Dear IEEE Member

You are invited to attend the following seminar organised by the School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology (AUT).

Presenter: Professor Victor Leung (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Title: AURORA – A Test Bed for Connected Vehicle Research
Date: Wednesday, 3rd August 2016
Time: 12 pm – 1 pm 
Venue: Room WE 230, WE Building, 27 St Paul Street, AUT City Campus


Abstract:

Wireless technologies are enabling vehicles to be connected to each and to roadside infrastructures and providing an important platform for innovations in intelligent transportation systems (ITS). This presentation reports on the implementation of the Automotive test bed for Reconfigurable and Optimized Radio Access (AURORA) on the campus of the University of British Columbia (UBC), which is a part of the CDN$1.3M ACTIVE-AURORA network of test beds funded by the Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative of the Canadian Government with the objective of providing a platform for investigating and implementing innovative Connected Vehicle (CV) technologies and helping to propel Canada to the forefront of ITS research. The Laboratory for Wireless Networks and Mobile System (WiNMoS) has been engaged in research on wireless-enabled connected vehicle systems since 2008. Before we describe the motivations, development plan, and current implementation status of the AURORA test bed, we shall introduce CV technologies and applications, and review some of WiNMoS’ research results on wireless ITS. 


Biography

Victor C. M. Leung is a Professor and the holder of the TELUS Mobility Research Chair in Advanced Telecommunications Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the University of British Columbia. His research interests are in the areas of wireless networks and mobile systems. He has co-authored more than 800 technical papers in international journals and conference proceedings, in addition to a number of edited books and book chapters in these areas. Several of his papers have been selected for best paper awards. 

Dr. Leung is a registered professional engineer in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. He is a Fellow of IEEE, the Royal Society of Canada, the Engineering Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He was a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Communications Society. He has served on the editorial boards of the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC) – Wireless Communications Series, the IEEE Transactions on Computers, Wireless Communications, and Vehicular Technology, and currently serves on the editorial boards of the IEEE JSAC Series on Green Communications and Networking, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Computer Communications, as well as several other journals. He has guest-edited many journal special issues, and provided leadership to the technical program committees and organizing committees of many international conferences. Dr. Leung is a winner of the IEEE Vancouver Section Centennial Award and the 2011 UBC Killam Research Prize.

Questions contact: Boon-Chong Seet
boon-chong.seet@aut.ac.nz