Dr Braden Phillips

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Archive

Completed Research Students

• Tristan Newby   Evaluation of the Cell processor for implementation of the Annex system
  M.Sc. (Defence), completed 2008 (DSTO supervisor: C. Owen)

• Damith Ranasinghe   Security issues in RFID systems
  Ph.D., completed 2007 (first supervisor: P. Cole)

• Hooman Nikmehr   Algorithms for floating point division
  Ph.D., completed 2005 (first supervisor: C. C. Lim)

• Yann Bergot   Wavelet transform vs. edge detector algorithms applied to the detection of iris boundaries in photographs of eyes
  M.Sc., Cardiff University, completed 2000

• Stephane Ramon   Design of a 1024-bit self-timed adder based on RSFQ technology for RSA decryption systems
  M.Sc., Cardiff University, completed 2000

• Salma Alderazi   A study of the optimal Rademacher Walsh transform technique for single stuck-at faults in digital circuits
  M.Sc., Cardiff University, completed 2000 (first supervisor: P. Rayment)

Completed Honours Projects

• Melanie (Say Wei) Tan, Robert Moric, Rhys Bowden, "MIPS Microprocessor (Cache Circuits)," The University of Adelaide, 2007.

• Kelvin Wauchope, Thomas Coleman, James Kitchener and David Pudney, "Cryptography Accelerator," The University of Adelaide, 2006.

• Yee Liang William Tan, Shoban Babu and Thanh Quanq Do, "An Integrated Circuit for Low-Power Digital Arithmetic," The University of Adelaide, 2006.

• Hong Li Ling and Michael John Ritchie, "Hardware Implementation of a Reed-Solomon Decoder for an Ultra-Wideband Transceiver," The University of Adelaide (supported by Agere), 2006.

• Joel Carr, Yi David Ding and Cain Schmidt, "An Event Driven Real Time Kernel," The University of Adelaide, 2005.

• Muhammed Sharafat Kabir and Joy Li, "uEPIC Chip Architects," The University of Adelaide, 2005.

• Grant King, Yee Siew Liew and Marc Robinson, "Cordless Speakers," The University of Adelaide, 2005.

• Taras Diakiw, Jarrad Rosser and Sagar Thakur, "Public Key Crypto-Chip," The University of Adelaide, 2005.

• David Fairlie-Jones and Zhining Lim, "Clock Tree Insertion," The University of Adelaide (supported by RadLogic), 2005.

• Ahmed Ibrahim, Chiun Leong (Alan) Loo and Lai Thoow (Chris) Wong, "Mobile Application Innovation," The University of Adelaide, 2004-5.

• Kenneth Loh,"An Auonomous Underwater Vehicle," The University of Adelaide (collaboration with Flinders University), 2004-5.

• David Tan and Antoine Haddad, "An Event Driven Real Time Kernel," The University of Adelaide, 2004.

• Nick Grantham and Kevin Liang, "Managing Personal Effects with Bluetooth," The University of Adelaide, 2004.

• Tariq Islam and Woo Tan, "uEPIC Chip Architects," The University of Adelaide, 2004.

• Benjamin Kaye and Peter Lenou, "Range Finder for a Soccer Playing Robot," The University of Adelaide (collaboration with the School of Mechanical Engineering), 2004.

• Phi Le and Sunilkit Singh, "Investigating the Potential of Forward Error Correction to Extend the Range of Wireless LANs," The University of Adelaide, 2004.

• Fong Bee Lim and Chee Kit Leong, "A Montgomery Multiplier in CMOS VLSI," The University of Adelaide, 2003/4.

• Naveed Rehman, "Design, Implementation and Testing of MPEG Layer 3 Sub-Band Filters," Cardiff University (supported by Nokia), 2000.

• Martyn Williams, "Implementing the Data Encryption Standard on a PIC Microcontroller," Cardiff UNiversity, 2000.

• Tom Lucas, "A Combined Gas and CO Detector for Domestic Applications," Cardiff University, 2000.

• Matthew Headford, "Design of an ASIC Analogue-Digital Clock Controller," Cardiff University, 2001.

• Suk Hui Teh, "Digital Audio Equaliser," Cardiff University, 2001.

• Pulkit Khandelwal, "Compressed Digital Audio Player," Cardiff University, 2001.

• Scott Lewis, "Design of a CPU Core for a Montgomery RNS Processor," Cardiff University, 2001.

• Andrew Mears, "Conversion Between Two Audio Data Streams," Cardiff University (supported by Nokia), 2001.

• Andrew Taylor, "Appliance Usage Monitor," Cardiff University, 2001.

Theses Examined

• Jeng Howe Kong   Design and analysis of a visual programming language for PIC microcontrollers
  M.Eng.Sc., The Unviersity of Adelaide, 2/2004

• Yodachai Wongsuwan   Low power performance of primitive operator digital filters
  Ph.D., Cardiff University, 6/2003

Undergraduate Research Projects

• Pravesh Jeebodhun, "Iris Recognition on Smart Cards," The University of Adelaide, 2003.

• Tibor Zalanyi, "Circumvention of Side Channel Attacks," The University of Adelaide, 2003.

Courses Devlivered in the Past

• 7/2003–11/2006   3022 Real Time Systems IV
  Course Coordinator, The University of Adelaide

• 9/2000–9/2002   EN2063 Analogue and Digital Electronics
  Module Leader, Cardiff University

• 9/2001–9/2002   EN1068 Laboratory 1 and EN1070 Laboratory 2
  Module Leader, Cardiff University

• 1/2001–6/2002   EN3802 VLSI Systems
  Lecturer, Cardiff University

• 9/2000–9/2001   EN1068 Laboratory 1 and EN1070 Laboratory 2
  Laboratory Demonstrator, Cardiff University

• 1/2001–6/2001   EN3056 Industrial Computer Control Systems
  Lecturer), Cardiff University

• 7/1998–6/2000   N1: Using a Personal Computer
  Computer Systems Basics
  Installing and Managing a GUI
  Introduction to Local Area Networks
  Instructor, Adelaide Institute of TAFE

• 7/1998–6/2000   N3: Wide Area Networks
  Developing Batch Files
  PC Peripheral Devices
  PC Support
  Instructor, Adelaide Institute of TAFE

• 1996   Unix for Users
  Industry Trainer, Communica Systems

• 1994–1996   Mathematics and Electronics
  Tutor, The University of Adelaide

• 1994–1995   PLC Programming
  Industry Trainer, APC Services

Consulting & Contract Research

• 4/2007   Semiconductor remanence (experimental investigation)
  The Defence Science and Technology Organisation

• 1/2006   Semiconductor remanence (literature survey)
  The Defence Science and Technology Organisation

• 10/2005   Expert opinion on a legal matter
  Thomson Playford

• 1/2005   Embedded software for a Bluetooth device
  Don Alan Electronics

Grants & Funding

• 2007–2010   Smart sensors for smart packaging
  $307000, Premier’s Science and Research Fund

• 2005–2007   RNS Hardware for public-key cryptography and e-security
  $160000, ARC Discovery Grant

• 2007   Xtensa software
  Tensilica University Program

• 2006   Student project: hardware implementation of a Reed Solomon decoder
  $2000, Agere Systems

• 2006   Student microchip fabrication
  $8000, MOSIS Educational Program

• 2005   Student project: clock tree insertion
  $2000, RADLogic

• 2005   Arithmetic data value speculation
  $2000, ECMS Overseas Conference Leave Scheme

• 2005   Student microchip fabrication
  $8000, MOSIS Educational Program

• 2005   Arithmetic unit design for data value speculation
  $5500, ECMS Small Research Grants Scheme

• 2004   Tornado software
  Wind River University Teaching Grant

• 2004   Student microchip fabrication
  $8000, MOSIS Educational Program

• 2003   Scaling and reduction in the residue number system with pairs of conjugate moduli
  $1200, ECMS Overseas Conference Leave Scheme

• 2002   Equipment for a microprocessor teaching laboratory
  $US6000, Texas Instruments Donation

• 2001   Smart-card architectures for public key cryptography
  £6500, ENGIN Seedcorn Research Fund, Cardiff University

• 2001   Optimised squaring of long integers using precomputed partial products
  $1700, Royal Society Travel Grant

Awards

• 1993   IRE Student Prize for Public Speaking

• 1988   Matriculation Merit Certificates: Physics & Chemistry

• 1987   Wainwright Prize for Chemistry

Invited Presentations

• Invited Visit, LIRMM, The University of Montpellier II, “Estimating arithmetic”, Montpellier, France, December 2007.

• Conference Presentation, Advanced Signal Processing Algorithms, Architectures, and Implementations XVI, “Estimating adders for a low density parity check decoder”, San Diego, CA, USA, 15 August 2006.

• Conference Presentation, 35th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, “Modular multiplication in the Montgomery residue number system,” Pacific Grove, CA, USA, 7 November 2001.

• Conference Presentation, 34th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, “Optimized squaring with sliding windows,” Pacific Grove, CA, USA: IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, USA, October 30 2000.

• Seminar, Agere Systems, “Optimised Squaring of Long Integers using Precomputed Partial Products,” Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ, USA, June 2001.

University Service

• 1/2008–   Program Leader, Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems)

Committees

• 7/2007–   Alumni Association Mutual Community/Heddle Travel Grants Selection Committee

• 3/2007–   CATs Steering Committee

• 8/2005–   University Research Career Development Committee

• 1/2005–12/2006   Robotics Peer Mentoring Organising Committee

• 2/2004–12/2005   SA Science and Technology Awareness Raising (SASTAR)

• 1/2004–   School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Advisory Committee

• 1/2004–8/2005   Early Career Researcher Task Force

• 6/2003–   Specialist Curriculum Group for Digital Electronics, Microelectronics and Computer Systems

• 5/2003–12/2006   ECMS Faculty Marketing & Recruitment Committee

• 5/2003–   School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Departmental Committee

• 5/2003–   School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Academic Matters Subcommittee

Working Parties

• 4/2007   Computer Systems Engineering Review, Convener

• 6/2005   Computer Systems Engineering Review, Convener

• 11/2004–   School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Student Personal Mentoring, Convener

• 1/2004   School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Graduate Attributes, Convener

Conference Service

• 2004–   Conference Technical Committee, SPIE International Symposium on Smart Materials, Nano-, and Micro-Smart Systems

• 12/2006   Technical Session Chair, Smart Structures, Devices, and Systems III

• 10/2006   Technical Session Chair, Fortieth Annual Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers

• 12/2004   Technical Session Chair, Smart Structures, Devices, and Systems II

Other Professional Service

• 2006   Advertiser Ai2 Promotions, University Coordinator

• Journal peer reviewer: IEEE Transactions on Computers; IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems (I & II); IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems; IEE Proceedings; IET Circuits, Devices & Systems; Security and Communication Networks

• 2006   Industry Host, CSIRO Student Research Scheme

• 4/2006   Grant Review, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

• 2004-2006   Committee Member & Guest Lecturer, Mobile Application Development Subject (collaboration with the UniSA, Flinders University and m.Net)

• 2004-2005   Organiser, Chip Club for First Year Students

• 2004   Industry Host, Premier’s Industry Awards for Teachers of Science and Mathematics