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
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200101347
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$419,162.00
Summary
Empowering 5G Infrastructure with Collocated 3G/4G/5G Base Station Antennas. The Australian government has decided to support the timely rollout of fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication systems due to their potential for producing far-reaching economic and social benefits. This infrastructure rollout requires a quick, efficient deployment of the associated 5G base stations. The integration of 5G antenna arrays into existing 3G/4G base stations would alleviate the substantial cost increases ....Empowering 5G Infrastructure with Collocated 3G/4G/5G Base Station Antennas. The Australian government has decided to support the timely rollout of fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication systems due to their potential for producing far-reaching economic and social benefits. This infrastructure rollout requires a quick, efficient deployment of the associated 5G base stations. The integration of 5G antenna arrays into existing 3G/4G base stations would alleviate the substantial cost increases and negative environmental impacts tied to acquiring new sites for them. This project aims to develop the theory and engineering methodologies necessary to successfully address the significant scientific challenges posed by the detrimental interference effects associated with the compact integration of 3G/4G/5G arrays. 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
Information-theoretic secure communications via caching. This project aims to address the cybersecurity problem of securing telecommunication networks to prevent data leakage. Current widely-adopted data-encryption approaches to secure communications will be broken with large-scale quantum computers, and existing information-theoretic approaches rely on the channel quality of the network. To circumvent these risks, this project proposes a new information security approach using information cache ....Information-theoretic secure communications via caching. This project aims to address the cybersecurity problem of securing telecommunication networks to prevent data leakage. Current widely-adopted data-encryption approaches to secure communications will be broken with large-scale quantum computers, and existing information-theoretic approaches rely on the channel quality of the network. To circumvent these risks, this project proposes a new information security approach using information cached at devices to camouflage data. The project will future-proof secure communication systems against large-scale quantum computers, which threaten current encryption approaches. This should ensure that data transmitted over communication networks can never be revealed to interceptors or hackers, even in public WiFi.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE190101418
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$398,000.00
Summary
Extremely-high-speed and reliable coding for next generation communications. This project aims to develop fundamental coding theories and innovative coded-modulation techniques for the next generation backbone communication systems. The development of these techniques is expected to lead to dramatic increases of spectrum efficiency, data rate and reliability of communication systems. The techniques will enable extremely high speed and extremely reliable front-haul/back-haul communications, which ....Extremely-high-speed and reliable coding for next generation communications. This project aims to develop fundamental coding theories and innovative coded-modulation techniques for the next generation backbone communication systems. The development of these techniques is expected to lead to dramatic increases of spectrum efficiency, data rate and reliability of communication systems. The techniques will enable extremely high speed and extremely reliable front-haul/back-haul communications, which constitute the major building blocks of critical information and communications technology infrastructures for future digital society. This project is expected to support the sustainable development of the emerging digital society and new data-intensive applications, which are crucial for the long term economic growth for the Australian community.Read moreRead less
Containment and Reduction of Rework in Transport Mega Projects. Mega transport projects (>$1 billion) are poorly managed during their construction with significant cost and schedule overruns and benefit shortfalls regularly being experienced. Having to perform rework has been identified as a major factor that contributes to these unintended consequences. As there has been limited research that has empirically examined rework causation, an inability to develop effective rework containment and red ....Containment and Reduction of Rework in Transport Mega Projects. Mega transport projects (>$1 billion) are poorly managed during their construction with significant cost and schedule overruns and benefit shortfalls regularly being experienced. Having to perform rework has been identified as a major factor that contributes to these unintended consequences. As there has been limited research that has empirically examined rework causation, an inability to develop effective rework containment and reduction strategies prevails. This research aims to develop a theoretical model that can be used to develop robust containment and reduction strategies to mitigate the adverse economic, productivity and safety consequences that materialize from performing rework during the construction of mega transport projects.Read moreRead less
Airborne Base Station Communication Systems: Capacity and Optimization. This project will fundamentally characterise and optimize information gathering, dissemination, and communication capacities of airborne base stations to enable low latency communications in rural and remote areas. New technologies such as precision farming, safe remote equipment operation in mining, and wide area surveillance and security, require low latency communications that are an order of magnitude beyond what is curr ....Airborne Base Station Communication Systems: Capacity and Optimization. This project will fundamentally characterise and optimize information gathering, dissemination, and communication capacities of airborne base stations to enable low latency communications in rural and remote areas. New technologies such as precision farming, safe remote equipment operation in mining, and wide area surveillance and security, require low latency communications that are an order of magnitude beyond what is currently available from satellite links. The expected outcome will be radically new base station deployment and flight path planning, and data transmission technologies. These will unlock new application technologies by enabling secure wide-spread communications coverage, delivering economic benefits to remote Australia.Read moreRead less
Betrayed by Apps: Automated, Scalable Detection of Mobile App Malpractices. This project aims to develop a novel framework to detect content and privacy malpractices perpetrated by thousands of mobile apps. It will use innovative models and algorithms to achieve unprecedented levels of automation and scalability, making it possible for the first time to identify compliance violations across the global app ecosystem. Outcomes will include a knowledge base of prevalent app malpractices, detection ....Betrayed by Apps: Automated, Scalable Detection of Mobile App Malpractices. This project aims to develop a novel framework to detect content and privacy malpractices perpetrated by thousands of mobile apps. It will use innovative models and algorithms to achieve unprecedented levels of automation and scalability, making it possible for the first time to identify compliance violations across the global app ecosystem. Outcomes will include a knowledge base of prevalent app malpractices, detection algorithms, and a software framework for scalable app analysis. New evidence and tools will benefit both Australian and global policymakers and regulators in combating malpractices, users in identifying safe mobile apps for themselves, and local and global app market stakeholders in being more diligent about compliance.Read moreRead less
Creating a Perceptive Mobile Network Using Joint Communication and Sensing. This project aims to develop foundational technologies for an innovative perceptive mobile (cellular) communication network that is also capable of ubiquitous radio sensing. It is expected to generate groundbreaking theorems and algorithms that will significantly advance the knowledge of joint communication and sensing. The intended outcomes are an innovative large-scale sensing solution capable of real-time 3D-plus radi ....Creating a Perceptive Mobile Network Using Joint Communication and Sensing. This project aims to develop foundational technologies for an innovative perceptive mobile (cellular) communication network that is also capable of ubiquitous radio sensing. It is expected to generate groundbreaking theorems and algorithms that will significantly advance the knowledge of joint communication and sensing. The intended outcomes are an innovative large-scale sensing solution capable of real-time 3D-plus radio imaging of the world, and enhanced communications with improved quality and reliability. The technology will revolutionize traditional communication-only mobile networks. It will enable and boost expansive radio sensing applications in e.g. transportation, energy, agriculture, and security.Read moreRead less
The effects of cyclic loading on partially saturated soils. This project aims to predict the settlement and strength of the upper, partially saturated layer of the ground when it is subjected to cyclic loading. Most of our critical infrastructure is built on or in this layer, but currently we cannot reliably predict the ground response of partially saturated soils to the cyclic loads that arise from earthquakes, traffic and construction processes. The project is expected to develop a new numeric ....The effects of cyclic loading on partially saturated soils. This project aims to predict the settlement and strength of the upper, partially saturated layer of the ground when it is subjected to cyclic loading. Most of our critical infrastructure is built on or in this layer, but currently we cannot reliably predict the ground response of partially saturated soils to the cyclic loads that arise from earthquakes, traffic and construction processes. The project is expected to develop a new numerical model that can predict the effects of cyclic loads, and provide updated engineering guidance to ensure the integrity of infrastructure dependent on partially-saturated soils. Improved predictions of the processes involved resulting from this project will have significant economic benefits, as well as ensuring the safety and security of infrastructure and reduced maintenance costs.Read moreRead less