WNCG supports a broad research agenda in wireless networking and communication. Ongoing work ranges from antennas and propagation, advanced radio technologies, wireless networking, to wireless multimedia applications. A broad range of methodologies are employed as well, from theoretical investigations of fundamental limits, a variety of simulation technologies, to working prototypes of advanced wireless nodes and networks. Researchers are also active in contributing to standardization efforts. One hallmark of our research is its collaborative nature, allowing our efforts to span many areas and methodologies. Key topic areas and subtopic areas include:

Advanced radio technologies:
Antennas and Propagation • Multiple Antenna Transmitters and Receivers (MIMO) • Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) • Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing and Multiple Access (OFDM/OFDMA) • Interference Cancellation • Adaptive Modulation • Waveform Design for Emerging Applications • Channel State Quantization & Limited Feedback

System design, implementation, and experimentation:
Hydra MIMO/OFDM Prototype Testbed • Signal Processing Implementation • 60GHz Implementation • UT Network as Testbed • WIMAX Standardization • 4G • 802.11n

Wireless networking:
Mesh Networks • Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) • Sensor Networks • Wireless Network Management and Security • Control and Optimization Over Wireless Networks

Emerging applications:
Distributed Video Surveillance • Sensor Networking • Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing • Peer-to-Peer and Overlay Networks • Cognitive Radio

Theory and analysis:
Network Capacity Limits/ Multi-Terminal Information Theory • Multi-User MIMO Strategies • Network Asymptotics • Network Scheduling and Utility Maximization • Joint Source-Channel Coding • Communication Theory (Modulation & Performance Analysis) • Control & Optimization Theory for Communication/Networks • Network Coding • Signal Processing on Manifolds