Prof. François RIOLO
Ecole d'Ingénieurs et d'Architectes de Fribourg
Boulevard de Pérolles 80
Fribourg
SWITZERLAND
CH-1700
Telephone : +41-26-4296556

Fax: +41-26-4296600
http://www.eif.ch

f-riolo@swisonline.ch
francois.riolo@eif.ch

Profile

Electronics and telecommunication groups at the EIA-FR

All professors of the EIA-FR have been working in the industry before teaching and have therefore experience with equipment conception, industrial design, project management and Human Machine Interface.

The electronics group of the University of Applied sciences of Fribourg / Switzerland has been since years performing Ra&D for the Swiss industries. Of interest for the PatiMon NoE is the accumulated know-how in short range wireless communication as well as analogue and digital integrated electronics development and implementation on of large programmable devices. SoC (System on Chip) may also be realized.

 This know-how is complemented by the capability of producing electronics prototypes in a short time and therefore cost-effective, at both software and hardware levels. We are as well in a position to make final measurement and verification of the realized prototypes.

Many Ra&D tasks were performed within the medical sector, particularly for hearing-aids devices and recently medical instrumentation, with focus on low power consumption, transmission with magnetic coupling at low frequencies

The telecommunication group shall be also involved in PatiMon , bringing experience with communication networks, both public and private. The field of actual interest are: high-speed communications, wired and mobile, multimedia over IP, XML applications, network performances and information systems modelling.

The telecommunication group is the leading house of the ICT-Net (http://www.ictnet.ch), the national competence network for information and communication technologies, comprising 15 Ra&D centres within Switzerland. 

Recent projects are a secure terminal point dedicated to encrypted and authentified communication, Voice over IP, a Bluetooth and wireless LAN learning network and a distributed information system helping communication between athletes and sport physicians.

Specialist on Signal processing could help the project whenever needed.

The EIA-FR is therefore in a good position to start with a concept and end-up with a full performance prototype, ready for system testing and industrialisation.

Domain of competence in PatiMon

Communication, radio links, interfacing, signal processing, within following areas:

Areas                   Preferred: A1, S1, T2, T3, T4

                            Possible:  A2, A3, T1 (communication interface)

Work Load:         shall be in the order of 2 Man / year (4000 hours per year), or more, depending on the development of the NoE and possible funding within Switzerland

Short CV of participating staff

François Riolo, MSEE at EPFL, electronics professor (http://www.eif.ch/~riolo/)

He held several positions in the Swiss industry, before joining the EIAF:

- Senior Project Manager with Disetronic Medical Systems,

          3 -successful- proposals for international research projects to be done within the frame of the 5th EU-Program.

- Product manager / project leader with Ascom Autelca

          Conception and requirements specification for a new generation of ticket vending machines

          Initiated and leaded the company's part of the Essai Race II project

- Department leader with Corporate Research of The Ascom

          Managed several research projects in the field of the (at time new) ISDN and associated Multi-media capabilities

Claude Magliocco, Engineer, electronics professor (http://www.eif.ch/~magliocco)

He held several position with development activities with ABB and Landis & Gyr:

- Design of test systems for measurement/control/regulation/devices

- Leading the development of ASICS

- VHDL development with FPGA prototypes

Jean-Roland Schuler, MSEE at EPFL, computer of science professor (http://www.eif.ch/~schuler)

Actually his main researches are:

-  Using Linux for highly performant embedded system bearing  very low  response time.

-  Development of applications which require strong authenfication, encryption, data integrity using encryption protocols like SSL, IPSec

-  Development of mobile applications based on standards like Bluetooth, Wireless LAN 802.11.

Philippe Joye, MSEE at EPFL professor of telecommunication (http://www.eif.ch/~joye)

Activities at the EIA-FR

-  ATM Signalling : Complete study of the ATM Signalling for Swisscom AG

-  Quality of Services for Voice over IP services for Ascom Business AG (RTP, H.323)

-  Web performance based on http and https protocol

-  Radio Web : development of a complete infrastructure able to distribute RTSP streaming

Industry

-  Payphone software and hardware development for Ascom Autelca AG (Bern,Switzerland) and Monétel SA (Valence, France) with emphasis on smartcards and payment security

Jean-Claude Martin, MSEE at EPFL, microelectronics professor (http://www.eif.ch/~martin)

Activities at the EIA-FR

- Low power, short distance communication using magnetic fields for hearing-aids devices.

Industry

- Advanced research projects in the field of electronic watch industry and low power CMOS circuits designs at CSEM in Neuchâtel

- Industrial experience in ASIC designs and CMOS fabrication with EM Microelectronic Marin SA

Dominique Rhême, MSEE at ETHZ, electronics professor (http://www.eif.ch/~rheme)

Activities at the EIA-FR are :

- Design methodologies and practices of electronics systems, with emphasis on digital circuits and processor modelling.

- SoC (system on chip) implementation and FPGA rapid prototyping.

- Analog front-end, converter and PLL circuits design.