Grants

Current Grants

  1. ARL Phase II STTR A24B-T013–Communication Under Interference with a Broad Dynamic Range (Prime: Nexcepta, Inc.), 2026–2028.
  2. Signal Alignment Strategies for Resilient and Unobtrusive Communications and Radar (ARO W911NF2520149, 2025–2028)
  3. Agile Signal Alignment for Congested and Contested Spectrum Access (NSF ECCS-2433870, 2025–2027)
  4. SII-Center: SpectrumX The National Center for Spectrum Innovation (NSF AST-2132700, 2021–2026)
  5. Leidos Inc., unrestricted gift to support wireless communications research (2024–2025)

Past Grants

  1. Blind Carbon Copy on Dirty Paper: Seamless Spectrum Underlay made Practical (NSF ECCS-2118002, 2021–2025)
  2. III: Small: A Submodular Framework for Scalable Graph Matching with Performance Guarantees (NSF IIS-1908070, 2019–2024)
  3. SII Planning: WHISPERS: Wireless Hardware Innovations and Signal Processing for Enhanced Radio-astronomy and Scientific Spectrum Sharing (NSF AST-2037838, 2020-2022)
  4. Geometric Factorization Tools for Community Mining (ARO, 2019–2022)
  5. Machine Learning Approaches for Target Spectrum Detection in Hyperspectral Images (MTEQ, 2018–2019)
  6. Collaborative Research: Multimodal Sensing and Analytics at Scale: Algorithms and Applications (NSF ECCS-1807660, 2018–2021)
  7. Identifying Potential Investors using Joint Factorization and Latent Clustering (Corning, 2017–2018)
  8. III: Medium: High-Performance Factorization Tools for Constrained and Hidden Tensor Models (NSF IIS-1704074, 2017–2023)
  9. $100,000 research gift to support Sidiropoulos' group research in 5G wireless networks and related areas (Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Shanghai China and Santa Clara, CA, 2016)
  10. Anchor-Free Correlated Topic Modeling: Identifiable Formulations and Scalable Algorithms (Digital Technology Center, University of Minnesota, Digital Technology Initiatives (DTI) grant, 2016–2017)
  11. Robust and Scalable Volume Minimization-based Matrix Factorization for Sensing and Clustering (NSF ECCS-1608961, 2016–2018)
  12. CIF: Small: Feasible Point Pursuit for Non-convex QCQPs: Algorithms and Signal Processing Applications (NSF CCF-1525194, 2015–2019)
  13. Factor Analysis for Spectral Reconnaissance and Situational Understanding (ARO STIR, 2015–2016)
  14. BIGDATA: IA: DKA: Collaborative Research: Learning Data Analytics: Providing Actionable Insights to Increase College Student Success (NSF IIS-1447788, 2014–2019)
  15. Methods for Learning Analytics (Digital Technology Center, University of Minnesota, Digital Technology Initiatives (DTI) grant, 2014–2015)
  16. Supplement for BIGDATA: Mid-Scale: DA: Collaborative Research: Big Tensor Mining: Theory, Scalable Algorithms and Applications (supplementary funding from NIH, 2013–2014)
  17. Student Stipend Program for IEEE SPAWC 2013 (ONR N00014-13-1-0277, 2013)
  18. Workshop on Big Data: From Signal Processing to Systems Engineering (NSF ECCS-1327148, 2013–2014)
  19. BIGDATA: Mid-Scale: DA: Collaborative Research: Big Tensor Mining: Theory, Scalable Algorithms and Applications (NSF IIS-1247632, 2012–2017)
  20. Spectral Tweets: A Community Paradigm for Spatio-temporal Cognitive Sensing and Access (NSF AST-1247885, 2012–2016)
  21. Wideband cognitive sensing from a few bits (NSF ECCS-1231504, 2012–2016)
  22. Sparse Latent Factor Models for Social Network Analysis and Tensor Completion (ARO STIR, 2011–2012)
  23. Tensor Completion and Preference Measurement for Distilling Recommendations from Big Data (Digital Technology Center, University of Minnesota, Digital Technology Initiatives (DTI) grant, 2012–2013)
  24. NOPTILUS: Autonomous Self-learning Complete Underwater Systems (European Commission, FP7 integrated project (IP) under ICT-6-2.1 - Cognitive Systems and Robotics, 2011–2015)
  25. THALES: Social Network-aware Cognitive Radio Networks (co-financed by the EC and Greek National funds, 2012–2014)
  26. HERAKLEITOS-II: Joint Routing and Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks using Convex Approximation Techniques (Doctoral fellowship for Ph.D. Candidate Evaggelia Matskani, co-financed by the EC and Greek National funds, 2010–2012)
  27. Factor Analysis of Social Networks (ARL-ERO (European Research Office), 2010–2012)
  28. Contributing researcher in FP6/7 projects NEWCOM, WIP, N-CRAVE, OPNEX (PI: Leandros Tassiulas)
  29. Joint Transceiver Optimization and Scheduling-Admission / Flow Control in Wireless Networks (ARL-ERO (European Research Office), 2008–2010)
  30. COOPCOM: Cooperative and Opportunistic Communications in Wireless Networks (European Commission, FP6 FET STREP project, 2006–2009)
  31. Joint Transceiver Optimization and Scheduling / Admission Control in Wireless Networks: Forging Synergies between Semidefinite Relaxation and Branch & Bound Strategies (ARL-ERO (European Research Office), 2006–2008)
  32. Transmit Beamforming for Wireless Networks (Greek Secretariat for Research and Technology / HERAKLEITOS program)
  33. Multiuser Downlink Beamforming and Scheduling for Broadband Wireless Access Beyond 3G (Greek Secretariat for Research and Technology, Division of International Collaboration in Research and Technology)
  34. U-BROAD: Ultra High Bit Rate over Copper Technologies for BROADband Multiservice Access (European Commission, FP6 IST STREP project, 2003–2005)
  35. Multiuser Transmit Beamforming for Maximum Sum Capacity in Tactical Wireless Multicast Networks (ARO-ERO (European Research Office), 2003–2006)
  36. Supplementary funding for "From Medium Access to Physical Layer: An Integrated DSP Framework for Wireless Packet Networks" (NSF Wireless IT & Networks Initiative, 2001–2003)
  37. Blind FH Source Separation and Multicode Multicarrier Random Access (Part of ARL CTA 2001 consortium)
  38. Code-Blind Receivers for FH Spread Spectrum Systems (DARPA / ATO contract MDA 972-01-0056, 2001–2005)
  39. From Medium Access to Physical Layer: An Integrated DSP Framework for Wireless Packet Networks (NSF Wireless IT & Networks Initiative NSF 99-68, 1999–2002)
  40. PARAFAC Space-Time Processing for Circular Ring Arrays (ONR Space-Time Adaptive Processing Methods for Circular Ring Arrays with Application to Navy Airborne Surveillance Radar, 1999)
  41. Bilinear Shape-Constrained Regression in Blind Source Separation / Equalization, and Signal Processing for Chromatographic Analysis (NSF CAREER, Signal Processing Systems Program, 1998–2002)
  42. Content-based compression and search of medical multimedia databases (NASA/CSHCN contract number Z64101, 1997)