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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.

CRB-RPL: A Receiver-based Routing Protocol for Communications in Cognitive Radio Enabled Smart Grid (2016)
Journal Article
Yang, Z., Ping, S., Sun, H., & Aghvami, A. H. (2016). CRB-RPL: A Receiver-based Routing Protocol for Communications in Cognitive Radio Enabled Smart Grid. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 66(7), 5985-5994. https://doi.org/10.1109/tvt.2016.2617874

As a tool of overcoming radio spectrum shortages in wireless communications, cognitive radio technology plays a vital role in future smart grid applications, particularly in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) networks with Quality of Service (QoS... Read More about CRB-RPL: A Receiver-based Routing Protocol for Communications in Cognitive Radio Enabled Smart Grid.

The Coordinated Voltage Control Meets Imperfect Communication System (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Xu, J., Sun, H., & Dent, C. (2016, October). The Coordinated Voltage Control Meets Imperfect Communication System. Presented at 2016 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe),, Ljubljana, Slovenia

High penetration of Distributed Generations (DGs) will have impact on the development of power systems. Due to the uncertainty of the DG output, it becomes extremely difficult to control the system voltage profile. This paper proposes a coordinated d... Read More about The Coordinated Voltage Control Meets Imperfect Communication System.

Modelling the Positional and Orientation Sensitivity of Inductively Coupled Sensors for Industrial IoT Applications (2016)
Journal Article
McWilliam, R., Purvis, A., & Khan, S. (2016). Modelling the Positional and Orientation Sensitivity of Inductively Coupled Sensors for Industrial IoT Applications. International journal of simulation: systems, science & technology, 17(35), Article 23.1

As the Internet of Things (IoT) sector continually expands there is a growing abstraction between physical objects and the data associated with them. At the same time, emerging Industrial-IoT applications rely upon diverse and robust hardware sensing... Read More about Modelling the Positional and Orientation Sensitivity of Inductively Coupled Sensors for Industrial IoT Applications.

A Converging Lagrangian Flow in the Space of Oriented Line (2016)
Journal Article
Guilfoyle, B., & Klingenberg, W. (2016). A Converging Lagrangian Flow in the Space of Oriented Line. Kyushu journal of mathematics, 70(2), 343-351. https://doi.org/10.2206/kyushujm.70.343

Under mean radius of curvature flow, a closed convex surface in Euclidean space is known to expand exponentially to infinity. In the three-dimensional case we prove that the oriented normals to the flowing surface converge to the oriented normals of... Read More about A Converging Lagrangian Flow in the Space of Oriented Line.

Digital FMCW for ultrawideband spectrum sensing (2016)
Journal Article
Cheema, A., & Salous, S. (2016). Digital FMCW for ultrawideband spectrum sensing. Radio Science, 51(8), 1413-1420. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016rs006083

An ultrawideband digital frequency-modulated continuous wave sensing engine is proposed as an alternative technique for cognitive radio applications. A dual-band demonstrator capable of sensing 750 MHz bandwidth in 204.8 µs is presented. Its performa... Read More about Digital FMCW for ultrawideband spectrum sensing.

Spatial characterization for high speed railway channels based on moving virtual array measurement scheme (2016)
Journal Article
Zhou, T., Tao, C., Salous, S., & Liu, L. (2017). Spatial characterization for high speed railway channels based on moving virtual array measurement scheme. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 16, 1423-1426. https://doi.org/10.1109/lawp.2016.2602402

In this letter, spatial channel characterization in high-speed railway (HSR) scenarios is investigated using a moving virtual array measurement approach. Based on the wideband single-antenna measurements conducted on high-speed railway (HSR) in China... Read More about Spatial characterization for high speed railway channels based on moving virtual array measurement scheme.

Polymer-Based Micro-Golay Cells For THz Detection (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stefanova, P., Hammler, J., Klein, A., Gallant, A., & Balocco, C. (2016, December). Polymer-Based Micro-Golay Cells For THz Detection. Presented at 2016 41st International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), Copenhagen, Denmark

We report on the design, simulation and fabrication of polymer-composite micro-Golay cells for THz and far-infrared detection. Preliminary experimental results showed that the cell’s mechanical, thermal and optical properties make it an excellent can... Read More about Polymer-Based Micro-Golay Cells For THz Detection.

Energy Efficient and Adaptive Design for Wireless Power Transfer in Electric Vehicles (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mou, X., Groling, O., Gallant, A., & Sun, H. (2016, May). Energy Efficient and Adaptive Design for Wireless Power Transfer in Electric Vehicles. Presented at 2016 IEEE 83rd Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2016-Spring., Nanjing, China

Wireless power transfer (WPT) could revolutionize global transportation and accelerate growth in the Electric Vehicle (EV) market, offering an attractive alternative to cabled charging. Coil misalignment is inevitable due to driver parking behaviour... Read More about Energy Efficient and Adaptive Design for Wireless Power Transfer in Electric Vehicles.

Energy Efficient Massive MIMO System Design for Smart Grid Communications (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jiang, J., Sun, H., & Chiu, W.-Y. (2016, May). Energy Efficient Massive MIMO System Design for Smart Grid Communications. Presented at IEEE International Conference on Communications 2016., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Communication technologies are critical in achieving potential advantages of smart gird (SG), as they enable electric utilities to interact with their devices and customers. This paper focuses on the integration of a massive multiple-input multiple-o... Read More about Energy Efficient Massive MIMO System Design for Smart Grid Communications.

Performance Assessment of Distributed Communication Architectures in Smart Grid (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jiang, J., & Sun, H. (2016, May). Performance Assessment of Distributed Communication Architectures in Smart Grid. Presented at 2016 IEEE 83rd Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2016-Spring., Nanjing, China

The huge amount of smart meters and growing frequent data readings have become a big challenge on data acquisition and processing in smart grid advanced metering infrastructure systems. This requires a distributed communication architecture in which... Read More about Performance Assessment of Distributed Communication Architectures in Smart Grid.