Non-Terrestrial Network Design and Optimisation

Lighthouse Project 5 (LP5) focuses on non-terrestrial network (NTN) design and optimisation. Research into “Non-Terrestrial Network Design and Optimisation” explores the development and enhancement of communication systems that operate beyond traditional ground-based infrastructure, such as satellite and high-altitude platform networks.

LP5 Lead: Professor Lajos Hanzo, University of Southampton.

This research is vital for expanding global connectivity, particularly in remote or underserved regions where terrestrial networks are not feasible or cost-effective. By designing and optimising non-terrestrial networks, this work aims to deliver reliable, high-speed communication services across vast distances, bridging the connectivity gap for millions of people worldwide.

LP5’s work looks at: 

• Optimum resource allocation for low latency links 
• Satellite data link optimisation using AI/ML 
• Aerial platforms/HAPS integration 
• Reliable high-speed link from ground to satellite 

LP5 leads the following Mini Projects: 

• MP23 – Network Slicing aided multicomponent optimisation of NTNs/ space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGINs)
• MP24 – Adaptive physical layer design for NTN/SAGIN systems
• MP25 – Task specific security solutions for Space-Air ground networks
• MP26 – Semantic aware Modulation Schemes for Space-Air-Ground Networks
• MP27 – Quantum Signal Processing and Optimisation Algorithms for Non Terrestrial Communications
• MP28 – NTN design and Optimisation
• MP29 – Low complexity channel estimation and data detection in high doppler NTN

Each of these projects will soon have its own web pages. Coming soon!

Please contact the TITAN team at titan-enquiries@eng.cam.ac.uk for more information on these projects.