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Center for Wireless Communications. UCSD Center for Wireless Communications. Presentation to MURI Kickoff Review 6/15/04 Professor Larry Larson, Director Thomas James, Associate Director http://cwc.ucsd.edu. Center for Wireless Communications. CWC History.
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Center for Wireless Communications UCSD Center for Wireless Communications Presentation to MURI Kickoff Review 6/15/04 Professor Larry Larson, Director Thomas James, Associate Director http://cwc.ucsd.edu
Center for Wireless Communications CWC History • CWC Founded in February 1995 • Goal: Offer a cross-disciplinary program of research and education targeted at the emerging needs of the cellular and wireless communications industry • CWC in 2003 • 14 industry partners and 24 affiliated Faculty (12 are IEEE Fellows) • Supporting almost 50 Ph.D. level graduate students
Center for Wireless Communications • AMCC • Skyworks • Ericsson. • Hewlett Packard • IBM • Conexant • Nokia Mobile Phones • Qualcomm Corp. • Samsung • ST Microelectronics • Tallwood Ventures • Texas Instruments • Intel • ViaSat CWC Industry Affiliates 14 Members
Center for Wireless Communications Broadband Wireless: Broadband Internet Access Ad-Hoc Networks 3G/4G ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION LOW-POWER CIRCUITs MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS COMMUNICATION THEORY Architecture Media Access Scheduling End-to-End QoS Hand-Off Changing Environment Protocols Multi-Resolution RF Mixed A/D ASIC Materials Modulation Channel Coding Multiple Access Compression Smart Antennas Adaptive Arrays CWC Technical Emphasis
New CWC Research Projects 2003 - 2005
Center for Wireless Communications Conclusions • Since its founding in 1995, the CWC has grown to become one of the pre-eminent University wireless research groups in the world • The CWC actively engages in cutting edge research in Wireless Communications that spans interdisciplinary borders. • Students are trained to be the new technological leaders in next generation wireless systems and devices. • CWC members derive benefits from the Center through access to early research results, intellectual property, recruiting of students, interaction with faculty and visiting scholars.