IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications
9-12 September 2018 – Bologna, Italy

REGULAR SESSIONS

Monday, September 10 Tuesday, September 11 Wednesday, September 12
11:00 ‑ 12:30 T1-1: Massive MIMO
T1-2: Coding I
T1-3: mmWave
T2-1: Scheduling and Multiplexing
T3-1: Spectrum Sharing and Coexistence
T3-2: IoT and Sporadic Networks
T1-7: NOMA
T1-8: PHY Security
T1-9: mmWave and OAM
T2-4: Medium Access Protocols Evaluation & Optimization I
T3-7: Mobile Edge Computing
T3-8: Wireless Sensor Networks
T3-13: RAN Orchestration and Virtual Networks
T3-14: Long Range Low Power Networks
T1-12: Interference Characterization and Mitigation
T4-4: Advanced IoT Techniques and Services I
T1-13: Multicarrier Techniques
T4-3: Improving Service Delivery and Management
12:30 ‑ 14:00
14:00 ‑ 15:30 T1-4: MIMO
T1-5: Coding II
T1-6: Full Duplex Communications
T2-2: Resource Allocation and Spectrum Management
T3-3: Dynamic TDD 5G networks
T3-4: Machine-to-Machine Wireless Networks
SS-E: Electromagnetic Exposure in 5G Networks
SS-F: Signal Processing and Air Interface Design Solutions for Beyond 5G Wireless Communications – I
T1-10: PHY Performance and Security
T4-1: Novel Business Models
SS-D: UAVs for Future Wireless Networks
T3-10: Vehicular Cooperative Networks
T3-9: Advanced Network Optimization
SS-K: Mobile Edge Resource Allocation for Data Analytics
SS-L: Edge Computing in Energy Harvesting Networks
T1-14: Signal Processing for Wireless
T2-5: Medium Access Protocols Evaluation & Optimization II
SS-J: Mobile Social Networks
T1-15: Channel Estimation and Beamforming
T3-15: Green Networks
15:30 ‑ 16:00
16:00 ‑ 17:30 SS-A: Spectrum Management for 5G Systems: Reference Models and Field Trials
SS-B: Recent Developments in 5G New Radio (5G-NR) Towards Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC)
SS-C: Recent Advances in Indoor Navigation for IoT-based Applications (RAIN-IoT)
T2-3: Coexistence and Performance Analysis
T3-5: Massive MIMO in 5G
T3-6: Energy Management Strategies
SS-H: Deterministic Propagation Modelling and Channel Characterization for 5G and Future Wireless Systems
SS-I: Signal Processing and Air Interface Design Solutions for Beyond 5G Wireless Communications – II
T1-11: Localization
T4-2: Resource Allocation in 5G Networks
SS-G: Wireless Technologies for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
T3-11: Heterogenous Networks
T3-12: Wireless Applications
T1and3: mmWave Networks
T3-16: Ultra-Dense-Networks
T4-6: Location-based Services and Security
SS-M: Small Data Networks
T1-16: Propagation and Harvesting
T4-5: Advanced IoT Techniques and Services II

Monday, September 10

Monday, September 10, 11:00 – 12:30

T1-1: Massive MIMO

Room: Bologna
FDD Massive MIMO Downlink Channel Estimation via Selective Sparse Coding overAoA/AoD Cluster Dictionaries
Mahmoud Nazzal (IMU, Turkey); Haji Muhammad Furqan (Istanbul Medipol University & School of Engineering and Natural Science Electrical, Electronics and Cyber Systems, Turkey); Huseyin Arslan (University of South Florida & Istanbul Medipol University, USA)
Adaptively-Connected Structure for Hybrid Precoding in Multi-User Massive MIMO Systems
Ling Zhang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R. China); Gui Lin (ShangHai JiaoTong University, P.R. China); Qibo Qin and Yuliang Tu (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, P.R. China)
Analyzing the Channel Aging Effects on Massive MIMO Downlink by Ray-Tracing
Mehmet Mert Taygur (Technical University of Munich, Germany); Thomas F. Eibert (Technical University of Munich (TUM) & Chair of High-Frequency Engineering (HFT), Germany)
Least-Squares Pilot Sequence Design for TDD Massive MIMO Systems Under Inter-Cell Timing Misalignment
Wen-Hsuan Li, Jwo-Yuh Wu, Chia-Kang Hsu and Li-Chun Wang (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)
Large-scale Massive MIMO Network Evaluation Using Ray-based Deterministic Simulations
Mohammed Zahid Aslam and Yoann Corre (SIRADEL, France); Emil Björnson and Erik G. Larsson (Linköping University, Sweden)

T1-2: Coding I

Room: Da Vinci
Convergence Behavior of LDPC Decoding and Application to Early Termination
Janik Frenzel (Intel Deutschland GmbH, Germany); Stefan Müller-Weinfurtner (Intel, Germany); Johannes Huber (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany); Ralf R. Müller (Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
Delay-limited Protograph Low Density Parity Codes for Space-Time Block Codes
Thuy V. Nguyen (Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology, Vietnam); Cuong Pham (Post & Telecom. Institute of Technology, Vietnam); Hieu T. Nguyen (University in Southeast Norway, Norway)
Compact QC-LDPC Block and SC-LDPC Convolutional Codes for Low-Latency Communications
Massimo Battaglioni (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy); Alireza Tasdighi (Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran); Marco Baldi (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy); Mohammad Hesam Tadayon (Iran Telecommunication Research Center, Iran); Franco Chiaraluce (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)
Delayed Bit Interleaved Polar Coded Modulation
Dekun Zhou, Kai Niu and Chao Dong (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Applying Coded Modulation with Probabilistic and Geometric Shaping for Wireless Backhaul Channel
Najeeb Ul Hassan (Huawei Duesseldorf Technologies GmbH, Germany); Wen Xu (Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH & – European Research Center (ERC), Germany); Anastasios Kakkavas (Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH, Munich Research Center & Technische Universität München, Germany)

T1-3: mmWave

Room: Galilei
Estimation of Rician Channels from Indoor Measurements at 26 GHz
Jesper Ø Nielsen and Gert Pedersen (Aalborg University, Denmark)
Effects of Mutual Coupling on Lattice Reduction-Aided Millimeter Wave Hybrid Beamforming
Denisa Prisiceanu (University os Southampton, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); K. Satyanarayana and Mohammed El-Hajjar (University of Southampton, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Ping-Heng Kuo (InterDigital Europe, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Alain Abdel-Majid Mourad (Interdigital Europe Ltd, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Lajos Hanzo (University of Southampton, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Optimization of Antenna Beamwidth Under Blockage Impact in Millimeter-Wave Bands
Seda Doğan (Istanbul Medipol University, Turkey); Murat Karabacak (University of South Florida, USA); Huseyin Arslan (University of South Florida & Istanbul Medipol University, USA)
Receiver Adaptive Beamforming and Interference of Indoor Environments in mmWave
James C Martin, Robert Brodersen and John Wawrzynek (University of California, Berkeley, USA)
Fast Sparse Bayesian Channel Estimation for Wideband mmWave Systems
Qixuan Zhang (Beijing University of Post and Telecommunication, P.R. China); Zhipeng Lin and Tiejun Lv (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)

T2-1: Scheduling and Multiplexing

Room: Galvani
Energy-Efficient Uplink Scheduling for Ultra-Reliable Communications in NB-IoT Networks
Pei-Yi Liu and Kun-Ru Wu (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan); Jia-Ming Liang (Chang Gung University, Taiwan); Jen-Jee Chen (National University of Tainan, Taiwan); Yu-Chee Tseng (National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan)
CSI-RS Based Joint Grouping and Scheduling Scheme with Limited SRS Resources
Tianyi Zeng (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication, P.R. China); Yongyu Chang (Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications, P.R. China); Mengshi Hu and Yu Zhang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Subband Configuration Optimization for Multiplexing of Numerologies in 5G TDD New Radio
Sandra Lagen and Biljana Bojovic (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain); Sanjay Goyal (InterDigital Communications, USA); Lorenza Giupponi and Josep Mangues-Bafalluy (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain)
Boosting Network Capacity in LoRaWAN Through Time-Power Multiplexing
Marco Centenaro and Lorenzo Vangelista (University of Padova, Italy)

T3-1: Spectrum Sharing and Coexistence

Room: Marconi
Sensor Placement and Detection Coverage for Spectrum Sharing in the 3.5 GHz Band
Anirudha Sahoo (NIST, USA); Mudumbai Ranganathan (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA); Thao Nguyen and Timothy Hall (NIST, USA)
Co-channel and Adjacent-Channel Coexistence Between LTE-TDD and VSAT DVB-S in C-band: Experimental Campaign on Consumer VSAT Receivers
Claudia Carciofi (FUB, Italy); Paolo Grazioso and Valeria Petrini (Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Italy); Eva Spina (Italian Ministry of Economic Development, Italy); Domenico Massimi, Giuseppe De Sipio, Enrico Scognamiglio and Vincenzo Sorrentino (Ministry of Economic Development, Italy); Alessandro Casagni (Huawei Technologies, Italy); Li Guoyue (Huawei Technologies Düsseldorf GmbH, Germany); Zhembo Lai (Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, P.R. China); Richard Rudd (Plum Consulting Ltd, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
ZOS: A Fast Rendezvous Algorithm Based on Set of Available Channels for Cognitive Radios
Zhiyong Lin (Guangdong Plolytechnic Normal University, P.R. China); Hai Liu (Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong); Lu Yu, Yiu-Wing Leung and Xiaowen Chu (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong)
LAT-based Coexistence Scheme of LTE-U with WiFi in the Unlicensed Band
Xiaoge Huang, Ke Xu, Sijia Liu and Qianbin Chen (Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
An I-D Two-State Dynamic Receive Window Adjustment Scheme for Solving Bufferbloat Problems
Tsern-Huei Lee, Cheng-Jie Tsai and Yung-Chun Yang (National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

T3-2: IoT and Sporadic Networks

Room: Meucci
Downlink Control Channel Scheduling for 3GPP Narrowband-IoT
Pavan Reddy M. (Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India); Santosh G (Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India); Abhinav Kumar (Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India); Kiran Kuchi (IIT Hyderabad, India)
Boosting Energy Efficiency of NB-IoT Cellular Networks Through Cooperative Relaying
Davide Di Lecce, Alessandro Grassi, Giuseppe Piro and Gennaro Boggia (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
Scalable Sporadic Medium Access for Complex Propagation Environments
Chirag Rao, Fikadu Dagefu and Gunjan Verma (US Army Research Laboratory, USA); Predrag Spasojević (Rutgers University, USA); Brian Sadler (Army Research Laboratory, USA)
Classification of Heterogenous M2M/IoT Traffic Based on C-plane and U-plane Data
Simone Di Domenico (Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Italy); Mauro De Sanctis (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy & Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), Russia); Ernestina Cianca and Lorenzo Silvestri (University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy); Vito Curcurù (TIM S.p.A., Italy); Alessandro Betti (Telecom Italia Mobile S.p.A., Italy)
Room Recognition Using Discriminative Ensemble Learning with Hidden Markov Models for Smartphones
Jose Carrera, Zhongliang Zhao and Torsten Ingo Braun (University of Bern, Switzerland)

Monday, September 10, 14:00 – 15:30

T1-4: MIMO

Room: Bologna
MBER Transmit Precoding for the Rank-Deficient MIMO-Aided Internet of Things
K. Satyanarayana and Mohammed El-Hajjar (University of Southampton, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Ping-Heng Kuo (InterDigital Europe, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Alain Abdel-Majid Mourad (Interdigital Europe Ltd, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Lajos Hanzo (University of Southampton, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Improved LAS Detector for MIMO Systems with Imperfect Channel State Information
Issa Chihaoui (ENISo, Tunisia); Mohamed Lassaad Ammari (Laval University); Jean-Yves Chouinard (Laval University, Canada)
Permutation Spreading Technique Employing Spatial Modulation for MIMO-CDMA Systems
Nordine Quadar and Claude D’Amours (University of Ottawa, Canada)
An Adaptive Multi-User MIMO Scheme for the Millimeter-Wave Downlink
Siyao Lu (University of Southampton, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Ibrahim A. Hemadeh (University of Surrey, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Mohammed El-Hajjar and Lajos Hanzo (University of Southampton, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Index Modulation Multiple Access
Yung-Ta Lai, Yi-Ruei Ciou and Jen-Ming Wu (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)

T1-5: Coding II

Room: Da Vinci
A Tighter Upper Bound for the BER of Convolutional Codes over Exponentially Correlated Nakagami-m Fading
Yassine Mouchtak (ENSIAS, University Mohammed 5 in Rabat, Morocco); Faissal El Bouanani (ENSIAS, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco); Daniel Benevides da Costa (Federal University of Ceara (UFC) & Area: Telecommunications, Brazil)
Serial Concatenated Trellis-Coded Differential Chaotic Modulation
Bangquan Zhang, Lin Wang, Chenglong Zhou and Weikai Xu (Xiamen University, P.R. China)
Superposition Coding in Alternate DF Relaying Systems with Virtual MIMO IRI Cancellation
Rashed Alsakarnah and Jacek Ilow (Dalhousie University, Canada)
Uniquely Decodable Ternary Codes for Synchronous CDMA Systems
Michel Kulhandjian (University of Ottawa & Carleton University, Canada); Claude D’Amours (University of Ottawa, Canada); Hovannes K. Kulhandjian (California State University, Fresno, USA)
Multi-Packet HARQ with Delayed Feedback
Alaa Khreis and Philippe Ciblat (Telecom ParisTech, France); Francesca Bassi (LSS-CNRS-Supelec, France); Pierre Duhamel (Lss Supelec & CNRS, France)

T1-6: Full Duplex Communications

Room: Galilei
Outage Analysis of Full-Duplex Two-way DF Relaying with Joint Source and Relay Selection
Fang Liu (Beijing University of Posts and Telecom, P.R. China); Wang Siyuan (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication, P.R. China); Yuanan Liu (Beijing University of Posts and Telecom, P.R. China)
Compact Full-Duplex Amplify-and-Forward Relay Design for 5G Applications
Indrakshi Dey (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland); Zhixing Zhao (University of Calgary, Canada); M. Majid Butt (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Nicola Marchetti (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
Performance of a Full-Duplex System in Non-Linear and Time-Varying Self-Interference Channel
Visa Tapio, Marko Sonkki and Markku Juntti (University of Oulu, Finland)
Physical Channel Multiplexing Using Symbol Repetition in Every Subframe for Full Duplex
Mamoru Sawahashi and Hiroki Yamada (Tokyo City University, Japan); Yoshihisa Kishiyama (NTT DOCOMO, INC., Japan)
RF Front-End Architecture for 5G
Alexander N. Lozhkin (Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan); Maniwa Toru (Fujitsu Laboratories LTD., Japan); Masahiko Shimizu (Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd, Japan)

T2-2: Resource Allocation and Spectrum Management

Room: Galvani
Resource Allocation for Underlaying Device-to-Device Communications Using Maximal Independent Sets and Knapsack Algorithm
Alper Kose (EPFL, Switzerland); Berna Özbek (Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey)
Resource Allocation for Uplink NOMA and D2D Links with MLWDF Scheduling Discipline
Mahdi Kazeminia (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran); Stefano Tomasin (University of Padova, Italy); Mehri Mehrjoo (University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran)
Dynamic Power and Channel Allocation for Downlink Multi-Channel NOMA Systems
Fei Liu (RWTH Aachen University & Institute for Networked Systems, Germany); Marina Petrova (KTH Royal Institute of Technolgy, Sweden)
Prediction-Based Spectrum Access Optimization in Cognitive Radio Networks
Peiliang Zuo, Xing Wang, Wangdan Linghu, Rong Sun, Tao Peng and Wenbo Wang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Co-Primary Spectrum Sharing in Uplink SC-FDMA Networks
Dionysia Triantafyllopoulou, Seiamak Vahid and Klaus Moessner (University of Surrey, United Kingdom (Great Britain))

T3-3: Dynamic TDD 5G networks

Room: Marconi
Interference Control Mechanism for 5G Indoor Micro Operators Utilizing Dynamic TDD
Kimmo Hiltunen (University of Oulu, Finland); Marja Matinmikko-Blue (University of Oulu, Centre for Wireless Communications, Finland)
Dynamic Self-Backhauling in 5G Networks
Anna Lukowa (Nokia & Poznan University of Technology, Poland); Venkatkumar Venkatasubramanian (Nokia, Poland); Patrick Marsch (Deutsche Bahn, Germany)
Analytical Evaluation of Decoupled Uplink and Downlink Access in TDD 5G HetNets
Bachir Lahad (Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon); Marc Ibrahim (Saint Joseph University & Saint Joseph University – ESIB, Lebanon); Samer Lahoud (ESIB, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon); Kinda Khawam (Université de Versailles, France); Steven Martin (Paris-Sud University, France)
Mobile Performance Analysis Based on joint-PRD to Enhance Small Cell Access Opportunity in 5G
Kaili Guo and Yanzhao Hou (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Xiaodong Xu (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications & Wireless Technology Innovation Institute, P.R. China); Xiaofeng Tao (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Xiaosheng Tang (BeiJing University of Posts & Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Lightweight Detection of Tariff Limits in Cellular Mobile Networks
Vaclav Raida, Philipp Svoboda and Markus Rupp (Technische Universität Wien, Austria)

T3-4: Machine-to-Machine Wireless Networks

Room: Meucci
Energy-Efficient Adaptive Transmission in Machine Type Communications with Delay-Outage Constraints
Linlin Zou, Yanzhao Hou, Xiaofeng Tao and Qimei Cui (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Xueqing Huang (New York Institute of Technology, USA)
D2D Power Control Based on Hierarchical Extreme Learning Machine
Jie Xu, Xinyu Gu and Zhiqiang Fan (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
A Study on Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access for Data-Centric Machine-to-Machine Wireless Networks
Hung-Yun Hsieh and Guan-Quan Chen (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
Mode Selection Scheme for D2D Enabled LTE-Advanced Systems
Aymen Omri and Mohammad Shaqfeh (Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar); Hussein Alnuweiri (Texas A&M University, Qatar)
Task Execution Cost Minimization-based Joint Computation Offloading and Resource Allocation for Cellular D2D Systems
Junliang Lin, Rong Chai, Chen Minglong and Qianbin Chen (Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)

Monday, September 10, 16:00 – 17:30

SS-A: Spectrum Management for 5G Systems: Reference Models and Field Trials

Room: Bologna
Regulatory Issues and Recommendations Associated with Use of High Resolution Drone Detect & Avoid (D&A) Including for 5G Applications
Reza Arefi, Richard D Roberts and Mark Davis (Intel Corporation, USA)
Outdoor Directional Radio Propagation Measurements in the V-band
Xavier Raimundo, Saied El-Faitori, Yusheng Cao and Sana Salous (Durham University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
How to Evolve Regulation with Technologies for the Effective Spectrum Management
Doriana Guiducci (European Communication Office); Peter Faris and Jose Carrascosa (European Communication Office, Denmark)
Flexible Use of D Band Spectrum for 5G Transport: a Research Field Trial as Input to Standardization
Giuseppe Roveda and Mario Costa (Huawei Microwave Centre, Italy)
Using Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Mobile Network Verifications
Marjo Heikkilä, Marjut Koskela, Tero Kippola, Mahmut Kocak and Juha Erkkilä (Centria University of Applied Sciences, Finland); Jouni Tervonen (University of Oulu, Finland)

SS-B: Recent Developments in 5G New Radio (5G-NR) Towards Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC)

Keynote

Room: Da Vinci

Contract-Based Resource Allocation for Low-Latency Vehicular Fog Computing
Yahui Wang (North China Electric Power University, P.R. China)
Multiplicity Estimating Random Access Protocol for Resource Efficiency in Contention Based NOMA
Halit Murat Gürsu (Technical University of Munich, Germany); Berkay Kopru and Sinem Coleri Ergen (Koc University, Turkey); Wolfgang Kellerer (Technische Universität München, Germany)
Group-Oriented Services for Critical Machine Type Communications in 5G Networks
Olga Vikhrova (University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria & RUDN University, Italy); Sara Pizzi (University “Mediterranea” of Reggio Calabria, Italy); Antonella Molinaro (University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy); Konstantin Samouylov (Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Russia); Giuseppe Araniti (University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy)

SS-C: Recent Advances in Indoor Navigation for IoT-based Applications (RAIN-IoT)

Room: Galvani
Probabilistic Indoor Position Determination via Channel Impulse Response
Luan Chen (Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers & Wuhan University, France); Iness Ahriz and Didier Le Ruyet (CNAM, France); Hong Sun (Wuhan University, P.R. China)
An Enhanced Radio Tomographic Imaging with CSI-MIMO Measurements
Shengxin Xu, Heng Liu and Fei Gao (Beijing Institute of Technology, P.R. China)
Reduce Redundancies: Signal-based Clustering of Large-scale Fingerprint Data
Mathias Mueller (University of Bamberg, Germany); Steffen Meyer and Martin Schmalzbauer (Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, Germany); Daniela Nicklas (University of Bamberg & Faculty Information Systems and Applied Computer Science, Germany)
Large Scale Crowd Density Estimation Using a sub-GHz Wireless Sensor Network
Stijn Denis, Rafael Berkvens, Ben Bellekens and Maarten Weyn (University of Antwerp – imec, Belgium)
Experimental Demonstration of BLE Transmitter Positioning Based on AOA Estimation
Shaghayegh Monfared (Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium); Trung-Hien Nguyen (OPERA, Universite libre de Bruxelles, Belgium); Luca Petrillo (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium); Philippe De Doncker (ULB, Belgium); François Horlin (Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)

T2-3: Coexistence and Performance Analysis

Room: Galvani
Cooperative Coexistence of BLE and Time Slotted Channel Hopping Networks
Onur Carhacioglu (Eindhoven University of Technology & IMEC, The Netherlands); Pouria Zand (Imec, The Netherlands); Majid Nabi (Eindhoven University of Technology & Isfahan University of Technology, The Netherlands)
How Do ALOHA and Listen Before Talk Coexist in LoRaWAN?
Jorge Ortín (Centro Universitario de la Defensa Zaragoza, Spain); Matteo Cesana and Alessandro E. C. Redondi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
Dynamic Performance Analysis of IEEE 802.15.4 Networks Under Intermittent Wi-Fi Interference
Mahmoud Talebi (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands); Charikleia Papatsimpa (TU/e, The Netherlands); Jean-Paul Linnartz (Philips Research, The Netherlands)
WiSH-WalT: A Framework for Controllable and Reproducible LoRa Testbeds
Qasim Lone (Université Grenoble Alpes, France); Etienne Dublé (Université Grenoble Alpes & CNRS, France); Franck Rousseau (Université Grenoble Alpes & Grenoble INP, France); Ingrid Moerman (Ghent University – imec, Belgium); Spilios D. Giannoulis (Ghent University, IDLab, Belgium); Andrzej Duda (Grenoble Institute of Technology, France)

T3-5: Massive MIMO in 5G

Room: Marconi
Polarization Modulation Based Phase Noise Cancellation for Massive MIMO-OFDM Systems
Yao Nie, Chunyan Feng, Fangfang Liu, Caili Guo and Huan Wu (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Measurement-based Massive-MIMO Channel Characterization for Outdoor LoS Scenarios
Le Hao, Xuefeng Yin and José Rodríguez-Piñeiro (Tongji University, P.R. China); Bo Ai (Beijing Jiaotong University & State Key Lab of Rail Traffic Control and Safety, P.R. China); Zhimeng Zhong (Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., P.R. China)
Interference Aware Handoff with Interference Alignment for Cellular MIMO Networks
Wan-Chen Lin and Jen-Ming Wu (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
Performance Gains of Three-Dimensional MIMO Antenna Structures
Samer Henry, Ahmed Alsohaily and Elvino Silveira Sousa (University of Toronto, Canada)
Towards Designing Systems with Large Number of Antennas for Range Extension in Ground-to-Air Communications
Haneya N Qureshi and Ali Imran (University of Oklahoma, USA)

T3-6: Energy Management Strategies

Room: Meucci
Towards User QoE-Centric Elastic Cellular Networks: A Game Theoretic Framework for Optimizing Throughput and Energy Efficiency
Umair Hashmi (University of Oklahoma, USA); Amann Islam (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA); Karim M. Nasr (University of Greenwich & University of Surrey, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Ali Imran (University of Oklahoma, USA)
On Caching and Base Station Densification Tradeoff for Maximized Energy Efficiency
Omar M. Sleem and Amr El-Sherif (Nile University, Egypt); Laila Hesham Afify (Nile University, Saudi Arabia); Tamer ElBatt (Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University & WINC, Nile University, Egypt)
Services KPI-based Energy Management Strategies for Green Wireless Networks
Ali El-Amine (IMT Atlantique, France); Hussein Al Haj Hassan (American University of Science and Technology); Loutfi Nuaymi (IMT Atlantique, France)
Advanced Energy Saving Mechanism for Multi-Radio Multi-Channel Wireless Mesh Networks
Samreen Umer, Kenneth N Brown and Cormac J. Sreenan (University College Cork, Ireland)
Computational Cost and Energy Efficient Task Offloading in Hierarchical Edge-Clouds
Elie El Haber (Concordia University, Canada); Tri Nguyen (ETS, Canada); Dariush Ebrahimi (University of Waterloo, Canada); Chadi Assi (Concordia University, Canada)

Tuesday, September 11

Tuesday, September 11, 11:00 – 12:30

T1-7: NOMA

Room: Bologna
Joint Power Allocation and MCS Selection in Downlink NOMA System
Soohyun Kim, Hyunsoo Kim and Daesik Hong (Yonsei University, Korea)
An Improved PSO-Based Power Allocation Algorithm for the Optimal EE and SE Tradeoff in Downlink NOMA Systems
Hongyun Xiao (Institution of Information Engineering, P.R. China); Ying Wang (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China); Qian Cheng (Institution of Information Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China); Yongming Wang (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China)
Low-Complexity Resource Allocation for Downlink Multicarrier NOMA Systems
Chin-Liang Wang and Tzu-Ying Chen (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan); Yung-Fang Chen (National Central University, Taiwan); Dong-Shing Wu (Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan)
Opportunistic Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Scheme with Unreliable Wireless Backhauls
Sunyoung Lee and Trung Q. Duong (Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Roger Woods (Queens University Belfast, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Constellation Design with Deep Learning for Downlink Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access
Florence Alberge (University Paris-Sud, France)

T1-8: PHY Security

Room: Da Vinci
Discrete Input Signaling for Secure MISO VLC Systems with Randomly Located Eavesdroppers
Mohamed Amine Arfaoui and Ali Ghrayeb (Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar); Chadi Assi (Concordia University, Canada); Mazen Omar Hasna (Qatar University, Qatar)
Active Spoofing Attack Detection: An Eigenvalue Distribution and Forecasting Approach
Ning Gao and Xiao jun Jing (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Qiang Ni and Binbin Su (Lancaster University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Secure Quantum Turbo Coded Superdense Coding Scheme
Nida Zamir and Muhammad Fasih Uddin Butt (COMSATS University Islamabad); Zunaira Babar and Soon Xin Ng (University of Southampton, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Secrecy Performance for Multiple Untrusted Relay Networks Using Destination-Based Jamming with Direct Link
Diana Pamela Moya Osorio (Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil); Edgar Eduardo Benitez Olivo (São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil); Hirley Alves (University of Oulu, Finland)
Blind Secure Communication: The Secure Degrees of Freedom of One Hop Wireless Networks with No CSI
Mohamed ِAmir (Memorial Uniersity, Canada); Tamer Khattab (Qatar University, Qatar)

T1-9: mmWave and OAM

Room: Galilei
A New Look to 275 to 400 GHz Band: Channel Model and Performance Evaluation
Evangelos N. Papasotiriou (University of Piraeus, Greece); Joonas Kokkoniemi (University of Oulu, Finland); Alexandros-Apostolos A Boulogeorgos (University of Piraeus, Greece); Janne Lehtomäki (University of Oulu, Finland); Angeliki Alexiou (University of Piraeus, Greece); Markku Juntti (University of Oulu, Finland)
Measured High-Resolution Power-Delay Profiles of Nonstationary Vehicular Millimeter Wave Channels
Jiri Blumenstein (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic); Ales Prokes (Brno University of Technology & Sensor, Information and Communication Systems Research Centre, Czech Republic); Josef Vychodil (Brno University of Technology & BUT Brno, Czech Republic); Tomas Mikulasek and Jiri Milos (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic); Erich Zöchmann and Herbert Groll (TU Wien, Austria); Christoph F Mecklenbräuker (Vienna University of Technology, Austria); Markus Hofer (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria); David Löschenbrand (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria); Laura Bernadó (Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria); Thomas Zemen (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria); Seun Sangodoyin and Andreas Molisch (University of Southern California, USA)
Coverage and Throughput Analysis at 60 GHz for Indoor WLAN with Indirect Paths
Marc Kacou (INSA de Rennes & IETR Lab, France); Valery Guillet (Orange Labs, France); Ghais El Zein (IETR-INSA Rennes, France); Gheorghe Zaharia (IETR-INSA de Rennes, France)
Orthogonal Mode Division Multiplexing for Radio Vortex Wireless Communication
Liping Liang and Wenchi Cheng (Xidian University, P.R. China); Wei Zhang (The University of New South Wales, Australia); Hailin Zhang (Xidian University, P.R. China)
Orbital-Angular-Momentum Versus MIMO: Orthogonality, Degree of Freedom, and Capacity
Haiyue Jing and Wenchi Cheng (Xidian University, P.R. China); Xiang-Gen Xia (Shenzhen University & University of Delaware, USA); Hailin Zhang (Xidian University, P.R. China)

T2-4: Medium Access Protocols Evaluation & Optimization I

Room: Galvani
Decentralized Reinforcement Learning Based MAC Optimization
Eleni Nisioti and Nikolaos Thomos (University of Essex, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Detecting the Number of Active Users in Coded Random Access Systems
Jingyun Sun and Rong Ke Liu (Beihang University, P.R. China); Enrico Paolini (University of Bologna, Italy)
Multi-hop Wake-up Control for On-demand Wireless Sensor Networks Exploiting Wake-up Receivers
Masanori Monobe and Hiroyuki Yomo (Kansai University, Japan)
Using Fuzzy Logic for Data Priority Aware Collection in RFID Sensing Wireless Networks
Abdoul Aziz Mbacke (Inria Lille Nord – Europe & Univ Lyon, INSA Lyon, CITI, France); Nathalie Mitton (Inria Lille – Nord Europe, France); Herve Rivano (Inria & Université de Lyon, INRIA, INSA Lyon, CITI, France)
Hybrid Timeslot Design for IEEE 802.15.4 TSCH to Support Heterogeneous WSNs
Rasool Tavakoli (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands); Majid Nabi (Eindhoven University of Technology & Isfahan University of Technology, The Netherlands); Twan Basten and Kees Goossens (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)

T3-7: Mobile Edge Computing

Room: Marconi
Dynamic Adaptive Compressive Sensing-Based Multi-User Detection in Uplink URLLC
Jiali Xiao (Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Gang Deng and Gaofeng Nie (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Hui Tian (Beijng university of posts and telecommunications, P.R. China); Jin Jin (Zhengzhou University, P.R. China)
On the Achievable Rates over Collision-Prone Radio Resources with Linear Receivers
Gilberto Berardinelli, Renato Barbosa Abreu, Thomas Haaning Jacobsen and Nurul H. Mahmood (Aalborg University, Denmark); Klaus Pedersen (Nokia – Bell Labs, Denmark); István Z. Kovács (Nokia Bell Labs & Aalborg, Denmark); Preben Mogensen (Aalborg University, Denmark)
Joint Optimization of Computation Offloading and UL/DL Resource Allocation in MEC Systems
Dingyi Zhang, Jianzhi Tang, Wentao Du, Jinke Ren and Guanding Yu (Zhejiang University, P.R. China)
Centralized Joint Cell Selection and Scheduling for Improved URLLC Performance
Ali Karimi (Aalborg University, Denmark); Klaus I. Pedersen (Nokia-Bell Labs, Aalborg University, Denmark); Nurul H. Mahmood (Aalborg University, Denmark); Jens Steiner (Nokia-Bell Labs, Denmark); Preben Mogensen (Nokia–Bell Labs, Research Center Aalborg, Sweden)
Throughput Enhancement with Hardware Accelerated Resource Scheduler in Low-Latency 5G Systems
Yuki Arikawa, Takeshi Sakamoto, Shunji Kimura and Satoshi Shigematsu (NTT, Japan)
T3-8: Wireless Sensor Networks
Room: Meucci
Energy-efficient Routing Algorithm with Interference Mitigation for Software-Defined Wireless Sensor Networks
Zhaoming Ding (Southeast University, P.R. China); Lianfeng Shen, Feng Yan and Weiwei Xia (National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory, Southeast University, P.R. China); Zhengquan Li (Jiangnan University, P.R. China)
An Energy Efficient Target Specific Code Dissemination Scheme with Forwarder Selection Algorithm in WSNs
Hiromu Asahina, Kentaroh Toyoda and Iwao Sasase (Keio University, Japan); P. Takis Mathiopoulos (University of Athens, Greece); Hisao Yamamoto (Tokyo City University, Japan)
A Bio-Inspired Deployment Method for Data Collection Networks in Wide White Areas
Djibrilla Incha Adamou (Paris Sud University, France); Alexandre Mouradian (Université Sud Paris, France); Véronique Vèque (University of Paris-Sud 11, France)
Exploiting Node Memory for Finite-time Average Consensus over WSNs
Alex Calisti (IEIIT-CNR/BO – University of Bologna, Italy); Davide Dardari and Gianni Pasolini (University of Bologna, Italy); Michel Kieffer (L2S – CNRS – SUPELEC – UniversityParis-Sud, France)
Interference Source Identification for IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Sensor Networks Using Deep Learning
Su Yi, Hao Wang, Wenqian Xue, Xiaojing Fan, Lefei Wang and Jun Tian (Fujitsu R&D Center Co., Ltd., P.R. China); Ryuichi Matsukura (Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan)

Tuesday, September 11, 14:00 – 15:30

SS-E: Electromagnetic Exposure in 5G Networks

Room: Bologna
Precautionary Principle Application and 5G Development
Claudia Carciofi (FUB, Italy); Simona Valbonesi (Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Italy); Bruno Bisceglia (Italy, Italy)
EMF Evaluations for Future Networks Based on Massive MIMO
Claudia Carciofi (FUB, Italy); Samuela Persia (Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Italy); Stefano D’Elia and Riccardo Suman (Vodafone Italy, Italy)
Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure Assessment for Future 5G Networks
Claudia Carciofi (FUB, Italy); Samuela Persia (Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Italy); Marina Barbiroli (University of Bologna, Italy); Cristina Volta, Daniele Bontempelli and Giuseppe Anania (ARPAE Sezione Bologna, Italy)
Joint Optimization Towards Power Consumption and Electromagnetic Exposure for Massive MIMO 5G Networks
Michel Matalatala (Ghent University & Belgium, Belgium); Margot Deruyck (Ghent University – IMEC, Belgium); Emmeric Tanghe (Ghent University, Belgium); Sotirios Goudos (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece); Luc Martens (Ghent University – imec, Belgium); Wout Joseph (Ghent University/IMEC, Belgium)
Elaboration of Simple Gel Phantoms for 5G/mmWave Communications
Sergio Castelló-Palacios (Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain); Concepcion Garcia-Pardo (Universitat Politècnica de València & Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (iTEAM), Spain); Narcis Cardona (The Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain); Ana Valles-Lluch (Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain); Reza Aminzadeh and Gunter Vermeeren (Ghent University, Belgium); Wout Joseph (Ghent University/IMEC, Belgium)

SS-F: Signal Processing and Air Interface Design Solutions for Beyond 5G Wireless Communications – I

Room: Da Vinci
New Reference Signal Design for URLLC and eMBB Multiplexing in New Radio Wireless Communications
Hongyang Chen (Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, Japan); Jianming Wu (Fujitsu Laboratory, Japan); Tsuyoshi Shimomura (Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan)
Machine Learning Based Link Adaptation Method for MIMO System
Zhijie Dong (University of Michigan, USA & Southeast University, P.R. China); Junchao Shi, Wenjin Wang and Xiqi Gao (Southeast University, P.R. China)
PSP LD-Based Low Complexity Detection Algorithm for M-ary CPM Signals
Bing Wang and Jinle Zhu (University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, P.R. China); Qiang Li (University of Electronic Science & Technology of China, P.R. China)
Robust Multigroup Multicast Precoding for Frame-Based Multi-Beam Satellite Communications
Ao Liu (Southeast University, P.R. China); Qian Zhang (China Academy of Space Technology, P.R. China); Wenjin Wang, Li You, Qing Huang and Xiqi Gao (Southeast University, P.R. China); Gan Zheng (Loughborough University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
SCOPE: Sample Capacity Optimization for Positioning Database Establishment in Indoor Wi-Fi Environment
Mu Zhou (Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications & Chongqing Key Lab of Mobile Communications Technology, P.R. China); Yanmeng Wang (Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Weiqiang Tan (Guangzhou University, P.R. China); Yaoping Li, Yong Wang and Wei Nie (Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)

T1-10: PHY Performance and Security

Room: Galilei
Robust Transmit Designs for Secrecy Rate Constrained MISO NOMA System
Binbin Su and Qiang Ni (Lancaster University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Bingtao He (Xidian University, P.R. China)
Adaptive Transmission for Secure AN-Aided Cooperative Networks with RF-EH Untrusted Relaying Using Outdated CSI
Asma Mabrouk (National School of Computer Science, Tunisia); Kamel Tourki (Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd & France Research Center, France); Ahmed El Shafie (Qualcomm Inc., USA); Naofal Al-Dhahir (University of Texas at Dallas, USA); Noureddine Hamdi (INSAT, Carthage University, Tunisia)
An Analysis of Performance Improvement by a Helper for Wireless Sensor Networks
Wensheng Lin and Tad Matsumoto (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
On Combined Rate and Power Adaptation for Indoor Wireless Environments
Indrakshi Dey (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland); Geoffrey G. Messier (University of Calgary, Canada); Sebastian Magierowski (York University, Canada)
Physical Layer Abstraction for Ultra-Reliable Communications in 5G Multi-Connectivity Networks
Waqar Anwar and Kedar Kulkarni (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany); Norman Franchi (Dresden University of Technology, Germany); Gerhard Fettweis (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)

T4-1: Novel Business Models

Room: Galvani
Novel Context and Platform Driven Business Models via 5G Networks
Seppo Yrjölä (Nokia, Finland); Petri Ahokangas (University of Oulu, Finland); Marja Matinmikko-Blue (University of Oulu, Centre for Wireless Communications, Finland)
Incentive Mechanism Design for Wireless Energy Transfer in IoT
Hanwei Li (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Zhiyuan Wang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); Xin Zhang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Exploiting Traffic Correlation Towards Energy Saving in Data Centers
Zina Chkirbene (Qatar University & Electrical Engineering, Qatar); Ala Gouissem, Rachid Hadjidj and Ridha Hamila (Qatar University, Qatar); Sebti Foufou (University of Burgundy, France)
Smart at Right Price: A Cost Efficient Topology Construction for Fog Computing Enabled IoT Networks in Smart Cities
Kaniyambakkam Elayavilli Srinivasa Desikan and Vijeth J Kotagi (IIT Madras, India); Siva Ram Murthy C (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)
A Reliable IoT Data Economic System Based on Edge Computing
I-Hsun Chuang and Tzu-Chun Weng (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan); Jen-Sheng Tsai (AMASTek Incorporation, Taiwan); Mong Fong Horng (National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Taiwan); Yau-Hwang Kuo (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)

SS-D: UAVs for Future Wireless Networks

Room: Italia
Hybrid 3-Way Neighbor Discovery Algorithm in UAV Networks with Directional Antennas
Yunfeng Liu (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Zebing Feng (China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, P.R. China); Chenyang Han and Zhiyong Feng (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
UAV-aided Multi-Way Communications
Jaber Kakar (Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Germany); Anas Chaaban (University of British Columbia, Canada); Vuk Marojevic (Mississippi State University, USA); Aydin Sezgin (RUB, Germany)
Data Rate Estimation Based on Scene Complexity for Dynamic Vision Sensors on Unmanned Vehicles
Nabeel Khan and Maria G. Martini (Kingston University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
UAV-to-Ground Multi-Hop Communication Using Backpressure and FlashLinQ-Based Algorithms
Charles Jumaa Katila, Benjamin Okolo, Chiara Buratti and Roberto Verdone (University of Bologna, Italy); Giuseppe Caire (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany)
Simulation and Detection Performance Evaluation of a UAV-mounted Passive Radar
Evgenii Vinogradov (KU Leuven, Belgium); Dmitry Kovalev (Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium); Sofie Pollin (KU Leuven, Belgium)

T3-9: Advanced Network Optimization

Room: Marconi
On the Basics of Conditional Handover for 5G Mobility
Henrik M J Martikainen (Magister Solutions Ltd. & Nokia, Finland); Ingo Viering (Nomor Research GmbH, Germany); Andreas Lobinger (Nokia Bell Labs, Germany); Tommi Jokela (Nokia Bell Labs, Finland)
A TCP Enhancement Method Based on LTE Carrier Aggregation Usage Identification
Tansheng Li, Takahiro Nobukiyo and Takeo Onishi (NEC Corporation, Japan)
Correlation-Based Feature Mapping of Crowdsourced LTE Data
Kasper Apajalahti, Ermias Andargie Walelgne, Jukka M J Manner and Eero Hyvönen (Aalto University, Finland)
A Spectrum-Edge Detection Approach to Cell Search in LTE
Andrea Bedin (University of Padova – DEI, Italy); Marco Centenaro and Nevio Benvenuto (University of Padova, Italy)
Synthetic Smartphone Data Usage Modeling Through User Clustering
Stephan Wirsing (University of Vienna, Austria); Benjamin Finley (Aalto University, Finland)

T3-10: Vehicular Cooperative Networks

Room: Meucci
A Glimpse at Bicycle-to-Bicycle Link Performance in the 2.4GHz ISM Band
Pedro Miguel Santos (University of Porto, Portugal); Luis Ramos Pinto (Universidade do Porto, Portugal & Carnegie Mellon University, USA); Ana C Aguiar (University of Porto & Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal); Luis Almeida (Universidade do Porto & Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal)
Should I Really Care of That CAM?
Alessandro Bazzi (CNR, Italy); Giammarco Cecchini (CNR – IEIIT, Italy); Barbara M Masini (CNR – IEIIT & University of Bologna, Italy); Alberto Zanella (Istituto di Elettronica e di Ingegneria dell’Inform. e delle Telecomunicazioni, Italy)
Improved Reliability of C-V2X Communication Based on LTE SC-PTM
Péter Szilágyi (Nokia Bell Labs, Hungary); Balázs Héder and Csaba Vulkán (Nokia, Hungary)
A Cross-layer Routing with Interference Constraint for VANETs
Yubo Wu, Ning Liu, Kai Niu and Zhiqiang He (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Kalman Smoothing for Irregular Pilot Patterns; A Case Study for Predictor Antennas in TDD Systems
Rikke Apelfröjd, Joachim Björsell and Mikael Sternad (Uppsala University, Sweden); Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy (Orange-France Telecom, France)

Tuesday, September 11, 16:00 – 17:30

SS-H: Deterministic Propagation Modelling and Channel Characterization for 5G and Future Wireless Systems

Room: Bologna
Localization of UAV in Urban Scenario Using Multipath Exploiting TDoA Fingerprints
Marcelo Nogueira de Sousa and Reiner S. Thomä (Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany)
Identification of Wave Scatterers in an Urban MicroCellular Environment at 32 GHz
Mamadou Dialounke Balde (Siradel, France); Bernard Uguen (University of Rennes I, France); Aki Karttunen and Katsuyuki Haneda (Aalto University, Finland)
Large Scale and Clusters Characteristics in Indoor Sub-THz Channels
Laura Pometcu and Raffaele D’Errico (CEA, LETI, Minatec Campus & Univ\. Grenoble-Alpes, France)
Impact of Rough Surface Scattering on Stochastic Multipath Component Models
Josef Kulmer (Graz University of Technology, Austria); Fuxi Wen, Nil Garcia and Henk Wymeersch (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden); Klaus Witrisal (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
An Effective FDTD Algorithm for Simulations of Stochastic EM Fields in 5G Frequency Band
Piotr Górniak (Poznań University of Technology, Poland)

SS-I: Signal Processing and Air Interface Design Solutions for Beyond 5G Wireless Communications – II

Room: Da Vinci
Hybrid Beamforming for mmWave MIMO-OFDM System with Beam Squint
Bin Liu (Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, P.R. China); Weiqiang Tan (Guangzhou University, P.R. China); Han Hu and Hongbo Zhu (Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Channel Estimation for Massive MIMO Uplink Transmission over Frequency Selective Fading Channels
Xiaohe Yang, Li You, Wenjin Wang and Xiqi Gao (Southeast University, P.R. China)
Zero-forcing Precoding for the MU-MISO Downlink: How Many Antennas Do We Need?
Xiaoyong Wu, Danpu Liu and Zhe Zheng (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Resource Allocation for NOMA Based Heterogeneous IoT with Imperfect SIC: A Deep Learning Method
Miao Liu (Southeast University, P.R. China); Tiecheng Song (National Mobile Communications Research Laboratory, Southeast University, P.R. China); Lei Zhang (Jiangsu University of Technology, P.R. China); Guan Gui (Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
A Novel Multiple Access Technique Based on Antenna Radiation Pattern Modulation
Javad Hoseyni and Jacek Ilow (Dalhousie University, Canada)

T1-11: Localization

Room: Galilei
On the Performance of SAGE Algorithm for ToA Estimation in Dual-Band OFDM Systems
Matteo Noschese, Fulvio Babich and Massimiliano Comisso (University of Trieste, Italy); Chris Marshall (U-blox UK, Italy)
Impact of Nonideal LED Modulation on RSS-based VLP Performance
Sander Bastiaens, David Plets and Luc Martens (Ghent University – imec, Belgium); Wout Joseph (Ghent University/IMEC, Belgium)
Localization Optimal Multi-user Beamforming with Multi-Carrier mmWave MIMO
Remun Koirala (CEA-Leti, France); Benoit Denis (CEA-Leti Minatec, France); Bernard Uguen (University of Rennes I, France); Davide Dardari (University of Bologna, Italy); Henk Wymeersch (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)
Variational Mobility Oriented Channel Tracking for Three-Dimensional Millimeter Wave Massive MIMO System
Yicheng Gao, Sai Huang, Fan Ning and Zhiyong Feng (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Implementation and Evaluation of Bi-Directional WiFi Back-channel Communication
Yue Dai and Wenhao Peng (University of Michigan, USA); Yu Wang (University of Michigan Ann Arbor, USA); Li-Xuan Chuo, Karan Suri, Hao Zheng, David D Wentzloff and Hun Seok Kim (University of Michigan, USA)

T4-2: Resource Allocation in 5G Networks

Room: Galvani
Package Assignment and Processing Resource Allocation for Virtual Machines in C-RAN
Alireza Zamani, Saeed Shojaee, Rudolf Mathar and Anke Schmeink (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
SDN-based Multimedia Content Delivery in 5G MmWave Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Networks
Alfred Mudonhi, Claudio Sacchi and Fabrizio Granelli (University of Trento, Italy)
On Load Balancing for a Virtual and Distributed MME in the 5G Core
Van Giang Nguyen, Karl-Johan Grinnemo, Anna Brunstrom and Javid Taheri (Karlstad University, Sweden)
PAM: A Fair and Truthful Mechanism for 5G Dynamic Spectrum Allocation
Ayman Chouayakh (IMT Atlantique & Orange, France); Aurélien Bechler (Orange, France); Isabel Amigo (Telecom Bretagne, France); Loutfi Nuaymi and Patrick Maillé (IMT Atlantique, France)
Propagation-model-free Coverage Evaluation via Machine Learning for Future 5G Networks
Lingcheng Dai (Beijing University of Post and Telecommunication, P.R. China); Hongtao Zhang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications & Key Lab of Universal Wireless Communications, Ministry of Education, P.R. China); Yanli Zhuang (Huawei Technologies Corporation Ltd, P.R. China)

SS-G: Wireless Technologies for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Room: Italia
Hybrid V2X Communications: Multi-RAT as Enabler for Connected Autonomous Driving
Richard Jacob (TU Dresden, Germany); Norman Franchi (Dresden University of Technology, Germany); Gerhard Fettweis (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)
Game Theoretic Analysis of Road User Safety Scenarios Involving Autonomous Vehicles
Umberto Michieli (University of Padova, Italy); Leonardo Badia (Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy)
Environmental Monitoring via Vehicular Crowdsensing
Flavio Morselli (University of Ferrara, Italy); Flavio Zabini (University of Bologna, Italy); Andrea Conti (ENDIF University of Ferrara, WiLAB University of Bologna, Italy)
On the Performance of IEEE 802.11P Outside the Context of a BSS Networks
Carlo Augusto Grazia (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy)

T3-11: Heterogenous Networks

Room: Marconi
Joint Content Caching and Delivery Policy for Heterogeneous Cellular Networks
Mingyi Liu, Yinglei Teng and Kang Cheng (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Yi Man (Beijing University of Posts and Telecomms, P.R. China); Bin Zhang (Guilin University of Electronic Technology, P.R. China)
Proactive Resource Scheduling with Time and Frequency Domain Coordination in Heterogeneous Networks
Jing Li (Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Xing Zhang, Shuo Wang and Weiwen Yi (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
A Generalized Framework to Find Optimal Almost Blank Subframe Density in Any Wireless Network
Vijeth J Kotagi (IIT Madras, India); Siva Ram Murthy C (Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India)
Concurrent CCO and LB Optimization in Emerging HetNets: A Novel Solution and Comparative Analysis
Ahmad Asghar, Hasan Farooq and Ali Imran (University of Oklahoma, USA)
Delay-Aware Coded Caching for Mobile Users
Mehmet Emre Ozfatura, Thomas Rarris and Deniz Gündüz (Imperial College London, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Ozgur Ercetin (Sabanci University, Turkey)

T3-12: Wireless Applications

Room: Meucci
Analysis of Wireless Seismic Data Acquisition Networks Using Markov Chain Models
Naveed Iqbal (KFUPM, Saudi Arabia); Suhail Al-Dharrab (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia); Ali H Muqaibel (KFUPM, Saudi Arabia); Wessam Mesbah (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia); Gordon Stüber (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
Random Linear Network Coding for Satellite-Aided Flight Data Streaming
Ioannis Chatzigeorgiou and Catherine Price (Lancaster University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
ToA-based Iterative Localization in Rich Multipath Channels
Mathieu Van Eeckhaute (Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium); Thomas Van der Vorst (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium); François Quitin (Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium); Philippe De Doncker (ULB, Belgium); François Horlin (Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium)
Analytical Study of the Probability of Coverage in Hybrid Broadcast-Unicast Networks
Ahmad Shokair (Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Rennes & Lebanese University, France); Youssef Nasser (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Matthieu Crussière (IETR – Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute of Rennes (IETR) & INSA – National Institute of Applied Sciences, France); Jean-François Hélard (IETR, France); Oussama Bazzi (Lebanese University, Lebanon)
Evolutionary Path Planning for Multiple UAVs in Message Ferry Networks Applying Genetic Algorithm
Mehdi Harounabadi (Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany); Martin Bocksberger (TU Ilmenau, Germany); Andreas Mitschele-Thiel (Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany)

Wednesday, September 12

Wednesday, September 12, 11:00 – 12:30

T3-13: RAN Orchestration and Virtual Networks

Room: Bologna
An Optimised RRM Approach with Multi-Tenant Performance Isolation in Virtual RANs
Behnam Rouzbehani (Instituto Superior Técnico & GROW – Group for Research on Wireless, INOV – INESC Inovação, Portugal); Luis M. Correia (IST/INESC-ID – University of Lisbon & INESC, Portugal); Luisa Caeiro (Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setubal – Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Portugal)
Virtual Resource Consolidation in the Edge for 5G Networks
Panagiotis Kokkinos (National Technical University of Athens & Technological Educational Institute of Peloponnese, Greece); Aristotelis Kretsis (University of Patras, Greece); Emmanouel Varvarigos (National Technical University of Athens & Computer Technology Institute, Greece)
Traffic-Aware Heuristic BBU-RRH Switching Scheme to Enhance QoS and Reduce Complexity
Jiamo Liu and Olabisi Emmanuel Falowo (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Using SDN and Slicing for Data Offloading over Heterogeneous Networks Supporting non-3GPP Access
Flávio Meneses, Rui Silva and David Santos (Instituto de Telecomunicações & Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal); Daniel Corujo (Instituto de Telecomunicações Aveiro & Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal); Rui L Aguiar (University of Aveiro & Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal)
RAN Orchestration: A New Approach to Spectrum Management in Multi-Tenant 5G Networks
Shah Nawaz Khan (Ericsson, Sweden); Leonardo Goratti (Zodiac Aerospace, Germany); Shahriar Hasan (Mälardalen University, Sweden); Roberto Riggio (FBK CREATE-NET, Italy)

T3-14: Long Range Low Power Networks

Room: Da Vinci
A Framework for Planning LoRaWAN Networks
Matteo Cesana and Alessandro E. C. Redondi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Jorge Ortín (Centro Universitario de la Defensa Zaragoza, Spain)
Effect of Downlink Traffic on Performance of LoRaWAN LPWA Networks: Empirical Study
Konstantin Mikhaylov and Juha Petäjäjärvi (University of Oulu, Finland); Ari T. Pouttu (Centre for Wireless Communications University of Oulu, Finland)
Horizontal Integration of CoAP and MQTT on Internet Protocol – Based LoRaMotes
Nguyen Thanh-Long and Simone Patonico (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium); Maite Bezunartea (Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Imec, Belgium); Steffen Thielemans and An Braeken (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium); Kris Steenhaut (Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Imec, Belgium)
An LQI-Based Packet Loss Rate Model for IEEE 802.15.4 Links
Yan Zhang (Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway); Songwei Fu (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany); Yuming Jiang (Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway); Matteo Ceriotti and Markus Packeiser (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany); Pedro Jose Marrón (University of Duisburg-Essen and Fraunhofer FKIE, Germany)
Adapting TCP Small Queues for IEEE 802.11 Networks
Carlo Augusto Grazia (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy); Natale Patriciello (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain); Toke Høiland-Jørgensen (Karlstad University, Sweden); Martin Klapez and Maurizio Casoni (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy); Josep Mangues-Bafalluy (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain)

T1-12: Interference Characterization and Mitigation

Room: Galilei
Outage Correlation in Finite and Clustered Wireless Networks
Salvatore Talarico (Intel Corporation, USA); Matthew Valenti (West Virginia University, USA); Marco Di Renzo (Paris-Saclay University / CNRS, France)
Investigating the Effects of Uplink Noise and Pilot Signal Interference by Ray-Tracing Simulations
Mehmet Mert Taygur (Technical University of Munich, Germany); Thomas F. Eibert (Technical University of Munich (TUM) & Chair of High-Frequency Engineering (HFT), Germany)
Interference Analysis for Optical Wireless Interconnections
Jinous Shafiei Dehkordi (University of Ferrara, Italy); Velio Tralli (University of Ferrara – Italy, Italy)
The Meta Distribution of the SINR and Rate in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks
Na Deng (Dalian University of Technology, P.R. China); Martin Haenggi (University of Notre Dame, USA)
Blind Estimation of an Approximated Likelihood Ratio in Impulsive Environment
Yasser Mestrah (URCA \ CReSTIC, IMT Lille Douai \ IRCICA, France); Anne Savard (IMT Lille Douai – IRCICA, France); Alban Goupil (Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France); Laurent Clavier (Institut Mines-Telecom, Telecom Lille & IEMN / IRCICA, France); Guillaume Gelle (University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne & CReSTIC, France)

T4-4: Advanced IoT Techniques and Services I

Room: Galvani
Distributed Layered Grant-Free Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access for Massive MTC
Hui Jiang, Qimei Cui, Yu Gu, Xiaoqi Qin, Xuefei Zhang and Xiaofeng Tao (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Large and Dense LoRaWAN Deployment to Monitor Real Estate Conditions and Utilization Rate
Rumana Yasmin, Juha Petäjäjärvi and Konstantin Mikhaylov (University of Oulu, Finland); Ari T. Pouttu (Centre for Wireless Communications University of Oulu, Finland)
Battery Management for Demand-Response in Mobile Networks Powered by a Smart Grid
Wael Labidi (Telecom Sud Paris, France); Tijani Chahed (Telecom SudParis, France); Salah Eddine Elayoubi (CentraleSupélec, France)
Offloading Semantic Mashup by On-Path Routers for IoT Applications
Lijun Dong (Huawei, USA); Richard Li (Huawei USA, USA)
A Dataset for Performance Analysis of the Social Internet of Things
Claudio Marche, Luigi Atzori and Michele Nitti (University of Cagliari, Italy)

T1-13: Multicarrier Techniques

Room: Marconi
A Low Complexity ICFO Estimator and Compensator for IEEE 802.15.4G MR-OFDM PHY: Algorithm Proposal and Hardware Implementation
Denise C. Alves-Tamagno (Eldorado Research Institute & University of Campinas, Brazil); Eduardo de Lima (Eldorado Research Institute, Brazil); Renato R Lopes (University of Campinas, Brazil)
A Novel Statistical Model of OFDM Signals with Optimal Tone Reservation PAPR Reduction for EVM Theoretical Analysis
Mariam ElHassan (Lebanese University, Lebanon); Matthieu Crussière (IETR – Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute of Rennes (IETR) & INSA – National Institute of Applied Sciences, France); Jean-François Hélard (IETR, France); Youssef Nasser (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Oussama Bazzi (Lebanese University, Lebanon)
Adaptive Width Peak Cancellation Scheme for Multicarrier Systems
Ali Cheaito (INSA de Rennes, France); Yves Louet (CentraleSupelec, France)
A Carrier-Frequency-Offset Resilient OFDMA Receiver Designed Through Machine Deep Learning
Ang Li (Institute for Communication Systems, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Yi Ma, Songyan Xue, Na Yi and Rahim Tafazolli (University of Surrey, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Analysis of BER and Coverage Performance of LoRa Modulation Under Same Spreading Factor Interference
Tallal Elshabrawy (The German University in Cairo, Egypt); Joerg Robert (Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)

T4-3: Improving Service Delivery and Management

Room: Meucci
Towards Centralized Management for Video Streaming over Enterprise Wireless LANs
Rabee Mustapha Abuteir, Anne Fladenmuller and Olivier Fourmaux (UPMC Sorbonne Universités, France)
Cache-Aided Interactive Multiview Video Streaming in Small Cell Wireless Networks
Eirina Bourtsoulatze and Deniz Gündüz (Imperial College London, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Towards Multi-metric Cache Replacement Policies in Vehicular Named Data Networks
Svetlana Ostrovskaya and Oleg Surnin (Innopolis University, Russia); Rasheed Hussain (Innopolis University & Information Security and Privacy Lab, Russia); Safdar Hussain Bouk (DGIST, Korea); Jooyoung Lee (Innopolis University, Russia); Narges Mehran (Institute of Information Technology, Austria); Syed Hassan Ahmed (University of Central Florida & Georgia Southern University, USA); Abderrahim Benslimane (University of Avignon & LIA/CERI, France)
Online Discovery of Congregate Groups on Sparse Spatio-temporal Data
Tianran Chen, Yongzheng Zhang, Yupeng Tuo and Weiguang Wang (Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China)
Recognition of Falls and Daily Living Activities Using Machine Learning
Ali Chelli and Matthias Pätzold (University of Agder, Norway)

Wednesday, September 12, 14:00 – 15:30

SS-K: Mobile Edge Resource Allocation for Data Analytics

Room: Bologna
Network Slicing with Splittable Flows is Hard
Georgios S. Paschos (Huawei Technologies, France); Mohammed Abdullah (Huawei, France); Spyridon Vassilaras (France Research Center, Huawei Technologies, France)
Energy-efficient Resource Allocation for NOMA-assisted Mobile Edge Computing
Ming Zeng and Viktoria Fodor (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
Optimizing the Placement of Data Collection Services on Vehicle Clusters
Kanika Sharma (TSSG, Waterford Institute of Technology & CONNECT, Ireland); Bernard Butler and Brendan Jennings (Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland); John Kennedy (Intel Labs, Ireland); Radhika Loomba (Intel Labs Europe, Ireland)
Keynote: Learning and Optimization for Edge Clouds

George Paschos, Huawei Technologies France

SS-L: Edge Computing in Energy Harvesting Networks

Room: Da Vinci
Wireless Backhauling for Energy Harvesting Ultra-Dense Networks
Soheil Rostami (Huawei Technologies, Finland); Kari Heiska (Huawei, Finland); Oleksandr Puchko (Huawei (Finland), Finland); Georgios P. Koudouridis (Huawei Technologies R&D Center Sweden, Sweden); Kari Leppanen (Huawei Technologies, Finland); Mikko Valkama (Tampere University of Technology, Finland)
Dynamic Functional Split Selection in Energy Harvesting Virtual Small Cells Using Temporal Difference Learning
Dagnachew Azene Temesgene (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain); Marco Miozzo (CTTC/CERCA, Spain); Paolo Dini (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain)
Online Resource Management in Energy Harvesting BS Sites Through Prediction and Soft-Scaling of Computing Resources
Thembelihle Dlamini and Angel Fernandez Gambin (University of Padova, Italy); Daniele Munaretto (Athonet, Italy); Michele Rossi (University of Padova, Italy)
Mobile Traffic Prediction from Raw Data Using LSTM Networks
Hoang Duy Trinh (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain); Lorenza Giupponi and Paolo Dini (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain)
Aggressive Fragmentation Strategy for Enhanced Network Performance in Dense LPWANs
Ioana Suciu (Polytechnic University of Catalonia & Worldsensing, Spain); Xavier Vilajosana and Ferran Adelantado (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain)

T1-14: Signal Processing for Wireless

Room: Galilei
Iterative Detection for Orthogonal Precoding in Doubly Selective Channels
Thomas Zemen (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria); Markus Hofer (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria); David Löschenbrand and Christoph Pacher (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria)
An Experimental Study on Reduced-Complexity Multi-Band Digital Predistorter with a Single Common Feedback Loop
Tomoya Ota, Toshio Kawasaki, Shigekazu Kimura, Ken Tamanoi, Maniwa Toru and Masahiko Shimizu (Fujitsu Limited, Japan); Makoto Yoshida (Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan)
Robust Detection with Low-Complexity SDRs: A Pragmatic Approach
Andrea Mariani, Andrea Giorgetti and Marco Chiani (University of Bologna, Italy)
Sigma-Delta Pulse Width Modulator: Jitter Analysis
Lorenzo Combi and Umberto Spagnolini (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
On the Efficiency of Widely Linear Precoding and Symbol Extension in Cellular Uplink
Ali Kariminezhad (RUB, Germany); Stefan Roth (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany); Aydin Sezgin (RUB, Germany); Anas Chaaban (University of British Columbia, Canada)

T2-5: Medium Access Protocols Evaluation & Optimization II

Room: Galvani
Control OBSS/PD Sensitivity Threshold for IEEE 802.11Ax BSS Color
Ioannis Selinis (University of Surrey, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Konstantinos Katsaros (Digital Catapult, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Seiamak Vahid and Rahim Tafazolli (University of Surrey, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Performance Comparison of Multichannel MAC Protocols for Low-power and Lossy Networks: TSCH Versus EM-MAC
Carlos Manuel García Algora (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium & Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas, Cuba); Maite Bezunartea (Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Imec, Belgium); Jacques Tiberghien (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium); Vitalio Alfonso Reguera (Universidad Central de Las Villas, Cuba); Kris Steenhaut (Vrije Universiteit Brussel & Imec, Belgium)
Limited Delay Convolutional Codes for HARQ Feedback
David Cooper (Hillebrand Consulting Engineers Gmbh., United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Study of Fast Multi-hop ALOHA with Instant Forwarding
Vyacheslav Loginov (IITP RAS, Russia); Igor Kargin (IITP RAS & MIPT, Russia); Evgeny Khorov and Andrey Lyakhov (IITP RAS, Russia)
User Assignment with Distributed Large Intelligent Surface (LIS) Systems
Sha Hu, Krishna Chitti, Fredrik Rusek and Ove Edfors (Lund University, Sweden)

SS-J: Mobile Social Networks

Room: Italia
Automated iBeacon-Based Community Detection: A Data-Driven Approach
Jeongran Lee (Bell Labs Nokia, USA); Ahmet Akyamac (Bell Labs, Nokia, USA); Chitra Phadke (Bell Labs & Nokia, USA); Huseyin Uzunalioglu (Nokia Bell Labs, USA)
Exploiting Social Ties at the Mobile Edge Through Named Data Networking
Giuseppe Ruggeri (University of Reggio Calabria, Italy); Marica Amadeo, Claudia Campolo, Antonio Iera and Antonella Molinaro (University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Italy)
Data Forwarding Techniques Based on Graph Theory Metrics in Vehicular Social Networks
Anna Maria Vegni (Roma Tre University, Italy); Valeria Loscrí (Inria Lille-Nord Europe, France); Pietro Manzoni (Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain)
Space Cloudlet Aided Caching Placement Strategy for Remote Mobile Social Networks
Guiting Zhong (Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. China); Jian Yan (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Chunxiao Jiang (Tsinghua University, Beijing, P.R. China); Linling Kuang (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Abderrahim Benslimane (University of Avignon & LIA/CERI, France)
Classification of Urban Districts Based on Road-centric Crowd Movements
Ryong Lee (KISTI, Korea); Jun Lee (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan); Kyoung-Sook Kim (AIST, Japan); MinWoo Park (Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information & KISTI, Korea); Sang-hwan Lee (KISTI, Korea)

T1-15: Channel Estimation and Beamforming

Room: Marconi
Signal Outage Optimized Beamforming for MISO TWDP Fading Channels
Stefan Schwarz (TU Wien, Austria)
Probe Subset Selection in 3D Multiprobe OTA Setup
Xiaoli Yang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Ping Zhang (WTI-BUPT, P.R. China); Jianqiao Chen, Nan Ma and Baoling Liu (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Spectrally Efficient Iterative MU-MIMO Receiver for SC-FDMA Based on EP
Serdar Sahin (Thales Communications & Security & ENSEEIHT, University of Toulouse, France); Charly Poulliat (INP – ENSEEIHT Toulouse, France); Antonio M. Cipriano (Thales Communications and Security, France); Marie-Laure Boucheret (University of Toulouse IRIT Enseeiht, France)
Low-Complexity Channel Estimation in OFDM MU-MIMO Next Generation Cellular Networks
Marco Martalò and Alessandro Opinto (University of Parma, Italy); Marco Maso (Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., France); Mérouane Debbah (Huawei, France); Riccardo Raheli (University of Parma, Italy)
Parallels Between Wireless Communication and Astronomical Observation
David Shiung and Joseph Hsieh (National Changhua University of Education, Taiwan); Ya-Yin Yang (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)

T3-15: Green Networks

Room: Meucci
Battery Aging-Aware Green Cellular Networks with Hybrid Energy Supplies
Ali El-Amine (IMT Atlantique, France); Hussein Al Haj Hassan (American University of Science and Technology); Loutfi Nuaymi (IMT Atlantique, France)
Activity Scheduling for Energy Harvesting Small Cells in 5G Wireless Communication Networks
Florian Bahlke, Jiawen Yang and Marius Pesavento (TU Darmstadt, Germany)
Thresholding-based Distributed Power Control for Energy-Efficient Interference Networks
Chao Zhang (University paris sud, France); Achal Agrawal (University Paris 11, France); Vineeth S Varma (CRAN & CNRS, France); Samson E Lasaulce (CNRS – Supelec, France)
Fluid Modeling of Energy Efficiency in Large Cellular Networks
Yanqiao Hou (Laboratoire des Signaux et Systèmes, France); Lynda Zitoune (ESIEE-Paris, France); Véronique Vèque (University of Paris-Sud 11, France)
Energy Efficiency Optimization in 3D Dense Urban Scenarios with Coordinate Multi-point Transmission and Sleep Strategy
Bingxue Leng, Xinyu Gu, Lei Zhang and Lin Zhang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)

Wednesday, September 12, 16:00 – 17:30

T1and3: mmWave Networks

Room: Bologna
Multi-path Routing Based QoS-aware Fairness Backhaul-Access Scheduling in mmWave UDN
Yuwei Yao (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Hui Tian (Beijng university of posts and telecommunications, P.R. China); Gaofeng Nie and Hao Wu (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Jin Jin (Zhengzhou University, P.R. China)
Path Selection with Amplify and Forward Relays in mmWave Backhaul Networks
Yan Yan (Georgia Institute of Techonolgy, USA); Qiang Hu and Douglas Blough (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
Low-complexity Scheduling Method for Interleaved Hybrid Beamforming in mmWave Communications
Shunsuke Fujio (Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan); Masahiko Shimizu (Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd, Japan)
An Analogue-Beam Splitting Approach for MmWave D2D Multicast Channel
Lifu Liu, Yi Ma, Na Yi and Rahim Tafazolli (University of Surrey, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Blockage Avoidance in Relay Paths for Roadside mmWave Backhaul Networks
Yuchen Liu, Qiang Hu and Douglas Blough (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)

T3-16: Ultra-Dense-Networks

Room: Da Vinci
A Beacon-assisted Direction-Aware Scanning Scheme for 802.11-Based Discovery in Fog-to-Cloud Systems
Zeineb Rejiba and Xavier Masip-Bruin (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) & Advanced Network Architectures Lab (CRAAX), Spain); Eva Marín-Tordera (Technical University of Catalonia UPC, Spain)
Optimal Deployment for Maximizing Average Sum Rate of Small Cells in Ultra-dense Networks
Yang Yang, Dazhong He and Junhua He (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Avash Thapa (Beijing University of Post and Telecommunication, P.R. China); Ashutosh Dahal (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
On Fixed Beamforming in Sectored mmWave UDNs at 73GHz
Jasmina McMenamy (CTVR, Trinity College, Ireland); Haris Kremo (CONNECT Centre, Trinity College, Ireland); George (Georgios) A Ropokis (CentraleSupélec, France); Adam Narbudowicz (Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland)
Wideband 39 GHz Millimeter-Wave Channel Measurements Under Diversified Vegetation
Chao Zhang and Xuefeng Yin (Tongji University, P.R. China); Xuesong Cai (Tongji Unversity, P.R. China); YU Ziming (Huawei Technologies CO., LTD, P.R. China)
Mobile Internet Activity Estimation and Analysis at High Granularity: SVR Model Approach
Ali Rizwan (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Kamran Arshad (Ajman University, United Arab Emirates); Francesco Fioranelli (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Ali Imran (University of Oklahoma, USA); Muhammad Ali Imran (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Great Britain))

T4-6: Location-based Services and Security

Room: Galvani
Appliance Control by TDoA-based Localization and Gesture Recognition
Ting-Hui Chiang (National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan); Yan-Ann Chen (Yuan Ze University, Taiwan); Chun-Ting Chang (National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan); Ling-Jyh Chen (Academia Sinica, Taiwan); Yu-Chee Tseng (National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan)
Mobile Features Enhanced Indoor Positioning Based on Bayesian Estimation
Zhiqian Huang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Hui Tian (Beijng university of posts and telecommunications, P.R. China); Shaoshuai Fan and Baoling Liu (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Motion Feature and Millimeter Wave Multi-path AoA-ToA Based 3D Indoor Positioning
Yang Jia (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Hui Tian (Beijng university of posts and telecommunications, P.R. China); Shaoshuai Fan and Baoling Liu (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Smart-RF for mmWave MIMO Beamforming
Praneeth Susarla, Jani Saloranta and Giuseppe Destino (University of Oulu, Finland); Olli Kursu (Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu, Finland); Marko Sonkki, Marko E Leinonen and Aarno Pärssinen (University of Oulu, Finland)
Security in MIMO-OFDM SWIPT Networks
Tiep Minh Hoang (Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Ahmed El Shafie (Qualcomm Inc., USA); Trung Q. Duong (Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Hoang D. Tuan (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia); Alan Marshall (University of Liverpool, United Kingdom (Great Britain))

SS-M: Small Data Networks

Room: Italia
Fundamentals of Short-Packet Transmission
Giuseppe Durisi (Chalmers University of Technology)
Selfish Users in Graph-Based Random Access
Federico Clazzer (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany)
A Reinforcement Learning Approach to Age of Information in Multi-User Networks
Elif Tugce Ceran (Imperial College, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Deniz Gündüz and András György (Imperial College London, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Detecting the Number of Active Users in IRSA Access Protocols
Jingyun Sun and Rong Ke Liu (Beihang University, P.R. China); Enrico Paolini (University of Bologna, Italy)

T1-16: Propagation and Harvesting

Room: Marconi
Measured Channel Hardening in an Indoor Multiband Scenario
Golsa Ghiaasi, Jens Abraham, Egil Eide and Torbjörn Ekman (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
Indoor Path Loss Measurements and Modeling in an Open-Space Office at 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz in the Presence of People
Samar Kaddouri (IETR-INSA Rennes); Marwan El Hajj and Gheorghe Zaharia (IETR-INSA de Rennes, France); Ghais El Zein (IETR-INSA Rennes, France)
Capacity of AWGN and Rayleigh Fading Channels with M-ary Inputs
Pei Yang, Zeliang Ou and Hongwen Yang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)
Adaptative Modulation Analysis for Energy Harvesting MIMO Systems with TAS/MRC
Oussema Ben Haj Belkacem (Innov’Com, Sup’Com, Carthage University, Tunis, Tunisia); Mohamed Lassaad Ammari (University of Sousse, Tunisia)
Stochastic Power Control Policies for Battery-Operated Wireless Power Transfer
Roohollah Rezaei, Mohammad Movahednasab, Naeimeh Omidvar and Mohammad Reza Pakravan (Sharif University of Technology, Iran)

T4-5: Advanced IoT Techniques and Services II

Room: Meucci
Impact of PMU and Smart Meter Applications on the Performance of LTE-based Smart City Communications
Filippo Malandra (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada); Reza Pourramezan (Ecole Polytechnnique de Montreal, Canada); Houshang Karimi and Brunilde Sansò (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada)
Spatial Information Extraction Using Hidden Correlations
Chun-Chih Lo and Kuo-Hsuan Hsu (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan); Mong Fong Horng (National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Taiwan); Yau-Hwang Kuo (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)
Energy Aware Centralized Acoustic Network for Indus River Blind Dolphin Conservation
Shabana Muhammad and Muhammad Imran Majid (Institute of Business Management, Pakistan)
Unsupervised Learning of Representations from Solar Energy Data
Nicola Piovesan and Paolo Dini (Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Spain)
An Energy Model for the IoT: Secure Networking Perspective
Filipe Conceição (Telecom SudParis & CEA Saclay, France); Nouha Oualha (CEA, LIST, France); Djamal Zeghlache (Institut Mines-Telecom, Telecom SudParis & UMR 5157 CNRS – Samovar, France)