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.

Contact Information

Name: 
Chris Nicol
Title: 
CTO Embedded Systems
Phone: 
+61 2 9376 2000
Email: 
chris [dot] nicolatnicta [dot] com [dot] au

Location

L5 13 Garden St
Eveleigh, NSW, 2015
Australia
33° 53' 45.3336" S, 151° 11' 42.162" E
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Organisation Type: 
Research
Applications
These are self-rated applications in response to the request, "Rate the relevance of your R&D to companies that develop as a product line the tools and technologies listed below."
Sensors & Actuators: 
Med
Network Distributed Systems: 
Med
Middleware: 
Med
User Interface: 
Med
DSP Software: 
High
DSP Hardware: 
High
Analog & Mixed Signal Processing: 
High
Real Time Software: 
Very High
Operating Systems: 
High
Application Software Development: 
High
Other Algorithms (not DSP): 
High
Digital Chip Design: 
High
Digital Board Design: 
Med
Analog Board Design: 
Med
Systems Engineering: 
High
Systems Integration: 
High
Testing Services: 
Med

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