Research degrees
A
postgraduate scholarship is available in the
Institute for Telecommunications Research (ITR) at the
University of South Australia to pursue a PhD in the exciting and
emerging area of vehicle-to-vehicle communications.
This project will involve collaboration between ITR and Adelaide
based company Codha Wireless Pty Ltd.
On a global scale, traffic accidents are one of the leading causes of serious injury or even death. Recent advances in wireless communication technology, eg WiFi or Wireless LAN, have revolutionized personal mobile connectivity. In much the same way, these technologies are on the verge of revolutionizing wireless inter-vehicular communication. In particular, Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) is emerging as the communications standard for future intelligent vehicle systems. These systems are currently being adopted around the world as a means to: improve safety and save lives lost to traffic accidents; reduce the economic impacts of traffic accidents and congestion; reduce the environmental impact of congestion.
The ITR and industry partner Cohda Wireless are pioneering state-of-the-art DSRC technology that uses the latest IEEE 802.11p standard to enable wireless vehicle-to-vehicle communications. With this technology, each vehicle is able to broadcast its position, velocity and direction information to all other vehicles within a certain range. Each vehicle is thus able to integrate this information with map data to build up a picture of the traffic environment, which can then be used to warn the driver of potential hazards (e.g. collisions, corners, traffic lights, give-way/stop signs etc.). The aim of the project is to develop robust approaches for ad-hoc vehicular networks, and integration of inter-vehicular communication and geographic information to provide novel hazard avoidance technology.
The candidate will receive a tax-free scholarship of $28,000 per annum (2009 rate).
Communications technologies
This scholarship is for study in Australia for those who have achieved Honours 1 or equivalent, or Honours 2a or equivalent. Australian citizens, permanent residents of Australia, New Zealand citizens and international applicants are eligible.
If you are interested in lodging an application please send your CV, academic transcript and area of interest to the ITR Student Support Office. The Research Degrees Coordinator will undertake an initial assessment of your application and make appropriate recommendations on how to proceed.
International students:
31 August 2009
Australian students:
31 October 2009
For more information on the scholarships please contact:
Professor Alex Grant, Director
Institute for Telecommunications Research
Tel: 08 8302 3870
alex.grant@unisa.edu.au
Amanda Johnston or Sarah Armour
Tel: 08 8302 3769 or 08 8302 3890
ITRStudent@unisa.edu.au
