Research Statement:
Innovation requires an understanding of the underlying physical mechanisms which drive the need for signal processing solutions. This combination of these two is the theme of the Sierra Wireless Mobile Communications Lab.
Research Interests:
Signal Processing Theory
Antenna Theory and Design
Wave Propagation Measurement and Modeling
MIMO Communications
Ongoing and Unlimited Topics:
Compact mammalian bio-implantable antennas,
Multiple element antenna (MEA) designs and evaluations,
Circularly polarized antennas,
Multifaceted structures for large arrays,
MIMO capacity optimization,
Blind and pre-coding techniques for OFDM,
Blind channel estimation
Physics-based algorithms for location estimation
Mobile antennas, including mutual coupling and distributed gain
Polarization diversity and downtilt for base stations
Signal processing algorithms for multiport receivers
Signal conversion stage signal processing
Beam space diversity: spacing for directive antennas and angular spacing
Beam steering
mm wave on-chip antennas
High power waveguide antennas for industrial food drying
Acoustic MIMO for acoustic noise suppression and beamforming
GPS antenna phase center estimation
Existing and Completed Research Grants:
Sierra Wireless Endowed Professorship in Mobile Communications
Canada Foundation for innovation New Opportunities (CFI-New Ops)
NSERC Strategic Grant Deformable Smart Antennas
CFI LOF Grant Antenna Patter Measurement Facility for SFU
NSERC Discovery Grant, Adaptive Antennas for Communications in Interference Environments
NSERC I2I Grant, Phase 1A Cost Effective smart Antennas for Broadband Communications
High Efficiency Digital Communications
British Columbia Advanced system Institute, Advanced Systems Institute Fellowship, High Efficiency Digital Communications (completed)
NSERC Discovery Grant, Signal Processing and Antennas for High Efficiency Digital Communications (completed)
Sierra Wireless Incorporated Donation, Pattern Measurement Facility at SFU (completed)
Nokia/MITACS, Basic Design Considerations for Embedded Antennas (completed)
NSERC Idea to Innovation Grant, High Performance 3D MEMs Antenna Technology (completed)
Nokia/MITACS, Measurement of Carrier Signal Phase in Cellphones (completed)