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Dr. Steve Hranilovic |
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For Immediate Release MCGUINTY GOVERNMENT STRENGTHENING ONTARIO’S ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE BY DEVELOPING THE BEST RESEARCH TALENTEarly Researcher Award Program Supports 104 ProjectsLONDON -- Ontario's talented academic researchers are getting a $14 million boost from the McGuinty government, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Research and Innovation John Wilkinson announced today. "Our government is doing its part to make it easier for outstanding researchers to stay in Ontario and recruit talented young researchers to their teams, " said Wilkinson, on behalf of Premier and Minister of Research and Innovation Dalton McGuinty. The government is investing $51 million over five years in the Early Researcher Award program. This second round of the awards will support 104 leading early career researchers working at 22 institutions in 10 communities across the province. Awardees receive up to $100,000 from the Ontario government and $50,000 from their institutions. "We know that jurisdictions that invest in innovation will be home to the most rewarding jobs, the strongest economies and the best quality of life," McGuinty said. "By providing early career researchers with the tools they need to succeed, we're laying the foundation for generations of research talent to come." ... Under the Early Researcher Award (ERA) program, the Ontario government is investing $51 million over five years in the next generation of researchers. In this second round of the program, more than $14 million will be awarded to leading early career researchers working in 10 communities across the province. In Southwestern Ontario, 49 researchers at seven institutions received the awards for research in a wide range of fields.
Wireless networks that use optical radiation offer users a high-speed, secure link, which unlike other media, is free of spectral licensing issues. Dr. Steve Hranilovic and a team at McMaster University are developing theory, algorithms and prototypes to allow high-rate data transmission on indoor wireless and outdoor free-space optical channels. Techniques developed will greatly improve both the rate of data transfer and network ranges. The technology will allow extensive distribution of broadband services in both urban and remote communities, without the expense of constructing extensive fibre networks. Dr. Hranilovic received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto, and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McMaster University. See Also:
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