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ERC Key Factoids

ERC Key Factoids. Letter of Intent Due: Sept. 10, 2004 1-2 pages Preliminary Proposal Due: Nov. 8, 2004 25 page project description Full Proposal (By invitation only) June 16, 2005 40 page project description Estimated number of Awards: 4 Anticipated Funding level each ERC: $3M in FY06

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ERC Key Factoids

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  1. ERC Key Factoids • Letter of Intent Due: Sept. 10, 2004 • 1-2 pages • Preliminary Proposal Due: Nov. 8, 2004 • 25 page project description • Full Proposal (By invitation only) June 16, 2005 • 40 page project description • Estimated number of Awards: 4 • Anticipated Funding level each ERC: • $3M in FY06 • $3.25M year 2 • $3.5M year 3 • $4M year 4 • $4M year 5 • Potential funding duration: 10 years

  2. Key ERC Requirements • Vision & plan for engineered system to spawn or transform an industry • Vision & plan to strengthen diversity • Cross-disciplinary team • Proof-of-concept test beds • Partnerships with industry • Education: integrate research with curriculum • Precollege outreach • Multi-institution • External and internal advisory boards

  3. Microelectronic Systems and Information Technology(Existing ERCs hotlink) • Center for Neuromorphic Systems Engineering (CalTech) • Packaging Research Center (GaTech) • Center for Wireless Integrated MicroSystems (Umich) • Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (Northeastern) • Integrated Media Systems Center (U. Southern Cal) • Center for Power Electronics Systems (VaTech)

  4. Additional Centers and Sources of Input • Wirelessgrids.net • www.cens.ucla.edu • spectrum.ittc.ku.edu

  5. Ideas from December/May Brainstorming Sessions • Update Prometheus Node concept • Wireless LAN emulator • Rural Broadband • Radar with civilian applications • GM synergy? • Ad Hoc networks and sensor networks • Rethinking use of spectrum • Self-tuning wireless devices/software • Wireless power charging • Mobile computing • Software radio

  6. Leading Idea from Discussions 6-28-04: Rethinking how we use the Spectrum • Problem: Existing policy of primarily exclusive use by license holders does not make efficient use of spectrum (large quantities of spectrum not used at a given time) • Alternative: allow for secondary use/access schemes • User with traffic can negotiate with license holder in real time for temporary use, or • “Easements” for unlicensed use could be granted provided the license holder gets it back when it needs it • Technical implications: • a given radio must be frequency and mode agile to be able to use a wide range of bands and standards as needed • Protocols are needed to enable the necessary negotiations for secondary use • This topic combines several ideas—cognitive/software defined radio, testbed, policy… • Need SDR partner

  7. Writing assignments: 1 or 2 page drafts by July 15 • Overall vision & trends (Marvin, Jon, Dave F.) • Interference temperature--how do you do this? • Type certification • Network/ Protocol issues (Peter, Ozan) • Physical layer (channel, equalization, coding, radio architecture) (Jose’, Rohit, Patrick) • Hardware/platform issues (Asim, Dan, Raj) • -fixed/mobile • -power-constrained, not constrained • -Examples: • GM (not power-constrained, high mobility) • wearables (power-constrained, limited mobility)—already has context aware capability

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