ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC had a fantastic time at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute Fall Career Fair!
We were thrilled to meet so many talented attendees and share more about the exciting opportunities at Andro. It was a pleasure connecting with students and professionals who are passionate about technology and innovation.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth and made the event such a great success. We look forward to seeing some of these great candidates join our team in the future!
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ANDRO at IEEE MILCOM 2024
ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC is thrilled to be attending and participating in the 44th IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM) on Tuesday, October 29th!
We’ll be presenting an essential demonstration on End-To-End Dynamic Spectrum Sharing on an Open-Source 5G Testbed. This innovative work, led by Timothy Woods and Sean Furman, showcases groundbreaking technology in secure and efficient communication for defense applications.
Join us Tuesday at 15:20 to see how ANDRO’s solution leverages dynamic spectrum sharing, ensuring seamless communication even in congested or contested environments. This demo is crucial for professionals interested in the future of 5G security and spectrum management, especially in defense and mission-critical contexts.
We’re looking forward to engaging with industry leaders and innovators at MILCOM 2024 and can’t wait to share our advancements in military communication technology!
University at Buffalo Honors 20 Distinguished Alumni
University at Buffalo honored 20 alumni at the 2024 UB Alumni Achievement Awards ceremony on Oct. 17, recognizing alumni who have brought distinction to the university.
Congratulations to Jithin Jagannath, MS ’13, Chief Scientist of Technology and Founding Director of the ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC Marconi Rosenblatt AI Innovation Lab for receiving the George W. Thorn Award.
An annual tradition, this award program is proudly presented by the UB Alumni Association to recognize outstanding alumni who demonstrate success in their careers, support the university and give back to their communities.
Click here to see more! https://youtu.be/B11YE6L2YAs
NSC Announces Two Spectrum Management Prototype Awards Funded by Office of the Secretary of Defense
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 30, 2024) — The National Spectrum Consortium
Rapid turnaround from solicitation to award enables end-of-fiscal-year spending for critical spectrum technology development
Washington, D.C.(September 30, 2024) — The National Spectrum Consortium is pleased to announce two new awards under the Spectrum Forward Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Base Agreement for prototype development of a test range spectrum management system.
The Spectrum Integration System (SIS) Core project is being awarded to Peraton Labs Inc. (Peraton) for a total project value of $9,891,561.83. Per the rules of the NSC’s OTA contract vehicle with the government, Spectrum Forward awards must include participation by nontraditional defense contractor partners. The significant nontraditional contractors on SIS Core include ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC (ANDRO) and Altio Labs LLC (Altio).
The Spectrum Integration System (SIS) Sensor Edge project is being awarded to Chesapeake Technology International (CTI) for a total project value of $8,624,705.04. Significant nontraditional defense contractors on the project include Distributed Spectrum Inc. and Statheros LLC.
Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona serves as the technical lead for both projects, with funding provided by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. These awards are made possible through partnership with US Army Contracting Command – New Jersey.
“Congratulations to the awardees for SIS Core and SIS Sensor Edge,” said Joe Kochan, NSC CEO. “With national attention on spectrum management and spectrum sharing, we are excited to help our government partners in the DoD leverage the expertise of NSC member organizations to address high-priority spectrum challenges. That expertise combined with our OTA contracting vehicle that enables swift allocation of funds to support targeted prototyping is a powerful engine for innovation and critical to our nation’s success in spectrum technology development.”
The solicitations for the SIS Core and SIS Sensor Edge projects were released in July 2024, and after submissions were received in August, proposals were evaluated, selected, and funded in less than seven weeks, highlighting yet another benefit of the NSC Spectrum Forward OTA. For more information on the prototype projects funded, please visit the Awards page of the NSC website.
About the National Spectrum Consortium The NSC’s mission is to build bridges between key stakeholder groups – government and industry; industry stalwarts and startups; and civilian and military suppliers and users – to deliver two essential outcomes: breakthroughs in spectrum- and spectrum-using capabilities; and policy and regulatory insights to enhance, inform and sustain U.S. technical leadership. For more information, visit www.nationalspectrumconsortium.org.
ANDRO Awarded Co-STEM Project of the Year: TACNY’s 24th Celebration of Technology Awards
We are thrilled to announce that ANDRO has been selected as the Co-STEM Project of the Year at the 24th Celebration of Technology Awards Banquet, presented by the Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY). This prestigious event will take place on October 15th at LeMoyne College.
ANDRO’s groundbreaking project, “RF Machine Learning for Enhanced Spectrum Awareness,” developed at the Marconi-Rosenblatt AI Innovation Lab, has been recognized for its innovative approach to improving spectrum awareness using machine learning techniques.
The Celebration of Technology Awards Banquet is an annual event that honors outstanding technology projects, inventions, and processes that have been designed, invented, or constructed in the region. Being chosen as Co-STEM Project of the Year highlights the significant impact and potential of our work in advancing the field of spectrum awareness and digital radar technology.
We are incredibly proud of our team and their dedication to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in technology. This recognition from TACNY is a testament to the hard work and innovation that drives us every day. We look forward to celebrating this achievement with our colleagues, partners, and the broader technology community at the banquet.
Join us in commemorating this exceptional milestone. ANDRO continues to shape the future of technology and make Central New York a hub of innovation and excellence. Tickets are available on EventBrite.com
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Latest FutureCreators Episode: ANDRO Scales Apple
The Information Cost-Velocity Curve predicts that by the end of this decade, every device will function as a nanoscale data center (NSDC). Cyberspace will become fractalized, with hundreds of billions of NSDCs communicating with one another in a manner akin to an enhanced version of Apple AirDrop and AirTags, transforming everything they interact with. The financial potential unleashed will be immense.
However, for these interconnected NSDC fractals to capitalize on this opportunity, they will require The 5 Anys:
- frequency
- device
- app
- location
- time
Apple is nearly prepared. The last four of the 5 Anys have been established, and since the days of AirTalk in the 1980s to the current AirDrop, facilitating device communication has consistently been a priority for Apple.
What’s the challenge? Apple’s platform is missing the first of the 5 Anys—any frequency.
Without this element, progress stalls.
Enter ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC. Its dynamic spectrum management is already in use by the United States Department of Defense, and ANDRO is ready for deployment.
Watch as ANDRO’s CEO, Andy Drozd, and I demonstrate how ANDRO’s technology has the potential to transform Apple’s platform—overnight.
𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐑𝐎 E𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭s 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐈𝐕𝐓𝐀𝐊𝟐𝟒
A Conference and Exhibition Focused on Civilian Deployments and Applications of the Team Awareness Kit
📅 October 1 – October 3, 2024
Stop by and visit ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC at table 4 during the exhibit, and don’t miss the session talk on Wednesday, October 2nd- 𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐀𝐊: Having a contingency communication plan using multiple radio technology
𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 • Timothy Woods, Chief Information Engineer at ANDRO & Christopher Maracchion senior scientist at ANDRO and TAK developer.
𝑫𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒚, 𝑨𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆, 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑬𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 (𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄) communication methodology is more applicable than ever to the civilian TAK operator. This session explores an approach towards providing an open solution to allow ATAK to execute PACE with a multiple Radio Access Technology (multi-RAT) plugin. Our civilian operators often take for granted primary access to cellular communication channels in the day-to-day use of TAK end-user devices (EUDs) and TAK Server with alternate methods like satellite becoming increasingly available as well. In contingency scenarios, such as off-grid, one expects to eventually lose cellular connectivity and rely on backup networks like long-distance mesh networks. When all else fails, in an emergency, communication can be something as simple as lighting flares or using loud noises to signal one’s presence. Attendees will hear how PACE can be implemented now with TAK in civilian settings, as well as the efforts to automate PACE in ATAK for military, government, and civilian domains by extending TAK server-like data persistence and multi-RAT intelligent networking to the operator’s EUD
𝐂𝐈𝐕𝐓𝐀𝐊𝟐𝟒 is the first conference bringing together the agencies and organizations applying the Team Awareness Kit with ATAK, iTAK, WinTAK, and WebTAK to manage complex, dispersed team operations in the civilian sector.
For more information and to register visit https://civtakconf.com/
ANDRO Awarded $5.4M Air Force Contract for High Assurance Waveform Capability
ROME, NY — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC located at Griffiss Business & Technology Park in Rome and celebrating its 30th year of operation, was recently awarded a $5.4 million research and development contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL/RI) titled, “High Assurance Waveform Capability (HAWC).” The funding will be used to further advance the state-of-the-art in true-software-based waveform development for enhancing software-defined radio communications, networking, interoperability, and security.
ANDRO’s HAWC significantly reduces the time and cost to generate validated digital communications waveforms for the rapid field deployment of military radio platforms. The work is being performed at ANDRO’s Heisenberg Lab under the leadership of Dr. Ashwin Amanna, Chief Scientist – Research Sector.
Dr. Andrew Drozd, president of ANDRO reaffirmed, “This contract builds upon our ongoing efforts to help the Air Force propel innovations in true software-based waveform development and in the growth of the Government’s software waveform ecosystem to support the warfighters’ needs. HAWC waveform technologies represent the ‘tip of the spear’ in advancing communications technologies for military and commercial radio manufacturers and their products.”
ANDRO works with large defense/aerospace and commercial companies interested in leveraging the HAWC capability to enhance their radio communication product lines and production services. The company is expanding its HAWC research and development activities to serve a growing clientele base, which includes a Waveform-as-a-Service (WaaS) delivery model.
Amanna credits ANDRO’s success with HAWC to his resolute research team and the forward-thinking vision of the AFRL Communications Mission Area Lead, Michael Gudaitis. Amanna stated, “This has been an exciting program to support because of the combination of hands-on engineering and meeting a real mission need. We get to work with the latest in off-the-shelf computer technology and see direct increases in our waveform capability. For the warfighter to succeed in a rapidly changing spectrum battlefield, we have to break the current dependency between the waveform and the hardware. It takes too long to implement waveforms let alone adapt them quickly. The True-Soft waveform development approach excels when considering time to development, modularity, portability, cost, and flexibility. We are accomplishing data rates and implementing complex waveforms in software today thought impossible only 10 years ago. ‘Faster – Better – Cheaper’ is a mantra we strive for. We are succeeding in this mission and participating side-by-side with traditional firmware approaches.” Amanna’s research team includes James Bohl, Zach Goldsmith, William Blair, David Diaz, Tom Gadek, Tim Reichert, among others, all area residents.
ANDRO provides research, engineering, and technical services to defense and commercial industries in the areas of advanced spectrum exploitation, secure wireless communications, software-based waveform development, cognitive software defined radio networking, multisensor data fusion, and sensor resource management. For more information on ANDRO including job placement inquiries, visit www.androcs.com.
About AFRL: The Air Force Research Laboratory is the primary scientific research and development center for the United States Air Force. AFRL plays an integral role in leading the discovery, development, and integration of affordable warfighting technologies for our air, space, and cyberspace force. With a workforce of more than 11,000 across nine technology areas and forty other operations across the globe, AFRL provides a diverse portfolio of science and technology ranging from fundamental to advanced research and technology development. For more information, visit: www.afresearchlab.com.
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ANDRO Partners with Modovolo to Adapt New Drone Technology for RF Machine Learning Application
Utica, NY, August 26, 2024 — Modovolo, Inc. is excited to announce the successful completion of its seed funding round in record time. “We started pitching investors on the second week of August and we had multiple offers to close out the round in a matter of days,” commented Justin Call, CEO.
The investment, from a select group of strategic investors, will accelerate the development and deployment of the company’s cutting-edge drone, the Modovolo Lift, which is set to transform, well, everything about drones.
“The Modovolo Lift is a complete rethink and departure from how drones are designed today,” explained, CTO, Erik. “A standard drone has a fixed center and fixed arms and can’t change as the mission changes. The Modovolo Lift is different. It’s completely modular. You just add and drop Lift Pods as needed to build the drone you need for each mission.”
“In addition to its modular design, it’s super lightweight, has twice the flight time, has high payload capacity, and is orders of magnitude less expensive than anything on the market,” continued Justin.
Modovolo was in stealth mode for 2.5 years of development and, after filing a slew of patents, publicly launched in March 2024. In just six months, Modovolo has gone from a completely unknown entity to an industry player with a rapidly growing list of customers and partners.
“We have an amazing partnership with ANDRO Computational Solutions to develop some truly mind-bending applications using the Modovolo Lift for their spectrum, AI, and edge-computing technologies for the defense space,” said Justin.
Andy Drozd, CEO of ANDRO continued, “We’ve been looking for a drone technology that had multiple mission capabilities, long flight time, and that was attritable – meaning that it is low cost and easily replaced. That’s a key requirement for the Department of Defense these days.”
“We need to also give a huge shout-out to FuzeHub, which awarded us a manufacturing grant to build our first production cell. FuzeHub believed in us and their confidence and commitment went a long way to instilling confidence in our seed round investors,” explained Justin. “And the MVCC thINCubator has been our long-time partner – even when we were in stealth mode – and they were key to helping us get the FuzeHub grant.”
While the identities of the investors and the specific amount of the seed round remain confidential, the support from these experienced and well-connected investors underscores the strong market potential and investor confidence in Modovolo’s vision and capabilities.
“It’s just awesome to have the support of investors who share our vision of revolutionizing the drone industry,” said Justin Call. “This funding will allow us to finish the development of the Modovolo Lift and move into production quickly.”
For more information about Modovolo, please visit www.modovolo.com or contact Justin Call at justin@modovolo.com.
About Modovolo
Modovolo is a start-up that’s launched the Lift, an endlessly configurable modular drone platform of Lift Pods and Utility Pods that are clicked together like Legos to build the right drone for every application, with hours of flight time, and at a price orders of magnitude less than anything on the market. You’ll want to see it for yourself.
For inquiries, please contact: Justin Call, justin@modovolo.com
Modovolo Secures Seed Funding in Record Time to Revolutionize Drone Technology | Commercial UAV News
Tune in This Sunday: Dr. Andy Drozd on WIBX 950 AM 92.3 FM!
We are excited to announce a special feature on “This Week in the Mohawk Valley & the CNY Travel Show” airing this Sunday, August 25th, at 8:30 AM on WIBX 950 AM and 92.3 FM.
In this episode, Ray Durso of the Genesis Group will be interviewing Dr. Andy Drozd, the esteemed President of ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC and the visionary Founder of the Project Fibonacci Foundation, Inc. Dr. Drozd will share his insights and discuss the impactful work his organizations are doing in our community and beyond.
This is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the innovative projects and educational initiatives spearheaded by Dr. Drozd, including those aimed at fostering STEM education and inspiring the next generation of thinkers and leaders through the Project Fibonacci Foundation.
Make sure to tune in to WIBX 950 AM or 92.3 FM this Sunday at 8:30 AM to catch this enlightening and inspiring interview. Your Sunday morning just got a whole lot more interesting!
Listen to the interview here