Research at ITR
ITR undertakes research in a number of fundamental and applied areas of wireless telecommunications. The principal areas of research are:
- Fundamental telecommunications theory
- Satellite communications
- Wireless networks
These areas encompass a wide range of activities within the four ITR research groups, and themes within each group focus on the various activities. In most areas there is direct application and links to national and international industry organisations.
Research groups
Coding and Information Theory
Leader: Professor Alex Grant
Research themes within the Coding and Information Theory Group (CIT) are:
- Coding for Wireless Networks - exploring new coding methods for mobile wireless systems to improve bandwidth and power efficiency
- Network Information Theory - using mathematical models to explore fundamental limits of communications networks and new information transmission techniques.
Communications Signal Processing
Leader: Professor Lars Rasmussen
The research theme within the Communications Signal Processing Group (CSP) is:
- QoS Based Network Design - developing new ways of optimising communications networks by cross-layer design methods.
Applied Signal Processing
Leader: Professor Bill Cowley
Research themes within the Applied Signal Processing Group (ASP) are:
- High Speed Communications Systems - developing the underpinning technology for Gbit modems in satellite and terrestrial communication systems, and
- Future Space Communications - exploring new space-based techniques for next-generation satellite communications and other applications employing transient links.
Telecommunication Networks and Services
Leader: Associate Professor Arek Dadej
Research themes within the Telecommunication Networks and Services Group (TNS) are:
- Flexible Wireless Networks - the design and optimisation of ad-hoc and mesh networks to facilitate new hub-less communication networks for a range of commercial and defence applications, and
- IP Mobility - ensuring that many devices can be seamlessly integrated in a mobile wireless internet environment.