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2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | AJ Renold | Department of Homeland Security | Federal | Federal Flow Through | Michael E. Fox | NG9-1-1 | Research | State | Walt Magnussen

NG9-1-1 Interoperability Testing Program
February 28, 2026June 8, 2026

Project Overview NG9-1-1 Conformance Test Suite phase 3 Alpha Testing, Cost Modeling, and Outreach Sponsors Department of Homeland Security National Critical Infrastructure Resilience Center of Excellence-University of Illinois CACN Researchers Michael E. FoxAnjuli “A.J.” RenoldDr. Eman HammadDr. Walt Magnussen Period of performance (09/2023-02/2027) Project Summary CACN (at the time ITEC), funded by DHS in partnership…

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2025 | 2026 | 2027 | Center for Applied Communications & Networks (CACN) | Federal | Joseph Estrada | Research | Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) | Walt Magnussen

Texas TRUST Project
September 20, 2024May 19, 2026

Texas trust project Saving Lives with connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment Program Sponsor U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Researchers Robert Brydia, Srinivasa Sunkari Walt Magnussen Technical Lead Joseph Estrada Period of Performance 09/20/2024-03/21/2027 Project Summary The TRUST project, backed by a $19.2 million grant, is rolling out Vehicle to Everything (V2X) technology, also known…

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2024 | 2025 | AJ Renold | Derek Ladd | Logan Freeman | Michael E. Fox | Private Contract | Qualcomm | Research | Testing and Evaluation | Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) | Walt Magnussen

Qualcomm TO2 Emergency Response Management Testbed
April 26, 2024May 19, 2026

Qualcomm Emergency Response Management Testbed Sponsor Qualcomm Researchers – Technical Lead – Period of performance 04/2024 – 09/2024 Project Summary Assist Qualcomm with quantitative performance evaluations of prototype systems by targeting test scenarios for demonstration at the Interoperability Institute 2024. This includes providing pre-testing support and preparing a test plan for 5G Sidelink tests with…

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2023 | 2024 | Derek Ladd | Michael E. Fox | Private Contract | Research | Squishy Robotics | Testing and Evaluation | Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) | Walt Magnussen

Squishy Robotics Impact-Resilient Droppable Robots for Payload Delivery
June 9, 2023May 19, 2026

Impact-Resilient Droppable Robots for Payload Delivery Sponsor Squishy Robotics Researchers – Technical Lead – Period of performance 06/2023 – 09/2023 Project Summary Provide consultation and RF testing expertise and support for Squishy Robotics. Anticipated activities include pre-event consultation during on project team calls, Recommendations to Squishy team on built-in RF measurement capabilities, Preparation of interference…

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