Funding Summary
The research projects within the SPM group are funded from a variety of sources, but principally from the Australian government via the grants administered by the Australian Research Council. The group is very grateful for this funding, and acknowledges it below.Current and Recent Funding
The following table summarises funding received by SPM over the current
and past three years, and confirmed funding for the following year. Further
detail may be viewed by clicking on the year entry for a grant.
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agere Systems | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Agere Research Partnership | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | ||
| Australian Research Council | $352,822 | $597,465 | $659,030 | $757,030 | $448,030 |
| DP0665742 | $50,128 | $32,000 | $30,000 | ||
| DP0666955 | $118,000 | $108,000 | $110,000 | ||
| DP0208665 | $82,000 | ||||
| DP0449627 | $85,822 | $85,822 | |||
| LP0561092 | $165,000 | $165,000 | $150,000 | $120,000 | $120,000 |
| ARC Research Network | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| DP0774086 | $87,030 | $82,030 | $77,030 | ||
| DP0771131 | $75,000 | $70,000 | $65,000 | ||
| DP0877258 | $130,000 | $105,000 | |||
| DP0772929 | $61,000 | $61,000 | $61,000 | ||
| DP0664365 | $99,515 | $72,000 | $79,000 | ||
| DP0665656 | $59,000 | $54,000 | $55,000 | ||
| University of Newcastle | $0 | $0 | $22,114 | $18,028 | $7,500 |
| Return of proportion of earned IGS | $22,114 | $10,528 | |||
| Strategic Pilot Resreach Grant | $7,500 | $7,500 | |||
| Totals | $402,822 | $647,465 | $731,144 | $775,058 | $455,530 |
Details of Funding Grants by Year
2010
| Iterative Coding for Next Generation Networks Funding Type : Discovery Project | $100,000 |
| Total for 2010 : | $100,000 |
2009
| New Methods and Microelectronics for Wireless Communications Systems Funding Type : ARC Linkage Grant Projects :
Future Wireless, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $120,000 |
| Australian Communications Research Network Node Funding Type : ARC Research Network Projects :
LDPC Codes, Lattice Reduction Aided MIMO Detection, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $20,000 |
| Advancing System Identification using Modern Optimisation Methods Funding Type : Discovery Project Projects :
System Identification Toolbox V2, System Identification, Model Predictive Control, QPC - Quadratic Programming in C | $77,030 |
| Dynamical Systems and Iterative Decoding of Low-Density Parity Check Codes Funding Type : Discovery Project | $65,000 |
| Iterative Coding for Next Generation Networks Funding Type : Discovery Project | $105,000 |
| New Approaches for Wireless Implantable Biomedical Devices Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Mehmet Rasit Yuce Projects :
MIMO Communications Testbed | $61,000 |
| Advanced Nonlinear Constrained Control Funding Type : Strategic Pilot Resreach Grant Projects :
Model Predictive Control | $7,500 |
| Total for 2009 : | $455,530 |
2008
| Construction Methods and Analysis Tools for Repeat-Accumulate Error Correction Codes Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
LDPC Codes | $30,000 |
| New Approaches for the Estimation of Complex Dynamic System Models Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Brett Ninness | $110,000 |
| New Methods and Microelectronics for Wireless Communications Systems Funding Type : ARC Linkage Grant Projects :
Future Wireless, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $120,000 |
| Australian Communications Research Network Node Funding Type : ARC Research Network Projects :
LDPC Codes, Lattice Reduction Aided MIMO Detection, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $20,000 |
| Advancing System Identification using Modern Optimisation Methods Funding Type : Discovery Project Projects :
System Identification Toolbox V2, System Identification, Model Predictive Control, QPC - Quadratic Programming in C | $82,030 |
| Dynamical Systems and Iterative Decoding of Low-Density Parity Check Codes Funding Type : Discovery Project | $70,000 |
| Iterative Coding for Next Generation Networks Funding Type : Discovery Project | $130,000 |
| New Approaches for Wireless Implantable Biomedical Devices Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Mehmet Rasit Yuce Projects :
MIMO Communications Testbed | $61,000 |
| Space-time and time-frequency applications of improper complex processes Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Peter J. Schreier | $79,000 |
| The Interplay of Feedback Control and Digital Communications Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Peter J. Schreier | $55,000 |
| Advanced Nonlinear Constrained Control Funding Type : Strategic Pilot Resreach Grant Projects :
Model Predictive Control | $7,500 |
| Total for 2008 : | $764,530 |
2007
| Agere Systems Research Partnership Funding Type : Agere Research Partnership | $50,000 |
| Construction Methods and Analysis Tools for Repeat-Accumulate Error Correction Codes Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
LDPC Codes | $32,000 |
| New Approaches for the Estimation of Complex Dynamic System Models Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Brett Ninness | $108,000 |
| New Methods and Microelectronics for Wireless Communications Systems Funding Type : ARC Linkage Grant Projects :
Future Wireless, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $150,000 |
| Australian Communications Research Network Node Funding Type : ARC Research Network Projects :
LDPC Codes, Lattice Reduction Aided MIMO Detection, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $20,000 |
| Advancing System Identification using Modern Optimisation Methods Funding Type : Discovery Project Projects :
System Identification Toolbox V2, System Identification, Model Predictive Control, QPC - Quadratic Programming in C | $87,030 |
| Dynamical Systems and Iterative Decoding of Low-Density Parity Check Codes Funding Type : Discovery Project | $75,000 |
| New Approaches for Wireless Implantable Biomedical Devices Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Mehmet Rasit Yuce Projects :
MIMO Communications Testbed | $61,000 |
| Space-time and time-frequency applications of improper complex processes Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Peter J. Schreier | $72,000 |
| The Interplay of Feedback Control and Digital Communications Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Peter J. Schreier | $54,000 |
| University of Newcastle Funding Type : Return of proportion of earned IGS | $22,114 |
| Total for 2007 : | $731,144 |
2006
| Agere Systems Research Partnership Funding Type : Agere Research Partnership | $50,000 |
| Construction Methods and Analysis Tools for Repeat-Accumulate Error Correction Codes Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
LDPC Codes | $50,128 |
| New Approaches for the Estimation of Complex Dynamic System Models Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Brett Ninness | $118,000 |
| Structured low-density parity-check codes for next-generation digital communications Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Projects :
LDPC Codes | $85,822 |
| New Methods and Microelectronics for Wireless Communications Systems Funding Type : ARC Linkage Grant Projects :
Future Wireless, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $165,000 |
| Australian Communications Research Network Node Funding Type : ARC Research Network Projects :
LDPC Codes, Lattice Reduction Aided MIMO Detection, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $20,000 |
| Space-time and time-frequency applications of improper complex processes Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Peter J. Schreier | $99,515 |
| The Interplay of Feedback Control and Digital Communications Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Peter J. Schreier | $59,000 |
| Total for 2006 : | $647,465 |
2005
| Agere Systems Research Partnership Funding Type : Agere Research Partnership | $50,000 |
| New Methods for Dynamic System Estimation Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Brett Ninness | $82,000 |
| Structured low-density parity-check codes for next-generation digital communications Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Projects :
LDPC Codes | $85,822 |
| New Methods and Microelectronics for Wireless Communications Systems Funding Type : ARC Linkage Grant Projects :
Future Wireless, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $165,000 |
| Australian Communications Research Network Node Funding Type : ARC Research Network Projects :
LDPC Codes, Lattice Reduction Aided MIMO Detection, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $20,000 |
| Total for 2005 : | $402,822 |
2004
| New Methods for Dynamic System Estimation Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Brett Ninness | $91,000 |
| Structured low-density parity-check codes for next-generation digital communications Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Projects :
LDPC Codes | $85,822 |
| Advanced Space-Time Coded Multiuser Wireless Communications via Test-bed Development Funding Type : ARC Linkage Project Projects :
MIMO Communications Testbed | $72,246 |
| Australian Communications Research Network Node Funding Type : ARC Research Network Projects :
LDPC Codes, Lattice Reduction Aided MIMO Detection, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $20,000 |
| Total for 2004 : | $269,068 |
2003
| New Methods for Dynamic System Estimation Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Brett Ninness | $96,000 |
| Advanced Space-Time Coded Multiuser Wireless Communications via Test-bed Development Funding Type : ARC Linkage Project Projects :
MIMO Communications Testbed | $59,380 |
| Total for 2003 : | $155,380 |
2002
| New Methods for Dynamic System Estimation Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Brett Ninness | $91,000 |
| Advanced Space-Time Coded Multiuser Wireless Communications via Test-bed Development Funding Type : ARC Linkage Project Projects :
MIMO Communications Testbed | $62,659 |
| Total for 2002 : | $153,659 |