Osvaldo Simeone New Jersey Institute of Technology University Heights Newark, 07102 NJ ph.: 973-5965659 e-mail: osvaldo.simeone@njit.edu

1. 0BPERSONAL DATA

Name: OSVALDO SIMEONE Place and date of birth: Rome, Italy, July 23 1977 Citizenship: Italian

1B2. VITAE

2012- Sept. 2012-: Associate Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, USA.

2007- Sept. 2007-Aug. 2012: Assistant Professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, USA. 2006 Sept. 2005 – August 2007: Post-Doc research assistant and adjunct professor at NJIT.

2005 May: Receives the Ph.D. degree from Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, in Information

Engineering (duration of the program: three years).

2002 February-September: Visiting researcher at Center for Communications and Signal Processing Research, NJIT.

2001 October: Receives the M.Sc. degree (with honors) from Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, in Telecommunication Engineering (duration of the program: five years).

3. 2BRESEARCH ACTIVITY

3.1. Publications (see Hweb.njit.edu/~simeoneH for pdf files) 3.1.1. Books and Theses

[1] O. Simeone, N. Levy, A. Sanderovich, O. Somekh, B. M. Zaidel, H. V. Poor, and S. Shamai,

"Cooperative Wireless Cellular Systems: An Information-Theoretic View", Foundations and Trends

in Communications and Information Theory, vol. 8, no 1-2, pp 1-177

(http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/0100000048).

[2] O. Simeone, HLinear signal processing for single/multi-user MIMO communication systems over

frequency-selective channelsH, Ph.D. dissertation, Politecnico di Milano, 2005.

Published as:

O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, Linear signal processing for single/multi-user MIMO

communication systems over frequency-selective channels, VDM Verlag, 2010

[3] O. Simeone, Multi-slot space-time channel estimation for wireless communication systems,

Master thesis, Politecnico di Milano, 2001.

3.1.2. Book chapters

[BC.1] O. Somekh, O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness, A. Haimovich, U. Spagnolini and S. Shamai, “An

information theoretic view of distributed antenna processing in cellular systems,” in “Distributed

Antenna Systems: Open Architecture for Future Wireless Communications", Auerbach

Publications, CRC Press, 2007..

[BC.2] O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini, “Cooperative cognitive radio,” in “Cooperative

wireless communications", to be published by Auerbach Publications, CRC Press, 2009.

[BC.3] M. Nicoli, S. Savazzi O. Simeone, R. Bosisio, G. Primolevo, L. Sampietro, C. Santacesaria,

“Deployment and design of multi-antenna WiMax systems in a non-stationary interference

environment,” in “Current Technology Developments of WiMax Systems”, Springer, 2009.

3.1.3. Magazines

[M.1] O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, Y. Bar-Ness and S. H. Strogatz, “Distributed synchronization in

wireless networks,” IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 81-97, Sept. 2008.

[M.2] S.-H. Park. O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Fronthaul compression for Cloud

Radio Access Networks,” IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol. 31, no. 6, pp. 69-79, Nov. 2014.

3.1.4. Journals

[J.1] M. Nicoli, O. Simeone, and U. Spagnolini, “Multi-slot estimation of fast-varying space-time

channels in TD-CDMA systems”, IEEE Comm. Letters, vol. 6, no. 9, pp. 376-378, Sept. 2002.

[J.2] M. Nicoli, O. Simeone, and U. Spagnolini, “Multi-slot estimation of fast-varying space-time

communication channels”, IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 1184-1195, May

2003.

[J.3] M. Nicoli, O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Multi-slot estimation of fast-varying frequency-

selective channels”, IEEE Trans. on Communications, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 1337-1347, Aug. 2003.

[J.4] O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Combined linear pre-equalization and BLAST equalization with

channel correlation feedback”, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 7, no. 10, pp. 487-489, Oct.

2003.

[J.5] O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini, “Pilot-based channel estimation for OFDM

systems by tracking the delay subspace”, IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 315-

325, Jan. 2004.

[J.6] O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini, “Linear and non-linear precoding/decoding for

MIMO systems with long-term channel state information at the transmitter”, IEEE Trans. on

Wireless Communications, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 373-378, March 2004.

[J.7] O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Lower bound on training-based channel estimation error for

frequency-selective block-fading Rayleigh MIMO channels”, IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing,

vol. 52, no. 11, pp. 3265-3277, Nov. 2004.

[J.8] M. Cicerone, O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Channel estimation for MIMO-OFDM systems

by modal analysis/ filtering”, IEEE Trans. Commun, vol. 54, no. 11, pp. 2062-2074, Nov. 2006.

[J.9] I. Stanojev, O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and C. You, “Performance of Multi-Relay Collaborative

Hybrid-ARQ Protocols over Fading Channels,” IEEE Comm. Letters, vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 522-524,

July 2006.

[J.10] O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Distributed synchronization for wireless sensor networks

with couple discrete-time oscillators,” (invited), Eurasip Journal on Wireless Commun. and

Networking, special issue on “Novel Techniques for Analysis & Design of Cross-Layer Optimized

Wireless Sensor Networks”, vol. 2007, Article ID 57054, 13 pages, 2007.

[J.11] Simeone, O. Somekh and Y. Bar-Ness, “Uplink throughput of TDMA cellular systems with

multicell processing and Amplify-and-Forward cooperation between mobiles,” IEEE Trans.

Wireless Commun., vol. 6, no. 8, pp. 2941-2951, Aug. 2007.

[J.12] O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini and Y. Bar-Ness, “”Small-world” effect of shadowing on

pulse-couple distributed discrete-time phase locked loops” IEEE Commun. Letters, vol. 11, no. 3,

March 2007.

[J.13] O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Capacity of wireless ad hoc networks using opportunistic

collaborative communications,” Eurasip Journal on Wireless Commun. and Networking, vol. 2007,

Article ID 53075, 7 pages, 2007.

[J.14] O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini, “Stable throughput of cognitive radios with and

without relaying capability,” IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 55, no. 12, pp. 2351-2360, Dec. 2007.

[J.15] S. Savazzi, O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Optimal design of non-uniform linear arrays in

cellular systems with Gaussian interference,” Eurasip Journal on Wireless Commun. and

Networking, Article ID 93421, 9 pages, 2007. doi:10.1155/2007/93421.

[J.16] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini, “Throughput of low-power TDMA

cellular systems with collaborative decoding at the base stations and cooperative transmission

between mobiles”, IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 459-467, Jan. 2008.

[J.17] J. Diaz, O. Simeone and Y. Bar-Ness, “Asymptotic Analysis of Reduced-Feedback Strategies

for MIMO Gaussian Broadcast Channels”, IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 1308-

1316, March 2008..

[J.18] O. Simeone, I. Stanojev, S. Savazzi, Y. Bar-Ness, U. Spagnolini, R. Pickholtz, “Spectrum

leasing to cooperating ad hoc secondary networks,” IEEE Journ. Selected Areas Commun., vol. 26,

no. 1, pp. 203-213, Jan. 2008.

[J.19] O. Simeone and P. Popovski, “Secure communications via cooperative base stations,” IEEE

Commun. Letters, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 188-190, 2008.

[J.20] O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, G. Scutari and Y. Bar-Ness, “Physical-layer distributed

synchronization in wireless networks and applications,” in Physical Communication, pp. 67-83,

March 2008.

[J.21] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, G. Kramer, H. V. Poor and S. Shamai (Shitz), "Throughput of

cellular systems with conferencing mobiles and cooperative base-stations," Eurasip Journal on

Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2008, Article ID 652325, 14 pages, 2008.

doi:10.1155/2008/652325 (special issue on "Multi-user/ Multi-terminal communications")

[J.22] J. Gambini, O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini, "Packet-wise vertical handover for

unlicensed multi-standard spectrum access with cognitive radios", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun.,

vol. 7, no. 12, pp. 5172-5176, Dec. 2008.

[J.23] I. Stanojev, O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and T. Yu, "Energy efficiency of non-collaborative and

collaborative Hybrid-ARQ protocols", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 326-335,

Jan. 2009.

[J.24] O. Simeone, “Source and channel coding for homogeneous sensor networks with partial

cooperation", IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1113-1117, March 2009.

[J.25] O. Simeone, O. Somekh. H. V. Poor and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Local base station cooperation

via finite-capacity links for the uplink of wireless networks", IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 55,

no. 1, pp. 190-204, Jan. 2009.

[J.26] P. Popovski and O. Simeone, “Wireless secrecy in cellular systems with infrastructure-aided

cooperation", IEEE Trans. Information Forensics and Security, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 242-256, June

2009.

[J.27] O. Somekh, O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness, A. M. Haimovich, S. Shamai (Shitz), “Cooperative

multi-cell zero-forcing beamforming in cellular downlink", IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol.

55, no. 7, pp. 3206-3219, July 2009.

[J.28] O. Simeone, D. Gündüz, H. V. Poor, A. J. Goldsmith, S. Shamai (Shitz), “Compound

multiple access channels with partial cooperation", IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 55, no. 6, pp.

2425-2441, June 2009.

[J.29] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, H. V. Poor and S. Shamai (Shitz), "Downlink multicell processing

with limited backhaul capacity," EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, special issue

on "Multiuser MIMO Transmission with Limited Feedback, Cooperation, and Coordination".

[J.30] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, H. V. Poor, and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Distributed MIMO systems for

nomadic applications over a symmetric interference channel,” IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 55,

no. 12, pp. 5558-5574, Dec. 2009.

[J.31] B. Niu, O. Simeone, O. Somekh and A. Haimovich, “Ergodic and Outage Performance of

Fading Broadcast Channels with 1-Bit Feedback,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technology, vol. 59, no. 3, pp.

1282-1293, Mar. 2010.

[J.32] I. Stanojev, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, Y. Bar-Ness and R. Pickholtz, “Cooperative ARQ

via auction-based spectrum leasing,” IEEE Trans. Commun, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 1843-1856, Jun.

2010.

[J.33] D. Gündüz, O. Simeone, A. J. Goldsmith, H. V. Poor, S. Shamai (Shitz), “Multiple

Multicasts with the Help of a Relay,” IEEE Trans. Inf. Theory, vol. 56, no. 12, pp. 6142-6158, Dec.

2010..

[J.34] D. Gesbert, S. Hanly, H. Huang, S. Shamai (Shitz), O. Simeone and W. Yu, “Multi-cell

MIMO cooperative networks: A new look at interference,” IEEE Journ. Selected Areas Commun.,

vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 1380-1408, Dec. 2010.

[J.35] O. Simeone, E. Erkip and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Robust Transmission and Interference

Management for Femtocells with Unreliable Network Access,” IEEE Journ. Selected Areas

Commun., vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 1469-1478, Dec. 2010.

[J.36] O. Sahin, O. Simeone and E. Erkip, “Interference Channel with an Out-of-Band

Relay,” IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 2746-2764, May 2011.

[J.37] O. Somekh, O. Simeone, H. V. Poor and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Cellular Systems with Non-

Regenerative Relaying and Cooperative Base Stations,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 9, no.

8, pp. 2654-2663, Aug. 2010.

[J.38] R. Di Taranto, P. Popovski, O. Simeone and H. Yomo, “Efficient Spectrum Leasing via

Randomized Silencing of Secondary Users,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 9, no. 12, pp.

3739-3749, Dec. 2010.

[J.39] O. Simeone, E. Erkip and S. Shamai (Shitz), “On codebook information for interference relay

channels with out-of-band relaying,” IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, special issue on interference

networks, vol. 57, no. 5, pp.2880-2888, May 2011

[J.40] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, E. Erkip, H. V. Poor and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Robust

Communication via Decentralized Processing with Unreliable Backhaul Links,” IEEE Trans.

Inform. Theory, vol. 57, no. 7, pp. 4187-4201, July 2011.

[J.41] D. Chiarotto, O. Simeone and M. Zorzi, “Spectrum Leasing via Cooperative Opportunistic

Routing Techniques,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 2960-2970, Sept. 2011.

[J.42] O. Sahin, O. Simeone and E. Erkip, “Gaussian Interference Channel aided by a Relay

with Out-of-band Reception and In-band Transmission,” IEEE Trans. Commun., IEEE

Trans. Commun., no. 99, pp.1-6, Sept. 2011.

[J.43] T. Elkourdi and O. Simeone, “Femtocell as a Relay: An Outage Analysis,” IEEE

Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 10, no. 12, pp. 4204-4213, Dec. 2011.

[J.44] T. Elkourdi and O. Simeone, “Spectrum Leasing via Cooperation with Multiple

Primary Users,” IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology. vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 820-825, Feb. 2012.

[J.45] F. Iannello, O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Medium Access Control Protocols for

Wireless Sensor Networks with Energy Harvesting,” IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 60, no. 5,

pp. 1381-1389, May 2012.

[J.46] S. Kaviani, O. Simeone, W. Krzymien and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Linear Precoding and

Equalization for Network MIMO with Partial Cooperation,” IEEE Trans. Vehicular

Technology, vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 20830-2096, Jun. 2012.

[J.47] N. Lee, O. Simeone and J. Kang, “The Effect of Imperfect Channel Knowledge on a

MIMO System with Interference,” IEEE Trans. Communications, vol. 60, no. 8, pp. 2221-

2229, Aug. 2012.

[J.48] Xi Liu, O. Simeone and E. Erkip, "Energy-Efficient Sensing and Communication of

Parallel Gaussian Sources," IEEE Trans. Communications , vol. 60, no. 12, pp. 3826-3835,

Dec. 2012.

[J.49] A. M. Fouladgar and O. Simeone, “On the Transfer of Information and Energy in

Multi-User Systems,” IEEE Commun. Letters, vol. 16, no. 11, pp. 1733-1736, Nov. 2012.

[J.50] B. Ahmadi, R. Tandon, O. Simeone and H. V. Poor, “Heegard-Berger and Cascade

Source Coding Problems with Common Reconstruction Constraints,” IEEE Trans. Inform.

Theory, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 1458,1474, Mar. 2013.

[J.51] S.-H. Park, O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Robust and Efficient

Distributed Compression for Cloud Radio Access Networks,” IEEE Trans. Veh.

Technology, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 692,703, Feb. 2013.

[J.52] N. Michelusi, P. Popovski, O. Simeone, M. Levorato and M. Zorzi, “Cognitive

Access Policies under a Primary ARQ process via Forward-Backward Interference

Cancellation,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 31, no. 11, pp.

2374,2386, Nov. 2013.

[J.53] K. Bakanoglu, E. Erkip, O. Simeone and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Relay Channel with

Orthogonal Components and Structured Interference Known at the Source,” IEEE Trans.

Commun., vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 1277-1289, Apr. 13.

[J.54] T. Elkourdi and O. Simeone, "Spectrum Leasing via Cooperative Interference

Forwarding," IEEE Trans. Veh. Technology, vol. 62, no. 3, pp. 1367-1372, Mar. 2013.

[J.55] P. Castiglione, O. Simeone, E. Erkip, and T. Zemen, "Energy Management Policies

for Energy-Neutral Source-Channel Coding," IEEE Trans. Communications, vol. 60, no. 9,

pp. 2668-2678, Sep. 2012.

[J.56] P. Popovski, A. M. Fouladgar and O. Simeone, “Interactive Joint Transfer of Energy

and Information,” IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 2086- 2097, May 2013.

[J.57] S.-H. Park, O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Joint Decompression and

Decoding for Cloud Radio Access Networks,” IEEE Signal Proc. Letters, vol. 20, no. 5, pp.

503-506, May 2013.

[J.58] F. Iannello and O. Simeone, “On the Optimal Scheduling of Independent, Symmetric

and Time-Sensitive Tasks,” IEEE Trans. Aut. Control, vol. 58, no. 9, pp. 2421-2425, Sept.

2013.

[J.59] O. Simeone and H. Permuter, “Source Coding When the Side Information May Be

Delayed,” IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 3607-3618, Jun. 2013.

[J.60] A. M. Fouladgar and O. Simeone, “Information and Energy Flows in Graphical

Networks with Energy Transfer and Reuse,” IEEE Wireless Commun. Letters, vol. 2, no. 4,

pp. 371-374, Aug. 2013.

[J.61] B. Ahmadi and O. Simeone, “Two-way Communication with Adaptive Data

Acquisition,” to appear in Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies.

[J.62] B. Ahmadi and O. Simeone, “Distributed and Cascade Lossy Source Coding with a

Side Information "Vending Machine",” IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 59, no. 10, pp.

6807-6819, Oct. 2013.

[J.63] S.-H. Park, O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Robust Layered

Transmission and Compression for Distributed Uplink Reception in Cloud Radio Access

Networks,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technology, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 204-216, Jan. 2014.

[J.64] S.-H. Park, O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Multi-Layer Transmission

and Hybrid Relaying for Relay Channels with Multiple Out-of-Band Relays," to appear in

Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies.

[J.65] Xi Liu, O. Simeone and E. Erkip, “Lossy Computing of Correlated Sources with

Fractional Sampling,” IEEE Trans. Communications, vol. 61, no. 9, pp. 3685-3696, Sept.

2013.

[J.66] M. Li, O. Simeone and A. Yener, “Degraded Broadcast Diamond Channels with

Non-Causal State Information at the Source,” IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 59, no. 12,

pp. 8210-8223, Dec. 2013.

[J.67] R. Karasik, O. Simeone and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Robust Uplink Communications over

Fading Channels with Variable Backhaul Connectivity,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun.,

vol. 12, no. 11, pp. 5788-5799, Nov. 2013.

[J.68] S.-H. Park, O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Joint Precoding and Multivariate

Backhaul Compression for the Downlink of Cloud Radio Access Networks,” IEEE Trans. Signal

Processing, vol. 61, no. 22, pp.5646-5658, Nov. 2013.

[J.69] M. Li, O. Simeone, and A. Yener, “Multiple access channels with states causally

known at transmitters,,” IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 1394-1404, Mar.

2013.

[J.70] C. Tapparello, O. Simeone and M. Rossi, “Dynamic Compression-Transmission for

Energy-Harvesting Multihop Networks with Correlated Sources,” IEEE/ACM Trans.

Networking, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 1729-1741, Dec. 2014.

[J.71] J. Kang, O. Simeone, J. Kang and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Joint Signal and Channel State

Information Compression for the Backhaul of Uplink Network MIMO Systems,” IEEE

Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 1555,1567, Mar. 2014.

[J.72] A. Fouladgar, O. Simeone, and E. Erkip, “Constrained Codes for Joint Energy and

Information Transfer,” IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 62, no. 6, pp. 2121-2131, Jun. 2014.

[J.73] S. Jeong, O. Simeone, A. Haimovich, and J. Kang, “Beamforming Design for Joint

Localization and Data Transmission in Distributed Antenna System,” IEEE Trans. Veh.

Techn., vol. 64, no. 1, pp.62-76, Jan. 2015.

[J.74] S.-H. Park, O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Inter-Cluster Design of

Precoding and Fronthaul Compression for Cloud Radio Access Networks,” IEEE Wireless

Commun. Letters, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 369-372, Aug. 2014.

[J.75] O. Simeone, E. Erkip and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Full-Duplex Cloud Radio Access

Networks: An Information-Theoretic Viewpoint,” IEEE Wireless Commun. Letters, vol. 3,

no. 4, pp. 413-416, Aug. 2014.

[J.76] Y. Liu, O. Simeone, A. Haimovich and W. Su, "Modulation classification via Gibbs

sampling based on a latent Dirichlet Bayesian network," IEEE Signal Proc. Letters, vol. 21,

no. 9, pp. 1135-1139, Sep. 2014.

[J.77] B. Ahmadi, O. Simeone, C. Choudhuri and U. Mitra, “Cascade Source Coding with

a Side Information “Vending Machine”,” IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 60, no. 11, pp.

6888-6901, Nov. 2014.

[J.78] B. Ahmadi, H. Asnani, O. Simeone and H. Permuter, “Information embedding on

actions,” IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory, vol. 60, no. 11, pp. 6902-6916, Nov. 2014.

[J.79] A. M. Fouladgar, O. Simeone, S.-H. Park, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Signal

and Interference Alignment via Message Passing for MIMO Interference Channels,” Trans.

Emerging Tel. Tech., doi: 10.1002/ett.2907, Nov. 2014.

[J.80] S. Khalili, O. Simeone and A. Haimovich, “Cloud Radio-Multistatic Radar: Joint

Optimization of Code Vector and Backhaul Quantization” IEEE Signal Processing Letters,

vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 494-498, Apr. 2015.

[J.81] S. Ulukus, A. Yener, E. Erkip, O. Simeone, M. Zorzi, P. Grover, and K. Huang,

“Energy Harvesting Wireless Communications: A Review of Recent Advances,” to appear

in IEEE Journ. Sel. Areas Commun.

[J.82] P. Popovski, O. Simeone, J. J. Nielsen and C. Stefanovic, “Interference Spins:

Scheduling of Multiple Interfering Two-Way Wireless Links,” to appear in IEEE Commun.

Letters.

3.1.5. Conference proceedings

[C.1] O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Multi-slot estimation of space-time channels”, IEEE

International Conference on Communications (ICC 2002), New York City, April 28-May 2, 2002.

[C.2] M. Nicoli, O. Simeone, and U. Spagnolini, “A multi-slot method to estimate the fast-varying

channels in TD-CDMA systems”, XI European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO 2002),

Toulouse, September 3-6, 2002.

[C.3] M. Aldrovrandi, M. Nicoli, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Subspace tracking methods for

channel estimation in TD-SCDMA systems”, European Conference on Wireless Technology

(ECWT 2002), Milan, September 26-27, 2002.

[C.4] O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness, U. Spagnolini, “Subspace based methods for channel estimation in

OFDM systems”, European Conference on Wireless Technology (ECWT 2002), Milan, September

26-27, 2002.

[C.5] O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Lower bounds on the channel estimation error for fast-varying

frequency-selective Rayleigh MIMO channels”, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics,

Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP '03), vol. 5, pp. 69-72, April 6-10, 2003.

[C.6] M. Nicoli, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Multi-slot estimation of fast-varying space-time

communication channels”, COST 273 6th Meeting of the Management Committee, Document

number TD(03)042, 12 pages, Barcelona, 15-17 Jan. 2003.

[C.7] O. Simeone, M. Nicoli, U. Spagnolini, “Subspace tracking for uplink/downlink array

processing in CDMA systems”, IEEE Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM 2003), vol. 2,

pp. 824-828, san Francisco, Dec. 1-5, 2003.

[C.8] O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Lower bound on the channel estimation MSE for fast-varying

block-fading Rayleigh MIMO channels,” COST 273 7th Meeting of the Management Committee,

Document TD(03)084, 8 pages, Paris, May 22-23, 2003.

[C.9] O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, Y. Bar-Ness, “Linear and non-linear precoding/decoding for

MIMO systems using the fading correlation at the transmitter”, IEEE Signal Processing Advances

on Wireless Communications (IEEE SPAWC 2003), Rome, June 15-18, 2003.

[C.10] M. Cicerone , O. Simeone, N. Geng , U. Spagnolini, “Modal analysis/filtering to estimate

time-varying MIMO-OFDM channels, ITG Workshop on Smart Antennas (WSA), March 18-19,

Munich, 2004.

[C.11] O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “HChannel estimation for block-fading frequency-selective

Rayleigh MIMO channels: performance limitsH”, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, May 17-

19, Milan, 2004.

[C.12] O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Adaptive pilot pattern for OFDM systems”, IEEE International

Conference on Communications, June 20-24, Paris, 2004.

[C.13] G. Primolevo, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Effects of imperfect channel state information on

the capacity of broadcast OSDMA-MIMO systems”, IEEE Signal Processing Advances on wireless

communications, July 11-14, Lisbon, 2004.

[C.14] G. Primolevo, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Channel aware scheduling for broadcast MIMO

systems with orthogonal linear precoding and fairness constraints”, IEEE International Conference

on Communications, May 17-20, Korea, 2005.

[C.15] S. Savazzi, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Optimal design of linear arrays in a TDMA cellular

system with Gaussian interference”, IEEE Signal Processing Advances on wireless

communications, June 5-8, New York City, 2005.

[C.16] R. Bosisio, G. Primolevo, O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Fair scheduling and orthogonal

linear precoding/decoding in broadcast MIMO systems” (invited), IEEE International Symposium

on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, Sept. 11-14, Berlin, 2005.

[C.17] J. Diaz, O. Simeone, O. Somekh and Y. Bar-Ness, “Scaling law of the sum-rate for

multiantenna broadcast channels with deterministic or selective binary feedback”, to appear in Proc.

IEEE Information Theory Workshop, 2006.

[C.18] I. Stanojev, O. Simeone and Y. Bar-Ness, “Performance analysis of collaborative H-ARQ

over fading channels”, in Proc. IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, 2006.

[C.19] O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Capacity region of wireless ad hoc networks using

opportunistic collaborative communications”, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on

Communications, 2006.

[C.20] M. Nicoli, L. Sampietro, C. Santacesaria, S. Savazzi, O. Simeone and Umberto Spagnolini,

“'Throughput optimization for non-uniform linear antenna arrays in multicell WiMAX systems'”, in

Proc. International ITG - IEEE Workshop on Smart Antennas, 2006.

[C.21] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini “Information theoretic analysis of

multicell decoding and Amplify-and-Forward cooperation between mobiles for TDMA cellular

systems”, in Proc. Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, 2006.

[C.22] N. Varanese, O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini, “A power allocation strategy for

multi-antenna amplify-and-forward fading relay channels”, in Proc. Conference on Information

Sciences and Systems, 2006.

[C.23] O. Somekh, O. Simeone, A. Haimovich and Y. Bar-Ness, "Sum-Rate Analysis of General

OFDM Downlink Channels with 1-bit Feedback per Sub-Carrier”, in Proc. Conference on

Information Sciences and Systems, 2006.

[C.24] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini, “Throughput of low power cellular

systems with collaboration at base stations and mobiles”, MSRI Workshop on Mathematics of

Relaying and Cooperation in Communication Networks, 2006.

[C.25] I. Stanojev, O. Simeone and Y. Bar-Ness, “Performance Analysis of Collaborative Hybrid-

ARQ Incremental Redundancy Protocols over Fading Channels”, in Proc. IEEE Signal Processing

Advances on wireless communications, 2006.

[C.26] N. Varanese, O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini “Achievable rates of multi-hop

and cooperative MIMO Amplify-and-Forward relay systems with full CSI”, in Proc. IEEE Signal

Processing Advances on wireless communications, 2006.

[C.27] J. Diaz, O. Simeone and Y. Bar-Ness, "Sum-rate of MIMO broadcast channels with one bit

feedback", in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, 2006.

[C.28] M. Cremaschi, O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Distributed timing synchronization for

sensor networks with coupled discrete-time oscillators”, in Proc. International Workshop on

Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks 2006.

[C.29] J. Diaz, O. Simeone and Y. Bar-Ness, “How many bits of feedback is multiuser diversity

worth in MIMO downlink?”, in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Spread Spectrum

Techniques and Applications, 2006 (invited).

[C.30] G. Primolevo, O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Towards a joint optimization of scheduling

and beamforming in MIMO downlink”, in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Spread

Spectrum Techniques and Applications, 2006 (invited).

[C.31] M. Nicoli, M. Sala, O. Simeone, L. Sampietro and C. Santacesaria, “Adaptive array

processing for time-varying interference mitigation in IEEE 802.16 systems,” in Proc. IEEE

International Symposium on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, Sept. 2006.

[C.32] O. Somekh, O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and A. Haimovich, “Distributed multi-cell zero-

forcing beamforming in cellular downlink channels,” in Proc. IEEE Globecom, Nov. 2006.

[C.33] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini, “Low-SNR analysis of cellular

systems with cooperative base stations and mobiles,” in Proc. Asilomar Conference on Signals,

Systems and Computers, Nov. 2006.

[C.34] A. del Coso, O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and C. Ibars, “Outage Capacity of Two-Phase Space-

Time Coded Cooperative Multicasting,” in Proc. Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and

Computers, Nov. 2006.

[C.35] Bo Niu, O. Simeone, O. Somekh and A. Haimovich, “On the Sum-Rate of Broadcast

Channels with Outdated 1-Bit Feedback,” in Proc. Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and

Computers, Nov. 2006.

[C.36] O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini, “Stability analysis of the cognitive interference

channel,” in Proc. Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Nov. 2006.

[C.37] O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini, “Stable throughput of cognitive radios with

relaying capability," in Proc. Forty-Fourth Annual Allerton Conference on Communication,

Control, and Computing, Sept. 2006.

[C.38] A. del Coso, O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and C. Ibars, “Space-Time Coded Cooperative

Multicasting with Maximal Ratio Combining and Incremental Redundancy,” in Proc. IEEE ICC

2007, July 2007.

[C.39] I. Stanojev, O. Simeone and Y. Bar-Ness, “'On the Energy Efficiency of Hybrid-ARQ

Protocols,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2007, July 2007.

[C.40] I. Stanojev, O. Simeone and Y. Bar-Ness, “'Optimal design of a multi-antenna access point

with decentralized power control using game theory,” in Proc. IEEE DySPAN 2007, May 2007.

[C.41] O. Simeone and Y. Bar-Ness “Game-theoretic view on the interference channel with random

access," in Proc. IEEE DySPAN 2007, May 2007.

[C.42] O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Estimation of block-fading channels with reduced-rank

correlation matrix," in Proc. CISS 2007, March 2007.

[C.43] T. Betran, O. Simeone and Y. Bar-Ness, “Detecting Primary Transmitters via

Cooperation and Memory in Cognitive Radio," in Proc. CISS 2007, March 2007.

[C.44] O. Simeone, J. Gambini, U. Spagnolini and Y. Bar-Ness, “Cooperation and cognitive

radio,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2007, July 2007.

[C.45] O. Somekh, O. Simeone, V. Poor and S. Shamai, “Cellular systems with full-duplex

Amplify-and-Forward relaying and cooperative base stations,” in Proc. IEEE ISIT 2007, July 2007.

[C.46] J. Gambini, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini and Y. Bar-Ness, “Cooperative cognitive radios

with optimal primary detection and packet acceptance control,” in Proc. IEEE SPAWC 2007,

July 2007.

[C.47] O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini and Y. Bar-Ness, “On pulse-coupled discrete-time phase locked

loops for wireless networks,” in Proc. IEEE SPAWC 2007, July 2007 (BEST PAPER AWARD).

[C.48] A. Bosisio and O. Simeone, “Comparison between radiative transfer and ray tracing for

indoor propagation,” in Proc. IEEE ICEAA 2007, June 2007.

[C.49] S. Yoon, O. Somekh, O. Simeone and Y. Bar-Ness, “A comparison of opportunistic

transmission schemes with reduced channel information feedback in OFDMA downlink,” in IEEE

Proc. PIMRC 2007, Sept. 2007.

[C.50] O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini and Y. Bar-Ness, “'A resilient synchronization algorithm for

wireless ad hoc and sensor networks based on distributed discrete-time PLLs,” in Proc. IEEE

WRECOM 2007 (BEST PAPER AWARD).

[C.51] O. Somekh, O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and Wei Su, “'Detecting the number of transmit

antennas with unauthorized or cognitive receivers in MIMO systems,” in Proc. IEEE MILCOM

2007.

[C.52] J. Gambini, O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini, “Stability analysis of a cognitive

multiple access channel with primary QoS constraints,” in Proc. Asilomar Conference on Signals,

Systems and Computers, 2007.

[C.53] O. Simeone and G. Scutari, “Pulse-coupled distributed PLLs in heterogeneous wireless

networks,” in Proc. Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, 2007.

[C.54] Bo Niu, O. Simeone, O. Somekh, A. Haimovich, “Throughput of Two-Hop Wireless

Networks with Relay Cooperation,” in Proc. Forty-Fifth Annual Allerton Conference on

Communication, Control, and Computing, 2007.

[C.55] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, Y. Bar-Ness, H. V. Poor and S. Shamai, “Capacity of linear two-

hop mesh networks with rate splitting, decode-and-forward relaying and cooperation,” in Proc.

Forty-Fifth Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, 2007.

[C.56] S. Shamai, O. Somekh, O. Simeone, A. Sanderovich, B.M. Zaidel and H. V. Poor,

“Cooperative multi-cell networks: impact of limited-capacity backhaul and inter-users links,” in

Proc. Joint Workshop on Coding and Communications, Dürnstein, Austria, October 14 - 16, 2007.

[C.57] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, H. V. Poor and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Distributed MIMO in multi-

cell wireless systems via finite-capacity links,” in Proc. IEEE 3rd International Symposium on

Communications, Control and Signal Processing (ISCCSP 2008), March 12–14, 2008 (invited

paper).

[C.58] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, G. Kramer, S. Shamai (Shitz) and H. V. Poor, "Cellular systems

with multicell processing and conferencing links between mobile stations," in Proc. Information

Theory and Applications Workshop, Jan. 27- Feb. 1, San Diego, CA, 2008 (invited paper).

[C.59] S. Shamai (Shitz), O. Simeone, O. Somekh, and H. V. Poor, "Joint multi-cell

processing for downlink with limited-capacity backhaul," in Proc. Information Theory and

Applications Workshop, Jan. 27- Feb. 1, San Diego, CA, 2008 (invited paper).

[C.60] O. Somekh, O. Simeone, A. Sanderovich, B. M. Zaidel, H. V. Poor, and S. Shamai (Shitz)

“On the impact of limited-capacity backhaul and inter-users links in cooperative multicell

networks,” in Proc. CISS, 2008 (invited paper).

[C.61] O. Somekh, O. Simeone, B. M. Zaidel, H. V. Poor, and S. Shamai (Shitz), “On the spectrum

of large random Hermitian finite-band matrices,” in Proc. Information Theory and Applications

Workshop, Jan. 27- Feb. 1, San Diego, CA, 2008.

[C.62] J. Gambini, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, Y. Bar-Ness and Y. Kim, “Cognitive radio with

secondary packet-by-packet vertical handover,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2008.

[C.63] I. Stanojev, O. Simeone and Y. Bar-Ness, “Spectrum leasing via distributed cooperation in

cognitive radio,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2008.

[C.64] I. Stanojev, O. Simeone and Y. Bar-Ness, “On the optimal number of hops in linear wireless

ad hoc networks with hybrid ARQ,” in Proc. 6th Intl. Symposium on modeling and optimization in

mobile, ad hoc and wireless networks (WiOpt’08), 2008.

[C.65] P. Popovski and O. Simeone, “Wireless secrecy with infrastructure-aided cooperation,” in

Proc. IEEE Information Theory Workshop, May 5-9, Porto, Portugal, 2008.

[C.66] O. Somekh, O. Simeone, H. V. Poor, and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Cellular Systems with Full-

Duplex Compress-and-Forward Relaying and Cooperative Base-Stations',” in Proc. IEEE

International Symposium Inform. Theory (ISIT 2008), Toronto, Canada, July 6-11, 2008.

[C.67] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, H. V. Poor, and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Distributed MIMO systems

with oblivious antennas,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium Inform. Theory (ISIT 2008),

Toronto, Canada, July 6-11, 2008.

[C.68] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, H. V. Poor, and S. Shamai (Shitz), “"Enhancing uplink throughput

via local base station cooperation”, in Proc. Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and

Computers, Oct. 26-29, 2008 (invited paper).

[C.69] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, G. Kramer, H. V. Poor and S. Shamai (Shitz), ”Three-user

Gaussian multiple access channel with partially cooperating encoders,” in Proc. Asilomar

Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Oct. 26-29, 2008 (invited paper).

[C.70] N. Varanese, O. Simeone, Y. Bar-Ness and U. Spagnolini, “Distributed Frequency-Locked

Loops for wireless networks,” in Proc. ISSSTA 2008, Aug. 25-28, 2008, Bologna, Italy.

[C.71] J. Gambini, O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Cognitive relaying and opportunistic spectrum

sensing in unlicensed multiple access channels,” in Proc. ISSSTA 2008, Aug. 25-28, 2008,

Bologna, Italy.

[C.72] U. Spagnolini, N. Varanese, O. Simeone and Y. Bar-Ness, “Distributed digital locked loops

for time/frequency locking in packet-based wireless communication,” in Proc. IEEE PIMRC 2008,

Cannes, France, Sept. 15-18, 2008 (invited paper).

[C.73] S. Shamai (Shitz), O. Simeone, O. Somekh, A. Sanderovich, B. M. Zaidel, and H. V. Poor,

“Information-theoretic implications of constrained cooperation in simple cellular models,” in Proc.

IEEE PIMRC 2008, Cannes, France, Sept. 15-18, 2008 (invited paper).

[C.74] O. Simeone, “Exploiting partial cooperation for source and channel coding in sensor

networks,” in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM 2008), New

Orleans, LA, Nov. 30 – Dec. 4, 2008.

[C.75] O. Somekh, O. Simeone, H. V. Poor, S. Shamai (Shitz), “The two-tap input-erasure

Gaussian channel and its application to cellular communications,” in Proc. Allerton Conference on

Communication, Control, and Computing, Monticello, IL, Sept. 23 - 26, 2008 (invited paper).

[C.76] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, G. Kramer, H. V. Poor, S. Shamai (Shitz), “Uplink sum-rate

analysis of a multicell system with feedback,” in Proc. Allerton Conference on Communication,

Control, and Computing, Monticello, IL, Sept. 23 - 26, 2008.

[C.77] O. Simeone, D. Gündüz, A. Goldsmith, S. Shamai (Shitz), H. V. Poor, “Compound multiple

access channels with conferencing decoders,” in Proc. Allerton Conference on Communication,

Control, and Computing, Monticello, IL, Sept. 23 - 26, 2008.

[C.78] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, E. Erkip, S. Shamai (Shitz), H. V. Poor, “A broadcast approach to

robust communications over unreliable multi-relay networks,” in Proc. Information Theory and

Applications (ITA) Workshop, La Jolla, CA, Feb. 8 - 13, 2009.

[C.79] O. Sahin, E. Erkip and O. Simeone, “Interference channel with a relay: Models, relaying

strategies, bounds,” in Proc. Information Theory and Applications (ITA) Workshop, La Jolla, CA,

Feb. 8 - 13, 2009.

[C.80] F. Iannello and O. Simeone, “Throughput Analysis of Type-I HARQ Strategies in Two-Way

Relay Channels,” in Proc. Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Baltimore,

MA, Mar. 18-20, 2009.

[C.81] T. ElKourdi and O. Simeone, “Impact of Secondary MAC Cooperation on Spectrum Sharing

in Cognitive Radio Networks,” in Proc. Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS),

Baltimore, MA, Mar. 18-20, 2009.

[C.82] O. Simeone and A. Yener, “The cognitive multiple access wire-tap channel,” in Proc.

Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Baltimore, MA, Mar. 18-20, 2009.

[C.83] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, E. Erkip, S. Shamai (Shitz), H. V. Poor, “Multi-relay channel with

non-ergodic link failures,” in Proc. IEEE Information Theory Workshop on Networking and

Information Theory (ITW 2009), Volos, Greece, June 10-12. 2009.

[C.84] D. Gündüz, O. Simeone, H. V. Poor, A. J. Goldsmith and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Relaying

simultaneous multicast messages,” in Proc. IEEE Information Theory Workshop on Networking

and Information Theory (ITW 2009), Volos, Greece, June 10-12. 2009.

[C.85] D. Gündüz, O. Simeone, H. V. Poor, A. J. Goldsmith and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Relaying

simultaneous multicasts via structured codes,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on

Information Theory (ISIT 2009), Seoul, Korea, June - July 3, 2009.

[C.86] O. Sahin, O. Simeone and E. Erkip, “Interference channel aided by an infrastructure relay,”

in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2009), Seoul, Korea, June -

July 3, 2009.

[C.87] F. Iannello and O. Simeone, “On the throughput region of single and two-way multi-hop

fading networks with relay piggybacking,” in Proc. IEEE International Workshop on Signal

Processing Advances for Wireless Communications, Perugia, Italy, June 21- 24, 2009.

[C.88] I. Stanojev, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, R. Pickholtz and Y. Bar-Ness, “An auction-based

incentive mechanism for non-altruistic cooperative ARQ via spectrum-leasing, “in Proc. IEEE

GLOBECOM 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, Nov. 30-Dec. 4, 2009.

[C.89] M. Levorato, O. Simeone and U. Mitra, “Interference management via rate splitting and

HARQ over time-varying fading channels,” in Proc. ACM CoRoNet'09, Beijing, China, Sept. 21,

2009.

[C.90] O. Somekh, O. Simeone, H.V. Poor and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Throughput of cellular uplink

with dynamic user activity and cooperative base-stations',” in Proc. IEEE Information Theory

Workshop (ITW 2009), Taormina, Italy, Oct. 11-16, 2009.

[C.91] O. Simeone, O. Somekh, E. Erkip and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Robust communication against

femtocell access failures,” in Proc. IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW 2009), Taormina,

Italy, Oct. 11-16, 2009.

[C.92] M. Levorato, O. Simeone, U. Mitra and M. Zorzi, “Cooperation and coordination in

cognitive networks with packet retransmission,” in Proc. IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW

2009), Taormina, Italy, Oct. 11-16, 2009.

[C.93] O. Simeone, D. Gündüz and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Compound relay channel with informed

relay and destination,” in Proc. Forty-Seventh Annual Allerton Conference on Communication,

Control, and Computing, Monticello, IL, Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2009.

[C.94] O. Simeone, E. Erkip and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Oblivious Relaying

for Primitive Interference Relay Channels,” in Proc. 2010 International Zurich Seminar

on Communications. Zurich, Switzerland, March 3-5, 2010.

[C.95] O. Simeone, E. Erkip and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Achievable Rates for Multicell Systems with

Femtocells and Network MIMO,” in Proc. 2010 International Zurich Seminar

on Communications. Zurich, Switzerland, March 3-5, 2010.

[C.96] F. Iannello, O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Energy management policies for passive RFID

sensors with RF-energy harvesting,” in Proc. IEEE Intern. Conference on Commun. (ICC 2010),

Cape Town, South Africa, May 2010.

[C.97] T. El Kourdi and O. Simeone, “An information-theoretic view of spectrum leasing via

secondary Cooperation,” in Proc. IEEE Intern. Conference on Commun. (ICC 2010), Cape Town,

South Africa, May 2010.

[C.98] O. Simeone, E. Erkip and S. Shamai (Shitz), “On exploiting the interference structure for

reliable communications,” in Proc. 44th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems,

Princeton, NJ, USA, March 2010.

[C.99] O. Sahin, O. Simeone, and E. Erkip, “'Interference Channel with a Half-Duplex Out-of-Band

Relay,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2010), Austin, TX,

June 13-18, 2010.

[C.100] D. Gunduz and O. Simeone, “On the Capacity Region of a Multiple Access Channel with

Common Messages,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2010),

Austin, TX, June 13-18, 2010.

[C.101] F. Iannello, O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Dynamic Framed-ALOHA for Energy-

Constrained Wireless Sensor Networks with Energy Harvesting,” in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM

2010, Miami, FL, Dec. 6-10, 2010.

[C.102] D. Chiarotto, O. Simeone and M. Zorzi, “Throughput and Energy Efficiency of

Opportunistic Routing with type-I HARQ in Linear Multihop Networks,” in Proc. IEEE

GLOBECOM 2010, Miami, FL, Dec. 6-10, 2010.

[C.103] T. Elkourdi and O. Simeone, “Outage and Diversity-Multiplexing Trade-off

Analysis of Closed and Open-Access Femtocells,” in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM 2010, Miami, FL,

Dec. 6-10, 2010.

[C.104] P. Popovski and O. Simeone, “'Protocol Coding for Two-Way Communications with Half-

Duplex Constraints,” in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM 2010, Miami, FL, Dec. 6-10, 2010.

[C.105] D. Chiarotto, O. Simeone and M. Zorzi, “Spectrum Leasing via Cooperative Opportunistic

Routing,” in Proc. Asilomar Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Monterey,

CA, Nov. 7-10, 2010.

[C.106] N. Lee, C.-B. Chae, O. Simeone, J. Kang,, “On the Optimization of Two-way AF MIMO

Relay Channel with Beamforming,” in Proc. Asilomar Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems,

and Computers, Monterey, CA, Nov. 7-10, 2010.

[C.107] K. Lee, O. Simeone, C.-B. Chae and J. Kang, “Spectrum Leasing via Cooperation for

Enhanced Physical-Layer Secrecy,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications

(ICC2011), June 5-9, 2011, Kyoto Japan.

[C.108] M. Rossi, A. M. Tulino, O. Simeone and A. M. Haimovich, “Non-convex utility

maximization in Gaussian MISO broadcast and interference channels,” in Proc. International

Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2011), May 22-27, 2011, Prague,

Czech Republic.

[C.109] N. Michelusi, O. Simeone, M. Levorato, P. Popovski and M. Zorzi, “Optimal Cognitive

Transmission Exploiting Redundancy in the Primary ARQ process,” in Proc. Information Theory

and Applications Workshop, Feb. 6- Feb. 11, San Diego, CA, 2011.

[C.110] M. Li, O. Simeone and A. Yener, “Message and State Cooperation in a Relay Channel

When the Relay Has Strictly Causal State Information,” in Proc. Information Theory and

Applications Workshop, Feb. 6- Feb. 11, San Diego, CA, 2011.

[C.111] P. Castiglione, O. Simeone, E. Erkip and T. Zemen, “Energy-Neutral Source-Channel

Coding in Energy-Harvesting Wireless Sensors,” in Proc. IEEE WiOpt’11, May 9-13, Princeton,

NJ, 2011.

[C.112] M. Li, O. Simeone and A. Yener, “Leveraging Strictly Causal State Information at the

Encoders for Multiple Access Channels,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Information

Theory (ISIT 2011), July 31-Aug. 5, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2011.

[C.113] B. Ahmadi and O. Simeone, “Robust Coding for Lossy Computing with

Receiver-Side Observation Costs,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory

(ISIT 2011), July 31-Aug. 5, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 2011.

[C.114] H. Agirman-Tosun, A.M. Haimovich, O. Simeone, Wei Su, J. Dabin and E. Kanterakis,,

“Modulation Classification of MIMO-OFDM Signals by Independent Component Analysis and

Support Vector Machines,” in Proc. Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers,

Monterey, CA, Nov. 6-9, 2011.

[C.115] K. Bakanoglu, E. Erkip and O. Simeone, “Half-Duplex Gaussian Diamond Relay Channel

with Interference Known at One Relay,” in Proc. Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and

Computers, Monterey, CA, Nov. 6-9, 2011.

[C.116] C. Tapparello, D. Chiarotto, M. Rossi, O. Simeone and M. Zorzi,, “Spectrum Leasing via

Cooperative Opportunistic Routing in Distributed Ad Hoc Networks: Optimal and Heuristic

Policies,” in Proc. Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Monterey, CA, Nov.

6-9, 2011.

[C.117] S. Kaviani, O. Simeone, W. Krzymien and S. Shamai (Shits), “Linear MMSE Precoding

and Equalization for Network MIMO with Partial Cooperation,” in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM 2011,

Dec. 5-9, Houston, TX, 2011.

[C.118] N. Michelusi, P. Popovski, M. Levorato, O. Simeone and M. Zorzi, “Cognitive

Transmissions under a Primary ARQ process via Backward Interference Cancellation,” in Proc.

Forty-Ninth Annual Allerton Conference, Monticello, IL, Sept. 28-30, 2011.

[C.119] P. Castiglione, O. Simeone, E. Erkip and T. Zemen, “Energy-Neutral Source-Channel

Coding for Cyber-Physical Systems,” in Proc. IEEE CAMSAP 2011, Dec. 13-16, San Juan, Puerto

Rico.

[C.120] F. Iannello, O. Simeone and U. Spagnolini, “Optimality of Myopic Scheduling and Whittle

Indexability for Energy Harvesting Sensors,” in Proc. Conference on Information Sciences and

Systems (CISS 2012), Mar 21-23, Princeton, NJ.

[C.121] K. Bakanoglu, E. Erkip, O. Simeone and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Relaying under structured

interference,” in Proc. Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS 2012), Mar 21-23,

Princeton, NJ.

[C.122] F. Iannello, O. Simeone, P. Popovski and U. Spagnolini, “Energy Group-Based

Dynamic Framed ALOHA for Wireless Networks with Energy Harvesting,” in Proc.

Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS 2012), Mar 21-23, Princeton, NJ.

[C.123] B. Ahmadi, R. Tandon, O. Simeone and H. V. Poor, “On the Heegard-Berger Problem with

Common Reconstruction Constraints," in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Information

Theory (ISIT 2012), Cambridge, MA, USA, July 1-6, 2012.

[C.124] O. Simeone and H. Permuter, “Source Coding With Delayed Side Information,” in Proc.

IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2012), Cambridge, MA, USA, July 1-

6, 2012.

[C.125] X. Li, O. Simeone and E. Erkip, “Energy-Efficient Sensing and Communication of Parallel

Gaussian Sources,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT

2012), Cambridge, MA, USA, July 1-6, 2012.

[C.126] B. Ahmadi and O. Simeone, “Distributed and Cascade Lossy Source Coding with a Side

Information "Vending Machine",” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory

(ISIT 2012), Cambridge, MA, USA, July 1-6, 2012.

[C.127] R. Tandon, B. Ahmadi, O. Simeone and H. V. Poor, “Gaussian Multiple Descriptions with

Common and Constrained Reconstruction Constraints,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on

Information Theory (ISIT 2012), Cambridge, MA, USA, July 1-6, 2012.

[C.128] P. Popovski and O. Simeone, “Two-Way Communication with Energy Exchange,” in Proc.

IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW 2012), Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept. 3-7, 2012.

[C.129] B. Ahmadi and O. Simeone, “On Channels with Action-Dependent States,” in Proc. IEEE

Information Theory Workshop (ITW 2012), Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept. 3-7, 2012.

[C.130] B. Ahmadi, O. Simeone, C. Choudhuri and U. Mitra, “On Cascade Source Coding with A

Side Information "Vending Machine,” in Proc. IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW 2012),

Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept. 3-7, 2012.

[C.131] X. Liu, O. Simeone and E. Erkip, “Lossy Computing of Correlated Sources with Fractional

Sampling,” in Proc. IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW 2012), Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept.

3-7, 2012.

[C.132] S.-H. Park, O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Robust Distributed Compression

for Cloud Radio Access Networks,” in Proc. IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW 2012),

Lausanne, Switzerland, Sept. 3-7, 2012.

[C.133] S.-H. Park, O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Joint Base Station Selection and

Distributed Compression for Cloud Radio Access Networks,” in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM 2012,

Multicell Cooperation Workshop, Anaheim, CA, Dec. 2012.

[C.134] M. Li, O. Simeone and A. Yener, “The State-Dependent Degraded Broadcast Diamond

Channel,” in Proc. Australian Communications Theory Workshop, Adelaide, Australia, Jan. 2013.

[C.135] B. Ahmadi, H. Asnani, O. Simeone and H. Permuter, “Information Embedding on

Actions,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2013), Istanbul,

Turkey, July 7-12, 2013.

[C.136] B. Ahmadi and O. Simeone, “Two-Way Communication with Adaptive Data Acquisition,”

in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2013), Istanbul, Turkey, July

7-12, 2013.

[C.137] K. F. Trillingsgaard, O. Simeone, P. Popovski and T. Larsen, “Blahut-Arimoto Algorithm

and Code Design for Action-Dependent Source Coding Problems,” in Proc. IEEE International

Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2013), Istanbul, Turkey, July 7-12, 2013.

[C.138] R. Karasik, O. Simeone and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Robust Uplink Communications over

Fading Channels with Variable Backhaul Connectivity,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on

Information Theory (ISIT 2013), Istanbul, Turkey, July 7-12, 2013.

[C.139] O. Simeone, “Source Coding with in-Block Memory and Controllable Causal Side

Information,” in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2013), Istanbul,

Turkey, July 7-12, 2013.

[C.140] S.-H. Park, O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Delay-Tolerant Robust

Communication on an Out-of-Band Relay Channel with Fading Side Information,” in Proc. IEEE

PIMRC 2013, London, Sept. 8-11, 2013.

[C.141] S.-H. Park, O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Multi-Layer Hybrid-ARQ for an

Out-of-Band Relay Channel,” in Proc. IEEE PIMRC 2013, London, Sept. 8-11, 2013.

[C.142] S. Jeong, O. Simeone, A. Haimovich, J. Kang, “Beamforming Design for Joint Localization

and Data Transmission in Distributed Antenna Systems,” in Proc. IEEE GlobalSIP 2013, Austin,

TX, Dec. 3-5, 2013.

[C.143] J. Kang, O. Simeone, J. Kang, S. Shamai (Shitz), “Joint Signal and Channel State

Information Compression for Uplink Network MIMO Systems,” in Proc. IEEE GlobalSIP 2013,

Austin, TX, Dec. 3-5, 2013.

[C.144] S.-H. Park, O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “On remote radio head selection

for the downlink of backhaul constrained network MIMO systems,” in Proc. Conference on

Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, NJ, March 19-21, 2014.

[C.145] S.-H. Park, O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Performance Evaluation of

Multiterminal Backhaul Compression for Cloud Radio Access Networks,” in Proc. Conference on

Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, NJ, March 19-21, 2014.

[C.146] A. Fouladgar, O. Simeone and E. Erkip, “Constrained Codes for Joint Energy and

Information Transfer with Receiver Energy Utilization Requirements,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Symp.

Inform. Theory (ISIT 2014), Honolulu, HI, Jun. 29-Jul. 4, 2014.

[C.147] S.-H. Park, O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Multihop Backhaul Compression

for the Uplink of Cloud Radio Access Networks,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Symp. Inform. Theory (ISIT

2014), Honolulu, HI, Jun. 29-Jul. 4, 2014.

[C.148] S.-H. Park, O. Simeone, O. Sahin and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Multivariate Backhaul

Compression for the Downlink of Cloud Radio Access Networks,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Symp.

Inform. Theory (ISIT 2014), Honolulu, HI, Jun. 29-Jul. 4, 2014.

[C.149] A. Fouladgar, O. Simeone, O. Sahin, P. Popovski, and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Joint

Interference Alignment and Bi-Directional Scheduling for MIMO Two-Way Multi-Link Networks,”

in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Commun. (ICC 2015), London, UK, Jun. 8-12, 2015.

[C.150] Y. Liu, O. Simeone, A. Haimovich and W. Su, “Modulation Classification for MIMO-

OFDM Signals via Gibbs Sampling”, in Proc. CISS 2015, Baltimore, USA, Mar. 18-20, 2015.

[C.151] S. Jeong, O. Simeone, A. Haimovich and J. Kang, “Optimization of Multistatic Cloud

Radar with Multiple-Access Wireless Backhaul", in Proc. IEEE International Radar Conference,

Arlington, USA, May 11-15, 2015.

[C.152] J. Kang, O. Simeone, J. Kang and S. Shamai (Shitz), “Joint Precoding and Fronthaul

Optimization for C-RANs in Ergodic Fading Channels", in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Commun. (ICC

2015), Workshop on Cloud-Processing in Heterogeneous Mobile Communication Networks

(IWCPM), London, UK, Jun. 8-12, 2015.

3.1.6. International patents

[P.1] Dong-Ho Kim, Yung-Soo Kim, Yeheskel Bar-Ness, Igor Stanojev, Osvaldo Simeone,

“Apparatus and method for collaborative hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) in broadband

wireless communication using relay station”, Patent number: 8238812.

[P.2] Dong-Ho Kim, Yung-Soo Kim, Yeheskel Bar-Ness, Igor Stanojev, Osvaldo Simeone,

“Apparatus and method for cooperative transmission in multi-antenna relay wireless communication

system”, Patent number: 8195089.

[P.3] Yeheskel Bar-Ness, Osvaldo Simeone, “Method and system for stable throughput of cognitive

radio”, Patent number: 8144723.

[P.4] Alexander M. Haimovich, Osvaldo Simeone, Bo Niu, Oren S. Somekh, “Sum rate of

broadcast channels with outdated 1-bit feedback,” Patent number: 8112095.

[P.5] Yeheskel Bar-Ness, Osvaldo Simeone, Igor Stanojevm “Method and system for decentralized

power control of a multi-antenna access point using game theory,” Patent number: 8014809.

[P.6] Monica Nicoli, Luigi Sampietro, Claudio Santacesaria, Osvaldo Simeone, Umberto

Spagnolini, “Method to improve channel estimate in broadband SIMO/MIMO cellular radio

networks during abrupt interference variations”, Patent number: 7756007.

3.1.7. Other publications

[O.1] Review of the book “Intuitive probability and random process using MATLAB” by Steven

Kay”, IEEE Control Systems Magazine, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 100-105, June 2007.

3.2. Research contracts and grants

“Communication Technologies for Train Coupling”, CSR Zhuzhou Institute Co. Ltd., 2013-

2014, Co-PI (PI: Prof. M. Zhou, NJIT and Co-PI: Prof. A. Haimovich, NJIT).

“Modulation Recognition Algorithms IAW”, US Army/Aspen Consulting, 2013, Co-PI (PI:

Prof. A. Haimovich, NJIT).

“TINCOIN”, Vienna Science and Technology Fund, 2013-2016, Co-PI (PI: Prof. G. Matz, TU

Wien),

“Robust interference management”, InterDigital, 2013-2014, PI.

“Delay-Tolerant Robust Coding for Green Networking,” InterDigital, 2012-2013, PI.

"Distributed Spectrum Leasing via Cross-Layer Cooperation", US NSF, CCF-0914899, 2009-2012,

PI (co-PI: Prof. E. Ekici, Ohio State University).

“Delay-Tolerant Robust Coding for Green Networking,” 2011-2012, InterDigital, PI.

REU supplement for the NSF grant no. CCF-0914899, 2012.

“Techniques for Detection of MIMO-OFDM Signal – subtask 1”, US Army through CACI, 2010-

2011, Co-PI (PI: Prof. A. Haimovich, NJIT).

“Techniques for Detection of MIMO-OFDM Signal – subtask 2”, US Army through CACI, 2010-

2011, Co-PI (PI: Prof. A. Haimovich, NJIT).

4. AWARDS

Finalist for the ISSNAF (Italian Scientists and Scholars of North America Foundation) awards

2012.

Best paper award of the IEEE Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications

conference, June 17-20, 2007, Helsinki, Finland (“On pulse-coupled discrete-time phase

locked loops for wireless networks”) .

Best paper award of the IEEE IEEE Conference on Wireless Rural and Emergency

Communications, Oct. 1-2, 2007, Rome, Italy (“A resilient synchronization algorithm for

wireless ad hoc and sensor networks based on distributed discrete-time PLLs”).

4B5. TEACHING ACTIVITY

5.1. Courses

5.1.1 Courses taught in part (as teaching assistant, 40 hours):

Statistical signal processing, prof. Umberto Spagnolini, Politecnico di Milano, 2003-2004.

Communication systems, prof. Umberto Spagnolini, Politecnico di Milano, 2003-2004 and

2004-2005.

5.1.2 Courses taught:

Communications systems I (ECE 481), undergraduate course, NJIT.

Random signal analysis I (ECE 673), graduate course, NJIT.

Information theory (ECE 776), graduate course, NJIT.

Optimization for wireless networks (ECE 788, ECE 744), graduate course, NJIT.

Digital communications (ECE 755), graduate course, NJIT.

Network Information Theory (ECE 788), graduate course, NJIT.

Circuits and Systems (ECE 232), undergraduate course, NJIT.

An Introduction to Quantum Communication Systems (ECE 788), graduate course, NJIT.

Probabilistic Graphical Models (ECE 788), graduate course, NJIT.

5.2. PhD Students

Current

S. Khalili (co-advised with A. Haimovich)

Y. Liu (co-advised with A. Haimovich)

F. Mokhtarinezhad (co-advised with J. Kliewer)

Najdi

Former

T. Elkourdi, Spectrum Leasing via Cooperation

F. Iannello, Energy-Harvesting Wireless Networks

B. Ahmadi, Adaptive Data Acquisition in Resource-Constrained Networks

M. Fouladgar, Joint Transfer of Energy and Information in Wireless Communication Systems

5.2. PostDocs

S.-H. Park

T. Elkourdi

5.3. Visitors

Wonju Lee (KAIST, South Korea)

Cheolkyu Shin (KAIST, South Korea)

Eunhye Heo (KAIST, South Korea)

Jinkyu Kang (KAIST, South Korea)

Seongah Jeong (KAIST, South Korea)

K. Fløe Trillingsgaard (Aalborg Univ., Denmark)

Namjeong Lee (KAIST, South Korea)

Keonkook Lee (KAIST, South Korea)

Davide Chiarotto (Univ. of Padova, Italy)

Rocco Di Taranto (Aalborg Univ, Denmark)

Paolo Castiglione (FTW, Vienna, Austria)

Cristiano Tapparello, (University of Padova, Italy)

5.4. Professional courses

“Long-term radio technologies and all-IP”, in collaboration with Prof. U. Spagnolini, Vodafone,

Italy, June 2007.

5B6. EDITORIAL WORK

Associate editor of IEEE Trans. Inform. Theory (June 2013-)

Associate editor of IEEE Trans. Commun. (June 2010-June 2013)

Associate editor of IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun. (June 2007-June 2010).

Guest Editor for special issue “Distributed processing for wireless networks” on Journal of

Communications and Networks, 2009.

Guest Editor for special issue “Signal Processing-Assisted Protocols and Algorithms for Cooperating

Objects and Wireless Sensor Networks” on Eurasip Journal on Wireless Communications and

Networking, 2010.

Guest Editor for special issue “Wireless Communications Powered by Energy Harvesting and

Wireless Energy Transfer”, IEEE JSAC, 2015.