Introduction
The A&MSP Department focuses on Spatial Interference Management in Licensed Shared Access (LSA): Short Range Communications and Satellite communications. LSA is considered to be a key enabler for an efficient use of the available spectrum in 5G and beyond networks, which will become absolutely compulsory in order to cope with the unprecedented wireless traffic growth that has been predicted for the 2014-2020 period. The field of application includes space communications, future cellular networks, and wireless sensor/actuators networks.
Activities are centered in four main research lines:
- New paradigms for hybrid satellite-terrestrial communications.
- Advanced multi-antenna processing techniques and optimization strategies for interference limited networks: PHY-MAC Cross-layer design for Resource Management.
- New waveform generation for terrestrial-satellite: multi-carrier filterbank and development of a Software platform.
- Cross-design of antennas and signal processing techniques for emerging multi-antenna technologies such as spatial-modulation (SM) or large-scale multiple antenna systems (LSMAs or Massive MIMO). Distributed MIMO systems.
Journals
O. Abdulghafoor, M. Ismail, R. Nordin, M. Shaat, Resource Allocation in Multiuser Multi-Carrier Cognitive Radio Network via Game and Supermarket Game Theory: Survey, Tutorial, and Open Research Directions, KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS), Vol. 8, No. 11, pp. 3674-3709, November 2014.
O. Abdulghafoor, M. Ismail, R. Nordin, M. Shaat, Fast and Distributed Power Control Algorithm in Underlay Cognitive Radio Networks, Journal of Communications, Vol. 9, No. 8, pp. 634-643, August 2014.
George-Gavrincea, J. Baranda, P. Henarejos, Rapid Prototyping of Standard-Compliant Visible Light Communications System, IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 52, No. 7, pp. 80-87, July 2014.
S. Dikmese, S. Srinivasan, M. Shaat, F. Bader, M. Renfors, Spectrum Sensing and Resource Allocation for Multicarrier Cognitive Radio Systems Under Interference and Power Constraints, EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Vol. 2014, No. 68, pp. 1687-6180, June 2014.
M. Caus, A. I. Pérez-Neira, A.Kliks, Characterization of the effects of multi-tap filtering on FBMC/OQAM systems, EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Vol. 2014, June 2014.
M. Caus, A. I. Pérez-Neira, Multi-stream transmission for highly frequency selective channels in MIMO FBMC systems, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, Vol. 62, No. 4, pp. 786-796, February 2014.
X. Artiga, B. Devillers, J. Perruisseau-Carrier, On the selection of radiating elements for compact indoor massive-multiple input multiple output base stations, IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 1-9, January 2014.
Conferences
M. El Absi, M. Shaat, C. Bader, T. Kaiser, Interference Alignment with Frequency-Clustering for Efficient Resource Allocation in Cognitive Radio Networks, in Proceedings of Global Communication Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM), 8-12 December 2014, Austin, Texas (USA).
A. Jendeya, M. Shaat, A. Hubrouss, F. Bader, Joint Allocation in Multicarrier Based Cognitive Networks with Two-Way Relaying , in Proceedings of the 1st IEEE International Workshop on Cognitive Cellular Systems (CCS), 2-4 September 2014, Rhine River (Germany).
M. Á. Vázquez, A. I. Pérez-Neira, M. Á. Lagunas, Linear precoding in multibeam satellite under licensed shared access, in Proceedings of Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 13th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop (ASMS/SPSC), 8-10 September 2014, Livorno (Italy).
M. Caus, A. I. Pérez-Neira, M. Moretti, A.Kliks, A margin adaptive scheduling algorithm for FBMC/OQAM systems, in Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS 2014), 26-29 August 2014, Barcelona (Spain).
M. El Absi, M. Shaat, F. Bader, T. Kaiser, Power Loading and Spectral Efficiency Comparison of MIMO OFDM/FBMC for Interference Alignment Based Cognitive Radio Systems, in Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS 2014), 26-29 August 2014, Barcelona (Spain).
M. Caus, A. I. Pérez-Neira, M. Á. Lagunas, Low-complexity soft-output MIMO detection in FBMC/OQAM systems, in Proceedings of International Conference on Circuits, Systems, Communications and Computers (CSCC), 17-21 July 2014, Santorini Island (Greece).
K. Ntontin, M. Di Renzo, A. I. Pérez-Neira, C. Verikoukis, Error Rate Analysis and Optimal Power Allocation in Multiple Access Relay Channels with Analog Network Coding, in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC 2014), 10-14 June 2014, Sydney (Australia).
X. Artiga, J. Perruisseau-Carrier, A. I. Pérez-Neira, Antenna array configurations for massive MIMO outdoor base stations , in Proceedings of IEEE 8th Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop (SAM 2014), 22-25 June 2014, A Coruña (Spain).
M. Di Renzo, A. I. Pérez-Neira, C. Verikoukis, Error Rate Analysis and Optimal Power Allocation in Multiple Access Relay Channels with Analog Network Coding, in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC 2014), 10-14 June 2014, Sydney (Australia).
M. Caus, A. I. Pérez-Neira, Experimental performance bounds of MIMO-FBMC/OQAM systems, in Proceedings of European Wireless 2014 (EW’14), 14-16 May 2014, Barcelona (Spain).
M. El-Absi, M. Shaat, F. Bader, T. Kaiser, Interference Alignment Based Resource Management in MIMO Cognitive Radio Systems, in Proceedings of 20th European Wireless 2014 (EW’14), Barcelona (Spain).
J. Matamoros, C. Antón-Haro, D. Gregoratti, L. Berbakov, Distributed Beampattern Control with one bit of Feedback, in Proceedings of European Wireless 2014 (EW’14), 14-16 May 2014, Barcelona (Spain).
V. Joroughi, M. Á. Vázquez, A. I. Pérez-Neira, Multiple Gateway Precoding with Per Feed Power Constraints for Multibeam Satellite Systems, in Proceedings of European Wireless 2014 (EW’14), 14-16 May 2014, Barcelona (Spain).
F. Vázquez-Gallego, M. Rietti, J. Bas, J. Alonso-Zarate, L. Alonso, Performance Evaluation of Frame Slotted-ALOHA with Successive Interface Cancellation in Machine-to-Machine Networks, in Proceedings of the European Wireless 2014 (EW’14), 14-16 May 2014, Barcelona (Spain).
Patents
N. Zorba, C. Verikoukis, A. I. Pérez-Neira, Method of Efficent Channel Allocation in Wireless Systems , Granted patent: USA 8.441.932, EP2272297, ES2336748.
N. Zorba, M. Realp, A. I. Pérez-Neira, Beamforming Technique for Broadband Satellite Communications , Granted patent: USA 8.310.980, EP2203988, ES2332077.
N. Zorba, A. I. Pérez-Neira, Power allocation method in multiantenna systems under partial channel knowledge , Granted patent: USA 8.208.952, EP 2160849, ES2325713.
M. Payaro, A. Pascual-Iserte, M. Á. Lagunas, Method and System for Robustly Transmitting the Minimum Power in Multi-user and Multi-antenna Communications Systems with Imperfect Channel Knowledge , Granted patent: EP2039019