Achievements
The work taking place at CWI has been internationally recognised through a number of awards.
2020 Royal Irish Academy Gold Medal
- Prof Vince Fusco, for outstanding contributions to the Engineering Sciences.
2020 Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) Research Chair / 5-year Fellowship
- Prof Trung Duong, to lead a research team for Towards Massive Connectivity to enable Ultra-Reliable and Near Zero-Latency Communications in 6G Networks.
2020 Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) 5-Year Fellowship
- Dr Nidhi Simmons, for Enabling mission-critical applications through an intelligent URLLC framework.
2020 Leverhulme Trust Research Leadership Award
- Dr Okan Yurduseven, for Developing solutions to acute threats: compressive imaging for real-time security screening.
2020 International Workshop on Integrated Nonlinear Microwave and Millimetre-Wave Circuits Best Student Paper
- Mr Moise Safari Mugisho, for "Harmonic-Injection Class-EM/F3 Power Amplifier with Finite DC-Feed Inductance".
2019 ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Telecommunication Engineering
- Ranked 28th Globally, 5th in Europe, 2nd in the UK.
2019 UK Research & Innovation (UKRI): Future Leaders Fellowship
- Dr Hien Quoc Ngo, to develop "cell-free massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) technology.
2019 EURASIP (European Association for Signal Processing): Early Career Award
- Dr Michalis Matthaiou, for his significant contributions to signal processing for MIMO and massive MIMO systems.
2019 IEEE Globecom: Best Paper
- Dr Trung Duong for "Learning-Aided Realtime Performance Optimisation of Cognitive UAV-Assisted Disaster Communication", co-authors Nguyen, Tuan, Hanzo.
2019 Mobile World Scholar (GSMA - global association of mobile operators): Grand Prize
- Dr Babar Abbassi for "Low Complexity RF Front-End for mm-Wave MIMO 5G Mobile Networks", co-authors Dr Matthaiou, Prof Fusco, Dr Tataria.
2018 Mobile World Scholar (GSMA): Gold Prize
- Dr Neil Buchanan for "Flat Self-Steered High Gain Antennas for 5G Networks", co-author Prof Fusco.
2018 39th European Space Agency (ESA) Antenna Workshop: Best Innovation Award
- Dr Robert Cahill for "Electrochromic Material for Reconfigurable Antenna Applications", co-authors Bulja, Norooziarab, Kopf.
2018 IET Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC): Best Student Paper Award
- Miss Sarah Clendinning, for Equivalent Circuit Model for Linear to Circular Polarisation Converters Based on Bandpass Freestanding Frequency Selected Surfaces Screens co-authors Dr Cahill, Dr Zelenchuk, Prof Fusco.
2018 IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits and Systems (ICECS): Best Paper Award
- Mr Matthew Love, A Compact 5 GHz Lumped-Element Wilkinson Power Combiner on 28 nm Bulk CMOS co-authors Dr Thian, van der Wilt, Kianush.
2017 Newton Prize
- Dr Trung Duong for "Integrated Heterogeneous Wireless System (IHWS) for Developing Countries", co-author Dr Nguyen-Son.