[Licensing negotiation in progress]

[Invitation for Expression of Interest- Deadline: 19 January 2020]

We are inviting expressions of interest (EoI) for commercializing “Subset Coding for Communication Systems” technology.  The innovation is developed by Professor YEUNG Wai Ho, Raymond, Professor of Department of Information Engineering of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK Reference: 10/ENG/396).

The Technology

A coding scheme is proposed to transmit a large file to multiple destinations through a communication networks employing network coding. The core component of this scheme is sparse linear matrix codes that extend LT codes from a point-to-point setting to a network setting. With precoding, this scheme can achieve linear encoding/decoding complexity in terms of the number of packets. Previous coding schemes for similar problems either require the intermediate network nodes to have a buffer size equal to the whole file, or to depend on heavy control messages to coordinate the transmission. This scheme only requires a fixed small buffer size at the intermediate nodes and minimal control messages.

Commercialization

The technology is now available for licensing.  In order to fully realize the benefit of the technology, we expect substantial investment is necessary to enable further research and development.  In addition to the financial commitment, the licensee is expected to have the appropriate expertise as well as plans in marketing and strategizing the end product to ensure successful transfer of the technology to the society.  Previous or existing business involvement and experience in this area is a plus.

This invitation of expression of interest is without prejudice.  We also stress that this invitation is not a tender, and the University is not bound to accept any offer, or to accept the highest monetary offer, as there are additional considerations (such as the widest possible benefit to the community) that we, as a public institution, will need to take into consideration.