2. Publications

The latest list of journal articles and conference papers that I have co-authored can be found here. The latest citation information for the publications can be found on Google Scholar, and the pdf version of most of the publications are available on ResearchGate.

2.1 Book / Book Chapter / Theses

[bt4]  S. Husain, A. Prasad, A. Kunz, J. Song, A. Buckley and E. Pateromichelakis, "End-to-End Mobile Communications: Evolution to 5G" McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 9781260460254, Aug. 2020. McGraw Hill / Google Books / Amazon / Access Engineering Library (Book Summary PDF)

[bt3] Ö. Bulakci, K. Pedersen, D.G. Estevez, A. Prasad, et al., [Book Chapter on] "Traffic Steering and Resource Management" in 5G System Design: Architectural and Functional Considerations and Long Term Research, edited by P. Marsch, Ö. Bulakci, O. Queseth, M. Boldi, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, April 2018. link-wiley / DOI / Google Books

[bt2] A. Prasad, "Enabling Energy-Efficient and Backhaul-aware Next Generation Heterogeneous Networks," Doctoral Dissertation, Aalto University School of Electrical Engg., ISBN: 9789526064673, ISSN: 1799-4942,  Oct. 2015. link / pdf 

Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Olav Tirkkonen, Thesis Advisors: Dr. Andreas Maeder, Nokia Networks, Germany and Dr. Carl Wijting, Nokia Networks, Finland. Pre-Examiners: Prof. Andrea F. Cattoni, Aalborg University, Denmark and Prof. Ismail Guvenc, Florida International University, USA; Opponent: Dr. Janne Peisa, Ericsson Research, Finland.

[bt1] A. Prasad, "Distributed Capacity Based Multi-Channel Allocation Algorithm for Local Area Networks," Masters' Thesis, Aalto University School of Electrical Engg., Feb. 2011. link / pdf 

Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Olav Tirkkonen; Thesis Instructor: Dr. Klaus Doppler.

2.2 Journal/Magazine Articles

[j14] A. Prasad, B. Elmali, V. Pauli, N. Zheng, D. Bhatoolaul, "Physical Layer Enhancements for High-Reliability Multicast and Broadcast Services in 5G Release-17," IEEE  Communication Standards Magazine. [Accepted, to be published] pdf

[j13] H.-Y. Wei, A. Prasad, H. Bogucka, M. Dong, A. Mourad, A. de la Oliva, J. Song, S. Talwar, "Guest Editorial: 6G Mission-Critical Internet of Things,"  IEEE Internet Things Mag., vol. 6(3), Sept. 2023. link/pdf

[j12] M. Säily, C. Barjau, D. Navratil, A. Prasad, D. Gomez-Barquero, and F.B. Tesema, "5G Radio Access Networks: Enabling Efficient Point-to-Multipoint Transmissions," IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, vol. 14 (4), Dec. 2019. link / pdf

[j11] S. Husain, A. Kunz, A. Prasad, E. Pateromichelakis, K. Samdanis, "Ultra-High Reliable 5G V2X Communications," IEEE Communication Standards Magazine, vol. 3 (2), June 2019.  link / pdf

[j10] K. Samdanis, A. Prasad, M. Chen, K. Hwang, "Enabling 5G Verticals & Services through Network Softwarization & Slicing," IEEE Communication Standards Magazine, vol. 2 (1), March 2018. (Guest Editorial) link

[j9] A. Prasad, A. Benjebbour, Ö. Bulakci, K.I. Pedersen, N.K. Pratas, M. Mezzavilla, "Agile Radio Resource Management Techniques for 5G New Radio," IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 55, no. 6, June 2017, pp. 62-63. (Guest Editorial) link/pdf

[j8] S. Husain, A. Kunz, A. Prasad, J. Song, T. Koshimizu, "Optimizations in Machine Type Communications for Sensor Data Networking ," IET Wireless Sensor Systems, vol. 6 (4), Pages 102 - 108, August 2016. link / pdf

[j7] K. Samdanis, R. Shrivastava, A. Prasad, D. Grace, X. Costa-Perez, "TD-LTE Virtual Cells: An SDN Architecture for User-centric Multi-eNB Elastic Resource Management," Elsevier - Computer Communications, vol. 83, Pages 1-15, June 2016.  link /  pdf-preprint

[j6] A. Prasad, A. Maeder, K. Samdanis, A. Kunz, G. Velev, "Enabling Group Communication for Public Safety in LTE-Advanced Networks," Elsevier - Journal of Computer and Network Applications, vol. 62, Page 41-52, Feb. 2016. link / pdf-preprint

[j5] A. Prasad, and A. Maeder, "Backhaul-aware Energy Efficient Heterogeneous Networks with Dual Connectivity," Springer Telecommunication Systems, vol. 59 (1), Page 25-41, May 2015. link / pdf-preprint

[j4] S. Husain, A. Prasad, A. Kunz, A. Papageorgiou, and J. Song, "Recent Trends in Standards Related to the Internet of Things and Machine-to-Machine Communications," Journal of Information and Communication Convergence Engineering (JICCE), vol. 12 (4), Page 228-236, Dec. 2014. link

[j3] A. Prasad, A. Kunz, G. Velev, K. Samdanis, J. Song, "Energy Efficient D2D Discovery for Proximity Services in 3GPP LTE-Advanced Networks," IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, vol. 9 (4), Page 40-50, Dec. 2014. link / pdf

[j2] P. Rost, and A. Prasad, "Opportunistic Hybrid ARQ - Enabler of Centralized-RAN over Non-Ideal Backhaul," IEEE Wireless Communication Letters, vol. 3, no.  5, pp. 481-484, Oct. 2014. link / pdf

[j1] A. Prasad, O. Tirkkonen, P. Lundén, O.N.C. Yilmaz, L. Dalsgaard, and C. Wijting, "Energy Efficient Inter-Frequency Small Cell Discovery Techniques for LTE-Advanced Heterogeneous Network Deployments," IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 51, no. 5, May 2013, pp. 72-81. link / pdf

2.3 Conference Papers

[c32] A. Prasad, P. Tilak, B. Elmali, V. Pauli, M.A. Nassar, D. Navratil, N. Zheng, D. Bhatoolaul, "Point-to-Multipoint Delivery in 5G-Advanced Networks Using Dual-Mode Multicast" IEEE Conference on Standards for Communication and Networking (CSCN), Thessaloniki, Nov. 2022. pdf

[c31] L. Zhang, W. Li, Y. Wu, A. Prasad, S.I. Park, N. Hur, "Using Non-Orthogonal Multiplexing for Enhancing Unicast-Broadcast Transmission Capacity in 5G," IEEE 5G World Forum (5G-WF), 2019. link / pdf

[c30] S. Husain, A. Kunz, A. Prasad, E. Pateromichelakis, K. Samdanis, J.S. Song, "The Road to 5G V2X: Ultra-High Reliable Communications," IEEE Conference on Standards for Communication and Networking (CSCN), Paris, Oct. 2018. link / pdf 

[c29] A. Prasad, A. Maeder, M.A. Uusitalo, "Optimizing Over-The-Air Virtual Reality Broadcast Transmissions with Low-Latency Feedback," IEEE 5G World Forum (5G-WF), Santa Clara, July 2018. link / pdf (Best Paper Award Finalist / Runner-up)

[c28] A. Prasad, P. Lundén, M.A. Uusitalo, Z. Li, "Enhancements for Enabling Point-to-Multipoint Communication Using Unlicensed Spectrum," IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting (BMSB), Valencia, June 2018. link / pdf (Best 5G Paper Award Winner)

[c27] A. Zafeiropoulos, P. Gouvas, E. Fotopoulou, et al., "Enabling Vertical Industries Adoption of 5G Technologies: A Cartography of Evolving Solutions," European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC), Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 2018. link / pdf

[c26] A. Prasad, M.A. Uusitalo, D. Navratil, and M. Säily, "Challenges for Enabling Virtual Reality Broadcast Using 5G Small Cell Network," IEEE WCNC Workshops (WCNCW), Barcelona, April 2018. link / pdf

[c25] S. Husain, A. Kunz, A. Prasad, K. Samdanis, J.S. Song, "Mobile Edge Computing with Network Resource Slicing for IoT," IEEE WF-IoT, Singapore, Feb. 2018. link / pdf

[c24] A. Prasad, Z. Li, S. Holtmanns, M.A. Uusitalo, "5G Micro-Operator Networks – A Key Enabler for New Verticals and Markets," IEEE 25th Telecommunications Forum (TELFOR), Belgrade, Nov. 2017. link / pdf

[c23] P. Karimi, F. Sanchez Moya, Ö. Bulakci, D. M. Gutierrez-Estevez, M. Ericson, A. Prasad, and G. Fodor, "Holistic Resource Management and Air Interface Abstraction Models," IEEE Conference on Standards for Communication and Networking (CSCN), Helsinki, Sept. 2017. link / pdf

[c22] Ö. Bulakci, D. M. Gutierrez-Estevez, M. Ericson, A. Prasad, E. Pateromichelakis, G. Calochira, J. Belschner, P. Arnold, F. Sanchez Moya, A. M. Ibrahim, F. Bronzino, and G. Fodor, "RAN Enablers for 5G Radio Resource Management," IEEE Conference on Standards for Communication and Networking (CSCN), Helsinki, Sept. 2017. link / pdf

[c21] S. Husain, A. Kunz, A. Prasad, K. Samdanis, J. Song, "An Overview of Standardization efforts for enabling Vehicular-to-Everything Services," IEEE Conference on Standards for Communication and Networking (CSCN), Helsinki, Sept. 2017. link / pdf

[c20] Ö. Bulakci, D. M. Gutierrez-Estevez, M. Ericson, A. Prasad, E. Pateromichelakis, G. Calochira, J. Belschner, P. Arnold, F. Sanchez Moya, A. M. Ibrahim, F. Bronzino, and G. Fodor, "An Agile Resource Management Framework for 5G," IEEE Conference on Standards for Communication and Networking (CSCN), Helsinki, Sept. 2017. link / pdf

[c19] A. Prasad, M.A. Uusitalo, A. Maeder, "Energy Efficient Coordinated Self-Backhauling for Ultra-Dense 5G Networks," 85th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Sydney, June 2017. link / pdf

[c18] A. Prasad, M.A. Uusitalo, Z. Li, P. Lundén, "Reflection Environment Maps for Enhanced Reliability in 5G Self-Organizing Networks," IEEE Globecom Workshops (GCW), Washington D.C., Dec. 2016. link / pdf

[c17] A. Prasad, A. Bhamri, P. Lundén, "Enhanced Mobility and Energy Efficiency in 5G Ultra-Dense Networks With Lean Carrier Design," IEEE Conference on Standards for Communication and Networking (CSCN), Berlin, Oct. 2016. link / pdf

[c16] A. Prasad, F.S. Moya, M. Ericson, R. Fantini, Ö. Bulakci, "Enabling RAN Moderation and Dynamic Traffic Steering in 5G Radio Access Networks," 84th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Montreal, September 2016. link / pdf

[c15] Ö. Bulakci, A. Prasad, M. Ericson, I. Karls, H. Celik, M. Tesanovic, R. Fantini, L.M. Campoy, E. Pateromichelakis, F.S. Moya, G. Zimmermann, I. da Silva, "Agile Resource Management for 5G: A METIS-II Perspective," IEEE Conference on Standards for Communication and Networking (CSCN), Tokyo, Oct. 2015. link / pdf

[c14] A. Kunz, A. Prasad, K. Samdanis, S. Husain, J. Song, "Enhanced 3GPP System for Machine Type Communications and Internet of Things," IEEE Conference on Standards for Communication and Networking (CSCN), Tokyo, Oct. 2015. link / pdf

[c13] A. Bhamri, K. Hooli, A. Prasad, "Overview of Uplink Control Channel for Carrier Aggregation Enhancements in LTE Rel. 13," IEEE Conference on Standards for Communication and Networking (CSCN), Tokyo, Oct. 2015. link / pdf

[c12] A. Prasad, P. Lundén, K. Valkealahti, M. Moisio, M.A. Uusitalo, "Network Assisted Small Cell Discovery in Multi-Layer and mmWave Networks," IEEE Conference on Standards for Communication and Networking (CSCN), Tokyo, Oct. 2015. link / pdf

[c11] A. Prasad, P. Lundén, M. Moisio, M.A. Uusitalo, Z. Li, "Efficient Mobility and Traffic Management for Delay Tolerant Cloud Data in 5G Networks," 26th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Hong Kong, Aug-Sept 2015, pp. 1467-1472. link / pdf

[c10] R. Ratasuk, A. Prasad, Z. Li, A. Ghosh, and M.A. Uusitalo, "Recent Advancements in M2M Communications in 4G Networks and Evolution Towards 5G," 18th IEEE International Innovations in Services, Networks and Clouds (ICIN) Conference, Paris, Feb. 2015, pp. 52-57. link / pdf

[c9] A.Prasad, and A. Maeder, "Energy Saving Enhancements for LTE-Advanced Heterogeneous Networks with Dual Connectivity," 80th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Vancouver, Canada, Sept. 2014, pp. 1-6. link / pdf

[c8] K. Samdanis, R. Shrivastava, A. Prasad, P. Rost, and D. Grace, "Virtual Cells: Enhancing the Resource Allocation Efficiency for TD-LTE," 80th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Vancouver, Canada, Sept. 2014, pp. 1-5. link / pdf

[c7] A. Prasad, K. Samdanis, A. Kunz, and J. Song, "Energy Efficient Device Discovery for Social Cloud Applications in 3GPP LTE-Advanced Networks," 19th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), Madeira, Portugal, June 2014, pp. 1-6. link / pdf

[c6] A. Prasad, A. Maeder, and C. Ng, "Energy Efficient Small Cell Activation Mechanism for Heterogeneous Networks," IEEE Global Communications Conference Wkshps (GCW), Atlanta, December 2013, pp. 754-759. link / pdf

[c5] A. Prasad, P. Lundén, O. Tirkkonen, and C. Wijting, "Mobility State Based Flexible Inter-Frequency Small Cell Discovery for Heterogeneous Networks," 24th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), London, September 2013, pp. 2057-2061. link / pdf

[c4] A. Prasad, P. Lundén, O. Tirkkonen, and C. Wijting, "Enhanced Small Cell Discovery in Heterogeneous Networks Using Optimized RF Fingerprints," 24th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), London, September 2013, pp. 2973-2977. link / pdf

[c3] A. Prasad, P. Lundén, O. Tirkkonen, and C. Wijting, "Energy Efficient Small-Cell Discovery Using Received Signal Strength Based Radio Maps," 77th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Dresden, June 2013, pp. 1-5. link / pdf

[c2] A. Prasad, P. Lundén, O. Tirkkonen, and C. Wijting, "Energy-Efficient Flexible Inter-Frequency Scanning Mechanism for Enhanced Small Cell Discovery," 77th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Dresden, June 2013, pp. 1-5. link / pdf (Best Student Paper Award Winner)

[c1] A. Prasad, K. Doppler, M. Moisio, K. Valkealahti, and O. Tirkkonen, "Distributed Capacity Based Channel Allocation for Dense Local Area Deployments," 74th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, San Francisco, September 2011, pp. 1-5. link / pdf

2.4 Other Publications (Magazine Columns, EU Project Deliverables, etc.)

[o18] W. Mohr, ITU Document 5D/51-E, "Final Evaluation Report from the 5G Infrastructure Association on IMT-2020 Proposal IMT-2020/ 17", Feb. 2020. link

[o17] W. Mohr, ITU Document 5D/11-E, "Preliminary Evaluation Report from the 5G Infrastructure Association on IMT-2020 Proposal", Dec. 2019. link

[o16] G. D'Aria, et al., "5G-Xcast Deliverable D2.3: 5G-Xcast Outcome and Future Outlook," June 2019. link

[o15] M. Säily, C. Barjau, et al., "5G-Xcast Deliverable D3.3: RAN Logical Architecture and Interfaces for 5G-Xcast," Feb. 2019.link

[o14] A. Murphy, C. Kunert, I. Alepuz, et al., "5G-Xcast Deliverable D2.2: Analysis of the Technical Developments Against the Use Cases," Jan. 2019. link

[o13] T. Tran, et al., "5G-Xcast Deliverable D4.1 Mobile Core Network," May 2018. link

[o12] N. Nouvel, et al., "5G-Xcast Deliverable D5.1: Content Delivery Vision," Nov. 2017. link

[o11] D. Vargas, D. Mi, et al., "5G-Xcast Deliverable D3.1: Performance of LTE Advanced Pro (Rel’14) eMBMS," Nov. 2017. link

[o10] D. Ratkaj, A. Murphy et al., "5G-Xcast Deliverable D2.1: Definition of Use Cases, Requirements and KPIs," Oct. 2017. link

[o9] H.P. Mayer, et al., "METIS-II Deliverable D2.4 Final Overall 5G RAN Design," June 2017. link

[o8] D. Gomez-Barquero, A. Prasad, B. Mouhouche, "5G-Xcast: Broadcast and Multicast Communication Enablers for the Fifth-Generation of Wireless Systems," EuCNC Poster Presentation, Oulu, June 2017.

[o7] Ö. Bulakci, D.G. Estevez, A. Prasad, et al., "METIS-II D5.2: Final Considerations on Synchronous Control Functions and Agile Resource Management for 5G," March 2017. link

[o6] M. Maternia, D. Martín-Sacristán, et al., "METIS-II D2.3: Performance Evaluation Results," Feb. 2017. link

[o5] P. Marsch, Ö. Bulakci, I.D. Silva, et al., "METIS-II D2.2:  Draft Overall 5G RAN Design," June 2016. link

[o4] Ö. Bulakci, M. Ericson, A. Prasad, et al., "METIS-II D5.1: Draft Synchronous Control Functions and Resource Abstraction Considerations," May 2016. link

[o3] K. Ranta-aho, A. Prasad, "Standards Community Preparing for 5G," IEEE Communications Magazine (Telecommunication Standards Supplement), vol. 53, no. 3, March 2015. (Standards News Column) link/pdf

[o2] A. Kunz, A. Prasad, A. Reznik, K. Samdanis, J. Song, T. Taleb, "Report From The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) - Radio Access Network Working Groups," IEEE Communications Magazine (Telecommunication Standards Supplement), vol. 52, no. 12, Dec. 2014, pp. 1-4. (Standards News Column) link/pdf

[o1] M. Maternia, et al., "METIS Deliverable D4.3, Final Report on Network-Level Solutions," Sept. 2014. link/pdf

2.5 Submitted Papers / Work-in-Progress 

[s1] A. Prasad, B. Elmali, V. Paul, N. Zheng, D. Bhatoolaul, "Physical Layer Enhancements for High-Reliability Multicast and Broadcast Services in 5G Release-17". (Submitted in 2022)

Published in Fall 2020