Backgrounder

October 17, 2008

BUILDING ONTARIO’S INNOVATION ECONOMY

Basic and Applied Research

University of Windsor

Dr. Kemal Tepe
Improving wireless communication
Provincial Funding: $50,000

Wireless communication is growing fast and it’s showing great promise as an enabling technology for many industries, including automotive and advanced manufacturing. But emerging wireless systems are not completely reliable and that is holding back their implementation. Led by Dr. Kemal Tepe, researchers at the University of Windsor are exploring ways to best design wireless systems by focusing on wireless communication channels—the mediums used to transmit information from a sender to a receiver.

See also:

• News Release: Ontario Turning Ideas Into Stronger Economy
• Backgrounder: Supporting Basic and Applied Research
• Backgrounder: Basic and Applied Research Projects
• Recipients