Publications & References
SPARKIE EEL
Resources
NSF award pages, technical publications, and reference materials from the SPARKIE EEL team and our university partners.
NSF Award Pages
The NRDZ program is funded across two NSF awards — Phase 1 (CISE NeTS) and the active Phase 2 (CISE NeTS Convergence Accelerator-style).
NSF Award #2431961
NRDZ Phase 2 — SPARKIE EEL Active Award
The active Phase 2 award funding the SPARKIE EEL team’s work on RDZ-KIT development, Capstone experiments, and RDZ toolkit delivery. Sept 2024–Aug 2028.
NSF Award #2232221
NRDZ Phase 1 — Foundational Work
Phase 1 award establishing the NRDZ concept, initial site surveys, team formation, and foundational RDZ-KIT framework design that enabled the Phase 2 award.
Technical Publications
Peer-reviewed and technical papers produced by the SPARKIE EEL team. These papers document the algorithms, methodologies, and experimental infrastructure developed under the NRDZ program.
Conference/Journal Publications
HCRO Exercise Description · 2026
HCRO Exercise Description · 2026
Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Experiment Design and Setup at Hat Creek Radio Observatory
IEEE-style paper describing the November 2025 HCRO exercise setup, RDZ-KIT deployment, team roles, and experiment configuration. Documents the first integrated RDZ-KIT field demonstration including OpenZMS operation, SSM waveform injection, and ATA coexistence at 900 MHz ISM.
TECHNICAL REPORT
submitted to RFID 2026 NRDZ Workshop
submitted to RFID 2026 NRDZ Workshop
Bounding-Box Analysis of Energy Activity in a Radio Dynamic Zone
Describes the energy-based bounding box detection algorithm for identifying and localizing spectrum activity within a Radio Dynamic Zone. Validated on spectrogram data collected from the November 2025 HCRO exercise, demonstrating reliable detection of 900 MHz ISM signals against radio astronomy background.
External Resources
Key external sites and platforms referenced by the SPARKIE EEL program.
