The aim of the FDP is to introduce young teachers and researchers to the world of research and also to introduce new research techniques to experienced faculty members. Topics to be covered are trends in Wireless Digital Communications, Impact of nonlinearities in fiber-optic communication systems, WiMax Design, Ultra Wideband Systems, Long term Evolution, Software Defined Radio, Networking concepts, Channel coding schemes for the improvement of noise performance, Simulation using Vsim, Multisim, Matlab.