Multi-beam Transmitarrays for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communications. This project aims to develop fundamental technologies for multi-beam conformal transmitarrays with independent beam steering capabilities for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications. Compared to current UAV antennas, the proposed antennas can be flush mounted to the body of UAVs, improving aerodynamic performance while also achieving significantly higher data rates for wireless connectivity. This project is expected to ge ....Multi-beam Transmitarrays for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communications. This project aims to develop fundamental technologies for multi-beam conformal transmitarrays with independent beam steering capabilities for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications. Compared to current UAV antennas, the proposed antennas can be flush mounted to the body of UAVs, improving aerodynamic performance while also achieving significantly higher data rates for wireless connectivity. This project is expected to generate scientific breakthroughs in many aspects of antenna research and enable UAVs to leverage big data technologies by transmitting/receiving large amounts of data, thus serving as a powerful tool for emergency management and for transforming many industry sectors, such as agriculture, food and water.Read moreRead less
Seeing the light: high-power visible-light generation using silicate fibre. Unlike their near-infrared counterparts, visible-light-emitting lasers are inefficient and complicated, impacting their broader deployment in industry, medicine, and telecommunications. To address this, we will create a new class of laser and amplifier based on an entirely new doped silicate glass fibre that will display low background loss and resilience to photodegradation from high-power visible light. This will solve ....Seeing the light: high-power visible-light generation using silicate fibre. Unlike their near-infrared counterparts, visible-light-emitting lasers are inefficient and complicated, impacting their broader deployment in industry, medicine, and telecommunications. To address this, we will create a new class of laser and amplifier based on an entirely new doped silicate glass fibre that will display low background loss and resilience to photodegradation from high-power visible light. This will solve one of the last important problems in fibre laser research. The primary outcome will be a series of high-power continuous-wave, ultrashort-pulse, all-fibre lasers emitting at yellow and red wavelengths, with significant benefits for space, defence, manufacturing, and human health.Read moreRead less
Ultra-Fast and Secure Terahertz Communications for 6G Wireless Systems. This project aims to develop new theories and signal processing solutions for the cutting-edge technology of terahertz communications to enable the revolutionary sixth-generation wireless systems, by exploring and optimising the inherent benefits of the terahertz band. Anticipated outcomes are new analytical tools and practical guidelines for designing ultra-fast and secure wireless transmission at an unprecedented speed up ....Ultra-Fast and Secure Terahertz Communications for 6G Wireless Systems. This project aims to develop new theories and signal processing solutions for the cutting-edge technology of terahertz communications to enable the revolutionary sixth-generation wireless systems, by exploring and optimising the inherent benefits of the terahertz band. Anticipated outcomes are new analytical tools and practical guidelines for designing ultra-fast and secure wireless transmission at an unprecedented speed up to terabits per second (Tbps). This enables various emerging applications, such as holographic telepresence, Tbps WiFi and Tbps wireless data centres, to drive transformation in the telecommunications sector, boost industry productivity and support our intelligent information society in the 2030s.Read moreRead less
Next-Generation Solvers for Complex Microwave Engineering Problems. This project aims to design a complementary physics-guided, data-driven method that can accurately solve complex microwave engineering problems in a timely manner. The primary bottleneck so far preventing that approach, which is the disparity between the trained theoretical model and reality, will be overcome using a multi-frequency complex-valued domain adaptation technique. The method will use deep neural networks to reliably ....Next-Generation Solvers for Complex Microwave Engineering Problems. This project aims to design a complementary physics-guided, data-driven method that can accurately solve complex microwave engineering problems in a timely manner. The primary bottleneck so far preventing that approach, which is the disparity between the trained theoretical model and reality, will be overcome using a multi-frequency complex-valued domain adaptation technique. The method will use deep neural networks to reliably learn the physical concepts of microwave engineering problems. This project will have significant economic and societal benefits, such as supporting the efficient design, installation and operation of communication systems, mining, infrastructure inspection, security, remote sensing, and microwave imaging. Read moreRead less
Overcoming nonlinearity in short-reach optical communication. This project aims to investigate the equalization methods for nonlinear optical channels applicable to short-reach optical communications. This project expects to significantly improve the transmission capacity of the cost-effective directly detected transceivers. Expected outcomes of this project include advanced equalization techniques for nonlinear channels and associated signal processing algorithms. These advances will have the p ....Overcoming nonlinearity in short-reach optical communication. This project aims to investigate the equalization methods for nonlinear optical channels applicable to short-reach optical communications. This project expects to significantly improve the transmission capacity of the cost-effective directly detected transceivers. Expected outcomes of this project include advanced equalization techniques for nonlinear channels and associated signal processing algorithms. These advances will have the potential to provide an enabling technology for surging capacity demand from cloud computing and enhance Australia's standing as a leader in optical communications technology.
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Resilient Remote Environment Emulation for Human-to-Machine Communication. Human-to-machine haptic communication allow humans to immersively interact with remotely-located robots/machines. Current networks cannot support its technical demands, thereby limiting the achievable human-machine distance. This project aims to develop cloudlet intelligence together with a programmable resilient network to realise reliable remote environment emulation, a concept where the physical environment at the remo ....Resilient Remote Environment Emulation for Human-to-Machine Communication. Human-to-machine haptic communication allow humans to immersively interact with remotely-located robots/machines. Current networks cannot support its technical demands, thereby limiting the achievable human-machine distance. This project aims to develop cloudlet intelligence together with a programmable resilient network to realise reliable remote environment emulation, a concept where the physical environment at the remote machine is emulated close to the human. A key outcome will be the first reliable remote environment emulation platform that achieves vast human-machine distances on current networks. Enabling immersive human-machine experience will significantly benefit many sectors, from education through to industrial manufacturing.Read moreRead less
Lattice Panel Based Optical Apertures for Optical Wireless Networks . Future work and homes will demand superfast wireless connectivity supported by optical fibre networks providing high speeds into our buildings. The technology gap, however, is a system to deliver this level of connectivity to our wireless mobile devices. Addressing this need, this innovative project proposes a novel architecture of lattice panel apertures based on arrays of phased arrays that can establish and steer multiple ....Lattice Panel Based Optical Apertures for Optical Wireless Networks . Future work and homes will demand superfast wireless connectivity supported by optical fibre networks providing high speeds into our buildings. The technology gap, however, is a system to deliver this level of connectivity to our wireless mobile devices. Addressing this need, this innovative project proposes a novel architecture of lattice panel apertures based on arrays of phased arrays that can establish and steer multiple optical beams simultaneously. It will investigate these system architectures, demonstrating their feasibility. By transforming broadband wireless into the future of optical mobile networking, the project outcomes will extend to every connected office and home, benefiting Australia’s economy and national security. Read moreRead less
Enabling wide area mm-wave mobile broadband networks. This project will define a new architecture and algorithms based around a network of access points with overlapping coverage that will support broadband, wide-area services to mobile users in mm-wave bands. The project will develop tools to characterise the information carrying capacity of this network, and tradeoffs between key parameters. The outcomes will be used by Mobile Network Operators in planning their deployments and developing thei ....Enabling wide area mm-wave mobile broadband networks. This project will define a new architecture and algorithms based around a network of access points with overlapping coverage that will support broadband, wide-area services to mobile users in mm-wave bands. The project will develop tools to characterise the information carrying capacity of this network, and tradeoffs between key parameters. The outcomes will be used by Mobile Network Operators in planning their deployments and developing their operations software to deliver diverse and flexible data services. The benefit will be an unlocking of radio spectrum beyond isolated hot spots, supporting vastly greater traffic densities and data rates worth billions of dollars to the economy.
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New Generation of High-Performance Radio Frequency Devices . The strong demand for faster internet speed pushes high-speed technology to evolve faster. Designing and developing devices are now facing changes that are far more complex. We aim to tackle them, proposing to develop phase-change materials-based electronic systems. The outcomes will be reconfigurable devices with unprecedentedly increased operational frequency, reduced critical system-level metrics, and elimination of control circuits ....New Generation of High-Performance Radio Frequency Devices . The strong demand for faster internet speed pushes high-speed technology to evolve faster. Designing and developing devices are now facing changes that are far more complex. We aim to tackle them, proposing to develop phase-change materials-based electronic systems. The outcomes will be reconfigurable devices with unprecedentedly increased operational frequency, reduced critical system-level metrics, and elimination of control circuits. The successful results will address the Science and Research Priority of Modern Manufacturing and bring substantial socio-economic benefits to Australia by executing advancements of new technologies for modern wireless communications, leading to new high-tech opportunities, jobs, and economic growth.Read moreRead less
Engineering Methods for Resolving Complex Mutational Networks in Proteins. This project aims to develop a novel computational framework for resolving complex mutational networks that underpin how proteins function and evolve over time. It seeks to develop statistical inference methods that are robust, efficient, and widely applicable. The project will promote international collaboration and spawn multidisciplinary research by introducing parameter estimation and optimisation techniques that stem ....Engineering Methods for Resolving Complex Mutational Networks in Proteins. This project aims to develop a novel computational framework for resolving complex mutational networks that underpin how proteins function and evolve over time. It seeks to develop statistical inference methods that are robust, efficient, and widely applicable. The project will promote international collaboration and spawn multidisciplinary research by introducing parameter estimation and optimisation techniques that stem from signal processing, mobile wireless communications, and random matrix theory. The project's outputs can be used to understand diverse protein systems and have the potential to be applied to wide-ranging applications from protein engineering to brain signal analysis to vaccine design. Read moreRead less