A 3 day workshop on Software Defined Radio, technically sponsored by IEEE Kochi Subsection was held on 14, 15, 16 May 2013.
Topics covered: Basic Concepts in DSP, Multi-rate DSP, Poly-phase Filters, Generalized Sample Rate Conversion (GSRC) Principle, Filter Bank Theory,CIC Filters, Wireless Standards, Wireless System Design, Multi-carrier Systems, Cordic, Channelization Techniques,Frequency & Time Synchronization Techniques, Exploiting Cyclostationarity, Cognitive Radio. Industry session on NI RF Hardware and USRP.
Resource persons:
The keynote address was delivered by Prof. R. David Koilpillai, EEDepartment, IIT Chennai on Cellular Evolution to 4G – Opportunities for SDR and SDR Enabled Cognitive Radio – A Perspective. The technical sessions were handled by experts from organizations like DRDO, CDAC, Amritha University, NIT Calicut, IIST Trivandrum and Industry (National Instruments).