Perspectives in Telecommunications Research

Prof. Timo O. Korhonen

Communications Laboratory

Department of Electrical and Communications Engineering

Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), Finland

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Perspectives in Telecommunications Research - Overview

Challenges of university-industry cooperationThe framework of university-industry cooperation in terms of universities’ internal and external processesExamples: External factors: Otaniemi cluster Internal factors: Learning & product/service

development in teaching (S-72.3510 Product Development of Telecommunication Systems)

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Challenges of University-industry Cooperation

Conventional academic research faces new challenges: Competition of research funding requires extensive

networking & state-of-the-art research groups – Now more and more in international level

Companies require university research to yield products and service faster than ever – no easy source of funding resources for basic research!

Companies need to know if research truly yields business cases – structure of value network must be investigated. Also, there are many technologies to realize the intended telecommunications services- best business case can also be a conventional design :(

It’s a small world-Thanks to Telecommunications!

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High-techProduct

Development

Constant product improvements

High development velocity

Knowledge sharing from suppliers, competitors, and customers

Feedback on demand from customersReference: T. Korhonen, A. Ainamo: Handbook of Product and Service Development in Communication and Information Technology,Kluwer Academy Press, 2003

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The Framework of University-Industry Cooperation

Universities have a general (academic) focus research - knowledge generation teaching - knowledge distribution

Companies have a commercial, specific focus research - to make commercially successful products & services personnel education programs - to make personnel to track development in company’s area

Converting functions should be build to enable information to flow to commercially successful products & to satisfy both academia & companies

CompaniesCompanies UniversitiesUniversities

Global Information

Society

Successful Products & Services

Successful Products & Services

Scientific knowledgeScientific

knowledgeApplication centered

knowledge

Application centered

knowledge

Converting functionsConverting functions

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CompaniesCompanies UniversitiesUniversities

Global Information

Society

Successful Products & Services

Successful Products & Services

Scientific knowledgeScientific

knowledgeApplication centered

knowledge

Application centered

knowledge

Converting functionsConverting functions

Universities need development in their internal processes

Universities need support in their external processes

Building converting functions …

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Academic and Industrial Research

Time to market 5-10-20 years

Academic researchIndustrial

Product/serviceDevelopment

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Converting functions – a field of contradictions!

Motto: Academic research can produce practical & applicable products and services - The main challenge is in communication between academia & industry!

Research project should be generated by using extensive networking with companies & other research groups/institutions

Especially, research management must understand also other things than their own key-field of expertise – multidisciplinary orientation required!

Research & teaching in universities must relate to State-of-the-art in science Understanding of companies’ practicalities in technology and

service development Building co-operative forums of interactions

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External processes: Otaniemi Cluster of Innovation Network

FUNDING BASES Technology Agency of Finland (TEKES)CompaniesAcademy of FinlandEU-programsFoundations (as Nokia Foundation)

FUNDING BASES Technology Agency of Finland (TEKES)CompaniesAcademy of FinlandEU-programsFoundations (as Nokia Foundation)

*COMMERCIALIZATION KNOW-HOW AND LINK TO COMPANIES & SPIN-OFFs

TEKES, Spinno, FinPro

*COMMERCIALIZATION KNOW-HOW AND LINK TO COMPANIES & SPIN-OFFs

TEKES, Spinno, FinPro

ACADEMIC - TECHNOLOGY Helsinki University of Technology (HUT)Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology (EWTEK)

ACADEMIC - TECHNOLOGY Helsinki University of Technology (HUT)Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology (EWTEK)

ACADEMIC - BUSINESSHelsinki School of EconomicsTechnical Research Center of Finland (VTT)

ACADEMIC - BUSINESSHelsinki School of EconomicsTechnical Research Center of Finland (VTT)

SPECIALIZED SCIENCE CLUSTERS/FACILITIESSPECIALIZED SCIENCE CLUSTERS/FACILITIES

BiomagBiomagMicronovaMicronova

TechnomedicumTechnomedicum

*Funding, localize business contacts &help in internationalization/business processes

•TKK+HUS+HU: Technomedicum & Biomag•TKK+VTT: Maritime Inst. of Finland & MilliLab•TKK+HU+JU: Helsinki Inst. Of Physics (HIP)•TKK+HU: Helsinki Inst. of

Inf. Tech. (HIIT)

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Developing Requirements of Working Life

Key factors driving the change in working life Globalization Rapid increase in

Amount of accessible information Number of available tools and techniques

Process outputs must confirm high quality Tailored measurements required Requirement of balance with

scientific ambition business environment company’s internal, ever evolving multi-level

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knowledge, experience,substance, management:-> Vision! - framework

- ideation- balancing- quality control

Gro

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Workshop

Existing and evolving technology

INDUSTRY DRIVENCASE

Usability

Strategic management

Innovationmethods

Product dev. methods

Projectleadership

MarketingQuality

management

Lecture Modulesindustry+academy

Learning the Path from Innovation to Products:

CASE: S-72.3510 Product Development of Telecommunication Systems

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Workshop Objectives

To get acquainted with real-life product development processes

Early-phase product development problems are not well defined – there is a problem framework that is a description of interconnected elements

Development teams strive to find applicable solutions; examine and validate the most promising solution(s) - in detail as possible

In workshop group formation objective is creativity boosting: groups should be multidisciplinary! Group participants need not to know each other beforehand

Note: Map risks relating to your solution and tell why you selected the particular solutions

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Workshop Deliverables

CaseIdea

Concrete deliverables are necessary to evaluate the concept!

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5.3.2.1 Katso laskun tarkennus

5.3.3 Katso Agribonus-tilannetta

Agribonus- ja asiakashallinta järjestelmä

Hinnoittelusopi- musten hallinta

5.3.1. Katso tilauksia

5.3.2 Katso laskut ja käteisostot

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5.3.4.1 Maksa ennakkomaksu

5.3.6 Katso sopimuksia

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Business Case

What, why, context How the solution is used in practise - example

Business effects and reasoning

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Innovation in Week - Workshop Timetable

Monday: First focus on problem: understanding the problem framework - don't discuss about solutions

Tuesday: Continue innovating the problem - double teams

Afternoon: groups generate long list of solutions

Wednesday: Select the most import solutions to focus on and prepare for customer check points. Start preparing idea document & business case - Focus on gathering all together and presenting them in customer check points

Thursday: Evaluate solutions and prepare presentations

applicable solutions - check point conclusions

risks and how to get quality outputs - focus on development/production & target product/service

degree of innovations - market potential & long run business vision

Friday: Group presentations & discussions (industry & academy)

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Thank you!

Questions??

Communications Laboratory

Prof. Timo O. Korhonen

Communications Laboratory

Department of Electrical and Communications Engineering

Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), Finland

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COUNCILAdvisory Board

ADMINISTRATIONScientific Councils Commissions

Information Technology

•Automation and Systems Technology•Engineering Physics and Mathematics •Computer Science and Engineering•Industrial Engineeringand Management

Electrical Engineering

•Electrical and Communications Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

•Mechanical Engineering

Process Engineering

•Chemical Technology•Materials Science and Rock Engineering•Forest ProductsTechnology

Building and Environment

•Architecture•Surveying•Civil and Environmental Engineering

RESEARCH INSTITUTES (9)

Joint with HUS and HU: Technomedicum and Biomag

Joint with VTT:MaritimeInstitute of FinlandMillimetreWave Laboratory of Finland, MilliLab

SEPARATE INSTITUTES (8)

Joint with HU and JU:Helsinki Institute of Physics HIP

Joint with HUHelsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT

Organisation

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RECTOR

HUT - Organization

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200315 119 Number of students12 376 Undergraduates (female 19%, foreigners 4%)

2 743 Graduates (female 26%, foreigners 10%)

1 156 Number of degrees953 Master’s degrees (female 24%, foreigners 6%)

79 Licentiate’s degrees Financing total 124 Doctor’s degrees 193 957 000 EUR

9 823 Adult students

3 160 FTE Staff

From national budget54.1%

External financing

45.9%

Resources and Results of HUT

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Resources and Results of HUT

FTE: Full-time equivalent

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Personnel of HUT

Teaching personnel

17.3%

Other personnel

17.8%

Researchers38.2%

Auxiliary personnel for teaching and

research26.7%

Personnel of HUT

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2003

Total of 3 160 FTE

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Electrical and Communications Engineering

Laboratory of Acoustics and Audio Signal Processing

Laboratory of Applied Electronics

Circuit Theory Laboratory

Communications Laboratory

Laboratory of Computational Engineering

Laboratory of Electromagnetics

Laboratory of Electromechanics

Electronic Circuit Design Laboratory

Lighting Laboratory

Metrology Research Institute

Network Laboratory

Optoelectronics Laboratory

Power Electronics Laboratory

Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering

Radio Laboratory

Signal Processing Laboratory

Laboratory of Space Technology

Laboratory of Electronics Production Technology

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Degree Programs in Electrical and Communications Engineering

Degree Programme Intake/2004

Bioinformation TechnologyElectrical EngineeringCommunications Engineering

46185145

Total 376

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International Master’s Programs

Master’s Programme in Telecommunications, 1999

Options: Radio Communications (typical intake 25) Telecommunications Software (25) Digital Signal Processing (10)

Other International Master’s Programs: Master’s Programme in Electrical Engineering, 2000 Master’s Programme in Micro- and Nanotechnology, 2004

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Personnel at Communications LabPROFESSORS 3 (4 chairs) professors

TEACHING 1 (4) special teacher 0 (1) senior assistant 1 (1) assistant 1 (1) university teacher 3 docents lecturers, classroom assistants

RESEARCH 20 researchers 9 research assistants 10 trainees

OTHER STAFF secretary laboratory manager production engineer

GRAND TOTAL 49...55 persons

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Degree Program of Telecommunications Engineering

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Option:Networks and systemsGeneralstudies ofthe option

Communications Engineering

Software Systems

Tele Traffic Theory

Communication Systems

Networking Technology

Radio Engineering

Major/minor subjects

Localisation and navigation

TLT_koulutusohj.dsf

Communications Engineeringat Eurecom

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S-72.245, 4 crTransmission methodsin telecomm. systems

S-72.610, 2 crMobile communication systems and services

S-72.124, 4 ovProduct developm.in comm. systems

S-72.227, 3ovDigital communi-cation systems

S-89.300, 3 crFundamentals ofvoice technology

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S-87.113, 2 crFundamentalsof electronics

S-87.126, 1 crLab works in fun-damentals of elec.

General courses in the option Networks and Systems

Optional courses

Compulsary courses in the option

Compulsary courses in the degree program

Mat-1.128, 3 crDiscrete mathe-matics

Mat-2.105, 2 crIntroduction tooptimisation

Mat-2.140, 3 crLinearprogramming

S-38.188, 3 crCommunicationnetworks

T-61.123, 3 crComputer architecture

S-26.101, 3 crFoundations ofradio engineering

S-38.121, 3 crRouting in commnetworks

T-79.148, 2 crIntroduction to theor.computer science

S-87.010, 4 crElectronics I

S-88.145, 2 crStochastic pro-cesses in com-munications

S-96.121, 3 crDynamicfield theory

T-106.253, 3 crData structuresand algorithms

T-106.233, 4 crBasic course inprogramming 2

T-110.402, 2.5 crInformation secu-rity technology

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Communications Lab - Research Areas

Radio Communications Mobile radio channel measurement and modelling Radio interface techniques Radio network planning and resource management Radio link and network performance

Communication Networks Access networks Optical networks Power-line communications

Human Factors in Telecommunications Usability and interface design User and task analysis Social technology and special user needs

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Communications Lab - Research Areas (cont.)

Information Theory Algebraic, combinatorial, and computational methods in

coding theory and related areas of telecommunications

Computer-based Learning CD-ROM and Internet-based learning environments

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Communications Lab- On-going projects

Wireless technologiesAd-hoc networksWireless deployable network system (WIDENS) www.widens.orgMIRROR – Adapting technology education for ladies http://www.comlab.hut.fi/Itu/mirror.htmlInteractive services and technologies for mixed broadcasting, navigation, and communication in the mobile society, BROCOM http://www.tkk.fi/Units/IDC/brocom/sub/terminal/abstract.htmlModular LED-PLC lighting systemComputational methods in telecommunicationsComputational methods in discrete mathematicsAnalysis of nonlinear effects in multicarrier systems and development for their compensationRadio resource management (RRM) in interference-limited ad-hoc networks

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Communications Lab - Facilities

Communication systems GSM1800 and GSM/GPRS900/1800 Base Station Systems Nokia Metrohopper 58 GHz radio relay link ATM system up to STM4 SDH systems, STM1/4 and STM16, 5 nodes, WDM unit up to

STM64 PCM30 system CATV system WLAN systems, Wavelan, WiFi

Measurement equipment PropSim Dual Mobile Radio Channel Simulator ANT-20WEA, Advanced Network Tester, SDH Ballman Network Analyzer, 0 – 6 GHz

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Communications Lab – Facilities (cont.)

Measurement equipment (cont.) RADCOM ATM Protocol Analyzer Coupling Measuring Tube System, EMC-measurements LeCroy LW420 Waveform Generator HP8780A Vector Signal Generator, 0 – 3 GHz R&S Spectrum Analyzer, 20 Hz – 3.5 GHz

Simulators NetAct UTRAN/GERAN network planning tool NetSim WCDMA radio network simulator RPS ray tracing tool PTDS&trade, optical system simulator VPI transmission maker, WDM Nethawk MSC/A simulator

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Thank you!

Questions??