Education Outreach

Hampton Roads Radio Spectrum and Wireless Communication Workshop and Summer School (HRSWC)

The objective of the Hampton Roads Radio Spectrum and Wireless Communication Workshop and Summer School is to promote STEM research and education for high school students, to meet the national need for engineers, in particular from the underrepresented minority groups, in the fields of communication and networking.

Sponsored by the National Science Foundation

Workshop Organization Committee

Chair: ChunSheng Xin, Old Dominion University
Vice-Chair: May Hou, Norfolk State University
Committee Members:

  • David Maloney, Norfolk State University
  • Alexander Eng, Norfolk State University
  • Seanmichael Galvin, Norfolk State University
     

Invited Speakers

  • Dr. Aurelia Williams, Norfolk State University
  • Dr. Vijay K. Devabhaktuni, University of Toledo
  • Dr. Arjuna Madanayake, University of Akron
  • Dr. Nghi Tran, University of Akron
  • Dr. Srinivasa Vemuru, Ohio Northern University
     

Technical Program

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9 - 9:30 AM

Registration and opening

Fundamental Concepts of Wireless Communications and Cognitive Radio, Dr. V. Devabhaktuni

Lab 1: GNU Radio and Signal Generation

Wireless Networks, Dr. A. Madanayake

Lab 3: AM Communication

9:30 - 10 AM

Keynote Talk, Dr. A. Williams, NSU

10 AM - 12 PM

Tutorial on Radio Spectrum

12 - 1 PM

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

1 - 3 PM

Tutorial on Cognitive Radio and Wireless Communication

Fundamental Concepts of Wireless Communications and Cognitive Radio, Dr. S. Vemuru

Lab 2: Signal Manipulation

Morse Code and Spark Gap Transmitters, Dr. N. Tran

Feedback and Wrap-up

Workshop Organization Committee

Chair: Chunsheng Xin, Old Dominion University
Vice-Chair: May Hou, Norfolk State University
Workshop Coordinator: Ernest Thomas, Norfolk State University
Committee Members:

  • Chinedum Akwari, Old Dominion University
  • Derek Demuth, Old Dominion University
  • Dominic Bartholomeo, Norfolk State University
  • Ernest Thomas, Norfolk State University
  • Jason Harris, Old Dominion University
  • Kaitlyn Neiger, Old Dominion University
  • Ximei Huang, Old Dominion University
     

Invited Speaker

  • Dr. Dimitrie Popescu, Old Dominion University
     

Technical Program​​​​​​​

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9 - 9:30 AM

Registration and Opening

Cognitive Radio I

Cognitive Radio II

Spectrum Sharing and Spectrum Auction

TV White Space Communications

9:30 - 12 PM

Orientation and Campus Tour

11 AM - 12 PM

Software Defined Radios, Dr. Popescu

12 - 1 PM

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

1 - 3 PM

Tutorial on Radio Spectrum

Lab 1: GNU Radio and Signal Generation

Lab 2: Signal Manipulation

Lab 3: AM Communication

Feedback and Wrap-up

Workshop Organization Committee

Chairs:

  • Chunsheng Xin, Old Dominion University
  • May Hou, Norfolk State University

Committee Members:

  • Peng Jiang, Old Dominion University
  • Prosanta Paul, Old Dominion University
  • Md. Sharif Ullah, Old Dominion University
  • Christopher Pritchard, Old Dominion University
  • Ulmas Amanbaev, Old Dominion University
  • Justin Glymph, Norfolk State University
  • Huy Le, Old Dominion University
     

Technical Program

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9 - 9:30 AM

Registration and Opening

Cognitive Radio Tutorial

Spectrum Visualization

Spectrum Auction

TV White Space Communications

9:30 AM - 12 PM

Campus Tour and Engineering Introduction

Lab 1: GNU Radio and Signal Generation

12 - 1 PM

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

1 - 3 PM

Tutorial on Radio Spectrum

Lab 2: Signal Manipulation

Lab 3: Spectrum Visualization

Lab 4: AM Communication

Feedback and Wrap-up

Workshop Organization Committee

Chairs:

  • Chunsheng Xin, Old Dominion University
  • May Hou, Norfolk State University

Committee Members:

  • George Thompson, Norfolk State University
  • Penbg Jiang, Old Dominion University
  • Paul Prosanta, Old Dominion University
  • Sharif Ullah, Old Dominion University
  • Jason Harris, Old Dominion University
     

Invited Speakers:

  • Dr. Dimitrie Popescu, Old Dominion University
  • Dr. Wu He, Old Dominion University
     

Technical Program

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9 - 10 AM

Registration and Opening

Introduction to Cognitive Radio

Spectrum Visualization

Bluetooth & Smart Phone Apps

Student Presentation

10 – 11AM

Campus Tour

Lab 1: GNU Radio and Signal Generation

Cyber Security (Invited)

Spectrum Auction Game

11AM - 12PM

Lab 3: Matlab Introduction II

Wireless Communication (Invited)

12 – 1PM

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

1 - 3 PM

Introduction to Radio Spectrum

Lab 2: Matlab Introduction I

Lab 4: Spectrum Visualization

Lab 5: AM communication

Lab 6: Signal Manipulation

Feedback and Wrap-up

Workshop Organization Committee

Chair: ChunSheng Xin, Old Dominion University
Vice-Chair: May Hou, Norfolk State University
Committee Members:

  • David Maloney, Norfolk State University
  • Alexander Eng, Norfolk State University
  • Seanmichael Galvin, Norfolk State University
     

Invited Speakers

  • Dr. Aurelia Williams, Norfolk State University
  • Dr. Vijay K. Devabhaktuni, University of Toledo
  • Dr. Arjuna Madanayake, University of Akron
  • Dr. Nghi Tran, University of Akron
  • Dr. Srinivasa Vemuru, Ohio Northern University
     

Technical Program

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9 - 9:30 AM

Registration and opening

Fundamental Concepts of Wireless Communications and Cognitive Radio, Dr. V. Devabhaktuni

Lab 1: GNU Radio and Signal Generation

Wireless Networks, Dr. A. Madanayake

Lab 3: AM Communication

9:30 - 10 AM

Keynote Talk, Dr. A. Williams, NSU

10 AM - 12 PM

Tutorial on Radio Spectrum

12 - 1 PM

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

1 - 3 PM

Tutorial on Cognitive Radio and Wireless Communication

Fundamental Concepts of Wireless Communications and Cognitive Radio, Dr. S. Vemuru

Lab 2: Signal Manipulation

Morse Code and Spark Gap Transmitters, Dr. N. Tran

Feedback and Wrap-up

Workshop Organization Committee

Chair: Chunsheng Xin, Old Dominion University
Vice-Chair: May Hou, Norfolk State University
Workshop Coordinator: Ernest Thomas, Norfolk State University
Committee Members:

  • Chinedum Akwari, Old Dominion University
  • Derek Demuth, Old Dominion University
  • Dominic Bartholomeo, Norfolk State University
  • Ernest Thomas, Norfolk State University
  • Jason Harris, Old Dominion University
  • Kaitlyn Neiger, Old Dominion University
  • Ximei Huang, Old Dominion University
     

Invited Speaker

  • Dr. Dimitrie Popescu, Old Dominion University
     

Technical Program​​​​​​​

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9 - 9:30 AM

Registration and Opening

Cognitive Radio I

Cognitive Radio II

Spectrum Sharing and Spectrum Auction

TV White Space Communications

9:30 - 12 PM

Orientation and Campus Tour

11 AM - 12 PM

Software Defined Radios, Dr. Popescu

12 - 1 PM

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

1 - 3 PM

Tutorial on Radio Spectrum

Lab 1: GNU Radio and Signal Generation

Lab 2: Signal Manipulation

Lab 3: AM Communication

Feedback and Wrap-up

Workshop Organization Committee

Chairs:

  • Chunsheng Xin, Old Dominion University
  • May Hou, Norfolk State University

Committee Members:

  • Peng Jiang, Old Dominion University
  • Prosanta Paul, Old Dominion University
  • Md. Sharif Ullah, Old Dominion University
  • Christopher Pritchard, Old Dominion University
  • Ulmas Amanbaev, Old Dominion University
  • Justin Glymph, Norfolk State University
  • Huy Le, Old Dominion University
     

Technical Program

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9 - 9:30 AM

Registration and Opening

Cognitive Radio Tutorial

Spectrum Visualization

Spectrum Auction

TV White Space Communications

9:30 AM - 12 PM

Campus Tour and Engineering Introduction

Lab 1: GNU Radio and Signal Generation

12 - 1 PM

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

1 - 3 PM

Tutorial on Radio Spectrum

Lab 2: Signal Manipulation

Lab 3: Spectrum Visualization

Lab 4: AM Communication

Feedback and Wrap-up

Workshop Organization Committee

Chairs:

  • Chunsheng Xin, Old Dominion University
  • May Hou, Norfolk State University

Committee Members:

  • George Thompson, Norfolk State University
  • Penbg Jiang, Old Dominion University
  • Paul Prosanta, Old Dominion University
  • Sharif Ullah, Old Dominion University
  • Jason Harris, Old Dominion University
     

Invited Speakers:

  • Dr. Dimitrie Popescu, Old Dominion University
  • Dr. Wu He, Old Dominion University
     

Technical Program

 

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

9 - 10 AM

Registration and Opening

Introduction to Cognitive Radio

Spectrum Visualization

Bluetooth & Smart Phone Apps

Student Presentation

10 – 11AM

Campus Tour

Lab 1: GNU Radio and Signal Generation

Cyber Security (Invited)

Spectrum Auction Game

11AM - 12PM

Lab 3: Matlab Introduction II

Wireless Communication (Invited)

12 – 1PM

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

1 - 3 PM

Introduction to Radio Spectrum

Lab 2: Matlab Introduction I

Lab 4: Spectrum Visualization

Lab 5: AM communication

Lab 6: Signal Manipulation

Feedback and Wrap-up