The SAFE Networks group carries out research on robust, adaptive, reconfigurable communication and applications. The main aim is to provide solutions for highly challenging emergency, response and disaster recovery scenarios. However, our models and systems are also applicable to similar problems of dynamic adaptation in other areas like telecommunications, defence, education and health applications.
We address research problems at two levels: networks and applications. Our research covers efficient and robust communication networks for public safety and disaster recovery applications, as well as context-aware applications that can adapt to dynamically changing computing environments and user context/needs.
Adaptive communication for emergency services
- Self-configuring mesh networks
- Multi-radio mesh routers
- Adaptive routing
Adaptive software applications
- Context-awareness
- Application autonomy
- Middleware for context-aware systems
Industry Partners of the Project
Major Project Outcomes
- Generated 39 academic publications including book chapters, journals and conference papers
- Attracted $728,000 in external NSST (National Security, Science and Technology Branch of the Australian Government) funding to evaluate existing mesh networking products and develop new mesh networking technologies.
- Successfully developed a novel routing protocol optimised for hybrid wireless mesh networks.
- Researched and implemented context models for distributed, fault-tolerant context management systems.
- Created a battery-powered, portable prototype wireless mesh router.
- Deployed a 20 node indoor wireless mesh network testbed on which to conduct experiments.
- Developed a prototype distributed, fault-tolerant context management system
- Developed a software application to ensure integrity protection of digital evidence. This software is now used throughout the Queensland Police Service and also at Queensland Transport.
| Contact: | Prof. Jadwiga Indulska |
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| Phone: | +61 7 3300 8560 |
| Fax: | +61 7 3300 8420 |
| E-mail: | jadwiga.indulska@nicta.com.au |
