Lawrence Ong

Lawrence Ong is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Newcastle, specializing in Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research addresses information theory challenges in wireless communication systems, focusing on network coding, index coding, and information-theoretic security for next-generation networks.

Ong develops fundamental limits for communication systems and efficient coding strategies to handle increasing data demands. His current projects explore integrated sensing and communication paradigms, secure key distribution for IoT networks, and lattice-code multiple-access techniques. He holds an ARC Future Fellowship and DECRA supporting his work on high-speed wireless networks.

His publications establish capacity bounds for multi-user communication systems and develop practical coding schemes. Recent articles analyze information-theoretic limits for integrated sensing/communication systems and secure key distribution frameworks. Research consistently appears in IEEE transactions and information theory venues.

Ong supervises PhD students investigating wireless communications and secure networking. He collaborates internationally on projects examining federated learning for bushfire prediction and automated freight monitoring systems. As an LSST-DA Data Science Fellow, he contributes to large-scale data analysis methodologies.