Dr Louise Helen Crockett

Senior Teaching Fellow

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Personal statement

I completed both undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Strathclyde. I joined the University staff in 2007 as a Research Fellow, and switched title to Teaching Fellow in 2013 (although retaining interests in research and knowledge exchange), and was promoted to Senior Teaching Fellow in 2017.

My work focuses on the hardware implementation of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) systems, primarily with an emphasis on communications applications, and Software Defined Radio (SDR). Working in a field of direct relevance to industry really appeals to me. My focus is on Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and related technologies, and the design tools and methods that support them.

My teaching role involves taking classes on Hardware Description Language (HDL) design, Simulink-based design, and FPGAs, focusing on practical skills that will equip graduates for roles in industry. I am also involved in authoring training materials for the wider academic community (and beyond), and I have co-authored several books on my areas of interest.

Expertise

Has expertise in:

Digital Signal Processing (DSP) implementation
DSP enabled radio / software defined radio
Xilinx FPGAs and design flows
Xilinx Zynq System on Chip (SoC)
MATLAB & Simulink based design for FPGAs
VHDL
DSP / FPGA professional training

Prizes and awards

Best Student Paper Award: Recipient; 29/5/2018

More prizes and awards

Publications

Software Defined Radio with Zynq Ultrascale+ RFSoC: Crockett Louise H, Northcote David, Stewart Robert, Allan Douglas, Atimati Ehinomen, Barlee Kenny W, Brown Lewis J, Craig James, Fitzpatrick Graeme, Goldsmith Joshua, Maclellan Andrew, McLaughlin Lewis D, McTaggart Blair, Nyasulu Tawachi, Šiaučiulis Marius, Crawford David; (2023)
Spectrum monitoring and analysis with the AMD RFSoC: Northcote David, Šiaučiulis Marius, McLaughlin Lewis, Fitzpatrick Graeme, Crockett Louise H, Stewart Robert W; Operating in the Future Electromagnetic Environment Symposium 2022 (2022)
Modulation classification for RFSoC showcasing streaming-CNN architectures: MacLellan Andrew, Crockett Louise H, Stewart Robert W; 2022 IEEE SPS - EURASIP Summer School (2022)
Training deep filters for physical layer frame synchronization: Kalade Sarunas, Crockett Louise H, Stewart Robert W; IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society Vol 3, pp. 1063-1075 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1109/OJCOMS.2022.3185973
A new design workflow for PYNQ enabled Xilinx platforms utilising the simulink environment for Vivado IPI abstraction: McLaughlin Lewis D, Crockett Louise H, Stewart Robert W; 2022 IEEE 30th Annual International Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines (FCCM) The 30th IEEE International Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines IEEE International Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines (FCCM) (2022); https://doi.org/10.1109/fccm53951.2022.9786083
Low-cost, high-speed parallel FIR filters for RFSoC front-ends enabled by CλaSH: Ramsay Craig, Crockett Louise H, Stewart Robert W; 55th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, ACSSC 2021 55th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems & Computers Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, pp. 925-932 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1109/IEEECONF53345.2021.9723107

More publications

Teaching

I currently teach sections of three different classes... Firstly "Digital Electronics Systems" (a 2nd year class), in which students are introduced to the VHDL hardware description language, digital device technologies, and the concept of a design flow. Secondly, the digital part of "Analogue and Digital Systems Design", wherein students learn further VHDL skills and start working with block based design tools. The third is "DSP and FPGA Based Embedded Systems Design", in which I teach the FPGA-focused section of the class. Additionally, I am involved in supervising student projects in these areas.

Professional activities

32nd International Conference on Field Programmable Logic and Applications: Speaker; 1/9/2022
The 30th IEEE International Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines: Participant; 16/5/2022
The 30th IEEE International Symposium on Field-Programmable Custom Computing Machines: Participant; 16/5/2022
GHz RF Sampling for Radio Spectrum Monitoring using the Xilinx RFSoC: Contributor; 28/10/2021
Spectrum Monitoring for Sharing - first principles SDR design and implementation: Speaker; 16/9/2021
EUSIPCO: Speaker; 23/8/2021

More professional activities

Projects

5G New Radio PHY Layer Implementation: Stewart, Robert (Principal Investigator) Crockett, Louise Helen (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2025
Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP 2016-2017 University of Strathclyde) | McTaggart, Blair: Crockett, Louise Helen (Principal Investigator) Stewart, Robert (Co-investigator) McTaggart, Blair (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2018 - 01-Jan-2023
Doctoral Training Partnership 2018-19 University of Strathclyde | MacLellan, Andrew: Stewart, Robert (Principal Investigator) Crockett, Louise Helen (Co-investigator) MacLellan, Andrew (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2018 - 01-Jan-2023
Doctoral Training Partnership 2018-19 University of Strathclyde | McLaughlin, Lewis: Crockett, Louise Helen (Principal Investigator) Stewart, Robert (Co-investigator) McLaughlin, Lewis (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2018 - 01-Jan-2023
Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP 2016-2017 University of Strathclyde) | Ramsay, Craig: Crockett, Louise Helen (Principal Investigator) Stewart, Robert (Co-investigator) Ramsay, Craig (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2017 - 01-Jan-2021
Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP - University of Strathclyde) | Northcote, David: Crockett, Louise Helen (Principal Investigator) Murray, Paul (Co-investigator) Northcote, David (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2015 - 01-Jan-2019

More projects

Address

Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Royal College

Location Map

View University of Strathclyde in a larger map