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Olav Tirkkonen

Olav Tirkkonen

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
46
Citations
11320
World Ranking
6735
National Ranking
46

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
48
Citations
11327
World Ranking
3034
National Ranking
25

Overview

Olav Tirkkonen is affiliated with Aalto University in Finland and has a research profile focused on electrical and electronic engineering as well as computer science. Their work spans a variety of subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, aerospace engineering, and computer vision and pattern recognition.

The scientist's publication record includes contributions to topics such as advanced MIMO systems optimization, cooperative communication and network coding, caching and content delivery, advanced wireless communication techniques, advanced wireless network optimization, wireless communication networks research, and wireless networks and protocols.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Olav Tirkkonen include:

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Empowered Device-to-Device Communication Underlaying Cellular Networks, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • Joint Channel Estimation and Data Detection in Cell-Free Massive MU-MIMO Systems, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • Wireless Channel Charting: Theory, Practice, and Applications, 2023, IEEE Communications Magazine
  • Channel Charting Aided Pilot Reuse for Massive MIMO Systems With Spatially Correlated Channels, 2022, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society
  • Beam SNR Prediction Using Channel Charting, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Olav Tirkkonen include:

  • Hanan Al-Tous (11 publications)
  • Christoph Studer (9 publications)
  • Mohsen Amidzadeh (6 publications)
  • Giuseppe Caire (5 publications)
  • Tefjol Pllaha (5 publications)

The scientist regularly publishes in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 12 publications
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications with 5 publications
  • 2022 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) with 3 publications
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications with 2 publications
  • 2022 IEEE 95th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2022-Spring) with 2 publications

This data reflects a sustained engagement in wireless communication research, especially involving MIMO systems and network optimization. The work spans theoretical advancements and practical applications, focused on improving communication efficiency and system performance in advanced network setups.

Best Publications

  • Resource Sharing Optimization for Device-to-Device Communication Underlaying Cellular Networks

    Chia-Hao Yu;K. Doppler;C. B. Ribeiro;O. Tirkkonen

  • Minimal non-orthogonality rate 1 space-time block code for 3+ Tx antennas

    O. Tirkkonen;A. Boariu;A. Hottinen

  • Square-matrix embeddable space-time block codes for complex signal constellations

    O. Tirkkonen;A. Hottinen

  • Device-to-Device Communication Underlaying Cellular Communications Systems

    Pekka Jänis;Chia-Hao Yu;Klaus Doppler;Cássio Ribeiro

  • Power Optimization of Device-to-Device Communication Underlaying Cellular Communication

    C.-H. Yu;O. Tirkkonen;K. Doppler;C. Ribeiro

  • Multi-antenna Transceiver Techniques for 3G and Beyond

    Ari Hottinen;Risto Wichman;Olav Tirkkonen

  • On the Performance of Device-to-Device Underlay Communication with Simple Power Control

    Chia-Hao Yu;Olav Tirkkonen;Klaus Doppler;Cassio Ribeiro

  • Transmitting and receiving methods

    Olav Tirkkonen;Mikko Kokkonen;Kari Kallojärvi;Rinat Kashaev

  • Channel Charting: Locating Users Within the Radio Environment Using Channel State Information

    Christoph Studer;Said Medjkouh;Emre Gonultas;Tom Goldstein

  • Method and apparatus for providing interference measurements for device to-device communication

    Cassio Ribeiro;Juha S. Korhonen;Pekka Janis;Klaus Doppler

  • Contention-Based Access for Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Uplink Transmissions

    Bikramjit Singh;Olav Tirkkonen;Zexian Li;Mikko A. Uusitalo

  • Complex space-time block codes for four Tx antennas

    O. Tirkkonen;A. Hottinen

  • NB-IoT Technology Overview and Experience from Cloud-RAN Implementation

    Yihenew Dagne Beyene;Riku Jantti;Olav Tirkkonen;Kalle Ruttik

  • Spectrum Sensing in the Presence of Multiple Primary Users

    Lu Wei;O. Tirkkonen

  • Discontinuous transmission/reception in a communications system

    Mika P. Rinne;Olav Tirkkonen

  • Multi-user multicarrier allocation in a communication system

    Pirjo Pasanen;Olav Tirkkonen;Kari Kalliojarvi

  • A Big Data Enabled Channel Model for 5G Wireless Communication Systems

    Jie Huang;Cheng-Xiang Wang;Lu Bai;Jian Sun

  • Energy-efficient inter-frequency small cell discovery techniques for LTE-advanced heterogeneous network deployments

    A. Prasad;O. Tirkkonen;P. Lunden;O. N. C. Yilmaz

  • Wireless multi-hop system with macroscopic multiplexing and method for communicating in the wireless multi-hop system

    Pirjo Pasanen;Olav Tirkkonen

  • Advanced feedback signaling for multi-antenna transmission systems

    Klaus Hugl;Olav Tirkkonen

  • Device-to-Device communication underlaying cellular communications systems

    Pekka Jänis;Chia-Hao Yu;Klaus Doppler;Cassio Ribeiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Ari Hottinen
Ari Hottinen Nokia (Finland)
Risto Wichman
Risto Wichman Aalto University
Mika Rinne
Mika Rinne Nokia (Finland)
Klaus Doppler
Klaus Doppler Nokia (United States)
Riku Jantti
Riku Jantti Aalto University
Kari Pajukoski
Kari Pajukoski Nokia (United States)
Mikko A. Uusitalo
Mikko A. Uusitalo Nokia (United States)
Randall A. Berry
Randall A. Berry Northwestern University
Tom Goldstein
Tom Goldstein University of Maryland, College Park

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