Queens University Research Information

Project

• High performance SoC Architectures
  Our research in SoC Architectures targets the derivation of novel and efficient platform architectures for networks, communication and video signal processing systems that are computationally intensive. Previous research has shown how complex functions such as MPEG2, MPEG4, JPEG2000 compression algorithms, frame/packet processing and configurable cryptographic algorithms can be created hierarchically using a library of lower level architectural templates or sub-function blocks. Such an approach allows not only reuse of but also the rapid development and deployment of assessable trade-offs for complex architectures and systems. Current research investigates the decomposition of complex functions, and explores architectural limitations and scalability issues. These are then used to derive novel heterogeneous SoC architectures that allow the best trade-off for a spectrum of applications in terms of performance, power consumption, cost and flexibility.

Outline of Curriculum and Courses

• Network Processing (led by Dr S Sezer)
  (1) Re-configurable/programmable packet/frame processing
  (2) Web–Based collaborative design environment
  (3) WFQ packet scheduling architectures and computations for terabit networks
  (4) Parallel and scalable search, sort and lookup circuit architectures for network processing
  (5) Advanced packet buffer and shared buffer architectures
  (6) Adaptive, QoS aware scheduling for fixed wireless networks (Dr E Garcia, Dr S Sezer)
  (7) Hardware accelerated IP packet classification for terabit networks
  (8) Hardware accelerated deep packet inspection
  (9) Hardware accelerated network security processing (Dr M McLoone, Dr S Sezer)
  (10) Wireless Medium Access Control (MAC) algorithms and SoC processing architectures for SDMA and MIMO based wireless communication systems (Dr S Sezer, Dr E Garcia)
• SoC architectures for Video and Signal Processing (led by Prof. J McCanny)
  (1) Programmable Processor Architectures for Modern Signal Processing Applications
  (2) Heterogeneous Architectures for Video Compression
• SoC Cryptographic Research (led by Dr M McLoone)
  (1) Generic Silicon Architectures for Public Key Cryptography
  (2) Generic Microprocessor Architectures for Cryptography
  (3) Wireless Ad Hoc Network Security Protocols & Architectures
  

Students/Assistants Outreach

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