Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE140100420
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$394,704.00
Summary
Large Scale Multiple Antennas for Energy-Efficient Heterogeneous Wireless Networks. This project investigates new network architectures for future wireless broadband inspired by recent advances in large scale multiple antenna technology and heterogeneous networks. The aim is to support flexible and scalable wireless services across diverse network regions with energy-efficient management of radio spectrum and interference. Targeted applications include smart energy metering, intelligent transpor ....Large Scale Multiple Antennas for Energy-Efficient Heterogeneous Wireless Networks. This project investigates new network architectures for future wireless broadband inspired by recent advances in large scale multiple antenna technology and heterogeneous networks. The aim is to support flexible and scalable wireless services across diverse network regions with energy-efficient management of radio spectrum and interference. Targeted applications include smart energy metering, intelligent transport systems, mobile health monitoring and green data centres. Outcomes of the research will be new wireless protocols and algorithms drawing upon the foundations of random matrix theory, game theory and large system analysis, which will offer fundamental insights into large scale multiple antennas for heterogeneous wireless networks.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE180100501
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$349,446.00
Summary
A novel radio access network for wireless communication networks. This project aims to investigate a novel network architecture that supports ultra-reliable access and coverage for future generation wireless communications. Based on recent developments in fog computing, the project aims to redefine the radio access network of wireless systems to shift from traditional, static cell-centric architecture to a more dynamic cell-free architecture. The intended outcomes of the research are an adaptive ....A novel radio access network for wireless communication networks. This project aims to investigate a novel network architecture that supports ultra-reliable access and coverage for future generation wireless communications. Based on recent developments in fog computing, the project aims to redefine the radio access network of wireless systems to shift from traditional, static cell-centric architecture to a more dynamic cell-free architecture. The intended outcomes of the research are an adaptive network architecture that dynamically forms serving clusters, secure communications protocols that decrease latency and increase communication security and energy-efficient signal processing techniques that support green communications.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE170100160
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$250,000.00
Summary
Distributed ultra-fast optical clocks for terabit/s communications. The project aims to enable experiments with full spectrum occupation for transmission over field-deployed optical fibre. Future optical communication systems will have to use the full available spectral bandwidth and advanced multiplexing and modulation to achieve ultimate data capacity over a fibre link. To realistically test such links, experiments must be performed over "real-world" fibre links. By linking three telecoms rese ....Distributed ultra-fast optical clocks for terabit/s communications. The project aims to enable experiments with full spectrum occupation for transmission over field-deployed optical fibre. Future optical communication systems will have to use the full available spectral bandwidth and advanced multiplexing and modulation to achieve ultimate data capacity over a fibre link. To realistically test such links, experiments must be performed over "real-world" fibre links. By linking three telecoms research laboratories, the project will create a close collaboration optical network that enables this research. Anticipated outcomes are the opportunity to conduct research over field-deployed fibre links and to prototype and test communication technology over real-world links, creating a simplified path to commercialisation.Read moreRead less
Low-energy electro-photonics: novel materials, devices and systems. This project aims to develop low-power technologies for programming and tuning photonic integrated circuits (PICs). By replacing thermal tuning, the project will reduce power consumption from watts to milliwatts, which also eliminates the thermal crosstalk that limits the complexity of today's PICs. The expected outcome will be the basis for a generic field-programmable photonic chip, which can be used to rapidly prototype desig ....Low-energy electro-photonics: novel materials, devices and systems. This project aims to develop low-power technologies for programming and tuning photonic integrated circuits (PICs). By replacing thermal tuning, the project will reduce power consumption from watts to milliwatts, which also eliminates the thermal crosstalk that limits the complexity of today's PICs. The expected outcome will be the basis for a generic field-programmable photonic chip, which can be used to rapidly prototype designs for production as full custom chips as part of a new Australian industry capability. The expected benefits will be a faster innovation cycle, greater adoption of photonic technologies, and support of research into, for example, neuromorphic optical processing, and advanced communications and sensing systems.Read moreRead less
Optical wireless communications: solving the spectrum crunch. This project aims to make optical wireless communication to handheld mobile receivers a reality by developing systems which combine holographic filters and microsystems to realise a new form of receiver. This will be based on analysis of all of the complex interactions of transmitter, receiver and channel properties. The new receivers will exploit the narrow field of view of holographic optical filters. This project will generate know ....Optical wireless communications: solving the spectrum crunch. This project aims to make optical wireless communication to handheld mobile receivers a reality by developing systems which combine holographic filters and microsystems to realise a new form of receiver. This will be based on analysis of all of the complex interactions of transmitter, receiver and channel properties. The new receivers will exploit the narrow field of view of holographic optical filters. This project will generate knowledge in the fields of communications theory and on the use of holographic filters and microsystems. This solution to the lack of available radio frequency spectrum which conventional wireless face will provide significant practical and commercial benefits.Read moreRead less
ARC Research Network on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing. Sensor networks, a collection of diverse sensors interconnected via an ad-hoc communication network, are identified as one of the key technologies that over the next two decades will change the way we live. This research network brings together an interdisciplinary team of outstanding Australian researchers representing all the key disciplines required to successfully deploy sensor networks and links this te ....ARC Research Network on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing. Sensor networks, a collection of diverse sensors interconnected via an ad-hoc communication network, are identified as one of the key technologies that over the next two decades will change the way we live. This research network brings together an interdisciplinary team of outstanding Australian researchers representing all the key disciplines required to successfully deploy sensor networks and links this team with the foremost international authorities and leading industry players in the area of sensor networks. This research network will guide collaborative research that will ensure Australia to play a world leading role in sensor network development and implementation.
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Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE120100124
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$300,000.00
Summary
Coherent detection based characterisation facility for ultra broadband photonic and RF systems. The new infrastructure will allow detection of ultrahigh-speed optical and wireless signals. The facility adopts coherent detection based technologies providing superior performance in resolution, sensitivity, and bandwidth. It will play an important role in supporting research activities to accommodate phenomenal Internet growth.
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150100373
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$375,000.00
Summary
Dissect Fibre Nonlinearity in Few-mode Fibre Transmission. The exponential growth of internet traffic poses great challenges in the physical layer. This project aims to explore the fibre nonlinearity impact on few-mode fibre transmission through a mixture of theoretical analysis, computer simulation, and experimental demonstration. The scope of the research encompasses study of few-mode fibre nonlinear propagation in dispersive fibre optic channels, and advanced digital signal processing for fib ....Dissect Fibre Nonlinearity in Few-mode Fibre Transmission. The exponential growth of internet traffic poses great challenges in the physical layer. This project aims to explore the fibre nonlinearity impact on few-mode fibre transmission through a mixture of theoretical analysis, computer simulation, and experimental demonstration. The scope of the research encompasses study of few-mode fibre nonlinear propagation in dispersive fibre optic channels, and advanced digital signal processing for fibre nonlinearity characterisation. Successful execution of the project will provide valuable understanding of nonlinearity of few-mode fibre transmission.Read moreRead less
3D tomographic reconstruction of rainfall using satellite signals. This project aims to use the microwave communication links of low earth and/or medium earth orbit satellites to achieve three dimensional tomographic reconstruction of rainfall. The path loss of microwave signals due to rainfall, known as rain attenuation can be used to measure rain. Similar to using X-ray to carry out human-body CT scans. With the aid of advanced signal processing techniques, the proposed method will achieve 3D ....3D tomographic reconstruction of rainfall using satellite signals. This project aims to use the microwave communication links of low earth and/or medium earth orbit satellites to achieve three dimensional tomographic reconstruction of rainfall. The path loss of microwave signals due to rainfall, known as rain attenuation can be used to measure rain. Similar to using X-ray to carry out human-body CT scans. With the aid of advanced signal processing techniques, the proposed method will achieve 3D measurements with resolution and coverage unachievable before, paving the way for innovative water relevant applications such as hydrology and agriculture, and new findings in atmospheric research.Read moreRead less
Trustworthy Sensor Networks: Theory and Implementation. The fundamental importance of this project is that we are developing algorithms for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) that provide accurate and trustworthy data to Australian researchers and users, so that they have confidence in the analysis of their data. The algorithms developed in this proposal will become essential for any large scale WSN. The research significantly leverages the resources of our international partners who complement our ....Trustworthy Sensor Networks: Theory and Implementation. The fundamental importance of this project is that we are developing algorithms for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) that provide accurate and trustworthy data to Australian researchers and users, so that they have confidence in the analysis of their data. The algorithms developed in this proposal will become essential for any large scale WSN. The research significantly leverages the resources of our international partners who complement our work with several million dollars of investment. The result will put Australia on the international stage as a significant contributor to WSN technologies. By training PhD students, the project will also enrich local expertise in the technologies.Read moreRead less