NSF CyberTraining: O-RAN-Based Cyberinfrastructure for Future-Generation Wireless Communication and Sensing

At Stevens Institute of Technology, we held a month-long, NSF CyberTraining workshop designed to train Master’s students in next-generation wireless technologies. The program emphasized hands-on learning across key areas such as Software-Defined Radios (SDRs), mmWave sensing, Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC), and Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN). Through intensive weekly sessions covering the theoretical concepts and practical applications, participants engaged directly with real-world experimental platforms to build both foundational knowledge and technical fluency in advanced wireless systems.

Spanning four weeks, the program was structured to progressively build hands-on experience across:

📑 Topics We Covered

Participants will dive into:

• Week 1: USRP configuration and GNU Radio basics for Software-Defined Radios (SDR).
• Week 2: FMCW waveform generation, live radar deployment and data collection.
• Week 3: FMCW signal processing pipeline design for respiration monitoring.
• Week 4: O-RAN architecture, Near-RT RIC deployment, and xApp-based experimentation.

Throughout the program, students will explore concepts of 28 GHz mmWave sensing, xApp development and deployment within O-RAN architectures, and Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) systems.

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Foundational wireless system concepts presented by Prof. Shucheng Yu.

ISAC concepts taught by Prof. Xiaochan Xue.

NSF CyberTraining 2025 – Team Photo