Showcasing Communications and Computing

Jafarkhani, CPCC director, organized the research showcase.

Many of us depend on ubiquitous communications – the ability to be connected 24 hours a day, seven days a week, no matter how far afield we venture. This constant connectedness requires technology that can overcome a multitude of challenges in communications systems, information theory, signal processing, circuits and networking.

UC Irvine’s Center for Pervasive Communications and Computing (CPCC) was established in 2000 to push the limits of this technology. In March, the center held a research showcase in the Calit2 Building to share its accomplishments and present a look at future opportunities.

An audience of nearly 100 listened intently to researcher presentations, viewed posters and demonstrations, and shared their insights into this constantly evolving field.

School of engineering Interim Dean Dimitri Papamoschou welcomed the guests, followed by John Hemminger, vice chancellor or research, who discussed the CPCC’s role at UCI. Other speakers included Calit2 Irvine director G.P. Li and CPCC director Hamid Jafarkhani.

Left: Guests discuss a research poster. Right: Jafarkhani and Calit2 director Li share a light moment.

Three CPCC-affiliated electrical engineering and computer science professors made research presentations: Payam Heydari discussed circuit and hardware design; Lee Swindlehurst offered a look into communications systems; and Homayoun Yousefi’zadeh shared the center’s efforts in networking.

The research showcase was co-sponsored and supported by Calit2. 

Speakers (from left) Li, Yousefi’zadeh, Jafarkhani, Swindlehurst and Heydari answer questions from the audience after their presentations.

Jafarkhani presentation
Li presentation