Max Maurice is an Electronics Engineer and Principal Investigator for the Highly Mobile Deployed Networks project at the Public Safety Communications Research division (PSCR) of NIST. Mr. Maurice’s research at PSCR is focused on bringing drone technology to first responder agencies to ensure consistent communications in hard to reach areas.
PSCR’s communications team interviewed Mr. Maurice to learn more about his research and his upcoming on-demand session at PSCR 2021 The Digital Experience.
Can you describe your current role and what you’re researching at PSCR?
MM: I'm a researcher within PSCR for the Highly Mobile Deployed Networks project. The project is specifically sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) and is one of the interagency partnerships PSCR has with the other federal agencies.
In general, the project investigates how we can make public safety communication technologies more robust in the face of first responders’ often unique use cases. We have proposed and researched several topics (to DHS) in the past, and our primary focus has been to investigate mobile broadband systems and their use by the public safety community. So we’ve considered a lot with this concept—everything from local application services, to wireless access technologies, to the delivery platform of what these things are. In a nutshell, we're trying to provide broadband connectivity and application services to first responders wherever they go.
How did you get into your current role? Can you describe what compelled you to get involved in this type of work?
MM: I got my current role here by first interning with PSCR while I was finishing my undergraduate ..
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