Here below you can find a list of the on-going projects that I enjoy working on :)
The complete list of SIGCOM projects can be found HERE.
Project Acronym: TRANTOR
Project title: Sustainable 5G+ Evolution to Multiorbit and Multiband Networks
Funding: HORIZON-CL4-2021-SPACE-01-11
Role: Contributor
Project Acronym: ETHER
Project title: sElf-evolving terrestrial/non-Terrestrial Hybrid nEtwoRks
Funding: 6GSNS Phase 1 Stream B
Role: Contributor
Project Acronym: TERRAMETA
Project title: TERahertz ReconfigurAble METAsurfaces For Ultra-High Rate Wireless Communications
Funding: SNS Phase 1 Stream B on Research for Revolutionary Technology Advancement Towards 6G
Role: Contributor
(*) May include international funding as well.
Project Acronym: SHIELD (to be kicked-off soon)
Project title: Reliable Distributed Learning and Smart Contract assisted Digital Ecosystems
Funding: CHIST-ERA (topic: Smart Contracts for Digital Transformation Ecosystems) https://chistera.eu/call-2023-announcement
Role: PI from Luxembourg entity (project coordinate by Pham Viet Quoc, from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)
Budget: 350 kEUR
Project Acronym: VARRAY-5G (to be kicked-off soon)
Project title: Vehicular Phase Array Antennas for 5G
Funding: FNR CORE 2024
Role: PI
Budget: 700 kEUR
Project Acronym: BrainSatCom
Project title: Brain-inspired Neuromorphic Computing Techniques to Energy-Efficient Satellite Communications
Funding: FNR BRIDGES 2024-2026
Role: Contributor
Budget: 400 kEUR
Project Acronym: Pre5GNR
Project title: Design and Implement Multiuser 3GPP 5G New Radio Precoding and Dynamic Beam Management for NGSO Systems
Funding: FNR BRIDGES 2024-2026
Role: Contributor
Budget: 400 kEUR
Project Acronym: GSTD
Project title: Reliable and Resilient Ground Segment Design for SATCOM in Q/V Band
Funding: Luxembourg Joint Defense Call 2022
Role: PI
Budget: 495 kEUR
Project Acronym: SmartSpace
Project title: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Empower the Next Generation of Satellite Communications
Funding: FNR CORE 2021
Role: PI
Budget: 600 kEUR
Project Acronym: Instruct
Project title: Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Systems for Ubiquitous Beyond 5G Communications
Funding: FNR Industrial Partnership Block Grant (IPBG)
Role: Contributor / Management
Budget: Funding for 10 PhD students and 7 PostDocs
Project Acronym: FlexSAT (concluded)
Project title: Resource Optimization for Next Generation of Flexible SATellite Payloads
Funding: FNR CORE 2019-2023
Role: PI
Budget: 700 kEUR
Project Acronym: ROSETTA (concluded)
Project title: Resource Optimization for integrated Satellite-5G nETworks with non-orThogonal multiple Access
Funding: FNR CORE 2018-2021
Role: Contributor
Project Acronym: SIERRA (concluded)
Project title: Spectral efficient Receivers and Resource Allocation for Cognitive Satellite Communications
Funding: FNR-ANR Bilateral 2017-2022
Role: VPI
Budget: 240 kEUR
Project Acronym: ESA SPARC-5G
Project title: Very low earth orbit system simulator for direct satellite-to-device 5G/6G communications
Funding: ARTES 4.0 SPL 5G/6G 3F.019
Role: PI from UL side
Budget: 175 kEUR
Project Acronym: ESA CREST-5G
Project title: Comprehensive Evaluation and Simulation of TDD Mode for 5G NTN in C-Band
Funding: ESA ITT "Assessment of 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) with sub-6GHz Time Division Duplexing (TDD) communications” (ARTES 4.0 SPL 5G/6G 3F.019)
Role: PI from UL side
Budget: 150 kEUR
Project Acronym: ESA SHINE
Project title: Smart Handover for Integrated 5G non-terrestrial networks
Funding: ESA (ITT HANDOVER ENGINE AND TESTBED FOR SATELLITE-BASED 5G NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS (NTNS))
Role: PI
Budget: 500 kEUR
Project Acronym: ESA NGSO-Sense
Project title: Prototype for Measuring NGSO Satellite Network Interference and Radiofrequency Characteristics
Role: PI
Project Acronym: ESA FDSat (concluded)
Project title: Single Channel Full Duplex Techniques for Satellite Communications
Role: VPI
Selected Publications:
E. Lagunas et al., "Full-Duplex Techniques for Satellite Communications: Feasibility Analysis and Roadmap," in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 6, pp. 2130-2151, 2025.
Project Acronym: ESA NeuroSat (concluded)
Project title: The Application of Neuromorphic Processors to Satcom Applications
Role: PI
Selected Publications:
E. Lagunas et al., “Performance Evaluation of Neuromorphic Hardware for Onboard Satellite Communication Applications”, IEEE Wireless Communic. Oct 2024.
Project Acronym: ESA Sat-IAB (concluded)
Project title: Satellite and Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) – An Architectural Trade-Off
Role: Contributor
Selected Publications:
Z. Abdullah, E. Lagunas, S. Kisseleff, F. Zeppenfeldt, S. Chatzinotas, “Integrated Access and Backhaul via LEO Satellites with Inter-Satellite Links”, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 2024
Z. Abdullah, S. Kisseleff, E. Lagunas, V.N. Ha, F. Zeppenfeldt, S. Chatzinotas, “Integrated Access and Backhaul via Satellite”, IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Toronto, Canada, Sept. 2023
Project Acronym: ESA SYMBOL
Project title: VHTS System Emulator Based on Functional Modelling of the System
Role: Contributor
Project Acronym: ESA CGD
Project title: Prototype of a Centralized Broadband Gateway for Precoded Multi-beam Networks
Role: VPI
Selected Publications:
S. Kisseleff, E. Lagunas, J. Krivochiza, J. Querol, N. Maturo, L. Martinez-Marrero, J. Duncan, S. Chatzinotas, “Centralized Gateway Concept for Precoded Multi-beam GEO Satellite Networks”, IEEE VTC-fall workshop on Evolution of Non-Terrestrial Networks toward 6G, Sept. 2021.
J.L. Gonzalez-Rios, L. Martinez-Marrero, E. Lagunas, J. Krivochiza, L.M. Garces-Socarras, R. Palisetty, J.M. Duncan, S. Chatzinotas, “Doppler Shift in Precoded Multi-Gateway Satellite Systems: Effects and Mitigation”, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 2024
Project Acronym: ESA SPAICE
Project title: Satellite Signal Processing Techniques using a Commercial Off-The-Shelf AI Chipset
Role: Contributor
Selected Publications:
F. Ortiz, V. Monzon-Baeza, L.M. Garces, J. Vasquez, J.L. Gonzalez, G. Fontanesi, E. Lagunas, J. Querol, S. Chatzinotas, “Onboard Processing in Satellite Communications Using AI Accelerators”, MDPI Aerospace, Jan. 2023.
Project Acronym: ESA FlexPreDem (concluded)
Project title: Demostrator of Precoding Techniques for Flexible Broadband Systems
Role: VPI
Selected Publications:
V. Gupta, V.N. Ha, E. Lagunas, H. Al-Hraishawi, L. Chen, S. Chatzinotas, “Combining Time-Flexible Satellite Payload with Precoding: The Cluster Hopping Approach” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, July 2023
Project Acronym: ESA CADSAT (concluded)
Project title: Carrier Aggregation in Satellite Communication Networks
Role: VPI
Selected Publications:
E. Lagunas, M. Kibria, H. Al-Hraishawi, N. Maturo, S. Chatzinotas, “Dealing with Non-Uniform Demands in Flexible GEO Satellites: The Carrier Aggregation Perspectives”, ASMS/SPSC Virtual Conference, 2020