Wireless systems

The expansion of 4G is moving rapidly, as is the development of 5G. Globally, it is estimated that 5 billion people have mobile phones by 2019. Prominent research as part of international collaborations is being conducted at LiU that is contributing greatly to this development, as well as to the development of the internet of things.

According to the forecasts, in a few years' time, more than 50 billion gadgets will be connected to the internet – the internet of things. Leading research is being conducted into, for example, modular solutions for sensor networks. For instance, there are applications related to healthcare, smart cities and energy efficiency.

The research group in mobile telecommunications is conducting research concerning smart networks – the performance of wireless networks, the allocation of radio resources, traffic routing and measurements of bandwidth, quality and mobility. 

At the Division of Communication Systems there is research within signal processing and coding for multiple-antenna systems, known as Massive MIMO, as well as resource allocation in wireless networks. 

A research group at the Division of Integrated Circuits and Systems is developing fast broadband circuits and the hardware that, for example, makes antennas interact. Research is also being conducted concerning wireless transmission from the body's own network to its surroundings, known as body-coupled communication (BCC).

A fourth area is found at the Division of Communications Electronics which conducts research concerning and develops modular solutions for wireless sensor networks – for high speeds at a low cost, with applications such as in smart cities or the measurement of moisture in buildings of historical interest.

Research

Wi-fi zon skylt

Wireless Optimization and Analytics

The research develops new models, concepts, and solution algorithms for performance optimization in wireless networking and data analytics.

Illustration RadioWeaves - The emerging physical-layer infrastructure for 6G wireless communications

RadioWeaves – physical-layer infrastructure for 6G wireless communication

RadioWeaves is an emerging physical-layer wireless access infrastructure, in which a fabric of distributed radio devices and computing resources serve as a massive distributed antenna array.

Telekommunikation i smart stad

Telecommunications for Smart Cities

Our research focuses on modeling and evaluating the communication and network architectures of such relevant Internet of Things deployments with applications in smart cities.

News

Radio stripe with processing unit

Wireless communication by the metre

Is there a poor mobile signal? In that case, buy a few metres of radio stripe and set it up where it's practically invisible. Researchers at LiU and Ericsson have developed patented technology to make this possible: antennas by the metre.

Wallenberg Academy Fellows 2019

Three LiU researchers appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows

Emil Björnson, Magnus Jonsson and Marcin Szczot, have been appointed Wallenberg Academy Fellows. Five-year research grants from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation makes it possible for young researchers to make breakthroughs.

Anders Ynnerman, Erik G Larsson och Igor Abrikosov

Three new Wallenberg Scholars at LiU

Three professors at LiU, Anders Ynnerman, Erik G. Larsson and Igor Abrikosov, have been selected as Wallenberg Scholars in 2019, which means that they each receive SEK 18 million for free research in the coming five years.

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