Projects

COMunity explores different facets of telecommunications to solve specific problems and respond to the specific needs of partners and sponsors. Basic research, applied research, theory development, algorithms, and techniques – we explore every avenue of research to improve the performance of, and accessibility to, communication networks.
 

Adaptative Cognitive Networks (ACNet) achieved
Designing adaptive wireless communication systems for cognitive radio networks

Airport Environment - WiMAX System Evaluation and Demonstration (AirE-WiSED) achieved
Evaluation of WiMAX system and validation of their abilities in an airport environment

Software defined radio for highly integrated system architecture (AVIO-505)
Designing and performance of software defined radio (SDR) in aerospace

Tracking motion system (CapMo)
Using motion sensors to monitor subjects, regardless the lighting conditions

Communication Media Characterization (CARMEN)
Perform a literature review, develop models and characterize electromagnetic perturbations in high-voltage environments

NSERC / Ultra Electronics TCS Industrial Research Chair in High Performance Wireless Emergency Tactical Communications (Chair)
Volet Système: Gestion du spectre et radio cognitive, Modélisation de haut niveau, Radio complètement logicielle, Réseaux ad hoc (recherche), Réseaux ad hoc (prototypage), Radio Cognitive (prorotypage).
Volet Radiofréquences: Déploiement d'un banc d'essai d'amplificateurs de puissance, Radio propagation, Éléments RF accordables - Conception, Éléments RF accordables - Prototypage, Architecture RF accordables - Conception, Architecture RF accordables - Prototypage, Conception d'architectures avancées d'amplificateurs de puissance, Modélisation des canaux.
Volet Traitement des signaux: Utilisation optimale des processeurs de traitement numérique des signaux, Contrôle des systèmes d'antennes adaptatives, Essais in situ des systèmes d'antennes adaptatives, Interface radio numérique - Conception, Interface radio numérique, Prototypage, Modulation OFDM militarisé, Architectures à large bande.

Cross Layer Interface (CLI) achieved
Optimizing autoconfiguration using a cross layer interface between the physical and upper layers

Development, Integration and Testing of Cognitive Radio Algorithms and Enabling Devices (CoRAl) achieved
Improving radio communication performances and add new functionalities

Design and integration of devices and algorithms toward a cognitive radio (CoRAl2)
Achieving proof of concept for the technologies developped for the Chair

Deployment, Evolution and Interoperability of Broadband Interface (DEIBI) achieved
Broadband Wireless Acces Terminals

Evolutionary Algorithms (EvA) achieved
Partitioning Optimization of Telecomunications Applications for Multiprocessor SoC using Evolutionary Algorithms

FQRNT Multiple Input Multiple Output (FMIMO) achieved
Reducing the complexity of reception algorithms for MIMO technology

Bar Code Generation for Mobile Telephony (GACaM) achieved
Use of adaptive bar codes in cellular telephony

Metaheuristic Automated Design (MAuD)
Conception automatisée d'algorithmes et de circuits pour le traiement des signaux

Octasic Polytechnique ETS Radio Application (OPERA) achieved
Integrating new algorithms in signal-processing chips for wireless communications

Intelligent RF (RFi) achieved
Developing a control system enabling autoconfiguration of communication devices

Ruggedized Transceivers (RTRx) achieved
Developing a wireless communication system for use in hostile settings

Adaptive technologies antenna and waveforms for ad hoc networks with high performance (TARA)
Maturation of technological inventions in the field of smart antennas, initially targeting the market of wireless communications for military

WiMAX System Experimentation (WiSE) achieved
Adapting WiMAX technology to tactical communications