Communications Systems and Theory

• Modulation

• Coding theory and techniques

• Fading channels

• Chip design for communications

• Multiplexing

• Adaptive modelling

• Modelling and simulation techniques

• Filtering techniques

• Noise reduction

• Transmission diversity

• New techniques in RF-design and modelling

• Demodulation

• Communications for disaster management

• Synchronization

• Teletraffic models and traffic engineering

• Queuing Theory

• Microwave Communications

• New techniques in RF-design and modelling

• Satellite & space communications

• Radio communications

• Speech technology

DSP

• DSP algorithms and applications

• Adaptive signal processing

• Implementation of signal processing and communications systems

• Digital and multirate signal processing

• Multidimensional signal processing

• VLSI for communications and DSP

• Signal processing for storage

• Optical signal processing

Communications Protocols

• Internet protocols

• Transport control protocols

• Routing protocols

• IP over ATM

• Communication standards

• Internet communications

• Smart Grid Communications

Networks & Network Management

• ATM systems and networks

• Routing issues

• Signalling diagnosis

• Wavelength assignment

• Bandwidth management

• Channel allocation

• Traffic control

• Reliability

• Network modelling, simulation and evaluation

• Security and privacy

• Intelligent networks

• Network capacity analysis

• Digital integrated services

• Network management and operation

• Roaming and traffic engineering

• Congestion controls

• Packet scheduling

• Regulatory issues

• Buffering

• Quality of service, reliability and performance modelling

• Sensor Networks

Photonics

• Optical fibre communications

• Optical MEMS for lightwave networks

• RF/Optical wireless communications

• Free space optics

• Photonic networks

• Optical switching

• Optical routing

• Optical signal processing

• Quality of service, reliability and performance modelling

• Radio over fibre

• High-speed devices for photonics

• Optical buffering

Wireless Networks

• Location-based Services and Positioning

• Wireless ad-hoc networks

• Wireless broadband mobile Access

• Wireless LAN/PAN

• MEMO and FORM based communications systems

• Mobility management

• Sensor network planning and deployment

• Wireless/mobile networked applications

• Interworking heterogeneous wireless/wireline networks

• Disconnected and weakly connected operation

• Mobile agents

• Multimedia communications and broadband services

• Multimedia QoS support & middleware

• Proxies and middleware for wireless networks

• Mobile computing for e-commerce

• Performance of end-to-end protocols over wireless networks

• Wireless multicasting

• 3G/4G network evolution

• Transport layer issues in mobile and wireless networks

• Routing in multihop, ad hoc and sensor networks

• Quality of service, reliability and performance modelling

• Congestion and admission control

• Wireless network security and privacy

• System-level energy management for wireless devices

Special Topic

• Communications for smart grid and distributed generation

• Nano scale communications

• Data on the power line

• Smart Metering