Chair & Research
The Chair
The objective of the Vodafone Chair for Mobile Communications Systems at the TU Dresden is to carry out leading-edge research to advance wireless communications technology and solve industry relevant problems related to next generation wireless systems. Thorough fundamental research as well as close industry co-operations are key to the success of our projects. Wireless/mobile communications are driven by three industry branches, namely
- Network operators,
- Equipment manufacturers and
- Semiconductor manufactures,
with each branch having a different view on problems and solutions. Each of these viewpoints is addressed in our research ensuring that the results have practical relevance and significance. The Vodafone Chair thus welcomes industry contacts and partnerships to help meet this objective.
The chair's current focus lies on physical layer research, with a special emphasis on wireless radio network problems (wireless networks capacity), wireless modems (baseband algorithms), RF imperfections and IC implementation architectures. Of particular interest are problems and solutions, which are found in a tradeoff between these focus areas. The large variety of projects and work performed at the chair also aims at encouraging graduates to start their own companies.
Team
Publications
Most recent available publications:
Research Projects & Cooperations
Startups
Recent startups and foundations:
2020 // Advancing Individual Networks GmbH
Planning and operation of 5G campus networks
2018 // Barkhausen Institut gGmbH
Development of an IoT platform
2015 // Commsolid GmbH
Acquired by Goodix in 2018
Cellular IoT chip IP
2014 // Visionaut Vision in Automation GmbH
Machine vision for manufacturing
2013 // Airrays GmbH
Acquired by Xilinx in 2019
Adaptive antenna technology
Industry Partner Program
The Industry Partner Program (IPP) facilitates a platform for companies to sustain close contact to on-going research activities at our chair. The sponsoring program provides an opportunity for companies:
- to support our research activities,
- to enhance teaching, e.g. by giving guest lectures,
- to present themselves to students, e.g. by holding workshops and seminars on our premises,
- to get in closer touch with our researchers, and
- to obtain first hand updates on our activities.