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Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) for Sensing for Disasters

News and events 2023

Speakers at the Regional Connectivity Symposium

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Regional connectivity symposium

On 28 September 2023, the Connectivity Innovation Network (hosted by us/GBDTC/UTS) held its regional connectivity symposium in Lismore at Southern Cross University. The theme was sensing for disasters and we also visited the Northern Rivers Lab.

It was a jointly branded event with another innovation network – the NSW Smart Sensing Network and we also then released a call for proposals on this theme – sensing for disasters.

Smart Storm and Flood intelligence

Communications Day Issue 6707 – 22 August 2023

(Excerpt – Communications Day is a paid subscription).

Screenshot of Communications Day article called UTS team works to deliver real-time flood sensing with 5G

Snippet from Communications Day article called UTS team works to deliver real-time flood sensing with 5G. 22 August 2023.

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High impact publications

Books

Kai Wu, J. Andrew Zhang, Yingjie Jay Guo, “Joint Communications and Sensing: From Fundamentals to Advanced Techniques”, Published by Wiley, November 2022.

Book chapters

JA Zhang, Z Ni, K Wu, X Huang, YJ Guo, “Perceptive Mobile Networks”. In the book “Integrated Sensing and Communications”, pp. 355-384, edited by F. Liu, C. Masouros, Y. Elder, Springer Singapore, July 2023

Journal papers
  • Y Sun, JA Zhang, K Wu and R P Liu, "Frequency-Domain Sensing in Time-Varying Channels," in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 16-20, January 2023
  • Z Wang, JA Zhang, M Xu and YJ Guo, "Single-Target Real-Time Passive WiFi Tracking," in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 3724-3742, 1 June 2023
  • K Wu, JA Zhang, X Huang and YJ Guo, "OTFS-Based Joint Communication and Sensing for Future Industrial IoT," in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 1973-1989, 1 February 1, 2023
  • X Li, J A Zhang, K Wu, Y Cui and X Jing, "CSI-Ratio-Based Doppler Frequency Estimation in Integrated Sensing and Communications," in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 22, no. 21, pp. 20886-20895, 1 November 1, 2022, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3208272.
Highly cited papers (published in 2021 and 2022)

JA Zhang et al., "Enabling Joint Communication and Radar Sensing in Mobile Networks—A Survey," in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 306-345, First quarter 2022

JA Zhang et al., "An Overview of Signal Processing Techniques for Joint Communication and Radar Sensing," in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 1295-1315, November 2021

Reconfigurable scanning multibeam antennas for emergency communications

The recent devastating flooding events in NSW have demonstrated that emergency communications in rural and regional areas remain a significant challenge, and are critical for the resilience of our communities.

With globally recognised research excellence in reconfigurable antennas, our researchers are addressing the above challenge by creating a number of breakthroughs in reconfigurable scanning multibeam antennas. These are based on two types of technologies. The first are hybrid antenna structures we pioneered in the last decade, and the second are novel circuit-type multiple beamforming matrices we developed recently. Our current focus is on the development of low profile and low cost multibeam antennas, targeting at low earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications for emergency services.

Metamaterial-inspired antennas

Our pioneering research on metamaterial-inspired antennas has enabled the creation of new metamaterials and their subsequent application in the development of novel antennas. Metamaterials are those engineered to exhibit exotic characteristics not achievable with natural materials. This globally significant contribution to applied electromagnetics and high-performance antennas resulted in project leader Distinguished Professor Richard W Ziolkowski being recognised with the prestigious IEEE Field Medal in Electromagnetics.

Base station antennas for 4G/5G/Beyond 5G

We are at the forefront of research and development in cellular base station antenna systems, delivering innovations in wideband and multiband antenna arrays, co-existence of multiple generation antennas, multi-beam antennas and mm-wave antennas for the cellular industry. Our research strength and industrial experience in this area have seen us deliver numerous highly successful industry projects, with the resulting antenna commercialised and used by Telstra. 

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