Grant: Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Knowing that the Canadian wireless market sector revenues are the largest component of total telecommunications revenues, further improving the quality of customer experience by enhancing the performance of mobile communication systems, while targeting up-to-date technologies, is a major commitment for the Canadian communication industry. So, in a world of ever-changing technology, while fifth generation (5G) implementation is still in its infancy in most countries, the sixth generation (6G) of wireless technology is already eyeing up, targeting 2030. Indeed, 6G technology expects to integrate advanced features into existing 5G technology such as holographic communications, artificial intelligence-based communications, space-air-ground-sea integrated communications, 3D localization, to name a few. This proposal is intended to be a "logic" extension of the current discovery grant held by the applicant, the purpose of which was to develop 5G wireless systems. So, this proposal should help the candidate to complete his research on improving 5G communication system performance as well as to upgrade them to fulfill 6G wireless system requirements. The objective is to fully unleash the capabilities of 6G by providing reliable computer-aided design (CAD) tools, consistent component models, improved circuit performance, and innovative antenna structures that will deliver scalable systems capable of adapting to a complex and constantly changing wireless environment. While primarily targeting the 1-30 GHz band based on the current facilities he can access (but not limited to), the applicant would like to take advantage of his broad research experience to further extend research and developmental activities on 5G/6G wireless systems by proposing the following research axes for the next five years: oAt the component level: Propose reliable small-signal/large-signal models for advanced transistors suitable for the above-mentioned systems and develop robust isotropic/anisotropic planar line models. oAt the circuit level: Design/characterize passive/active circuits while quantifying electromagnetic impacts (multipath, parasitic coupling .) and nonlinear effects. oAt the system level: Design antennas capable of supporting multiple frequency bands and facilitating dynamic frequency-agile operations specifically tailored for 5G/6G networks. oEnhance the above-cited device performance by integrating energy harvesting techniques and metamaterial properties over within the designed 5G/6G devices.