Research

TECHNOLOGY THRUST AREAS

AREA 1: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

Lead: Professor Sumit Roy

  • Objective: To develop key enabling technologies for next generation broadcasting satellite to significantly improve spectral efficiency, functionality and reconfigurability, and receiver robustness in multiple challenging use case scenarios.
  • Research topics
    • High performance file pushing & terminal caching schemes
    • Dual-satellite transmission schemes
    • Hybrid broadcast-unicast feasibility analysis and system design

AREA 2: MOBILE MULTIMEDIA

Lead: Professor Jenq-Neng Hwang

  • Objective: To develop on-board video & cloud based augmented driving experience.
  • Research topics
    • Object detection, cloud-based AR navigation demo
    • Augmented driving prototype and field demonstration
    • Multimedia content pushing and caching policy

AREA 3: CONNECTED VEHICLES

Lead: TBD

  • Objective: To develop disruptive integrated radar and communication technologies for next generation connected vehicles.
  • Research topics
    • mmWave communications systems design for vehicle-2-X
    • Vehicular networking and sensor integration
    • Integrated, full-duplex radar and communications
    • Cloud based intelligent content delivery and sharing, navigation
    • Value-added services to connected & self-driving vehicles

AREA 4: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & MACHINE LEARNING

Lead: TBD

  • Objective: To develop novel artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions for next generation smart connected vehicles.
  • Research topics
    • 4D imaging
    • Architectures and algorithms for connected intelligence
      • Network reliability, resiliency, security
      • Computing, caching and networking
      • Service delivery: models