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Engineering Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications

Telecommunications

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The Telecommunications Group within the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications conducts leading research in four areas: wireless communications, data network, signal processing and photonics.Ìý


We recognise the importance of efficient spectrum utilisation in physical wireless communications, the need to manage cybersecurity, quality of service and mobility issues in data networking. Another area of interest is to compress, communicate and appropriate interpret multimedia content to address traffic issues.Ìý

Within the telecommunications space, there is growing recognition of the importance of distributed systems which can simultaneously exploit redundancy and diversity. To address this trend, distributed coding techniques have emerged separately in the fields of source coding, channel coding and network coding.ÌýOur mission is to innovate solutions and systemsÌýto utiliseÌýredundancy and diversity in distributed environments to advance distributed multimedia communications.Ìý

Our researchers contribute towards CSIRO Data61-Australia's leading digital research network.ÌýÌýÌý

Learn more about theÌýtelecommunicationsÌýresearch capabilities within theÌý.Ìý

  • The research work of theÌýwireless communications groupÌýconcentrates on multiple antennas techniques, multiple access, Massive MIMO, OFDM, OTFS, space-time processing, IoT, coding, modulation and equalisation and synchronisation mechanisms.Ìý

    The major research areas of the group are:Ìý

    • Multiuser information theory: Error control coding, fundamental limits, etcÌý
    • Turbo-like processing and iterative receiver design: Regarded as the latest revolutionary technique, for tough channels (RF and underwater)Ìý
    • Wireless network coding: Use network coding rather than routingÌý
    • Multiple antenna communications: MIMO, Massive MIMO, Space-time processingÌý
    • Cognitive radio: Spectrum agile communications, machine-learning for wireless communicationsÌý
    • Dedicated short range communications: For inter-vehicle comms and related applicationsÌý
    • IoT and Satellite Communications: massive access, ultra-reliable low latency communications (uRLLC)Ìý
    • MillimeterÌýWave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) communicationsÌýÌý

  • TheÌýdata networks groupÌýresearch work focuses on Internet Traffic Analytics, Cybersecurity of Internet-of-Things, Quality of Service, and Mobile Internet Services.Ìý

    The major areas of current work are:Ìý

    • Programmable and Software-Defined Networking: fine-grained visibility and dynamic management of network trafficÌý
    • Internet-of-things and sensor networks: smart campus/buildings and wearablesÌý
    • Cybersecurity and Trust: behavioural modelling of connected devices and network applicationsÌý
    • Telepresence systems: Speaker localisation (signal processing); Network protocolsÌý
    • Quantum coding for communications: Major new cross disciplinary areaÌý
    • Quantum communications: Major new cross disciplinary areaÌý

  • TheÌýphotonics groupÌýis home to a variety of research projects covering a broad range of photonics and terahertz applicationsÌý

    Amongst others, the group hosts projects targeting the design and fabrication of novel polymer-based segmented cladding fibres, the development of liquid-crystal based transducers for sensing networks, brain/machine interface and laser applications, terahertz communications, imaging, sensing and localisation.Ìý

    The group has active links with industry partners such as Schneider Electric, Thales Underwater Systems,ÌýSilanna, Ampcontrol, Sydney Water,ÌýLastek, Nokia Bell Labs and with numerous academic institutions such as Cambridge University, City University Hong-Kong, BeijingÌýJiatongÌýUniversity, University of Melbourne, Macquarie University, Sydney University, University of Adelaide,ÌýUniSA, and RMIT.Ìý

    Current areas of research include:Ìý

    • Specialty silica and polymer optical fibresÌý
    • Photonic fibre devices: Lasers, gratings, amplifiersÌý
    • Fibre based sensors: structural health monitoring, distributed voltage/current sensorsÌý
    • New photonic materials: Including organic materials for vision, display, tactile sensorsÌý
    • Liquid crystal transducers for low-power, intrinsically safe sensing applicationsÌý
    • OptrodesÌýtechnologies for brain/machine interfaceÌý
    • Integrated terahertz (THz) components and devices for next generation of wireless communicationÌý (6G and beyond)
    • Terahertz Ìýcommunication, imaging, sensing and localisation

Telecommunications research projects

Discover the breadth of research projects that our experts are involved in. From cognitive radio networks to quantum communications, our experts are making an impact in cross-disciplinary fields of research.

Photonics & Optical Communications Group

Photonics and Optical Communications research cover a broad range of photonics and terahertz applications. We work closely with our domestic and international partners in industry and other academic institutions.

Wireless communications laboratory

Our work focuses on multiple antennas techniques, multiple access, massive MIMO, OFDM, OTFS, space-time processing, IoT, coding, modulation and equalisation and synchronisation mechanisms.
Our work focuses on development of integrated terahertz components for terahertz communication, imaging, sensing and localisation.
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