Networks & Services Research Directions
Data Management and Services
The DMS group takes a software oriented look at how to ensure service delivery quality through the control and management of both communication and computing resources. Therefore our research is mainly oriented towards the use of data management and self-learning techniques to fulfill the objectives of various application and service delivery scenarios. Extended knowledge in data management, monitoring and live data-stream processing is used, for example, in support of energy efficient solutions which do not compromise the overall quality and service delivery. Such methods are applied in the management of computing resources in data centres as well as in SmartGrid and virtual utilities related initiatives. Self-learning techniques are being applied in decision support systems that provide customized outputs concerning the environmental impact of transportation means. Similar techniques are explored for the automated allocation of communication resources. The expected outcome is an increased scalability and a reduced complexity of access network management solutions.Contact
Regis Saint-Paul
e-mail: firstname.lastname@create-net.org
Cognitive Information Networks
The CoIN group research focuses on cognitive radio access technologies, namely on co-existence and interoperability issues that currently prevent integrated usage of heterogeneous access technologies. Our main expertise revolves around the use of Ultra-Wide-Band both as a sensing technology and as an opportunistic and "cognitive" broadband access technology. This approach brings the ability to dynamically shape spectrum usage around the bands available at a given location. Our research on UWB as a sensing technology has also the objective of promoting an energy-efficient use of access technologies, thus maximizing battery duration for portable devices. Beyond UWB the group expertise also extends to the area of satellite communications.Contact
Kandeepan Sithamparanathan
e-mail: kandee(AT)create-net.org
Advanced Optical Systems
This research group focuses on the optimisation of optical transport resource usage. Taking a system perspective, and with the aid of emulations and simulations, our research aims to develop effective control and management planes in order to facilitate the design, planning and control of existing optical transport systems. While such research is at a mature stage and in the process of making its way to standards and vendors' equipment through collaboration with our industrial partners, we are at the same time ramping-up our expertise on the optical access related issues, exploring the opportunities for Passive Optical Networks (PON) access and have longer term plans to study the pros and cons of last-mile integration between optical and wireless access technologies.Contact
Chava Saradhi
e-mail: firstname.lastname@create-net.org
