{"693971":{"#nid":"693971","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Connecting Drone Swarms for Complex Missions","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EDrones can already provide a valuable view of disaster areas, search difficult terrain, and reach places where sending people may be difficult or dangerous.\u0026nbsp;The next challenge is enabling multiple drones to work together as a swarm, covering larger areas while staying connected throughout complex missions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/directory\/karthikeyan-sundaresan\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKarthikeyan Sundaresan\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E is tackling that challenge through \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/margalab.ece.gatech.edu\/omniscient\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EProject OMNISCIENT\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a three-year effort supported by a $4.8 million award through the National Science Foundation\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/funding\/opportunities\/vines-verticals-enabling-intelligent-network-systems\/506396\/nsf25-539\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer\u0022 title=\u0022(opens in a new window)\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVerticals-enabling Intelligent Network Systems (VINES) program\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EThe project will develop an intelligent wireless network that can adapt as drones move, gather information, and take on different roles.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u201cThe goal is to move beyond thinking about one pilot and one drone,\u201d\u0026nbsp;Sundaresan, a professor in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, said.\u0026nbsp;\u201cWe want the focus to be on the mission while the drones and the network figure out how to work together.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ece.gatech.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/connecting-drone-swarms-complex-missions\u0022\u003ERead more...\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Karthikeyan Sundaresan is leading a $4.8 million NSF project aimed at turning groups of drones into a self-adapting wireless system that can move, communicate, sense, and reconfigure itself in real time.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Karthikeyan Sundaresan is leading a $4.8 million NSF project aimed at turning groups of drones into a self-adapting wireless system that can move, communicate, sense, and reconfigure itself in real time."}],"uid":"36172","created_gmt":"2026-11-10 17:26:08","changed_gmt":"2026-11-10 17:29:55","author":"dwatson71","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-11-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2026-11-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"681718":{"id":"681718","type":"image","title":"problem_solution_twin_27-07_nolabels.png","body":null,"created":"1794331576","gmt_created":"2026-11-10 17:26:16","changed":"1794331576","gmt_changed":"2026-11-10 17:26:16","alt":"Graphic of a drone swarm connected and sharing information as it moves across large areas. 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