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Technology from Science Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE)
CAPE Partners
Contents
Preface 2
About CAPE 4
CAPE Model of Academic-Industrial Partnership 8
CAPE Organisation 10
Steering Committee Members 13
CAPE Partners 14
BIACD 15
CRRC 16
Huawei 17
Jaguar Land Rover 19
University of Cambridge 20
Views from the University 24
CAPE Activities 26
Former Partners Project PIs and Researchers 27
and Associates Acorn Fund 28
CAPE Lectures 35
Views from PIs and Researchers 36
CAPE in the News 42
Views from Partners 48
Get Involved 50
Advantages of working with CAPE 51
Contact Details 53
The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 1
Preface
Preface
Preface Thus far, the CAPE research portfolio amounts to There are opportunities to expand CAPE projects
£14.1 million, with several new projects on the by leveraging the industrial funds invested
The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) is a unique horizon. The research outcome is mostly important through CAPE via external bodies such as the
partnership between the University of Cambridge and a small group early-stage IP. CAPE Partners have taken some projects UK government.
forward to the stage of mass production and framework
of international photonics and electronics companies whose market technology transfer, such as holographic head-up
Membership of CAPE can also provide networking
orientation places them in a non-competitive supply-chain or value- benefits from existing links between the University
displays and Smectic-A liquid-crystal technology.
of Cambridge and other academic centres, in both
chain relationship with respect to each other. CAPE creates business opportunities and future the UK and elsewhere. Consultative inputs from
vision. CAPE Partners’ engagement provides a unique other universities have already assisted some of
The mix of partner interests has shifted over the years, but the current CAPE Partners opportunity to interact and to broaden each other’s CAPE project research programmes.
(BIACD, CRRC Zhuzhou Institute, Huawei Technologies and Jaguar Land Rover) views. This enables all of us to make a greater impact
continue to represent business interest on a global scale. on society and further enhance the business value
of our enterprises.
CAPE operates under the CAPE Partnership Agreement (CPA), as endorsed by
all industrial CAPE Partners for the purpose of jointly commissioned research CAPE’s approach is to invent and develop through
and development. multidisciplinary research in strategic areas of interest
to both the UK (as specified by EPSRC) and beyond. We
cover all levels from materials, processes, components,
and systems to customer expectation. We aim to define
CAPE’s objective is threefold: future strategy and market implementation; to set the
Professor
industry agendas for the convergence of photonic and
electronic technology platforms; and to be involved in
Daping Chu
policy-making and regulatory work and contribute to Director of CAPE
societal needs.
Technology Business Outreach
advancements opportunities activities
through landscaping and between CAPE to a wider community
project work, Partners,
CAPE delivers “Technology from Science.” We do this by accessing world-
leading expertise in every branch of engineering and science at the University
of Cambridge and by collaborative work with the support of cutting-edge R&D
facilities within the Electrical Engineering Division.
2 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 3
About CAPE
About CAPE
About CAPE
CAPE was established on 1 October 2004, as a way in
which the University of Cambridge could address global
issues involving open innovation, in partnership with
companies of international importance. Founded upon
the University’s world-leading facilities and expertise in
electronics and photonics, CAPE is housed within the
University’s Electrical Engineering Division although
its activities involve many academic researchers beyond
Cambridge University Engineering Department.
Operating under the original CAPE Strategic Partnership The CAPE research portfolio during the first CAPE
Agreement (CPA), it formed a new model of joint phase amounted to £7.5 million, with a further
university-industry research that was leading edge, £14.1 million invested during the second phase.
vertically integrated and commercially relevant. Through CAPE was also instrumental in the University being
joint governance and joint sponsored research, the CAPE able to attract further funding of over £14 million from
Partnership has developed a research portfolio at the other sponsors and industry partners, which together
cutting edge of contemporary technology. Strategic with the initial £12 million support from the University
placement of the CAPE Partners in the supply chain for building infrastructure gives an overall investment
creates relationships without conflict of interest. of £47.6 million.
CAPE started its second phase on 1 April 2011 with CAPE and our CPA are constantly evolving to adapt to
a new CAPE Partnership Agreement, endorsed by internal and external environmental needs, with the aim
ALPS Electric Co. Limited, Disney Research, Dow of enhancing academic research and creating benefit for
Corning Corporation and Jaguar Land Rover. Beijing business. There are currently four CAPE Partners each
Aerospace Times Optical-Electronic Co. Technology with global business interests: BIACD, CRRC Zhuzhou
Ltd. (ATOE) joined the CAPE Partnership on 1 October Institute, Huawei Technologies and Jaguar Land Rover.
2013, following internal re-organisation, this partner
was renamed the Beijing Institute of Aerospace Control
Devices trading as BIACD. CRRC Zhuzhou Institute
joined CAPE in October 2015 and Huawei Technologies
Ltd became a CAPE Partner in April 2017. As well as the
CAPE Partners, Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd was a CAPE
Associate in the field of electronic imaging.
4 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 5
Highlights
Highlights
Highlights
42 21.6
CAPE research
funding (£M)
10 current
and past
partners
26 11 47
CAPE projects
additional leveraged
funding (£M)
Principal Researchers
47.6
Investigators
(PIs) involved
Total investment
15 67
(£M)
51
CAPE patents
lectures
8 Postdoctoral
167
Blue Sky Award
40 30 CAPE
Postgraduate
Award (CAPA) publications
CAPE Acorn
Fund winners across 40
Acorn projects
13 CAPE
Undergraduate IIB
Award (CAUPA)
6 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 7
CAPE Model of
CAPE Model of Academic-Industrial Partnership
CAPE Model of Academic-Industrial Partnership
Academic-Industrial The key features of CAPE are:
Partnership 1
CAPE is a partnership between the
2
The executive body in CAPE is
University and a small group of the Steering Committee, which
The CAPE model for industrial/academic collaboration is specialised international photonics and electronics commissions all CAPE research.
and unique, differing in many ways from existing arrangements between companies whose market orientation Members are from both academic
places them in a non-competitive and industrial partners, with equal
industry and other universities, e.g., programmes available in the USA
supply-chain or value-chain relationship voting rights between the academic
at MIT, Stanford and UC Berkley. CAPE resembles a joint development with respect to each other. and industrial interests, i.e., sharing
agreement more closely than any university research club does. CAPE relies on the CAPE Partners
the governance of all CAPE research
within the University with the
being able to accommodate each
industrial partners.
other’s business interests to allow
this collaboration.
3
All financial contributions to CAPE are which may be in-kind). Apart from
spent on jointly commissioned research the small percentage set aside for
that is directly for the benefit of the CAPE operations, all this resource
CAPE Partners, apart from a small will be available for jointly-
percentage that is set aside for commissioned research over which
CAPE operations. CAPE Partner has direct control
through their representation on
Each CAPE Partner will invest a minimum
the CAPE Steering Committee.
contribution per year in CAPE (some of
4 5
CAPE offers wide access CAPE seeks to engage with business
to engineers, scientists and development processes in CAPE Partners.
postgraduate students within the Exchange of scientists and engineers between
Electrical Engineering Division, the the industrial and academic partners, including
Engineering Department and other the possibility of the placement of an embedded
areas of the University and in the researcher within the Electrical Engineering
other CAPE Partners. Division, is a rule rather than an exception.
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner
8 for Research, Innovation and Science visits CAPE The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 9
CAPE
CAPE Organisation
CAPE Organisation
Organisation
The TFG will sustain an expertise and report advances
CAPE Steering Committee CAPE Technology Focus Groups in the field to CAPE principals. Through regular specialist
meetings, it will generate specific advice, vision
The CAPE Steering Committee (SC) is the arbiter of every On behalf of CAPE SC, the four CAPE Technology Focus
statements and strategic guidance for CAPE programs
Groups (TFGs) oversee CAPE technology issues and
aspect of CAPE activity. It comprises leading academics who and projects, as well as the CAPE Partners. If agreed,
roadmapping. Appropriate representatives from the
publishing can take place, subject to approval processes
represent the University and senior representatives of each of University and all the CAPE Partners sit on each TFG
at CAPE Steering Committee level.
the CAPE Partners. Each CAPE Partner has an equal vote on with the option for an academic or an industrial member
2
to chair either. Each TFG covers a specific technological
the SC, and the total number of votes from the academic area and oversees CAPE project progress, either at Devices and User
SC members matches the total number of CAPE Partner detailed or executive level as appropriate. The current Interfaces TFG
votes, with the SC Chairman (chosen from the academic four TFGs are:
Postulate: The cross-supply chain relationship between
1
members) holding the casting vote. the CAPE Partners offers a unique opportunity to
Materials and Manufacturing take an overview of the developments in the display,
Processes TFG user interfaces and sensors industries in general. It
also enables us to ensure that the research projects
Postulate: CAPE must sustain an oversight of the
undertaken are timely and effective in building a basis
materials and process needs of the broader electronics
of intellectual property, technology demonstrations and
and photonics markets. Through a technology focus,
prototypes to facilitate business development cases in
this requires a strong engagement in understanding
our CAPE Partners.
the manufacturing processes, as well as the materials
physics and chemistry and the influence of process The display industry constitutes a large and strategic
variables and methods on component and system part of the global photonics market and is important
performance (inclusive of cost). Furthermore, as new to the business interests of CAPE Partners. It is also
physics or materials science offers new opportunities, an area where both the UK generally and the
this TFG will maintain a competence to consider University of Cambridge, in particular, have in-depth
how this may enable new approaches to solutions in skills and long-established strong core competence,
technology for the electronics and photonics sectors. e.g., in active matrix circuitry, liquid crystals, OLED
and field emission technology.
There will be a broad adherence to CAPE-established
principles of securing an oversight of the concerns of the Significant developments proceeding within CAPE
supply-chain and value-chain participants in this market. now include:
The TFG will ensure that it maintains an appropriate • Next-generation active matrix technologies (organic
level of due diligence and secure confidentiality and inorganic) for plastic display structures
of its discussions and reports appropriately to • Holographic image projection devices using
the circumstances. liquid crystal over silicon (LCOS)
In the field of radical materials advances and in • Investigations of liquid crystal laser technology
manufacturing paradigms, University of Cambridge for potential applications display systems
(CU) is well respected, particularly in respect of low- • Bright reflective colour systems for electronic posters
temperature deposition and additive process evolution. and signage and electronic print displays
In order to sustain the necessary level of competency in • Novel complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor
the TFG, active support for the discussions to be sought (CMOS) sensors.
from participants drawn from the wider community,
both CU and industrial, though this will be balanced with The degree of success achieved now could enable
CAPE needs to sustain due diligence and good control CAPE to influence the industry bodies that are setting
of intellectual property. the future agenda (subject to the judgment of the CAPE
Partners and the TFG Chairmen).
10 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 11
CAPE Organisation
CAPE Organisation
3 Communication Network
and System Design TFG
Postulate: It is desirable for CAPE to maintain a wide-
business development in taking a strategic overview of
this area. It is proposed to seek the help and support of
appropriate supply chain partners and take an active role
in participation in relevant thematic initiatives such as
Steering Committee Members
reaching knowledge and influence in the field of optical Smart Façade and Energy City programs.
and electronic communications. This should embrace
The CAPE White Paper, “A Vision for the 21st
all of guided wave/signal (wired, traces and optical
Century Built Environment”, outlines these proposals
waveguides and microwave coaxial or waveguide
in more detail and asserts that technology, by
communications) and free-space (‘optical’ and
manipulating wavelengths across a wide section of
‘wireless’, point-to-point and broadcast) signalling in
the electromagnetic spectrum, can actively control
the deployment of both telecommunications and
aspects of a building’s fundamental operation,
data communications systems.
its aesthetics (appearance and outlook), the
There will be broad adherence to CAPE-established communication of information within and without it Professor Professor
principles of securing an oversight of the concerns of the (including internal and external optical and wireless Daping Chu Richard Penty
supply-chain and value-chain participants in this market. communications, privacy and municipal signage),
and the energy and illumination balance between the Director of CAPE Chairman of CAPE
The TFG will ensure that it maintains an appropriate
building and its environment. Focusing on the scattering
level of due diligence and secure confidentiality
and control of radiation by the facades and apertures
of its discussions and reports appropriately to
of buildings offers new insights into the impact of
the circumstances.
photonics and electronics on the environmental Gehan Amaratunga (UoC) Michael Hill-King (Huawei) John Robertson (UoC)
There is already much activity in this area, pursued impact of the built environment.
Daping Chu (UoC) Catherine Huang (CRRC) Lee Skrypchuk
through the research interests of CAPE and the Electrical
We note that there are strong links between the enabling (Jaguar Land Rover)
Engineering and other Divisions of Cambridge University Jianghua Feng (CRRC) Daphne Ioannidis (UoC)
materials developments and fabrication processes
Engineering Department. It is also more generally Wei Wang (BIACD)
involved in such areas as light-control films, thin- Andrew Flewitt (UoC) Aram Kradjian
a strong core competence in the wider university;
film photovoltaics, active wave-plate and antennae (Jaguar Land Rover) Yating Zhang (BIACD)
proposing that the Communications and Networking Andrew Foster
structures, transflective displays and advanced
TFG will seek expertise from inside and outside CAPE (Jaguar Land Rover) Richard Penty (UoC) Hong Zhou (Huawei)
transparent conductor technology, and that CAPE is
to secure a knowledgeable community of interest to
already heavily involved in most of them. The use of Philip Guildford (UoC) Richard Prager (UoC)
participate in the discussion and review of CAPE strategy
nanostructured materials is being proposed in several
in this area. This wider community will also receive
of these areas. Stable laminated plastic structures
invites in certain cases to participate in project review.
containing active polymeric and/or liquid layers are
CAPE Communications and Networking TFG will review a common feature across this application space.
and have oversight of the proposed communications
test-bed, together with low-cost telecom and networking CAPE Intellectual Property Group (IP Group)
solutions, and their usage by CAPE Partners and others.
The TFG will produce reports and guidance on key The SC Chairman is chair of the CAPE IP Group which
developments or trends in the field. Subject to approval comprises legal and technical representatives from
processes at CAPE Steering Committee level, these will the University and each CAPE Partner. On behalf of
be provided to CAPE principles and published. CAPE SC, the IP Group manages the CAPE IP portfolio
and other legal and contractual issues. To facilitate
4
the provision of a neutral forum for the discussion
Energy and the of company-sensitive IP when appropriate, each IP
Environment TFG Group member signs a specific IP Group confidentiality
disclosure agreement, which restricts wider
Postulate: CAPE Partners are engaged with many dissemination of that information within his or
of the technologies and market sectors that will be her own organisation to a need-to-know basis.
harnessed to address the societal needs of reducing
energy usage, and adopting a responsible attitude
towards environmental issues. They also have corporate
policies to support these aspirations. We believe that
there could be significant benefit to the processes of
12 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 13
Professor
Wei Wang
CAPE
CAPE Partners
CAPE Partners
Beijing Institute of
Aerospace Control
Devices (BIACD)
Partners
Beijing Institute of Aerospace Control Devices (BIACD)
Company Overview Collaboration with CAPE
BIACD is involved in the development of fibre optic On basis of world-leading equipment and solid
sensors, satellite communication system and IoT professional foundation, CAPE builds partner relationship
system, used in Chinese smart grid as well as in with enterprises which are engaged in photonics
petroleum, emergency communication and intellectual and electronics, and provides a “vertical integrated”
manufacturing. They have 3400 employees, of which cooperation mode for university and enterprises.
more than 40% have a postgraduate degree or higher.
BIACD and CAPE jointly researched many projects
In the spirit of mutual learning, sincere cooperation, such as smart in-building wireless system and smart
harmonious development, and win-win relationships, manufacturing system. BIACD has dispatched more
BIACD joins hands with the domestic and overseas than 10 technical staff to CAPE to research. In the
counterparts and all sectors of society, to make meantime, many experts from the University of
unremitting efforts for the promotion of development Cambridge came to China to promote the cooperation
and application of photoelectric sensing technology. projects and provide guidance for young technical staff.
The company’s mission is to develop advanced BIACD and CAPE worked together and efficiently finished
technologies using photoelectric sensors and IT the prototype and network test of smart in-building
integration in pursuit of being a first-rate industrial wireless system. At the present, this project is in
company in China and the world. industrial condition. At the same time, BIACD and
CAPE strive to make technological breakthrough on
Supported by Professor Daping Chu, Professor Ian White
fibre optic cable development, optoelectronic oscillator
and Professor Richard Penty, BIACD and CAPE have
and smart manufacturing system, which lays a good
“incubated” many university–industrial cooperation
foundation for the following product research
projects and achieved substantive results. I wish both
and industrial development.
sides will achieve a win–win situation in terms of future
cooperation and contribute to science and technology
innovation in relevant field.
14 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 15
Catherine
Shengli Huang Dr Hong Zhou
CAPE Partners
CAPE Partners
R&D Resource President of Huawei
Development European Research
Supervisor Institute
Bai Yun
Senior Engineer of
Hardware Design
CRRC Huawei Technologies
Company Overview Collaboration with CAPE Company Overview the multi-party committee and in bilateral one-to-one
collaborations with CAPE professors. We very much
China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation Zhuzhou CRRC Zhuzhou Institute has been working with CAPE Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider
appreciate our collaboration with CAPE over the past
Institute Co., Ltd. (CRRC Zhuzhou Institute) was since October 2015. of information and communications technology (ICT)
years. We work together with CAPE to provide a platform
established in 1959, formerly known as Zhuzhou infrastructure and smart devices. We have more than
CAPE is a unique form of joined partnership between for young talent and other partners to share ideas,
Electrical Locomotive Research Institute of Ministry 194,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170
the University of Cambridge and a number of strategic explore opportunities and support each other in solving
of Railways, and currently is the first-class wholly- countries and regions, serving more than three billion
companies of international importance in the supply chain research issues. With CAPE, we have worked on several
owned subsidiary of CRRC Corporation Limited. With people around the world. We committed to bringing
for the photonics and electronics industries. Through projects, for example the prototypes of head-mounted
60 years of development, CRRC Zhuzhou Institute has digital to every person, home and organisation for a
cooperation with CAPE on the HUD project (phase I), we displays. Initially we liked this idea but it was immature,
witnessed the science and technology progress and fully connected, intelligent world. To this end, we will:
have proved the concept of applying the HUD system to and we invested for further research. Many young PhD
industry development of railway electrification in new Drive ubiquitous connectivity and promote equal access
different train type vehicles with different tilting angles and Masters Students bring good ideas through the
China. It has always insisted on science and technology- to networks; Provide the ultimate computing power to
and windscreen types. On vehicle tests were also verified CAPE Acorn Fund and we are willing to support young
oriented and applied innovation as the banner to deliver ubiquitous cloud and pervasive intelligence; Build
to show HUD with good image quality. In phase II of the talent. In the future, we can open up student internships
promote the rapid growth of the industry. At present, digital platforms to help all industries and organisations
project, our aim is to improve the display image quality and in our R&D centres, where students can develop their
CRRC Zhuzhou Institute has already formed four become more agile, efficient, and dynamic; Redefine
system capacity of current HUD system. Based on these ideas in many research areas such as optics, electronics,
industry platforms (namely Electrical Transmission and user experience with Al, making it more personalized for
improvements, extended functions will be developed to displays, lasers, memory, lenses, materials, batteries and
Automation, Application in Polymer Composites, New people across all scenarios, whether they’re at home,
increase the safety level of Autonomous Rail Transit (ART). many others.
Energy Equipment, Power Electronics (Basic) Device), in the office, or on the go. Huawei has a strong focus
10 business subjects, two listed branches, nine national The researchers we are working with are Dr Yuanbo Deng on Research & Development and has five R&D sites in We are now No.1 delivery in smartphone market, No.1 in
science and technology innovation platforms, two and Dr Kun Li, both of whom have extensive experience UK including: Ipswich, Cambridge, London, Edinburgh both optical and radio access networks. We have a big
enterprise postdoctoral research stations, five overseas in photonics and electronics fields so their knowledge and Bristol. The company will continue to increase its platform with many customers and many challenges.
technology R&D centres and 11 overseas branches. delivers excellent benefits for us. Both the University and investment and collaborate with partners in the future. We can introduce and open up more and more
The sales revenue in 2018 was 29.5 billion RMB. enterprise could make good use of their own advantages challenges to professors, researchers and industrial
(university for theoretic study and enterprise for Collaboration with CAPE partners via the collaboration with CAPE.
CRRC Zhuzhou Institute has already finished the
engineering application) during cooperation. The joint
construction of its independent innovation R&D platform We have collaborated with CAPE for several years. We
university-industry research for Train Head-up Displays
in the field of traction drive and control system in bring real research problems, scenarios and world class
— phase I and II expect to go into commercial use in
railway transportation equipment. Other fields include challenges in the industry to researchers via CAPE
the near future.
possessing advanced electric system integration, and exchange ideas. That is why we have invested in
conversion and control, vehicle-mounted control and The CAPE Partnership is defined by a CAPE Partnership
diagnosis, power electronics devices, engineering Agreement (CPA), negotiated between the University
application in polymer composites, train operation and the CAPE Partners, on which all CAPE strategy and
control, integration of wind power equipment, integration procedures are based. Through joint governance and joint
of electric vehicles and critical components, engineering sponsored research, the CAPE Partnership has developed
machinery and its electric control, communication and a research portfolio at the cutting edge of contemporary
information application and other key technologies. technology. CAPE Steering Committee Meeting are
The Institute has also completely built design, held quarterly to keep all partners informed on all CAPE
manufacturing and testing platforms. activities. CAPE also offer prizes for the students with
innovative ideas and financially assist them to make
their ideas visualised.
CRRC Zhuzhou recommends that more subsidiaries of
CRRC work with CAPE in order to build greater shared
understanding of research and business interests. New
areas for potential mutual benefit can be identified and
moved forward.
16 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 17CAPE Partners
CAPE Partners
Jaguar Land Rover
Plans for Future Research Company Overview Collaboration with CAPE
We are now focusing on three areas: Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is a British multinational Jaguar Land Rover’s vision for CAPE bases itself
automotive company with its headquarters based around a number of key principles and the
1 2
in Whitley, Coventry. The primary activity of Jaguar Land development of new and exciting technology
Better Perception Better that will complement our brands:
Rover is the design, development, manufacture and sale
and Interaction Connection of vehicles bearing the Jaguar and Land Rover marques.
• J
aguar — Dramatically beautiful cars that
For example, we hope mobile phone cameras can see With wireless and optics, we hope to develop solutions Both marques have a long and complex history prior
feel like no other
100-times further than the human eyes, to capture clear to enable augmented and virtual realities (AR, VR). to their merger with Jaguar going back to the 1930s
and Land Rover to the 1940s. Their first collaboration • Land Rover — Capability with Composure
long-distance images such as craters on the moon. We are participating in the development of connected
We also want to create clear pictures in the dark night autonomous and flying cars. Ten years from now, together took place in 1968 as part of the British The areas we see addressed initially through
by using spectra that are 100-times wider spectrum we hope most families are able to afford one of Leyland conglomerate. development of electronic and photonic solutions
than conventional cameras, not just in the visible RGB these vehicles. We are also developing new battery Jaguar Land Rover has three research and development at CAPE are:
spectrum, but also in ultraviolet and infrared spectra. technologies, such as metal-air batteries and solid facilities in the UK: • Enhancement of the driving experience
We are also developing new sensors for wearable batteries, to enable long-lasting performance.
technologies - such as sensors for blood sugar and • G
aydon in Warwickshire — This engineering and • Enhanced safety of vehicle occupants
3
blood pressure, so as to help people to live longer and development facility was acquired by British Leyland • Reduced driver distraction and workload
have a better quality of life. We want to help hospitals to
Better and redeveloped as a vehicle design, development and
• A
ccommodating the growing demand for
reduce their costs, provide better services and enable a Intelligence testing centre. Prior to this, the location was an RAF
information processing
higher quality of care for patients. bomber base. Part of this site is also the Aston Martin
Increase computing performance by 100-times,
headquarters, which holds the development centre Jaguar Land Rover have a well-defined research agenda
to provide performance close to human brain.
and factory. and roadmap. They believe CAPE can enhance the depth
As well as CAPE, we are collaborating with • W
hitley in Coventry — This is also an engineering and breadth of research and knowledge building in the
many companies in Cambridge, including ARM and development site and headquarters of Jaguar following topical areas:
and several SMEs. Land Rover, formerly the location of the Jaguar • Human Vehicle Interaction
Cars head office. • Vehicle Capability
• J
aguar Land Rover is a partner in the National • Design Enabling Technology
Automotive Innovation Centre at the University of
• Low Carbon Propulsion / Kinetic Energy Recovery
Warwick, Coventry.
• Energy Efficiency and Parasitics
• J
aguar Land Rover’s mission is to develop innovative
technological solutions focused on electronic or • Light Weight Vehicles
photonic systems and components that can benefit • Product Life Cycle
both automotive globally and the wider industrial
Jaguar Land Rover sees participation in CAPE as
community. These solutions could comprise solving
a significant step in growing a partnership with the
technological problems that exist today in the
University of Cambridge, engaging world-class scientists
industry, or creating new technology to meet and
and engineers in the topics suggested, and bringing their
exceed the demands and expectations of the modern
expertise into the development of practical solutions.
day consumer.
Similarly, engagement with the other industrial
CAPE Partners will strengthen mutual understanding
and energise the development of knowledge, technology
Ren Zhengfei, Founder and President of Huawei, visiting Cambridge in June 2018 or ideas to create solutions and roadmaps of benefit
to all parties.
18 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 19University of
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The Department of Engineering is the largest
in the University of Cambridge. Its breadth and
scale bringing unique advantage. The Department
Cambridge
creates world-leading engineering knowledge that
fosters sustainability, prosperity and resilience and
shares this knowledge and transfers it to industry
through publication, teaching, collaboration,
licensing and entrepreneurship.
CAPE is incorporated at the Electrical Engineering
Division of the Department of Engineering, University of The Electrical Engineering Division is one of the
Cambridge, with the active participation of its academic six academic divisions within the Department.
The Division pursues fundamental electrical, electronic
staff and researchers and direct access to its start-of- and photonic research at the material, device and
art facilities. It also involves researchers from a range of system levels with a focus on creating integrated
other departments including the Cavendish Laboratory, solutions in the fields of nanotechnology, sensing,
energy generation, energy conversion, displays and
the Computer Lab, Chemistry, Materials Science and communications, bioelectronics and internet of things.
Metallurgy among others. With 26 academic staff and over 250 researchers,
technicians and administrators, the division offers
end-to-end research provision from basic research
for early-stage invention, process development
and proof-of-concept demonstrator through to ‘The world we live in today has been enabled
application deployment. The Nanoscience Centre by electrical engineering — processing,
and Cambridge Graphene Centre are part of the
displays, power, communications.’
Electrical Engineering Division. In 2019, the division
had a portfolio of active research grants of £53.3M.
Research Themes
Our research covers all aspects of electrical engineering from the nano-scale to
heavy-duty power applications, organised across six cross-cutting themes:
1
• S
Communications, Pervasive
and Intelligent Systems
ystems-level perspective to consider
3• F
Multiscale Power and
Energy Systems
uture energy systems from grid scale power
the emergent properties of complex to small scale energy harvesting
interconnected systems • P
ower semiconductor devices, power
• U
nderstanding of the underpinning conversion systems and superconducting
physics combined with appropriate electrical machines
mathematical abstraction
2 Functional Nano and
Layered Materials
4• F
Photonic and
Quantum Technologies
uture photonic devices based on silicon
• A
pplication driven exploration of new and III-V materials
device materials • Q
uantum technologies for communications
• F
undamental discovery and characterisation and computing
of properties to functional device integration
and manufacturing pathways
20 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 21University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
5
• F
Smart Electronics
and Surfaces
undamental surface science to
6
• D
Systems and Devices
for Health
eliver technological breakthroughs which
applied industrial systems address the healthcare challenges of
• A
pplied to wearables, stretchables an ageing population and the wider
and large-area electronics economic and functional pressure on
global healthcare systems
People Facilities
150
The Electrical Engineering Division offers
POSTGRADUATE
STUDENTS state-of-the-art photonics and electronics
research and prototype development
facilities with 5,000m2 of research,
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cleanroom and laboratory space at its
purpose-built site in West Cambridge,
including 440m2 of Class 10,000, Class
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1,000 and Class 100 cleanroom areas.
ACADEMIC STAFF
Some of the equipment available to support CAPE
research projects includes:
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• 7 thin film deposition systems
TECHNICIANS • >5 nanomaterial growth systems
• 2 reactive ion etch systems
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• Deep reactive ion etcher
• Rapid thermal annealer
ADMINISTRATORS
• Bioruptor
• Ink-jet printing system
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• Wire bonding facility
ACADEMIC • 0.5µm double-sided mask aligner
RELATED STAFF • E-beam lithography system
• Wet chemical processing facility
• Optical and stylus profilometers
22 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 23Views from
Views from the University
Views from the University
the University
‘The CAPE initiative has been a pioneer in ‘CAPE is an excellent model for collaboration
fostering the University–industry relationship between the University and industrial partners,
in a successful way. CAPE has been an Cambridge Enterprise values in particular the
example for other academics in the University long term partnerships which allow exploration
to liaise with industrial partners and form a of routes to market for leading edge, early stage
long-term relation.’ technology originating in the University.’
Lisa Wears Dr Malcolm Grimshaw
Assistant Director of Technology, Research Head of Physical Sciences,
Operations Office, University of Cambridge Cambridge Enterprise
Professor Professor Professor Professor
Andy Neely Ian White Richard Prager Andrew Flewitt
Pro-Vice-Chancellor: Formerly Deputy Head of Cambridge Head of Electrical
Enterprise and Vice-Chancellor of the University Engineering Engineering Division,
Business Relations, University of Cambridge and Department Cambridge University
University of Cambridge currently Vice-Chancellor Engineering Department
of the University of Bath
‘The mission of Cambridge University is to ‘CAPE has had an immense and lasting ‘The strength of Cambridge University ‘CAPE has been at the heart of the Electrical
contribute to society. To make this contribution impact on my research, stimulating new Engineering Department is built on a Engineering Division in Cambridge for over a
– especially at scale – the University needs ideas, making possible innovative research, combination of pure research excellence and decade. Its unique structure allows industry
to collaborate with world-class organisations. and providing the lasting support and external relationships that enable us to focus partners not only to tackle major research
Organisations that want to take ideas and industrial expertise to allow ideas to be our work and apply it effectively. CAPE challenges with academics in the University
insights being developed in the University and turned into real engineering solutions has pioneered the development of industry- but with each other as well. This collaborative
use them to improve the products and services that have impact. In my view, CAPE has university research collaborations and has environment has delivered real economic benefits
they offer. CAPE is a great model to enable such been an outstanding success and I pay inspired many other consortia in Cambridge to the industrial partners, enabled outstanding
collaboration. Bringing together world leading great tribute to its leaders and industrial and beyond. It remains an exemplar as it research in the University and helped to inspire
firms with researchers in the University, CAPE partners for their excellence.’ continues to nurture young innovators, new generations of professional engineers. I have
supports collaboration and research that drive fundamental research and deliver no doubt that the collaborative CAPE ethos will
makes a real difference.’ commercial impact.’ continue to flourish in the years ahead.’
24 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 25CAPE
CAPE Activities
CAPE Activities
Project PIs and Researchers
Activities CAPE Principal
Investigators
CAPE Researchers
(from 2011)
Prof. Daping Chu (UoC) Dr Bashar Ahmad (UoC) Valerian Meijering
(Jaguar Land Rover)
Prof. John Clarkson (UoC) Dr Yun Bai (CRRC Zhuzhou)
Dr John Moore (UoC)
Prof. Neil Dodgson (UoC) Dr Atanas Boev (Huawei)
Dr Hector Navarro Fructuoso
Dr Tim Flack (UoC) Dr Jhen-Si Chen (UoC)
(Huawei)
Prof. Simon Godsill (UoC) Dr Zhaozhong Chen (UoC)
Dr Mike Pivnenko (UoC)
Prof. Stephan Hofmann (UoC) Dr Young Tea Chun (UoC)
Dr Matthew Pryn (UoC)
Prof. Richard McMahon (UoC) Dr Terry Clapp (Dow Corning)
Dr Brian Robertson (UoC)
Prof. Richard Penty (UoC) Claire Cubinski (Dow Corning)
Dr Pawan Shrestha (UoC)
Prof. Peter Robinson (UoC) Dr Tony Davey (UoC)
Dr Lee Skrypchuk
Prof. Kenichi Soga (UoC) Dr Yuanbo Deng (UoC) (Jaguar Land Rover)
Prof. Ian White (UoC) Eduardo Dias Dr Quinn Smithwick
(Jaguar Land Rover) (Disney Research)
Dr Andriy Dyadyusha (UoC) Dr Phillip Stanley-Marbell (UoC)
Dr Shaorui Gao (Huawei) Kasia Surowiecka (UoC)
Dr Gernot Goeger (Huawei) Ashutosh Tomar
(Jaguar Land Rover)
Dr Enyi Guan (BIACD)
Dr Peter Vasilyev (UoC)
Dr Jon Hannington (Dow Corning)
Dr Chris Williamson (UoC)
Dr Jia Jia (UoC)
Dr Huan Xu (UoC)
Dr Houqiang Jiang (Huawei)
Dr Haining Yang (UoC)
Dr Patrick Langdon (UoC)
Dr Jun Yao (Huawei)
Dr Jin Li (UoC)
Dr Özgür Yöntem (UoC)
Dr Kun Li (UoC)
Dr Qin Zhang (Huawei)
Dr Shunpu Li (UoC)
Dr Jiong Zhou (Huawei)
Dr Tongyun Li (UoC)
Dr Liangjia Zong (Huawei)
Dr Hsin-Ling Liang (UoC)
Dr Jiaming Liang (UoC)
Dr Teng Long (UoC)
26 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 27CAPE Activities
CAPE Activities
Acorn Fund
Supporting innovative research from young researchers
CAPE has created a special funding scheme, the CAPE Acorn Fund, to support innovative research
initiatives from young researchers, in parallel or complementary with their current research.
The circulation of a new call
occurs three times a year for
three categories of researchers: Blue Sky Research
Award Winner
1 Postdoctoral Blue
Sky Award
‘The experience of winning the CAPE Acorn
Blue Sky Research Award has been very
rewarding, it’s a huge encouragement for me
For Research Associates from the Cambridge University
Engineering Department. The award is £20,000 for a personally and I feel confident to pursue the
12-month Blue Sky research project. The deadline is at
the end of August with up to two of the most innovative
proposed work when the CAPE committee
projects awarded. affirms our proposed concept. The award
provides financial support that was required
2 CAPE Postgraduate Award
(CAPA)
For PhD students from all University of Cambridge
to develop the concept for a “Full 360° 3D
Light Field Capture and Display System”.
More importantly, the award provides me
Departments. The deadline is in March and multiple with experience, the experience of working on
winners – individuals or small teams can receive
research of my interest and the experience of
awards up to £2,000 for 6-month projects.
managing my time and resources.
3 CAPE Undergraduate IIB Award
(CAUPA)
For Engineering 3rd year undergraduate students
Within an everyday work schedule, I need to
think harder on how to work more efficiently
and when I can spare a few hours to work on
who are aiming for IIB project in their upcoming year. the research of my interest. The key is to do it
The prize is £500 (£250 is a cash prize and £250
consistently and once we did, the results were
towards research). Applicants may enter with any topics
they would like to pursue for their 4th year Type-B rewarding. This year, we managed to carry
engineering project in the next academic year as part out simulation and experimental works, file
of their studies towards their degree. The duration of the
patent applications and publish an invited
project is 9 months and the deadline to apply for this call
is in January in the applicants’ 3rd year. journal article in Journal of the Optical
Thus far, the Acorn Awards have received positive Society of America A.’
feedback from students and research associates.
The CAPE Office, in collaboration with departments and Dr Kun Li, Research Associate, Electrical Engineering
the Teaching Office, is raising awareness of the awards.
28 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 29CAPE Activities
CAPE Activities
Recent Acorn Fund Winning Projects
1 Postdoctoral Blue
Sky Award 2 CAPE Postgraduate
Award (CAPA)
Dr Jin Li: Liam Bird and Dylan Maxwell: Dean Kos:
Large field of view 3D holographic Three-electrode electrochemical Integrated adaptive exposure
displays using wavefront cell with integrated pressure control for imaging cameras (2019)
shaping of multiple light- sensor (2020)
scattering fields (2019)
Murat Kuscu:
Malar Chellasivalingam: Micro/nanoscale molecular
Dr Matt Pryn and Mastery of microchip technology communication system with
Dr Pawan Shrestha: to tackle air pollution (2020) graphene bioFET-based
Multi-stable terapixel OASLM receiver towards Internet of
for the updatable holography- Nano Things (IoNT) (2019)
Phoebe Gao and Alkausil Tamboli:
based 3D display (2018)
Simulation and modelling of
piezoelectric nanoscale resonators Angkur Jyoti Dipanka Shaikeea:
Dr Kun Li: for sensing application: nano Architected cellular metamaterials
Solid-state holographic LiDAR bulk acoustics wave resonators hold the future of surgical
with a 360° field of view (2018) (NBARs) (2020) meshes (2019)
Dr Wei Tan: Jamie Lake, Peter Christopher Agavi Stavropoulou-Tatla:
Structural supercapacitors and Ralf Mouthaan: Drug-releasing magnetic scaffold
using hybrid carbon Focal depth tracking for improved for eradication of post-surgery
fibre/carbon nanotube 3D holographic displays (2020) residual glioblastoma (2019)
composites (2017)
Mengyuan Tian and Jiabin Yang: Shahab Akhavan:
Dr Özgür Yöntem and Dr Kun Li: A wireless power transfer Flexible photodetector for smart
Full 360° 3D light-field capture system using high-temperature textile applications (2018)
and display system (2016) superconducting capacitors (2020)
Yin Chang:
Dr Guofang Zhong: Hanchen Wang: Diversity of natural photonic
Liquid crystal on Si with 3D deep learning for large scale crystals and their inspirations
carbon nanotube IC driver (2016) point cloud process (2020) for industry (2018)
Daoming Dong: Continued ...
Interfacing a high-speed ferroelectric
spatial light modulator (2019)
30 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 31CAPE Activities
CAPE Activities
Continued ... 3 CAPE Undergraduate
IIB Award (CAUPA)
CAPA (CAPE Postgraduate Research Award) Winners
Josie Hughes: Rahul Swaminathan: Gareth Funk: form deafblindness can be congenital or acquired
Development of sensorized High-voltage GaN/SiC brushless Precise short-range control of in later life. The combined hearing and vision loss
phantom organ for robotic and DC motor controller for solar- a quadcopter in the presence of significantly affects the life of an individual even
medical applications (2018) electric vehicles (2020) unknown disturbances (2016) if, when taken separately, each single sensory
impairment can be relatively mild.
Ajeck Ndifon: Stanislaw Szymanowicz: Edward Chalklen: Thanks to CAPE Acorn Postgraduate Research
A smart metasurface antenna Anomaly detection and Molecular transport through Award 2017, we have developed a proof-of-principle
for application in radio frequency explanation in videos (2020) nanoporous single-layer speech-to-braille communicator to give deafblind
identification (2018) graphene (2015) people the ability to understand spoken words.
Georgios Batzolis: We have created a novel, cheap and open-source
Isabella Mielle and Oliver Burton: Image super-resolution using David Walker: prototype for a refreshable braille cell that is scalable
Speech-to-braille communicator deep learning (2019) Model rocket guidance by to a full braille keyboard. By combining the new
haptic interface with open-source speech-to-text
for deafblind people (2017) canards (2015) Isabella Miele and Oliver Burton –
recognition software we created a new assistive
Oliver Jones: Postgraduate students technology system. We thank the CAPE Acorn
Tien Chun Wu: Model localisation and terrain Jad Abi-Esber: Speech-to-braille communicator for deafblind people committee for the generous financial support, which
Development of multi-sensor mapping for statistical analysis Energy efficiency technologies has enabled us to work on an extremely interesting
platform for real-time air quality in table-top wargames (2019) for villages in LEDCs (2014) Deafblindness is a combined sight and hearing loss,
project with the potential to improve the very
monitoring (2017) causing difficulties with communication, access to
challenging lives of people with deafblindness.
information and mobility. This unique disability affects
Billy Zhao: Benjamin Moss: an estimated 394,000 people in the UK and varies in
Lu Bai and Jingyun Zhang: Improving onshore wind farm Predicting modes of instability degrees of severity. Either or both of the disabilities that
The digital distributed antenna site finding (2018) for high-drag parachutes (2014)
system (DDAS) over Internet
Protocol (IP) (2016)
Aidas Liaudanskas:
Exploring explainable artificial
Kenichi Nakanishi: intelligence by employing pollutants and particle matters components using
Free-standing three-dimensional generative adversarial low-cost sensors that have not only allowed for
graphene network (2016) networks (GANs) (2017) visualisation of ubiquitous spatial mappings of
both metropolitan and indoor air quality index (AQI),
Robert Nishida and Richard Görke: Henry Makings: but also enabled transmission of timely alerts
Air filter — ultraviolet electrostatic Multi-plate wet clutch modulation of detection of toxic and combustible analytes.
precipitator (UV-ESP) (2016) modelling and simulation for Furthermore, the multi-sensor array approach
off-highway transmissions (2017) I employed has also promoted development of
algorithms to compensate for interfering effects
Yuanbo Deng and
for improvement of detection accuracy.
Pawan Shrestha: Sam Willis:
Computer-generated holography Lens for AMD vision Throughout the course of the Acorn project, the
with reduced zero order (2015) recovery (2017) development of expertise involving communications
protocol, cloud-based interface, and recognition
Tien-Chun Wu —
algorithms has made important contributions
PhD student in Electrical Engineering towards my PhD research on the topic: mobile-
Development of multi-sensor platform for embeddable breath analysis for personal healthcare
real-time air-quality monitoring monitoring, representing a significant step towards
internet of things (IoT) realisation of miniaturised
The project involves the establishment of distributed
ultralow-power inkjet-printed graphene-based
wireless networks consisting of multiple miniaturised
CMOS-integrated sensor arrays.
MEMS-based sensors to enable remote monitoring of
local air quality in real-time. I developed cloud-based
analytics algorithm and interface for recognition of
32 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 33CAPE Lectures
CAPE Activities
CAPE Activities
Several times a year, CAPE organises CAPE Advanced Technology Lectures at the Electrical
Engineering or Computer laboratory. Lectures that have taken place since 2011 include:
• Dr Thomas Popham and Kris Kobylinski • Tish Shute
(Research Engineers at Jaguar Land Rover): (Director of AR/VR, Corporate Technology
“Self Learning Car” (2014) Strategy, Huawei USA): “XR and The Future
of Communications: From Silicon to Human
• Andrew Foster and Dr Lee Skrypchuk
Photonics” (2016)
(Chief Engineer and Research Engineer at Jaguar
Land Rover): “Jaguar Land Rover — Technology • Yupar Myint,
Trends and Future Direction” (2014) Head of Entrepreneurship Programme
(Impulse for tech Innovators), Maxwell
• Dr Michael Campbell
Yin Chang — Postgraduate student, (Particle physicist from CERN): “Hybrid pixel
Centre): “The role of serial entrepreneurs
Dept of Chemistry in Cambridge ecosystem” (2017)
detectors — from hunting the Higgs Boson to
medical X-ray imaging” (2015) • Dr Andreas Georgiou
Biomimetic diamond structured photonic (Research Engineer at Microsoft):
crystals and the inspirations for industry • Carlos Lee
“Near Eye Displays — HoloLens” (2017)
(General Director, EPIC — European Photonics
Pachyrhynchus weevils have photonic crystal Industry Consortium): “Photonics, Enabling the • Dr Bryan Reimer
structures that are able to display colours from blue to Next Revolutions” (2015) (Research Scientist at MIT AgeLab,
red. Our research found these jewel-like weevils have Associate Director of The New England
a single diamond structure lattice with lattice constant • Prof. Ashwin Seshia
University Transportation Center):
of 400-500 nm. The single diamond lattice is an (Prof. of Microsystems Technology, UoC):
“A robot in my driveway?” (2018)
attractive structure for engineering because it has the “Vibration energy harvesting for low-power
widest open bandgap for whole crystal orientations. autonomous sensing” (2016) • Prof. Peter Shien Kuei Liaw
With the CAPA award fund, we characterised the optic (Distinguished Professor & Vice Dean of
• Prof Jong Min Kim
spectrum with optic fibres and the nanostructures with NTUST, President of Taiwan Optical Society
(Prof. of Electrical Engineering, UoC, former Vice-
SEM and TEM. Different oriented crystal models were and Secretary General of the Taiwan
President of Samsung): “Nanotechnologies and
constructed and simulated with FDTD. Band diagram Photonics Society): “Free space optic WDM
its convergence for the applications” (2016)
of different diamond lattice constants and chitin-air bidirectional transmission: Design and
• Dr David Cole Evaluation” (2018)
filling fraction were then constructed which provides
(Reader in Mechanical Engineering, UoC):
important information for future optic device designs. • Prof. Zhong You
“Driver-vehicle dynamics and the internal model
Moreover, this study is inspiring for self-assembly (Prof. of Engineering Science, University
hypothesis” (2016)
mechanisms of large-scale (400-500 nm) single of Oxford): “Structures & Materials Inspired
diamond structure, which cannot be achieved • Prof. Malgorzata Kujawinska by Origami” (2019)
by engineering techniques so far. (University of Warsaw): “Different faces of
digital holography: from displays to holographic
Acknowledgements:
tomography” (2016)
Pachyrhynchus weevils are captive and bred in Taiwan.
The researchers thank Dr Hui-Yun Tseng for providing
the species and for biology and genetics discussions.
34 The Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE) 35Views from PIs
Views from Researchers
Views from Researchers
and Researchers
Dr Tim Flack Dr Tongyun Li
University Lecturer in Collaboration of CAPE
Electrical Power and with BIACD
Energy Conversion
‘My research has greatly benefitted through ‘The smart in-building wireless system using The system has the potential to carry digitised
collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), flexible transmission technology (SWIFT) RF carriers over standard IP network
facilitated by CAPE as one of its partners. We have project is a CAPE project in collaboration with infrastructure together with conventional
Professor Peter
Robinson
developed new technologies such as active rectifiers Beijing Institute of Aerospace Control Devices digital data, allowing a cloud and converged
for vehicle alternators, which improve the efficiency (BIACD). The project aims to deliver a world network architecture to be built for multi-
Department of
Computer Science and and power density of these devices; a new energy leading in-building wireless solution based service and multi-operator wireless coverage
Technology, University storage method to mitigate against the spikes in upon Cambridge’s digital distributed antenna in a highly efficient way. The project has also
of Cambridge power demand in active anti-roll bar control system (DDAS) architecture and its embedded enabled business activities in both organisations
systems; a new type of integrated starter-alternator processing algorithm. collaboratively to allow DDAS products to be
for mild hybrid vehicles. Regular contact with JLR Over the past three years, the research teams in commercialised in both China and the UK.
engineers has kept the research fresh and exciting, Cambridge and Beijing have worked together These include a successful patent application
knowing that it is solving real difficulties in vehicle to develop an industrial level DDAS prototype. and a licensing agreement signed between the
‘The Department of Computer Science electrical power systems design. The collaboration This has been transformed into a series of real- University and BIACD. Currently, a follow-on
and Technology worked with Jaguar Land has meant that a number of postdocs and PhD life products, including a wireless distribution project is under negotiation, aiming to bring
Rover on research into Enhancing Driver students have benefitted from industrial visits and system that can combine 14 mobile services/ the research outcome to a new level in order to
Experiences through Vision Research input, which has been a great opportunity for them bands onto a single network infrastructure for meet the new challenges of the next-generation
(Endeavour) from 2015 to 2018. CAPE helped and their future careers. The research has led to indoor coverage. Such a system can achieve over wireless communication networks.’
establish contact with the right people and a number of conference and journal papers, all of three times higher data transmission efficiency
made it easier to set up a contract. The project which have been partially credited to our main than the current industrial standards in an
resulted in nine publications and a couple of link person at JLR due to his detailed knowledge of optical network, and thus has lower cost and
invited keynote addresses. Several promising the sector, and hence research priorities. It is this power consumption than existing solutions.
lines for further work have emerged, expertise, as well as the ongoing input, which has
for which funding is still being sought.’ made the collaboration so valuable.’
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