Information and Communications Technology Research Group
The Information and Communications Technology Research Group are a unique research unit in the UK featuring a cross-disciplinary research portfolio: from fundamental signal processing to wireless communications, from DSP algorithm design to power electronics, and from smart energy to green communications. Supported by the UK EPSRC and industrial partners, most of our research follows the following themes:
- Wireless communications
- Embedded systems
- Signal and systems
- Smart energy and power electronics
To find out more on our current and past research, please visit the Information and Communications Technology Research Group website.
The group also offer the School's MSc Digital Signal Processing and Communications programme. This programme aims to provide an industry oriented Master course in digital signal processing and communications (DSPC), covering not only the theoretical but also the implementation aspects of the subject, thus allowing the students, upon completion, to be job-ready.
Wireless communications
Professor Fu-Chun Zheng
Eur Ing Professor Chris Guy
Eur Ing Dr R Simon Sherratt
Dr Alex Gong
The research in communications has been supported by the UK EPSRC and the telecom industry (both in the UK and overseas). Results have led to many publications in high profile IEEE journals and conferences. Current major research interests include:
- Signal processing for the physical layer: cooperative networking, MIMO, co-located and distributed diversity, relay, network coding, HetNet, and mesh networking.
- Spectrum and energy efficiency of wireless communications: distributed spectrum/ channel allocation, power control, and green communications (e.g. energy efficiency based structure and algorithms, energy aware protocols, and energy conservation).
- Sensor networks and protocols.
Embedded systems
Eur Ing Dr R Simon Sherratt
Dr Oswaldo Cadenas
We are concerned with the implementation aspects of DSP algorithms, architectures and systems. Our work is primarily aimed towards implementing new DSP-enabled systems and features. One of our specialities is the equalisation of signals where we have been particularly successful in reducing the effects of RF multipath propagation.
Our current interests include Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) baseband processing aimed at Wireless-USB, Terrestrial Digital Television DVB-T and DVB-H (where our staff have received 5 international awards for their work), GPRS baseband, and deep inter-symbol equalisation for single-carrier cable communications.
Signal and systems
Funded by UK EPSRC and other funding resources, our work in this area mainly focuses on the following topics:
- Non-stationary, non-Gaussian signal processing.
- Systems modeling, adaptation, and identification.
- Neural network and fuzzy systems.
- Biological signal processing.
Smart energy and power electronics
Dr Ben Potter
Dr S. Ali. Shirsavar
Representing another important dimension of the group, our work in this area has been focused on power electronics with applications including advanced electric machines, power inverters, wind turbines, solar energy, and wireless power transfer. At present, one major active area is smart energy management in a range of applications such as the smart grid. The ICT expertise of the Group proves highly complementary.