SpectrumX News
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Notre Dame to host listening session on national radio spectrum strategy
On Tuesday, April 11, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will hold a listening session at the University of Notre Dame to garner broad input about future spectrum allocations. The listening session is open to the general public, to attend as well as to potentially speak, and will take place from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the Patricia George Decio Theatre at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. Local and state policymakers and regional industry leaders are especially encouraged to participate as speakers.
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NTIA seeks feedback on future airwaves for innovative technologies; SpectrumX to host a listening session at the University of Notre Dame
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on Wednesday began seeking comment on identifying airwaves for more intensive use and innovative new uses by both the private sector and federal agencies. NTIA’s National Spectrum Strategy Request for Comment seeks input on creating a spectrum pipeline for the next decade of frequencies that could be studied for new or additional uses. The agency’s goal is to identify at least 1,500 megahertz of spectrum to study for potential repurposing – perhaps the most ambitious study goal for NTIA to date – to meet future requirements for non-federal and federal users.
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Monisha Ghosh to testify before Congressional Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
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SpectrumX leadership participate in URSI National Radio Science Meeting
In early January, radio science researchers from across the United States and beyond came together for the National Radio Science Meeting (NRSM) at the University of Colorado Boulder. The meeting was attended by six SpectrumX members, who hosted workshops and participated in multiple panel discussions. The NRSM is sponsored by the U.S. National Committee for the International Union of Radio Science.
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SpectrumX announces formal liaison partnership with the NTIA Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
SpectrumX and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Institute for Telecommunication Services (ITS) have formally agreed to work together on the mutually beneficial goals of advancing policy-relevant research and workforce development. The NTIA ITS conducts research in spectrum sciences to advance and satisfy federal policy requirements. Through the collaboration, SpectrumX’s interdisciplinary research, education, and workforce development activities will complement NTIA ITS efforts and pilot new ways that academic institutions can partner with federal agencies going forward. The collaboration is structured through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) signed by NTIA ITS and the University of Notre Dame, lead institution of SpectrumX, representing its current team of 27 universities and 41 researchers.
Upcoming Events
SpectrumX Radio Shop Chat

PAWR: Platforms and Testbeds for Wireless Experimentation and Data Collection
Tommaso Melodia, William L. Smith Professor at Northeastern University
March 7th, 2022 | 4:30 pm (ET)
Virtual – Registration Required
Abstract: This talk will present an overview of existing testbeds and platforms available to the wireless research community for prototyping, experimentation, and data collection with a variety of
wireless technologies and scenarios, and with a focus on virtualized and softwarized wireless systems. The talk will discuss the NSF Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research Program and its resources for over-the-air experimentation and at-scale emulation, as well as a number of tools available to the research community for experiment design and analysis.
Bio: Tommaso Melodia is the William Lincoln Smith Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University in Boston. He is the Founding Director of the
Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things and the Director of Research for the PAWR Project Office. He received his Laurea (integrated BS and MS) from the University of Rome – La Sapienza and
his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2007. He is an IEEE Fellow and recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER award. Prof. Melodia is serving as Editor in Chief for Computer Networks, and was the Technical Program Committee Chair for IEEE Infocom 2018, and General Chair for ACM MobiHoc 2020, IEEE SECON 2019, ACM Nanocom 2019, and ACM WUWNet 2014. Prof. Melodia’s research on modeling, optimization, and experimental evaluation of wireless networked systems has been funded by US federal agencies and industry. https://ece.northeastern.edu/wineslab/people/tommaso/melodia.jpg

Women in TELCO
March 8th, 2022
10:40 am. EST
Virtual
Introducing Dr. Monisha Ghosh, Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame and Policy Outreach Director, SpectrumX – An NSF Spectrum Innovation Center – one of our speakers. Monisha will be joining the panel discussion: “Building solid foundations for a diverse workforce: the importance of STEM education”.
To attend this session, register for free now https://hubs.ly/Q013V51n0

IEEE DySPAN 2021
IEEE DySPAN 2021 runs Monday, December 13, 2021, through Wednesday, December 15, 2021.
Online
Additional Information
Presentations by SpectrumX Team Members
Monday, December 13, 2021
2:00 p.m . – 3:30 p.m., EST
A Property-Rights Mismatch Approach to Passive-Active Spectrum Use Coexistence
Martin Weiss, Ilia Murtazashvili (Univ. of Pittsburgh); Philip Erickson (MIT-Haystack)
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., EST
Spectrum Pooling with Competitive Service Providers
Randall Berry and Michael Honig (Northwestern)
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., EST
Keynote
Nick Laneman (Univ. of Notre Dame)
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Robust Neural Network-Based Spectrum Occupancy Mapping
Abbas Termos and Bertrand Hochwald (Univ. of Notre Dame)
Real-Time Wireless Transmitter Authorization: Adapting to
Dynamic Authorized Sets with Information Retrieval
Danijela Cabric (UCLA)
Executive Advisory Board Meeting – February 2022
First Center Meeting – April 2022
Career Expo – July 2022
Past Events

WInnComm 2021
November 30 – December 2, 2021.
December 2, 2021
2:45 p.m. EST
Online
Additional Information
Center Director, Dr. Nick Laneman, gave the ending keynote at WInnComm 2021 organized by the Wireless Innovation Forum. This talk provided an overview and some of the latest updates on the first NSF Spectrum Innovation Center and its activities.

Ofcom: Enabling growth and innovation beyond 5G – the role of spectrum management
November 29, 2021
3:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. EST
Online
Additional Information
Professor Monisha Ghosh was part of a panel that provided insights into new technologies and future developments needed in spectrum management to address the growing demand for spectrum.
SpectrumX Radio Shop Chats – Monday, February 7th, 2022

SpectrumX General Information Session
November 4, 2021
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST
Online
Video Recording
The radio spectrum community gathered for an overview of SpectrumX – the First NSF Spectrum Innovation Center. This session provided a great opportunity for the community to learn about the Center’s plans, ask questions, and engage with the Center.