On Thursday 2 November, the DSP Centre co-hosted a one-day training seminar with Keysight Technologies, designed to offer students and researchers with valuable training and showcase to industry partners the pioneering research being conducted within Bangor University.
The day consisted of a series of technical lectures, delivered by Keysight experts, focussing on test and measurement techniques for digital, radio frequency and optical systems. The morning session consisted of lectures on the basics of digital measurement techniques using common test equipment, and key analogue measurement techniques such as vector network analysis. The afternoon sessions then focussed on advanced optical measurement techniques, such as direct and coherent detection, as well as exploring the challenges around noise figure and phase noise measurements.
Dr Roger Giddings led a tour of the DSP Centre labs, to showcase how Keysight’s equipment is enabling our experimental research. Several DSP Centre researchers and academic staff (Dr Wei Jin, Dr Luis Vallejo Castro, Dr Isaac Osahon, Dr Piotr Fratczak, Jiaxiang He, Jasmine Parkes, and Mathew Purnell) then led demonstrations of our Physical Layer Security, Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing and High Speed Visible Light Communications techniques. There was also the opportunity for networking over lunch, where Keysight shared their placement and career opportunities on offer, and our current students gave an overview of their Master’s and PhD studies, offering insights into what it’s like studying in the DSP Centre. Our Academic Staff also engaged in discussions with those attending from industry, sharing a summary of our portfolio of projects and opportunities for research and development collaborations.
The Seminar forms part of Keysight’s ‘Social Value’ donation to our North Wales Growth Deal project equipment tender exercise. As part of Keysight’s offering, the Seminar will be delivered annually over five-years, to boost local skills and employment and ultimately promote economic and social wellbeing across the region.
Well attended, it was an excellent opportunity for Bangor University students, as well as industry partners across the region, to learn more about DSP technologies and techniques - as well as the role that Bangor University plays in advancing research, promoting wellbeing, and transferring knowledge to market.