NICTA
In embedded systems, NICTA has world class expertise in three areas:
1. Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems (ERTOS)
For over 10 years, under the leadership of Prof. Gernot Heiser, the University of New South Wales and NICTA have grown one of the world's leading real time embedded operating systems efforts. The NICTA ERTOS group are creating a verified open-source microkernel using methodologies and tools developed in the NICTA Formal methods group in Kensington and the Logic and Computation group in Canberra. One of NICTA's most successful research programs, the ERTOS activity has resulted in a spinout company, OK Labs, trained many students and grown an operating systems research community around the University.
2. Embedded Computer Vision - Real Time Dynamic Scene Understanding
In Computer Vision, under the leadership of Prof. Richard Hartley, NICTA has grown a world-class capability, with a reputation as one of the top 5 groups in the world in algorithms for Dynamic Scene Understanding. Combining this with our expertise in smart camera design and the mapping of vision algorithms to hardware, we have the ability to develop advanced visual sensor networks that can detect, track and understand objects in scenes. These networks have applications in emergency response, security and surveillance as well as in traffic monitoring and flow control, crowd management, situational awareness and even augmented reality and the bionic eye.
3. Wireless Systems on a Chip
In NICTA's research group in Melbourne, Victoria, a team led by Prof. Stan Skafidas has developed millimetre wave wireless communications expertise for future ultra-high speed Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN). Stan has created a lab of researchers who have developed the world's first fully integrated wireless radio at 60GHz in low cost CMOS technology. This technology will provide multi-gigabit per second wireless links to replace high definition TV cables, gigabit Ethernet LANs and other personal area communications.