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Circuits and Systems for Communications and Sensing (CSCS) is sponsored by NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG), Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS). The CSCS program supports research in circuits and systems, including AI-enabled and quantum approaches, to develop next-generation communication and sensing technologies that are faster, more intelligent, more efficient, and more secure.
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Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ENG/ECCS) The U.S. National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) supports research at the quantum, nano, micro and macro scales to fuel progress in the applications of engineering systems.
ECCS promotes fundamental research in device and component technologies, power, controls, computation, networking, communications and cyber technologies to support integration and networking of intelligent systems.
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