Japan-UK Joint call for collaborations in Advanced Connectivity Technologies
Collaborative UK-Japan research in advanced connectivity technologies.
This partnership programme supports internationally competitive collaborative research projects between Japan and the UK in Advanced Connectivity Technologies.
Applications must involve researchers from both Japan and the UK. UK applicants must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for EPSRC funding, and Japanese applicants must be eligible for NICT funding.
Research must be within one…
Applications related to one or more of the following scope areas are encouraged and submissions should be limited to these areas: the integration of AI in digital networks; non-terrestrial networks; and advanced optics/photonics.
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