{"id":237,"date":"2016-10-26T17:45:34","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T17:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.research.ece.ncsu.edu\/mpact\/?page_id=237"},"modified":"2023-07-04T14:26:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T18:26:17","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/mpact\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|0px|6px|0px&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1080px&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;80%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1080px&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;80%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1510 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2017\/06\/EB2-1-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/mpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2017\/06\/EB2-1-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.ece.ncsu.edu\/mpact\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2017\/06\/EB2-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mobile, pervasive, and autonomous communication technologies (MPACT) Lab is located at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of North Carolina State University. 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