National Science Foundation-Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems (CCSS)

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13381 Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber SystemsCommunications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems  (CCSS)  CONTACTS Name Email Phone Room George  Haddad ghaddad@nsf.gov (703) 292-8339  525 N   Zhi  Tian ztian@nsf.gov (703) 292-8339  525 N   PROGRAM GUIDELINES Apply to PD 13-7564 as follows: For full proposals submitted via FastLane: standard Grant Proposal Guidelines apply. For full proposals submitted via Grants.gov: NSF Grants.gov Application Guide; A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Applications via Grants.gov Guidelines apply (Note: The NSF Grants.gov Application Guide is available on the Grants.gov website and on the NSF website at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=grantsgovguide) DUE DATES Supplement Deadline Date:  April 1, 2014 REU/RET Supplements April 1, Annually Thereafter Full Proposal Window:  October 1, 2014 - November 3, 2014 October 1 - November 1, Annually Thereafter These submission windows do not apply to proposals for workshops, Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER), or Rapid Response Grants (RAPID) . The Division deadline for Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Supplements is April 1st. Please note: The ECCS Division has established an $8,000.00 REU limit per student. Please contact your Program Director for further details.  The ECCS Division discourages multiple proposals by the same PI and/or Co-PI within the same submission window. SYNOPSIS The Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems (CCSS) program is intended to spur visionary systems-oriented activities in collaborative, multidisciplinary, and integrative research. CCSS supports systems research in hardware, signal processing techniques, and architectures to enable the next generation of cyber-physical systems (CPS) that leverage computation, communication, and algorithms integrated with physical domains. CCSS offers new challenges at all levels of systems integration to address future societal needs. CCSS supports innovative research and integrated educational activities in micro- and nano-systems, communications systems, and cyber-physical systems. The goal is to design, develop, and implement new complex and hybrid systems at all scales, including nano, micro, and macro, that lead to innovative engineering principles and solutions for a variety of application domains including, but not limited to, healthcare, medicine, environmental monitoring, communications, disaster mitigation, homeland security, transportation, manufacturing, energy, and smart buildings. CCSS also supports integration technologies at both intra-and inter-chip levels, new and advanced radio frequency (RF), millimeter wave and optical wireless and hybrid communications systems architectures, and sensing and imaging at terahertz (THz) frequencies. Proposals for the CCSS program may involve collaborative research to capture the breadth of expertise needed for such multidisciplinary integrative activities. ECCS will consider supporting a limited number of small team proposals of three or more Investigators from different disciplines and/or universities. Areas of interest include: George Haddad Low Power, Low Noise, High Efficiency Communications, Sensing and Imaging Systems RF/Microwave and mm-Wave Circuits for Imaging and Sensing Systems Inter- and Intra-Chip Communications and Networking Wireless Integrated Sensors Submillimeter-Wave/Terahertz (THz) Imaging and Sensing Systems Integrated Circuit Design (Fault Tolerant, Self Test and Repair, Stochastic Design) Mixed Signal Circuits and Systems Interconnects and Packaging Techniques Zhi (Gerry) Tian Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) RF/Wireless, Optical, and Hybrid Communications and Networking Integrated Sensing, Communication, and Computational Systems Spectrum Access and Spectrum Sharing Signal Processing and Compressive Sampling Cyber Security Cognitive Radio Massood Tabib-Azar Micro, Nano, and Bio Systems MEMS/NEMS Systems-on-a-Chip Sensors, Actuators, and Electronic Interfaces Diagnostic and Implantable Systems Chemical, Biological, and Physical Diagnostics Environmental Sensing and Monitoring Infrastructure Monitoring Micro Power and Energy Scavenging System-Level Fabrication, Packaging, and Assembly What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts) Map of Recent Awards Made Through This Program News Discoveries