EMI Research Areas
Biomedical Imaging
The field of biomedical
engineering involves the application of physical and engineering principles
and methods to biology and medicine. The fundamental aim is to quantitatively
understand the properties of biological systems.
New discoveries and
developments in biology and medicine are occurring with greater frequency now
than ever before. This has lead to the rapid change and growth of
biotechnology research and industry. Biomedical engineering is a booming
transdisciplinary field that bridges the gap between technology, medicine and
biology. It integrates physical, chemical, mathematical, and computational
sciences and engineering principles with the ultimate aim of improving
healthcare.
Communications
The group is engaged in
research topics spanning both microwave, wireless, computational
electromagnetics and photonic engineering, including:
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Smart Antennas
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Radar Target Recognition
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Vertical-Cavity
Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)
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Dielectric
Resonators
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Optical
Interconnects
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Semiconductor
Device Physics.
Much of the research of the
group involves development of novel communications hardware such as antennas
for microwave communications or radar (including low profile antenna arrays,
smart antennas) as well as modeling of other electromagnetic phenomena. In the
Photonics area research is involved with the design and optimisation of
photonic devices and subsystems (including ultra-high bandwidth optical
interconnects, and optical data links based on Vertical-Cavity
Surface-Emitting Lasers and Tunable In-Plane Semiconductor lasers). Almost all
of the projects undertaken within the group involve extensive collaboration
with research groups from Australia and overseas including University of
California Santa Barbara USA, The University of Hong Kong, China,
City University of Hong Kong, China, National University of
Singapore, Singapore, Federal Technical Institute (ETH) Zurich,
Switzerland, the University of Seville, Spain and the Australian
National University, Canberra.
The
IEEE Microwave/Antenna Chapter in
Queensland has been established in 2002.
Imaging and Sensor Signal Processing
Subgroups:
Last updated:
23/6/2004