Publications
Interviews/Press/Selected Talks
[IPST9] Inclusion in the list of the "100 Brilliant and Inspiring Women in 6G" of 2024, by Women in 6G, Feb. 2024.
[IPST8] A. Mesodiakaki, M. Gramaglia, A. Gavras, B. Masood Khorsandi, “6G Architecture Landscape - European View”, panel session, IEEE Globecom 2022, Dec. 2022.
[IPST7] A. Mesodiakaki, “Beyond 5G and 6G networks: What should we expect?”, Amdocs offsite event, Oct. 2022.
[IPST6] Speaker in TEDxAUTH event, “When you seize every opportunity that life offers: My personal path towards 6G”. The speech can be found here (5:59:00), Αpr. 2022.
[IPST5] Regional Newspaper "Makedonia", "Η μεγαλύτερη ταχύτητα 5G παγκοσμίως πάει από το ΑΠΘ στο γήπεδο του ΠΑΟΚ", Oct. 2021.
[IPST4] Invited talk entitled "Women's role in Engineering and Technology", organized by IEEE Women in Engineering AF IHU Thessaloniki, Mar. 2021.
[IPST3] Appeared on the Greek National Show "O3" at ET3, available in Greek, Mar. 2021.
[IPST2] Interviewed by Greek newspaper "Το ΒΗΜΑ", entitled “Τώρα αναπτύσσουμε το 6G”, available in Greek. The whole interview can be found here, Feb. 2021.
[IPST1] Interviewed by Greek Women in STEM entitled “5G Networks Explained. Why are they better than we think?”, available in English, and in Greek as well as at Greek press (in Greek), Apr. 2020.
PhD Thesis
[PhD] A. Mesodiakaki, "Exploiting cognition for energy and spectrum efficient wireless networks", Advisors: L. Alonso, C. Verikoukis, Technical University of Catalonia, Sep. 2015.
Book Chapters
[BC6] "A. Mesodiakaki, A. Rahman et al., “Towards Sustainable Networks” in Towards Sustainable and Trustworthy 6G: Challenges, Enablers, and Architectural Design. Edited by Ömer Bulakçı, Xi Li, Marco Gramaglia, Anastasius Gavras, Mikko Uusitalo, Patrik Rugeland and Mauro Boldi. pp. 233–269, Now Publishers, 2023, DOI: 10.1561/9781638282396.ch6.A.
[BC5] Eleni Theodoropoulou, Ioanna Mesogiti, Fotini Setaki, Konstantinos Filis, George Lyberopoulos, Agapi Mesodiakaki, Marios Gatzianas, Christos Vagionas, George Kalfas, Mauro Agus, and Annachiara Pagano, “Top Challenges in 5G Densification”, AIAI 2021 IFIP WG 12.5 International Workshops, Springer, pp. 118-127, Jun. 2021.
[BC4] C. Mitsolidou, C. Vagionas, A. Mesodiakaki, P. Maniotis, G. Kalfas, C.G. H. Roeloffzen, P. W. L. van Dijk, R. M. Oldenbeuving, A. Miliou, and N. Pleros, “Chapter 43: Analog IFoF/mmWave 5G Optical Fronthaul Architecture for Hot-Spots using Multi-Channel OFDM-based WDM signals”, Optical Network Design and Modeling 2019, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, vol. 11616, Feb. 2020.
[BC3] A. Mesodiakaki, P. Maniotis, G. Kalfas, C. Vagionas, J. Vardakas, E. Kartsakli, A. Antonopoulos, E. Datsika, C. Verikoukis, and N. Pleros, “Chapter 36: A Gated Service MAC Protocol for 5G Fiber-Wireless Cloud-Radio Access Networks”, Optical Network Design and Modeling 2019, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer, vol. 11616, Feb. 2020.
[BC2] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso, and C. Verikoukis, “An Energy-Efficient Contention-Aware Algorithm for Channel Selection in Cognitive Radio Networks,” Resource Management in Mobile Computing Environments, Modeling and Optimization in Science and Technologies, Springer International Publishing, vol. 3, pp. 419-438, ISBN 978-3-319-06703-2, 2014.
[BC1] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso, and C. Verikoukis, “Chapter 3: Technical Approaches for Improved Spectrum Sharing, Section 3.2.1: A Novel Energy-Efficient Contention-Aware Channel Selection Algorithm for CR Network,” Cognitive Radio Policy and Regulation, Springer, pp. 124-127, ISBN 978-3-319-04022-6, 2014.
Journals
[J15] K. Ntontin, A.-A. Boulogeorgos, S. Abadal, A. Mesodiakaki et al., “Perpetual Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces Through In-Band Energy Harvesting: Architectures, Protocols, and Challenges,” IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Jan. 2024, accepted, 10.1109/MVT.2023.3344994 (Q1, IF:8.1).
[J14] K. Kanta, P. Toumasis, G. Giannoulis, I. Stratakos, G. Letaris, E.A. Papatheofaous, I. Mesogiti, E. Theodoropoulou, A. Margaris, D. Syrivelis, E. Kyriazi, G. Brestas, K. Tokas, N. Argyris, C. Vagionas, R. Maximidis, P. Bakopoulos, A. Mesodiakaki et al., “Live Demonstration of an SDN-reconfigurable, FPGA-based TxRx for Analog-IFoF/mmWave RAN, in MNO’s infrastructure,” Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 299-306, Jul. 2023 (Q1, IF:4.508).
[J13] K. Ntontin, E. Björnson, A.-A. Boulogeorgos, Z. Abdullah, A. Mesodiakaki et al., “Time vs. Unit Cell Splitting for Autonomous Operation of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces," IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, accepted, Mar. 2023 (Q1, IF:3.525).
[J12] C. Vagionas, R. Maximidis, I Stratakos, A. Margaris, A. Mesodiakaki et al., “End-to-End Real-Time Service Provisioning over a SDN-controllable analog mmWave Fiber-Wireless 5G X-haul Network," IEEE/Optica Publishing Group Journal of Lightwave Technology, Jan. 2023 (Q1, IF:4.439).
[J11] A. Mesodiakaki, E. Zola, and A. Kassler, “Robust and Energy-Efficient User Association and Traffic Routing in B5G HetNets," ELSEVIER Computer Networks, Nov. 2022 (Q1, IF: 4.474).
[J10] G. Kalfas, D. Palianopoulos, A. Mesodiakaki, M. Gatzianas, C. Vagionas, R. Maximidis, and N. Pleros, “A QoS-enabled Medium-Transparent MAC Protocol for Fiber-Wireless 5G RAN transport networks," Applied Sciences, Aug. 2022 (Q1, IF:2.838).
[J9] M. Gatzianas, G. Kalfas, A. Mesodiakaki, C. Vagionas, and N. Pleros, “Traffic-Aware Coordinated Beamforming Policies for 5G mmWave Dense Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Dec. 2021 (Q1, IF:6.779).
[J8] M. Gatzianas, A. Mesodiakaki, G. Kalfas, and N. Pleros, “Offline Joint Network and Computational Resource Allocation for Energy-Efficient Beyond 5G Networks,” Applied Sciences, Nov. 2021 (Q1, IF:2.679).
[J7] A. Mesodiakaki, P. Maniotis, M. Gatzianas, C. Vagionas, N. Pleros and G. Kalfas, “A Gated Service MAC Protocol for sub-ms Latency 5G Fiber-Wireless MmWave C-RANs,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 2502-2515, DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2020.3042762, Apr. 2021 (Q1, IF:6.779).
[J6] C. Mitsolidou, C. Vagionas, A. Mesodiakaki, P. Maniotis, G. Kalfas, C.G. H. Roeloffzen, P. W. L. van Dijk, R. M. Oldenbeuving, A. Miliou, and N. Pleros, “A 5G C-RAN Optical Fronthaul Architecture for Hotspot Areas Using OFDM-Based Analog IFoF Waveforms,” Applied Sciences, vol. 9, no. 19, Sep. 2019 (Q1, IF: 2.217).
[J5] G. Kalfas, C. Vagionas, A. Antonopoulos, E. Kartsakli, A. Mesodiakaki, S. Papaioannou, P. Maniotis, J. Vardakas, C. Verikoukis, and N. Pleros, “ Next Generation Fiber-Wireless Fronthaul for 5G mmWave Networks,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 138-144, DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.2019.1800266, Mar. 2019 (Q1, IF: 9.27).
[J4] A. Mesodiakaki, E. Zola, R. Santos and A. Kassler, “Optimal User Association, Backhaul Routing and Switching off in 5G Heterogeneous Networks with Mesh Millimeter Wave Backhaul Links," ELSEVIER Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 78, pp. 99-114, May 2018 (Q1, IF: 3.047).
[J3] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso, M. D. Renzo, and C. Verikoukis, “Energy and Spectrum Efficient User Association in Millimeter Wave Backhaul Small Cell Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 1810-1821, DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2016.2565539, Feb. 2017 (Q1, IF:4.066).
[J2] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso, and C. Verikoukis, “Performance Analysis of a Cognitive Radio Contention-Aware Channel Selection Algorithm,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 64, no. 5, pp. 1958-1972, DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2014.2341115, May 2015 (Q1, IF:4.066).
[J1] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso, and C. Verikoukis, “Energy-efficient User Association in Cognitive Heterogeneous Networks,” IEEE Commun. Mag., Energy-Efficient Cognitive Radio Networks, vol. 52, no. 7, pp. 22–29, DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.2014.6852079, Jul. 2014 (Q1, IF:10.435).
White papers
[WP1] 5GPPP Architecture Working Group, “The 6G Architecture Landscape”, European Perspective, v. 6.0, Feb. 2023.
Conferences
[C40] A. Mesodiakaki et al., “Online Energy-efficient Resource Allocation in Integrated Terrestrial and Satellite 6G Networks,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2024, accepted, (to be presented) Jun. 2024.
[C39] K. Ntontin, L. Tomaszewski, J. A. Ruiz-de-Azua, A. Cárdenas, R. Pueyo Centelles, C.-K. Lin, A. Mesodiakaki et al., “ETHER: A 6G Architectural Framework for 3D Multi-Layered Networks,” in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2024), accepted, (to be presented) Apr. 2024.
[C38] G. Michail, M. Vargemidou, C. Vagionas, M. Gatzianas, G. Kalfas, R. Maximidis, A. Mesodiakaki et al., “Flexible Optical Circuit Switched Network Architecture based on Tunable SFP+ Transceivers for Reconfigurable Low Latency 5G/6G Networks,” in Proc. 7th PAnhellenic Conference on Electronics and Telecommunications (PACET 2024), accepted, (to be presented) Mar. 2024.
[C37] G. Kalfas, M. Gatzianas, D. Palianopoulos, A. Mesodiakaki et al., “An Optimized Medium-Transparent MAC Protocol for Multi-service FiWi 5G transport networks," in Proc. IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM 2023), Dec. 2023.
[C36] C. Vagionas, R. Maximidis, K. Kanta, P. Toumasis, G. Giannoulis, D. Apostolopoulos, G. Kalfas, M. Gatzianas, A. Mesodiakaki et al., “Multi-RAT Fiber-Wireless Technologies towards 6G networks,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2023), Jul. 2023.
[C35] L. Tomaszewski, R. Kolakowski, A. Mesodiakaki et al., “ETHER: Energy- and cost-efficient framework for seamless connectivity over the integrated terrestrial and non-terrestrial 6G networks”, in Proc. AIAI 2023, Jun. 2023.
[C34] A. Mesodiakaki et al, “ETHER – sElf-evolving terrestrial/non-Terrestrial Hybrid nEtwoRks”, in Proc. EUCNC 2023, Jun. 2023.
[C33] G. Kalfas, D. Palianopoulos, M. Gatzianas, A. Mesodiakaki et al., “An Enhanced Medium-Transparent MAC Protocol for Multi-service FiWi 5G transport networks," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2023), May 2023.
[C32] R. Maximidis, R. Maximidis, C. Vagionas, S. Soukaras, Z. He, K. Kanta, P. Toumasis, G. Giannoulis, D. Apostolopoulos, A. Mesodiakaki et al., “Demonstration of Low-Complexity D-band Extension of Fiber X-haul for 5G and Beyond Infrastructure,” in Proc. 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Mar. 2023,doi: 10.23919/EuCAP57121.2023.10133343.
[C28] C. Vagionas, R. Maximidis, G. Kalfas, M. Gatzianas, A. Mesodiakaki, A. Miliou, and N. Pleros, “Wavelength Reconfigurable Point-to-Multipoint Fiber-Wireless Fronthaul with 10 Gb/s traffic for Network Sharing Applications”, in Proc. 13th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), Jul. 2022.
[C27] C. Vagionas et al., "End-to-End Real-Time Service Provisioning over a SDN-controllable 60 GHz analog FiWi X-haul for 5G Hot-Spot Networks," in Proc. Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), Mar. 2022.
[C26] M. Gatzianas, A. Mesodiakaki, G. Kalfas, and N. Pleros, “Energy-efficient Joint Computational and Network Resource Planning in Beyond 5G Networks”, in Proc. IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM 2021), Dec. 2021.
[C25] F. Moscatelli, G. Landi, A. Mesodiakaki, M. Gatzianas, G. Kalfas, A. Tzanakaki, M. Anastasopoulos, D. Simeonidou, R. Nejabati, G. Giannoulis, K. Tokas, D. Apostolopoulos, and H. Avramopoulos, “5G-COMPLETE: Service-Driven Slice Management over Heterogeneous 5G Infrastructures”, in Proc. IEEE CAMAD 2021, Oct. 2021.
[C24] A. Mesodiakaki, M. Gatzianas, G. Kalfas, and N. Pleros, “5G-COMPLETE: End-to-end Resource Allocation in Highly Heterogeneous Beyond 5G Networks”, in Proc. IEEE 5G World Forum (5GWF 2021), Oct. 2021.
[C23] E. Datsika, J. Vardakas, G. Kalfas, C. Vagionas, A. Mesodiakaki, and C. Verikoukis, “End-to-End Delay Performance of Analog Fiber Wireless Architecture for 5G NR Fronthaul”, in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2020), May 2020.
[C22] C. Vagionas, E. Ruggeri, G. Kalfas, B. Sirbu, Y. Leiba, K. Kanta, G. Giannoulis, C. Caillaud, G. Cerulo, F. Mallecot, T. R. Raddo, A. Mesodiakaki, M. Gatzianas, D. Apostolopoulos, H. Avramopoulos, I. Tafur-Monroy, T. Tekin, A. Miliou, and N. Pleros, “An end-to-end 5G fiber wireless A-RoF/IFoF link based on a 60 GHz beamsteering antenna and an InP EML”, in Proc. Broadband Access Communication Technologies XIV (SPIE OPTO), Jan. 2020.
[C21] G. Kalfas, M. Agus, A. Pagano, L. Anet Neto, A. Mesodiakaki, C. Vagionas, J. Vardakas, E. Datsika, C. Verikoukis, and N. Pleros, “Converged Analog Fiber-Wireless Point-to-Multipoint Architecture for eCPRI 5G Fronthaul Networks”, in Proc. GLOBECOM 2019, Dec. 2019.
[C20] E. Ruggeri, C. Vagionas, N. Karagiorgos, A. Tsakiridis, Y. Leiba, G. Kalfas, A. Mesodiakaki, K. Siozios, A. Miliou, N. Pleros, “Multi-user IFoF uplink transmission over a 32-element 60GHz phased array antenna enabling both Frequency and Spatial Division Multiplexing”, in Proc. European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), Sep. 2019.
[C19] M. Gatzianas, G. Kalfas, C. Vagionas, and A. Mesodiakaki, “Downlink Coordinated Beamforming Policies for 5G Millimeter Wave Dense Networks”, in Proc. European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC 2019), Jun. 2019.
[C18] C. Mitsolidou, C. Vagionas, A. Mesodiakaki, P. Maniotis, G. Kalfas, C.G. H. Roeloffzen, P. W. L. van Dijk, R. M. Oldenbeuving, A. Miliou, and N. Pleros, “A 5G C-RAN Architecture for Hot-Spots: OFDM based Analog IFoF PHY and MAC Layer Design”, in Proc. European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC 2019), Jun. 2019.
[C17] A. Mesodiakaki, P. Maniotis, G. Kalfas, C. Vagionas, J. Vardakas, E. Kartsakli, A. Antonopoulos, C. Verikoukis, and N. Pleros, “Delay Analysis of a Gated Service MAC Protocol for Fiber-Wireless 5G MmWave C-RANs," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2019), Jun. 2019.
[C16] A. Mesodiakaki, P. Maniotis, C. Vagionas, M. Gatzianas, E. Datsika, E. Kartsakli, J. Vardakas, and G. Kalfas, “Medium-transparent Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation for 5G Fiber Wireless Dense Fronthaul Networks," in Proc. IEEE 23rd International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD 2018), Sep. 2018.
[C15] G. Kalfas, P. Maniotis, A. Mesodiakaki, S. Papaioannou, C. Vagionas, M. Gatzianas, E. Kartsakli, and J. Vardakas, “Medium-Transparent Packet-Based Fronthauling for 5G Hot-Spot Networks," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2018), Jul. 2018.
[C14] A. Mesodiakaki, E. Zola and A. Kassler, “Joint User Association and Backhaul Routing for Green 5G Mesh Millimeter Wave Backhaul Networks," in Proc. ACM International Conference on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems (MSWiM 2017), Nov. 2017 (acceptance ratio<20%).
[C13] A. Mesodiakaki, E. Zola and A. Kassler, “User Association in 5G Heterogeneous Networks with Mesh Millimeter Wave Backhaul Links," in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on A World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM 2017), Jun. 2017.
[C12] H. Ramazanali, A. Mesodiakaki, A. Vinel, and C. Verikoukis, “Survey of User Association in 5G HetNets”, in Proc. IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications (LATINCOM 2016), Nov. 2016.
[C11] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, A. Antonopoulos, L. Alonso, and C. Verikoukis, “Energy and Spectrum Efficient User Association in 5G Heterogeneous Networks”, in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2016), Sep. 2016.
[C10] A. Mesodiakaki, A. Kassler, E. Zola, M. Ferndahl, T. Cai, “Energy efficient line-of-sight millimeter wave small cell backhaul: 60, 70, 80 or 140 GHz?," in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on A World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM 2016), Jun. 2016.
[C9] S. Tennina, M. J. Pereira Dos Santos, A. Mesodiakaki, P.-V. Mekikis, E. Kartsakli, A. Antonopoulos, M. D. Renzo, A. Stavridis, F. Graziosi, L. Alonso, and C. Verikoukis, “WSN4QoL: WSNs for Remote Patient Monitoring in e-Health Applications,” in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2016), May 2016.
[C8] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso, and C. Verikoukis, “Joint Uplink and Downlink Cell Selection in Cognitive Small Cell Heterogeneous Networks,” in Proc. IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM 2014), Dec. 2014.
[C7] X. Pons, A. Mesodiakaki, C. Gruet, L. Navinerb, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso, and C. Verikoukis, “An Energy Efficient Vertical Handover Decision Algorithm,” in Proc. 2nd Workshop on Green Broadband Access, IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM 2014), Dec. 2014.
[C6] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, A. Antonopoulos, E. Kartsakli, L. Alonso, and C. Verikoukis, “Energy Impact of Outdoor Small Cell Backhaul in Green Heterogeneous Networks,” in Proc. of IEEE 19th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD 2014), Dec. 2014.
[C5] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso, and C. Verikoukis, “Energy-efficient Context-aware User Association for Outdoor Small Cell Heterogeneous Networks,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2014), pp. 1614–1619, Jun. 2014.
[C4] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, A. Antonopoulos, L. Alonso, and C. Verikoukis, “Fairness Evaluation of a Secondary Network Coexistence Scheme,” in Proc. of IEEE 18th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD 2013), pp. 180–184, Sep. 2013.
[C3] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso, and C. Verikoukis, “Energy Efficiency Analysis of Secondary Networks in Cognitive Radio Systems,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2013), pp. 4115–4119, Jun. 2013.
[C2] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso, and C. Verikoukis, “Energy-Efficient Contention-Aware Channel Selection in Cognitive Radio Ad-Hoc Networks,” in Proc. of IEEE 17th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD 2012), pp. 46–50, Sep. 2012.
[C1] T. Kastrinogiannis, A. Mesodiakaki and S. Papavassiliou, “Service-oriented Utility-based Uplink Power Control in Two-Tier Femtocell Networks,” Workshop on Broadband Femtocell Networks, Poland, Warsaw, Jun. 2011.