Global Utilities

La Trobe University
Science, Technology and Engineering

Academic Staff

Professor John Devlin

Professor and Head of Department

Department of Electronic Engineering

Room/Location: Beth Gleeson Building, Room 434

Qualifications

  • BE(Elec)Melb, PhD La Trobe

Teaching areas

  • ELE2MDD - Microprocessor and Digital Design
  • ELE3EMB - Embedded Processors
  • ELE4RFD - Radio Frequency Design
  • ELE4ATB - Advanced Topics B
  • ELE5NDE - Network Design Exercise

Research interests

  • The research interests of Professor Devlin lie in the area of Communications . Performance studies of digital communication satellite links. Switching and control of SSTDMA systems. Dynamic protocol formats to improve intergration with terrestial networks. Satellite communication gateways. Channel of HF communication links. Design of microwave circuits for satellite applications. Antennas and receiver for satellite communication. Mobile communication via satellite. Microwave. Digital receiver design, HF receivers. Radar and data transmission, frequency synthesis technigues, high linearity phase receivers.

    Radar systems: HF radar systems (SuperDARN) : HF ionospheric phased array backscatter, real time systems design, data storage, transmission and analysis techniques. Microwave ultra wideband Chirp radars, non invasive testing and imaging, microwave ISAR systems.