20141022 ctvr case study_mark cooney
DESCRIPTION
CTVR is the national telecommunications research centre in Ireland. It is headquartered in Trinity College Dublin and works in partnership with six academic institutions in Ireland (NUIM, UL, UCC, Tyndall, DIT and DCU) and collaborates with over 60 companies. We engage in cutting-edge research, postgraduate education, technology transfer, commercialisation and outreach. We are involved in European wide projects as well as international collaborations. Our research focus is on wireless and optical networks . We work both at the architecture and infrastructure level as well as on the underlying technologies that will enable the networks of the future. We have expertise in wireless networking, optical networking, cognitive networks, dynamic spectrum access networks, machine-learning, advanced optimisation and game theory. From a technology perspective we have expertise in RF design, agile radios, antenna design, software radio, cognitive radio, tuneable optical components, photonics integration and modelling as well as advanced thermal management. Our work spans the theoretical & simulation domains as well as the practical and experimental. We also have expertise in the area of telecommunications policy. CTVR is an SFI Centre for Science & Engineering Technology. We also get funding from Enterprise Ireland, the HEA, the IRC as well as European Framework funding and funding directly from Industry.TRANSCRIPT
ISIN SME H2020 Workshop 22 Oct 2014
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Mark CooneyCTVR Commercialisation & Industry Manager
WIRELESS & OPTICAL
CT
VR
NETWORKS
&
TECHNOLOGIES
Research
TCD (Wireless & Optical Networking, Thermal)
DIT (Antennas)
DCU (Optical Systems)
NUIM (RF Design)
UCC (Optimisation & Mobile Communications)
Tyndall (Photonics Integration & Photonic Systems)
UL (Thermal)
Founded 2004
19 Academic Leads
70 Researchers
HQ TCD
Funding €35 million
175+ other industry collaborations
CTVR AT A GLANCE
ANTENNA DESIGN (DIT)Minimal & Conformal antennas for wireless and health applications
Device and solar integrationBody Area and M2M antennas
Telemedical devices
RF DESIGN (NUIM)Efficient Power Amplifiers
Multimode RadiosSoftware Radio & Cognitive Radio platforms – GPP and FPGA based
PHY layer signal processing for dynamic environments
Future Wireless & Mobile Network Architectures (TCD, UL)Emphasis on sharing
Small cells User-deployed InfrastructureHeterogeneous environments
Cognitive NetworkingGame Theory for Networking
Optimisation techniques for NetworkingNew forms of spectrum access for networks
Virtualisation and SDN techniquesMobility and transport issues
Communication TheoryNetwork as a sensor
Quantitative network managementThermal Management
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Optical Technologies (TCD, DCU, Tyndall, UL)Photonics Integration
Tunable lasersPhotonic componentsComponent modelling
Photonic SystemsAdaptive modulation techniques
System characterisationRF over Fibre techniques
Thermal Management
Future Optical Networks (TCD, UCC, Tyndall)Extreme PON
LR-PON and other NG-PONFibre to the premises solutions
Optimisation for optical networksDynamic resource allocation in optical networks
Cost modelling for optical networksOpen networksSDN techniques
Wireless/optical interfaceBackhaul design
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Industry Partnerships
WPA: Networks
A1 Optical
Networks
A2Wireless Networks
C3OFDM
for Flexibl
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C4Flexibl
e Access
WPC: Optical technologiesC1
Flexible
Optical TX
C2Flexibl
e Optica
l RX
B1 Digital Power Amps
B2Digital
ly Enhan
ced Passiv
es
B3Flexibl
e Anten
nas
WPB: Wireless TechnologiesB4
Flexible
Platforms
WPD: Wireless& Optical
C5Thermal for Photonics
B5Thermal for
RF
D2 LTE + PON
D1Sharing in
Wireless &
Optical
D3 hetero optical
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>175 Industry relationships Here’s a (small) sample:
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Spinouts
Patents
SMEs STANDARDS BODIES
Company’s ability to do the job; new ideas, products, new markets, profits, jobs, wider economic activity, reputation, imitation
Societal change, regulatory change, technical leadership, reputation
VALUE &
IMPACT
Intellectual Property
CB D E F G
consultation placementsmaster classescollaborations source of expert staff policy workEI TIDA standards work
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V A L U E & I M P A C T from R E S E A R C H
REGULATORY BODIES & GOVERNMENT
MNCs
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Licensing
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CTVR’s Antenna on Decawave’s new product: November 2013Professor Max Ammann, Dr Patrick McEvoy & Dr Matthias John with
An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny
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Licensing Examples
The Future
10 Universities38 Industry Partners€50 million+6 years
CONNECTing the wider Irish Landscape
smart sensors
microelectronic circuits
RF design
energy harvesting strategies
antennas
thermal strategies
optical technologies
PHY layer signal processing
software/cognitive radio platforms
optical architectures
optical/wireless interface
cognitive networking
virtualization techniques
wireless/mobile architectures
network optimization
network performance monitoring
mobile services
cloud services
spectrum management
privacy/security services
service platforms
Audio-visual media processing
M2M/D2D applications
cyberphysical systems
PHY layer monitoring
sensor networks
Rap
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Media Rich Applications
Advanced Technologies -Enabling the Smart & Cool
Things for the Future Internet
Open Communications –Opening the Networks to
Everyone & Everything
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3Future Applications & Services – Supporting
Media-Rich Interactions to M2M bursts
OUR EXPERTISE OUR FOCUS
THINGS
Network-awareSERVICES
Service-awareNETWORKS
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Futu
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CTVR
TCD (Wireless/Optical Networking/ Thermal /Media
Applications)
DIT (Antennas)
DCU (Optical Systems/Multimedia)
NUIM (RF Design/Network Mathematics)
UCD (Network Performance Management/Cloud Computing
Microelectronics)
UCC (Optimisation/Mobile Communications/Security)
Tyndall (Smart Sensors & Microelectronics)
CIT (Built Environment & Communications)
UL (Thermal)
TSSG (Network Applications & Services)
Start date: 2015 / value: 50 Million ++ / duration: 6 years
10 Institutions45 Academics + 120 RESEARCHERS
• Future Apps & Services
• Future Fixed & Mobile Networks
• Internet of Things
10 THE INSTITUTIONAL TEAM
CONNECT a new paradigm for
Research & Impact
IMPASCIENTIFIC IMPA
CT
will be performedinto existencein response to the service need
networks of the future
ECONOMIC IMPA
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Advanced technologies - Enabling the Smart & Cool Things for the Future Internet
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TEST & TRIAL TRANSLATION
UNIT
[IRELAND A LIVING TESTBED]
Future Applications & Services – Supporting Media-Rich Interactions to M2M bursts
Open Communications – Opening the Networks to Everyone & Everything
TARGETED PROJECTS
The Centre’s vision will be realised through a mix ofi. LONG-TERM RESEARCH
ii. TARGETED PROJECTS which are commissioned by, designed with &executed for our industry partners.
A key feature of the centre will be the rapid prototyping of ideas and the
implementation of those ideas in the “real world”.
THE INDUSTRY TEAM38
“IBM is seriously looking for the creation of one or more spinout companies in the areas as noted by the objectives above ... Investments in spinouts could be in the range of €1-10M” ...
‘’The goal of this collaboration is to maintain active pipeline of academic research which furthers Intel’s business goals in IOT”…
“We see that it will lead to employment opportunities in Socowave within 2 years. ...could be responsible for the overall employment increase of 50%” ...
“The roll out of the ESB fibre network has the potential to bring a level of connectivity to Ireland that has not been experienced to date. Working on this project will allow us to really focus on such challenges as rural broadband”…
INTEL
IBM
SOCOWAVE
ESB
publications
graduates & skilledprofessionals
know-how
IDFs
patents
licenses
spinouts
E&O courses
public events
specialist events
nationwide testbed facilities
policy documents
open source tools
digital media
new international collaborations
do high quality research- platform & TP
make quality hires
build strong identity
deliver a rich experience for industry
grow industry engagement
foster entrepreneurship
proactively market and manage IP
deliver spinouts
develop the testbed culture
diversify funding
build international collaborations
deliver E&O programme
operate open-door policy
increased internationalreputation and strong identity
new directions for research
more skilled workforce
new products / new services / new processes for partners
more indigenous companies
more FDI
policy change
more SMEs involved in research
more Irish companies involved in EU programmes
greater sustainability forcentre
greater economic competitiveness
greater take-up of STEM subjects
ACTIVITIES OUTPUTS OUTCOMES
IMPA
CT
SOCIETAL IMPA
CT
30,000+ kids
100,000+TV Viewers
SPECIALISTSCALE
NATIONWIDE
NETWORKMATHS
BT Young Scientist
40,000+Radio Listeners
Engineering Fictions
TVWS Policy
Women for Election
Open Issues
NationalBB
35% of all jobs in the
ICT sector in Ireland are based in the CONNECTindustry partners.
SPOKES NEW PARTNERS H2020
50%
CONNECT Centre
for Future Networks
& Communications
Thank You
Mark Cooney
CTVR Commercialisation & Industry Manager
Dunlop Oriel House
Trinity College Dublin
m: 087 774 2694