"Dear Colleagues,
"I am writing to you today because of a just published NSF
solicitation with the title “Enhancing Access to the Radio Spectrum (EARS)”
[and a submission deadline of June 14, 2012]. The complete solicitation
can be found here: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503480
.
"The synopsis reads:
“The National Science Foundation's Directorates for
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), Engineering (ENG), Computer and
Information Science and Engineering (CISE), and Social, Behavioral, and
Economic Sciences (SBE) are coordinating efforts to identify bold new concepts
with the potential to contribute to significant improvements in the efficiency
of radio spectrum utilization, and in the ability for traditionally underserved
Americans to benefit from current and future wireless-enabled goods and
services. EARS seeks to fund innovative collaborative research that transcends
the traditional boundaries of existing programs, such as research that spans
disciplines covered by two or more of the participating NSF directorates.”
"A number of economists participated in an EARS Workshop here
at the NSF in 2010. The final workshop-report can be found at: http://www.nsf.gov/mps/ast/nsf_ears_workshop_2010_final_report.pdf
.
"It is my hope that you could spread the word among
potentially interested social scientists who may want to submit an
interdisciplinary proposal that has social science as its central component.
"According to the solicitation:
“The key research areas of interest to the EARS program
include, but are not limited to, those that impact a wide range of
technologies, applications, and users. Some broad examples and general topic
areas include, but are not
limited to:”
...
- " Security of wireless signals and systems in the
context of spectrum sharing.
-
...
- " Economic models for spectrum resource sharing.
There exists a need for interdisciplinary research in the areas of market and
non-market-based mechanisms for spectrum access and usage to efficiently
organize the sharing of scarce spectrum resources. Examples of research themes
include, but are not limited to, real-time auctions, market design, spectrum
valuation, spectrum management for the home user and managing mixed-rights spectrum.
-
New and novel measurement-based spectrum
management techniques, including agent-based systems, policy-based spectrum
management, local and scalable spectrum management.”
"I would be thankful if you could forward information about
the solicitation to other potentially interested researcher.
"Please feel free to send us any suggestions you may have to
ensure that Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences will be prominently
represented among the EARS proposal submissions."
Michael Reksulak, Ph.D.
Program Director, Economics
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 995
Arlington, VA 22230
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