Communications and Signal Processing (CaSP) Group

The CaSP group focuses on the development and application of advanced signal processing techniques. Application areas include physical layer wireless communications, video, audio and acoustics, control systems and biomedical devices. Specific research topics we work on include cognitive radio, multichannel systems, wireless channel modelling, audio coding, spatial audio, blind source separation, audio quality estimation, signal enhancement, target tracking, nonlinear system identification and image processing.

People

Academic Staff

• Prof Bastiaan Kleijn (Signal processing & info. theory for audio & video)
• Dr Paul Teal (Signal processing for audio, biomedical & comms)
• Dr Pawel Dmochowski (Cognitive radio, MIMO systems, synchronisation)
• Dr Christopher Hollitt (Control systems, image processing)
• Dr Marcus Frean (Learning systems)
• Dr Mark McGuinness (Modelling, differential equations)
• Dr Mansoor Shafi (Cognitive radio, MIMO comms, info. theory)
• Prof Paul Austin (Systems modelling, advanced control and optimisation)

Graduate Students

• Ramoni Adeogun MIMO Channel Estimation and Prediction
• Mohammad Ayat Modelling the Generation of the Cochlear Microphonic
• Praveen Choppala Bayesian Target Tracking for Sonar
• Ahmed Sheik Deeb Saccade Generation for Active Vision
• Mona Hakami Quality Estimation
• Wenyu Jin Multi-Zone Audio
• Vikram Lakkavalli Audio Coding
• Asim Masood Noninvasive Detection of the Cochlear Microphonic
• Jawad Mirza Codebook Design for Limited Feedback MIMO Systems
• Sudhir Singh Convex Optimisation Techniques in Communication Systems
• Refik Ustok Interference Alignment in Cognitive Radio Systems

Visitors

• Prof Walter Kellermann, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg von Haast Fellow (2012-2014)
• Xiaoming Li, Beijing University of Technology (2011/08-2012/08)
• Jorge Martinez, Delft University of Technology (2012/02-2012/04)
• Petko Petkov, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (2012/01-2012/06)

Research

Publications

• CaSP Publications on a year-by-year basis

Research Scholarships / Studentships

Numerous research topics are available to new graduate students. These include areas such as signal processing for sensor networks, cognitive radio systems, learning theory, and audio and video processing. More information can be found on our webpage on available research topics. If you are interested to study at CaSP you should also look at application information for prospective students, which provides you with more general information.

Current Research Projects

• Limited Feedback in MIMO Communications
• Forward Looking Sonar
• Noninvasive Acquisition of the Cochlear Microphonic
• Acoustic Study of Little Spotted Kiwi

Meetings and Talks

• Weekly meetings

Connections

Collaborators

• IRL, Information and Communication Technologies
• Delft University of Technology, Signal & Information Processing Lab
• Erlangen-Nuremberg University, Multimedia Communications and Signal Processing
• University of Canterbury, Communications Research Group
• Cambridge University, Dept. of Engineering, Control Group
• University of Auckland, Audiology
• Chinese University of Hong Kong, Multimedia and Signal Processing Group

Past Visitors

• Jason McEwen, UCL (2011/08-2011/09)
• Yusuke Hioka, NTT (2010/12-2011/07)
• Gustav Henter, KTH (2011/01-2011/06)
• Peter Kabal, McGill (2010/10-2010/12)
• Scott Douglas, SMU (2008/08)