Agile and Efficient Machine to Machine Communication Systems. The project plans to deliver building blocks for designing future machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless access networks with a wide range of new applications. M2M communications have emerged as a new communication paradigm and are likely to become a dominant form of future communications. The project aims to develop novel communications techniques that are tailored to unique M2M network characteristics and requirements and demonstrate the ....Agile and Efficient Machine to Machine Communication Systems. The project plans to deliver building blocks for designing future machine-to-machine (M2M) wireless access networks with a wide range of new applications. M2M communications have emerged as a new communication paradigm and are likely to become a dominant form of future communications. The project aims to develop novel communications techniques that are tailored to unique M2M network characteristics and requirements and demonstrate the proposed algorithms in practical systems. The outcomes are intended to contribute to the modernisation and transformation of critical infrastructures into smart systems, delivering more reliable, efficient and cost-effective services.Read moreRead less
Compressed network sharing for large-scale distributed systems. The project will make the critical theoretical advances to enable the building of large-scale machine-to-machine communications systems. This will be the essential precursor to technologies for constructing Australia’s intelligent infrastructure and smart cities.
Gigabit wireless multiple access at E-band. This project will develop the theoretical advances that will lead to the creation of gigabit wireless multiple access networks, with data rates at least two orders of magnitude faster than current wireless networks. This will enable cost-effective 'last mile' links to the national broadband network in densely populated urban areas and in rural and regional Australia.
Design of Multi-Gigabit Millimeter Wave Cellular Networks. It has been predicted that within the next ten years trillions of devices will connect to cellular networks and cause a thousand-fold increase in mobile traffic. This will lead to a severe spectrum shortage and congested cellular networks. Large expanses of the millimetre-wave spectrum have the potential to meet the capacity demands of future cellular networks. The project aims to develop the fundamental sciences for millimetre-wave cell ....Design of Multi-Gigabit Millimeter Wave Cellular Networks. It has been predicted that within the next ten years trillions of devices will connect to cellular networks and cause a thousand-fold increase in mobile traffic. This will lead to a severe spectrum shortage and congested cellular networks. Large expanses of the millimetre-wave spectrum have the potential to meet the capacity demands of future cellular networks. The project aims to develop the fundamental sciences for millimetre-wave cellular communications, which thought to be essential for the design of next generation cellular networks with data rates at least three orders of magnitude faster than those in current cellular networks. The research outcomes are expected to provide the foundations and tools for building a future mobile broadband network infrastructure in Australia.Read moreRead less
Control of networked multi-agent systems. Networked multi-agent systems find wide applications in smart electricity grids, transportation networks, networked security systems, environmental monitoring networks and hospital resource schedulers. This project aims to develop advanced theories and techniques to model and control these systems for high performance and resource efficiency.
Short code design for mission critical communications. This project aims to develop the fundamental science to enable transmission and channel coding technologies, which will be essential for building and rolling out of future ultra reliable and low latency wireless networks. Reliable and low latency communications are central to the development of the next generation mobile communications and many emerging critical applications. The project is expected to provide the foundations and tools for t ....Short code design for mission critical communications. This project aims to develop the fundamental science to enable transmission and channel coding technologies, which will be essential for building and rolling out of future ultra reliable and low latency wireless networks. Reliable and low latency communications are central to the development of the next generation mobile communications and many emerging critical applications. The project is expected to provide the foundations and tools for transforming, modernising and safeguarding Australia's national critical infrastructure. The project is expected to provide novel applications such as smart grids, telemedicine, intelligent transportations and industry automation.Read moreRead less
Wireless Cellular Connectivity for Large Scale Critical Applications. Fostered by continuous technology advances, a vision of the Industrial Internet is emerging, in which equipment, machines, and industrial robots are interconnected to each other and to the cloud, allowing remote control of industrial processes and critical infrastructure, to intelligently optimise their behaviour with minimal human intervention. Moving from the state-of-the-art small pilot projects to a global Industrial Inte ....Wireless Cellular Connectivity for Large Scale Critical Applications. Fostered by continuous technology advances, a vision of the Industrial Internet is emerging, in which equipment, machines, and industrial robots are interconnected to each other and to the cloud, allowing remote control of industrial processes and critical infrastructure, to intelligently optimise their behaviour with minimal human intervention. Moving from the state-of-the-art small pilot projects to a global Industrial Internet requires wireless systems with consistent high reliability, low latency and massive connectivity. In this project we will develop new communication-theoretic principles and technologies for wireless networks meeting the demands of critical industrial and infrastructure applications in the Industrial Internet era.Read moreRead less
Channel Coding for Beyond 5G. Significant improvements are required for ICT services if they are to meet the needs of rapid urbanization and industrial transformation while also addressing the current digital divide, which sees half of the world's population currently without sufficient access to the internet. The 6th-generation (6G) of mobile standards will be a key solution to the constantly increasing demands on our communications infrastructure. This project will develop novel communication ....Channel Coding for Beyond 5G. Significant improvements are required for ICT services if they are to meet the needs of rapid urbanization and industrial transformation while also addressing the current digital divide, which sees half of the world's population currently without sufficient access to the internet. The 6th-generation (6G) of mobile standards will be a key solution to the constantly increasing demands on our communications infrastructure. This project will develop novel communication strategies for 6G to service new applications with requirements way beyond what 5G can achieve. The outcomes of the project are expected to significantly improve users' data rate and enhance the reliability and coverage of mobile networks.Read moreRead less
Low-Complexity Capacity-Scalable Multiple Antenna Wireless Communications. The project aims to develop innovative solutions for low-complexity, capacity-scalable multiple antenna wireless communications, in order to meet future data rate requirements whilst maintaining a practical system at a sustainable cost. By leveraging delay-Doppler domain channel properties and geometric reciprocity, pragmatic transceiver technologies and innovative delay-Doppler domain signal processing algorithms for cha ....Low-Complexity Capacity-Scalable Multiple Antenna Wireless Communications. The project aims to develop innovative solutions for low-complexity, capacity-scalable multiple antenna wireless communications, in order to meet future data rate requirements whilst maintaining a practical system at a sustainable cost. By leveraging delay-Doppler domain channel properties and geometric reciprocity, pragmatic transceiver technologies and innovative delay-Doppler domain signal processing algorithms for channel prediction and multi-user transmissions will be developed. The outcomes of the project are expected to significantly improve users' data rates with low system complexity and reduced signalling overhead for future wireless communications.Read moreRead less
Reliable bi-directional machine-type communications for smart agriculture. This project aims to develop innovative solutions for agricultural machine-type communications to provide robust and bi-directional coverage for remote agriculture areas with difficult terrain, by leveraging smart-sensor-enabled, energy-efficient uplink transmissions and ultra-reliable downlink transmissions. Machine-type communications have been recognised as a key enabler for the future smart agriculture and smart farms ....Reliable bi-directional machine-type communications for smart agriculture. This project aims to develop innovative solutions for agricultural machine-type communications to provide robust and bi-directional coverage for remote agriculture areas with difficult terrain, by leveraging smart-sensor-enabled, energy-efficient uplink transmissions and ultra-reliable downlink transmissions. Machine-type communications have been recognised as a key enabler for the future smart agriculture and smart farms. The project will use novel agricultural machine-type communication theories and develop test-beds to enable the smart agricultural applications. This is expected to contribute to the crucial communication infrastructures for smart farms, which will lead to higher agricultural productivity and national economy.Read moreRead less