Some of our Active Projects
Federal Railroad Administration Project
This project focuses on researching novel wireless communications capabilities and solutions for next-generation passenger rail services and freight rail services. It explores communications architectures, the optimization and efficient reuse of scarce RF spectrum resources, modular software-driven radio designs, and cognitive radio capabilities.
FRA ProjectBelcan 5G
Together with Belcan, our team is exploring the capabilities, limitations, and areas of improvement in utilizing commodity 5G cellular communications technologies for highly sensitive communications applications.
5G ResearchOperational Technology (OT) Security Analysis
This project, sponsored by the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research (NCESR), focuses on researching and developing a comprehensive platform capability for analyzing OT communications protocols and their implementations for cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
OTSA ProjectRural Railroad Safety Center Project
This project aims to explore the modernization of RF telecommunications technologies for legacy RF bands in use by the North American freight rail industry, with a particular focus on utilizing these advances to improve the safety, reliability, and efficiency of rail operations in rural areas.
RRSC ProjectExamples of Successfully Completed Projects
Animal Tag Project
Establishment of an Innovative Self-Powered Smart Wireless Animal Identification and Tracking Research Core in Nebraska with Applications to Production Agriculture
Nebraska Research Initiative, 2/1/09-5/30/12
Wayside Communications
Study of Standards-Based Wireless Networking Technologies in Railroad Environments
Federal Railroad Administration, 9/17/04 - 12/31/11
CYVET
CYVET: A Cyber-Physical Security Assurance Framework based on a Semi-Supervised Vetting Approach
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Department of Energy, 1/15/20 - 3/23/23
Railyard Worker Safety
Railyard Worker Safety through innovative Mobile Active Train Detection and Risk Localization
University Transportation Center for Railway Safety (UTCRS), 7/1/16 - 6/30/18
Realtime Railcar Monitoring
Research & Development - Development of a Standard Communication Protocol for Wireless Sensor Network in Mobile Railroad Environment
Federal Railroad Administration, 7/1/10 - 7/31/15