Research Areas

The research areas of TSL span Personal Communications Systems, Mobile and Wireless Communications Systems, Satellite Communications Systems (Fixed and Mobile), Sensor Networks, and Fixed Wireless Systems. In particular, there is ongoing extensive research activity in the following areas:

In particular, there is ongoing extensive research activity in the following areas:

• Wireless Communication Systems

• Digital Communication Systems

• Personal Communication Systems

• Satellite Communication Systems

• Mobile Communication Systems

• Digital Signal Processing for Telecommunications

• Antenna Technologies & Smart Antennas

• Signal Propagation

• RF System Design and Development

• Broadband Transmission Techniques

• Non-ionizing Radiation

• Digital Circuit Design

• Reconfigurable Digital Systems

• Microwaves and Transmission Lines

• Optical Communication Systems

• Design of connectivity architectures for Android smartphones to support simultaneous Mobile/WiFi connectivity.

• Performance analysis of vertical handovers in wireless networks.

• Design and simulation of dynamic spectrum assignment algorithms for cellular networks.

Current Research Projects

• Cost 2100

  Pervasive Mobile & Ambient Wireless Communications.

• Cost IC 0802

  Propagation tools and data for integrated Telecommunication, Navigation and Earth Observation

• Motorola Mobile Devices University Grants: Motorola, Inc., Chief Technology Office, 600 US 45, Libertyville, IL 60048. Research Project Identification: Connectivity Performance Optimization of Multi-mode Android Devices. Amount of Award: $48,000, Aug. 2010 - July 2011.