Digital Communication Systems & Emerging Networks

Developing efficient digital communication systems using next generation technologies to advance the future of emerging networks
Staying digitally connected is a key priority for modern industries. Every year, new innovations deliver faster and more efficient connectivity across a wide range of industries to meet consumer demands.
Our team specialises in finding ways to deliver connectivity for all. Director of the Centre for Technology Infusion, Professor Aniruddha Desai leads our research projects focusing on developing ultra-low power Internet of Things (IoT) wireless devices with sustainable battery endurance that deliver efficient physical and radio frequency front-end communications.
Every project in our program focuses on three main objectives: delivering high throughput, low latency and energy efficient communications.
Our existing partnerships and collaborative projects serve a variety of industries including: agriculture, med-tech, smart cities, industrial automation, local government services, service management industry, and supply chains.
We help our partners maximise efficiency in communication by having effective transmission and reception of data between devices, avoiding wireless disruptions and allowing for information to seamlessly flow through a wide range of systems. Having resilient connections by reducing the amount of energy and time used to re-send information between devices is a key focus of our research.
Projects
Lead researcher - Professor Aniruddha Desai, Research Professor and Director of Centre for Technology Infusion
About - How to reduce food waste across the supply chain is one of the biggest issues currently faced by food producers and processors, with nearly one third of food wasted across the global supply chain.
Our team is developing a low-cost and ultra-low power microchip device which will collect data such as temperature, humidity, various gases, light, shock and acceleration from the surrounding environment. The goal is to attach these devices to the physical food packaging to analyse conditions throughout the supply chain (ie farm gate, warehouse, shop front).
The condition of the food in the container is continuously monitored using artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, with this data relayed to the customer in real time. The microchip can operate independently, is reusable by re-attaching to different containers and runs on license free radio frequencies.
We expect the results of this project to help many companies reduce food waste in their supply chains by giving them the ability to monitoring condition through a low cost, low impact device.
Partners - SensaData, Synopsys, IMEC, TSMC
Our researchers
Professor Aniruddha Desai – Research Professor and Director of the Centre for Technology Infusion
Dr Peng Cheng – Senior Lecturer in Networking – Computer Science and Information Technology
Professor Naveen Chilamkurti – Associate Dean in International Partnerships for the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Dr Shuo Ding – Team Leader of Intelligent Transport Systems at CTI
Dr Koa Phan – ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in Computer Science and Information Technology
Associate Professor Ben Soh – Associate Professor in Computer Science and Information Technology
Mr Erik van Vulpen – Deputy Director of the Centre for Technology Infusion
Dr Prakash Veeraraghavan – Professor and Acting Head of the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology
Dr Song Wang – Senior Lecturer in Electronics Engineering
Professor Wei Xiang – CISCO Chair of AI and Internet of Things
Dr Kiki Adhinugraha – Lecturer in Computer Science and Information Technology
Professor Phoebe Chen – Professor in Computer Science and Information Technology
Dr Mumtaz Hussain – Senior Lecturer in Mathematics & Statistics
Dr Kayes Kayes – Senior Lecturer in Computer Science and Information Technology
Associate Professor Abdun Mahmood – Associate Professor in Computer Science and Information Technology
Associate Professor Joel Miller – Associate Professor in Mathematics & Statistics
Dr Jabed Morshed Chowdhury – Lecturer in Computer Science and Information Technology
Associate Professor Andriy Olenko – Associate Professor in Statistics
Associate Professor Robert Ross – Research Lead & Associate Professor in Engineering
Dr Alex Stumpf – Lecturer in Electronics Engineering
Contact us
Our research program focuses on developing smart devices that ensure high throughput, low latency and low power efficient communications.
If you would like to work with us, please contact Professor Aniruddha Desai via email or call +61 3 9479 1242 for more information.