APPLIED DSP AND VLSI RESEARCH GROUP
Where Research Meets Industry!
ABOUT
Within the Department of Engineering the Applied DSP and VLSI Research Group (ADVRG) was established in the late eighties and has a long standing industry facing applied research and development track record for systems and sub-systems that found and continues to find use in cutting edge commercial products in the Communications, Electronics, Positioning (GNSS), Space (satellite payloads) and Biomedical non-invasive diagnosis instrumentation sectors, having innovative, competitive, complexity reduced, low-power custom/FPGA integrated, as well as board level and software, analogue, RF, digital and mixed signal solutions, for clients from the UK, Europe, USA, Canada and Japan, enjoying worldwide leadership and recognition in the design implementation and delivery of state of the art solutions for real-life problems and products.
The group acts as a focus for research and industrial interaction, with signal processing, and embedded custom as well as FPGA based analogue/digital solutions being the core activities that support the application areas above. The group’s work has traditionally been supported and funded by Industrial research and development contracts as well as National Research Council, European Research Agency, and European Space Agency projects.
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£10M+
Year Established
Projects Completed
Publications
Patents
Funding
Received
EXPERTISE
Research Areas
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Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
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Novel DSP algorithms​​
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Machine Learning​
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Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI)​
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Custom processor design​
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FPGAs
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Low-power digital/analogue processor/processing system design
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Radio Frequency (RF)​
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Application-specific RF design​
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Full 3D EM simulations
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Prototyping, testing and characterisation
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Analog and Digital Circuit Design
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Mechanical CAD
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3D printing​
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CO2 Laser cutting
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Applications
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Biomedical Instrumentation
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Non-invasive diagnostics
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AI-aided diagnostics
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Positioning Systems (GNSS)​
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Satellite Systems
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Communication Systems
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Remote Sensor Networks
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Energy Harvesting
PEOPLE
ADVRG DIRECTOR
HONORARY ADVRG DIRECTOR
Stuart Smith
Research Associate
Research Interests: DSP Systems
Dragana BARJAMOVIC
Assistant Head of School
Research Interests: DSP, Communication Systems
PUBLICATIONS
Recent publications
[1] S. Maheshwari, V. A. Bartlett, and, I. Kale, (2020): “A VHDL-based Modelling Approach for Rapid Functional Simulation and Verification of Adiabatic Circuits”, in IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, 8th September 2020, DOI: 10.1109/TCAD.2020.3022334
[2] S. W. Arif, A. Coskun, and I. Kale, “A Novel Optimization Algorithm for Notch Bandwidth in Lattice Based Adaptive Notch Filter for Tracking of the Interference in GPS”, in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits & Systems (ISCAS 2020), was to be held in Seville, Spain, May 17-20, 2020. Presented online at the Virtual ISCAS 2020, 10-21 October 2020. 978-1-7281-3320-1/20 IEEE
[3] S. W. Arif, A. Coskun, and I. Kale, “Tracking and Mitigation of Chirp-Type Interference in GPS Receivers Using Adaptive Notch Filters”, in Proc. MWSCAS 2020: 63rd IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Springfield, MA, USA August 9th-12th, 2020. Presented online at the Virtual MWSCAS 2020, August 9th-12th 2020. 978-1-7281-8058-8/20 IEEE
[4] F. Sinada, S. Reni and I. Kale,” Image Analysis and Feature Extraction of Kato-Katz Images for Neglected Tropical Diseases Diagnosis”, in Proc. MWSCAS 2020: 63rd IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, Springfield, MA, USA August 9th-12th, 2020. Presented online at the Virtual MWSCAS 2020, August 9th-12th 2020. 978-1-7281-8058-8/20 IEEE
[5] S. Maheshwari, V. A. Bartlett, and, I. Kale, (2019): Modelling, Simulation and Verification of 4-phase Adiabatic Logic Design: A VHDL-Based Approach: Integration, the VLSI Journal, Elsevier. vol. 67, pp. 144-154. doi:10.1016/j.vlsi.2019.01.007
[6] S. Maheshwari and I. Kale, “Impact of Adiabatic Logic Families on Power-Clock Generator Efficiency”, in Proc. 15th Conference on Ph.D Research in Microelectronics and Electronics (PRIME 2019), pp. 25–28, 15–18 July 2019, Lausanne, Switzerland.
[7] M. Breheny, K. Bowman, V. Turgul, T. Keshavarz, I. Kale, O. Gomaa and G. Kyazze,” Energy harvesting from Microbial Fuel Cells – Wastewater to Electricity,” 1st Annual EBNet Early Career Conference, Sheffield Hallam University, July 2019
[8] S. Maheshwari and I. Kale, “Adiabatic Implementation of Manchester Encoding for Passive NFC System”, in Proc. the 22nd Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference, pp. 1615–1618, Florence, Italy, March 2019.
[9] S. Cetinsel, A. Coskun, I. Kale, R. Hughes, C. Ernst and P. Angeletti, "On Board Processor and Processing Strategies for Next Generation Reconfigurable Satellite Payloads,", 9th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST’2019), Jun 11–14, 2019, Istanbul, Turkey, 2019, pp. 533-536, doi: 10.1109/RAST.2019.8767830
[10] H. S. Raghav and I Kale, accepted for publication, “Investigating the Influence of Adiabatic Load on 4-phase Adiabatic System Implementation for Energy-Constraint Cryptographic Computations”, 29th International Workshop on Power and Timing, Modelling, Optimization and Simulation (PATMOS’19), Jul 1-3, Rhodes Island, Greece, 2019.
Recent invited talks, Keynote Speeches and TV shows
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Invited Speaker at European Microwave Week 2020(EuMW) Workshop/Short Course, Dr Volkan Turgul, “RF/Microwave non-invasive blood glucose sensing: an overview of the limitations, challenges & state-of-the-art”. Presented online 15 Jan 2021
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Invited, Speaker at ICECS 2020 Young Professionals Session, Izzet Kale, “History of the CAS Chapter in the UK and I past to present Experiences and Practices”, The 27th IEEE International Conference on Electronics Circuits and Systems, was to be held in Glasgow in November 2020. Presented as a Virtual Conference, November 23 - 25 2020.
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Invited Speaker at Our Ingenious World, Izzet Kale, The Big Engineering Work Experience Week, “Research for Industry and Society: Applied Signal and Image Processing and Low-Power Microelectronics for the Biomedical Industries”, Presented online 30th July 2020.
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Invited Speaker at the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng), Visiting Professors (VPs) Induction Day, Izzet Kale, “Experiences Gained from Our Current RAEng VP Award 2019-2020”, Presented online 23rd September 2020.
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Invited, Keynote Speaker at, RAST 2019, Izzet Kale, “Current and Future Processor and Processing Strategies for Sustainable Payloads”, 9th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST2019), 13 June 2019, Harbiye Military Museum & Cultural Centre, Istanbul, Turkiye.
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IEEE Christmas Lecture Organiser and host at the University of Westminster’s Old Cinema, Izzet Kale, with over 100 participants for a Lecture given by the IEEE and IET Presidents, Prof José M. F. Moura, and Dr Peter Bonfield, on Data (Big), Computing (Fast), and Algorithms (Learning) – The New Opportunities for a Bright Future and Perspectives on Engineering and Technology for the Future, which was streamed live from the Old Cinema, 19th December 2019
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Appeared on the BBC World News, Click program, “Trailblazers: The Future of Firefighting”,
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0007vsn/click-trailblazers-the-future-of-firefighting
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bsvysc on BBC World News Click, 24th August 2019 and 23rd November 2019​
Full list of publications​
PATENTS
[1] V. Turgul and I. Kale, ‘RF sensor’, UK Patent Application No 1907348.5, 2019
[2] V. Turgul, S. Moschos, I. Kale, 'Impactor for aerosol component collection', GB2566453A (WO2019053423A1), 2019
[3] V. Turgul, I. Kale, 'Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring system', UK, Patent Application Number 1816912.8, 2018
[4] S. Moschos and I. Kale, ‘Exhaled breath condensate collection device and a kit of parts thereof’, GB2548122B, 2017
[5] I. Kale, J. Talebzadeh, 'Continuous Time Interleaved Delta Sigma Modulator - CTTI Delta Sigma Modulator', WO2015144771A1, 2015
[6] J. Talabzadeh and I. Kale, “Sigma Delta Modulator”, Ref: PAUWT1594 GB, 13th May 2014
[7] E. Cetin, I. Kale, R. C. S. Morling, A. G. Dempster, 'Satellite radio navigation receivers', WO2007093790A1, 2007
[8] E. Cetin, I. Kale, R. C. S. Morling, 'Correction of quadrature mismatch', WO2007045843A2, 2006
[9] H. Zare-Hoseini, I. Kale, R. C. S. Morling, 'Digital to analogue conversion', WO2006067382A1, 2005
[10] T. Bourdi, M. Henriksson, A. Borjak, I. Kale, 'Fractional-n frequency synthesiser', WO2002021697A1, 2001
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Patents [2] and [4] have led to a commercial spin-out which is commercialising the technology
CONTACT
Contact details
Contact Professor Izzet Kale, Group Leader:
T: +44 (20) 7911 5000 ext. 65157
E: kalei@westminster.ac.uk
Address
115 New Cavendish Street
London, W1W 6UW
United Kingdom