Projects

NIRVANA (Intelligent, Heterogeneous Virtualised Networking Infrastructure), EPSRC (Engineering & Physics Science Research Council), 1 October 2014- 30 September 2018. Academics - Professor Kun Yang (CI), Professor Stuart Walker (CI). This is a joint project with the University of Kent.

The NIRVANA project offers a holistic approach to technological, protocol and service-layer research into an intelligent mobile network towards 5G and beyond.  Virtualisation of network functions in a cloud-radio access network (C-RAN) and of mobile device functionalities into a mobile cloud, as well as intelligent monitoring of the virtualised network offer performance (throughput), spectral and energy efficiency advantages. 

CROWN (Cross-layer Research on Green Cooperative Cognitive Radio Networks and Services), EU (European Union)-funded FP7 Project, 1 April 2014 - 31 March 2018. Academics - Professor Kun Yang, Dr Leila Musavian.

TANGO (Towards delay, energy And spectrum-efficient Next Generation wireless netwOrks), EPSRC, Dec 2016 - Mar 2018. Academic - Dr Leila Musavian (PI).

CLIMBER (Cross-Layer Investigation and Integration of Computing and Networking Aspects of Mobile Social Networks), EU (European Union)-funded FP7 Project, 1 April 2013 - 31 March 2017. Academic - Professor Kun Yang.

iCIRRUS (intelligent Converged network consolidating Radio and optical access aRound USer equipment), EU H2020 Project, C-RAN+D2D+mobile cloud. 1 Jan. 2015 - 31 Dec. 2017. Academic - Professor Kun Yang.

POINT (iP Over IcN– the betTer IP), EU H2020 Project, to develop technology and business value chains for commercially viable IP-over-ICN deployment, based on the hypothesis that many current IP-based applications can run ‘better’ on an ICN-based network than on current IP networks ICN over. 1 Jan. 2015 - 31 Dec. 2017. Academics - Professor Kun Yang, Dr Nikolaos Thomos (CO-I), Dr Martin Reed, Dr Mays Al-Naday.

Information-centric networking for video delivery over existing and emerging ISP networks, EPSRC/BT CASE, 2013-2017. Academic - Dr Martin Reed.

Understanding the benefits of wideband audio communications, EPSRC/BT CASE 2013-2017. Academic - Dr Martin Reed.

DANCER (Digital Agent Networking for Customer Energy Reduction), UK EPSRC (Engineering & Physics Science Research Council) funded project. To investigate how advanced sensing, wireless networking and decision making techniques can be used together with energy customer's living habits as a result of social and psychological data gathering and analysis in order to achieve energy usage reduction within a household and a residential building. A joint project with the Department of Psychology and the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Essex. Aug 2012 - July 2016. Academic - Professor Kun Yang.

UK Photonic Outreach Network, EPSRC, Sept 2012 - Jan 2015. Academic - Professor Ian Henning.

EGRACONS (European Grade Conversion System), EU-funded project, 2012 - Oct 2015. Academic - Professor Anthony Vickers.

SODALES (SOftware-Defined Access using Low-Energy Subsystems), EU (European Union)-funded FP7 ICT Project, the project aims to develop a novel wireless access interconnection service that offers transparent transport services for fixed and mobile services. Nov 2012 - Oct 2015. Academic - Professor Stuart Walker.

MONICA (Mobile Cloud Computing: Networks, Services and Architecture), EU (European Union)-funded FP7 Project, Feb 2012 - Dec 2015. Academic - Professor Kun Yang.

EVANS (End-to-end Virtual Resource Management across Heterogeneous Networks and Services), EU (European Union)-funded FP7 Project, the major objective is to increase researchers’ mobility between EU countries and China to obtain better understanding of network virtualisation for future Internet infrastructure. May 2011 - April 2014. Academic - Professor Kun Yang.

NINFA (Nanostructure Injected Lasers for Ultra-High Frequency Applications), EU Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship for Career Development, Oct 2011 - Sept 2014. Academic - Professor Mike Adams.

PURSUIT (Publish Subscribe Internet Technology), EU (European Union)-funded FP7 ICT 5th Call Project, a STREP project investigating into future Internet technologies beyond IP. Oct 2010 - March 2013. Academics - Professor Kun Yang, Dr Martin Reed, Dr Mays Al-Naday.

MANTYCHORE (IP Network as a Service), EU (European Union)-funded FP7 ICT 5th Call Project, a STREP project focusing on network virtualization and Network as a Service (NaaS). Oct 2010 - March 2013. Academic - Professor Kun Yang.

GEYSERS (Generalized Architecture for Dynamic Infrastructure Services), EU (European Union)-funded FP7 ICT 4th Call Project, a Large Scale Integrated Project (IP) involving 14 partners from around Europe. Jan 2010 - March 2013. Academic - Professor Kun Yang.

Polarisation Dynamics of Quantum Dot VCSELs: Proposal to support Visiting Researcher Dr. D. Alexandropoulos, EPSRC, Oct 2009 - March 2012. Academics - Professor Ian Henning (PI), Professor Mike Adams (Co-I).

Electrically Pumped Broad Band and Vertical Cavity Semiconductor Dilute Nitride Optical Amplifiers for Metro and Access Networks, EPSRC, May 2009 - Aug 2012. Academic - Professor Mike Adams (Co-I).

Dynamics of Spin-VCSELs, EPSRC, April 2009 - Sept 2012. Academics - Professor Ian Henning (PI), Professor Mike Adams (Co-I).

FIVER (Fully-Converged Quintuple-Play Integrated Optical-Wireless Access Architectures), EU (European Union)-funded FP7 ICT Project, Oct 2010 - Dec 2012. Academic - Professor Stuart Walker.

PAL (Personal and Social Communication Services for Health and Lifestyle Monitoring). EPSRC (Engineering & Physics Science Research Council) and TSB (Technical Strategy Board) jointly funded project. To investigate the heterogeneous network and service middleware solutions for new generation healthcare services. Other partners: Ericsson, British Telecom, University of Cambridge. July 2009 - Dec 2012. Academic - Professor Kun Yang.

PMI2 Connect between Northwestern (Chicago) and University of Essex, British Council funded, 2011 - 2012. Academic - Dr Martin Reed.

BONE (Building the Future Optical Network in Europe: The e-Photon/ONe Network), EU (European Union)-funded FP7 ICT Project, Jan 2008 - Feb 2011. Academic - Professor Stuart Walker.

The BONE-network brings together 49 laboratories and research institutes from all over Europe in a close networking infrastructure, built on the foundations laid down by the FP6 ePhoton/ONe Network and represents the research activities within Europe in the field of Optical Networks.

Future Photonic Networks, EPSRC, Oct 2007 - June 2011. Academic - Professor Stuart Walker (Co-I).

ISLAS (Injected Spin Lasers), EU Marie Curie Inter-European Fellowship, Jan 2009 - Dec 2010. Academic - Professor Mike Adams.

PANDA (Policy-based Model-driven Pervasive Service Creation and Adaptation). UK EPSRC (Engineering & Physics Science Research Council) project. Dec 2006 – Dec 2009. Academic - Professor Kun Yang.

MOSE (Model-driven Component-based Systems Engineering), a BT (British Telecom)-funded project. A project aiming to tackle NGOSS (Next Generation Operational System Support) challenges by making use of OMG model-driven architecture (MDA) from both a theoretical and a practical point of view. Oct 2005 - Sept 2008. Academic - Professor Kun Yang.

UROOF (Photonic Components for Ultra wideband Radio over optical Fiber), EU-funded FP6 project, July 2006 - Dec 2008. Academic - Professor Stuart Walker.