2024

• Jan. 2024: Our work entitled "Fairness-Driven Optimization of RIS-Augmented 5G Networks for Seamless 3D UAV Connectivity Using DRL Algorithms" is accepted at IEEE ICC 2024.

2023

• May. 2023: Paper accepted at ACM Mobisys DroNet

• Feb. 2023: Two papers accepted at IEEE ICASSP!
  * Joint Channel and Direction Estimation for Ground-to-UAV Communications Enabled by A Simultaneous Reflecting and Sensing RIS  
  * Compressed-Sensing-Based 3D Localization with Distributed Passive Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces 

2022

• Dec. 2022: Presenting the paper entitled Experiments on Drone-to-Drone Communication with Wi-Fi, LTE-A, and 5G at IEEE Globecom Workshop on Cellular UAV and Satellite Communications 2022

• Aug. 2022: Our paper entitled "Simultaneous Indoor and Outdoor 3D Localization with STAR-RIS-Assisted Millimeter Wave Systems" is accepted at IEEE VTC 2022-Fall

• Aug. 2022: Our paper entitled "HiPR+: A Protocol for Centimeter 3D Localization based on UWB" is accepted at ACM MSWiM 2022.

• May. 2022: "Egalitarian Approach Required To Unlock Hardware Innovation" article for the World Government Summit 2022

2021

• Jun. 2021: Paper accepted at ACM Mobisys DroNet 2021.

• May. 2021: Giving a seminar on "UAV communication challenges in current 4G and 5G networks" at IMT-Atlantique, France.

• May. 2021: Giving a lecture on "UAV communication challenges" at the joint ITN PAINLESS and WINDMILL summer school.

• Mar. 2021: Serving as TPC member for ICC'21 Workshop - UAV-5G 

• Feb. 2021: Paper on "Video Quality and Latency for UAV Teleoperation over LTE: A Study with ns3" accepted at IEEE VTC-Spring 2021, Helsinki, Finland.

2020

• Nov. 2020: Tutorial on "Cellular Networks for Safe Drone Operations" accepted at IEEE VTC-Spring 2021, Helsinki, Finland.

• May. 2020: Giving a tutorial on "Civil drones traffic management: Wireless communication for safe UAV" at IEEE BlackSeaCom 2020.

• Jan. 2020: Co-chairing a special session on Wireless communication with UAVs at European Wireless 2020 in Verona, Italy.

2019

• Dec. 2019: Invited talk on "Drones for Urban Air Mobility" at the Airbus Wireless Workshop 2019 in Munich, Germany

• Dec. 2019: Visit to Schiebel facilities, Wiener Neustadt, Austria

• Sep. 2019: Co-organized a group workshop on "Scientific Writing" in St. Georgen, Austria

• Sep. 2019: Interview on Drone Networking

• Sep. 2019: Invited talk on "Cellular-Connected Drones" at the Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA, USA

• Sep. 2019: Invited talk on "Cellular-Connected Drones" for the Wireless@VT (Virginia Tech) seminar in Blacksburg, VA, USA

• Jul. 2019: Participated to the Lakeside Labs Research days 2019 on "Communication in Swarms"  in Klagenfurt, Austria 

• Jun. 2019: Attended the ACM MobiSys Workshop on Micro Aerial Vehicle Networks, Systems, and Applications (DroNet'19) in Seoul, South Korea

• May. 2019: Participated to the 11th annual IMDEA Networks Workshop on "Networking Research: Present, Future and Beyond" in Madrid, Spain

• May. 2019: Two papers accepted for the ACM MobiSys Workshop on Micro Aerial Vehicle Networks, Systems, and Applications (DroNet'19), June 21, 2019, Seoul, South Korea 

• Apr. 2019: Exciting discussion about Drone Networking at WCNC'19 in Marrakech, Morocco

• Feb. 2019: Serving as TPC member for the International Workshop on Internet of Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles IAUV 2019 organized in conjunction with SECON 2019 

• Jan. 2019: Panel proposal entitled "Drone Networking: Technical Challenges and Business Opportunities" accepted for WCNC'19

2018

• Dec. 2018: Attended the 6th International Summer School on Network Performance Evaluation and Modelling at at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) 

• Nov. 2018: Visit to T-Mobile Austria in Vienna - Project meetings and LTE-M Prototyping Summit

• Sep. 2018: Visit to Deutsche Telekom in Bonn 

• Aug. 2018: Officially started my position as a senior researcher at the University of Klagenfurt

• Jun. 2018: Successfully defended my PhD thesis entitled "Opportunistic Timing Signals for Pervasive Mobile Localization" (more information...)

• May. 2018: In Catania (Italy) to present our work on "Design and Large-Scale Evaluation of WiFi Proximity Metrics" at European Wireless'18 

• Apr. 2018: In Porto (Portugal) to present our work on "Data fusion for hybrid and autonomous time-of-flight positioning" at IPSN'18

• Apr. 2018: Talk on "Data Fusion for Hybrid and Autonomous Time-of-Flight Positioning" for the IMDEA-Netcom Seminar

2017

• Nov. 2017: My research visit stay at the Singapore University of Technology & Design has come to an end!

• Jun. 2017: Starting a research visit stay at the Singapore University of Technology & Design

• May. 2017: Awarded the trophy of the best UC3M International Futsal Team!!! 

• Feb. 2017: Cyber Award 2016 (2nd Place): Competition for outstanding scientific contributions in the Cyberspace and Information research program of Armasuisse Science and Technology (Switzerland)

• Feb. 2017: Presenting "Hybrid GPS/WiFi Time-of-Flight Positioning System" at the Cyber Alp Retreat 2017, Saanen-Gstaad, Switzerland

before 2016

• Jan. 2016: Presenting "Exploiting Opportunistic Signals for Pervasive Localization" at the Cyber Alp Retreat 2016, Meiringen, Switzerland

• Feb. 2015: Presenting "Exploiting Opportunistic Signals for Pervasive Localization" at the Cyber Alp Retreat 2015, Meiringen, Switzerland

• Aug. 2014: Paper accepted at CoNEXT'14

• Aug. 2014: Presenting a poster at the International Workshop on Data Fusion and Big Data in Thun (Switzerland)

• Sep. 2013: Joined IMDEA Networks Institute as research assistant and PhD Student (more information...)

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