Gottfried Lechner is Professor at UniSA STEM. His research is on wireless communications with a focus on satellite communications and free space optical communications.
Prof Lechner completed his Dipl.-Ing. and Dr.techn. degrees from Vienna University of Technology, Austria, in 2003 and 2007, respectively. He worked as a software developer from 1999 to 2002 before joining the Telecommunications Research Centre Vienna in 2002 as a Researcher in the area of Signal and Information Processing. In this role he collaborated extensively with numerous European research organisations and industry partners.
In 2008, he joined the University of South Australia as a Research Fellow in the area of broadband wireless communications. From 2015 to 2019, ... Read more
About me
Gottfried Lechner is Professor at UniSA STEM. His research is on wireless communications with a focus on satellite communications and free space optical communications.
Prof Lechner completed his Dipl.-Ing. and Dr.techn. degrees from Vienna University of Technology, Austria, in 2003 and 2007, respectively. He worked as a software developer from 1999 to 2002 before joining the Telecommunications Research Centre Vienna in 2002 as a Researcher in the area of Signal and Information Processing. In this role he collaborated extensively with numerous European research organisations and industry partners.
In 2008, he joined the University of South Australia as a Research Fellow in the area of broadband wireless communications. From 2015 to 2019, he was the Centre Director of the Insitute for Telecommunications Research and from 2019 to 2021, he served as a Research Program Leader "Advanced Communications" in the SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre.
Prof Lechner has published more than 90 research journal articles, conference papers and technical reports. He is a regular reviewer for a number of top academic journals in the area of telecommunications, a reviewer for the Australian Research Council and a technical program committee member for a number of international conferences.
About me
Date | Title |
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06/12/2019 |
We’re using lasers and toaster-sized satellites to beam information faster through space, https://theconversation.com/were-using-lasers-and-toaster-sized-satellites-to-beam-information-faster-through-space-126344 |
27/07/2019 |
Future Adelaide - Let there be light, https://www.futureadl.com.au/1/30/let-there-be-light |
19/07/2018 |
Pinpointing people in distress, https://www.unisa.edu.au/Enterprise-Magazine-Home/Issue-1-2018/Australias-leading-role-in-pinpointing-people-in-distress/ |
06/03/2018 |
Keeping satellites in the loop, https://australiascience.tv/vod/the-aussies-keeping-satellites-in-the-loop/ |
19/09/2017 |
Space Industry Research Expertise and Education at the University of South Australia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO_9bj0Dn04 |
14/12/2016 |
Research and Industry Partnerships - Our Best Defence, https://www.unisa.edu.au/Enterprise-Magazine-Home/Issue-3-2016/WHY-STRATEGIC-ALLIANCES-BETWEEN-RESEARCH-AND-INDUSTRY-ARE-OUR-BEST-DEFENCE/ |
About me
Doctor of Philosophy Vienna University of Technology
Master of Science Vienna University of Technology
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Modem Development and Enabling Research for Laser Satcom, Defence Science and Technology Group, 01/06/2024 - 30/07/2025
SmartSat 1.16s: Distributed Beamforming for Satellite Applications Top-UpAhsan Waqas, SmartSat CRC, 11/11/2020 - 10/11/2023
SmartSat1-26: Emergency Communications for LunaSAR, SmartSat CRC, 10/06/2022 - 09/12/2022
SmartSat: 1.19 Compact Hybrid Optical-RF user Segment (CHORUS) Phase 2, SmartSat CRC, 01/02/2021 - 30/06/2022
Software-Defined Receiver Research for Sensor and Communications Links Design, DEWC Systems Pty Ltd, 14/02/2019 - 29/06/2019
New strategies to transmit data: Coping with exponential growth in demand, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/01/2015 - 31/12/2018
New technologies for second generation search and rescue, ARC - Linkage Project, 01/05/2016 - 31/10/2018
Downlinks for future earth observation satellites: breaking the bottlenecks, ARC - Linkage Project, 20/10/2014 - 31/07/2018
New technologies for second generation search and rescue (Industry Partner), EMS Technologies Canada Limited, 30/06/2016 - 30/06/2018
ARC linkage partner Thales 2014-2016, Thales Alenia Space Italia, 16/10/2014 - 30/04/2018
FPGA-based FSO FEC System, Cwth Dept of Defence - Defence Support Group, 14/12/2016 - 20/05/2017
Novel Waveform Development - Cooperative Arrays, Cwth Dept of Defence - Defence Support Group, 14/12/2016 - 19/05/2017
Passive Radar Signal Processing, Cwth Dept of Defence - Defence Support Group, 14/12/2016 - 18/05/2017
VDES Channel Sounder Software, The Corporation of Trinity House, 16/01/2017 - 31/03/2017
REDHAWK Waveform Development, Defence Science & Technology Organisation, 01/02/2016 - 30/06/2016
Software-based FSO FEC System, Cwth Dept of Defence - Defence Support Group, 01/12/2015 - 30/06/2016
FPGA-based FSO FEC System, Cwth Dept of Defence - Defence Support Group, 06/01/2016 - 30/06/2016
VDES Waveform Study: Technical Requirements Specification of Work, The Corporation of Trinity House, 02/09/2015 - 27/02/2016
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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2017 |
Open access
12
8
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2015 |
Open access
2
2
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2013 |
Open access
42
31
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2013 |
Open access
10
10
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2012 |
Open access
37
26
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2023 |
Open access
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2023 |
Open access
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2022 |
Open access
13
10
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2022 |
Open access
1
1
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2021 |
Open access
29
20
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2021 |
Open access
16
11
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2019 |
Open access
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2018 |
Open access
1
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2018 |
Open access
9
7
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2018 |
3
2
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2017 |
Open access
12
8
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2017 |
Open access
5
3
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2016 |
Open access
27
20
6
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2016 |
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2016 |
7
7
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2015 |
Open access
2
2
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2015 |
Open access
14
13
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2014 |
16
14
3
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2013 |
Open access
42
31
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2013 |
Open access
10
10
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2013 |
Open access
7
7
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2013 |
Open access
9
8
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2012 |
Open access
37
26
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2012 |
Open access
8
6
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2011 |
23
20
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2011 |
Open access
4
3
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2023 |
Open access
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2022 |
Open access
3
1
1
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2021 |
2
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2019 |
Open access
2
1
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2019 |
Open access
6
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2019 |
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2019 |
Open access
3
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2018 |
Open access
9
6
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2017 |
1
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2017 |
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2017 |
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2016 |
Open access
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2016 |
4
3
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2016 |
Open access
11
8
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2015 |
Open access
1
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2015 |
Open access
1
1
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2014 |
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2014 |
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2014 |
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2014 |
1
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2014 |
5
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2014 |
Open access
3
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2014 |
10
9
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2013 |
Open access
6
5
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2013 |
Open access
10
5
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2012 |
Open access
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2012 |
Open access
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2012 |
Open access
3
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2011 |
Open access
5
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2011 |
Open access
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2011 |
Open access
3
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2011 |
Open access
4
3
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2010 |
Open access
9
3
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2010 |
Open access
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2010 |
Open access
1
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2009 |
Open access
20
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2009 |
Open access
1
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2008 |
Open access
3
1
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2008 |
2
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Research
Details | Registry | Status |
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A multiuser communications system Grant, Alexander James; Buetefuer, John Lawrence; Lavenant, Marc Pierre Denis; Lechner, Gottfried; Pollok, Andre; McKilliam, Robert George; Land, Ingmar Ruediger; Haley, David Victor Lawrie; Cowley, William George; Davis, Linda Mary; Barbulescu, Sorin Adrian |
AU | Filed |
A multiuser communications system Grant, Alexander James; Buetefuer, John Lawrence; Lavenant, Marc Pierre Denis; Lechner, Gottfried; Pollok, Andre; McKilliam, Robert George; Land, Ingmar Ruediger; Haley, David Victor Lawrie; Cowley, William George; Davis, Linda Mary; Barbulescu, Sorin Adrian |
EP | Filed |
A multiuser communications system Grant, Alexander James; Buetefuer, John Lawrence; Lavenant, Marc Pierre Denis; Lechner, Gottfried; Pollok, Andre; McKilliam, Robert George; Land, Ingmar Ruediger; Haley, David Victor Lawrie; Cowley, William George; Davis, Linda Mary; Barbulescu, Sorin Adrian |
US | Filed |
A multiuser communications system Grant, Alexander James; Buetefuer, John Lawrence; Lavenant, Marc Pierre Denis; Lechner, Gottfried; Pollok, Andre; McKilliam, Robert George; Land, Ingmar Ruediger; Haley, David Victor Lawrie; Cowley, William George; Davis, Linda Mary; Barbulescu, Sorin Adrian |
WO | Filed |
Communication system and method Haley, David Victor Lawrie; Luppino, Ricky Rocco; Barbulescu, Adrian; Buetefuer, John Lawrence; Grant, Alexander James; Cowley, William George; Lechner, Gottfried; Land, Ingmar Ruediger; McKilliam, Robert George; Pollok, Andre; Davis, Linda Mary |
AU | Filed |
Communication system and method Haley, David Victor Lawrie; Luppino, Ricky Rocco; Barbulescu, Adrian; Buetefuer, John Lawrence; Grant, Alexander James; Cowley, William George; Lechner, Gottfried; Land, Ingmar Ruediger; McKilliam, Robert George; Pollok, Andre; Davis, Linda Mary |
EP | Filed |
Communication system and method Haley, David Victor Lawrie; Luppino, Ricky Rocco; Barbulescu, Adrian; Buetefuer, John Lawrence; Grant, Alexander James; Cowley, William George; Lechner, Gottfried; Land, Ingmar Ruediger; McKilliam, Robert George; Pollok, Andre; Davis, Linda Mary |
US | Granted |
Communication system and method Haley, David Victor Lawrie; Luppino, Ricky Rocco; Barbulescu, Adrian; Buetefuer, John Lawrence; Grant, Alexander James; Cowley, William George; Lechner, Gottfried; Land, Ingmar Ruediger; McKilliam, Robert George; Pollok, Andre; Davis, Linda Mary |
WO | Filed |
Land, Ingmar Ruediger; Lechner, Gottfried; Grant, Alexander James; Haley, David Victor Lawrie |
AU | Granted |
Land, Ingmar Ruediger; Lechner, Gottfried; Grant, Alexander James; Haley, David Victor Lawrie |
EP | Filed |
Land, Ingmar Ruediger; Lechner, Gottfried; Grant, Alexander James; Haley, David Victor Lawrie |
JP | Granted |
Land, Ingmar Ruediger; Lechner, Gottfried; Grant, Alexander James; Haley, David Victor Lawrie |
US | Granted |
Land, Ingmar Ruediger; Lechner, Gottfried; Grant, Alexander James; Haley, David Victor Lawrie |
WO | Filed |
Enhanced automatic identification system Grant, Alexander James; Lechner, Gottfried; Pollok, Andre; McKilliam, Robert George; Land, Ingmar Ruediger; Haley, David Victor Lawrie; Lavenant, Marc Pierre Denis |
AU | Filed |
Enhanced automatic identification system Grant, Alexander James; Lechner, Gottfried; Pollok, Andre; McKilliam, Robert George; Land, Ingmar Ruediger; Haley, David Victor Lawrie; Lavenant, Marc Pierre Denis |
EP | Filed |
Enhanced automatic identification system Grant, Alexander James; Pollok, Andre; Lechner, Gottfried; Haley, David Victor Lawrie; McKilliam, Robert George; Land, Ingmar Ruediger; Lavenant, Marc Pierre Denis |
US | Filed |
Enhanced automatic identification system Grant, Alexander James; Lechner, Gottfried; Pollok, Andre; McKilliam, Robert George; Land, Ingmar Ruediger; Haley, David Victor Lawrie; Lavenant, Marc Pierre Denis |
WO | Filed |
Synchronisation methods for free space optical communications Cowley, William George; Lechner, Gottfried; Biggs, Colin |
WO | Filed |
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Aalborg University | DENMARK |
Alcatel Lucent | AUSTRALIA |
Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
Austrian Institute of Technology | AUSTRIA |
Clemson University | UNITED STATES |
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
CSSIP | AUSTRALIA |
Defence Science and Technology Group | AUSTRALIA |
GomSpace | LUXEMBOURG |
Honeywell Global Tracking Ltd | UNITED KINGDOM |
KTH Royal Institute of Technology | SWEDEN |
Melbourne Institute of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
Myriota Ptd Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Nanyang Technological University | SINGAPORE |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) | SWITZERLAND |
Technische Universitaet Muenchen | GERMANY |
Thales Alenia Space | UNITED STATES |
Thales Alenia Space Italia | ITALY |
Thales Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Cambridge | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Cergy-Pontoise | FRANCE |
University of Glasgow | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Munchen | GERMANY |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology Malaysia | MALAYSIA |
Vienna University of Technology | AUSTRIA |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | UNITED STATES |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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MemberInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communications Society |
2018 |
MemberInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Information Theory Society |
2018 |
MemberInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
2018 |
MemberInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Information Theory Society |
2017 |
MemberInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communications Society |
2017 |
MemberInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
2017 |
Reviewer ARC Discovery ProjectsAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2017 |
Reviewer ARC Linkage ProjectsAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2017 |
Invited TalkAustralian Communications Theory Workshop (AUSCTW), Melbourne |
2016 |
Technical program committee memberIEEE Global Communications Conference |
2016 |
Technical program committee memberInternational Symposium on Turbo Codes and Iterative Information Processing |
2016 |
Technical program committee memberIEEE Global Communications Conference |
2015 |
Technical program committee memberIEEE International Conference on Communications |
2015 |
Technical program committee memberIEEE Vehicular Technology Conference |
2015 |
Co-organiserITEE IT Society Summer School, Adelaide |
2014 |
Invited TalkWorkshop on Future Wireless Networks, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle |
2014 |
Local Co-ChairInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Information Theory Workshop |
2014 |
Technical program committee memberIEEE International Conference on Connected Vehicles |
2014 |
Technical program committee memberInternational Symposium on Turbo Codes and Iterative Information Processing |
2014 |
Technical program committee memberIEEE International Conference on Communications |
2014 |
Technical program committee memberIEEE Vehicular Technology Conference |
2014 |
General ChairAustralian Communications Theory Workshop |
2013 |
Technical program committee memberIEEE International Symposium on Information Theory |
2013 |
Technical program committee memberInternational Symposium on Turbo Codes and Iterative Information Processing |
2012 |
Invited TalkAustralian Communications Theory Workshop (AUSCTW), Melbourne |
2011 |
Technical program committee memberIEEE Military Communications Conference |
2009 |
Co-organiserACoRN-NEWCOMWorkshop on Coding, MIMO-OFDM, and Cooperative Communications, Adelaide |
2008 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Improve signal processing for passive radar systems | Current |
Machine-learning-based adaptive receiver scheduling for Electronic Support | Current |
Adaptive hybrid FSO/RF communication systems | Completed |
ARQ coding over block fading channels | Completed |
Channel coding for anytime transmission | Completed |
Coding schemes for lossless compression of binary sources with coded side-information | Completed |
Distributed beamforming for satellite applications | Completed |
Full-diversity codes for block-fading channels | Completed |
High-speed architectures for free space optical communication | Completed |
Transmission techniques for nonlinear satellite channels | Completed |