The research group "Signal and Communications” (SINC) covers areas spanning from signal processing, to image and video analysis and compression, communication and computer networks, semantic and forensics analysis, privacy and security, localisation and sensing, vehicular networks, and the Internet of Things.
The main lines of research can be quickly detailed as follows.
- Signal and communication theory: signal approximations, linear and non linear transforms, vector representation.
- Analysis and processing of multimedia signals (audio, images, video): feature extraction and indexing, information visualization, 3D information extraction, image and volume segmentation, image and video compression, analysis and processing of audio, video affective content characterisation and recommendation.
- Information theory, theoretical foundations, advanced modulation systems, and channel and source coding methods.
- Analysis of wireless communication systems and joint sensing through the analysis of the information in the propagation channel (Channel State Information - CSI);
- Design and analysis of MAC, routing, and application protocols both at Internet level and for special and ad-hoc networks;
- Localisation systems based on Time of Flight and Angle of Arrival, also compatible with IoT applications;
- Joint protection of privacy and security, from physical level to application and transport, including anti-sensing systems preventing unauthorised WiFi and 6G sensing;
- Analysis and simulation of vehicular networks for cooperative driving, including closed-loop systems for traffic control and network congestion.
- “Data-driven” design of coverage and connectivity for mmWave networks and THz/Optical which require line of sight.
date/time interval:
(February 17, 1992 - )