Design of network coding schemes for the next generation of wireless cellular systems. Network coding schemes are expected to become one of the key radio technologies and could have a far-reaching impact on the Australian economy. The proposed program will contribute to theory and development of network coding techniques and their application in future wireless networks.
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
Radio resources and inter-cell interference management in smart grid wireless access networks. Wireless communications is the key enabler of smart grids. The project will deliver novel radio resource allocation protocols with low latency, high radio spectrum efficiency and reliability for radio access networks in smart grids. The project will develop new technologies with a potential to be implemented in future Long Term Evolution (LTE) machine-to-machine (M2M) standards.
Efficient signal transmission techniques for large scale antenna systems. This project aims to design efficient signal transmission techniques for large scale antenna wireless systems that can significantly improve network capacity and radio spectrum efficiency. Large scale antenna arrays deployed in cellular networks is a promising technique to accommodate the dramatically increasing data demands for next generation wireless communications. The intended outcome of the project will bring revolut ....Efficient signal transmission techniques for large scale antenna systems. This project aims to design efficient signal transmission techniques for large scale antenna wireless systems that can significantly improve network capacity and radio spectrum efficiency. Large scale antenna arrays deployed in cellular networks is a promising technique to accommodate the dramatically increasing data demands for next generation wireless communications. The intended outcome of the project will bring revolutionary change in mobile wireless communications and benefit billions of people in the world. It will significantly lift productivity and economic growth in Australia.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
Safer roads through wireless communications. Each year, about 1,300 people die, and almost 30,000 are injured on Australian roads. Vehicle manufacturers are currently trialling innovative systems that will allow vehicles to wirelessly share their position and warn the driver of unsafe situations. This project will add new features to these systems, improving their safety benefits.
Spectrum efficient wireless technologies for 5G cellular networks. Spectrum efficient wireless technologies for 5G cellular networks. This project aims to design future generation wireless network technologies for 5G cellular networks, whose new and advanced spectrum and interference management technologies can improve the network capacity and radio spectrum efficiency. This is pressing, as the current fourth generation (4G) cellular communications technology will soon not be able to meet increa ....Spectrum efficient wireless technologies for 5G cellular networks. Spectrum efficient wireless technologies for 5G cellular networks. This project aims to design future generation wireless network technologies for 5G cellular networks, whose new and advanced spectrum and interference management technologies can improve the network capacity and radio spectrum efficiency. This is pressing, as the current fourth generation (4G) cellular communications technology will soon not be able to meet increasing demands for high-speed wireless access. This project is intended to bring revolutionary change in the mobile wireless communications and benefit billions of people worldwide.Read moreRead less
Massive connectivity and low latency machine-to-machine communications. Massive connectivity and low latency machine-to-machine communications. This project aims to develop communications protocols and algorithms to enable energy-efficient, reliable and low latency machine-to-machine (M2M) networks, connecting a massive number of heterogeneous machine type devices. M2M communications are key to unlocking the Internet of Things’s potential to improve economic productivity and life quality. This p ....Massive connectivity and low latency machine-to-machine communications. Massive connectivity and low latency machine-to-machine communications. This project aims to develop communications protocols and algorithms to enable energy-efficient, reliable and low latency machine-to-machine (M2M) networks, connecting a massive number of heterogeneous machine type devices. M2M communications are key to unlocking the Internet of Things’s potential to improve economic productivity and life quality. This project will develop new theories and devise a proof-of-concept M2M test-bed to evaluate and verify the proposed technologies. The intended outcomes of the project are to contribute to the global standardisation of M2M networks and the new type of world-class wireless infrastructure, as an integral part of the emerging digital society.Read moreRead less
Integrated Feedback Control in Future Wireless Communication Networks. The aim of this project is to develop and analyse new feedback control methods to address emerging challenges in future wireless communication networks such as 5G. This new generation of mobile communications promises exceptional bandwidth, high reliability and low link delay. To achieve these leaps in performance, a paradigm shift to massive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna systems, very high frequency systems a ....Integrated Feedback Control in Future Wireless Communication Networks. The aim of this project is to develop and analyse new feedback control methods to address emerging challenges in future wireless communication networks such as 5G. This new generation of mobile communications promises exceptional bandwidth, high reliability and low link delay. To achieve these leaps in performance, a paradigm shift to massive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna systems, very high frequency systems and small cells is required. Critical feedback loops in areas such as narrow 3D beam steering for mobile users, control of multiflow systems must be developed to enable 5G communications to be successfully deployed. This new generation of communications is also expected to open up new control application domains, such as the use of vehicle-to-vehicle networks.Read moreRead less