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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Luxembourg
2026

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
102
Citations
40621
World Ranking
164
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Luxembourg Leader Award
  • 2004 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to antenna signal processing and wireless communications.

Overview

Bjorn Ottersten is affiliated with the University of Luxembourg in Luxembourg. Their research spans primarily in the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with a focus on various subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Satellite Communication Systems
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Wireless Communication Networks Research
  • Cooperative Communication and Network Coding
  • UAV Applications and Optimization

Bjorn Ottersten's recent publications demonstrate engagement with important themes in wireless and satellite communications. Selected papers include:

  • "Evolution of Non-Terrestrial Networks From 5G to 6G: A Survey" (2022), published in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • "A Tutorial on Interference Exploitation via Symbol-Level Precoding: Overview, State-of-the-Art and Future Directions" (2020), published in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • "LEO Satellite Constellations for 5G and Beyond: How Will They Reshape Vertical Domains?" (2021), published in IEEE Communications Magazine
  • "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems Over Spatially-Correlated Channels" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • "A Comprehensive Survey of Enabling and Emerging Technologies for Social Distancing-Part I: Fundamentals and Enabling Technologies" (2020), published in IEEE Access

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bjorn Ottersten include:

  • Symeon Chatzinotas
  • Eva Lagunas
  • Thang X. Vu
  • Trinh Van Chien
  • Steven Kisseleff

Their most frequent publication venues reflect their involvement in prominent communication and networking journals and platforms. These venues are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications

Bjorn Ottersten was recognized as an IEEE Fellow in 2004 for contributions to antenna signal processing and wireless communications.

Best Publications

  • Sensor array processing based on subspace fitting

    M. Viberg;B. Ottersten

  • On the complexity of sphere decoding in digital communications

    J. Jalden;B. Ottersten

  • Detection and estimation in sensor arrays using weighted subspace fitting

    M. Viberg;B. Ottersten;T. Kailath

  • Massive MIMO Transmission for LEO Satellite Communications

    Li You;Ke-Xin Li;Jiaheng Wang;Xiqi Gao

  • Convex Optimization-Based Beamforming

    Alex B Gershman;Nicholas D Sidiropoulos;Shahram Shahbazpanahi;Mats Bengtsson

  • Combining beamforming and orthogonal space-time block coding

    G. Jongren;M. Skoglund;B. Ottersten

  • Optimal Multiuser Transmit Beamforming: A Difficult Problem with a Simple Solution Structure [Lecture Notes]

    Emil Bjornson;Mats Bengtsson;Bjorn Ottersten

  • Evolution of Non-Terrestrial Networks From 5G to 6G: A Survey.

    Mohammad Mahdi Azari;Sourabh Solanki;Symeon Chatzinotas;Oltjon Kodheli

  • Covariance Matching Estimation Techniques for Array Signal Processing Applications

    B Ottersten;P Stoica;R Roy

  • Propagation delay estimation in asynchronous direct-sequence code-division multiple access systems

    E.G. Strom;S. Parkvall;S.L. Miller;B.E. Ottersten

  • Estimation of nominal direction of arrival and angular spread using an array of sensors

    Tõnu Trump;Björn Ottersten

  • Improving Physical Layer Secrecy Using Full-Duplex Jamming Receivers

    Gan Zheng;Ioannis Krikidis;Jiangyuan Li;Athina P. Petropulu

  • Performance analysis of the total least squares ESPRIT algorithm

    B. Ottersten;M. Viberg;T. Kailath

  • Toward Millimeter-Wave Joint Radar Communications: A signal processing perspective

    Kumar Vijay Mishra;M.R. Bhavani Shankar;Visa Koivunen;Bjorn Ottersten

  • Optimal Downlink Beamforming Using Semidefinite Optimization

    Mats Bengtsson;Björn Ottersten

  • Exact and Large Sample ML Techniques for Parameter Estimation and Detection in Array Processing

    Björn Ottersten;Mats Viberg;Petre Stoica;Arye Nehorai

  • Cooperative Multicell Precoding: Rate Region Characterization and Distributed Strategies With Instantaneous and Statistical CSI

    E Björnson;R Zakhour;D Gesbert;B Ottersten

  • The spectrum efficiency of a base station antenna array system for spatially selective transmission

    P. Zetterberg;B. Ottersten

  • Models for MIMO propagation channels : a review

    Kai Yu;Björn E. Ottersten

  • Modeling of wide-band MIMO radio channels based on NLoS indoor measurements

    Kai Yu;M. Bengtsson;B. Ottersten;D. McNamara

  • Generic Optimization of Linear Precoding in Multibeam Satellite Systems

    Gan Zheng;S. Chatzinotas;B. Ottersten

  • Procedimiento y aparato para la asignación de canales y control de admisión de llamadas en sistemas de comunicaciones de acceso múltiple por división espacial (sdma)

    Yun Louis C;Ottersten Bjorn E

Frequent Co-Authors

Symeon Chatzinotas
Symeon Chatzinotas University of Luxembourg
Mats Bengtsson
Mats Bengtsson Royal Institute of Technology
Shree Krishna Sharma
Shree Krishna Sharma University of Luxembourg
Mats Viberg
Mats Viberg Chalmers University of Technology
Gan Zheng
Gan Zheng University of Warwick
Emil Bjornson
Emil Bjornson Royal Institute of Technology
Eduard A. Jorswieck
Eduard A. Jorswieck Technische Universität Braunschweig
Thomas Kailath
Thomas Kailath Stanford University
Petre Stoica
Petre Stoica Uppsala University
Stefan Parkvall
Stefan Parkvall Ericsson (Sweden)

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