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Overview

Michele Polese is affiliated with Northeastern University in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the fields of engineering and computer science. The primary subfields of their research include electrical and electronic engineering, computer networks and communications, aerospace engineering, biomedical engineering, and media technology.

The scientist's research frequently addresses topics such as advanced MIMO systems optimization, millimeter-wave propagation and modeling, software-defined networks and 5G, advanced wireless communication technologies, wireless body area networks, energy harvesting in wireless networks, and IoT networks and protocols.

Notable recent publications by Michele Polese include:

  • "Understanding O-RAN: Architecture, Interfaces, Algorithms, Security, and Research Challenges," 2023, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • "Integrated Access and Backhaul in 5G mmWave Networks: Potential and Challenges," 2020, IEEE Communications Magazine

In addition to their own work, Michele Polese has frequently coauthored papers with several researchers, including Tommaso Melodia, Leonardo Bonati, Salvatore D'Oro, Michele Zorzi, and Stefano Basagni. This collaborative network has contributed to a significant body of work in communications and networking.

The scientist often publishes in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Computer Networks, and IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. Their work includes numerous contributions across these platforms, reflecting a consistent engagement with both theoretical and applied aspects of communication technologies.

Among the broader scholarly outputs, Michele Polese's contributions reflect an emphasis on next-generation network architectures and wireless communications technologies. This includes research on 6G networks, data-driven next-generation cellular networks, and open, programmable, and virtualized 5G networks.

  • "Toward 6G Networks: Use Cases and Technologies," 2020, IEEE Communications Magazine
  • "Intelligence and Learning in O-RAN for Data-driven NextG Cellular Networks," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Open, Programmable, and Virtualized 5G Networks: State-of-the-Art and the Road Ahead," 2020, Computer Networks

Best Publications

  • Toward 6G Networks: Use Cases and Technologies

    Marco Giordani;Michele Polese;Marco Mezzavilla;Sundeep Rangan

  • A Tutorial on Beam Management for 3GPP NR at mmWave Frequencies

    Marco Giordani;Michele Polese;Arnab Roy;Douglas Castor

  • Understanding O-RAN: Architecture, Interfaces, Algorithms, Security, and Research Challenges

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  • IoT: Internet of Threats? A Survey of Practical Security Vulnerabilities in Real IoT Devices

    Francesca Meneghello;Matteo Calore;Daniel Zucchetto;Michele Polese

  • End-to-End Simulation of 5G mmWave Networks

    Marco Mezzavilla;Menglei Zhang;Michele Polese;Russell Ford

  • Improved Handover Through Dual Connectivity in 5G mmWave Mobile Networks

    Michele Polese;Marco Giordani;Marco Mezzavilla;Sundeep Rangan

  • Intelligence and Learning in O-RAN for Data-Driven NextG Cellular Networks

    Leonardo Bonati;Salvatore D'Oro;Michele Polese;Stefano Basagni

  • Integrated Access and Backhaul in 5G mmWave Networks: Potential and Challenges

    Michele Polese;Marco Giordani;Tommaso Zugno;Arnab Roy

  • Open, Programmable, and Virtualized 5G Networks: State-of-the-Art and the Road Ahead

    Leonardo Bonati;Michele Polese;Salvatore D’Oro;Stefano Basagni

  • End-to-End Simulation of 5G mmWave Networks

    Marco Mezzavilla;Menglei Zhang;Michele Polese;Russell Ford

  • Toward End-to-End, Full-Stack 6G Terahertz Networks

    Michele Polese;Josep Miquel Jornet;Tommaso Melodia;Michele Zorzi

  • Programmable and Customized Intelligence for Traffic Steering in 5G Networks Using Open RAN Architectures

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  • Will TCP Work in mmWave 5G Cellular Networks

    Menglei Zhang;Michele Polese;Marco Mezzavilla;Jing Zhu

  • A Survey on Recent Advances in Transport Layer Protocols

    Michele Polese;Federico Chiariotti;Elia Bonetto;Filippo Rigotto

  • Machine Learning at the Edge: A Data-Driven Architecture With Applications to 5G Cellular Networks

    Michele Polese;Rittwik Jana;Velin Kounev;Ke Zhang

  • Improved Handover Through Dual Connectivity in 5G mmWave Mobile Networks

    Michele Polese;Marco Giordani;Marco Mezzavilla;Sundeep Rangan

  • Colosseum: Large-Scale Wireless Experimentation Through Hardware-in-the-Loop Network Emulation.

    Leonardo Bonati;Pedram Johari;Michele Polese;Salvatore D'Oro

  • Toward Standardization of Millimeter-Wave Vehicle-to-Vehicle Networks: Open Challenges and Performance Evaluation

    Tommaso Zugno;Matteo Drago;Marco Giordani;Michele Polese

  • TCP and MP-TCP in 5G mmWave Networks

    Michele Polese;Rittwik Jana;Michele Zorzi

  • Empowering the 6G Cellular Architecture with Open RAN

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  • OpenRAN Gym: An Open Toolbox for Data Collection and Experimentation with AI in O-RAN

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  • Standalone and Non-Standalone Beam Management for 3GPP NR at mmWaves

    Marco Giordani;Michele Polese;Arnab Roy;Douglas Castor

  • Sl-edge: network slicing at the edge

    Salvatore D'Oro;Leonardo Bonati;Francesco Restuccia;Michele Polese

  • Implementation of a Spatial Channel Model for ns-3

    Tommaso Zugno;Michele Polese;Natale Patriciello;Biljana Bojović

  • Distributed Path Selection Strategies for Integrated Access and Backhaul at mmWaves

    Michele Polese;Marco Giordani;Arnab Roy;Douglas Castor

  • End-to-End Simulation of Integrated Access and Backhaul at mmWaves

    Michele Polese;Marco Giordani;Arnab Roy;Sanjay Goyal

  • Towards 6G Networks: Use Cases and Technologies

    Marco Giordani;Michele Polese;Marco Mezzavilla;Sundeep Rangan

  • Integrated Access and Backhaul in 5G mmWave Networks: Potentials and Challenges

    Michele Polese;Marco Giordani;Tommaso Zugno;Arnab Roy

Frequent Co-Authors

Michele Zorzi
Michele Zorzi University of Padua
Andrea Zanella
Andrea Zanella University of Padua
Tommaso Melodia
Tommaso Melodia Northeastern University
Sundeep Rangan
Sundeep Rangan New York University
Stefano Basagni
Stefano Basagni Northeastern University
Josep Miquel Jornet
Josep Miquel Jornet Northeastern University
James F. Buckwalter
James F. Buckwalter University of California, Santa Barbara
Kaushik R. Chowdhury
Kaushik R. Chowdhury Northeastern University
Toktam Mahmoodi
Toktam Mahmoodi King's College London
Mark J. W. Rodwell
Mark J. W. Rodwell University of California, Santa Barbara

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