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Wireless communications are becoming a preferred method of sending information
anywhere in the world. Wireless systems have gone beyond radio, telephones,
and television to include computer networks, merchandizing services, data
systems, and personal communications devices. Advances in technology are
making wireless communications easier, safer, higher quality, and less expensive
every month This rapid development of wireless technology is creating new
opportunities and challenges for communication users and suppliers.
The Center for Advanced Communications
(CAC) pursues advanced research
and development in the broad areas of communications including wireless
and digital communications, high resolution imaging, smart antennas and
space-time processing, interference mitigation in broad-band communication
platforms, innovative antenna design, computational electromagnetics, microwave
and RF microelectronics, GPS technology, linear and nonlinear modeling of
devices, thermal and power management of higher power electronics and wireless
services. Since its inception in 1990, the Center has provided an integrated
environment for university, industry and government to focus on computational,
informational and communications issues.
The Center's Projects and Facilities
The projects undertaken by the CAC are headed by professors in the College
of Engineering, and involve undergraduate and graduate students, research
professors, research associates, and postdoctoral fellows. CAC projects
have been sponsored by Pennsylvania state agencies, federal government agencies
and companies of all sizes. These industrial, federal, and state
partners benefit from the
regional base of technology expertise, economic growth and job creation,
cost effective research and development efforts, a strategic relationship
and partnership
in information and communications technologies, and a pool of highly qualified
students.
The CAC has four state-of-the-art research labs; the
Antenna Research Lab (ARL), the
Wireless Communications
and Positioning Lab (WCPL), the
Radar Imaging Lab (RIL), and the
Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) Lab. The labs
were established from external funds. Each lab has its own Director and
is maintained from revenues generated from research contracts and grants.
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Contact Information
Dr. Moeness Amin
Director
Center for Advanced Communications
Phone: 610-519-4263
Janice J. Moughan
Center Coordinator
Center for Advanced Communications
Phone: 610-519-4599
Address: 800 Lancaster Ave
Villanova University
Villanova, PA 19085
Research Activities
Research emphases of the Center for Advanced Communications encompass
several aspects of advances in broadband wireless communications and RF
acoustic sensing, and imaging. Some research activities include:
- Acoustics and Ultrasound
- GPS technologies
- Low-profile antenna modeling and measurements
- Microwave and RF
- Multimedia and video compression
- Radar imaging
- Sensor technology
- Signal processing for communications
- Smart antennas
- Thermal management
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