South Bend, IN

University of Notre Dame

About

The Wireless Institute (WI) is a research center within the prestigious College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. The Wireless Institute was established in January 2010 to leverage Notre Dame’s extensive experience, tackle important interdisciplinary problems involving both radio technologies and spectrum policy, and broaden the University’s impact on the world. WI engages faculty from the departments of electrical engineering, computer science, and engineering, sociology, law, and finance. WI created the first NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) program at Notre Dame and now leads the NSF Spectrum Innovation Initiative (SII) Center.

By Erin Fennessy Lawlor In the field, the United States Army relies on fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks for secure communications, equipment tracking, and real-time health monitoring. 5G networks are also […]

By Bill Maguire Radio spectrum is the invisible infrastructure beneath nearly every wireless technology we rely on — from our smartphones to our weather satellites to the Wi-Fi in our […]

On Thursday, May 14, 2026, SpectrumX, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Spectrum Innovation Center, announced the release of its Impact Report for 2021-2025 at a reception in Washington, DC. […]

SpectrumX, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Spectrum Innovation Center, has launched its newest educational content module titled Point-to-Point Wireless Telecommunication Links on Coursera. This course content, designed and taught […]

NSF SpectrumX actively encourages and supports its members to contribute to regulatory and policy proceedings on radio spectrum issues. Center members submit policy comments and testify at congressional hearings to […]