NSF-DFG: SaTC: Toward Zero Trust Wireless Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems

• Applicants: Dr.-Ing. Bin Han; Professorin Dr.-Ing. Anke Schmeink
• Subject Area: Communication Technology and Networks, High-Frequency Technology and Photonic Systems, Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Information Technology
• Term: since 2026
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 565557881

With the advancement of wireless systems towards higher frequencies, larger antenna arrays, and miniaturization, traditional communication devices are evolving into platforms capable of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). While ISAC systems offer benefits like improved spectrum efficiency and reduced hardware complexity, they introduce unique security challenges due to their dual-purpose nature and shared resources. These challenges include vulnerability to information interception, spoofing attacks, and jamming that can simultaneously disrupt both sensing and communication functions. This project develops a holistic zero trust ISAC framework that leverages radio frequency-based functions to ensure confidentiality, secure authentication, and privacy protection while meeting joint communication, computing, and sensing requirements.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: USA
• Cooperation Partners: Professor Mingzhe Chen, Ph.D.; Professorin Yao Liu, Ph.D.