NSF SpectrumX’s Summer School on wireless communications is designed to promote early research by engaging undergraduate students in fun and interactive learning about wireless networks and the radio spectrum they use.
During this four-day camp, students will learn from spectrum experts through a combination of lectures and hands-on activities. Planned lecture topics include spectrum history, principles and challenges of wireless network design, popular commercial technologies, emerging technologies and coexistence issues, and more. Planned hands-on activities include a WiFi lab on how to make and break networks and a spectrum scavenger hunt and hackathon. Upon completion of the school, students will receive a certificate of participation.
Summer School 2025
Dates: Thursday, August 21 – Sunday, August 24, 2025
Locations: National Radio Observatory (NRAO); University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; and the University at Albany
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this camp. Students will perform multiple wireless network measurement activities, instructions for which will be posted before the camp begins. Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops to install measurement tools and participate in all activities.
Registration: Registration for Summer School 2025 is now closed.
Materials: The agenda, lecture recordings, slide decks, and activity instructions can be found on the Summer School Resources 2025 page.
For further details, please visit the 2025 Summer School website.
If you have any questions about the Summer School program, please contact Mariya Zheleva.
