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Demand Side Management in Microgrid Control Systems (2016)
Book Chapter
Li, D., Chiu, W., & Sun, H. (2016). Demand Side Management in Microgrid Control Systems. In M. S. Mahmoud (Ed.), Microgrid: Advanced Control Methods and Renewable Energy System Integration. Elsevier

Indoor radio propagation measurements in the V-band (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Raimundo, X., Salous, S., & Cheema, A. (2016, December). Indoor radio propagation measurements in the V-band. Presented at Radio Propagation and Technologies for 5G (2016), Durham UK

In this paper, results of wideband dual polarised measurements conducted at the science site campus of Durham University in different indoor environments are presented. The measurements were performed in two of the frequency bands in the V band ident... Read More about Indoor radio propagation measurements in the V-band.

Artificial Microstructured Dielectric Layers for Terahertz Applications (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hajji, M., Zeze, D., Balocco, C., & Gallant, A. J. (2016, December). Artificial Microstructured Dielectric Layers for Terahertz Applications. Presented at 2016 41ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFRARED, MILLIMETER, AND TERAHERTZ WAVES (IRMMW-THZ)

Enhanced Narrow-Band Operation of Ultra-Fast Rectennas (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Etor, D., Dodd, L. E., Wood, D., & Balocco, C. (2016, December). Enhanced Narrow-Band Operation of Ultra-Fast Rectennas. Presented at 2016 41ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFRARED, MILLIMETER, AND TERAHERTZ WAVES (IRMMW-THZ)

Metal-Insulator-Metal Diodes Fabricated on Flexible Substrates (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Etor, D., Dodd, L. E., Wood, D., & Balocco, C. (2016, December). Metal-Insulator-Metal Diodes Fabricated on Flexible Substrates. Presented at 2016 41ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFRARED, MILLIMETER, AND TERAHERTZ WAVES (IRMMW-THZ)

Photonic-Crystal Based Enhancement Of Terahertz Spectroscopy In Microfluidic Cells (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Klein, A. K., Hammler, J. M., Zeze, D., Balocco, C., & Gallant, A. J. (2016, December). Photonic-Crystal Based Enhancement Of Terahertz Spectroscopy In Microfluidic Cells. Presented at 2016 41st International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), Copenhagen, Denmark

Relaying Technologies for Smart Grid (2016)
Book Chapter
Jiang, J., & Sun, H. (2016). Relaying Technologies for Smart Grid. In I. Krikidis, & G. Zheng (Eds.), Relay Technologies in Future Cooperative Communication Systems. IET Press

Modelling the Positional and Orientation Sensitivity of Proximity Sensors. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McWilliam, R., Khan, S., & Purvis, A. (2016, December). Modelling the Positional and Orientation Sensitivity of Proximity Sensors. Presented at 2016 UKSim-AMSS 18th International Conference on Computer Modelling and Simulation (UKSim), Cambridge

This paper presents an analysis of robust proximity sensor interfaces for Industrial Internet of Things applications. A Model is presented with the aim of maximizing the range and freedom of orientation of passive sensing and communications devices i... Read More about Modelling the Positional and Orientation Sensitivity of Proximity Sensors..

Realising energy-aware communication over fading channels under QoS constraints (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
You, M., & Sun, H. (2016, October). Realising energy-aware communication over fading channels under QoS constraints. Presented at IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Wireless Broadband., Nanjing, China

There exists a trade-off between energy consumption and spectral efficiency in wireless communication systems under quality of service (QoS) constraints. This paper studies the use of effective capacity theory to characterise the maximum supported ch... Read More about Realising energy-aware communication over fading channels under QoS constraints.

Unified Framework for the Effective Rate Analysis of Wireless Communication Systems over MISO Fading Channels (2016)
Journal Article
You, M., Sun, H., Jiang, J., & Zhang, J. (2017). Unified Framework for the Effective Rate Analysis of Wireless Communication Systems over MISO Fading Channels. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 65(4), 1775-1785. https://doi.org/10.1109/tcomm.2016.2638901

This paper proposes a unified framework for the effective rate analysis over arbitrary correlated and not necessarily identical multiple inputs single output (MISO) fading channels, which uses moment generating function (MGF) based approach and H tra... Read More about Unified Framework for the Effective Rate Analysis of Wireless Communication Systems over MISO Fading Channels.

Cramer-Rao Lower Bound Evaluation for Linear Frequency Modulation Based Active Radar Networks Operating in a Rice Fading Environment (2016)
Journal Article
Shi, C., Salous, S., Wang, F., & Zhou, J. (2016). Cramer-Rao Lower Bound Evaluation for Linear Frequency Modulation Based Active Radar Networks Operating in a Rice Fading Environment. Sensors, 16(12), https://doi.org/10.3390/s16122072

This paper investigates the joint target parameter (delay and Doppler) estimation performance of linear frequency modulation (LFM)-based radar networks in a Rice fading environment. The active radar networks are composed of multiple radar transmitter... Read More about Cramer-Rao Lower Bound Evaluation for Linear Frequency Modulation Based Active Radar Networks Operating in a Rice Fading Environment.

Millimeter-Wave Propagation: Characterization and modeling toward fifth-generation systems. [Wireless Corner] (2016)
Journal Article
Salous, S., Degli Esposti, V., Fuschini, F., Dupleich, D., Müller, R., Thomä, R., …Hur, S. (2016). Millimeter-Wave Propagation: Characterization and modeling toward fifth-generation systems. [Wireless Corner]. Newsletter (IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society. Print), 58(6), 115-127. https://doi.org/10.1109/map.2016.2609815

The World Radiocommunication Conference 2015 (WRC-15) identified a number of frequency bands between 24 and 86 GHz as candidate frequencies for future cellular networks. In this article, an extensive review of propagation characteristics and challeng... Read More about Millimeter-Wave Propagation: Characterization and modeling toward fifth-generation systems. [Wireless Corner].

Solving Travelling Salesman Problem with an Improved Hybrid Genetic Algorithm (2016)
Journal Article
Lin, B. L., Sun, X., & Salous, S. (2016). Solving Travelling Salesman Problem with an Improved Hybrid Genetic Algorithm. Journal of Computer and Communications, 4(15), 98-106. https://doi.org/10.4236/jcc.2016.415009

We present an improved hybrid genetic algorithm to solve the two-dimensional Euclidean traveling salesman problem (TSP), in which the crossover operator is enhanced with a local search. The proposed algorithm is expected to obtain higher quality solu... Read More about Solving Travelling Salesman Problem with an Improved Hybrid Genetic Algorithm.

High-performance rectifiers fabricated on a flexible substrate (2016)
Journal Article
Etor, D., Dodd, L., Wood, D., & Balocco, C. (2016). High-performance rectifiers fabricated on a flexible substrate. Applied Physics Letters, 109(19), Article 193110. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4967190

We report on the fabrication and testing of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diodes on a flexible substrate where the thin insulating layer self-assembles as a monolayer sandwiched between the two metal electrodes. The current-voltage characteristic has a... Read More about High-performance rectifiers fabricated on a flexible substrate.

Low probability of intercept-based adaptive radar waveform optimization in signal-dependent clutter for joint radar and cellular communication systems (2016)
Journal Article
Shi, C., Salous, S., Wang, F., & Zhou, J. (2016). Low probability of intercept-based adaptive radar waveform optimization in signal-dependent clutter for joint radar and cellular communication systems. EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, 2016(1), Article 111. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13634-016-0411-6

In this paper, we investigate the problem of low probability of intercept (LPI)-based adaptive radar waveform optimization in signal-dependent clutter for joint radar and cellular communication systems, where the radar system optimizes the transmitte... Read More about Low probability of intercept-based adaptive radar waveform optimization in signal-dependent clutter for joint radar and cellular communication systems.

Free-Space Permittivity Measurement at Terahertz Frequencies with a Vector Network Analyser (2016)
Journal Article
Hammler, J., Gallant, A. J., & Balocco, C. (2016). Free-Space Permittivity Measurement at Terahertz Frequencies with a Vector Network Analyser. IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science & Technology, 6(6), 817-823. https://doi.org/10.1109/tthz.2016.2609204

A simple system, based on a vector network analyzer, has been used with new numerical de-embedding and parameter inversion techniques to determine the relative permittivity (dielectric properties) of materials within the frequency range 750–1100 GHz.... Read More about Free-Space Permittivity Measurement at Terahertz Frequencies with a Vector Network Analyser.