Institutional research groups across the network's six partner countries.
The network brings together seven research groups across six European countries. Each group hosts ECRN-OWC activity locally and contributes to joint projects, training schools and publications.
United Kingdom · Northumbria University · Newcastle upon Tyne
The Optical Communications Research Group (OCRG) is a leading research group focused on advancing optical wireless communications, visible light communications, and free-space optical technologies. Our team conducts cutting-edge research in photonics, optical sensors, and next-generation communication systems.
Czech Republic · Czech Technical University in Prague · Prague
The Wireless and Fiber Optics Team at Czech Technical University in Prague conducts innovative research in optical wireless communications, fiber optic systems, and photonic technologies. Our team specializes in visible light communications, free-space optics, and advanced optical sensing for next-generation wireless networks.
Portugal · Instituto de Telecomunicações · Aveiro
The Integrated Circuits group at IT Aveiro is part of the Electronics research cluster of the Instituto de Telecomunicações. Coordinated by Prof. Luís Filipe Mesquita Nero Moreira Alves, the group operates the Integrated Circuits and Systems Laboratory, which is dedicated to research on integrated circuit design and electronic system development across multiple application domains.
Spain · Universitat de València · Valencia
Digital and Communications Systems Design (DSDC) is a research group at the Universitat de València. The group focuses on the design and development of digital and communications systems, conducting research across a range of areas in electronic engineering and communication technologies.
Italy · Università Roma Tre · Rome
COMLAB is the Digital Signal Processing, Multimedia and Optical Communications Laboratory at Università Roma Tre, directed by Prof. Alessandro Neri. The group focuses on telecommunication and multimedia systems, with particular attention to security and the evaluation of Quality of Experience in new immersive systems. Research areas include optical wireless communications, visible light communications, vehicular ad-hoc networks, nano-scale communications, plenoptics, multimedia security, deep learning, IoT, and localization.
France · École Centrale Méditerranée · Marseille
Research group led by Dr. Mohammad-Ali Khalighi, Associate Professor (H.D.R.) at Institut Fresnel and École Centrale Méditerranée. The group focuses on optical wireless communications, with research spanning optical satellite communications, underwater optical communications, wireless body-area networks (WBANs), and quantum-secure communications. Active areas also include IoT connectivity, channel modeling, AI-based signal processing, and bio-inspired optimization methods for next-generation 6G aerial-satellite and underwater networks.
Spain · Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
IDeTIC (Instituto para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación en Comunicaciones) is a University Research Institute at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, established in 2010 as the successor to the CeTIC technology centre. Directed by Dr. Jesús B. Alonso Hernández, the institute brings together researchers organised into divisions covering communications, photonics, signal processing, AI and learning technologies, networks and telematics, thermal engineering and organisational development — driving R&D and innovation in communications technologies.
