Funding Summary
The research projects within the SPM group are funded from a variety of sources,
but principally from the Australian government via the grants administered by the
Australian Research Council. The group is very grateful for this funding, and
acknowledges it below.
Current and Recent Funding
The following table summarises funding received by SPM over the current
and past three years, and confirmed funding for the following year. Further
detail may be viewed by clicking on the year entry for a grant.
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry Funding | $50,000 | $0 | $75,000 | $55,000 | $0 |
| Agere Research Partnership | $50,000 | ||||
| General Motors Partnership | $55,000 | $55,000 | |||
| QPC Software | $20,000 | ||||
| Australian Research Council | $658,030 | $485,000 | $549,141 | $800,599 | $557,973 |
| DP1097142 | $110,000 | $110,000 | $110,000 | ||
| LP0561092 | $120,000 | ||||
| ARC Research Network | $20,000 | ||||
| DE120100246 | $125,000 | $125,000 | |||
| DP0774086 | $77,030 | ||||
| DP0771131 | $65,000 | ||||
| DP0877258 | $105,000 | $100,000 | |||
| DP0986916 | $120,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | ||
| DP0772929 | $61,000 | ||||
| DP1095645 | $65,000 | $55,000 | $50,000 | ||
| DP0986391 | $90,000 | $85,000 | $85,000 | ||
| DP1093114 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | ||
| DP120102123 | $120,000 | $100,000 | |||
| FT110100195 | $85,064 | $168,445 | $155,819 | ||
| FT110100746 | $89,077 | $177,154 | $177,154 | ||
| University of Newcastle | $132,500 | $100,000 | $90,000 | $45,000 | $0 |
| G0189828 | $20,000 | ||||
| New Staff Grant | $10,000 | ||||
| Research Fellowship Project Grant | $15,000 | ||||
| Strategic Pilot Research Grant | $7,500 | ||||
| UoN Research Fellowship | $90,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $45,000 | |
| Totals | $840,530 | $585,000 | $714,141 | $900,599 | $557,973 |
Details of Funding Grants by Year
2015
| ARC Future Fellowship Funding Type : FT110100195 Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson | $70,756 |
| ARC Future Fellowship Funding Type : FT110100746 Chief Investigators :
Dr. Chris Kellett Projects :
Nonlinear Systems Analysis and Design | $83,927 |
| Total for 2015 : | $154,683 |
2014
| Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Funding Type : DE120100246 Chief Investigators :
Dr Lawrence Ong Projects :
Relay Networks | $125,000 |
| Compression of Digital Data: Bridging The Gap Between Theory and Practice Funding Type : Discovery Project with Dr Ingmar Land, Dr Roy Timo, Professor Gerhard Kramer, Professor Sergio Verdu Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
Relay Networks | $100,000 |
| ARC Future Fellowship Funding Type : FT110100195 Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson | $143,194 |
| ARC Future Fellowship Funding Type : FT110100746 Chief Investigators :
Dr. Chris Kellett Projects :
Nonlinear Systems Analysis and Design | $173,004 |
| Total for 2014 : | $541,198 |
2013
| Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Funding Type : DE120100246 Chief Investigators :
Dr Lawrence Ong Projects :
Relay Networks | $125,000 |
| Compression of Digital Data: Bridging The Gap Between Theory and Practice Funding Type : Discovery Project with Dr Ingmar Land, Dr Roy Timo, Professor Gerhard Kramer, Professor Sergio Verdu Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
Relay Networks | $100,000 |
| ARC Future Fellowship Funding Type : FT110100195 Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson | $155,819 |
| ARC Future Fellowship Funding Type : FT110100746 Chief Investigators :
Dr. Chris Kellett Projects :
Nonlinear Systems Analysis and Design | $177,154 |
| Total for 2013 : | $557,973 |
2012
| System Identification of Complex System Models Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project | $110,000 |
| Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Funding Type : DE120100246 Chief Investigators :
Dr Lawrence Ong Projects :
Relay Networks | $125,000 |
| New Model Predictive Control Design Methods Funding Type : Discovery Project Projects :
Model Predictive Control | $50,000 |
| Optimising Cooperation in Multiterminal Wireless Networks Funding Type : Discovery Project | $50,000 |
| Compression of Digital Data: Bridging The Gap Between Theory and Practice Funding Type : Discovery Project with Dr Ingmar Land, Dr Roy Timo, Professor Gerhard Kramer, Professor Sergio Verdu Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
Relay Networks | $120,000 |
| ARC Future Fellowship Funding Type : FT110100195 Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson | $168,445 |
| ARC Future Fellowship Funding Type : FT110100746 Chief Investigators :
Dr. Chris Kellett Projects :
Nonlinear Systems Analysis and Design | $177,154 |
| General Motors Funding Type : General Motors Partnership | $55,000 |
| University of Newcastle Research Fellowship Funding Type : UoN Research Fellowship Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
LDPC Codes | $45,000 |
| Total for 2012 : | $900,599 |
2011
| System Identification of Complex System Models Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project | $110,000 |
| Iterative subspace expansions for space-time adaptive wireless communications, radar and sonar Funding Type : Discovery Project | $75,000 |
| New Model Predictive Control Design Methods Funding Type : Discovery Project Projects :
Model Predictive Control | $55,000 |
| Novel time-frequency techniques for analysing and modeling non-stationary physical and engineering data Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Peter J. Schreier | $85,000 |
| Optimising Cooperation in Multiterminal Wireless Networks Funding Type : Discovery Project | $50,000 |
| ARC Future Fellowship Funding Type : FT110100195 Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson | $85,064 |
| ARC Future Fellowship Funding Type : FT110100746 Chief Investigators :
Dr. Chris Kellett Projects :
Nonlinear Systems Analysis and Design | $89,077 |
| General Motors Funding Type : General Motors Partnership | $55,000 |
| QPC Software Funding Type : QPC Software Chief Investigators :
Dr. Adrian Wills Projects :
QPC - Quadratic Programming in C | $20,000 |
| University of Newcastle Research Fellowship Funding Type : UoN Research Fellowship Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
LDPC Codes | $90,000 |
| Total for 2011 : | $714,141 |
2010
| System Identification of Complex System Models Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project | $110,000 |
| Iterative Coding for Next Generation Networks Funding Type : Discovery Project | $100,000 |
| Iterative subspace expansions for space-time adaptive wireless communications, radar and sonar Funding Type : Discovery Project | $75,000 |
| New Model Predictive Control Design Methods Funding Type : Discovery Project Projects :
Model Predictive Control | $65,000 |
| Novel time-frequency techniques for analysing and modeling non-stationary physical and engineering data Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Peter J. Schreier | $85,000 |
| Optimising Cooperation in Multiterminal Wireless Networks Funding Type : Discovery Project | $50,000 |
| New Staff Grant Funding Type : New Staff Grant Chief Investigators :
Dr Lawrence Ong Projects :
Relay Networks | *$10,000 |
| University of Newcastle Research Fellowship Funding Type : UoN Research Fellowship Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
LDPC Codes | $90,000 |
| Total for 2010 : | $585,000 |
2009
| New Methods and Microelectronics for Wireless Communications Systems Funding Type : ARC Linkage Grant Projects :
Future Wireless, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $120,000 |
| Australian Communications Research Network Node Funding Type : ARC Research Network Projects :
LDPC Codes, Lattice Reduction Aided MIMO Detection, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $20,000 |
| Advancing System Identification using Modern Optimisation Methods Funding Type : Discovery Project Projects :
System Identification Toolbox V2, System Identification, Model Predictive Control, QPC - Quadratic Programming in C | $77,030 |
| Dynamical Systems and Iterative Decoding of Low-Density Parity Check Codes Funding Type : Discovery Project | $65,000 |
| Iterative Coding for Next Generation Networks Funding Type : Discovery Project | $105,000 |
| Iterative subspace expansions for space-time adaptive wireless communications, radar and sonar Funding Type : Discovery Project | $120,000 |
| New Approaches for Wireless Implantable Biomedical Devices Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Mehmet Rasit Yuce Projects :
MIMO Communications Testbed | $61,000 |
| Novel time-frequency techniques for analysing and modeling non-stationary physical and engineering data Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Peter J. Schreier | $90,000 |
| Fast and Robust Model Predictive Control Funding Type : Near Miss Grant | *$20,000 |
| Research Fellowship Project Grant Funding Type : Research Fellowship Project Grant Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
LDPC Codes | $15,000 |
| Advanced Nonlinear Constrained Control Funding Type : Strategic Pilot Research Grant Projects :
Model Predictive Control | $7,500 |
| University of Newcastle Research Fellowship Funding Type : UoN Research Fellowship Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
LDPC Codes | $90,000 |
| Total for 2009 : | $790,530 |
2008
| Construction Methods and Analysis Tools for Repeat-Accumulate Error Correction Codes Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
LDPC Codes | $30,000 |
| New Approaches for the Estimation of Complex Dynamic System Models Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Brett Ninness Projects :
System Identification, System Identification Toolbox, QPC - Quadratic Programming in C, Filtering and Smoothing | $110,000 |
| New Methods and Microelectronics for Wireless Communications Systems Funding Type : ARC Linkage Grant Projects :
Future Wireless, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $120,000 |
| Australian Communications Research Network Node Funding Type : ARC Research Network Projects :
LDPC Codes, Lattice Reduction Aided MIMO Detection, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $20,000 |
| Advancing System Identification using Modern Optimisation Methods Funding Type : Discovery Project Projects :
System Identification Toolbox V2, System Identification, Model Predictive Control, QPC - Quadratic Programming in C | $82,030 |
| Dynamical Systems and Iterative Decoding of Low-Density Parity Check Codes Funding Type : Discovery Project | $70,000 |
| Iterative Coding for Next Generation Networks Funding Type : Discovery Project | $130,000 |
| New Approaches for Wireless Implantable Biomedical Devices Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Mehmet Rasit Yuce Projects :
MIMO Communications Testbed | $61,000 |
| Space-time and time-frequency applications of improper complex processes Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Peter J. Schreier | $79,000 |
| The Interplay of Feedback Control and Digital Communications Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Peter J. Schreier | $55,000 |
| Advanced Nonlinear Constrained Control Funding Type : Strategic Pilot Research Grant Projects :
Model Predictive Control | $7,500 |
| University of Newcastle Research Fellowship Funding Type : UoN Research Fellowship Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
LDPC Codes | $90,000 |
| Total for 2008 : | $854,530 |
2007
| Agere Systems Research Partnership Funding Type : Agere Research Partnership | $50,000 |
| Construction Methods and Analysis Tools for Repeat-Accumulate Error Correction Codes Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
LDPC Codes | $32,000 |
| New Approaches for the Estimation of Complex Dynamic System Models Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Brett Ninness Projects :
System Identification, System Identification Toolbox, QPC - Quadratic Programming in C, Filtering and Smoothing | $108,000 |
| New Methods and Microelectronics for Wireless Communications Systems Funding Type : ARC Linkage Grant Projects :
Future Wireless, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $150,000 |
| Australian Communications Research Network Node Funding Type : ARC Research Network Projects :
LDPC Codes, Lattice Reduction Aided MIMO Detection, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $20,000 |
| Advancing System Identification using Modern Optimisation Methods Funding Type : Discovery Project Projects :
System Identification Toolbox V2, System Identification, Model Predictive Control, QPC - Quadratic Programming in C | $87,030 |
| Dynamical Systems and Iterative Decoding of Low-Density Parity Check Codes Funding Type : Discovery Project | $75,000 |
| New Approaches for Wireless Implantable Biomedical Devices Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Mehmet Rasit Yuce Projects :
MIMO Communications Testbed | $61,000 |
| Space-time and time-frequency applications of improper complex processes Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Peter J. Schreier | $72,000 |
| The Interplay of Feedback Control and Digital Communications Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Peter J. Schreier | $54,000 |
| University of Newcastle Funding Type : Return of proportion of earned IGS | $22,114 |
| University of Newcastle Research Fellowship Funding Type : UoN Research Fellowship Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
LDPC Codes | $45,000 |
| Total for 2007 : | $776,144 |
2006
| Agere Systems Research Partnership Funding Type : Agere Research Partnership | $50,000 |
| Construction Methods and Analysis Tools for Repeat-Accumulate Error Correction Codes Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Dr. Sarah Johnson Projects :
LDPC Codes | $50,128 |
| New Approaches for the Estimation of Complex Dynamic System Models Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Brett Ninness Projects :
System Identification, System Identification Toolbox, QPC - Quadratic Programming in C, Filtering and Smoothing | $118,000 |
| Structured low-density parity-check codes for next-generation digital communications Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Projects :
LDPC Codes | $85,822 |
| New Methods and Microelectronics for Wireless Communications Systems Funding Type : ARC Linkage Grant Projects :
Future Wireless, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $165,000 |
| Australian Communications Research Network Node Funding Type : ARC Research Network Projects :
LDPC Codes, Lattice Reduction Aided MIMO Detection, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $20,000 |
| Space-time and time-frequency applications of improper complex processes Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Peter J. Schreier | $99,515 |
| The Interplay of Feedback Control and Digital Communications Funding Type : Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Peter J. Schreier | $59,000 |
| Total for 2006 : | $647,465 |
2005
| Agere Systems Research Partnership Funding Type : Agere Research Partnership | $50,000 |
| New Methods for Dynamic System Estimation Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Brett Ninness | $82,000 |
| Structured low-density parity-check codes for next-generation digital communications Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Projects :
LDPC Codes | $85,822 |
| New Methods and Microelectronics for Wireless Communications Systems Funding Type : ARC Linkage Grant Projects :
Future Wireless, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $165,000 |
| Australian Communications Research Network Node Funding Type : ARC Research Network Projects :
LDPC Codes, Lattice Reduction Aided MIMO Detection, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $20,000 |
| Total for 2005 : | $402,822 |
2004
| New Methods for Dynamic System Estimation Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Brett Ninness | $91,000 |
| Structured low-density parity-check codes for next-generation digital communications Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Projects :
LDPC Codes | $85,822 |
| Advanced Space-Time Coded Multiuser Wireless Communications via Test-bed Development Funding Type : ARC Linkage Project Projects :
MIMO Communications Testbed | $72,246 |
| Australian Communications Research Network Node Funding Type : ARC Research Network Projects :
LDPC Codes, Lattice Reduction Aided MIMO Detection, MCMC MIMO Detection, MCMC Multi-User Detection, MIMO Communications Testbed | $20,000 |
| Total for 2004 : | $269,068 |
2003
| New Methods for Dynamic System Estimation Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Brett Ninness | $96,000 |
| Advanced Space-Time Coded Multiuser Wireless Communications via Test-bed Development Funding Type : ARC Linkage Project Projects :
MIMO Communications Testbed | $59,380 |
| Total for 2003 : | $155,380 |
2002
| New Methods for Dynamic System Estimation Funding Type : ARC Discovery Project Chief Investigators :
Prof. Brett Ninness | $91,000 |
| Advanced Space-Time Coded Multiuser Wireless Communications via Test-bed Development Funding Type : ARC Linkage Project Projects :
MIMO Communications Testbed | $62,659 |
| Total for 2002 : | $153,659 |