Congratulations to Professor Iain Collings, Professor Stephen Hanly, Dr Hazer Inaltekin and Associate Professor Shujuan Huang for their success in the recent ARC Linkage announcements!

$400,000 - Professor Iain Collings; Professor Stephen Hanly; Dr Hazer Inaltekin; Dr Alexander Grant; Dr Robert McKilliam

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a revolution in sensing and automation that is becoming vital for industries including farming and mining. However, in remote areas, it is especially challenging to connect the large numbers of devices needed. This project will develop novel signal processing and communications approaches to deliver high quality data services to vast numbers of remote IoT devices, distributed over continental scales connected via low earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellations. It will provide the tools for LEO satellite service providers to dimension their networks and assist IoT providers to scale their remote sensor networks and IoT deployments, with ever increasing demand on the limited satellite bandwidth.

$455,110 - Associate Professor Shujuan Huang; Dr Jae Sung Yun; Dr Robert Patterson; Dr Yang Bai; Professor Wei Xiang; Dr Jongsung Park

This project aims to develop a high-efficiency indoor photovoltaic (PV) technology to provide reliable low-cost power in the multi-billion dollar “Internet of Things” (IoT) market. There are currently no devices that meet the requirements for maximum operating efficiency under indoor illumination. We propose to solve this problem by fabricating PV cells using colloidal perovskite quantum dots that offer class-leading stability and band gap tunability across the required range, enabled by quantum confinement. The outcome is the development of integrated self-powered IoT devices potentially impacting Advanced Manufacturing growth in Energy, Cyber Security, Food and Agribusiness, as all of these will ultimately rely on networked smart devices.