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CARNATIONS Days 2026 Announced

CARNATIONS Days 2026 will be held on July 15–16, 2026 in Riverside, hosted by University of California, Riverside in collaboration with Illinois Institute of Technology. Join us for two days of collaboration, research updates, and discussion.

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New CARNATIONS Collaborated Research Publication Advances Starlink-Based Backup PNT

CARNATIONS researchers Dr. Mark Psiaki and John Bowman co-authored a new paper revealing predictable elements in Starlink Ku-band downlink signals that can significantly improve opportunistic PNT performance.

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CARNATIONS at ITM 2026: Leadership, Innovation, and Technology Transfer

CARNATIONS will participate in ITM 2026 in Anaheim, California, from January 26 to 29. Dr. Samer Khanafseh will serve as Program Chair and lead CARNATIONS’ technology transfer efforts.

CARNATIONS Student Liam Carey Receives DOT Outstanding Student Award 2025

CARNATIONS Student Liam Carey Receives DOT Outstanding Student Award 2025

His achievements reflect excellence in navigation research, including work conducted through the CARNATIONS REACH program under the mentorship of Professor Mathieu Joerger and industry partners.

CARNATIONS Technology Transfer Wins Stage 1 of ARPA-I Ideas Challenge

CARNATIONS Technology Transfer Partner-TruNav Wins Stage 1 of ARPA-I Ideas Challenge

CARNATIONS Technology Transfer, led by Samer Khanafseh and partnered with TruNav, has won Stage 1 of the ARPA-I Ideas Challenge, earning recognition and advancing toward the 2026 ARPA-I Ideas Challenge Finals. Learn more about the challenge and semi-finalists.

CARNATIONS Papers Receive Best Presentation Awards at ION GNSS+ 2025 Conference

CARNATIONS Papers Receive Best Presentation Awards at ION GNSS+ 2025 Conference

CARNATIONS-affiliated papers authored by Ph.D. students Hasan Kinatas and Liam Carey received Best Presentation Awards at the Institute of Navigation’s GNSS+ Conference for research on GNSS spoofing detection and collaborative navigation.

CARNATIONS Student Dawson Beatty Receives DOT Outstanding Student Award 2024

CARNATIONS Student Dawson Beatty Receives DOT Outstanding Student Award 2024

Taking on the Cybersecurity Threats to Transportation

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CARNATIONS Newsletter Issue 2

The latest edition of the CARNATIONS Newsletter is here!

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CARNATIONS Research Papers Published and Recognized by ION

We are proud to announce that three research papers from CARNATIONS have been published and recognized by the Institute of Navigation (ION).

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Newsletter Issue#01

CARNATIONS launches its first newsletter

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Transmitting Safety

Taking on the Cybersecurity Threats to Transportation

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CARNATIONS at US-DOT Summit

Honored to see our director, Dr. Boris Pervan, present groundbreaking work on "Resilient PNT for Advanced Transportation"

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Insights from the ION Summer 2024 Newsletter: CARNATIONS

Exploring the latest trends, technologies, and industry developments featured in the Institute of Navigation's Summer 2024 publication.

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CARNATIONS Featured in Epsiloon: Exploring "La Faille GPS"

An in-depth look at the vulnerabilities in GPS systems as covered in Epsiloon’s latest edition, and how CARNATIONS is leading the charge in addressing these challenges.

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