Design automation for secure, reliable and energy efficient embedded processors. This project seeks to create a methodology to design and generate processors which are both secure, reliable and energy efficient for deployment in Internet of Things (IoT) systems, which require little on-going maintenance. In such systems, both security and reliability are paramount, particularly in medical devices, control devices in critical machinery, financial transactions and automotive electronics. The proje ....Design automation for secure, reliable and energy efficient embedded processors. This project seeks to create a methodology to design and generate processors which are both secure, reliable and energy efficient for deployment in Internet of Things (IoT) systems, which require little on-going maintenance. In such systems, both security and reliability are paramount, particularly in medical devices, control devices in critical machinery, financial transactions and automotive electronics. The project will use an open RISC-V processor which is sufficiently flexible to function as a base processor, with a myriad of tools such as compilers and debuggers available. Reliable computing machinery will enable systems to work in hostile environments and be functionally correct for longer.Read moreRead less
Design guidelines for safety-critical controllers in high-risk environments. This project aims to generate novel product design guidelines for developing safer controllers for use by potentially stressed individuals in high-risk situations. It will do this by generating specific insights and verifying generalisable solutions from the context of total artificial heart recipients –who must engage with critical controllers constantly. This project expects to generate new knowledge in design by esta ....Design guidelines for safety-critical controllers in high-risk environments. This project aims to generate novel product design guidelines for developing safer controllers for use by potentially stressed individuals in high-risk situations. It will do this by generating specific insights and verifying generalisable solutions from the context of total artificial heart recipients –who must engage with critical controllers constantly. This project expects to generate new knowledge in design by establishing a new research topic around an under-examined user cohort. Expected outcomes of this project include interaction design theory developments and improved controller design techniques. This should provide significant benefits and competitive advantages by lowering stress and improving safety across a range of contexts.Read moreRead less
Custom Computing for DNA Analysis of Third Generation Sequencers. The project aims to create a Domain Specific Computing System to analyse data emerging from third-generation DNA sequencers. The significance is that such a system will enable in-situ analysis, facilitating far wider deployment of modern DNA technologies. The expected outcome will be a portable low-power computing system containing custom instructions, custom cache configurations, and custom architectures. Benefits include: 1. d ....Custom Computing for DNA Analysis of Third Generation Sequencers. The project aims to create a Domain Specific Computing System to analyse data emerging from third-generation DNA sequencers. The significance is that such a system will enable in-situ analysis, facilitating far wider deployment of modern DNA technologies. The expected outcome will be a portable low-power computing system containing custom instructions, custom cache configurations, and custom architectures. Benefits include: 1. deployment of DNA analysis techniques in remote areas and in places without large servers and access to high-speed networks connecting to cloud servers; 2. quicker analysis enabling rapid response, cheaper, portable systems; and, 3. training for a cohort of research and honours students.Read moreRead less
Digitally Assisted Power Amplifier Design with Enhanced Energy Efficiency. The project aims to advance design techniques for power amplifiers operating in the recently allocated spectrum for 5G New Radio, from approximately 24 GHz to 52 GHz. The intended outcome is a compact and high efficiency transmitter using digitally assisted power amplifier design techniques in low-cost Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor (CMOS) technology. Such innovation will have significant impacts on our daily lif ....Digitally Assisted Power Amplifier Design with Enhanced Energy Efficiency. The project aims to advance design techniques for power amplifiers operating in the recently allocated spectrum for 5G New Radio, from approximately 24 GHz to 52 GHz. The intended outcome is a compact and high efficiency transmitter using digitally assisted power amplifier design techniques in low-cost Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor (CMOS) technology. Such innovation will have significant impacts on our daily life, as it will build the hardware foundation for the next generation of wireless systems. Consequently, various emerging applications such as virtual/augmented reality will be supported, maintaining national leadership in the development of wireless technology, and providing economic benefits for Australian industries.Read moreRead less
Wireless Integrated Circuits for the Era of 6G: System-in-a-Package. The aim of this project is to build a hardware foundation for future wireless integrated circuits, using a combination of silicon and compound semiconductor technologies. The project will generate knowledge for circuit design and system integration to pivot towards the engineering of emerging 6G technology. Expected outcomes include a transceiver-in-package using multiple semiconductor technologies and the development of sovere ....Wireless Integrated Circuits for the Era of 6G: System-in-a-Package. The aim of this project is to build a hardware foundation for future wireless integrated circuits, using a combination of silicon and compound semiconductor technologies. The project will generate knowledge for circuit design and system integration to pivot towards the engineering of emerging 6G technology. Expected outcomes include a transceiver-in-package using multiple semiconductor technologies and the development of sovereign design capabilities. The results will constitute an important step towards implementing 6G. Benefits for Australia include the development of early career workers, generation of intellectual property, and securing social and economic benefits for Australians through application of this next-generation technology.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE240101298
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$415,727.00
Summary
Strategies enabling stable perovskite PV devices with efficiency beyond 25%. This project aims to develop technologies enabling stable perovskite photovoltaic (PV) devices with efficiency beyond 25%. The project is built upon my up-to-date achievements on efficiency and patented technologies on stability. The key concept is to lay single-crystalline-featured electron-transport-layer as foundation, followed by superior and neat perovskite light harvesting material through backbone modulation, cr ....Strategies enabling stable perovskite PV devices with efficiency beyond 25%. This project aims to develop technologies enabling stable perovskite photovoltaic (PV) devices with efficiency beyond 25%. The project is built upon my up-to-date achievements on efficiency and patented technologies on stability. The key concept is to lay single-crystalline-featured electron-transport-layer as foundation, followed by superior and neat perovskite light harvesting material through backbone modulation, crystal-facets management and surface-impurity removal. The outcomes are expected to deliver intellectual property academically and commercially, including new knowledge in addressing challenges toward efficient and stable perovskite PV devices and the associated patents for next-stage commercialization.Read moreRead less
Privacy-preserving data processing on the cloud. This project aims to address the current lack of privacy of user data processed by common cloud computing web servers, including email, business data, and confidential files. This project aims to develop new techniques in cryptography. The anticipated outcome is a suite of practical tools enabling common cloud computing processing operations such as search, statistical analysis, and multi-user access control, to be performed efficiently while pres ....Privacy-preserving data processing on the cloud. This project aims to address the current lack of privacy of user data processed by common cloud computing web servers, including email, business data, and confidential files. This project aims to develop new techniques in cryptography. The anticipated outcome is a suite of practical tools enabling common cloud computing processing operations such as search, statistical analysis, and multi-user access control, to be performed efficiently while preserving the data privacy. These tools should provide significant benefits to the privacy of cloud users, as well as financial and reputation benefits to the IT industry, by significantly reducing the likelihood of massive user data privacy breaches in the event of a cyber-hacking attack on the cloud server.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE230100477
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$421,554.00
Summary
Advancing Human Perception: Countering Evolving Malicious Fake Visual Data. The aim of this project is to provide new effective and generalisable deepfake detection methods for automatically detecting maliciously manipulated visual data generated by misused artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. It will present innovative computer vision and image processing knowledge and techniques, enabling the developed methods to advance human perception in recognising fake data, enhance cybersecurity, and ....Advancing Human Perception: Countering Evolving Malicious Fake Visual Data. The aim of this project is to provide new effective and generalisable deepfake detection methods for automatically detecting maliciously manipulated visual data generated by misused artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. It will present innovative computer vision and image processing knowledge and techniques, enabling the developed methods to advance human perception in recognising fake data, enhance cybersecurity, and protect privacy in AI applications. The anticipated outcomes should provide significant benefits to a wide range of applications, such as providing timely alerts to the media, government organisations, and the industry about misleading fake visual data, and preventing financial crimes on synthetic identity fraud.Read moreRead less
The right to be forgotten: GDPR modelling in cross-domain social networks . The project aims to develop a theoretical model and practical mechanisms to address the critical challenge – ‘right to be forgotten’ - raised from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with minimal compromising of the utility of the data. To achieve the aim, we will design a ‘right to be forgotten’ framework and associated erasure mechanisms that are effective even information is derived from multiple related soc ....The right to be forgotten: GDPR modelling in cross-domain social networks . The project aims to develop a theoretical model and practical mechanisms to address the critical challenge – ‘right to be forgotten’ - raised from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with minimal compromising of the utility of the data. To achieve the aim, we will design a ‘right to be forgotten’ framework and associated erasure mechanisms that are effective even information is derived from multiple related social networks. The framework will be created by identifying heterogeneous information, modelling individual behaviour patterns and designing erasure policies. The outcomes of the project can be used by the government to provide privacy guarantees to Australian cyberspace and by industry to protect their clients’ privacy.Read moreRead less