Electrical and Computer Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr Philippa A. Martin

Position

  • Senior Lecturer
  • Director of Postgraduate Studies
  • Facilities Committee

Qualifications

PhD, BE (Hons I), SMIEEE

Room

Electrical A512

Contact Details

Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7265
philippa.martin@canterbury.ac.nz

Postal Address

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140, New Zealand

Background

Jan 2007 - current, Senior Lecturer in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

  • Recipient of 2007 College of Engineering Young Researcher Award, University of Canterbury.

Oct 2005 - Apr 2008, Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

Dec 2004 - Dec 2006 , Lecturer in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Sept 2002 - Nov 2004, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.  This position was primarily funded by the Foundation for Research Science and Technology.

Aug 2001 - Aug 2002, Research Engineer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Feb - Jul 2002, Visiting researcher in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Undergraduate Courses 2010

Graduate Courses 2010

Postgraduate Research Available

Advice for prospective postgraduate students and summer interns/students (pdf)

Thesis Supervision

Current Postgraduates

  • Dushyantha Basnayaka, Ph.D.
  • Alice Chu, M.E.
  • Rui Lin, Ph.D.
  • Minh Tri Pham, M.E.
  • Zahid Rauf, Ph.D.
  • Khawaja Tauseef Tasneem, Ph.D.

I am currently looking for 1-2 well motivated, creative PhD students to start their studies in 2010.

Recent Postgraduates

  • Xiao Ma, M.E. 2009
  • Gayathri Kongara, Ph.D 2009
  • Judy (Li) Zhou, M.E. 2009
  • Michael Krause, Ph.D. 2009
  • Marjan Baghaie, M.E. with distinction 2008
  • Yu Gu, M.E. 2008
  • Fu-Sheng (Sam) Shiao, M.E. with distinction 2007
  • Rui Lin, M.E. 2007
  • Nicholas Pau, Ph.D. 2006

Research Interests

  • Digital communications systems
  • Algorithm design for communication systems
  • Signal processing for communication systems
  • Coded modulation
  • Error correction coding and decoding
  • Combined equalization and decoding
  • Iterative processing techniques
  • Space time coding and receiver design
  • Distributed and cooperative communications
  • Cognitive radio

Publications

Professional Activities

 

Last updated April 2010