Distinguished Prof Jay Guo and his research team have won the first prize of $75,000 for their work on improving wireless communication systems at the 2023 UTS Research Translation Competition.
In the age of the internet, nearly every home, phone and office are connected to wireless communication systems. These systems need multiple beams to connect multiple distant users. Current multibeam forming methods in 4G and 5G systems are expensive and consume high energy.
Distinguished Professor Jay Guo and his team from FEIT have found a way to make wireless communications systems more economically viable. The team presented a five-minute pitch for their novel multiple beamforming circuits that are low-cost, energy efficient, and can produce simultaneously steerable beams.
The judging panel awarded the top prize after recognising the potential for this application to transform future wireless communication systems and the Internet of Things (IOT) devices.
Second price was awarded to Dr Katherine Scardifield and her team from the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building. Her team took home $25,000 for their work on biomaterial made from an abundant and renewable seaweed waste stream.
Professor Kate McGrath, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), says selecting a winner was no easy task given the calibre of entrants.
Congratulations to our Research Translation Competition winners, and everyone who to took the time to enter. It was a pleasure to listen to your pitches and the panel was so impressed at the high standard of all the research projects.
The RTC is an annual event competition by the UTS Research Translation Team where the participants go through a series of intense workshops in preparation for the final pitch presentation event. The 2023 winners have pledged to use the prize money to further develop their research projects.
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