Publications

Books

M. Chiani, G. Liva, B. Matuz, E. Paolini. C ding fo  Eras re Chan els. Cambridge University Press. In preparation.

Journal Papers

49. V. Tralli, E. Paolini, “IRSA-based Random Access over the Gaussian Channel,“ IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 70, no. 6, pp. 4117-4139, Jun. 2024.

48. M.U. Khan, E. Testi, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, “Preamble Detection in Asynchronous Random Access using Deep Learning,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 279-283, Feb. 2024.

47. L. Valentini, E. Bernardi, E. Paolini, “Exploiting Pilot Mixtures in Coded Random Access,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 27, no. 12, pp. 3330-3334, Dec. 2023.

46. L. Valentini, M. Chiani, E. Paolini, “Interference Cancellation Algorithms for Grant-Free Multiple Access with Massive MIMO,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 71, no. 8, pp. 4665-4677, Aug. 2023.

45. K. Meng, Q. Wu, W. Chen, E. Paolini, E. Matricardi, “Intelligent Surface Empowered Sensing and Communication: A Novel Mutual Assistance Design,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 2212-2216, Aug. 2023.

44. M.U. Khan, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, “Enumeration and Identification of Active Users for Grant-Free NOMA using Deep Neural Networks,” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 125616-125625, 2022.

43. L. Valentini, M. Chiani, E. Paolini, “Massive Grant-Free Access with Massive MIMO and Spatially Coupled Replicas,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 70, no. 11, pp. 7337-7350, Nov. 2022.

42. D. Modenini, A. Locarini, L. Valentini, A. Faedi, P. Tortora, D. Rovelli, N. Mazzali, M. Chiani, E. Paolini, “Two-Leg Deep Space Relay Architectures: Performance, Challenges, and Perspectives,” IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. 3840-3858, Oct. 2022.

41. B. Yan, E. Paolini, L. Xu, H.-M. Lu, “A Target Detection and Tracking Method for Multiple Radar Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 60, pp. 1-21, 2022, art. no. 5114721.

40. L. Pucci, E. Paolini, A. Giorgetti, “System-Level Analysis of Joint Sensing and Communication based on 5G New Radio,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 40, no. 7, pp. 2043-2055, Jul. 2022.

39.  M. Chiani, G. Liva, E. Paolini, “Identification-Detection Group Testing Protocols for COVID-19 at High Prevalence,” Nature - Scientific Reports,  vol. 12, article number 3250, 2022.

38. R. Abello, M. Baldi, F. Carvalho, F. Chiaraluce, R. Fernandes, R. Garello, E. Paolini, R. Prata, "Next Generation Earth-to-Space Telecommand Coding and Synchronization: Ground System Design, Optimization and Software Implementation," EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2021, article 203, 22 pages.

37. B. Yan, A. Giorgetti, E. Paolini, "A Track-Before-Detect Algorithm for UWB Radar Sensor Networks," Signal Processing (Elsevier), vol. 189, p. 108257, Dec. 2021.

36. C. Magrini, J. Nicolas, H. Berg, A. Bellini, E. Paolini, N. Vincenti, L. Campadello, A. Bonoli, "Using Internet of Things and Distributed Ledger Technology for Digital Circular Economy Enablement: The Case of Electronic Equipment," Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 9, article number 4982, 2021.

35. F. Lázaro, G. Liva, G. Bauch, E. Paolini, "Bounds on the Error Probability of Raptor Codes under Maximum Likelihood Decoding," IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 1537-1558, Mar. 2021.

34. B. Yan, E. Paolini, N. Xu, Z. Sun, L. Xu , "Multiple Maneuvering Extended Targets Detection by 3D Projection and Tracklet Association," Signal Processing (Elsevier), vol. 179, p. 107821, Feb. 2021.

33. J. Sun, R. Liu, E. Paolini, "A Dynamic Access Probability Adjustment Strategy for Coded Random Access Schemes," Sensors, Special Issue on Internet of Things and Sensors Networks in 5G Wireless Communications, vol. 2019, no. 19, article number 4206.

32. M. Chiani, A. Giorgetti, E. Paolini, "Sensor Radar for Object Tracking," Proceedings of the IEEE, Special Issue on Foundations and Trends in Localization Technologies – Part I, vol. 106, no. 6, pp. 1022-1041, June 2018.

31. B. Matuz, G. Liva, E. Paolini "Short Non-Binary Maximum Distance Separable Cycle Codes," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 454-457, March 2018.

30. C. Stefanovic, E. Paolini, G. Liva, "Asymptotic Performance of Coded Slotted ALOHA with Multi Packet Reception," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 105-108, Jan. 2018.

29. B. Matuz, E. Paolini, F. Zabini, G. Liva "Non-Binary LDPC Code Design for the Poisson PPM Channel," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol 65, no. 11, pp. 4600-4611, Nov. 2017.

28. M. Baldi, M. Bertinelli, F. Chiaraluce, P. Closas, P. Dhakal, R. Garello, N. Maturo, M. Navarro, J. M. Palomo, E. Paolini, S. Pfletschinger, P. F. Silva, L. Simone, J. Vilà-Valls, "State-of-the-Art Space Mission Telecommand Receivers," IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 4-15, June 2017.

27. M. Baldi, N. Maturo, E. Paolini, F. Chiaraluce, "On the Use of Ordered Statistics Decoders for Low-Density Parity-Check Codes in Space Telecommand Links," EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2016, article 272, 15 pages.

26. E. Paolini and M. Flanagan, "Efficient and Exact Evaluation of the Weight Spectral Shape and Typical Minimum Distance of Protograph LDPC Codes," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 2141-2144, Nov. 2016.

25. F. Lázaro, E. Paolini, G. Liva, G. Bauch, "Distance Spectrum of Fixed-Rate Raptor Codes with Linear Random Precoders," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 422-436, Feb. 2016.

24. E. Paolini, G. Liva, M. Chiani, "Coded Slotted ALOHA: A Graph-Based Method for Uncoordinated Multiple Access," IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 61, no. 12, pp. 6815-6832, Dec. 2015.

23. G. Garrammone, E. Paolini, G. Liva, B. Matuz, "Non-Binary LDPC Erasure Codes with Separated Low-Degree Variable Nodes," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 63, no. 11, pp. 3937-3949, Nov. 2015.

22. E. Paolini,  Č. Stefanović, G. Liva, P. Popovski, "Coded Random Access: Applying Codes on Graphs to Design Random Access Protocols," IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 53, no. 6, pp. 144-150, June 2015.

21. M. Baldi, N. Maturo, F. Chiaraluce, G. Liva, E. Paolini, "A Hybrid Decoding Scheme for Short Non-Binary LDPC Codes," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 18, no. 12, pp. 2093-2096, Dec. 2014.

20. G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "On Optimum Decoding of Certain Product Codes," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 905-908, June 2014.

19. B. Sobhani, E. Paolini, A. Giorgetti, M. Mazzotti, M. Chiani, "Target Tracking for UWB Multistatic Radar Sensor Networks," IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, Special Issue on Non-Cooperative Localization Networks, vol. 8, no. 1, pp 125-136, Feb. 2014.

18. B. Matuz, G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, G. Bauch, "Low-Rate Non-Binary LDPC Codes for Coherent and Blockwise Non-Coherent AWGN Channels," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 61, no. 10, pp. 4096-4107, Oct. 2013.

17. M. Flanagan, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, M. Fossorier, "Spectral Shape of Doubly-Generalized LDPC Codes: Efficient and Exact Evaluation," IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 59, no. 11, pp. 7212-7228, Nov. 2013.

16. G. Liva, E. Paolini, B. Matuz, S. Scalise, M. Chiani, "Short Turbo Codes over High Order Fields," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 61, no. 6, pp. 2201-2211, June 2013.

15. G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Bounds on the Error Probability of Block Codes over the q-Ary Erasure Channel," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 61, no. 6, pp. 2156-2165, June 2013.

14. E. Paolini, G. Liva, B. Matuz, M. Chiani, "Maximum Likelihood Erasure Decoding of LDPC Codes: Pivoting Algorithms and Code Design," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 60, no. 11, pp. 3209-3220, Nov. 2012.

13. L. Costantini, G. Liva, B. Matuz, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Non-Binary Protograph LDPC Codes for Space Communications," International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 43-51, Mar./Apr. 2012.

12. E. Paolini, M. Fossorier, M. Chiani, "Degree Distribution Design for LDPC Codes: A Derivative Matching Approach," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 59, no. 11, pp. 3007-3015, Nov. 2011.

11. T. De Cola, E. Paolini, G. Liva, G.P. Calzolari, "Reliability Options for Data Communications in the Future Deep-Space Missions," Proceedings of the IEEE, Special Issue on Aerospace Communications and Networking in the Next Two Decades, vol. 99, no. 11, pp. 2056-2074, Nov. 2011. (Invited paper.)

10. M. Flanagan, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, M. Fossorier, "On the Growth Rate of the Weight Distribution of Doubly-Generalized LDPC Codes," IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 3721-3737, Jun. 2011.

9. E. Paolini, M. Fossorier, M. Chiani, "Generalized and Doubly-Generalized LDPC Codes with Random Component Codes for the Binary Erasure Channel," IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 1651-1672, Apr. 2010.

8. G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Performance versus Overhead for Fountain Codes over Fq," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 178-180, Feb. 2010.

7. G. Liva, B. Matuz, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Achieving a Near-Optimum Erasure Correction Performance with Low-Complexity LDPC Codes," International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking, vol. 28, pp. 236-256, 2010.

6. E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Construction of Near-Optimum Burst Erasure Correcting Low-Density Parity-Check Codes," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 1320-1328, May 2009.

5. E. Paolini, M. Fossorier, M. Chiani, "Doubly-Generalized LDPC Codes: Stability Bound Over the BEC," IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 1027-1046, Mar. 2009.

4. E. Paolini, G. Liva, B. Matuz, M. Chiani, "Generalized IRA Erasure Correcting Codes for Hybrid Iterative / Maximum Likelihood Decoding," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 450-452, June 2008.

3. E. Paolini, A. Giorgetti, M. Chiani, R. Minutolo, M. Montanari, "Localisation Capability of Cooperative Anti-Intruder Radar Systems," EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, vol. 2008, article ID 726854, 14 pages.

2. G.P. Calzolari, M. Chiani, F. Chiaraluce, R. Garello, E. Paolini, "Channel Coding for Future Space Missions: New Requirements and Trends," Proceedings of the IEEE, Special Issue on Technical Advances in Deep Space Communications and Tracking, vol. 95, no. 11, pp. 2157-2170, Nov. 2007.

1. G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Simple Reconfigurable Low-Density Parity-Check Codes," IEEE Communication Letters, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 258-260, Mar. 2005.

Journal papers, submitted

1. V. Zambianchi, E. Paolini, D. Dardari, “Capacity Achieving Peak Power Limited Probability Measures: Sufficient Conditions for Finite Discreteness,” submitted.

Conference Papers

106. L. Pucci, S. Khalili Dehkordi, P. Jung, E. Paolini, A. Giorgetti, G. Caire, "Performance Analysis of Multistatic Integrated Sensing and Communication in the Near/Far Field," 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), accepted.

105. E. Testi, E. Paolini, "Packet Collision Probability Analysis in Contention-Based Direct-To-Satellite IoT Uplink," 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), accepted.

104. E. Testi, V. Tralli, E. Paolini, "Coded Random Access in Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks with Access Point Signal Combining," 2024 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Workshop on Next Generation Antenna Technologies for Future Wireless Networks: Extra Large-MIMO, Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces, and Cell-Free Massive MIMO, accepted.

103. F. Zabini, E. Paolini, W. Xu, A. Giorgetti, "Fundamental Limits of Cooperative Strategies in Joint Sensing and Communication Networks," 2024 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Workshop on Catalyzing Spectrum Sharing via Active-Passive Coexistence, accepted.

102. A. Mirri, D. Forlivesi, L. Valentini, M. Chiani, E. Paolini, "An SCMA-Based Grant-Free Access Scheme," 2024 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Workshop on Modern Random Access for Massive Connectivity in 6G, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Apr. 2024. (Best workshop paper award.)

101. L. Valentini, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Massive Grant-Free Access in Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks," in Proc. 2023 European Wireless, Rome, Italy, Oct. 2023.

100. T. Bacchielli, L. Pucci, E. Paolini, A. Giorgetti, "Performance Analysis of a Low-Complexity OTFS Integrated Sensing and Communication System," in Proc. 2023 Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall), Workshop on Delay-Doppler Communications and Sensing for Vehicular Networks, Hong-Kong, China, Oct. 2023.

99. E. Matricardi, L. Pucci, E. Paolini, W. Xu, A. Giorgetti, "Performance Analysis of a Multistatic Joint Sensing and Communication System," in Proc. 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Toronto, Canada, Sep. 2023.

98. E. Favarelli, E. Matricardi, L. Pucci, E. Paolini, W. Xu, A. Giorgetti, "Map Fusion and Heterogeneous Objects Tracking in Joint Sensing and Communication Networks," in Proc. European Microwave Week 2023, Berlin, Germany, Sep. 2023.

97. V. Tralli, E. Paolini, "IRSA-based Unsourced Random Access over Gaussian Channel," in Proc. 2023 International Symposium on Topics in Coding, Brest, France, Sep. 2023. (Invited paper.)

96. F. Zabini, E. Paolini, W. Xu, A. Giorgetti, "Joint Sensing and Communication with Multiple Antennas and Bistatic Configuration," in Proc. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Workshop on Synergies of Communication, Localization, and Sensing Towards 6G, Rome, Italy, May/Jun. 2023.

95. L. Valentini, A. Mirri, M. Chiani, E. Paolini, "Feedback-Aided Coded Random Access via Replica Spacing," in Proc. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), IoT and Sensor Networks Symposium, Rome, Italy, May/Jun. 2023.

94. E. Favarelli, E. Matricardi, L. Pucci, E. Paolini, W. Xu, A. Giorgetti, "Sensor Fusion and Extended Multi-Target Tracking in Joint Sensing and Communication Networks," in Proc. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Signal Processing for Communications Symposium, Rome, Italy, May/Jun. 2023.

93. E. Favarelli, E. Matricardi, L. Pucci, E. Paolini, W. Xu, A. Giorgetti, "Tracking and Data Fusion in Joint Sensing and Communication Networks," in Proc. 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Workshop on Future of Wireless Access and Sensing for Industrial IoT, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 2022.

92. A. Graell i Amat, G. Liva, E. Paolini and Č. Stefanović, "Coded Slotted ALOHA with Stopping Set Resolution: A Group Testing Approach," in Proc. 56th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, Oct./Nov. 2022.

91. L. Valentini, M. Chiani, E. Paolini, “A Joint PHY and MAC Layer Design for Coded Random Access with Massive MIMO,” in Proc. 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Wireless Communications Symposium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 2022.

90. F. Zabini, E. Paolini, W. Xu, A. Giorgetti, “Joint Sensing and Communications in Finite Block-Length Regime,” in Proc. 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication Theory Symposium, Rio di Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 2022.

89. E. Paolini, L. Valentini, V. Tralli, M. Chiani, “Irregular Repetition Slotted ALOHA in an Information-Theoretic Setting,” in Proc. 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Espoo, Finland, Jun./Jul. 2022.

88. L. Pucci, E. Matricardi, E. Paolini, W. Xu, A. Giorgetti, “Performance Analysis of a Bistatic Joint Sensing and Communication System,” in Proc. 2022 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Workshop on Synergies of Communication, Localization, and Sensing towards 6G, Seoul, South Korea, May 2022.

87. L. Valentini, A. Faedi, M. Chiani, E. Paolini, “Impact of Interference Subtraction on Grant-Free Multiple Access with Massive MIMO,” in Proc. 2022 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Signal Processing for Communications Symposium, Seoul, South Korea, May 2022.

86. L. Pucci, E. Matricardi, E. Paolini, W. Xu, A. Giorgetti, “Performance Analysis of Joint Sensing and Communication based on 5G New Radio,” in Proc. 2021 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Workshop on Advances in Network Localization and Navigation,  Madrid, Spain, Dec. 2021.

85. L. Valentini, A. Faedi, M. Chiani, E. Paolini, “Coded Random Access for 6G: Intra-Frame Spatial Coupling with ACKs,” in Proc. 2021 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Workshop on Emerging Topics in 6G Communications,  Madrid, Spain, Dec. 2021.

84. L. Valentini, A. Faedi, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, “Analysis of Pointing Loss Effects in Deep Space Optical Links,” in Proc. 2021 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Selected Areas in Communications Symposium - Satellite and Space Communications,  Madrid, Spain, Dec. 2021.

83. G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, “Optimum Detection of Defective Elements in Non-Adaptive Group Testing,” in Proc. 2021 55th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Special Session on Data Analysis for COVID-19, Baltimore, MD, USA, Mar. 2021. (Invited Paper.)

82. E. Yacoub, G. Liva, E. Paolini, "Bounds on the Error Probability of Nonbinary Linear Codes Over the Q-Ary Symmetric Channel," in Proc. 2021 55th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Baltimore, MD, USA, Mar. 2021.

81. B. Yan, A. Giorgetti, E. Paolini, "A Track-Before-Detect Approach for UWB Radar Sensor Networks," in Proc. 2020 IEEE Radar Conference (RadarConf), Florence, Italy, Sep. 2020.

80. M. Chiani, E. Paolini, "A Note on Channel Polarization and Mutual Information Transformation Charts of Polar Codes," in Proc. 2019 AEIT International Annual Conference, Florence, Italy, Sep. 2019.

79. G. Liva, E. Paolini, C. Stefanovic, A. Graell i Amat, "Coded Slotted Aloha over the On-Off Fading Channel: Performance Bounds," in Proc. 2019 Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacic Grove, CA, USA, Nov. 2019. (Invited paper.)

78. D. Donati, E. Paolini, M. Flanagan, "Symbol-Level Constellation Shaping for Channel-coded Physical-layer Network Coding," in Proc. 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Istanbul, Turkey, Sep. 2019.

77. E. Paolini, G. Liva, "A Lower Bound on the Error Exponent of Linear Block Codes over the Erasure Channel," in Proc. 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Paris, France, July 2019.

76. J. Sun, R. Liu, E. Paolini, "Unrecovered Users Distribution in Coded Random Access Systems with Erasures," in Proc. 2019 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, Shanghai, China, May 2019.

75. J. Sun, R. Liu, E. Paolini, "Detecting the Number of Active Users in IRSA Access Protocols," in Proc. 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Bologna, Italy, Sep. 2018.

74. J. Sun, R. Liu, E. Paolini, "Detecting the Number of Active Users in Coded Random Access Systems," in Proc. 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Bologna, Italy, Sep. 2018.

73. A. Stocker, A. Argyriou, A. Giorgetti, E. Paolini, D. Siddle, P. Tortora, A. Zeqaj, J. De Vicente, R. Abello, M. Mercolino, "Simulating the Reliability of Radio Links During Superior Solar Conjunctions," in Proc. 2018 12th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), London, UK, Apr. 2018.

72. M. Battaglioni, M. Baldi, E. Paolini, "Complexity-Constrained Spatially Coupled LDPC Codes based on Protographs," in Proc. 14th IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems, Bologna, Italy, Aug. 2017. 

71. E. Paolini, G. Liva, A. Graell i Amat, "A Structured Irregular Repetition Slotted ALOHA Scheme with Low Error Floors," in Proc. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, Paris, France, May 2017.

70. G. Liva, B. Matuz, E. Paolini, M. Flanagan, "Non-Binary LDPC Codes for Orthogonal Modulations: Analysis and Code Design," in Proc. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, Paris, France, May 2017.

69. F. Clazzer, E. Paolini, I. Mambelli, C. Stefanovic, "Irregular Repetition Slotted ALOHA over the Rayleigh Block Fading Channel with Capture," in Proc. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Wireless Communication Symposium, Paris, France, May 2017.

68. Ian Mulholland, E. Paolini, M. Flanagan, "Design of Protograph-based LDPC Code Ensembles with Fast Convergence Properties," in Proc. the 11th International ITG Conference on Systems, Communications and Coding (SCC 2017), Hamburg, Germany, Feb. 2017.

67. F. Lázaro-Blasco, E. Paolini, G. Liva, G. Bauch, "Bounds on the Error Probability of Raptor Codes," in Proc. 2016 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication Theory Symposium, Washington, DC, USA, Dec. 2016.

66. F. Valmori, A. Giorgetti, M. Mazzotti, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Indoor Detection and Tracking of Human Targets with UWB Radar Sensor Networks," 2016 IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Wireless Broadband (ICUWB), Nanjing, China, Oct. 2016. (Invited paper.)

65. M. Baldi, et al., "NEXCODE: Next Generation Uplink Coding Techniques," in Proc. of the 7th ESA International Workshop on Tracking, Telemetry and Command Systems for Space Applications (TTC), Noordwijk, Netherlands, Sep. 2016. 

64. B. Sobhani, E. Paolini, M. Mazzotti, A. Giorgetti, M. Chiani, "Multiple Target Tracking with Particle Filtering in UWB Radar Sensor Networks," 2015 International Conference on Localization and GNSS (ICL-GNSS), Gothenburg, Sweden, Jun. 2015.

63. F. Lázaro-Blasco, E. Paolini, G. Liva, G. Bauch, "On the Weight Distribution of Fixed-Rate Raptor Codes," 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Hong Kong, China, Jun. 2015.

62. I. Mulholland, E. Paolini, M. Flanagan, "Design of LDPC Code Ensembles with Fast Convergence Properties" The 3rd IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom), Constanta, Romania, May 2015.

61. E. Paolini, "Finite Length Analysis of Irregular Repetition Slotted ALOHA (IRSA) Protocols," in Proc. 2015 IEEE International Conference of Communications - Workshop on Massive Uncoordinated Access Protocols (MASSAP), London, UK, Jun. 2015.

60. M. Baldi, N. Maturo, E. Paolini, F. Chiaraluce, "On the Applicability of the Most Reliable Basis Algorithm for LDPC Decoding in Telecommand Links," The 6th International Conference on Information and Communication Systems (ICICS), Amman, Jordan, Apr. 2015. (Best paper award.)

59. G. Garrammone, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Spectral Shape of Non-Binary LDPC Code Ensembles with Separated Variable Nodes," in Proc. 2014 International Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications (ISITA), Melbourne, Australia, Oct. 2014.

58. F. Marino, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Secret Key Extraction from a UWB Channel: Analysis in a Real Environment," in Proc. 2014 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB), Paris, France, Sep. 2014.

57. S. Gubinelli, E. Paolini, A. Giorgetti, M. Mazzotti, A. Rizzo, E. Troiani, M. Chiani, "An Ultra-Wideband Radar Approach to Nondestructive Testing," in Proc. 2014 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB), Paris, France, Sep. 2014.

56. B. Sobhani, M. Mazzotti, E. Paolini, A. Giorgetti, M. Chiani, "Multiple Target Detection and Localization in UWB Multistatic Radars," in Proc. 2014 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB), Paris, France, Sep. 2014.

55. F. Zabini, B. Matuz, G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "The PPM Poisson Channel: Finite-Length Bounds and Code Design," in Proc. 2014 International Symposium on Turbo Codes and Iterative Information Processing (ISTC), Bremen, Germany, Aug. 2014.

54. B. Matuz, G. Toscano, G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "A Robust Pulse Position Coded Modulation Scheme for the Poisson Channel," in Proc. 2014 IEEE Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

53. V. Zambianchi, E. Paolini, D. Dardari, "Peak Power Limited Channels: Analysis of Capacity Achieving Probability Measures," in Proc. 2014 IEEE Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, Sydney, Australia, Jun. 2014.

52. B. Sobhani, M. Mazzotti, E. Paolini, A. Giorgetti, M. Chiani, "Effect of State Space Partitioning on Bayesian Tracking for UWB Radar Sensor Networks," in Proc. 2013 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB), Sydney, Australia, Sep. 2013.

51. I. Mulholland, M. Flanagan, E. Paolini, "Minimum Distance Distribution of Irregular Generalized LDPC Code Ensembles," in Proc. 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Istanbul, Turkey, July 2013.

50. G. Garrammone, E. Paolini, B. Matuz, G. Liva, M. Chiani, "Non-Binary Low-Density Parity-Check Codes for the q-ary Erasure Channel," in Proc. 2013 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, Budapest, Hungary, June 2013.

49. V. Zambianchi, E. Paolini, D. Dardari, "Information Transmission via Source of Opportunity Signals: Piggyback Communications," in Proc. 2013 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Wireless Communication Symposium, Budapest, Hungary, June 2013.

49. B. Sobhani, E. Paolini, A. Giorgetti, M. Mazzotti, M. Chiani, "Bayesian Tracking in UWB Radar Sensor Networks," in Proc. 2013 IEEE International Workshop on Advances in Network Localization and Navigation (ANLN), Budapest, Hungary, June 2013.

48. B. Matuz, G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, G. Bauch, "Blockwise Noncoherent AWGN Channel: Concatenated Codes and Composite Capacity," in Proc. of the 9th International ITG Conference on Systems, Communications and Coding (SCC), Munich, Germany, Jan. 2013.

47. B. Matuz, G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Verification-Based Decoding with MAP Erasure Recovery," in Proc. of the 9th International ITG Conference on Systems, Communications and Coding (SCC), Munich, Germany, Jan. 2013.

46.  E. Paolini, G. Liva, M. Chiani, "Random Access on Graphs: A Survey and New Results," in Proc. of the 46th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacic Grove, CA, USA, Nov. 2012. (Invited paper.)

45. M. Chiani, G. Liva, E. Paolini, "The Marriage between Random Access and Codes on Graphs: Coded Slotted ALOHA Does Not Need Retransmissions," in Proc. of the 1st International IEEE-AESS Conference in Europe about Space and Satellite Telecommunications (ESTEL), Rome, Italy, Oct. 2012. (Invited paper.)

44. G. Liva, E. Paolini, T. De Cola, M. Chiani, "Codes on High-Order Fields for the CCSDS Next Generation Uplink," in Proc. of the 6th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference (ASMS), Baiona, Spain, Sep. 2012.

43. G. Liva, B. Matuz, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Short Low-Rate Non-Binary Turbo Codes," in Proc. of the 7th International Symposium on Turbo Codes and Iterative Information Processing (ISTC), Gothenburg, Sweden, Aug. 2012.

42. G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Lentmaier, M. Chiani, "Spatially Coupled Random Access on Graphs," in Proc. of 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Cambridge, MA, USA, July 2012.

41. G. Liva, B. Matuz, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Short Non-Binary IRA Codes from Large-Girth Hamiltonian Graphs," in Proc. of 2012 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, Ottawa, Canada, June 2012.

40. E. Paolini, M. Flanagan, M. Chiani, M. Fossorier, "Stability of Iterative Decoding of Multi-Edge Type Doubly-Generalized LDPC Codes Over the BEC," in Proc. of 2011 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication Theory Symposium, Houston, TX, USA, Dec. 2011.

39. E. Paolini, G. Liva, M. Chiani, "Graph-Based Random Access for the Collision Channel without Feedback: Capacity Bound," in Proc. of 2011 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication Theory Symposium, Houston, TX, USA, Dec. 2011.

38. M. Chiani, A. Conti, M. Mazzotti, E. Paolini, A. Zanella, "Outage Capacity for MIMO-OFDM Systems in Block Fading Channels," in Proc. of the 45th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacic Grove, CA, USA, Nov. 2011. (Invited paper.)

37. M. Mazzotti, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, B. Gadat, C. Bergeron, R. Fracchia, "Analysis of Packet-Level Forward Error Correction for Video Transmission," in Proc. 2011 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring), Budapest, Hungary, May 2011.

36. M. Chiani, A. Giorgetti, S. Minardi, E. Paolini, M. Taormina, "Heterogeneous Wireless/Power Line Communication Networks for Energy Metering and Control," in Proc. of the 34th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology (MIPRO), Opatija, Croatia, May 2011.

35. G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Turbo Codes Based on Time-Variant Memory-1 Convolutional Codes over Fq," in Proc of 2011 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, Jun. 2011.

34. E. Paolini, G. Liva, M. Chiani, "High Throughput Random Access via Codes on Graphs: Coded Slotted ALOHA," in Proc. of 2011 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, Kyoto, Japan, Jun. 2011.

33. G. Liva, E. Paolini, B. Matuz, M. Chiani, "A Decoding Algorithm for LDPC Codes Over Erasure Channels with Sporadic Errors," in Proc. of the 48th Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello, IL, USA, Sep./Oct. 2010.

32. L. Costantini, B. Matuz, G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "On the performance of moderate-length non-binary LDPC codes for space communications," in Proc. of the 5th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference, Cagliari, Italy, Sep. 2010.

31. E. Paolini, M. Chiani, M. Fossorier, "On Design of Doubly-Generalized LDPC Codes Based on Multi-Type Information Functions," in Proc. of 2010 Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication Theory Symposium, Miami, FL, USA, Dec. 2010.

30. M. Lentmaier, G. Liva, E. Paolini, G. Fettweis, "From Product Codes to Structured Generalized LDPC Codes," in Proc. of the 5th International ICST Conference on Communications and Networking in China, Beijing, China, Aug. 2010. (Invited paper.)

29. G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "High-Throughput Random Access via Codes on Graphs," in Proc. of Future Network and Mobile Summit 2010 (FUNEMS), Florence, Italy, Jun. 2010.

28. E. Paolini, M. Flanagan, M. Chiani, M. Fossorier, "Spectral Shape of Check- Hybrid GLDPC Codes," in Proc. of 2010 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa, May 2010.

27. M. Chiani, A. Giorgetti, E. Paolini, "Optimum synchronization of ternary preamble sequences in Gaussian noise," in Proc. of 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing, Modena, Italy, May 2010.

26. M. Flanagan, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, M. Fossorier, "Growth Rate of the Weight Distribution of Doubly-Generalized LDPC Codes: Ecient and Exact Evaluation," in Proc. of 2009 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication Theory Symposium, Honolulu, HI, USA, Nov./Dec. 2009.

25. G. Liva, B. Matuz, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Pivoting Algorithms for Maximum-Likelihood Decoding of LDPC Codes over Erasure Channels," in Proc. of 2009 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication Theory Symposium, Honolulu, HI, USA, Nov./Dec. 2009.

24. M. Flanagan, E. Paolini, "On the Weight and Stopping Set Size Distributions of LDPC Codes and Their Generalizations," in Proc. of the 2nd International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communication Technologies (ISABEL), Bratislava, Slovak Republic, Nov. 2009, pp. 1-6. (Invited paper.)

23. M. Chiani, E. Paolini, A. Giorgetti, A. Grossi, M. Pensalni, "Using the Outdoor Lighting Infrastructure for Wireless Services," in Proc. of the 3rd Workshop on Power Line Communications, Udine, Italy, Oct. 2009.

22. M. Chiani, A. Giorgetti, M. Mazzotti, R. Minutolo, E. Paolini, "Target Detection Metrics and Tracking for UWB Radar Sensor Networks", in Proc. of 2009 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband (ICUWB), Vancouver, Canada, Sep. 2009.

21. E. Paolini, M. Flanagan, M. Chiani, M. Fossorier, "On a Class of Doubly-Generalized LDPC Codes with Single Parity-Check Variable Nodes," in Proc. of 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Seoul, Korea, June/July 2009.

20. G. Liva, B. Matuz, Z. Katona, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "On Construction of Moderate-Length LDPC Codes over Correlated Erasure Channels," in Proc. of 2009 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Wireless Communication Symposium, Dresden, Germany, June 2009.

19. E. Paolini, M. Chiani, M. Fossorier, "On Design of Irregular GLDPC Codes with Low Error Floor Over the BEC," in Proc. of 2008 International Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications (ISITA), Auckland, New Zealand, Dec. 2008.

18. G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Packet Loss Recovery in the Telemetry Downlink via Maximum-Likelihood LDPC Decoding," in Proc. of the 10th International Workshop on Signal Processing for Space Communications (SPSC), Rhodes Island, Greece, Oct. 2008.

17. M. Flanagan, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, M. Fossorier, "On the Growth Rate of the Weight Distribution of Irregular Doubly-Generalized LDPC Codes," in Proc. of the 46th Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello, IL, USA, Sep. 2008.

16. E. Paolini, M. Chiani, M. Fossorier, "Pseudo-Binomial Degree Distributions from Derivative Matching," in Proc. of the 5th International Symposium on Turbo Codes and Related Topics, Lausanne, Switzerland, Sep. 2008.

15. E. Paolini, M. Chiani, M. Fossorier, "On the Growth Rate of GLDPC Codes Weight Distribution," in Proc. of 2008 IEEE International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications (ISSSTA), Bologna, Italy, Aug. 2008.

14. E. Paolini, M. Varrella, M. Chiani, B. Matuz, G. Liva, "Low-Complexity LDPC Codes with Near-Optimum Performance Over the BEC," in Proc. of the 4th Advanced Satellite Mobile Systems Conference (ASMS), Bologna, Italy, Aug. 2008.

13. E. Paolini, M. Varrella, M. Chiani, G.P. Calzolari, "Recovering from Packet Losses in CCSDS Links," in Proc. of the 4th Advanced Satellite Mobile Systems Conference (ASMS), Bologna, Italy, Aug. 2008.

12. E. Paolini, M. Chiani, G.P. Calzolari, "The Odd Couple: Protocols and Channel Coding," in Proc. of the 4th European Space Agency Workshop on Tracking, Telemetry and Command Systems for Space Applications (TTC), Darmstadt, Germany, Sep. 2007.

11. E. Paolini, M. Fossorier, M. Chiani, "Generalized Stability Condition for Generalized and Doubly-Generalized LDPC Codes," in Proc. of 2007 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Nice, France, June/July 2007.

10. E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "A Class of LDPC Erasure Distributions with Closed-Form Threshold Expression," in Proc. of 2007 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, Glasgow, Scotland, Jun. 2007.

9. E. Paolini, M. Fossorier, M. Chiani, "Analysis of Doubly-Generalized LDPC Codes with Random Component Codes for the Binary Erasure Channel," in Proc. of the 44th Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello, IL, USA, Sep. 2006. (Invited paper.)

8. E. Paolini, M. Fossorier, M. Chiani, "Analysis of Generalized LDPC Codes with Random Component Codes for the Binary Erasure Channel," in Proc. of 2006 International Symposium on Information Theory and its Applications (ISITA), Seoul, Korea, Nov. 2006.

7. E. Paolini, M. Chiani, G.P. Calzolari, "Long Erasure Correcting Codes: the New Frontier for Zero-Loss in Space Applications?," in Proc. of 2006 AIAA International Conference on Space Operations (SpaceOPS), Rome, Italy, June 2006.

6. E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "Improved Low-Density Parity-Check Codes for Burst Erasure Channels," in Proc. of 2006 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, vol. 3, Istanbul, Turkey, Jun. 2006.

5. E. Paolini and M. Chiani, "Performance Evaluation of Capacity-Approaching Distributions," in Proc. of 2005 International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM), Split, Croatia, Sep. 2005, 5 pages.

4. C. Di, H. Ernst, E. Paolini, S. Coletto, M. Chiani, "Low-Density Parity-Check Codes for the Transport Layer of Satellite Broadcast," in Proc. of 2005 AIAA International Conference on Satellite and Space Communications (ICSSC), Rome, Italy, Sep. 2005.

3. E. Paolini, M. Chiani, "On the Threshold of Right-Regular LDPC Codes for the Erasure Channel," in Proc. of 2005 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference Spring (VTC-Spring), vol. 1, Stockholm, Sweden, May/June 2005.

2. G. Liva, E. Paolini, M. Chiani, G.P. Calzolari, "Efficient Encoding of High-Rate LDPC Codes for Space Applications," in Proc. of the 3rd European Space Agency Workshop on Tracking, Telemetry and Command Systems for Space Applications (TTC), Darmstadt, Germany, Sep. 2004.

1. E. Paolini, G. Liva, M. Chiani, G.P. Calzolari, "Tornado-like Codes: a New Appealing Chance for Space Applications Protocols?," in Proc. of the 3rd European Space Agency Workshop on Tracking, Telemetry and Command Systems for Space Applications (TTC), Darmstadt, Germany, Sep. 2004.

Book Chapters

4. P. Tortora, D. Modenini, M. Zannoni, E. Gramigna, E. Strollo, A. Togni, E. Paolini, L. Valentini, O. Cocciolillo, L. Simone, Ground and Space Hardware for Interplanetary Communication Networks". Chapter 5 in C. Sacchi, F. Granelli, R. Bassoli, F. Fitzek, M. Ruggieri (Eds.), A Roadmap to Future Space Connectivity - Satellite and Interplanetary Networks. Signals and Communication Technology (Springer). Cham, Switzerland: 2023.

3. G. Pasolini, E. Paolini, D. Dardari, M. Chiani, “Experimental Results on Secret-Key Extraction from Unsynchronized UWB Channel Observations”. Chapter 7 in M. Baldi and S. Tomasin (Eds.), Physical and Data-Link Security Techniques for Future Communication Systems. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering (Springer), fourth quarter 2015. 

2. E. Paolini and M. F. Flanagan. "LDPC Code Constructions". Chapter 3 in David Declercq, Marc Fossorier and Ezio Biglieri (Eds.), Channel Coding: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications. Academic Press Library in Mobile and Wireless Communications (Elsevier). Waltham, MA, USA: Jul. 2014.

1. E. Paolini, "Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) Codes". In Rino Micheloni, Alessia Marelli, Eshghi Kam (Eds.), Inside Solid State Drives (SSDs). Springer Series in Advanced Microelectronics. Berlin: Springer, Oct. 2012.