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  <title><![CDATA[Connecting Drone Swarms for Complex Missions]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p lang="EN-US">Drones can already provide a valuable view of disaster areas, search difficult terrain, and reach places where sending people may be difficult or dangerous.&nbsp;The next challenge is enabling multiple drones to work together as a swarm, covering larger areas while staying connected throughout complex missions.&nbsp;</p><p lang="EN-US"><a href="https://ece.gatech.edu/directory/karthikeyan-sundaresan"><strong>Karthikeyan Sundaresan</strong></a> is tackling that challenge through <a href="https://margalab.ece.gatech.edu/omniscient/"><strong>Project OMNISCIENT</strong></a>, a three-year effort supported by a $4.8 million award through the National Science Foundation’s <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/vines-verticals-enabling-intelligent-network-systems/506396/nsf25-539" rel="noreferrer" title="(opens in a new window)"><strong>Verticals-enabling Intelligent Network Systems (VINES) program</strong></a>. &nbsp;</p><p lang="EN-US">The project will develop an intelligent wireless network that can adapt as drones move, gather information, and take on different roles.&nbsp;</p><p lang="EN-US">“The goal is to move beyond thinking about one pilot and one drone,”&nbsp;Sundaresan, a professor in the <a href="https://ece.gatech.edu/"><strong>School of Electrical and Computer Engineering</strong></a>, said.&nbsp;“We want the focus to be on the mission while the drones and the network figure out how to work together.”</p><h3><a href="https://ece.gatech.edu/news/2026/10/connecting-drone-swarms-complex-missions">Read more...</a></h3>]]></body>
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