span>, N. H.<\/strong> Tran<\/strong>; Total: $16,000<\/strong>; Performance period: 06\/2022-08\/2022.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  12. \n

    Measurement and Analysis of SATCOM Operational Resiliency \u2013 Phase III \u2013 Multiagent Reinforcement Learning Approaches<\/em>, Linquest Corporation<\/span>, N. H.<\/strong> Tran<\/strong> (in collaboration with D. Nguyen from San Diego State University); Total: $50,000<\/strong>; My share: $15,000; Performance period: 10\/2021-06\/2022.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  13. \n

    Measurement and Analysis of SATCOM Operational Resiliency \u2013 Phase II \u2013 Deep Reinforcement Learning Approaches<\/em>, Linquest Corporation<\/span>, N. H.<\/strong> Tran<\/strong> (in collaboration with D. Nguyen from San Diego State University); Total: $50,000<\/strong>; My share: $25,000; Performance period: 08\/2020-07\/2021.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  14. \n

    Measurement and Analysis of SATCOM Operational Resiliency \u2013 Phase I \u2013 Game Theoretical and Reinforcement Learning Approaches<\/em>, Linquest Corporation<\/span>, N. H.<\/strong> Tran (PI)<\/strong> (in collaboration with D. Nguyen from San Diego State University); Total: $50,000<\/strong>; My share: $25,000; Performance period: 12\/2019-08\/2020.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  15. \n

    US Ignite: Collaborative Research: Cloud Computing and Software-Defined Networking Enhancements to Support Collaborative, Problem-based STEM Education<\/em>, NSF \u2013 Computer and Network Systems<\/span>, S. Sastry and N. H. Tran<\/strong>, (in collaboration with A. Gokhale and G. Biswas from Vanderbilt University); Total: $600,000<\/strong>; Akron’s share: $239,862; Performance period: 09\/2015-08\/2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  16. \n

    Collaborative Research: Full-Duplex Cognitive Radio: Theory and Hardware<\/em>, NSF \u2013 Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems<\/span>, N. H. Tran<\/strong>, (in collaboration with T. Karacolak from Washington State University Vancouver); Total: $359,765<\/strong>; Akron\u2019s share: $200,396; Performance period: 07\/2015-06\/2019.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  17. \n

    BAA-15-002: Embedded Systems Security<\/em>, Department of Defense (DOD) \/ Office of Naval Research (ONR)<\/em>, N. H.<\/strong> Tran<\/strong> and A. Madanayake (in collaboration with S. Shetty and C. Fan from Tennessee State University); Total: $600,000<\/strong>; Akron\u2019s share: $360,000; Performance period: 07\/2015-06\/2018.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  18. \n

    REU Supplement: Collaborative Research: Full-Duplex Cognitive Radio: Theory and Hardware<\/em>, NSF \u2013 Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems<\/span>, N. H. Tran<\/strong>; Total: $8,000<\/strong>; Performance period: 2016.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  19. \n

    Communication Systems Under Impulsive Interference: Theory and Design<\/em>, Faculty Research Grant, University of Akron<\/span>, N. H. Tran<\/strong>; Total: $10,000<\/strong>; Performance period: 2014-2015.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  20. \n

    Information-theoretic and Physical-layer Security Treatments for Wireless Relay Networks<\/em>, Firestone Research, University of Akron<\/span>, N. H. Tran<\/strong>; Total: $10,000<\/strong>; Performance period: 2013-2014.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  21. \n

    Start-up Fund,<\/em> N. H. Tran<\/strong>; Total: $450,000<\/strong>; University of Akron.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The following sources of support are gratefully acknowledged: Funded Projects ($4.0M to date, with $2.0M under direct share): Assessment of Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Capabilities for Lunar Surface Communications, NASA Glenn Summer Fellowship, N. H. Tran; Total: $19,000; Performance… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1585,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-950","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1585"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=950"}],"version-history":[{"count":110,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2619,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/950\/revisions\/2619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}