Smart Antennas and Cooperative Communications Seminar

This event will explore both the recent research and developments and future direction and application of multiple antenna wireless systems.

In the last ten years there has been significant interest in antenna array concepts to improve the performance of wireless communications. Multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) concepts have demonstrated enormous potential to improve link quality data carrying capacity and performance. Cooperative communications has also recently emerged, where multiple terminals can use relaying methods to form ‘virtual’ MIMO systems in order to exploit some of the benefits of smart antennas.

The demand for these new technologies is driven by spectrum policy and demand for mobile communications with a multimedia content. Many of these techniques are now finding their way into industrial standards, such as third generation (3G), Wifi and Wimax communication systems.

The objective of this workshop is to present the latest results in these exciting fields and to enable discussion and networking between researchers.

The event aims to bring together researchers, engineers and technical managers with an interest in MIMO. This seminar will provide a vital source of information and enable knowledge sharing between parties. Research students/assistants/fellows, research engineers and managers, academics and RF and wireless systems engineers that have an interest in wireless, RF and antennas will all benefit from attending. Those with a general interest in this topic are also welcome.

More information can be found in http://www.theiet.org/events/event/8089CB8D-F74B-144D-F8C514D7BFA238DD&i=1