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Prof. Vishwanath, together with Prof. Seth Bank from Microelectronics Research at UT, Kumar Appaiah (a Ph.D. student in the WNCG), Matthew Clayton (an MBA student at UT Austin), the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), and other Austin-based entrepreneurs has launched a company named VecturaLux. VecturaLux core patents lie in ParaLux technology, which enables a 10-30x improvement in the performance of multimode optical fiber. This technology will enable 100G Ethernet using multimode fiber in the near future.

By Tara Haelle(Reprinted from the Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Web Site) Whether it's investigating ways to preserve the security of GPS signals or developing new types of receivers, the field of radionavigation is ripe with possibility and Dr. Todd Humphreys does not hesitate for a moment in defining how his research team fits into the mix. What's the next big thing in GPS he asks. That's what we're trying to pursue. In fact, that's what we're trying to create.

Prof. Ted Rappaport has been elected to a second consecutive three year term as a member of the Board of Governors (BoG) of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS). As a VTS BoG member, Rappaport serves as chair of the Distinguished Lecturer program, a new initiative that he spearheaded in 2010 to help build VTS membership by providing world-class speakers for VTS chapter meetings throughout the world. Rappaport was also recently elected by the board to serve as the Vice President of Wireless Communications (formerly VP of Land Mobile Radio).

by Prof. Brian L. Evans, Interference management has become key in increasing communication system capacity. In cellular systems, increases in capacity have been and continue to be achieved primarily through aggressive frequency reuse by making cells smaller in area, e.g., through the more recent use of picocells and femtocells. Frequency reuse, in turn, increases interference in neighboring cells. In the 2.4 GHz band, a Wi-Fi system experiences interference from microwave ovens, the computational platform, leakage from WiMax transmissions, and other Wi-Fi networks.

UT ECE professor Ted Rappaport has been named the recipient of the 2011 IET Sir Monty Finniston Award for Achievement in Engineering and Technology. The IET is one of the world’s leading professional societies for the engineering and technology community, with more than 150,000 members in 127 countries and offices in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. The IET provides a global knowledge network to facilitate the exchange of ideas and promote the positive role of science, engineering and technology in the world.

WNCG has considerable expertise in art of advanced radio design. Often referred to as 'The Physical Layer', these digital communication techniques now in many cases span from the very front end of the radio into the software domain, and form the fundamental building blocks of state-of-the-art wireless systems. Antennas and Propagation A solid understanding of radio wave propagation is critical for proper design and analysis of any new wireless technology.

System design, Implementation, and Experimentation WNCG research has a significant focus on the design and implementation of novel advanced wireless systems. This focus is complemented by experimental and prototype work both on these new systems and on systems that are already deployed. This includes work in Millimeter wave communications. Millimeter wave radio research is directed to lowering costs for 60 GHz multi gigabit/sec communications radio chips.

WNCG faculty have strong interests in wireless networking algorithms, architecture and technology. Our interests cover all aspects of the design and analysis of algorithms, implementation and architecture issues, as well as security and management issues. Mesh Networks

WNCG faculty are collaboratively exploring some of the emerging applications for wireless technologies, ranging from sensor networking, to home networks, to ad hoc networks used in emergency relief, and other applications supported over wireless Internet infrastructure. Video surveillance

WNCG has multiple experts actively working on the fundamental underpinnings of networks and communication systems. In WNCG, researchers from different theoretical disciplines come together in a collaborative environment to address challenges posed by next generation wireless systems. The group's aim is to use theory to inspire practice; translating theoretical innovation into system design, development and deployment by partnering with our affiliates. Network Capacity Limits/ Multi-terminal Information Theory