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DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
MULTIMEDIA & OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

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Software Defined Radio
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Augmented reality
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Plenoptics
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Multimedia quality
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Multimedia security
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Localization
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VANET, Visible Light Communication, Nano-scale communication

Friday, 19 October 2018

Welcome to the Comlab Laboratory

Comlab is dedicated to the study of telecommunication and multimedia systems, with particular attention to the security and evaluation aspects of the Quality of Experience of the New Immersive Systems
It is part of the Department of Engineering at University Roma TRE located in Roma, Italy

It is directed by Prof. Alessandro Neri

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4 News from Comlab @ 16 Jul 2018 - 09:53

1 - Women in Computer Science 2018
Published on 16 Jul 2018
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Anna Maria Vegni has been inserted in the Virtual Special Issue on Women in Computer Science 2018. Follow the link for more information.

2 - Workshop on Immersive Quality of Experience
Published on 31 May 2018
News Seminari e Conferenze di altri dipartimenti

Il 6 giugno 2018 Federica Battisti presenterà un seminario su ' Objective Quality Metrics for New Immersive Media' all'interno del wprkshop organizzato da Nokia e CIVIT (Centre for Immersive Visual Technologies) presso la Tampere University of Technology.

3 - Vehicular Social Networks
Published on 5 Dec 2017
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Anna Maria Vegni is the co-editor of the book Vehicular Social Networks. The book provides a comprehensive guide to selected topics, both ongoing and emerging, in the area of vehicular social networks. It focuses on a new class of mobile ad hoc networks, which exploits social aspects applied to vehicular environments. Topics include social...

4 - Cognitive Vehicular Networks
Published on 5 Dec 2017
News Notizie in evidenza

Anna Maria Vegni is the co-editor of the book Cognitive Vehicular Networks. In the book is presented the research on a new class of mobile ad hoc networks with contributions from experts in North America, Europe, and Asia. It points out significant and practical issues in the field of cognitive vehicular networks

10 News from Dipartimento di Ingegneria @ 18 Oct 2018 - 16:27

1 - Cerimonia di commemorazione con gli ex-dipendenti Ottico Meccanica Italiana (OMI)
New! Published on 18 Oct 2018
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Venerdì 19 ottobre, a partire dalle 9.30, il nostro Dipartimento ospiterà un gruppo di ex-dipendenti della fabbrica Ottico Meccanica Italiana (OMI), nei cui locali oggi si svolgono molte delle attività didattiche e di ricerca del nostro Dipartimento. Programma: 9.30 Accoglienza e saluti del Direttore del Dipartimento, presso la Sala Conferenze di...
2 - L’Ateneo lancia il progetto “Roma Tre incontra le aziende”
New! Published on 18 Oct 2018
Eventi in Dipartimento Eventi organizzati da Docenti del Dipartimento Notizie in evidenza Opportunità di lavoro Eventi Job
Roma Tre incontra le aziende, una serie di incontri a cadenza mensile in cui personalità di spicco delle principali imprese leader in Italia, incontreranno gli studenti e i docenti dell'Ateneo. Il primo incontro si terrà, il 7/11/2018 alle ore 15.00, presso la Sala Conferenze del nostro Dipartimento. Info: alessia.delnoce@uniroma3.it
3 - CV at lunch – incontro aziende studenti!
New! Published on 18 Oct 2018
Notizie in evidenza Opportunità di lavoro Eventi Job
Il 18 dicembre 2018 torna il CV at Lunch, un evento per favorire l’incontro tra aziende e laureandi. L’evento è organizzato per gli studenti degli ultimi anni dei corsi di laurea e laurea magistrale del Dipartimento di Ingegneria, ma è aperto anche agli studenti di altri Dipartimenti del nostro Ateneo. Info: didattica.ingegneria@uniroma3.i...
4 - KPMG Innovation & Collaboration Challenge
New! Published on 17 Oct 2018
In evidenza ricerca Notizie in evidenza Notizie per gli Studenti Spin off e start up Innovazione KICC
Sono aperte le selezioni per partecipare alla KPMG Innovation& Collaboration Challenge, una competition internazionale che vedrà sfidarsi team provenienti da 25 paesi nel mondo. I partecipanti dovranno proporre un’idea che risponda a questa esigenza: “Quali innovazioni potrebbero fornire alle persone che vivono in comunità svantaggiate del...
5 - Attività di Recupero Obblighi Formativi Aggiuntivi (OFA)
New! Published on 16 Oct 2018
Matricole Notizie in evidenza Notizie per gli Studenti Didattica OFA
Il 22 ottobre inizierà il corso di recupero rivolto agli studenti, immatricolati nell'a.a. 2018/2019, che dovranno recuperare gli Obblighi Formativi Aggiuntivi (OFA). La prima lezione si terrà: Aula N11 ore 9.00-12.00.
6 - Premi di Laurea Comitato Leonardo 2018
New! Published on 16 Oct 2018
Premi di Laurea e Borse per gli Studenti Premi
Tornano i Premi di Laurea del Comitato Leonardo, i prestigiosi riconoscimenti che annualmente premiano i giovani e le tesi più innovative nei diversi settori dell’eccellenza Made in Italy: sport, moda, gioielleria, meccanica, innovazione tecnologica, sostenibilità, nautica, farmaceutica, internazionalizzazione, questi gli ambiti di riferimento per...
7 - Climathon Roma 2018
New! Published on 15 Oct 2018
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Roma Capitale, con il supporto dell’ENEA, ospiterà per la prima volta il Climathon, il più importante hackathon per il clima che si terrà simultaneamente in più di 80 città del mondo: 25 e 26 ottobre 2018. Info: www.climathon.climate-kic.org mail: climathon@climate-kic.org
8 - Sesta Edizione del Premio Zordan
New! Published on 15 Oct 2018
Notizie per gli Studenti Premi di Laurea e Borse per gli Studenti Premio
Segnaliamo la sesta edizione del Premio Zordan, il cui tema è “Ingegneria e architettura: progetto e costruzione”, rivolto ai giovani laureati in ingegneria Edile-Architettura e, a partire da questa edizione, anche ai neo-laureati in Ingegneria Civile e ai professionisti impegnati nel campo della progettazione architettonica e strutturale. Scadenza:...
9 - Seminario:An ISI Aware Design Process for SiP Modulators.
New! Published on 10 Oct 2018
Notizie per gli Studenti Seminari del Dipartimento Fotonica Seminario
Nell’ambito del corso FOTONICA Laurea in Ingegneria Elettronica, venerdì 19 ottobre alle ore 9 in aula DS1, la Prof. Leslie Rusch Université Laval Quebec, Canada terrà un seminario dal titolo: An ISI Aware Design Process for SiP Modulators.
10 - Attivazione Master Management dell’Energia e dell’Ambiente
Published on 9 Oct 2018
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Segnaliamo la pubblicazione del Bando per iscriversi al Master di secondo livello in Management dell'Energia e dell'Ambiente. Il Master è strutturato su 6 moduli nei seguenti ambiti tematici:Le fonti di energia e le tecnologie energetiche, Efficienza energetica e sistemi decentralizzati, Regolazione e management dei mercati energetici, Management delle...

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IEEE WiMob 2017 - Rome

Lesson about SDR technologies

1st Workshop on Molecular Communications - H2020 FETOpen CIRCLE Project 2016 - Cambridge

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ICIP 2017 - Bejing

3rd Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications - IEEE ICC 2017 - Paris

Comlab at Maker Faire 2016

WiMob 2017

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2nd Workshop on Molecular Communications - H2020 FETOpen CIRCLE Project 2016 - Dublin

Indoor positioning - ION-PNT 2017 - Honolulu

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Our research topics

Deep Learning

Deep learning is part of a broader family of machine learning methods based on learning data representations, as opposed to task-specific algorithms

Deep Learning

Machine learning is an expression used to describe systems that automatically learn to make predictions about some attributes of a data instance, such as the content of a picture or the evolution of the stock market, from a set of training data.

Deep learning describes a set of recent advancements in the fields of neural network, specifically referring to architectures and techniques leveraging an high number of hidden layers, thus described as deep neural networks.

Deep learning currently represents the state of the art in many machine learning tasks, especially in computer vision tasks, where deep architectures obtain super-human performances.

Deep neural networks have also enabled a number of surprising tasks, such as the generation of images from text descriptions and models that generate new deep architectures.

COMLAB’s publications about Deep Learning are:

F. Colangelo, F. Battisti, M. Carli, A. Neri and F. Calabrò, "Enhancing audio surveillance with Deep Neural Networks" Advanced Video and Signal based Surveillance (AVSS) 2017, Lecce

Fig. A simple, fully-connected, deep neural network with three hidden layers

Fig. Architecture of a convolutional layer, one of the most important building blocks of deep neural networks

Internet of Things

A way of putting in communication billions of common objects

Internet of Things

In recent years, a huge amount of devices are connected to the Internet more than people. In 2020 there will be 50 billions of "things" connected to the Internet. It is then foreseen to have 7 devices per person. This has carried out to the evolution of a new emerging paradigm, namely the Internet of Things (IoT). In IoT scenarios, a large number of devices – and more in general objects – are seamlessly connected to each another for information sharing through the Internet.

Due to the huge amount of heterogeneous devices, information sharing among IoT devices is one of the biggest challenges. Classic Internet approaches need to be revised to address the complex requirements imposed by IoT. This asks for the development of intelligent algorithms for routing, information sharing security, novel network paradigms, new services, and advanced techniques for data fusion.

Among the main IoT applications we cite:

Transportation and logistic domain: inventory, product management, object tracking, parking/traffic, etc.;
Health-care domain: data collection, person/medicine tracking, etc.;
Smart cities domain: [industrial/company side] energy and smart grid, smart metering, industrial plants, infrastructure/utilities, agriculture; [people side] smart home, smart building, environmental monitoring, security (e.g. fire and elevators) and surveillance, heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (i.e., HVAC), lighting, sensors (e.g. temperature, humidity, gases presence), etc.;
Personal and social domain: entertainment, social networking, personal objects (losses, thefts), appliances, etc.

COMLAB’s publications about IoT are:

C. Razafimandimby, V. Loscrì and A.M. Vegni, "Towards efficient deployment in Internet of Robotic Things", Integration, Interconnection, and Interoperability of IoT Systems, R. Gravina, C.E. Palau, M. Manso, A. Liotta, and G. Fortino (Eds.), pp. 21-37, Springer, 2017, ISBN 978-3-319-61300-0
R. Giuliano, F. Mazzenga, A. Neri and A.M. Vegni, "Security Protocols for IoT Access Networks", Security and Privacy in Internet of Things (IoTs): Models, Algorithms, and Implementations, F. Hu (Ed.), Taylor & Francis LLC, CRC Press, March 15, 2016, ISBN: 9781498723183
R. Giuliano, F. Mazzenga, A. Neri and A.M. Vegni, "Security Access Protocols in IoT Capillary Networks", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 645-657, June 2017, doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2016.2624824
C. Razafimandimby, V. Loscrì, A.M. Vegni and A. Neri, "Efficient Bayesian Communication Approach For Smart Agriculture Applications", Proc. of IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC2017-Fall, 24-27 September 2017, Toronto, Canada
C. Razafimandimby, V. Loscrì, A.M. Vegni and A. Neri, "A Bayesian and Smart Gateway Based Communication For Noisy IoT Scenario", Proc. of International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC): Wireless Ad hoc and Sensor Networks (ICNC 2017), Silicon Valley, USA, Jan. 26-29, 2017
A.M. Vegni, V. Loscrì, A. Neri and M. Leo, "A Bayesian Packet Sharing Approach for Noisy IoT Scenarios", Proc. of 1st Intl. Workshop on Interoperability, Integration, and Interconnection of Internet of Things Systems (I4T 2016), in conjunction with the 1st IEEE Intl. Conf. on Internet-of-Things Design and Implementation (IoTDI 2016), April 6-8, 2016, Berlin, Germany
C. Razafimandimby, V. Loscrì and A.M. Vegni, "A neural network and IoT based scheme for performance assessment in Internet of Robotic Things", Proc. of 1st Intl. Workshop on Interoperability, Integration, and Interconnection of Internet of Things Systems (I4T 2016), in conjunction with the 1st IEEE Intl. Conf. on Internet-of-Things Design and Implementation (IoTDI 2016), April 6-8, 2016, Berlin, Germany

Fig. A schematic of IoT network

Fig. Modified PEACH (Predicting frost events in peach orchards using IoT technology) network architecture

Localization

Multimedia Quality Assessment

Multimedia Quality assessement

Multimedia Quality Assessment

Multimedia quality

COMLAB’s publications about multimedia quality are:

J. Gutiérrez, P. Paudyal, M. Carli, F. Battisti, and P. Le Callet, "Perceptual analysis and characterization of light field content", in VQEG eLetter, vol. 3, Issue 1, November 2017.
P. Paudyal, F. Battisti, M. Sjostrom, R. Olsson, and M. Carli, "Towards the Perceptual Quality Evaluation of Compressed Light Field Images", IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, vol.PP, no.99, pp.1-16, doi: 10.1109/TBC.2017.2704430
P. Paudyal, F. Battisti, and M. Carli, "Evaluation of the Effects of Transmission Impairments on Perceived Video Quality by exploiting ReTRiEVED Dataset", Journal of Electronic Imaging, 26(2), 023003 (Mar 08, 2017). doi:10.1117/1.JEI.26.2.023003.
F. Battisti and P. Le Callet, "Quality Assessment in the context of FTV: challenges, first answers and open issues", IEEE COMSOC MMTC Communications - Frontiers, Vol.11, No.2, March 2016.
P. Paudyal, F. Battisti, and M. Carli, "Impact of video content and transmission impairments on quality of experience", Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer, pp 1-25, January 2016. DOI: 10.1007/s11042-015-3214-0.
N. Ponomarenko, L. Jin, O. Ieremeiev, V. Lukin, K. Egiazarian, J. Astola, B. Vozel, K. Chehdi, M. Carli, F. Battisti, C.-C. J. Kuo, "Image database TID2013: Peculiarities, results and perspectives", Signal Processing: Image Communication, doi:10.1016/j.image.2014.10.009,
F. Battisti, E. Bosc, M. Carli, P. Le Callet, S. Perugia, "Objective image quality assessment of 3D synthesized views", Signal Processing: Image Communication, doi:10.1016/j.image.2014.10.005.
F. Battisti, M. Carli, and A. Neri, "No reference quality assessment for MPEG video delivery over IP", EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing 2014, 2014:13.
F. Battisti, M. Carli, E. Mammi and A. Neri, "A study on the impact of AL-FEC techniques on TV over IP Quality of Experience", EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing 2011, 2011:86 doi:10.1186/1687-6180-2011-86
N. Ponomarenko, V. Lukin, A.Zelensky, K.Egiazarian, J. Astola, M. Carli, and F. Battisti, "TID2008 – A database for evaluation of full-reference visual quality assessment metrics", Journal on Achivements in Modern Radio Electronics, no. 10, pp: 30-45, October 2009

Multimedia Security

Multimedia security

COMLAB’s publications about multimedia security are:

F. Battisti, M. Carli, F. Pascucci, "Securing Cyber Physical Systems from injection attacks by exploiting random sequences", Proc. 13th IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob), 9-11 October, 2017, Rome, Italy
G. Boato, M. Carli, F. Battisti, M. Azzoni and K. Egiazarian, "Difference expansion and prediction for high bit-rate reversible data hiding", Journal of Electronic Imaging 21, 033013 (2012), DOI:10.1117/1.JEI.21.3.033013
M. Cancellaro, F. Battisti, M. Carli, G. Boato, F.G.B. De Natale, A. Neri, "A commutative digital image watermarking and encryption method in the tree structured Haar transform domain," Signal Processing: Image Communication, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 1-12
F. Battisti, M. Cancellaro, G. Boato, M. Carli, and A. Neri, "Joint Watermarking and Encryption of Color Images in the Fibonacci-Haar Domain," EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, vol. 2009, Article ID 938515, 13 pages, 2009. doi:10.1155/2009/938515

Nano-scale Communications

The last few years have seen the development and diffusion of miniature nanoscale devices such as nanobots and nanoparticles that need to be able to communicate with each other and with other devices

Nano-scale Communications

Molecular communications

In the past few years, nanotechnology has emerged as an evolution of technology enabling the design of miniaturized nanoscale devices, i.e., nanorobots and nanoparticles. The behaviors and characteristics of nanodevices distinguish them from the well-known features of devices at the macroscale level. A nanodevice is the most basic functional unit, allowed to perform very easy tasks, like sensing or actuation, due to the passive nature of these devices.

A set of nanodevices, sharing the same medium (e.g., the human blood flow) and collaborating on a common task (e.g., to deliver a drug concentration to a receptor), forms a nanonetwork. Nanonetworks are expected to expand the capabilities of single nanodevices and then to enable new nanotechnology applications in several fields.

Communication and signal transmission techniques occurring in nanonetworks are challenging topics, due to the limited computation skill of nanodevices. Molecular communication is largely exploited for nanonetworks. This is a novel communication paradigm, envisaged as the most practical way in which nanorobots can communicate with each other by the use of molecules as information carriers.

THz-band communications

Still in the context of nano-scale communications, the potentialities of the Terahertz (THz) frequency band are largely increasing, thanks to specific features that allow issues related to the spectrum scarcity and capacity limitation to be overcome.

The Terahertz band has been identified in the range (0.06 − 10) THz and represents one of the most promising spectrum bands to enable ultra-high-speed communications. Also, since existing channel models adopted for lower frequency bands are unsuitable for THz communications, the need of novel channel models specific for this frequency range is a challenge. Differently from traditional lower frequency bands, where the propagation is mainly influenced by the spreading loss only, the physical mechanisms in a THz-band wireless transmission are a very high molecular absorption loss, spreading loss and molecular absorption loss.

COMLAB is involved in several initiatives about nano-scale communications, such as:

The 4th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, Washington D.C., USA, September 2017. Link
The 3rd ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, New York, New York, USA, September 28-30, 2016. Link
Special Track "Body Area NanoNetworks: Electromagnetic, Materials and Communications (BANN-EMC)", in conjunction with 10th International Conference on Body Area Networks, September 28-30, 2015 Sydney, Australia. Link
Special Track "Electromagnetic-Body Area NanoNETworks (E-BANNET)", in conjunction with 9th International Conference on Body Area Networks, September 29-October 1, 2014 London, Great Britain. Link

COMLAB’s publications about nano-scale communications are:

A.M. Vegni and V. Loscrì, "Analysis of the Chirality Effects on the Capacity of Wireless Communication Systems in the THz band," in IEEE Transaction on Wireless Communications, 2017, doi: 10.1109/TWC.2017.2754259
V. Loscrì and A.M. Vegni, "Capacity evaluation of a quantum-based channel in a biological context," in IEEE Transaction on Nanobioscience, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 901-907, Dec. 2016. doi: 10.1109/TNB.2016.2620719
A.M. Vegni and V. Loscrì, "Chirality effects on channel modeling for THz-band wireless communications in LoS/NLoS propagation," Nano Communication Networks (Elsevier), Volume 10, December 2016, Pages 27-37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nancom.2016.07.007
A.M. Vegni and V. Loscrì, "Characterization and Performance Analysis of a Chiral-Metamaterial Channel with Giant Optical Activity for Terahertz Communications" Nano Communication Networks (Elsevier), Volume 9, 1 September 2016, Pages 28-35
V. Loscrì, L. Matekovits, I. Peter and A.M. Vegni, "In-body Network Biomedical Applications: from Modeling to Experimentation," in IEEE Transaction on Nanobioscience, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 53-61, Jan. 2016. doi: 10.1109/TNB.2016.2521386
V. Loscrì, A.M. Vegni and G. Fortino, "On the Interaction between a Nanoparticulate System and the Human Body in Body Area Nanonetworks," Micromachines 2015, 6(9), 1213-1235; doi: 10.3390/mi6091213
V. Loscrì and A.M. Vegni, "An Acoustic Communication Technique of Nanorobot Swarms for Nanomedicine Applications," IEEE Transaction on Nanobioscience, Volume 14, Issue 6, 1 September 2015, Pages 598-607, doi: 10.1109/TNB.2015.2423373, 2015
A.M. Vegni and V. Loscrì, "Performance of a Chirality-affected Channel exhibiting Giant Optical Activity for Terahertz Communications," in Proc. of 3rd ACM Intl. Conf. on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (ACM NANOCOM 2016), September 28-30, 2016, New York City, New York, USA
V. Loscrì and A.M. Vegni, "Channel Modeling in a Phonon-based Quantum Network for Nano-communications," in Proc. of 3rd ACM Intl. Conf. on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (ACM NANOCOM 2016), September 28-30, 2016, New York City, New York, USA
V. Loscrì, L. Matekovits, I. Peter and A.M. Vegni, "Modeling and Experimental Analysis of an In-body Area Nanonetwork," in Proc. of 10th Intl. Conf. on Body Area Networks (BODYNETS 2015), September 28-30, 2015 Sydney, Australia
V. Loscrì and A.M. Vegni, "On the Affection of the Human Immune System on a Nanoparticulate Nanomedicine System" in Proc. of 9th Intl. Conf. on Body Area Networks (BODYNETS 2014), September 29-October 1, 2014 London, Great Britain
R. Iovine, R. Tarparelli and A.M. Vegni, "Graphene Bow-tie Nanoantenna for Wireless Communications in the Tera-hertz Band," in Proc. of 1st ACM Intl. Conf. on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, May 13-14, 2014, Atlanta GA, USA
R. Iovine, R. Tarparelli and A.M. Vegni, "Detection of DNA alterations using Gold Nanoparticles exploiting the LSP phenomenon," in Proc. of 21st IEEE Intl. Conf. on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications (ICECOM), October 14-16, 2013, Dubrovnick, Croatia

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Optical wireless communications

A data communication whose main advantages are: free license, high data rates, security and no RF interference

Optical wireless communications

In recent years, wireless communications have significantly evolved due to the advanced technology of smartphones, portable devices and the rapid growth of Internet of Things, e-Health, Intelligent Transportation Systems and social networking. Forecasted by Cisco, the wireless mobile traffic will be dominant over the data network towards a new connected world in 2020, with also the upcoming 5G systems.

Optical Wireless Communications (OWC) are a complementary wireless communications technology to the more established radio frequency (RF) based systems such as cellular, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in order to overcome the spectrum crunch and provide high data rates. The OWC technology offers advantages such as free license, wide bandwidth, inherent security and no RF-based interference, which makes it very attractive for the emerging 5G wireless communications. Nevertheless, the widespread deployment of optical wireless systems, namely infra-red, ultra-violet and visible light communications (VLC), will face a number of challenged including the weather effects (mostly outdoor), eye and skin safety regulations, compatibility with existing networks, mobility (mostly in outdoor environment), cost per device and volume and device/system performance.

COMLAB is involved in several initiatives about OWC systems, such as:

The 4th Optical Wireless Communications workshop at IEEE ICC 2018, 20-24 May 2018, Kansas City, MO, USA. Link
The 3rd Optical Wireless Communications workshop at IEEE ICC 2017, 21-25 May 2017, Paris, France. Link
The 2nd Optical Wireless Communications workshop at IEEE ICC 2016, 23-27 May 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Link
The 1st Workshop on Visible Light Communications and Networking (VLCN) at IEEE ICC 2015, 8 - 12 June 2015, London UK.
Emerging Technologies Track: Light-Based Communications and Positioning at IEEE VTC 2015, September 2015, Boston MA.

COMLAB’s publications about OWC systems are:

S. Pergoloni, Z. Mohammadi, A.M. Vegni, Z. Ghassemlooy and M. Biagi, "Metameric Indoor Localization Schemes using Visible Lights," in Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 35, no. 14, pp. 2933-2942, July 15, 2017, doi: 10.1109/JLT.2017.2706527
M. Rahaim, J. Jean-Michel, C. Morleo, R. McAllister, A.M. Vegni, A. Neri and T.D.C. Little, "A flexible SDR-based testbed for indoor visible light positioning," IEEE COMSOC MMTC Communications-Frontiers, pp. 23-28, Vol. 12, No. 3, May 2017
M. Hammouda, J. Peissig and A.M. Vegni, "A cognitive design of VLC networks," IEEE COMSOC MMTC Communications-Frontiers, pp. 34-38, Vol.12, No.3, May 2017
J. Lui, A.M. Vegni, L. Colace, C. Menon and A. Neri, "Toward an Experimental Testbed for RSS-based Indoor Visible Light Positioning," IEEE COMSOC MMTC Communications - Frontiers, Vol.12, No.3, pp. 19-22, May 2017, 2017
M. Biagi, S. Pergoloni and A.M. Vegni, "LAST: a framework to Localize, Access, Schedule and Transmit in Indoor VLC Systems," Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol.33, no.9, pp.1872,1887, May1, 1 2015
M. Biagi, A.M. Vegni, S. Pergoloni, P. Butala and T.D.C. Little, "Trace-Orthogonal PPM-Space Time Block Coding under Rate Constraints for Visible Light Communication," Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol.33, no.2, pp.481,494, Jan.15, 15 2015
A. Mostafa, A.M. Vegni, T. Oliveira, T.D.C. Little and D.P. Agrawal, "QoSHVCP: Hybrid Vehicular Communications Protocol with QoS Priorization for Safety Applications,"ISRN Communications and Networking, vol.2012, 14 pages, 2012
A.M. Vegni and T.D.C. Little, "Hybrid Vehicular Communications based on V2V-V2I Protocol Switching", Intl. Journal of Vehicle Information and Communication Systems (IJVICS), Vol. 2, Nos. 3/4, pp.213–231, 2011, DOI 10.1504/IJVICS.2011.044263
G. Manzacca, A.M. Vegni, X. Wang, N. Wada, G. Cincotti and K.i. Kitayama, “Performance Analysis of a Multiport Encoder/Decoder in OCDMA Scenario”, in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 1415-1421, Sept.-oct. 2007
M. Hammouda, J. Peissig and A.M. Vegni, "Design of a Cognitive VLC Network with Illumination and Handover Requirements," in Proc. of 2017 IEEE Intl. Conf. on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), Paris, France, 2017, pp. 451-456. doi: 10.1109/ICCW.2017.7962699
S. Pergoloni, Z. Mohammadi, A.M. Vegni, Z. Ghassemlooy and M. Biagi, "Visible Light Indoor Positioning through Colored LEDs," in Proc. of 2017 IEEE Intl. Conf. on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), Paris, France, 2017, pp. 150-155. doi: 10.1109/ICCW.2017.7962649
M. Biagi and A.M. Vegni, "Enabling High Data Rate VLC via MIMO-LEDs PPM," in Proc. of 4th IEEE Globecom 2013 Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications (OWC), December 9, 2013, Atlanta GA, USA
A.M. Vegni and M. Biagi, "An Indoor Localization Algorithm in a Small-Cell LED-based Lighting System," in Proc. of 3rd Intl. Conf. on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN 2012), November 13-15, 2012, Sydney, Australia
M. Biagi, A.M. Vegni and T.D.C. Little, "LAT Indoor MIMO-VLC —Localize, Access and Transmit—," in Proc. of Intl. Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications (IWOW 2012), October 22, 2012, Pisa, Italy
A.M. Vegni and T.D.C. Little, "Handover in VLC Systems with Cooperating Mobile Devices," in Proc. of Mobility and Communication for Cooperation and Coordination workshop, part of the IEEE Intl. Conf. on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC 2012), January 30 - February 2, 2012, Maui, Hawaii, USA
M. Rahaim, A.M. Vegni and T.D.C. Little, "A Hybrid Radio Frequency and Broadcast Visible Light Communication System," in Proc. of IEEE Globecom 2011 2nd Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications (OWC 2011), December 5-9, 2011, Houston TX, USA
A. Mostafa, A.M. Vegni, R. Singoria, T. Oliveira, T.D.C. Little and D.P. Agrawal, "A V2X-based approach for reduction of delay propagation in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks," in Proc. of Intl. Workshop on Seamless Connectivity in Vehicular Networks, part of the 11th IEEE Intl. Conf. on ITS Telecommunications (ITST 2011), August 23-25, 2011, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

Plenoptics

A plenoptic camera, also known as light field camera

Plenoptics

Vehicular Ad-hoc networks

An emerging technology aimed at improving road safety in the event of driver mistakes or bad road conditions

Vehicular Ad-hoc networks

Nowadays, several automotive manufacturers are looking forward to reach the goals envisioned by Vision 2020 action plan. Particularly, in 2012 the European Commission tabled the CARS 2020 Action Plan, aimed at reinforcing this industry’s competitiveness and sustainability heading towards 2020. The CAR 2020 Action Plan is supported by CARS 21 (Competitive Automotive Regulatory System for the 21 st century) Group, which provides recommendations to help car industry reaching new focuses, particularly those ones addressed to road safety. Indeed, it is known that worldwide more than one million people are killed, or injured in traffic accidents every year, mainly due to drivers’ misbehavior and bad road conditions.

Wireless ad hoc networks for vehicular environment i.e., the Vehicular Ad hoc NETworks (VANETs) are a particular class of Mobile Ad hoc NETworks (MANETs), characterized by high (variable) vehicle speed, hostile propagation environment and quickly changing network topologies. Opportunistic routing has been extended to VANETs in order to disseminate information and improve connectivity among vehicles. Message propagation occurs through (i) Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) links built dynamically, where any vehicle can be used as next hop, so to form an end-to-end path toward a final destination and (ii) Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) links, assuming ubiquitous deployment of fixed road-side units.

COMLAB is involved in several initiatives about VANETs, such as:

WiMob 2017: The 13th IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications, Oct 9-11, 2017, Rome, Italy. Link
BalkanCom: Int. Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking, Tirana, Albania, June 1-3, 2017. Link
International Conference on Selected Topics in Mobile & Wireless Networking, "MoWNet 2016," 11-13 April, 2016, Cairo, Egypt. Link
International Conference on Civic Technologies for Smart Cities, "CivicTech 2015," collocated with Smart City 360 Summit, 13 October 2015, Bratislava, Slovakia.

COMLAB’s publications about VANETs are:

A.M. Vegni, V. Loscrì and A.V. Vasilakos, "Vehicular Social Networks" CRC Taylor & Francis Group, March 2017, ISBN: 9781498749190
A.M. Vegni and D.P. Agrawal, "Cognitive Vehicular Networks" CRC Taylor & Francis Group, February 2016, ISBN: 978-1498721912
A.M. Vegni and T.D.C. Little, "VANETs as an Opportunistic Mobile Social Network," in Opportunistic Mobile Social Networks, J. Wu and Y. Wang (Eds.), CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, August 2014
A.M. Vegni, C. Campolo, A. Molinaro and T.D.C. Little, "Modeling of Intermittent Connectivity in Opportunistic Networks: The Case of Vehicular Ad hoc Networks," in Routing in Opportunistic Networks, I. Woungang, S.K. Dhurandher, A. Anpalagan and A.V. Vasilakos (Eds.), Springer, 2013
A.M. Vegni, M. Biagi and R. Cusani, "Smart Vehicles, Technologies and main Applications in Vehicular Ad hoc Networks," in Vehicular Technologies - Deployment and Applications, Dr. L. Galati Giordano (Ed.), ISBN 978-953-51-0992-1, InTech, February 2013
A.M. Vegni and R. Cusani, "Connectivity Support in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks," in Recent Advances in Wireless Communications and Networks, ISBN 978-953-307-274-6, InTech, pages 454, August 2011
A.M. Vegni, T. Inzerilli and R. Cusani, "Seamless Connectivity Techniques in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks," in Advances in Vehicular Networking Technologies, ISBN 978-953-307-241-8, InTech, pages 432, April 2011
A.M. Vegni and V. Loscrì, "A Survey on Vehicular Social Networks," IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, vol.17, no.4, pp.2397-2419, Fourthquarter 2015, doi: 10.1109/COMST.2015.2453481, 2015
A.M. Vegni and E. Natalizio, "Forwarder Smart Selection Protocol for Limitation of Broadcast Storm Problem," in Journal of Networks and Computer Applications (Elsevier), Volume 47, January 2015, pp. 61-71, ISSN 1084-8045
A. Mostafa, A.M. Vegni and D.P. Agrawal, "A Probabilistic Routing by using Multi-hop Retransmission Forecast with Packet Collision-Aware Constraints in Vehicular Networks," Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier) Journal, Volume 14, March 2014, pp. 118-129, ISSN 1570-8705, 2014
V. Palma and A.M. Vegni, "On the Optimal Design of a Broadcast Data Dissemination System over VANET providing V2V and V2I Communications —The Vision of Rome as a Smart City—," Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology (JTIT), no.1, 2013 (MS 76412)
A. Mostafa, A.M. Vegni, T. Oliveira, T.D.C. Little and D.P. Agrawal, "QoSHVCP: Hybrid Vehicular Communications Protocol with QoS Priorization for Safety Applications,"ISRN Communications and Networking, vol.2012, 14 pages, 2012
A.M. Vegni and T.D.C. Little, "Hybrid Vehicular Communications based on V2V-V2I Protocol Switching", Intl. Journal of Vehicle Information and Communication Systems (IJVICS), Vol. 2, Nos. 3/4, pp.213–231, 2011, DOI 10.1504/IJVICS.2011.044263
A.M. Vegni, V. Loscrì and R. Petrolo, "SCARF: A SoCial-Aware Reliable Forwarding Technique for Vehicular Communications," in Proc. of 3rd Workshop on Experiences with the Design and Implementation of Smart Objects (SMARTOBJECTS 2017), in conjunction with ACM MobiCom 2017, October 16th, 2017, Snowbird, Utah, USA. INVITED PAPER
A. Mostafa, A.M. Vegni, A. Bandaranayake and D.P. Agrawal, "QoS-aware Node Selection Algorithm for Routing Protocols in VANETs" in Proc. of Intl. Conf. on selected topics in Mobile and Wireless Networking (MoWNet 2014), September 8-9, 2014, Rome, Italy
A.M. Vegni, A. Stramacci and E. Natalizio, "Opportunistic Clusters Selection in a Reliable Enhanced Broadcast Protocol for Vehicular Ad hoc Networks," in Proc. of 10th Annual Conf. on Wireless On-Demand Network Systems and Services (WONS 2013), March 18-20, 2013, Banff, Alberta, Canada
A.M. Vegni, A. Mostafa and D.P. Agrawal, "CAREFOR: Collision-Aware REliable FORwarding Technique for Vehicular Ad hoc Networks," in Proc. of Intl. Conf. on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC 2013), Mobile Computing & Vehicle Comm. Symp., January 28-31, 2013, San Diego, CA, USA
A.M. Vegni, A. Stramacci and E. Natalizio, "SRB: A Selective Reliable Broadcast Protocol for Safety Applications in VANET," in Proc. of Intl. Conf. on Selected Topics in Mobile & Wireless Networking (iCOST 2012), July 2-4, 2012, Avignon, France
A. Mostafa, A.M. Vegni, R. Singoria, T. Oliveira, T.D.C. Little and D.P. Agrawal, "A V2X-based approach for reduction of delay propagation in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks," in Proc. of Intl. Workshop on Seamless Connectivity in Vehicular Networks, part of the 11th IEEE Intl. Conf. on ITS Telecommunications (ITST 2011), August 23-25, 2011, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
V. Palma, E. Mammi, A.M. Vegni and A. Neri, "A Fountain Codes-based Data Dissemination Technique in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks," in Proc. of Intl. Workshop on Seamless Connectivity in Vehicular Networks, part of the 11th IEEE Intl. Conf, on ITS Telecommunications (ITST 2011), August 23-25, 2011, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
A.M. Vegni and T.D.C. Little, "A Message Propagation Model for Hybrid Vehicular Communication Protocols," in Proc. of 2nd Intl. Workshop on Communication Technologies for Vehicles (Nets4Cars 2010), in 7th IEEE Intl. Symp. on Communication Systems, Networks and DSP (CSNDSP 2010), July 21-23, 2010, Newcastle, UK
F. Esposito, A.M. Vegni, I. Matta and A. Neri, "On Modeling Speed-Based Vertical Handovers in Vehicular Networks —Dad, slow down, I am watching the movie—," in Proc. of IEEE Globecom 2010 Workshop on Seamless Wireless Mobility (SWM 2010), December 6-10, 2010, Miami FL, USA
A.M. Vegni, C. Vegni and T.D.C. Little, "Opportunistic Vehicular Networks by Satellite Links for Safety Applications," accepted presentation (included in the proceedings) at The Fully Networked Car Workshop @ Geneva International Motor Show, Geneva, Switzerland, March 3-4, 2010

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Anna Maria Vegni - Assistant Professor

Contacts

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Anna Maria Vegni is a non-tenured Assistant Professor of Telecommunications with the Department of Engineering, Roma Tre University. She received the Laurea degree (cum laude) in Electronics Engineering and the Ph.D. degree in Biomedical Engineering, Electromagnetics, and Telecommunications from Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy, in 2006 and 2010, respectively.

In 2009, she was a Visiting Researcher with the Multimedia Communication Laboratory, directed by Prof. Thomas D.C. Little, at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA. Her research activity focused on vehicular networking and optical wireless communications.

Since 2010, she has been in charge of the Telecommunications Networks Laboratory course, Roma Tre University. She is the author of around 70 publications in journals, conferences, workshops, and book chapters. She coedited the book Cognitive Vehicular Networks (CRC Taylor & Francis Group, 2016), and the book Vehicular Social Networks (CRC Taylor & Francis Group, 2017).

Her research interests include vehicular networking, visible light communications, and nanocommunications. She is involved in several EU programs and organization committees of international conferences. She a member of ACM and IEEE, and a member of GTTI (Gruppo Telecomunicazioni e Tecnologie dell'Informazione).

Since September 2016, she is an IEEE Senior Member.

In March 2018, she got the Italian Habilitation (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale) for Associate Professorship in Telecommunication Engineering (SC: 09/F2; SSD: ING-INF/03).

Research interests:

Wireless and vehicular networks

Nanocommunications

Optical wireless communications

Call for papers:

IEEE Access journal, Special Section on Protocols for Nanocommunication Networks, to be published in 2018. Submission deadline: 15 September 2018.

Editorial Board

Guest Editor for the IEEE Access journal Special Section on Protocols for Nanocommunication Networks, to be published in 2018.
Guest Editor for the IEEE Internet of Things journal Special Issue on Recent Advances on Social Internet of Vehicles, to be published in 2018.
Editor for International Journal of Multimedia Intelligence and Security, since April 2018.
Editor for Transaction on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Wiley, since March 2018.
Editor for AD HOC NETWORKS Elsevier, since July 2016.
Editor for NANOCOMNETS (Nano Communication Networks) Elsevier, since February 2016.
Editor for JNCA (Journal of Networks and Computer Applications) Elsevier, since July 2015.
Guest Editor for the Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier) Journal Special Issue on Internet of Things security and privacy: design methods, detection, prevention and countermeasures, 2014.

Conference Chair

Organizer of Fifth Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications (OWC), in conjunction with IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 20-24 May 2019, Shanghai, China.
Organizer of the Special Session on Mobile Social Networks, September 9-12, 2018, Bologna, Italy.
TPC Co-Chair of the 4th Workshop on Experiences with the Design and Implementation of Smart Objects (SMARTOBJECTS), June 26-29, 2018, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Workshop Co-Chair of the 14th Intl. Conf. on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2018), October 15-17, 2018, Limassol, Cyprus.
Finance Co-Chair of the 5th ACM Intl. Conf. on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, Reykjavik, Iceland, September 5-7, 2018.
Finance Co-Chair of BalkanCom: Second Intl. Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking, Podgorica, Montenegro, June 4-8, 2018.
Organizer of the Fourth Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications (OWC), in conjunction with IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 20-24 May 2018, Kansas City, MO, USA.
Local Chair of WiMob 2017: The 13th IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications, Oct 9-11, 2017, Rome, Italy.
Finance Chair of BalkanCom: Int. Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking, Tirana, Albania, June 1-3, 2017.
Finance Chair of the 4th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, Washington D.C., USA, September 2017.
Organizer of the Third Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications (OWC), in conjunction with IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 21-25 May, 2017 Paris, France.
Financial Co-chair of the 3rd ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, New York, New York, USA, September 28-30, 2016.
Organizer of the Second Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications (OWC), in conjunction with IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 23-27 May, 2016 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
TPC Co-Chair for the International Conference on Selected Topics in Mobile & Wireless Networking, MoWNet 2016, 11-13 April, 2016, Cairo, Egypt.
General Chair for the International Conference on Civic Technologies for Smart Cities, CivicTech 2015, collocated with Smart City 360 Summit, 13 October 2015, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Chair of the Emerging Technologies Track: Light-Based Communications and Positioning - VTC 2015, September 2015, Boston MA.
Organizer of the First Workshop on Visible Light Communications and Networking (VLCN), in conjunction with IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 8-12 June, 2015 London, Great Britain.
Chair of the Session TOF TDOA" at the IEEE Intl. Conf. on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN 2010), September 15-17, 2010, Zurich, Switzerland.
Member of the organizing committee of the 2nd Edition of the IEEE SPS Italy Chapter Summer School on Signal Processing (SPSS 2014), July 7-11, 2014, Frascati, Italy.
Publicity co-chair of the Intl. Conf. on Selected Topics in Mobile & Wireless Networking (iCOST 2012), July 2-4, 2012, Avignon, France.
Publicity co-chair of the 3rd Intl. Conf. on Selected Topics in Mobile & Wireless Networking (MoWNet'2013), August 19-21, 2013, Montreal, Canada.

Technical program committees

TPC member of Med-Hoc-Net 2018, the 17th Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop, June 20-22, 2018.
TPC member of ACM NANOCOM 2017, the 4th ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, Washinghton, USA, September 28-30, 2017.
TPC member of ACM NANOCOM 2016, the 3rd ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, New York, New York, USA, September 28-30, 2016.
TPC member of CCNC 2016 - Vehicular Communications and Applications in Water, Land and Sky track, in conjunction with the 13th Annual IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference.
TPC member of 5th colloquium on Optical Wireless Communications, to be held in conjunction with the 10th IEEE IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and DSP, Prague, Czech Republic, 20-22 July 2016.
TPC member of the First IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2-2015), Guadalajara, Mexico, October 25-28, 2015.
TPC member of 3rd International workshop on Internet of Things - Ideas and Perspectives (IoTIP-15), June 12th, 2015 - Fortaleza, Brazil, in conjunction with IEEE DCOSS 2015.
TPC member of Smart Spaces and IoT Networking track, in conjunction with IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), 9-12 January, 2015 Las Vegas, USA.
TPC member of IEEE TENSYMP conference (theme: Internet of Things), May 13-15. 2015, Ahmedabad, India.
TPC member of SWANSITY workshop (SMART WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORKS FOR SMART CITY), IEEE Intl. Conf. on Sensing, Communication, and Networking (SECON 2015), 22-25 June 2015, Seattle, USA.
TPC member of Self-organizing Wireless Access Networks for Smart cITY Workshop 2014 (SWANSITY) in conjunction with IEEE SECON 2014.
TPC member of IEEE Workshop on Wireless Ad hoc and Sensor Networks (WWASN 2011, WWASN 2012, WWASN 2013, and WWASN 2014).
TPC member of 2nd Intl. Conf. on Connected Vehicles & Expo (ICCVE 2013)
TPC member of Intl. Workshop on Internet of Things - Ideas and Perspectives (IoTIP-13), in conjunction with IEEE DCOSS 2013
TPC member of the 4th Intl. Workshop on Recent Advances in Broadband Access Networks (RABAN) in conjunction with the 13th Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Transportation Systems Telecommunications (ITST)
TPC member of International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (2010-2014).

European projects

ISITEP - Inter system interoperability for TETRA-TETRAPOL networks is an FP7 EU funded iniative that aims at developing procedures, technology and legal agreements to achieve a cost effective global solution for Public Protection & Disaster Relief (PPDR) networks interoperability.
D-BOX, Demining tool-BOX for humanitarian clearing of large scale area from anti-personal landmines and cluster munitions" - FP 7 security 2011. D-BOX intends to address the issue of the clearance of anti-personnel land mines and cluster munitions through innovative easy-to-use, cost-effective solutions, contained in a comprehensive toolbox.
SAFEDEM (Space Assets For Enhanced DEMining), applied research project ESA AO 1-6392, January 2011 - January 2014.
3inSat, Train Integrated Safety Satellite System - ESA IAP project, aiming at developing and validating a new satellite-based platform to be integrated into a SIL4 Train Control and Management System.
Free-Space-Optical Visible-Spectrum Communications (Visible Light Communications) scientific-technical cooperation with Boston University. This project investigates the adaptation of novel LED-based materials and devices for the support of visible-light-based communication and communications networking. More details on the larger scope of this effort are found at NSF Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center

National projects

DAHMS - Distributed Architecture Home Modular Multifunctional Systems, project funded by the Ministero per lo Sviluppo Economico in the field of 'Nuove Tecnologie per il Made in Italy' (New Technologies for the Made in Italy
GAPACOM (Galileo Advanced Payloads network Addressing COmmunication Mission) applied research project, cofounded by MIUR, and under realization by Thales Alenia Space. Design of a communication payload for the European Navigation system GALILEO, from September 2012 to May 2013. Lectures on Satellite Navigation and Mobility Management.
GEOSENSE, applied research project. Design of an integrated platform with a network of sensors installed on board of vehicles for the seismic observation, dedicated to the elaboration of maps of ground motions for events of medium intensity earthquakes, June - December 2011.
TiLab Seamless (mobile-home, mobile-office) scientific-technical cooperation between Telecom Italia and the three Roman universities (Sapienza, Tor Vergata, Roma Tre), September 2006 - September 2009.

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Books

A.M. Vegni, V. Loscrì, and A.V. Vasilakos, "Vehicular Social Networks" CRC Taylor & Francis Group, March 2017, ISBN: 9781498749190. Book.
A.M. Vegni, and D.P. Agrawal, "Cognitive Vehicular Networks" CRC Taylor & Francis Group, February 2016, ISBN: 978-1498721912. Book.

Book Chapters

C. Razafimandimby, V. Loscrì, and A.M. Vegni, "Towards efficient deployment in Internet of Robotic Things" to appear in Springer Series "Internet of Things: Technology, Communications and Computing", 2017.
R. Iovine, V. Loscrì, S. Pizzi, R. Tarparelli, and A.M. Vegni, "Electromagnetic Nanonetworks for Sensing and Drug Delivery," in Modeling, Methodologies and Tools for Molecular and Nano-scale Communications, Volume 9, 2017, Pages 473-501, J. Suzuki, T. Nakano and M.J. Moore (Eds.), Springer Verlag ISSN:2196-7326, 2017.
R. Giuliano, F. Mazzenga, A. Neri, and A.M. Vegni, "Security Protocols for IoT Access Networks" in Security and Privacy in Internet of Things (IoTs): Models, Algorithms, and Implementations, F. Hu (Ed.), Taylor & Francis LLC, CRC Press, March 15, 2016, ISBN: 9781498723183. Book
A. Mostafa, D.P. Agrawal, and A.M. Vegni, "Towards a Cognitive Vehicular Network," in Cognitive Vehicular Networks, A.M. Vegni, and D.P. Agrawal (Eds.), CRC Taylor & Francis Group, 2016, ISBN: 978-1498721912. Book [pdf]
V. Loscrì, A.M. Vegni, and D.P. Agrawal, "Opportunistic Cognitive Networks" in Cognitive Vehicular Networks, A.M. Vegni, and D.P. Agrawal (Eds.), CRC Taylor & Francis Group, 2016, ISBN: 978-1498721912. Book [pdf]
V. Loscrì, A. Maskooki, N. Mitton, and A.M. Vegni, "Wireless Cognitive Networks Technologies and Protocols" in Modeling and Simulation of Computer Networks and Systems: Methodologies and Applications, M.S. Obaidat, F. Zarai and P. Nicopolitidis (Eds.), Elsevier, 2015. ISBN: 9780128011584. Book [pdf]
A.M. Vegni, and T.D.C. Little, "VANETs as an Opportunistic Mobile Social Network," in Opportunistic Mobile Social Networks, J. Wu, and Y. Wang (Eds.), CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, August 2014. Book [pdf].
A.M. Vegni, C. Campolo, A. Molinaro, and T.D.C. Little, "Modeling of Intermittent Connectivity in Opportunistic Networks: The Case of Vehicular Ad hoc Networks," in Routing in Opportunistic Networks, I. Woungang, S.K. Dhurandher, A. Anpalagan, and A.V. Vasilakos (Eds.), Springer, 2013. Book, Springer link
A.M. Vegni, M. Biagi, and R. Cusani, "Smart Vehicles, Technologies and main Applications in Vehicular Ad hoc Networks," in Vehicular Technologies - Deployment and Applications, Dr. L. Galati Giordano (Ed.), ISBN 978-953-51-0992-1, InTech, February 2013. Chapter [pdf], Book [pdf]
A.M. Vegni, and R. Cusani, "Connectivity Support in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks," in Recent Advances in Wireless Communications and Networks, ISBN 978-953-307-274-6, InTech, pages 454, August 2011. Chapter [pdf], Book [pdf]
A.M. Vegni, T. Inzerilli, and R. Cusani, "Seamless Connectivity Techniques in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks," in Advances in Vehicular Networking Technologies, ISBN 978-953-307-241-8, InTech, pages 432, April 2011. Chapter [pdf], Book [pdf]

Journal Papers

C. Razafimandimby, V. Loscrì, A.M. Vegni, and A. Benslimane, "Neuro-Dominating Set Scheme for a Fast and Efficient Robot Deployment in Internet of Robotic Things," accepted in Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier), 2018.
V. Loscrì, B. Unluturk, and A.M. Vegni, "A Molecular Optical Channel Model based on Phonon-Assisted Energy Transfer Phenomenon," accepted in IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2018. [pdf]
M. Hammouda, A.M. Vegni, J. Peissig, and H. Haas, "Resource Allocation for Interference Management in VLC Networks with Fairness Aspects," in Elsevier Physical Communication: Special Issue on Optical Wireless Communications, 2018. [pdf]
M. Hammouda, S. Akin, A.M. Vegni, H. Haas, and J. Peissig, "Link Selection in Hybrid RF/VLC Systems under Statistical Queueing Constraints," in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 2738-2754, April 2018. doi: 10.1109/TWC.2018.2802937. [pdf]
M. Hammouda, A.M. Vegni, J. Peissig, and M. Biagi, "Resource Allocation in a multi-color DS-OCDMA VLC Cellular Architecture," in Optics Express, 26(5), 5940-5961, 2018, doi: 10.1364/OE.26.005940. [pdf]
A.M. Vegni, and V. Loscrì, "Analysis of the Chirality Effects on the Capacity of Wireless Communication Systems in the THz band," in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 12, pp. 7848-7858, Dec. 2017, doi: 10.1109/TWC.2017.2754259. [pdf]
S. Pergoloni, Z. Mohammadi, A.M. Vegni, Z. Ghassemlooy, and M. Biagi, "Metameric Indoor Localization Schemes using Visible Lights," in Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 35, no. 14, pp. 2933-2942, July15, 15 2017, doi: 10.1109/JLT.2017.2706527. [pdf]
Y. Liu, A. Neri, A. Ruggeri, and A.M. Vegni, "A MPTCP-based Network Architecture for Intelligent Train Control and Traffic Management Operations," in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 2016, doi: 10.1109/TITS.2016.2633531. [pdf]
R. Giuliano, F. Mazzenga, A. Neri, and A.M. Vegni, "Security Access Protocols in IoT Capillary Networks," in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 645-657, June 2017, doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2016.2624824. [pdf]
V. Loscrì, and A.M. Vegni, "Capacity evaluation of a quantum-based channel in a biological context," in IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 901-907, Dec. 2016. doi: 10.1109/TNB.2016.2620719. [pdf]
A.M. Vegni, and V. Loscrì, "Chirality effects on channel modeling for THz-band wireless communications in LoS/NLoS propagation," Nano Communication Networks (Elsevier), Volume 10, December 2016, Pages 27–37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nancom.2016.07.007. [pdf]
A.M. Vegni, and V. Loscrì, "Characterization and Performance Analysis of a Chiral-Metamaterial Channel with Giant Optical Activity for Terahertz Communications" Nano Communication Networks (Elsevier), Volume 9, 1 September 2016, Pages 28-35. [pdf]
V. Loscrì, L. Matekovits, I. Peter, and A.M. Vegni, "In-body Network Biomedical Applications: from Modeling to Experimentation," in IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 53-61, Jan. 2016. doi: 10.1109/TNB.2016.2521386. [pdf]
A.M. Vegni, and V. Loscrì, "A Survey on Vehicular Social Networks," IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, vol.17, no.4, pp.2397-2419, Fourthquarter 2015, doi: 10.1109/COMST.2015.2453481, 2015. [pdf]
V. Loscrì, A.M. Vegni, and G. Fortino, "On the Interaction between a Nanoparticulate System and the Human Body in Body Area Nanonetworks," Micromachines 2015, 6(9), 1213-1235; doi: 10.3390/mi6091213. [pdf]
V. Loscrì, and A.M. Vegni, "An Acoustic Communication Technique of Nanorobot Swarms for Nanomedicine Applications," IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience, Volume 14, Issue 6, 1 September 2015, Pages 598-607, doi: 10.1109/TNB.2015.2423373, 2015. [pdf]
M. Biagi, S. Pergoloni, and A.M. Vegni, "LAST: a framework to Localize, Access, Schedule and Transmit in Indoor VLC Systems," Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol.33, no.9, pp.1872,1887, May1, 1 2015. [pdf]
M. Biagi, A.M. Vegni, S. Pergoloni, P. Butala, and T.D.C. Little, "Trace-Orthogonal PPM-Space Time Block Coding under Rate Constraints for Visible Light Communication," Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol.33, no.2, pp.481,494, Jan.15, 15 2015. [pdf]
A.M. Vegni, and E. Natalizio, "Forwarder Smart Selection Protocol for Limitation of Broadcast Storm Problem," in Journal of Networks and Computer Applications (Elsevier), Volume 47, January 2015, pp. 61-71, ISSN 1084-8045. [pdf]
A. Mostafa, A.M. Vegni, and D.P. Agrawal, "A Probabilistic Routing by using Multi-hop Retransmission Forecast with Packet Collision-Aware Constraints in Vehicular Networks," Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier), Volume 14, March 2014, pp. 118-129, ISSN 1570-8705, 2014. [pdf]
A.M. Vegni, and E. Natalizio, "A Hybrid (N/M)CHO Soft/Hard Vertical Handover Technique for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks," Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier), Volume 14, March 2014, pp. 51-70, ISSN 1570-8705, 2014. [pdf]
R. Iovine, V. Loscrì, S. Pizzi, R. Tarparelli, and A.M. Vegni, "Model of Multi-source Nanonetworks for the Detection of BRCA1 DNA Alteration based on LSPR Phenomenon," Advances in Nanoparticles Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 301-312, 2013. [pdf]
C. Vegni, M. Tosti, and A.M. Vegni, "Innovative Radiating Systems for Train Localization in Interference Conditions," Intl. Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2013.
V. Palma, and A.M. Vegni, "On the Optimal Design of a Broadcast Data Dissemination System over VANET providing V2V and V2I Communications —The Vision of Rome as a Smart City—," Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology (JTIT), no.1, 2013 (MS 76412). [pdf]
A. Mostafa, A.M. Vegni, T. Oliveira, T.D.C. Little, and D.P. Agrawal, "QoSHVCP: Hybrid Vehicular Communications Protocol with QoS Priorization for Safety Applications,"ISRN Communications and Networking, vol.2012, 14 pages, 2012. [pdf]
A.M. Vegni and T.D.C. Little, "Hybrid Vehicular Communications based on V2V-V2I Protocol Switching", Intl. Journal of Vehicle Information and Communication Systems (IJVICS), Vol. 2, Nos. 3/4, pp.213–231, 2011, DOI 10.1504/IJVICS.2011.044263. [pdf]
T. Inzerilli, A.M. Vegni, A. Neri, and R. Cusani, "A Cross-Layer Location-Based Approach for Mobile-Controlled Connectivity," Hindawi Intl. Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting, Vol. 2010, Article ID 597105, 13 pages, 2010, DOI 10.1155/2010/597105. [pdf]
A. Neri, A. Di Nepi, and A.M. Vegni, "DOA and TOA Based Localization Services Protocol in IEEE 802.11 Networks," Special Issue Wireless Personal Communications Journal, Vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 155-168, 2009, DOI 10.1007/s11277-009-9719-y. [pdf]
A.M. Vegni, A. Di Nepi, A. Neri, and C. Vegni, "Local Positioning Services on IEEE 802.11 Networks," Radioengineering - Proc. of Czech and Slovak Technical Universities and URSI Committees, Vol. 17, no. 2, June 2008, pp. 42-47. [pdf]
A. Neri, A.M. Vegni, and A. Di Nepi, "TOA and DOA based Localization Services in IEEE 802.11 networks," Atti dell'Istituto Italiano di Navigazione - Rivista di Navigazione Aerea, Spaziale, Marittima e Terrestre, no.187, January/February 2008, pp.81-90.
G. Manzacca, A.M. Vegni, X. Wang, N. Wada, G. Cincotti and K.i. Kitayama, “Performance Analysis of a Multiport Encoder/Decoder in OCDMA Scenario,” in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 1415-1421, Sept.-oct. 2007 [pdf]

Conference Papers

V. Loscrì and A.M. Vegni, "Error Probability Derivation in a Phonon-based Quantum Channel," to appear in Proc. of IEEE Globecom 2018 Workshop on Quantum Communications and Information Technology, 9-13 December 2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
A.M. Vegni, V. Loscrì, and P. Manzoni, "Data Forwarding Techniques Based on Graph Theory Metrics in Vehicular Social Networks," to appear in Proc. of IEEE 29th Annual Intl. Symp. on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), 9-12 September 2018, Bologna, Italy.
V. Loscrì, G. Ruggeri, A.M. Vegni, and I. Cricelli, "Social Structure Analysis in Internet of Vehicles," in Proc. of CoWPER Workshop (Toward A City-Wide Pervasive EnviRonment), in conjunction with IEEE Intl. Conf. on Sensing, Communication and Networking (SECON), 11-13 June 2018, Hong Kong.
M. Hammouda, S. Akın, A.M. Vegni, H. Haas, and J. Peissig, "Hybrid RF/VLC Systems under QoS Constraints" in Proc. of the 25th Intl. Conf. on Telecommunication, Saint-Malo, France, June 26-28, 2018.
T.D.C. Little, M. Rahaim, I. Abdalla, E. Lam, R. Mcallister, and A.M. Vegni, "A Multi-Cell Lighting Testbed for VLC and VLP" in Proc. of GLOBAL LIFI CONGRESS - 1st Edition, Visible Light Communications, Paris, France, February 8-9, 2018.
A.M. Vegni, V. Loscrì, and R. Petrolo, "SCARF: A SoCial-Aware Reliable Forwarding Technique for Vehicular Communications," in Proc. of 3rd Workshop on Experiences with the Design and Implementation of Smart Objects (SMARTOBJECTS 2017), in conjunction with ACM MobiCom 2017, October 16th, 2017, Snowbird, Utah, USA. INVITED PAPER.
C. Razafimandimby, V. Loscrì, A.M. Vegni, and A. Neri, "Efficient Bayesian Communication Approach For Smart Agriculture Applications," in Proc. of VTC-Fall 2017, Toronto, Canada.
M. Hammouda, J. Peissig, and A.M. Vegni, "Design of a Cognitive VLC Network with Illumination and Handover Requirements," in Proc. of ICC 2017, 21-25 May, Paris, France.
S. Pergoloni, Z. Mohammadi, A.M. Vegni, Z. Ghassemlooy, and M. Biagi, "Visible Light Indoor Positioning through Colored LEDs," in Proc. of ICC 2017, 21-25 May 2017, Paris, France.
C. Razafimandimby, V. Loscrì, A.M. Vegni, and A. Neri, "A Bayesian and Smart Gateway Based Communication For Noisy IoT Scenario," in Proc. of Intl. Conf. on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC): Wireless Ad hoc and Sensor Networks (ICNC 2017), Silicon Valley, USA, Jan. 26-29, 2017.
V. Loscrì, L. Matekovits, I. Peter, and A.M. Vegni, "Recent Advances in Body Area NanoNetworks: Electromagnetic, Materials and Communications," in Proc. of 11th Intl. Conf. on Body Area Networks (Bodynets 2016), December 15-16, 2016, Turin, Italy.
A.M. Vegni, and V. Loscrì, "Performance of a Chirality-affected Channel exhibiting Giant Optical Activity for Terahertz Communications," in Proc. of 3rd ACM Intl. Conf. on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (ACM NANOCOM 2016), September 28-30, 2016, New York City, New York, USA.
V. Loscrì, and A.M. Vegni, "Channel Modeling in a Phonon-based Quantum Network for Nano-communications," in Proc. of 3rd ACM Intl. Conf. on Nanoscale Computing and Communication (ACM NANOCOM 2016), September 28-30, 2016, New York City, New York, USA.
A.M. Vegni, V. Loscrì, A. Neri, and M. Leo, "A Bayesian Packet Sharing Approach for Noisy IoT Scenarios," in Proc. of 1st Intl. Workshop on Interoperability, Integration, and Interconnection of Internet of Things Systems (I4T 2016), in conjunction with the 1st IEEE Intl. Conf. on Internet-of-Things Design and Implementation (IoTDI 2016), April 6-8, 2016, Berlin, Germany.
C. Razafimandimby, V. Loscrì, and A.M. Vegni, "A neural network and IoT based scheme for performance assessment in Internet of Robotic Things," in Proc. of 1st Intl. Workshop on Interoperability, Integration, and Interconnection of Internet of Things Systems (I4T 2016), in conjunction with the 1st IEEE Intl. Conf. on Internet-of-Things Design and Implementation (IoTDI 2016), April 6-8, 2016, Berlin, Germany.
V. Loscrì, L. Matekovits, I. Peter, and A.M. Vegni, "Modeling and Experimental Analysis of an In-body Area Nanonetwork," in Proc. of 10th Intl. Conf. on Body Area Networks (BODYNETS 2015), September 28-30, 2015 Sydney, Australia.
V. Loscrì, and A.M. Vegni, "On the Affection of the Human Immune System on a Nanoparticulate Nanomedicine System" in Proc. of 9th Intl. Conf. on Body Area Networks (BODYNETS 2014), September 29-October 1, 2014 London, Great Britain. [pdf], [bib].
A. Mostafa, A.M. Vegni, A. Bandaranayake, and D.P. Agrawal, "QoS-aware Node Selection Algorithm for Routing Protocols in VANETs" in Proc. of Intl. Conf. on selected topics in Mobile and Wireless Networking (MoWNet 2014), September 8-9, 2014, Rome, Italy. [pdf], [bib].
A. Neri, F. Rispoli, P. Salvatori, and A.M. Vegni, "A Train Integrity Solution Based on GNSS Double-Difference Approach" in Proc. of ION GNSS+ 2014, September 8-12, 2014, Tampa, FL, USA. [pdf], [bib].
R. Giuliano, F. Mazzenga, A. Neri, and A.M. Vegni, "Security Access Protocols in IoT Networks with Heterogenous Non-IP Terminals" in Proc. of IEEE Intl. Conf. on Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems (DCOSS), vol., no., pp. 257-262, May 26-18, 2014, Marina Del Rey, CA, USA. [pdf], [bib].
R. Iovine, R. Tarparelli, and A.M. Vegni, "Graphene Bow-tie Nanoantenna for Wireless Communications in the Tera-hertz Band," in Proc. of 1st ACM Intl. Conf. on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, May 13-14, 2014, Atlanta GA, USA. [pdf], [bib].
M. Biagi, and A.M. Vegni, "Enabling High Data Rate VLC via MIMO-LEDs PPM," in Proc. of 4th IEEE Globecom 2013 Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications (OWC), December 9, 2013, Atlanta GA, USA. [pdf], [bib].
R. Iovine, R. Tarparelli, and A.M. Vegni, "Detection of DNA alterations using Gold Nanoparticles exploiting the LSP phenomenon," in Proc. of 21st IEEE Intl. Conf. on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications (ICECOM), October 14-16, 2013, Dubrovnick, Croatia. [pdf], [bib].
C. Vegni, A. Caporale, and A.M. Vegni, "Design of Miniaturized Radiating Systems for GNSS Applications in Interference Conditions," in Proc. of 21st IEEE Intl. Conf. on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications (ICECOM), October 14-16, 2013, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
A. Neri, A.M. Vegni, and F. Rispoli, "A PVT Estimation for the ERTMS Train Control Systems in presence of Multiple Tracks," in Proc. of ION GNSS 2013, September 16-20, 2013, Nashville, TN, USA. [pdf], [bib].
A. Neri, V. Palma, F. Rispoli, and A.M. Vegni, "Track Constrained PVT Estimation based on the Double-Difference Technique for Railway Applications," in Proc. of EUSIPCO 2013, September 9-13, 2013, Marrakech, Morocco. [pdf], [bib].
A.M. Vegni, A. Stramacci, and E. Natalizio, "Opportunistic Clusters Selection in a Reliable Enhanced Broadcast Protocol for Vehicular Ad hoc Networks," in Proc. of 10th Annual Conf. on Wireless On-Demand Network Systems and Services (WONS 2013), March 18-20, 2013, Banff, Alberta, Canada. [pdf], [bib].
A.M. Vegni, A. Mostafa, and D.P. Agrawal, "CAREFOR: Collision-Aware REliable FORwarding Technique for Vehicular Ad hoc Networks," in Proc. of Intl. Conf. on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC 2013), Mobile Computing & Vehicle Comm. Symp., January 28-31, 2013, San Diego, CA, USA. [pdf], [bib].
A.M. Vegni, and M. Biagi, "An Indoor Localization Algorithm in a Small-Cell LED-based Lighting System," in Proc. of 3rd Intl. Conf. on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN 2012), November 13-15, 2012, Sydney, Australia. [pdf], [bib].
M. Biagi, A.M. Vegni, and T.D.C. Little, "LAT Indoor MIMO-VLC —Localize, Access and Transmit—," in Proc. of Intl. Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications (IWOW 2012), October 22, 2012, Pisa, Italy. [pdf], [bib].
R. Giuliano, F. Mazzenga, A. Neri, A.M. Vegni, and D. Valletta, "Security Implementation in Heterogeneous Networks with Long Delay Channel," in Proc. of the 1st Intl. IEEE-AESS Conf. in Europe about Space and Satellite Telecommunications (ESTEL 2012), special track on Security and Privacy, October 2-5, 2012, Rome, Italy. [pdf], [bib].
A. Neri, A. Filip, F. Rispoli, and A.M. Vegni, "An Analytical Evaluation for Hazardous Failure Rate in a Satellite-based Train Positioning System with reference to the ERTMS Train Control Systems," in Proc. of ION GNSS 2012, September 17-21, 2012, Nashville, TN, USA. [pdf], [bib].
F. Lupi, V. Palma, and A.M. Vegni, "Performance Evaluation of Broadcast Data Dissemination over VANETs —A Case Study in the City of Rome—," in Proc. of 51st FITCE Congress "Everything in the Net - IPv6 and Internet of the Future Prospects", September 5-8, 2012, Poznan, Poland. [pdf], [presentation].
A.M. Vegni, A. Stramacci, and E. Natalizio, "SRB: A Selective Reliable Broadcast Protocol for Safety Applications in VANET," in Proc. of Intl. Conf. on Selected Topics in Mobile & Wireless Networking (iCOST 2012), July 2-4, 2012, Avignon, France. [pdf], [bib].
T. Oliveira, F. Greve, A.M. Vegni, and D.P. Agrawal, "Reliability Tradeoffs for Energy Efficient Wireless Networks," in Proc. of Intl. Workshop on Mobile Ad-Hoc Wireless Networks (iWMANET 2012), part of Int.l Conf. on Selected Topics in Mobile & Wireless Networking (iCOST 2012), July 2-4, 2012, Avignon, France. [pdf], [bib].
Z. Alazawi, M.B. Abdljabar, S. Altowaijri, A.M. Vegni, and R. Mehmood, "ICDMS: An Intelligent Cloud based Disaster Management System for Vehicular Networks," in Proc. of Nets4Cars-2012, 4th Intl. Workshop on Communication Technologies for Vehicles, April 25-27, 2012, Vilnius, Lithuania. [pdf], [bib].
A.M. Vegni, and T.D.C. Little, "Handover in VLC Systems with Cooperating Mobile Devices," in Proc. of Mobility and Communication for Cooperation and Coordination workshop, part of the IEEE Intl. Conf. on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC 2012), January 30 - February 2, 2012, Maui, Hawaii, USA. [pdf], [bib].
M. Rahaim, A.M. Vegni, and T.D.C. Little, "A Hybrid Radio Frequency and Broadcast Visible Light Communication System," in Proc. of IEEE Globecom 2011 2nd Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications (OWC 2011), December 5-9, 2011, Houston TX, USA. [pdf], [bib].
A. Mostafa, A.M. Vegni, R. Singoria, T. Oliveira, T.D.C. Little, and D.P. Agrawal, "A V2X-based approach for reduction of delay propagation in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks," in Proc. of Intl. Workshop on Seamless Connectivity in Vehicular Networks, part of the 11th IEEE Intl. Conf. on ITS Telecommunications (ITST 2011), August 23-25, 2011, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. [pdf], [bib].
V. Palma, E. Mammi, A.M. Vegni, and A. Neri, "A Fountain Codes-based Data Dissemination Technique in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks," in Proc. of Intl. Workshop on Seamless Connectivity in Vehicular Networks, part of the 11th IEEE Intl. Conf, on ITS Telecommunications (ITST 2011), August 23-25, 2011, Saint-Petersburg, Russia. [pdf], [bib].
F. Esposito, A.M. Vegni, I. Matta, and A. Neri, "On Modeling Speed-Based Vertical Handovers in Vehicular Networks —Dad, slow down, I am watching the movie—," in Proc. of IEEE Globecom 2010 Workshop on Seamless Wireless Mobility (SWM 2010), December 6-10, 2010, Miami FL, USA. [pdf], [bib].
C. Vegni, I. Stojkovic, M. Tosti, and A.M. Vegni, "Dilution of Precision Factor in Galileo and GPS MEOSAR Constellations for European Coverage," in Proc. of IEEE 20th Intl. Conf. on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications (ICECOM 2010), September 20-23, 2010, Dubrovnik, Croatia. [bib]
A.M. Vegni, M. Carli and A. Neri, "Localization Services in Hybrid Self-Organizing Networks," in Proc. of IEEE Intl. Conf. on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN 2010), September 15-17, 2010, Zurich, Switzerland. [pdf], [bib].
A.M. Vegni, and T.D.C. Little, "A Message Propagation Model for Hybrid Vehicular Communication Protocols," in Proc. of 2nd Intl. Workshop on Communication Technologies for Vehicles (Nets4Cars 2010), in 7th IEEE Intl. Symp. on Communication Systems, Networks and DSP (CSNDSP 2010), July 21-23, 2010, Newcastle, UK. [pdf], [bib].
A.M. Vegni, and F. Esposito, "A Speed-based Vertical Handover Algorithm for VANET," in Proc. of 7th Intl. Workshop on Intelligent Transportation (WIT 2010), March 23-24, 2010, Hamburg, Germany. [pdf], [bib].
A.M. Vegni, C. Vegni, and T.D.C. Little, "Opportunistic Vehicular Networks by Satellite Links for Safety Applications," accepted presentation (included in the proceedings) at The Fully Networked Car Workshop @ Geneva International Motor Show, Geneva, Switzerland, March 3-4, 2010. Abstract [pdf], Presentation [pdf].
A.M. Vegni, G. Tamea, T. Inzerilli, and R. Cusani, "A Combined Vertical Handover Decision Metric for QoS Enhancement in Next Generation Networks," in Proc. of 5th IEEE Int. Conf. on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2009), pp. 233-238, Marrakech, Morocco, October 12-14, 2009. [pdf], [bib].
A.M. Vegni, and F. Esposito, "Location Aware Mobility Assisted Services for Heterogeneous Wireless Technologies," in Proc. of IEEE MTT-S Intl. Microwave Workshop on Wireless Sensing, Local Positioning, and RFID (MTT-S IMWS 2009), CD-ROM no. of pages: 4, Cavtat, Croatia, September 24-25, 2009. [pdf], [bib].
G. Tamea, A.M. Vegni, T. Inzerilli, and R. Cusani, "A Probability based Vertical Handover Approach to Prevent Ping-Pong Effect," in Proc. of 6th Intl. Symp. on Wireless Communication Systems 2009 (ISWCS 2009), pp. 181-185, Siena, Italy, September 7-10, 2009. [pdf], [bib].
T. Inzerilli, A.M. Vegni, A. Neri, and R. Cusani, "A Location-based Vertical Handover algorithm for limitation of the ping-pong effect," in Proc. of 4th IEEE Intl. Conf. on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2008), pp. 385-389, Avignon, France, October 12-14, 2008. [pdf], [bib].
T. Inzerilli, and A.M. Vegni, "A reactive vertical handover approach for WiFi-UMTS dual-mode terminals," in Proc. of 12th Annual IEEE Intl. Symp. on Consumer Electronics (ISCE 2008), CD-ROM no. of pages: 4, Vilamoura, Portugal, April 14-16, 2008. [pdf], [bib].
A. Neri, A. Di Nepi, and A.M. Vegni, "DoA versus ToA based localization services in IEEE 802.11 networks," in Proc. of 10th Intl. Symp. on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC 2007), CD-ROM no. of pages: 4, Jaipur, India, December 3-6, 2007. [pdf], [bib].
A.M. Vegni, M. Carli, A. Neri, and G. Ragosa, "QoS-based vertical handoff in heterogeneous networks," in Proc. of 10th Intl. Symp. on Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC 2007), CD-ROM no. of pages: 4, Jaipur, India, December 3-6, 2007. [pdf], [bib].
P.G. Bosco, T. Inzerilli, M. Leo, and A.M. Vegni, "Extended UPnP architecture for emergency applications," in Proc. of Wireless Rural and Emergency Communications (WRECOM 2007), CD-ROM no. of pages: 4, Rome, Italy, October 1-2, 2007. [pdf], [bib].
A.M. Vegni, A. Di Nepi, A. Neri, and C. Vegni, "Local positioning services on IEEE 802.11 Networks," in Proc. of IEEE 19th Intl. Conf. on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications (ICECOM 2007), pp. 63-66, Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 24-26, 2007. [pdf], [bib].
A.M. Vegni, and A. Di Nepi, "Localization on IEEE 802.11 Networks," Riunione Annuale 2007 del Gruppo nazionale Telecomunicazioni e Teoria dell'Informazione (GTTI), Rome, Italy, June 18-20, 2007.
F. Benedetto, G. Giunta, and A.M. Vegni, "Performing xDSL for QoS Requirements," in Proc. of International Conference IEEE 11th Symp. on Communications and Vehicular Technology (SCVT 2004), CD-ROM no. of pages: 5, Gent, Belgium, November 9, 2004.

Invited Talks

A.M. Vegni, "Multimedia Mobile Communications in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks," invited presentation partially from Ph.D. thesis at ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, March 25-26, 2010.

a.a. 2017-2018

Laboratorio di Reti per Telecomunicazioni / Telecommunication Networks Laboratory: Il corso ha l'obiettivo di fornire le conoscenze di base dei protocolli di comunicazione e delle loro architetture attualmente utilizzate nelle reti di telecomunicazioni, con particolare interesse a Internet, oltre ad acquisire la padronanza di software di simulazione di reti per l'analisi e la progettazione dei sistemi di telecomunicazioni, sia nella banda delle frequenze radio (RF) che nella banda ottica (range del visibile).

Our courses

Bachelor

Semester: II
1 module
6 credits
42 hours

Internet & multimedia

Module
Internet & multimedia
Start 01/03/2019
Duration 42 hours
Code 20810059
End 14/06/2019
Language ITA
Channel Single
Credits 6
SSD ING-INF/03
Timetable Not yet started
Certification Attestato di profitto
Type of course Traditional
Test
Type of activity Attività formative a scelta dello studente (art.10, comma 5, lettera a)
GOMP page link
Moodle page link
Teacher Marco Carli
Objectives
Il corso ha l'obiettivo di descrivere le caratteristiche dei sistemi di telecomunicazioni, a partire dalla rete telefonica alle reti per dati a commutazione di pacchetto alle reti wireless.
Verranno affrontati aspetti di prestazioni in funzione della qualità, del costo e della sicurezza dei servizi offerti.
Nel corso sarà dato ampio spazio ai sistemi per la trasmissione di segnali multimediali e al sistema Internet of Things (IoT).
Parte delle esercitazioni sarà dedicata al progetto ed alla realizzare dei sistemi di comunicazione IoT basati su microcontrollori e protocolli a basso consumo energetico
Contents
Argomenti del corso
- Architettura protocollare e modelli di servizio
- Modelli OSI e Internet
- Definizione di Internet.
- Ritardo, sicurezza e Qualità del Servizio (QoS)
- Protocolli di livello Applicativo e modello client-server
- Trasmissione affidabile. Livello di trasporto
- Principi di routing. Protocollo IP
- Strato di collegamento
- IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
- Livello fisico
- IEEE 802.11
- Introduzione alla sicurezza
Hot topics
- Sensor networks e Software Defined Networks
- Internet of Things
Realizzazione pratica di architettura IoT utilizzando schede basate su architettura Arduino-Fishino
Materials
- J. Kurose and K. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 6th edition (ISBN-13: 978-0132856201)

Bachelor

Semester: II
1 module
6 credits
42 hours

Laboratorio di multimedialità
(Multimedia laboratory)

Module
Laboratorio di multimedialità
(Multimedia laboratory)
Start 01/03/2019
Duration 42 hours
Code 20802061
End 14/06/2019
Language ITA
Channel Single
Credits 6
SSD ING-INF/03
Timetable Not yet started
Certification Attestato di profitto
Type of course Traditional
Test Prova scritta
Type of activity Attività formative a scelta dello studente (art.10, comma 5, lettera a)
GOMP page link
Web page link
Moodle page link
Teacher Federica Battisti
Objectives
Il corso ha l'obiettivo di illustrare le metodologie più avanzate per la caratterizzazione e il trattamento dei segnali multimediali.
Il corso è suddiviso in due parti:
- la prima per fornire le conoscenze teoriche di base sugli strumenti per l'elaborazione dei segnali multimediali e sulla programmazione in Matlab,
- la seconda consiste in esperienze pratiche, di gruppo e individuali, sia su calcolatori che tramite dispositivi messi a disposizione degli studenti
Contents
- Introduzione alla programmazione in Matlab
- Caratteristiche del sistema visivo umano
- Elaborazione e filtraggio delle immagini nel dominio spaziale
- Elaborazione e filtraggio delle immagini nel dominio trasformato
- Tecniche di compressione delle immagini
- Sistemi stereoscopici
- Introduzione al video analogico e digitale
- Tecniche di codifica video
- Tecniche di elaborazione del segnale plenottico
- Interfacce uomo/macchina di ultima generazione
- Esercitazioni di laboratorio
Materials
- R.C. Gonzalez, R.E. Woods, and S. L. Eddins, Digital Image Processing Using MATLAB, 2e, Publisher: Prentice-Hall
- B. Block and P. McNally, 3D storytelling: how stereoscopic 3D works and how to use it, Publisher: Focal Press
- C. W. Chen, Z. Li and S. Lian, Intelligent Multimedia Communication: Techniques and Applications (Studies in Computational Intelligence), Publisher: Springer
- Dispense monografiche su alcune parti del corso

Bachelor

Semester: II
1 module
6 credits
42 hours

Laboratorio di reti per telecomunicazioni
(Telecommunication networks laboratory)

Module
Laboratorio di reti per telecomunicazioni
(Telecommunication networks laboratory)
Start 01/03/2019
Duration 42 hours
Code 20802062
End 14/06/2019
Language ITA
Channel Single
Credits 6
SSD ING-INF/03
Timetable Not yet started
Certification Attestato di profitto
Type of course Traditional
Test Prova scritta, prova orale
Type of activity Attività formative a scelta dello studente (art.10, comma 5, lettera a)
GOMP page link
Moodle page link
Teacher Anna Maria Vegni
Objectives
Il corso ha il duplice obiettivo di presentare concetti base di teoria delle reti (tra cui reti cellulari, reti ad hoc, reti sociali, etc.) e quello di illustrare le metodologie più avanzate per lanalisi dei sistemi di telecomunicazioni, sia attraverso programmi di simulazione (Network Simulator 2) sia attraverso linstallazione e configurazione di reti wireless e wired.
La simulazione permette di valutare le prestazioni delle reti di telecomunicazioni progettate, mentre lutilizzo di sistemi di monitoraggio del traffico fornisce un riscontro reale dell'efficacia delle reti progettate
Lo studio delle reti per telecomunicazioni prevede anche le reti wireless ottiche nella banda del visibile (visible light communications)
Contents
- Introduzione al corso
- Le prestazioni di reti
- Lo strato trasporto
- Le sorgenti di informazione
- Le applicazioni di rete
- VANETs
- Motori di ricerca
- Comunicazioni wireless ottiche
Materials
- J.F. Kurose, and K.W. Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 6th Edition, Addison Wesley
- A.S. Tanenbaum, Computer Networks, 4th Edition, Prentice Hall 2002
- D. Easley, and J. Kelinberg, Networks, Crowds, and Markets: Reasoning about a Highly Connected World, Cambridge University Press, 2010
- Z. Ghassemlooy, W. Popoola, and S. Rajbhandari, Optical wireless communications, System and Channel modeling with MATLAB, CRC Press
- Dispense a cura del docente

Bachelor

Semester: I
1 module
6 credits
48 hours

Trasmissioni numeriche
(Digital Communications)

Master

Semester: II
1 module
6 credits
36 hours

Comunicazioni multimediali

Module
Comunicazioni multimediali
Start 01/03/2019
Duration 36 hours
Code 20801690
End 14/06/2019
Language ITA
Channel Single
Credits 6
SSD ING-INF/03
Timetable Not yet started
Certification Attestato di profitto
Type of course Traditional
Test Prova orale, valutazione di un progetto
Type of activity Attività formative caratterizzanti
GOMP page link
Moodle page link
Teacher Marco Carli
Objectives
Linsegnamento ha l'obiettivo di presentare gli aspetti sistematici e modellistici legati al supporto di servizi multimediali nelle reti di telecomunicazioni.
Verranno definite le caratteristiche del dato multimediale e delle varie tipologie di sorgente (sistema visivo umano, sistema uditivo, ecc.).
Saranno trattati gli aspetti architetturali e protocollari legati a specifici esempi di rete, aspetti di codifica di sorgente, di protezione dell'informazione mediante codifica di canale e di integrazione di informazioni di natura differente (video, audio, dati).
Parte dell insegnamento sarà dedicata ai sistemi innovativi di codifica e trasmissione
Contents
- Introduzione al multimediale
- Formazione dell'immagine
- Sistema visivo umano
- Codifica di sorgente per segnali multimediali (JPEG, MPEG H264, HEVC...)
- Codifica audio
- sistemi di comunicazione vs. multimedia
- Qualità del servizio
- Interfacce uomo macchina - HTC VIVE
Materials
- P. Havaldar and G. Medioni, Multimedia Systems Algorithms, Standards and Industry Practices, Cengage Learning 978-1-4188-3594-1
- Ohm, Multimedia Communication Technology, Springer, ISBN: 978-3-642-62277-9 (Print) 978-3-642-18750-6 (Online)

Master

Semester: II
2 modules
12 credits
72 hours

Sicurezza dell'informazione
(Information security)

Module 1
Elementi di crittografia
Start 01/03/2019
Duration 36 hours
Code 20801702-1
End 14/06/2019
Language ITA
Channel Single
Credits 6
SSD ING-INF/03
Timetable Not yet started
Certification Attestato di profitto
Type of course Traditional
Test Prova scritta
Type of activity Attività formative affini ed integrative
GOMP page link
Moodle page link
Teacher Federica Battisti
Objectives
Il corso consente di acquisire le nozioni e i concetti che sono alla base della Crittografia moderna
Fornisce inoltre gli strumenti concettuali e teorici che consentono di comprendere le tecniche avanzate attualmente utilizzate per proteggere la trasmissione e la memorizzazione di informazioni in presenza di agenti ostili o di rumore presente nel canale.
Lobiettivo principale è di permettere agli studenti di capire il funzionamento di un crittosistema o di un protocollo crittografico.
Questo porterà alla capacità di scegliere gli strumenti crittografici adatti per proteggere i dati durante la loro trasmissione e/o memorizzazione
Contents
- Introduzione alla crittografia
- Definizione di crittosistema, cifrari additivi, cifrari a sostituzione, cifrari a trasposizione
- Modi di funzionamento dei crittosistemi simmetrici
- Crittosistemi simmetrici standard: DES, 3DES e AES
- Crittografia asimmetrica (RSA, Diffie-Hellman), vantaggi e svantaggi
- Funzioni Hash e Message Digest
- Firma digitale, i certificati digitali, le autorità di certificazione, lo standard X.509/PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
Materials
- A. J. Menezes, P. C. van Oorschot e S. A. Vanstone, Handbook of Applied Cryptography
- N. Ferguson e B. Schneier, Crittografia pratica
- W. Stallings, Cryptography and Network Security - Principles and Practices, Seventh Edition
- Dispense monografiche su alcune parti del corso

Module 2
Sicurezza delle telecomunicazioni
Start 01/03/2019
Duration 36 hours
Code 20801702-2
End 14/06/2019
Language ITA
Channel Single
Credits 6
SSD ING-INF/03
Timetable Not yet started
Certification Attestato di profitto
Type of course Traditional
Test
Type of activity Attività formative caratterizzanti
GOMP page link
Moodle page link
Teacher Marco Carli
Objectives
Il corso ha come obiettivo l'analisi dei principali meccanismi e protocolli utilizzati nell ambito della sicurezza nelle reti di telecomunicazioni.
Verranno analizzati i principali meccanismi per autenticazione, accesso, integrità, privacy nelle reti tlc.
In particolare vengono presentati i concetti di crittografia, i protocolli di autenticazione e comunicazione sicura, architetture di rete sicure.
Inoltre, verrà fornita allo studente la conoscenza delle tecnologie per la sicurezza dei contenuti multimediali (steganografia e watermarking digitale).
Verranno anche sviluppate le conoscenze matematiche necessarie a comprendere il funzionamento e a costruire crittosistemi e protocolli, in particolare a chiave pubblica
Contents
- Kerberos e Diameter
- IP Security
- Sicurezza nel web
- Sistemi di autenticazione
- Intrusion detection
- Honey pot
- Android security
- Cloud security
- Big data security
- Analisi Forense di immagini digitali
- Analisi e rilevazione di modifiche di dati multimediali
- Tecniche di analisi statistica
- Tecniche geometriche
Sono previste esercitazioni in Matlab su marchiatura digitale e attacchi su sistemi di comunicazione
Materials
W. Stallings, Cryptography and Network Security - Principles and Practices, Seventh Edition

Master

New!

Semester: I
2 modules
12 credits
102 hours

Sistemi di telecomunicazione
(Telecommunication systems)

Module 2
Telecomunicazioni wireless
Start 01/10/2018
Duration 54 hours
Code 20810072-2
End 25/01/2019
Language ITA
Channel Single
Credits 6
SSD ING-INF/03
Timetable link
Certification Attestato di profitto
Type of course Traditional
Test
Type of activity Attività formative caratterizzanti
GOMP page link
Teacher Gaetano Giunta
Objectives
Acquisire conoscenze generali sui sistemi wireless come parte integrante di reti di comunicazione.
Fornire una panoramica sui principali sistemi di reti mobili cellulari di nuova generazione (3G e 4G), descrivendo sommariamente l'architettura delle reti di accesso e del core network sulla base di concetti operativi fondamentali.
Acquisire conoscenze di base sulle tecniche wireless di accesso multiplo alla risorsa radio e di copertura cellulare.
Acquisire conoscenze specifiche sulla gestione della rete strutturata condivisa, della mobilità e della sicurezza delle comunicazioni.
Descrivere i criteri fondamentali di procedure, protocolli e servizi per l'interoperabilità con reti eterogenee e/o virtuali.
Contents
- Le reti wireless radiomobili
- Requisiti e servizi
- Mobilità
- Sicurezza
- Gestione della rete e dei dispositivi mobili
- Architetture ed accesso alla risorsa di rete 2G e 3G
- Architetture ed accesso alla risorsa di rete 4G
- Evoluzione verso il 5G
Maggiori dettagli sul sito: http://host.uniroma3.it/laboratori/sp4te/teaching/tw/program.html
Materials
- G. Giunta, Lucidi del corso di Telecomunicazioni Wireless. 2017
- G. Columpsi, M. Leonardi, A. Ricci, UMTS: Tecniche e architetture per le reti ci comunicazioni mobili multimediali, seconda edizione; Hoepli informatica; Novembre 2005
- S. Sesia, I. Toufik, M. Baker, LTE - The UMTS Long Term Evolution: From Theory to Practice, 2nd Edition, Wiley publ.; July 2011

Master

Semester: I
1 module
9 credits
72 hours

Teoria dell'informazione e codici

Webpage content updated to: 17 October 2018 15:59

Resources

Hardware resources

Deep Learning machine

Deep learning is one of the fastest-growing segments of the machine learning or artificial intelligence field and a key area of innovation in computing

Description

Deep learning is one of the fastest-growing segments of the machine learning or artificial intelligence field and a key area of innovation in computing. With researchers creating new deep learning algorithms and industries producing and collecting unprecedented amounts of data, computational capability is the key to unlocking insights from data

The DIGITS DevBox is a deep learning machine designed and built by NVIDIA to give researchers all the computational power they need in a compact box that fits easily under any desk

Specifications

Hardware
Four TITAN X GPUs with 12GB of memory per GPU
64GB DDR4
Asus X99-E WS workstation class motherboard with 4-way PCI-E Gen3 x16 support
Core i7-5930K 6 Core 3.5GHz desktop processor
Three 3TB SATA 6Gb 3.5" Enterprise Hard Drive in RAID5
512GB PCI-E M.2 SSD cache for RAID
250GB SATA 6Gb Internal SSD
1600W Power Supply Unit from premium suppliers including EVGA
Software
Ubuntu 14.04
NVIDIA-qualified driver
NVIDIA® CUDA® Toolkit
NVIDIA® DIGITS™ SW
NVIDIA® cuDNN™
Caffe, Theano, Torch, BIDMach

HTC VIVE - Virtual Reality set

Once you put on the Vive headset, you are immersed in a virtual world full of surprises

Description

Once you put on the Vive headset, you are immersed in a world full of surprises

Walk around freely and explore everything while the Chaperone guidance system keeps you within the bounds of your play area. Stunning graphics make it feel so real and surreal simultaneously

The HTC VIVE VR system is composed by several parts:

An headset to see the incredible virtual world presented you by VIVE
Two wireless controllers, one in each hand, to interact with the virtual environment
Optional tracker to track the position of any object you like
Two base stations to precisely track the position of headset, controller, trackers inside your play area
Earphones to enjoy an experience even more immersive with hi-fi audio

Specifications

Headset
110° field of view
2160 x 1200 combined resolution and 90 Hz refresh rate
Front camera to blend the real-world around you into the virtual world you are immersed in
32 sensors for 360° motion tracking
Controllers
Multi-function hi-resolution trackpad with haptic feedback
24 sensors for 360° motion tracking on each controller
Tracker (optional)
Sensors for 360° motion tracking
Can be attached to any object you want to carry into the virtual world
Base stations
Laser coverage of the play area for 360° tracking of headset, controllers and tracker with millimeter accuracy
Wireless connection, only a power cable is required

Leap Motion controller

You can control the real, or a virtual, world only with your hands movement without touching anything

Description

The Leap Motion controller is a small USB peripheral device designed to be placed on a physical desktop, facing upward or onto a virtual reality headset, whose purpose is to determine the position and gestures of the user's hands

The device frames an approximately hemispherical area at a distance of about 1 meter through two IR cameras and three IR LEDs. The LEDs generate IR light, the two cameras capture reflected light and generate about 200 frames per second that are analyzed and processed by the software that produces a 3D map of user hands moving into space in front of the device with a precision of about 0.7 mm

The device can be used as a contactless Human-Machine-Interface which possible uses are:

navigating a website
exploring a map using pinch-to-zoom gestures
drawing with high-precision
manipulating complex 3D data visualizations

The interaction in a virtual environment requires a proper VR set

Example of interaction in a virtual environment

A possible application in a CAD program

A new way to interact with PC

Lytro Illum

Discover a new way to capture images you would never have imagined

Description

Lytro ILLUM is a light field camera and software platform designed to redefine the way we portray the world around us. Harnessing the full power of the light field, the Lytro ILLUM gives photographers a unique way of capturing visual experiences - not as a static cross-section of reality but an interactive window into their world through Light Field Photography

Unlike a conventional digital camera, the Lytro ILLUM captures the light field, which includes the direction of light. Most recently, light field cameras lived only in academic labs - via a roomful of cameras tethered to a supercomputer. Lytro's scientists and engineers have optimized this technology so that the power of the light field can fit right in your hands

Capturing this fundamentally new data gives consumers unprecedented capabilities, including the ability to focus, change the perspective, change the aperture, and view in 3D - all after a picture is taken. Photographers using the Lytro ILLUM have new creative opportunities to tell stories and capture moments, delivering Living Pictures to friends, family, and clients

Example of refocusing

Another example of refocusing

Using different points of view

Specifications

Weight and Dimensions
Height: 3.4 inches (86 mm)
Width: 5.7 inches (145 mm)
Depth: 6.5 inches (166 mm)
Weight: 2.07 pounds (940 g)
Display
4" Back-lit LCD rear touchscreen with capacitive multi-touch
480-by-800-pixel resolution at 235 ppi
Adjustable Brightness
Live View Rendering
Dual hinge tilting articulation mechanism
Articulated Angles: -10 to +90 degrees
Angle of View: Up to 80 degrees
Image sensor
Light field sensor based on CMOS technology
Light Field Resolution: 40 Megaray
Sensor Format: 1/1.2"
Active Area: 10.82 x 7.52 mm
ISO Range: 80-3200
Processor
Snapdragon® 800 processor by QUALCOMM® Incorporated
Lens
Focal Length: 9.5 - 77.8 mm (30 - 250 mm equivalent)
Crop Factor: 3.19
Zoom: 8x optical
Lens Aperture: Constant /2.0
Macro: Focus to 0 mm from lens front
Macro Ratio: 1 : 3
Wireless
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac)
Image format
Light Field RAW Format (.lfr)
3 : 2 Aspect Ratio
2D export resolution: 2450 x 1634 pixels
Shutter
Focal Plane Shutter
Fastest Shutter Speed: 1/4000 sec
Longest Shutter Speed: 32 seconds
Flash Sync Speed: 1/250 sec
Drive Modes: Single, continuous or self-timer
Self-Timer: Yes (2 or 10 seconds)
Continuous Drive: 3 fps
Power and battery
Removable 3.7 V, 3760 mAH Li-ion battery
Battery Charging via Standalone wall charger and USB

NI USRP-2943R - Universal Software Radio Peripheral

A radio platform whose functions are configured exclusively by software

Description

The NI USRP-2943R software defined radio platform provides an integrated hardware and software solution for rapidly prototyping high-performance wireless communication systems

Each device is composed by one large digital motherboard, with a Xilinx Kintex-7 (410T) FPGA, and two RF transceivers, also called daughterboards, and it is housed in a half-1U rack-mountable form factor metallic case

The Kintex-7 FPGA is a reconfigurable LabVIEW FPGA target that incorporates DSP48 coprocessing for high-rate, low-latency applications. With the flexible hardware architecture and the LabVIEW unified design flow, researchers can prototype faster and significantly shorten time to results

It is used to prototype a wide range of advanced research applications that include multiple input, multiple output (MIMO); synchronization of heterogeneous networks; LTE relaying; RF compressive sampling; spectrum sensing; cognitive radio; beamforming; and direction finding

The NI USRP-2943R main characteristics are:

2x2 MIMO RF transceivers with independently tunable options from 1.2 GHz to 6 GHz
120 MHz per channel real-time bandwidth featuring up to 80 dB of dynamic range
Optimized RF performance with corrections for DC offset, I/Q imbalance, and amplitude accuracy
Large reconfigurable DSP-oriented Xilinx Kintex-7 (410T) FPGA
Unified LabVIEW design flow for host and FPGA
Integrated support for .m file scripts, C libraries, and VHDL IP
High-speed, low-latency PCI Express x4 (~800 MB/s) connection to the host computer
Compatible with LabVIEW and the LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite

NI USRP-2943R Block diagram

The device can be programmed with National Instruments LabVIEW, that is a graphical programming tool

Example of LabVIEW program

Each device can be equipped with several daughterboards, depending on the needs and the system requirements. Comlab owns three different kind of daughterboards: the CBX-40, the CBX-120 and the WBX-120

CBX-40 daughterboard

CBX-120 daughterboard

WBX-120 daughterboard

NI USRP-2943R specifications

Transmitter section
Number of channels	2
Frequency range (with the CBX daughterboards)	1.2 GHz to 6 GHz
Frequency range (with the WBX-120 daughterboard)	50 MHz to 2.2 GHz
Frequency step	<1 kHz
Maximum output power (Pout) (with the CBX daughterboards) 1.2 GHz to 3.5 GHz 3.5 GHz to 6 GHz	50 mW ÷ 100 mW (17 dBm ÷ 20 dBm) 5 mW ÷ 32 mW (7 dBm ÷ 15 dBm)
Maximum output power (Pout) (with the WBX-120 daughterboard) 50 MHz to 1.2 GHz 1.2 GHz to 2.2 GHz	50 mW ÷ 100 mW (17 dBm ÷ 20 dBm) 30 mW ÷ 70 mW (15 dBm ÷ 18 dBm)
Gain range (with the CBX daughterboards)	0 dB to 31.5 dB
Gain range (with the WBX-120 daughterboard)	0 dB to 31 dB
Gain step (with the CBX daughterboards)	0.5 dB
Gain step (with the WBX-120 daughterboard)	1.0 dB
Frequency accuracy - based on temperature-compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO) - based on optional GPS receiver	2.5 ppm 25 ppb
Maximum instantaneous real-time bandwidth (with the CBX-120 and WBX-120 daughterboards)	120 MHz
Maximum instantaneous real-time bandwidth (with the CBX-40 daughterboard)	40 MHz
Maximum I/Q sample rate	200 MS/s
Digital-to-analog converter (DAC) - Resolution - Spurious-free dynamic range (sFDR)	16 bit 80 dB
Receiver section
Number of channels	2
Frequency range (with the CBX daughterboards)	1.2 GHz to 6 GHz
Frequency range (with the WBX-120 daughterboard)	50 MHz to 2.2 GHz
Frequency step	<1 kHz
Gain range	0 dB to 37.5 dB
Gain step	0.5 dB
Maximum input power (Pin)	-15 dBm
Noise figure	5 dB to 7 dB
Frequency accuracy - based on temperature-compensated crystal oscillator (TCXO) - based on optional GPS receiver	2.5 ppm 25 ppb
Maximum instantaneous real-time bandwidth (with the CBX-120 and WBX-120 daughterboards)	120 MHz
Maximum instantaneous real-time bandwidth (with the CBX-40 daughterboard)	40 MHz
Maximum I/Q sample rate	200 MS/s
Digital-to-analog converter (DAC) - Resolution - Spurious-free dynamic range (sFDR)	14 bit 88 dB

Ricoh Theta S - 360° camera

Bringing innovation to the imaging experience. Record and recreate the real world in 360 degrees

Description

Bringing innovation to the imaging experience. Record and recreate the real world in 360 degrees

High quality image with improved resolution delivers a more natural three-dimensional experience and coloring. 360º spatial audio lets you record sound from all directions. Realistically record images and audio of the world surrounding youto recreate inspiring moments

Image data recorded on THETA S can be played back in 360º on a monitor such as TV. The THETA S also functions as a remote control which can be used to select the image file and move displayed 360º image up, down, left, and right. It can also zoom-in and out

Enjoy high-sensitivity shooting from ISO 3200 (still images) to ISO 6400 (videos, live streaming). This range of sensitivity is highly effective for shooting in dark scenes

This model is equipped with a new gyro sensor in addition to the conventional acceleration sensor. Tilt detection precision has been significantly improved, along with top/bottom correction precision enhancements and the ability for Remote Playback

Advanced image processing technology cultivated over the years in camera development deliver image quality with minimal loss of shadow detail and highlight blowout even in scenes with varying levels of contrast. The white balance algorithm has been completely retuned to achieve natural hues for a wide range of scenes

This model supports 4K compatible 360 degree live streaming. Output the 4K (3840x1920 pixels), 360º image in real-time

RICOH THETA S is compatible with the Google Street View app. The app enables you to record and publish 360 video (as Street View) to Google Maps

RICOH THETA S specifications

Object distance	Approx. 10cm - ∞ (from front of lens)
Shooting mode	Still image: Auto, shutter priority, ISO priority, manual Video: Auto Live streaming: Auto
Exposure control mode	Program AE, Shutter speed priority AE, ISO sensitivity AE, Manual exposure
Exposure compensation	Still image: Manual compensation (-2.0 - +2.0EV, 1/3EV step)
ISO sensitivity (standard output sensitivity)	Still image: ISO 100 - 1600 Video: ISO 100 - 1600 Live streaming: ISO 100 - 1600
White balance mode	Still image: Auto, Outdoor, Shade, Cloudy, Incandescent light 1, Incandescent light 2, Daylight color fluorescent light, Natural white fluorescent light, White fluorescent light, Light bulb color fluorescent light, Color temperature specification shots Video: Auto Live streaming: Auto
Shutter speed	Still image: (Excluding Mnual mode) 1/6400 - 1/8 seconds, (Manual mode) 1/6400 - 60 seconds Video: (L) 1/8000 - 1/30 seconds, (M) 1/8000 - 1/15 seconds Live streaming: (USB) 1/8000 - 1/15 seconds, (HDMI) 1/8000 - 1/30 seconds

Some examples of 3D images

Click the images above to see them in Panoramic mode

SMI Eye tracker

Understanding where your eyes are pointing at

Software resources

3DSwIM

Depth-Image-Based-Rendering (DIBR) techniques are essential for three dimensional (3D) video applications such as 3D Television (3DTV) and Free-Viewpoint Video.
However, this process is based on 3D warping and can induce serious distortions whose impact on the perceived quality is far different from the one experienced in the 2D imaging processes.
Since quality evaluation of DIBR-synthesized views is fundamental for the design of perceptually-friendly 3D video systems, an appropriate objective quality metric targeting the assessment of DIBR-synthesized views is momentous.
Most of 2D objective quality metrics fail in assessing the visual quality of DIBR-synthesized views because they have not been conceived for addressing the specificities of DIBR-related distortions.
In this paper, a new fullreference objective quality metric dedicated to artifacts detection in DIBR-synthesized view-points is presented.
The proposed scheme relies on a comparison of statistical features of wavelet subbands of two input images: the original image and the DIBR-based synthesized image.
A registration step is included before the comparison step so that best matching blocks are always compared to ensure "shifting-resilience".
In addition, a skin detection step weights the final quality score in order to penalize distorted blocks containing "skin-pixels" based on the assumption that a human observer is most sensitive to impairments affecting human subjects.

We are making the objective metric available to the research community free of charge. If you use this database in your research, we kindly ask that you reference our paper listed below:

F. Battisti, E. Bosc, M. Carli, P. Le Callet, and S. Perugia 'Objective Image Quality Assessment of 3D Synthesized Views', Signal Processing: Image Communication, Volume 30, January 2015, Pages 78-88, doi:10.1016/j.image.2014.10.005.

Download Metric Software

The investigators in this research are:

SMART Dataset

Light Field images dataset

16 Light Field (LF) images are included in the SMART LF dataset.
The images are from both indoor and outdoor category, and cover general image content related features (colorfulness, spatial information, and texture) but also LF specific aspects such as reflection, transparency and depth of field variation.
More details about the dataset can be found here

If you use this dataset please cite the following papers:

P. Paudyal, F. Battisti, M. Sjöström, R. Olsson, and M. Carli, 'Towards the Perceptual Quality Evaluation of Compressed Light Field Images', in IEEE Transactions on Broadcasting, vol.PP, no.99, pp.1-16, doi: 10.1109/TBC.2017.2704430 [.bib]
P. Paudyal, R. Olsson, M. Sjöström, F. Battisti, M. Carli, 'SMART: a Light Field image quality dataset', Procs. of the ACM Multimedia Systems 2016 Conference (MMSys 2016), Austria, May 10-13, 2016 [.bib]

Download LF dataset

The investigators in this research are:

Webpage content updated to: 15 December 2017 15:27

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GPS coordinates

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Map

How to reach us

From Termini Railway Station

By taxi
The cost is about 15 Euro.
By bus
In Piazza dei Cinquecento, take bus 170 and get off at the stop Marconi/Bortolotti in Viale Guglielmo Marconi, 446.
Continue walking in the same direction for a few meters to reach via Corrado Segre, walk 50 meters until the end of the street and you will reach via Vito Volterra, 60 (see below).
The bus/subway ticket costs 1,50 Euro and it is valid for one subway trip and unlimited bus ride for 75 minutes.
By subway (Metropolitana)
Take linea B (direction Laurentina) and get off at Basilica S.Paolo
From the subway station take the exit for via Ostiense and Basilica S.Paolo, walk through viale Giustiniano Imperatore (leaving the church San Paolo on your right).
At the second traffic-light turn left to via Tullio Levi-Civita and go straight to reach viale Guglielmo Marconi cross it and take via Corrado Segre, walk 50 meters until the end of the street and you will reach via Vito Volterra, 60 (see below).
The bus/subway ticket costs 1,50 Euro and it is valid for one subway trip and unlimited bus ride for 75 minutes.

From Fiumicino (Leonardo Da Vinci) Airport

Taxi
The cost is about 40 Euro.
Train and bus
Take train FL1 and get off at Roma Trastevere railway station. Then bus 170 (follow the indication from Termini Station).
The one way train ticket costs 8 Euro.

From Ciampino Airport

Taxi
The cost is about 30 Euro.
Bus
Take Terravision bus and get off at Termini Station then follow the relevant indication
The one way bus ticket costs 4,90 Euro.

How to avoid getting lost

Via Vito Volterra, 60

Internal pathway

Building entrance

Third floor corridor

Comlab entry

Where to sleep

Since Comlab is in one of the most touristic places in Rome, near the St. Paul's Basilica outside the walls, there are several possibilities to stay in the immediate surroundings.

The two nearest hotels are:

How will be the weather

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COMLAB

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING MULTIMEDIA & OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Software Defined Radio

Augmented reality

Plenoptics

Multimedia quality

Multimedia security

Localization

VANET, Visible Light Communication, Nano-scale communication

Welcome to the Comlab Laboratory

Our research topics

Deep Learning

Deep Learning

Fig. A simple, fully-connected, deep neural network with three hidden layers

Fig. Architecture of a convolutional layer, one of the most important building blocks of deep neural networks

Internet of Things

Internet of Things

Fig. A schematic of IoT network

Fig. Modified PEACH (Predicting frost events in peach orchards using IoT technology) network architecture

Localization

Localization

Multimedia Quality Assessment

Multimedia Quality Assessment

Multimedia Security

Multimedia Security

Nano-scale Communications

Nano-scale Communications

Navigation

Navigation

Optical wireless communications

Optical wireless communications

Plenoptics

Plenoptics

Vehicular Ad-hoc networks

Vehicular Ad-hoc networks

Our Team

AlessandroNeri

MarcoCarli

FedericaBattisti

Anna MariaVegni

MassimoMassaro

FedericoColangelo

PramitMazumdar

GiulianoArru

MosesMariajoseph

UmairArif

Our alumni

Pietro Salvatori

Pradip Paudyal

Yiwei Liu

Alessandro Neri - Full Professor

Marco Carli - Assistant Professor

Federica Battisti - Assistant Professor

Anna Maria Vegni - Assistant Professor

Massimo Massaro - PhD

Federico Colangelo - Post Doc

Pramit Mazumdar - Post Doc

Giuliano Arru - PhD Student (XXXIII cycle)

Moses Mariajoseph - Marie Curie fellow

Umair Arif - Marie Curie fellow

Pietro Salvatori - XXIX PhD Cycle

Pradip Paudyal - XXIX PhD Cycle

Yiwei Liu - XXIX PhD Cycle

Our courses

Internet & multimedia

Module

Internet & multimedia

Laboratorio di multimedialità(Multimedia laboratory)

Module

Laboratorio di multimedialità(Multimedia laboratory)

Laboratorio di reti per telecomunicazioni(Telecommunication networks laboratory)

Module

Laboratorio di reti per telecomunicazioni(Telecommunication networks laboratory)

Trasmissioni numeriche(Digital Communications)

Module

Trasmissioni numeriche(Digital Communications)

Comunicazioni multimediali

Module

Comunicazioni multimediali

Sicurezza dell'informazione(Information security)

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
MULTIMEDIA & OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Alessandro
Neri

Marco
Carli

Federica
Battisti

Anna Maria
Vegni

Massimo
Massaro

Federico
Colangelo

Pramit
Mazumdar

Giuliano
Arru

Moses
Mariajoseph

Umair
Arif

Laboratorio di multimedialità
(Multimedia laboratory)

Laboratorio di multimedialità
(Multimedia laboratory)

Laboratorio di reti per telecomunicazioni
(Telecommunication networks laboratory)

Laboratorio di reti per telecomunicazioni
(Telecommunication networks laboratory)

Trasmissioni numeriche
(Digital Communications)

Trasmissioni numeriche
(Digital Communications)

Sicurezza dell'informazione
(Information security)

Sistemi di telecomunicazione
(Telecommunication systems)

Sistemi di localizzazione e navigazione
(Localization and navigation systems)