ICT Research Overview

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ICT Research Overview
Division of Information Communication
SciencesMacquarie University
Vijay Varadharajan Microsoft Chair Professor in
Computing vijay_at_ics.mq.edu.au
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Division of Information and Communication
Sciences (ICS)

• Departments
• Computing
• Electronics
• Mathematics
• Physics

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ICS Division Key Research Areas

• Physics
• Quantum Information Science
• Photonics
• Electronics
• Physical Wireless Technology
• Computing
• Information and Networked Systems Security
• Natural Language Technology
• Programming Languages
• Cryptography

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ICS Division Research Areas
Quantum Information Science

• Aim To marry computing and quantum science to
  develop new algorithms
• Optimising Quantum Computation
• Quantum Information Protocols
• UQ, UNSW, USyd, UMelb and GriffithU

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ICS Division Research Areas
Photonics

• Fabrication methods for passive integrated
  photonic devices
• Compact waveguide lasers
• Polymer fibres and integrated polymer planar
  devices

MUNFLOR
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ICS Division Research Areas
Physical Wireless Technology

• Millimetre wave circuits on silicon
• Optimising microwave transistor performance
• Antenna design

Collaborative Nonlinear ElectronicsResearch
Facility
Centre for Electromagnetic and Antenna
Engineering (CELANE)
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ICS Division Research Areas
Natural Language Technology

• Speech Processing
• Textual Information Processing
• Spoken Language Processing

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ICS Division Research Areas
Cryptography

• Theory of Algorithms
• Number Theory and its Applications
• Design and Analysis of Cryptosystems

Centre for Advanced Computing Algorithms and
Cryptography
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ICS Division Research Areas
Programming Languages

• Eli Language Implementation Generation
• Eclipse IDE Support for Computer Language
  Implementation
• Software Development for Handheld Computing

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ICS Division Research Areas
Information and Networked System Security
Mobile Wireless Networks
Context and Drivers
Internet/ Intranet

Pervasive Mobile Networked Computing
Users
Information and Services
Mobile Code/Agents
Distributed Services/ Applications
Inf. Appliances and Network Computers
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ICS Division Research Areas
Information and Networked System Security Research
Dist.System Appl. Security
Network Security
E-Commerce Security
Mobile System Security
Trustworthy Computing
Formal Security Techniques
Security and Privacy Policies, Models and
Architecture Security Services and Management
Schemes Security Protocols and Technologies Crypto
graphic Applications Secure Systems and
Applications
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Some Thoughts on Success Factorsfor Research
Collaboration

• Establishing Trust between Partners
• Understanding the Organizations Context and the
  Environment
• Investment in Relationship Building
• Matching Skills/Expertise with Organizations
  Needs and Priorities
• Setting Right Level of Expectations
• Early Involvement in the Formulation of Research
  Programs
• Appropriate Agreements (e.g. IP)