22 Aug

IEEE Distinguished Lecture Tour by Prof. Osvaldo Simeone

On behalf of the IEEE joint VT/COM/IT Sweden Chapter Board, We are delighted to invite you to an IEEE Information Theory Society Distinguished Lecture Tour (DLT) by Prof. Osvaldo Simeone, King’s College, London, U.K.

Title: Fog-Aided Wireless Networks: An Information-Theoretic View

Abstract:
Fog-aided wireless networks are an emerging class of wireless systems that leverage the synergy and complementarity of cloudification and edge processing, two key technologies in the evolution towards 5G systems and beyond. The operation of fog-aided wireless networks poses novel fundamental research problems pertaining to the optimal management of the communication, caching and computing resources at the cloud and at the edge, as well as to the transmission on the fronthaul network connecting cloud and edge. In this talk, it will be argued via specific examples concerning the problem of content delivery that network information theory provides a principled framework to develop fundamental theoretical insights and algorithmic guidelines on the optimal design of fog-aided networks. This work has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No. 725731).

Seminar#1 – Chalmers, Gothenburg, Sweden
Date and time: Aug 31, 2017, 14:00-15:30.
Location: Room EL43, floor 4, EDIT building, Hörsalsvägen 11, Campus Johanneberg, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Local host: Giuseppe Durisi, durisi@chalmers.se

Seminar#2 – Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Date and time: Sep 6, 2017, 10:15-11:45.
Location: Room Systemet, floor 2, B building, Campus Valla, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden.
Local host: Danyo Danev, danyo.danev@liu.se.

Seminar#3 – Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Date and time: Sep 7, 2017, 13:30-15:00.
Location: Room E:2517, floor 2, E-building, John Ericssons vaguely 4, Lund University, 223 63 Lund, Sweden
Local host: Michael Lentmaier, michael.lentmaier@lth.se.

Seminar#4 – KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
Date and time: Sep 8, 2017, 14:00-15:30 (TBC).
Location: Room Q22, Osquldas väg 6B, KTH Main Campus, Stockholm, Sweden
Local host: Lars Kildehøj Rasmussen, lkra@kth.se.

For any further questions related to a specific seminar, please contact the respective local host.

Biography:
Osvaldo Simeone is a Professor of Information Engineering with the Centre for Telecommunications Research at the Department of Informatics of King’s College London. He received an M.Sc. degree (with honors) and a Ph.D. degree in information engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy, in 2001 and 2005, respectively. He was previously a Professor with the Center for Wireless Information Processing (CWiP) at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). His research interests include wireless communications, information theory, optimization and machine learning. Dr Simeone is a co-recipient of the 2017 JCN Best Paper Award, the 2015 IEEE Communication Society Best Tutorial Paper Award and of the Best Paper Awards of IEEE SPAWC 2007 and IEEE WRECOM 2007. He was awarded a Consolidator grant by the European Research Council (ERC) in 2016. His research has been supported by the U.S. NSF, the ERC, the Vienna Science and Technology Fund, as well by a number of industrial collaborations. He is currently a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Information Theory Society. Dr Simeone is a co-author of a monograph, an edited book published by Cambridge University Press and more than one hundred research journal papers. He is a Fellow of the IEEE.

20 Aug

IEEE Distinguished Lecture Tour by Prof. Marco Di Renzo

On behalf of the IEEE joint VT/COM/IT Sweden Chapter Board, We are delighted to invite you to an IEEE VTS Distinguished Lecture Tour (DLT) by Prof. Marco Di Renzo, Paris-Saclay University/ CNRS, France.

Title: On System-Level Analysis & Design of Cellular Networks: The Magic of Stochastic Geometry

Abstract:
This talk is aimed to provide a comprehensive crash course on the critical and essential importance of spatial models for an accurate system-level analysis and optimization of emerging 5G ultra-dense and heterogeneous cellular networks. Due to the increased heterogeneity and deployment density, new flexible and scalable approaches for modeling, simulating, analyzing and optimizing cellular networks are needed. Recently, a new approach has been proposed: it is based on the theory of point processes and it leverages tools from stochastic geometry for tractable system-level modeling, performance evaluation and optimization. The potential of stochastic geometry for modeling and analyzing cellular networks will be investigated for application to several emerging case studies, including massive MIMO, mmWave communication, and wireless power transfer. In addition, the accuracy of this emerging abstraction for modeling cellular networks will be experimentally validated by using base station locations and building footprints from two publicly available databases in the United Kingdom (OFCOM and Ordnance Survey). This topic is highly relevant to graduate students and researchers from academia and industry, who are highly interested in understanding the potential of a variety of candidate communication technologies for 5G networks.

Seminar#1 – NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
Date and time: Aug 21, 2017, 11:00-12:30 (TBC).
Location: TBD, please contact local hosts for further information.
Local hosts: Pierluigi Salvorossi, pierluigi.salvorossi@ntnu.no, and Yuming Jiang, jiang@item.ntnu.no.

Seminar#2 – Chalmers, Gothenburg, Sweden
Date and time: Aug 22, 2017, 10:30-12:00.
Location: Room EC, floor 4, EDIT building, Hörsalsvägen 11, Campus Johanneberg, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Local host: Tommy Svensson, tommy.svensson@chalmers.se

Seminar#3 – Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Date and time: Aug 23, 2017, 13:15-14:45.
Location: Room Systemet, floor 2, B-building, Campus Valla, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
Local host: Danyo Danev, danyo.danev@liu.se.

Seminar#4 – Linköping University, Norrköping, Sweden
Date and time: Aug 24, 2017, 11:00-12:30.
Location: Buildning Spetsen, room SP35, Linköping University, Norrköping.
Local host: Di Yuan, di.yuan@liu.se.

Seminar#5 – KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
Date and time: Aug 25, 2017, 11:00-12:30 (TBC).
Location: TBD, please contact local host for further information.
Local host: Carlo Fischione, carlofi@kth.se.

For any further questions related to a specific seminar, please contact the respective local host(s).

Biography:
Marco Di Renzo received the “Laurea” and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Information Engineering from the University of L’Aquila, Italy, in 2003 and 2007, respectively. In October 2013, he received the Doctor of Science degree from the University Paris-Sud, France. Since 2010, he has been a “Chargé de Recherche Titulaire” CNRS (CNRS Associate Professor) in the Laboratory of Signals and Systems of Paris-Saclay University – CNRS, CentraleSupélec, Univ Paris Sud, France. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, a Visiting Professor at the University of L’Aquila, Italy, and a co-founder of the university spin-off company WEST Aquila s.r.l., Italy. He serves as the Associate Editor-in-Chief of IEEE
COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS, and as an Editor of IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS and IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS. He is a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society and IEEE Communications Society. He is a recipient of several awards, and a frequent tutorial and invited speaker at IEEE conferences.