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Dr. Peter Barker is a Lecturer in Communications and Communications Electronic Warfare at Cranfield University, affiliated with the Centre for Defence Engineering and Physical Sciences within Cranfield Defence and Security. He is currently on the Education and Scholarship pathway and actively contributes to postgraduate education in defence and security technologies.
His educational background includes:
- PhD in Modelling Infrared Wireless Communications protocols, Bournemouth University (2003)
- MSc in Information Technology, Napier University, Edinburgh (1993)
- BSc (Hons) in Applied Physics, Dublin City University (1991)
Dr. Barker's research focuses on advanced communications technologies in military and defence contexts. His interests span electronic warfare systems, military and UAV communications, mobile communications, cryptographic systems, and optical wireless communications. He also explores advanced digital encoding and modulation techniques, contributing to secure and robust signal transmission in challenging environments.
The available publications reflect his engagement in networking and distributed systems, particularly in constrained and opportunistic environments such as military or IoT scenarios. His work emphasizes efficient data transmission and discovery mechanisms in wireless networks.
Dr. Barker plays a significant role in academic supervision and curriculum development. He is the module leader for communications and signal processing modules on the MSc Military Electronic Systems Engineering and the Battlespace Technology course, and he supervises student projects. Prior to Cranfield, he served as a Burnham Lecturer at the Defence School of Communications and Information Systems and as a lecturer and researcher at Bournemouth University, demonstrating a long-standing commitment to engineering education.
He is involved with the Centre for Electronic Warfare Information and Cyber, contributing to research, education, and consultancy in electronic attack, protection, and warfare.
