📅 2025 – 2027 · ESA ARTES 4.0 + OQ Technology
Time-Division Duplex (TDD) frame design, Adaptive Per-UE guard-period sizing, and Extraordinary Downlink (xDL) guard reuse for 5G NR LEO constellations.
📅 2025 – 2028 · FNR-CORE
Coexistence study and joint waveform optimization of communications, radar sensing, and positioning payloads on shared satellite platforms.
📅 2025 – 2028 · FNR-5G BRIDGES
Channel modeling, terminal antenna manufacturing, and over-the-satellite field demonstration for C-band Direct-to-Device (D2D) connectivity.
📅 2025 – 2027 · FNR-CyberHub
Resilient Free-Space Optical (FSO) Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) using structured light orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes for defense networks.
📅 2024 – 2029 · FNR-IPBG
Cross-border 5G UAV connectivity, non-terrestrial satellite backhauling, and autonomous multi-domain system coordination.
📅 2024 – 2028 · ESA + Altice Labs
Miniaturized 3GPP 5G NR User Equipment terminal payload for a 3U CubeSat mission validating direct satellite-to-ground connectivity.
📅 2024 – 2026 · ESA ARTES
5G Multicast and Broadcast Service (5MBS) demonstration over Non-Terrestrial Networks for edge caching and vehicular delivery.
📅 2024 – 2026 · ESA ARTES
High-performance 5G NR + DVB-S2X/RCS2 physical layer simulator in Julia supporting the EU IRIS² sovereign satellite constellation.
📅 2023 – 2028 · SMC-QCI
Deployment of Luxembourg's national Quantum Communication Infrastructure (QCI) laboratory and space-terrestrial Free-Space Optical (FSO) link integration.
📅 2023 – 2025 · ESA
Doppler-based and time-of-flight radio positioning algorithms exploiting 5G LEO satellite signals for resilient hybrid PNT.
📅 2023 – 2025 · Horizon Europe SNS JU
Unified 6G framework integrating terrestrial base stations, aerial HAP/UAV nodes, and satellite constellations into a self-evolving 3D network.
📅 2023 – 2025 · Horizon Europe
Real-time digital twins for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) using embedded IoT sensors, multi-access edge computing, and 5G satellite links.
📅 2023 – 2025 · Horizon Europe
Multi-orbit (LEO/GEO/MEO) and multi-band 5G/6G NTN architecture with AI-driven resource allocation and dynamic beam steering.
📅 2022 – 2025 · ESA
Ground-based and airborne hardware sensor prototype for real-time RFI detection, localization, and measurement in NGSO satellite constellations.
📅 2022 – 2024 · ESA
High-capacity proximity wireless communication links for inter-satellite CubeSat swarms and lunar surface rover-to-lander vehicles.
📅 2021 – 2025 · ESA
Artificial Intelligence Satellite Telecommunications Testbed (AISTT) using COTS AI accelerators for onboard adaptive beamforming and RFI detection.
📅 2020 – 2022 · MECO-ISM Luxembourg
Foundational interdisciplinary laboratory testbed infrastructure for 5G/6G-NTN satellite, UAV, and space-grade SDR communication systems.