University research team awarded $1.5 million for first responders research
Article was Originally written in October 2024 The National Science Foundation has awarded 1.5 million dollars to a University of North Texas research team to research communication technology to help first responders. The technology being researched is centered around using drones to improve communication within disaster situations by setting up base stations in the air that allow for reception when there might be disruptions. The technology is for situations like natural disasters, or during a large public event like a concert. The interdisciplinary team researching it consists of two professors from the College of Engineering and two from the College of Business, who will support five students who will join the project. Kamesh Namuduri, the lead investigator of the project, is a long-time UNT electrical engineering professor who was previously given a smaller grant by the National Science Foundation for this project before asking for more money so he could take the projec...