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ANDRO Receives Contracts to Enhance Wireless Security

ANDRO Receives Contracts to Enhance Wireless Security

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Rome Sentinel- October 6, 2021

ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC, of Rome, has received two new contract awards by the federal government, both addressing novel solutions for enhancing wireless security.

The awards were based on innovative research in wireless communications led by ANDRO’s Marconi-Rosenblatt Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) Innovation Lab headed by Dr. Jithin Jagannath, director, and Anu Jagannath, co-director, according to the announcement.

“The primary idea of authenticated spectrum sharing is to permit access to the Wi-Fi 6/6E and 5G radio frequency (RF) bands only to authorized users to protect privacy within a restricted federal network,” said Dr. Jithin Jagannath.

”The Phase I project was awarded $150,000 under the DHS SBIR Program to conduct proof-of-concept research over a 5-month period to address specific homeland security technology needs, with second-phase funding for prototype development anticipated to be up to $750,000,” he added.

A second SBIR Phase I award from the Department of Defense valued at $150,000 called DeepeRFind, is aimed at developing novel methods of enhancing the sensitivity of RF signal fingerprinting techniques using deep learning – a machine-learning related approach.

The fingerprinting technique enhances wireless security by enabling the accurate detection and classification of wireless signals.

“DeepeRFind has a wide range of applications in both tactical and commercial environments, considering the proliferation of wireless Internet of Things (IoT) devices,” said Dr. Andrew L. Drozd, ANDRO president. The second phase funding for prototype development is anticipated to about $1 million.

“I am proud of ANDRO’s Marconi-Rosenblatt Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) Innovation Lab team for their accomplishments on these two fronts,” said Drozd, adding that these opportunities will considerably add to the company’s portfolio of technologies and products and contribute to its plans for growth and near-term hiring needs.

ANDRO, currently headquartered in approximately 20,000 square feet in the Beeches Business Park at One Beeches Place, 7980 Turin Road in Rome, with offices in Syracuse and Dayton, Ohio provides research, engineering, and technical services to defense and commercial industries.

The privately owned company, established in 1994, is dedicated to research and product development towards applications of advanced computer software in secure wireless communications, cognitive radios, agile waveform development for tactical radios and satellite modems, advanced radar data fusion, sensor resource management, and C5ISR applications.

ANDRO is working to bring its military heritage of products to the commercial market and plans to relocate and expand its facilities in the Rome area by the fourth quarter of 2023

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Local High-Tech Firm's New Product May Fuel Growth

Local High-Tech Firm’s New Product May Fuel Growth

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Posted Tuesday, September 21, 2021- Rome Sentinel

Kudos to ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC, of Rome, which has launched a new radio product called SPEARLink — whose success has company officials exploring the development of a manufacturing center in Rome for future radio products and help with testing, handling, and delivery of SPEARLink.

“Developed by ANDRO’s Marconi-Rosenblatt Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) Innovation Lab, SPEARLink is the first-of-its-kind cross-layer, optimized-energy-aware, and operationally efficient mesh-networking solution that uses an embedded software-defined radio design with hardware supplied by ANDRO’s partner Epiq Solutions,” according to company officials.

Since its inception more than 25 years ago, the Rome-based company has been providing research, engineering, and technical services to defense and commercial industries. The company is dedicated to research and product development towards applications of advanced computer software in secure wireless communications, cognitive radios, agile waveform development for tactical radios and satellite modems, advanced radar data fusion, sensor resource management, and other applications.

ANDRO is currently headquartered in approximately 20,000 square feet in the Beeches Business Park at One Beeches Place, 7980 Turin Road, with offices in Syracuse and Dayton, Ohio. However, with the advent of the SPEARLink product, officials said, the latest growth plan for the company is to expand its radio research and production facilities and to relocate and expand its facilities in the Rome area by the fourth quarter of 2023.

The SPEARLink radio was the outcome of a successful U.S. Army Rapid Innovation Funds (RIF) program led by Dr. Jithin Jagannath and Anu Jagannath, associate director of ANDRO’s Marconi-Rosenblatt AI/ML Innovation Lab, officials said, adding “the core R&D team behind the SPEARLink product also includes ANDRO’s Justin Henney, Zackary Kane, Noor Biswas, and Tyler Gwin, who reside locally.” Dr. Andrew L. Drozd, president and chief scientist at ANDRO, and Jagannath gave high marks to Epiq Solutions. “Kudos to our core team, and Epiq is a great partner to work with. We hope to continue our business relationship for years to come.” For more information, including job placement opportunities, go online to www.androcs.com. Information on SPEARLink is at https://www.androcs.com/wp/products/spearlink/.

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ANDRO Launches New Product

ANDRO Launches New Product

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Posted Saturday, September 18, 2021, Rome Sentinel

ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC, of Rome, has launched a new radio product called SPEARLink this fiscal quarter — whose success has company officials exploring the development of “a manufacturing center in Rome for future radio products and help with testing, handling, and delivery of SPEARLink.”

“Developed by ANDRO’s Marconi-Rosenblatt Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) Innovation Lab, SPEARLink is the first-of-its-kind cross-layer, optimized-energy-aware, and operationally efficient mesh-networking solution that uses an embedded software-defined radio design with hardware supplied by ANDRO’s partner Epiq Solutions.”

“The SPEARLink radio was the outcome of a successful U.S. Army Rapid Innovation Funds (RIF) program led by Dr. Jithin Jagannath and Anu Jagannath, associate director of ANDRO’s Marconi-Rosenblatt AI/ML Innovation Lab,” the announcement said. “The core R&D team behind the SPEARLink product also includes ANDRO’s Justin Henney, Zackary Kane, Noor Biswas, and Tyler Gwin, who reside locally.”

Dr. Andrew L. Drozd, president and chief scientist at ANDRO, and Jagannath gave high marks to Epiq Solutions. “Kudos to our core team, and Epiq is a great partner to work with. We hope to continue our business relationship for years to come.”.

The project and SPEARLink product, company officials said, is part of ANDRO’s growth plan to expand its radio research and production facilities and plans to relocate and expand its facilities in the Rome area by the fourth quarter of 2023.

The company is headquartered in approximately 20,000 square feet in the Beeches Business Park at One Beeches Place, 7980 Turin Road, with offices in Syracuse and Dayton, Ohio.

ANDRO, a privately-owned company established in 1994, provides research, engineering, and technical services to defense and commercial industries. It is dedicated to research and product development towards applications of advanced computer software in secure wireless communications, cognitive radios, agile waveform development for tactical radios and satellite modems, advanced radar data fusion, sensor resource management, and other applications.

For more information, including job placement opportunities, go online to www.androcs.com. Information on SPEARLink can be found online at https://www.androcs.com/wp/products/spearlink/

ANDRO Proudly Sponsors Sculpture Space

ANDRO Proudly Sponsors Sculpture Space

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ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC, a strong proponent of STEAM education, is a proud Iron Sponsor for the 2021 CHAIRity Art Auction. Each year, Sculpture Space in Utica opens its doors for its largest fundraiser of the year. The event is taking place now through September 25th online here. Bidding is in full swing, there is certainly a golden opportunity to find some unique pieces that you will not find anywhere else. These are all original, one-of-a-kind art pieces. All proceeds go directly to fund the Sculpture Space artist residency program!

Check out the art before you bid from Monday, September 20-Thursday, September 23rd from 2-6 pm. No appointment is needed, but please wear a mask. Visit Sculpture Space at 12 Gates St., Utica, NY.

For more information, visit: https://www.sculpturespace.org/

ANDRO to Present at the AUSA Annual Exposition

ANDRO to Present at the AUSA Annual Exposition

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The U.S. Army xTech Program, sponsored by the Assistant Secretary of Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASA(ALT)), invited ANDRO to join this year’s Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition in Washington, D.C., from October 11-13, 2021.

The 2021 AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition serves as the largest land power exposition and development forum in North America and delivers the Army’s message by highlighting the capabilities of organizations and presenting a range of industry products and services.

ANDRO Principal Investigator, Dr. Ashwin Amanna, and his team leveraged pioneering work in software-based tactical waveform implementations under the Waveform Agile System Palette (WASP) project supporting the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate. ANDRO’s submission to the xTech Challenge was awarded $10,000 in prize money and selected along with 10 other companies to move forward to virtual technology pitches to senior Army Science and Technology leaders. The approach, in partnership with Collins Aerospace, developed a reference demonstration of General-Purpose Processor (GPP) based waveforms operating on heterogeneous SDR platforms with a standardized interface between the waveform and SDR. The ANDRO team was then selected as one of five finalists to receive $50,000 in prize money and was selected for a rare Direct-to-Phase II $1.7M SBIR contract award.  ANDRO is proud to present its Waveform Agile System Palette (WASP) as part of the U.S. Army xTech Program Innovator’s Corner.

For more information on the Annual AUSA Conference, visit: Home (ausa.org)

Rome Company a Finalist in Army xTech Challenge
Rome Businessman Appointed by FCC Advisory Committee

Rome Businessman Appointed by FCC Advisory Committee

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Posted Tuesday, September 14, 2021, Rome Daily Sentinel

Dr. Andrew L. Drozd, of Rome, has been appointed by Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to serve as a member of the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council VIII (CSRIC VIII) for a two-year term, which began on Friday, Sept. 3. Drozd was selected from a list of candidates from the public and private sectors across the U.S. to serve on the committee.

According to Rosenworcel, public and private sector industry expertise will be essential to assist the council in completing its mission. The advisory council will provide recommendations to the FCC to promote the security, reliability, and interoperability of our nation’s communications systems and infrastructure, according to the announcement.

Under the current charter, CSRIC will address issues concerning 5G security, risks to service providers from software and cloud services stacks, and the availability and resiliency of 911 service and wireless emergency alerts, the announcement added.

Drozd’s focus will be on wireless security for current and future communications infrastructure including information technology and agile spectrum regulatory modernization, dynamic spectrum management governance, beyond 5G (B5G) technologies, decentralized and fault-tolerant network architectures, and multiaccess edge computing (MEC) to enhance communications and wireless cyber security, reliability, and interoperability.

CSRIC has a long history of making important recommendations to the FCC. The CSRIC is led by Suzon Cameron, designated federal officer (DFO) of CSRIC VIII, and Kurian Jacob, deputy DFO.

Drozd is the president/CEO of ANDRO Computational

Call for Participation to Telecommunication Industries

Call for Participation to Telecommunication Industries

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Value Proposition: ANDRO enables future growth markets in edge computing and communications today, to give early adopters a first mover market advantage and gain market dominance as others follow.

ANDRO’s XSAS for Tier 1-3 Telcos/Mobile Network Services, Cablecos and Satellite Companies, Cloud Service Providers, Spectrum Access System (SAS), and Spectrum as a Service (SaaS) Platform Providers

Download XSAS Call for Participation (pdf)

ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC is leading an initiative to roll out a new, enhanced Spectrum Access System (XSASTM) platform that will revolutionize the wireless communications and networking industry globally. XSASTM exploits the power and capabilities of ANDRO’s PrismLinkTM Radio and PrismStackTM embedded platforms. Our XSASTM provides significant returns on investment benefitting companies in eCommerce, content delivery, V2X, telehealth, remote education, wireless Internet of Things (IoT), and other market sectors.

ANDRO seeks technology companies including strategic partners and investors who represent the interests of high-profile and large-scale Tier 1-3 telcos and network growth markets to participate in this unique program, including beta testers. Participation is fee structured, based on company size and problem sets. ANDRO will apply its XSASTM, PrismStackTM and PrismLinkTM solutions to solve customer problem sets, demonstrate solutions for use cases in a representative application environment, share technical insights, and provide a discounted license and preferred pricing plans for actual deployments.

ANDRO’s XSASTM enables the emergence of new economies across the telecommunications and data services landscape. We developed a new approach to edge-based computing and machine-to-machine and peer-to-peer (M2M/P2P) communications together with dynamic spectrum access/sharing (DSA/S) policy to automatically adjudicate spectrum allocation and expand network utility value in real-time. XSASTM is adaptable to 5G-to-Next-G telecommunications while monetizing spectrum and network usage for decentralized, elastic cloud-mesh architectures. Decentralization converts centralized cloud data transactions to the “edgeless fog.” Monetization is achieved by enabling a new communications frontier that serves any device, at any frequency, anytime, anywhere, and by anybody thus maximizing data transaction, spectrum sharing, connectivity, quality of service, and monetization capacities.

The potential return on investment to companies responding to this call for participation is immense and leads the way for a revolution in communications since the days of Alexander Graham Bell. Come and be part of this amazing opportunity!

Contact prismstack@androcs.com for further information on fees and how to participate

Dr. Andrew Drozd Serves as a Member of the CSRIC VIII

Dr. Andrew Drozd Serves as a Member of the CSRIC VIII

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President and Chief Scientist, Dr. Andrew Drozd, was invited to serve as a member of the Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council VIII (CSRIC VIII or Council). He was selected from a distinguished list of candidates from the public and private sectors and his expertise will be essential to assist the Council in completing its important mission.

CSRIC is charged with providing recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to promote the security, reliability, and interoperability of our nation’s communications systems. Under the current charter, CSRIC will address issues concerning 5G security, risks to service providers from software and cloud services stacks, and the availability and resiliency of 911 service and wireless emergency alerts. CSRIC has a long and rich history of making vital, relevant recommendations to the FCC.

O-RAN ALLIANCE Contributing Member

O-RAN ALLIANCE Contributing Member

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ANDRO Computational Solutions, Inc. is proud to announce it is an O-RAN Alliance Contributing Member. The O-RAN ALLIANCE was founded in February 2018 by AT&T, China Mobile, Deutsche Telekom, NTT DOCOMO and Orange. It has been established as a German entity in August 2018.

Since then, O-RAN ALLIANCE has become a worldwide community of mobile network operators, vendors, and research & academic institutions operating in the Radio Access Network (RAN) industry.

O-RAN ALLIANCE’s mission is to re-shape the RAN industry towards more intelligent, open, virtualised, and fully interoperable mobile networks. The new O-RAN standards will enable a more competitive and vibrant RAN experience. O-RAN based mobile networks will at the same time improve the efficiency of RAN deployments as well as operations by the mobile operators.

For more information, visit www.o-ran.org

Dr. Jithin Jagannath to Present at the 2021 IEEE ICIAFS Conference

Dr. Jithin Jagannath to Present at the 2021 IEEE ICIAFS Conference

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Since the theme of the conference is “Automation for sustainability”, the theme of the special session which is machine learning for wireless communication fits well with the theme of the conference too. One of the objectives of machine learning in wireless is to automate the learning and prediction of wireless channel conditions and adapt transmission, reception based on it. In long run, this will also lead to energy efficiency and hence lead to a better sustainable world. Dr. Jithin Jagannath, Chief Technology Scientist and Director of ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC will present Demystifying the Spectrum with Machine Learning for Beyond 5G on 12 August 2021.

Keynote Link Special Session

For more information, visit: IEEE ICIAfS 2021 – Endowing Intelligent Sustainability (sltc.ac.lk)