W4: ACE-NEWCOM Networks of Excellence: "Smart Antennas, MIMO and Multiuser Systems"

Abstract

The adoption of multiple antenna techniques in future wireless systems is expected to have a significant impact on the efficient use of the spectrum, the minimisation of the cost of establishing new wireless networks, the enhancement of the quality of service, and the realisation of re-configurable, robust and transparent operation across multi-technology wireless networks. Although a considerable amount of research effort has been dedicated to the investigation of MIMO systems performance, results, conclusions and ideas for future directions remain fragmental. The MIMO activities within ACE and NEWCOM Networks of Excellence are aiming at promoting collaboration and integration of the research in Europe in the areas of reconfigurable multiple antenna transceivers, cross layer and context aware based optimisation of multiple antenna networks, antenna technologies for re-configurable multiple antenna terminals and smart antenna deployment issues. The objective of this workshop is to present the highlights of the work performed in the framework of ACE and NEWCOM and discuss the most recent developments and promising future directions in the field.

Speakers and topics:

• Prof. Shlomo Shamai: MIMO broadcast channel capacity
• Dr. Robert Fischer: Precoding techniques for the MIMO broadcast channel
• Prof. David Gesbert: Scheduling and multiple antennas, a cross-layer design
• Prof. Raymond Knopp: Multiuser diversity and fairness in delay-limited wireless cellular networks
• Prof. Miguel Ángel Lagunas: Flexible MIMO Architectures: Guidelines in the Design of MIMO Parameters
• Dr. Panagiotis Karamalis: Reduced Hardware Complexity MIMO Systems with Enhanced Capacity Performance
• Prof. Atilio Gameiro: Scheduling and multiuser diversity
• Prof. Panagiotis Demestichas: Design of context-aware, reconfigurable, high-speed wireless access systems
  
  

TPC of the workshop:

• M.A. Lagunas
• B. Ottersten
• D. Gesbert
• H. Boelcskei
• G. Caire
• R. Muller

Organizers: Dr. Angeliki Alexiou, Prof. Sergio Benedetto, Prof. Guiseppe Caire