1. Advanced Signal Processing Systems and Applications Main research areas Applications Applications –biomedical, media, communications, security Algorithms Algorithms –codecs to realise applications Devices Devices –processing, acquisition & conversion devices Support activities Support activities –tools, methodologies & software

2. Applications biomedical biomedical –echography, imaging –personal health devices, special needs media media –music, images, video –speech, language engineering communications communications –fixed, wireless, navigation security security –enhanced e-commerce transactions

3. Algorithms Main topics Main topics – –physical modelling, synthesis – –multidimensional filtering, recognition – –neural networks, wavelets, chaos theory – –coding, compression, modulation – –watermarking, cryptography –others... Codec properties Codec properties –realtime –secure, robust/reliable –multiple data rates, data fusion, large data sets

4. Devices Signal processing devices Signal processing devices –Architectures (RISC, VLIW) –Instruction set enhancements (MMX, SIMD) –FPGA, ASIC/SOC, multichip assemblies Acquisition devices Acquisition devices –sensors, sensor arrays, biometrics –pre-processing (beamforming, transforms) Conversion devices Conversion devices –analogue & digital conversion Properties Properties –low power, reconfigurable, small footprint

5. Tools, methodologies & software Open approach Open approach –standards –methodologies Support tools Support tools –languages, real-time operating systems –interoperation between tools IP reuse IP reuse –re-usable blocks & open cores Know how Know how –initiatives to promote knowledge sharing