Rice to Lead $15M Army Research Center for Next-Generation Sensing and Communications

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Rice University has received a $15 million Army Research Office award to establish CLASSIC (Center for Large Aperture Secure Sensing, Imaging and Communications) — a five-year research center focused on secure sensing, imaging, and communications. The center will develop advanced antenna technologies, particularly extremely large-scale antenna arrays (ELSAAs), through collaborative research across multiple institutions and disciplines. CLASSIC is directed by Edward Knightly with Ashutosh Sabharwal as co-principal investigator.

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Rice to Lead $15M Army Research Center for Next-Generation Sensing and Communications