Research

Past Team Members


Collaborations


UK Collaborations:

  • Jessica Claridge, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2015-2016
  • Dr Ian J. Wassell, University of Cambridge, 2002-2011
  • Dr Bogdan Roman, University of Cambridge, 2009-2011
  • Prof. Rolando Carrasco, Newcastle University, 2003-2010
  • Dr Andreas Demosthenous, University College London, 2009-2010
  • Dr Miguel R. D. Rodrigues, University of Cambridge, 2004-2007, and University of Porto, Portugal, 2008-2010
  • Dr Pei Xiao, Newcastle University, 2007-2009

International Collaborations:

  • Dr Güneş Karabulut Kurt and Semiha Tedik Başaran, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, 2017-2019
  • Dr Daniel E. Lucani, Aalborg University, Denmark, 2015-2016
  • Dr Dejan Vukobratović, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, 2014-2015
  • Dr Alberto Tarable, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, 2008-2011

Short Research Visits:

  • Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, Feb. 2018 (1 week) - Host: Dr Güneş Karabulut Kurt.
  • ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal, Nov. 2014 (2 weeks). Host: Dr Francisco Monteiro.
  • Politecnico di Torino, Italy, June-July 2008 (2 months). Host: Dr Alberto Tarable.

Invited Talks


  • Resource allocation strategies for network-coded service delivery over LTE systems, School of Engineering, University of Warwick, 3rd June 2016. Host: Dr Mark Leeson.
  • Resource allocation strategies for network-coded service delivery over LTE/LTE-A systems, Invited Tutorial, COST Action meeting on the Design and Application of Random Network Codes (DARNEC), Istanbul, Turkey, 4th-6th November 2015.
  • Network coding for rapid and reliable data delivery, Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool, 11th March 2015. Host: Dr Martin Gairing.
  • Modelling and analysis of packet forwarding techniques for probabilistic relay networks, Signal and Image Processing Group, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal, 24th May 2010. Host: Dr João Xavier.
  • Research topics in wireless communications, Signal Processing Group, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, 15th January 2010. Host: Dr Kimmo Kansanen.
  • Channel coding for wireless communications: Recent results, National Observatory of Athens, Greece, 20th February 2009. Host: Prof. Takis Mathiopoulos.
  • Directions in communications: Green computing and collaborative networks, Communications Group, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, 25th June 2008. Host: Dr. Alberto Tarable.
  • To collaborate while communicating or not collaborate?, Brain & Cognitive Sciences Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, 24th March 2008. Host: Dr. Wasim Malik.

Principal Investigator


Network error control for Rapid and Reliable Data Delivery (R2D2)
Funding body:
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Type:
First Grant (EP/L006251/1)
Period:
Feb.2014 - Jul.2015 (18 months)
Value:
£98,437
Research Associate:
Dr Andrea Tassi
Contributors:
Amjad Saeed Khan (PhD student) and Andrew L. Jones (MSc student)
Links:
Project Website , Grants on the Web
Dissemination:
Three journal papers: IEEE JSAC, IEEE TCOM and IEEE COMML
Five conference papers: IEEE ICC (3), IEEE VTC and CSNDSP
Five talks to university groups: Bristol , Edinburgh , Liverpool , UCL and Warwick
One invited tutorial: DARNEC 2015

Contract Researcher


Capacity and throughput improvement techniques for broadband fixed wireless access systems

Funding body: EPSRC (Grant GR/S46437/01)
Period: Dec.2003 - Nov.2006 (36 months)
Role: I was the PhD student on the project
Principal Investigator: Dr I. J. Wassell (Univ. of Cambridge)
Value: £217,572
EPSRC Link: Grants on the Web
Joint with: GR/S46444/01 led by Prof. R. Carrasco (Univ. of Wolverhampton)

Node Cooperation for Fixed Wireless Access

Funding body: EPSRC (Grant EP/E012108/1)
Period: Jan.2007 - Apr.2010 (40 months)
Role: I was the Research Associate on the project
Principal Investigator: Dr I. J. Wassell (Univ. of Cambridge)
Value: £318,824
EPSRC Link: Grants on the Web
Joint with: EP/E015034/1 led by Prof. R. Carrasco (Newcastle University)