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Research Overview
My research interests include Digital
Communications, Engineering Education and Women in Engineering.
Most of my recent research in Digital
Communications has been on Orthogonal Frequency Division
Multiplexing (OFDM). OFDM is the modulation technique used in
many new broadband communication schemes including digital
television, digital audio broadcasting, ADSL and wireless LANs.
Information on
OFDM and research on OFDM at Monash University is available in the OFDM
Research pages. The work of my
OFDM research group has led to more than 80
papers, several patents on OFDM and
a number of current and completed postgraduate research projects. We have active
collaboration with local industry. Our OFDM research topics include:
the
effect of impulse noise and impulse noise mitigation in OFDM; efficient DSP
implementation of OFDM (with Analog
Devices Australia); peak-to-average power
reduction; third generation
modulation schemes including Polynomial Cancellation Coded OFDM (PCC-OFDM); and
frequency sensitivity of OFDM.
Recently, my work (with Prof. A. Lowery) have
resulted in the development of Optical OFDM (ACO-OFDM)
and a number of patents. This work was a recipient of The
Peter Doherty Award for Innovation at the
Commercialization Expo
2006. I am currently interested in a number issues in
- OFDM
- Optical OFDM
- PCC-OFDM
- MIMO OFDM
I am a Chief-Investigator
(with Prof. A. Lowery) of a large ARC grant
(2007-2009) for investigating various issues in Optical OFDM.
My research on engineering
education has focused on student centered learning and on ways of
developing generic skills within undergraduate courses.
My work on women in
engineering has mainly been on how structures within engineering
education can (unintentionally) disadvantage women postgraduates and women
academics.
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