Giovanni Paolo Blasone

Giovanni Paolo Blasone was born in Velletri (Rome) in 1989. He received his M.Sc. degree (cum laude) in Communication Engineering and the Ph.D. degree (cum laude) in Radar and Remote Sensing, from Sapienza University of Rome, in May 2016 and May 2021, respectively. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering of Sapienza University of Rome.

Research Activity

His main research interests are in adaptive signal processing for active and passive multichannel radar systems: 

• ADBF techniques for phased array radar 

• STAP algorithms for radar GMTI

• Passive radar onboard moving platforms 

He has been involved in research projects founded by the Italian Ministry of Research,  the Italian Space Agency, and Leonardo - Airborne and Space System Division.

Publications

International Journals

• G. P. Blasone, F. Colone, P. Lombardo, P. Wojaczek and D. Cristallini, “Passive Radar DPCA schemes with adaptive channel calibration,” in IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 56, no. 5, pp. 4014-4034, Oct. 2020.

• P. Wojaczek, D. Cristallini, D. W. O’Hagan, F. Colone, G. P. Blasone and P. Lombardo, “A three-stage inter-channel calibration approach for Passive Radar on moving platforms exploiting the minimum variance power spectrum,” Sensors 2021, 21 (1), 69.

• G. P. Blasone, F. Colone, P. Lombardo, P. Wojaczek and D. Cristallini, “Passive Radar STAP detection and DOA estimation under antenna calibration errors,” in IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 2725-2742, Oct. 2021.

• G. P. Blasone, F. Colone, P. Lombardo, P. Wojaczek and D. Cristallini, “Dual cancelled channel STAP for target detection and DOA estimation in Passive Radar,” Sensors 2021, 21 (13), 4569.

• F. Santi, G. P. Blasone, D. Pastina, F. Colone and P. Lombardo, “Parasitic Surveillance Potentialities Based on a GEO-SAR Illuminator,” Remote Sensing 2021, 13(23), 4817.

• G. P. Blasone, F. Colone and P. Lombardo, "Forward-Looking Passive Radar With Non-Uniform Linear Array for Automotive Applications," in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 72, no. 9, pp. 11132-11146, Sept. 2023.

• J. Trujillo Rodriguez, G. P. Blasone, F. Colone and P. Lombardo, "Exploiting the Properties of Reciprocal Filter in Low-Complexity OFDM Radar Signal Processing Architectures," in IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.

• J. Trujillo Rodriguez, G. P. Blasone, F. Colone and P. Lombardo, "A fast disturbance cancellation scheme for OFDM-based Passive Radar exploiting reciprocal filter", in IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation.

Conference Proceedings

• G. P. Blasone, F. Colone, P. Lombardo, P. Wojaczek and D. Cristallini, “A two-stage approach for direct signal and clutter cancellation in passive radar on moving platforms,” 2019 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf), Boston, MA, USA, 2019, pp. 1-6. 

• G. P. Blasone, F. Colone and P. Lombardo, “Facing channel calibration issues affecting passive radar DPCA and STAP for GMTI,” 2020 IEEE International Radar Conference (RADAR), Washington, DC, USA, 2020, pp. 31-36.

• G. P. Blasone, F. Colone, P. Lombardo, “Passive Radar concept for automotive applications,” 2022 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf), New York, NY, USA, 2022, pp. 1-5.

• A. Quirini, G. P. Blasone, F. Colone and P. Lombardo, “Non-Uniform Linear Arrays for target detection and DoA estimation in Passive Radar STAP,” 2022 23rd International Radar Symposium (IRS), Gdansk, Poland, 2022, pp. 224-228.

• A. Quirini, G. P. Blasone, F. Colone and P. Lombardo, “An apodization approach for passive GMTI Radar with Non-Uniform Linear Arrays,” 2022 19th European Radar Conference (EuRAD), Milano, Italy, 2022, pp. 109-112.

• A. Quirini, G. P. Blasone, F. Colone, and P. Lombardo, “A simple NULA design strategy for target detection and DoA Estimation in mobile Passive Radars,” 2022 International Conference on Radar System (Radar), Edinburgh, UK, 2022.

• J. Trujillo Rodriguez, G. P. Blasone, F. Colone, and P. Lombardo, “A simple clutter suppression approach for OFDM-based Passive Radar exploiting reciprocal filter,” 2022 International Conference on Radar System (Radar), Edinburgh, UK, 2022.

Speeches at National and International Workshops

• G. P. Blasone, F. Colone, P. Lombardo, P. Wojaczek, D. Cristallini, “Effective strategies for direct signal and clutter cancellation in passive radar on moving platforms,” 7th PCL Focus Days, Wachtberg, Germany, 7-8 May 2019. 

• G. P. Blasone, F. Colone, P. Lombardo, P. Wojaczek, D. Cristallini, “Passive radar on moving platform: practical solutions for direct signal and clutter cancellation,” 3rd Italian Radar and Remote Sensing Workshop, Rome, Italy, 30-31 May 2019. 

Book chapters

• G. P. Blasone, F. Colone, P. Lombardo and P. Markiton, "Passive STAP approaches for GMTI," in Passive Radars on Moving Platforms, D. Cristallini, D. W. O'Hagan, (eds.): Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Radar, Sonar and Navigation, 2023. 

PhD Dissertation

• G. P. Blasone, “Space-time adaptive processing techniques for multichannel mobile passive radar,”
  Advisor: Prof. Pierfrancesco Lombardo

Honors and Awards

• Finalist in Student Paper Competition at 2020 IEEE International Radar Conference, Washington, DC, USA, 2020.

• Finalist in 3MT Contest at 2020 IEEE Radar Conference, Florence, Italy, 2020.

• Finalist in GTTI 2021 PhD Awards, Lecce, Italy, 2021.