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Overview

Umberto Spagnolini is affiliated with the Polytechnic University of Milan in Italy and specializes in engineering with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering, biomedical engineering, computer networks and communications, and media technology.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling
  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
  • Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques
  • Antenna Design and Analysis
  • Radar Systems and Signal Processing

Frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored include:

  • "Navigation-Aided Automotive SAR for High-Resolution Imaging of Driving Environments" (2021), published in IEEE Access
  • "Sensing the Urban Environment by Automotive SAR Imaging: Potentials and Challenges" (2022), published in Remote Sensing
  • "Estimation of Wideband Dynamic mmWave and THz Channels for 5G Systems and Beyond" (2020), published in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • "Motion Estimation and Compensation in Automotive MIMO SAR" (2022), published in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • "Educational Data Mining for Tutoring Support in Higher Education: A Web-Based Tool Case Study in Engineering Degrees" (2020), published in IEEE Access

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Umberto Spagnolini include:

  • Dario Tagliaferri
  • Marouan Mizmizi
  • Francesco Linsalata
  • Maurizio Magarini
  • Christian Mazzucco

Best Publications

  • Spectrum Leasing to Cooperating Secondary Ad Hoc Networks

    O. Simeone;I. Stanojev;S. Savazzi;Y. Bar-Ness

  • Stable Throughput of Cognitive Radios With and Without Relaying Capability

    O. Simeone;Y. Bar-Ness;U. Spagnolini

  • Distributed synchronization in wireless networks

    O. Simeone;U. Spagnolini;Y. Bar-Ness;S. Strogatz

  • Pilot-based channel estimation for OFDM systems by tracking the delay-subspace

    O. Simeone;Y. Bar-Ness;U. Spagnolini

  • 2-D phase unwrapping and instantaneous frequency estimation

    U. Spagnolini

  • Cooperative distributed MIMO channels in wireless sensor networks

    A. del Coso;U. Spagnolini;C. Ibars

  • Medium Access Control Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks with Energy Harvesting

    F. Iannello;O. Simeone;U. Spagnolini

  • Device-Free Radio Vision for Assisted Living: Leveraging wireless channel quality information for human sensing Wireless propagation is conventionally considered as the enabling tool for transporting information

    Stefano Savazzi;Stephan Sigg;Monica Nicoli;Vittorio Rampa

  • Permittivity measurements of multilayered media with monostatic pulse radar

    U. Spagnolini

  • Cooperation and Cognitive Radio

    O. Simeone;J. Gambini;Y. Bar-Ness;U. Spagnolini

  • Wireless sensor networks for traffic management and road safety

    Alessandra Pascale;Monica Barbara Nicoli;F. Deflorio;B. Dalla Chiara

  • Hidden Markov Models for Radio Localization in Mixed LOS/NLOS Conditions

    C. Morelli;M. Nicoli;V. Rampa;U. Spagnolini

  • Distributed Time Synchronization in Wireless Sensor Networks with Coupled Discrete-Time Oscillators

    Osvaldo Simeone;Umberto Spagnolini

  • Multitarget detection/tracking for monostatic ground penetrating radar: application to pavement profiling

    U. Spagnolini;V. Rampa

  • Energy aware power allocation strategies for multihop-cooperative transmission schemes

    S. Savazzi;U. Spagnolini

  • Ultra-wide band sensor networks in oil and gas explorations

    S. Savazzi;U. Spagnolini;L. Goratti;D. Molteni

  • Electromagnetic inversion in monostatic ground penetrating radar: TEM horn calibration and application

    G.G. Gentili;U. Spagnolini

  • Adaptive pilot pattern for OFDM systems

    O. Simeone;U. Spagnolini

  • Cooperative ARQ via auction-based spectrum leasing

    Igor Stanojev;Osvaldo Simeone;Umberto Spagnolini;Yeheskel Bar-Ness

  • Wireless Cloud Networks for the Factory of Things: Connectivity Modeling and Layout Design

    Stefano Savazzi;Vittorio Rampa;Umberto Spagnolini

  • Interference Coordination Vs. Interference Randomization in Multicell 3GPP LTE System

    R. Bosisio;U. Spagnolini

Frequent Co-Authors

Osvaldo Simeone
Osvaldo Simeone Northeastern University
Yeheskel Bar-Ness
Yeheskel Bar-Ness New Jersey Institute of Technology
Ramon Vilanova
Ramon Vilanova Autonomous University of Barcelona
Fabio Rocca
Fabio Rocca Polytechnic University of Milan
Arye Nehorai
Arye Nehorai Washington University in St. Louis
Petar Popovski
Petar Popovski Aalborg University
Matti Latva-aho
Matti Latva-aho University of Oulu
Andrea Melloni
Andrea Melloni Polytechnic University of Milan
Antonia M. Tulino
Antonia M. Tulino University of Naples Federico II
Sergio M. Savaresi
Sergio M. Savaresi Polytechnic University of Milan

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