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Perspectives in Telecommunications Research

Explore challenges and benefits of university-industry cooperation in telecommunications research, emphasizing the role of internal and external processes with real-life examples. Uncover the evolving landscape of academia-industry partnerships.

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Perspectives in Telecommunications Research

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  1. Perspectives in Telecommunications Research Prof. Timo O. Korhonen Communications Laboratory Department of Electrical and Communications Engineering Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), Finland

  2. Perspectives in Telecommunications Research - Overview • Challenges of university-industry cooperation • The framework of university-industry cooperation in terms of universities’ internal and external processes • Examples: • External factors: Otaniemi cluster • Internal factors: Learning & product/service development in teaching (S-72.3510 Product Development of Telecommunication Systems)

  3. Challenges of University-industry Cooperation It’s a small world- Thanks to Telecommunications! • Conventional academic research faces new challenges: • Competition of research funding requires extensive networking & state-of-the-art research groups – Now more and more in international level • Companies require university research to yield products and service faster than ever – no easy source of funding resources for basic research! • Companies need to know if research truly yields business cases – structure of value network must be investigated. Also, there are many technologies to realize the intended telecommunications services- best business case can also be a conventional design :(

  4. High-techProductDevelopment • Constant product improvements • High development velocity • Knowledge sharing from suppliers, competitors, and customers • Feedback on demand from customers Reference: T. Korhonen, A. Ainamo: Handbook of Product and Service Development in Communication and Information Technology, Kluwer Academy Press, 2003

  5. The Framework of University-Industry Cooperation Universities Companies Converting functions • Universities have a general (academic) focus • research - knowledge generation • teaching - knowledge distribution • Companies have a commercial, specific focus • research - to make commercially successful products & services • personnel education programs - to make personnel to track development in company’s area • Converting functions should be build to enable information to flow to commercially successful products & to satisfy both academia & companies Scientific knowledge Application centered knowledge Successful Products & Services Global Information Society

  6. Building converting functions … Universities need development in their internal processes Universities Companies Converting functions Scientific knowledge Application centered knowledge Successful Products & Services Global Information Society Universities need support in their external processes

  7. Academic and Industrial Research 0 years 5-10-20 years Time to market Academic research Industrial Product/service Development

  8. Converting functions – a field of contradictions! • Motto: Academic research can produce practical & applicable products and services - The main challenge is in communication between academia & industry! • Research project should be generated by using extensive networking with companies & other research groups/institutions • Especially, research management must understand also other things than their own key-field of expertise – multidisciplinary orientation required! • Research & teaching in universities must relate to • State-of-the-art in science • Understanding of companies’ practicalities in technology and service development • Building co-operative forums of interactions

  9. External processes: Otaniemi Cluster of Innovation Network • TKK+HUS+HU: Technomedicum & Biomag • TKK+VTT: Maritime Inst. of Finland & MilliLab • TKK+HU+JU: Helsinki Inst. Of Physics (HIP) • TKK+HU: Helsinki Inst. of Inf. Tech. (HIIT) *COMMERCIALIZATION KNOW-HOW AND LINK TO COMPANIES & SPIN-OFFs TEKES, Spinno, FinPro ACADEMIC - TECHNOLOGY Helsinki University of Technology (HUT) Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology (EWTEK) SPECIALIZED SCIENCE CLUSTERS/FACILITIES Biomag Micronova Technomedicum ACADEMIC - BUSINESS Helsinki School of Economics Technical Research Center of Finland (VTT) FUNDING BASES Technology Agency of Finland (TEKES) Companies Academy of Finland EU-programs Foundations (as Nokia Foundation) *Funding, localize business contacts & help in internationalization/business processes

  10. Developing Requirements of Working Life • Key factors driving the change in working life • Globalization • Rapid increase in • Amount of accessible information • Number of available tools and techniques • Process outputs must confirm high quality • Tailored measurements required • Requirement of balance with • scientific ambition • business environment • company’s internal, ever evolving multi-level platforms, production, and personnel Universities’ Internal Processes

  11. Lecture Modules industry +academy Learning the Path from Innovation to Products:CASE: S-72.3510 Product Development of Telecommunication Systems Marketing Quality management Workshop Usability knowledge, experience,substance, management: -> Vision! Strategic management ... Existing and evolving technology Group work Innovation methods - framework - ideation - balancing - quality control Product dev. methods Project leadership INDUSTRY DRIVEN CASE

  12. Workshop Objectives • To get acquainted with real-life product development processes • Early-phase product development problems are not well defined – there is a problem framework that is a description of interconnected elements • Development teams strive to find applicable solutions;examine and validate the most promising solution(s) - in detail as possible • In workshop group formation objective is creativity boosting: groups should be multidisciplinary! Group participants need not to know each other beforehand • Note: Map risks relating to your solution and tell why you selected the particular solutions

  13. Workshop Deliverables Business Case Case Idea What, why, context How the solution is used in practise - example Business effects and reasoning Concrete deliverables are necessary to evaluate the concept!

  14. Innovation in Week - Workshop Timetable • Monday: First focus on problem: understanding the problem framework - don't discuss about solutions • Tuesday: Continue innovating the problem - double teams • Afternoon: groups generate long list of solutions • Wednesday: Select the most import solutions to focus on and prepare for customer check points. Start preparing idea document & business case- Focus on gathering all together and presenting them in customer check points • Thursday: Evaluate solutions and prepare presentations • applicable solutions - check point conclusions • risks and how to get quality outputs - focus on development/production & target product/service • degree of innovations - market potential & long run business vision • Friday: Group presentations & discussions (industry & academy)

  15. Thank you!Questions??

  16. Communications Laboratory Prof. Timo O. Korhonen Communications Laboratory Department of Electrical and Communications Engineering Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), Finland

  17. HUT - Organization

  18. Resources and Results of HUT FTE: Full-time equivalent

  19. Personnel of HUT

  20. Laboratory of Acoustics and Audio Signal Processing Laboratory of Applied Electronics Circuit Theory Laboratory Communications Laboratory Laboratory of Computational Engineering Laboratory of Electromagnetics Laboratory of Electromechanics Electronic Circuit Design Laboratory Lighting Laboratory Metrology Research Institute Network Laboratory Optoelectronics Laboratory Power Electronics Laboratory Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering Radio Laboratory Signal Processing Laboratory Laboratory of Space Technology Laboratory of Electronics Production Technology Electrical and Communications Engineering

  21. Degree Programs in Electrical and Communications Engineering

  22. International Master’s Programs • Master’s Programme in Telecommunications, 1999 • Options: • Radio Communications (typical intake 25) • Telecommunications Software (25) • Digital Signal Processing (10) • Other International Master’s Programs: • Master’s Programme in Electrical Engineering, 2000 • Master’s Programme in Micro- and Nanotechnology, 2004

  23. Personnel at Communications Lab • PROFESSORS • 3 (4 chairs) professors • TEACHING • 1 (4) special teacher • 0 (1) senior assistant • 1 (1) assistant • 1 (1) university teacher • 3 docents • lecturers, classroom assistants • RESEARCH • 20 researchers • 9 research assistants • 10 trainees • OTHER STAFF • secretary • laboratory manager • production engineer • GRAND TOTAL 49...55 persons

  24. Degree Program of Telecommunications Engineering

  25. Communications Lab - Research Areas • Radio Communications • Mobile radio channel measurement and modelling • Radio interface techniques • Radio network planning and resource management • Radio link and network performance • Communication Networks • Access networks • Optical networks • Power-line communications • Human Factors in Telecommunications • Usability and interface design • User and task analysis • Social technology and special user needs

  26. Communications Lab - Research Areas (cont.) • Information Theory • Algebraic, combinatorial, and computational methods in coding theory and related areas of telecommunications • Computer-based Learning • CD-ROM and Internet-based learning environments

  27. Communications Lab- On-going projects • Wireless technologies • Ad-hoc networks • Wireless deployable network system (WIDENS) www.widens.org • MIRROR – Adapting technology education for ladies http://www.comlab.hut.fi/Itu/mirror.html • Interactive services and technologies for mixed broadcasting, navigation, and communication in the mobile society, BROCOM http://www.tkk.fi/Units/IDC/brocom/sub/terminal/abstract.html • Modular LED-PLC lighting system • Computational methods in telecommunications • Computational methods in discrete mathematics • Analysis of nonlinear effects in multicarrier systems and development for their compensation • Radio resource management (RRM) in interference-limited ad-hoc networks

  28. Communications Lab - Facilities • Communication systems • GSM1800 and GSM/GPRS900/1800 Base Station Systems • Nokia Metrohopper 58 GHz radio relay link • ATM system up to STM4 • SDH systems, STM1/4 and STM16, 5 nodes, WDM unit up to STM64 • PCM30 system • CATV system • WLAN systems, Wavelan, WiFi • Measurement equipment • PropSim Dual Mobile Radio Channel Simulator • ANT-20WEA, Advanced Network Tester, SDH • Ballman Network Analyzer, 0 – 6 GHz

  29. Communications Lab – Facilities (cont.) • Measurement equipment (cont.) • RADCOM ATM Protocol Analyzer • Coupling Measuring Tube System, EMC-measurements • LeCroy LW420 Waveform Generator • HP8780A Vector Signal Generator, 0 – 3 GHz • R&S Spectrum Analyzer, 20 Hz – 3.5 GHz • Simulators • NetAct UTRAN/GERAN network planning tool • NetSim WCDMA radio network simulator • RPS ray tracing tool • PTDS&trade, optical system simulator • VPI transmission maker, WDM • Nethawk MSC/A simulator

  30. Thank you!Questions??

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