Project Awards, Press Releases, Patents and Papers

About AiRANACULUS

AiRANACULUS is at the forefront in Intelligent RF and Networking Solutions for applications ranging from Space to Smart Cities. The company has assembled the world’s leading experts to provide algorithms, reference architectures and products in signal processing, cross-layer analysis, cybersecurity and networking to create spectrum aware technologies capable of re-configuring radio and sensor systems for optimal performance in congested and contested environments.

Program Title Agency Award Date Description
Cross-Layer Wide-Band Cognitive Communications Architecture Enabled by Intelligent Direct Digital Transceiver (CLAIRE)NASAJuly 2020Develops a cognitive communications architecture for NASA’ s moon mission in 2024. Uses advanced sensing and machine learning technologies for decision making.
Waveform Agnostic Decision Engine (WADER)ARMYJune 2020Makes DoD radios resilient by optimizing the degrees of freedom using machine learning techniques.
CohoDARPADec 2020Signal detection, characterization and recognition for ISR missions.
NSC 5G Dynamic Spectrum SharingAFMarch 2021Technique to enable spectrum co-existence between high power airborne radar and commercial 5G systems.
LPD WaveformIRAD-Develops secure protected low probability of detection communications link.
Cognitive Multi User Detection for Advanced Tactical Networking Waveform (CAMICA)NAVYApril 2021Develops Multi User Detection (MUD) Techniques to boost the capacity for the Advanced Tactical Networking Waveform .
Intelligent Network Function Virtualization and Policy-based Routing EngineNASAMay 2021Develops Network Function Virtualization based on Network Policies for NASA' s Moon Mission in 2024.
Next Gen Security ArchitectureIRAD-Develops Zero Trust Architecture for Smart Cities
Securing Compartmented Information with Smart Radio Systems (SCISRS)IARPASept. 2021Develops innovative techniques to automatically detect and characterize RF anomalies in complex RF environments.
Operational Spectrum Comprehension Analytics and ResponseNavyOct. 2021Intelligent Spectrum Management
MUSCETAFOct 2022Develops Multi-Channel Multi-Functional UHF-50 GHz Cognitive Transceiver
Biological and Chemical Threat Prediction and Reasoning SystemDTRAMay 2023The BiCEPS System leverages Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning techniques to analyze the data from wearable devices to detect human exposure to agents.
Dynamic Spectrum ManagementNavyJan 2024Dynamic Spectrum Management will provide architecture and technologies to enable spectrum sharing between Radars and 5G Systems
S2OSNavyJan 2024Spectrum-aware Sensor Optimized Signaling (S2OS) for Data Uplink Information Transfer Improvements
Army ModernizationArmyMarch 2024Army Modernization IDIQ
Neural Network-enabled Extreme Runtime Data Analytics (NEW ERA)NavyMay 2024Enables extreme runtime data analytics using wearable devices using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning.
Robust Resilient Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) - SCORPIONArmySept 2024Provides Signal Detection, Characterization and Mitigation of Interferers on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML).
Future Lunar Surface Communications using 3GPP Radio Access Networks for Ubiquitous Connectivity (FULCRUM)NASAAug. 2024Explores the use of novel constructs within 5G / 6G to ease the deployment of wireless networks on the Lunar surface to provide ubiquitous connectivity.
SYNAPSEArmyJan 2025Uses Generative AI techniques to develop synthetic data sets and signals for AI and Machine Learning for Signals Intelligence and Electronic Warfare training, testing and validation.
NASA CLAIRE Civilian Commercial Readiness Pilot Program (CCRPP)NASAMarch 2026Technology Readiness Level improvement of NASA CLAIRE and INSPiRE technologies through Space Flight Testing. CLAIRE & INSPiRE provide Heterogeneous Vendor Agnostic Network Optimization and Disruption Tolerant Networking for a network consisting of 4G / 5G / Wi-Fi, as well as legacy NASA Radios and SATCOM. They maintain QoS in presence of interference & congestion
Comprehensive Open RAN Anomaly Monitoring and Mitigation to Ensure Trust (COMET)  OUSWAugust 2026Resilient 5G O-RAN Systems that provide interference mitigation and congestion control, detection of Man-in-the-Middle attacks and rogue Base Station detection and geolocation

News & Interviews

NSC

The NSC's Third Spotlight Interview Featuring Apurva Mody!

In the third episode of the NSC spotlight series, Sal D'Itri, Chair of the National Spectrum Consortium, is speaking to Apurva Mody, Executive Committee member. In the video, they discuss spectrum innovation. When not representing the Consortium, Apurva works for AiRANACULUS.

We hope these videos help bring a sense of community during these unprecedented times. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on the conversation.

sal

Sal D'Itri
Chair, NSC
Vice President and General Manager, Federal - Federated Wireless

Apurva

Apurva Mody
Executive Committee Member
NSC
Founder, AiRANACULUS

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Press Release Date
AiRANACULUS® Awarded Contract from NASA to Demonstrate Feasibility of an Advanced Communications System for Moon Missions

Press Release

October 29, 2020
AiRANACULUS® - Nation’s Top 5G Experts come together for the State of Indiana 5G Zone’s First Quarterly Innovation Event

Press Release, Video 1: Admiral (Ret.) David Simpson with Bob Flores, Former CTO, CIA , Video 2: Dr. Apurva N. Mody with Dr. Walt Magnussen

January 13th, 2021
AiRANACULUS® Awarded Contract from NASA to bring 5G Architecture to the Moon and Mars Missions

Press Release

June 6th, 2021
AiRANACULUS® Awarded Phase II NASA Contract for Advanced Space Communications System

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October 27th, 2021
AiRANACULUS® Awarded Intelligence Agency Contract For Enhanced Communications Security

Press Release

November 4th, 2021
AiRANACULUS® Adds Defense and Aerospace Research Leaders, Dr. Mike Griffin and Dr. Lisa Porter to the Advisory Board

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March 29th, 2022
AiRANACULUS Partners with Juniper Networks and Radisys to Provide Mission-Critical 5G Solutions

Press Release

February 27th, 2025
AiRANACULUS Wins Defense Innovation Unit - Air Force Research Lab RF Spectrum Sharing Challenge.

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February 19th, 2025
AiRANACULUS demonstrates Artificial Intelligence for Radio Access Networks (AI-RAN) products which improve performance of Mission Critical Communications Networks at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

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Febuary 19th, 2026
NASA Awards AiRANACULUS $5M CCRPP Contract to Advance Lunar and Space Communications Networks
Press Release		June 26, 2026

Papers

Reference Paper
[ModyC07]A. N. Mody et al., “Machine Learning Based Cognitive Communications in White as well as the Gray Space,” Proceedings of the IEEE MILCOM, 2007.
[ModyM07]A. N. Mody et al “Recent Advances in Cognitive Communications,” IEEE Communications Magazine, Special Issue on Network Centric Military Communication, Oct. 2007
[Mody08]A. N. Mody, M. Sherman, R. Martinez, R. Reddy and T. Kiernan, “A Survey of IEEE Standards Supporting Cognitive Radio and Dynamic Spectrum Access,” Proceedings of MILCOM, Nov 2008.
[Mody10]A.N. Mody, M. Sherman, “On Making the Current Military Radios Cognitive without Hardware or Firmware Modifications,” Proceedings of MILCOM 2010.
[ModyPhD04]A. N. Mody, Ph. D. Thesis, Receiver Implementation for SISO and MIMO OFDM Systems, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004
[Mody12]A.N. Mody, R. Reddy, T. Kiernan, T. X. Brown, “Security in Cognitive Radio Networks, an Example Using the IEEE 802.22 Standard,” Proceedings of the MILCOM, 2012
[Mody13]B. Fette, A. N. Mody, R. Sundaram, G. Noubir, J. Tranquilli, “Countering Smart-Jammers: Nash Equilibria forAsymmetric Agility and Switching Costs,” MILCOM 2013, FOUO Session.
[ZengMody13]H. Zeng, H. Deng, A. N. Mody et al., “From Spectrum Agility to Network Agility: Proactive and Adaptive Reconfiguration for Reliable Communication in Tactical Networks,” Proceedings of the IEEE MILCOM, 2013
[Mody19]A.N. Mody, D. Couto, P. Basu, M. Shea, “Orthogonal Chirps for Radar and Comms Fungibility,” Patent Application.
[SpoMo18]C. M. Spooner, A. N. Mody, “Wideband Cyclostationary Signal Processing Using Sparse Subsets of Narrowband Subchannels”, IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, 2018
[SpoMo13]C. M. Spooner ``Tunnelized Cyclostationary Processing: A Novel Approach to Low-Energy Spectrum Sensing,'' in Proc of MILCOM 2013, San Diego, CA, Nov 2013.
[Mody01G]A.N. Mody, G. Stuber, “Synchronization for MIMO-OFDM Systems,” Proceedings of the IEEE Globecomm, 2001
[Mody01O]A.N. Mody and G. L. Stuber, "Efficient Training and Synchronization Sequence Structures for MIMO OFDM, 6th International OFDM-Workshop, pp. 16.1-16.6, Hamburg, Germany, September 2001.
[Mody01V]A.N. Mody and G. Stuber, “Parameter Estimation for OFDM with Transmit and Receive Diversity,” Proceedings of the IEEE VTC 2001, Rhodes, Greece, May 2001.
[Mody02]A.N. Mody and G. Stuber, “Receiver Implementation for MIMO-OFDM Systems,” Proceedings of the IEEE Globecomm, 2002.
[HaMody02]Ha, J., Mody, A.N., Sung, J.H., Barry, J.R., McLaughlin, S.W., and Stüber, G.L., "LDPC Coded OFDM with Alamouti/SVD Diversity Technique,'' Kluwer Wireless Personal Communications, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 183-194, October 2002.
[Mody03]A.N. Mody, A. and G. L. Stuber, "Open Loop Timing Recovery and Channel Estimation for MIMO OFDM Systems,'' 6th International OFDM-Workshop, Hamburg, Germany, September 2003.
[Mody04]A.N. Mody and G. Stuber, “” OFDM Workshop 2004
[Mody06]Book Chapter - Li, Y. and , G.L., Stüber, eds., Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing for Wireless Communications, Springer-Verlag, 2006.
[Mody08]A.N. Mody, R. Raich and G. Stuber, “Joint Iterative Parameters Estimation from the Cramer Rao Lower Bound for an OFDM System,” Proceedings of the IEEE MILCOM 2008.
[ModyBook15]1. A. N. Mody, G. Chouinard, S. Shellhammer, M. Ghosh, D. Cavalcanti, “Cognitive Wireless Regional Area Networks – Enabling Cost Effective Wireless Access, Middle Mile and Backhaul Solution Using Spectrum Sharing and Opportunistic Spectrum Access,” Wiley 2015, Pages 551-604
[ModyBook17]A. N. Mody, A. Saha, I. Reede, G. Miele and G. Cerro, “IEEE 802.22: Cognitive Radio Standards: Theory to Implementation,” Springer, 2017
[Mody97]A. N. Mody, M. Shadaram, B. Usevitch, D. Lafaw, "Performance Evaluation Of M-QAM Fiber-Optic Links in the Presence of the External Modulator Bias Fluctuations," International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP1997)
[Mody98]A. N. Mody, M. Shadaram, S. Pappert, "Effect of RF Phase Noise on Performance of QAM Fibre Optic Links Using Taylor Series Approximation," Electronic Letters, 1998.

Patents AiRANACULUS has 7 US Patents Granted, 12 Patents Pending and 58 Global Patent Applications.