Publications

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Journals

Journals indexed in Scopus/WoS

  1. S. Savazzi, M. Nicoli, M. Bennis, S. Kianoush, L. Barbieri, “Opportunities of Federated Learning in Connected, Cooperative and Automated Industrial Systems,” IEEE Communications Magazine, 2021, to appear. ArXiv preprint 
  2. M. Brambilla, L. Combi, A. Matera, D. Tagliaferri, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini,”Sensor-Aided V2X Beam Tracking  for Connected Automated Driving: Distributed Architecture and Processing Algorithms,” MDPI Sensors,  vol. 20, no. 12, pp. 1-27, #3573, June 2020.
  3. A. Brighente, M. Cerutti, M. NICOLI, S. Tomasin, U. Spagnolini, “Estimation of Wideband Dynamic mmWave and THz Channels for 5G Systems and Beyond,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Special Issue on Multiple Antenna Technologies for Beyond 5G, pp. to appear, 2020.
  4. M. Brambilla, M. NICOLI, G. Soatti, F. Deflorio, “Augmenting Vehicle Localization by Cooperative Sensing of the Driving Environment: Insight on Data Association in Urban Traffic Scenarios,” IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Special Issue on Future Motorways and Urban Traffic Systems, vol. 21 , no. 4, pp. 1646 – 1663, April 2020. Video demo
  5. S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, and V. Rampa, “Federated Learning with Cooperating Devices: A Consensus Approach for Massive IoT Networks,” in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2020.2964162, Jan 2020. Top 50 most frequently accessed documents
  6. M. Jalal Abadi, L. Luceri, M. Hassan, C. T. Chou, and M. NICOLI, “A Cooperative Machine Learning Approach for Pedestrian Navigation in Indoor IoT,” MDPI Sensors vol. 19, no. 21, pp. 1-24, #4609, Oct. 2019.
  7. S. Kianoush, S. Savazzi, V. Rampa, M. NICOLI, “People Counting by Dense WiFi MIMO Networks: Channel Features and Machine Learning Algorithms,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 19, no. 16, #3450, Aug. 2019.
  8. G. Soatti, S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, M.A. Alvarez, S. Kianoush, V. Rampa, U. Spagnolini, “Distributed signal processing for dense 5G IoT platforms: Networking, synchronization, interference detection and radio sensing,” Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 89, pp. 9-21, June 2019.
  9. G. Soatti, M. NICOLI, N. Garcia, B. Denis, R. Raulefs, H. Wymeersch, “Implicit Cooperative Positioning in Vehicular Networks,” IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 19, N. 12, pp. 3964 – 3980, Dec. 2018.
  10. G. Soatti, M. NICOLI, S. Savazzi, U. Spagnolini, “Consensus-based algorithms for distributed network-state estimation and localization,” IEEE Trans. on Signal and Information Processing over Networks, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 430-444, June 2017. Top 50 most frequently accessed documents
  11. L. Ascorti, S. Savazzi, G. Soatti, M. NICOLI, E. Sisinni, S. Galimberti, “A wireless cloud network platform for industrial process automation: Critical data publishing and distributed sensing,” IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 66, no. 4, pp. 592-603, April 2017. Top 50 most frequently accessed documents
  12. S. Savazzi, S. Sigg, M. NICOLI, V. Rampa, S. Kianoush, U. Spagnolini, “Device-free radio vision for assisted living: Leveraging wireless channel quality information for human sensing,” IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol. 33, no. 2, pp. 45-58, Mar. 2016. Top 50 most frequently accessed documents
  13. V. Rampa, S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, M. D’Amico, “Physical modeling and performance bounds for device-free localization systems,” IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol. 22, no. 11, pp. 1864-1868, Nov. 2015.
  14. A. Pascale, F. Deflorio, M. NICOLI, B. Dalla Chiara, M. Pedroli, “Motorway speed pattern identification from floating vehicle data for freight applications,” Elsevier Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, vol. 51, pp. 104–119, Feb. 2015.
  15. J. M. Winter, I. Muller, G. Soatti, S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, L. B. Becker, J. C. Netto, C. E. Pereira, “Wireless coexistence and spectrum sensing in industrial internet of things: An experimental study,” Hindawi International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 2015, article ID 627083, 12 pages.
  16. A. Pascale, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Cooperative Bayesian estimation of vehicular traffic in large-scale networks,” IEEE Trans. on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 2074-2088, Oct. 2014. 
  17. M. Spadacini, S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, “Wireless home automation networks for indoor surveillance: technologies and experiments,” EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2014, 1 July 2014, Article number 6.
  18. S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, F. Carminati, M. Riva, “A Bayesian approach to device-free localization: Modeling and experimental assessment,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, Special Issue “Non-cooperative Localization Networks,” vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 16-29, Feb. 2014. Top 50 most frequently accessed documents.
  19. P. Castiglione, S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, T. Zemen, “Partner selection in indoor-to-outdoor cooperative networks: An experimental study,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Special issue “Theories and Methods for Advanced Wireless Relays – II Part,” vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 1559 – 1571, Aug. 2013.
  20. S. Savazzi, U. Spagnolini, L. Goratti, D. Molteni, M. Latva-aho, M. NICOLI, “Ultra-wide band sensor networks in oil and gas explorations,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 150-160, April 2013.
  21. D. Molteni, M. NICOLI, “Joint OSC receiver for evolved GSM/EDGE systems,” IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 2608-2619, June 2013.
  22. A. Pascale, M. NICOLI, F. Deflorio, B. Dalla Chiara, U. Spagnolini, “Wireless sensor networks for traffic management and road safety,” IET Intelligent Transport Systems, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 66-77, Mar. 2012. Top 10 most frequently accessed documents. Best Paper Award.
  23. M. NICOLI, S. Gezici, Z. Sahinoglu, H. Wymeersch, “Localization in mobile wireless and sensor networks,” Editorial for the Special Issue on Localization in Mobile Wireless and Sensor Networks, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Article n. 197, Dec. 2011.
  24. D. Molteni, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Performance of MIMO-OFDMA systems in correlated fading channels and non-stationary interference,” IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 1480-1494, May 2011.
  25. S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, M. Sternad, “A comparative analysis of spatial multiplexing techniques for outdoor MIMO-OFDM systems with a limited feedback constraint,” IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 218-230, Jan. 2009.
  26. M. NICOLI, C. Morelli, V. Rampa, “A jump Markov particle filter for localization of moving terminals in multipath indoor scenarios,” IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 56, no. 8, pp. 3801-3809, Aug. 2008.
  27. M. NICOLI, S. Ferrara, U. Spagnolini, “Soft-iterative channel estimation: Methods and performance analysis,” IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 2993-3006, June 2007.
  28. S. Ferrara, T. Matsumoto, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Soft iterative channel estimation with subspace and rank tracking,” IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 5-8, January 2007.
  29. C. Morelli, M. NICOLI, V. Rampa, U. Spagnolini, “Hidden Markov models for radio localization in mixed LOS/NLOS conditions,” IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 55, no. 4, pp. 1525-1542, April 2007.
  30. M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Reduced-rank channel estimation for time-slotted mobile communication systems,” IEEE Trans. on Signal Processing, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 926-944, Mar. 2005.
  31. M. NICOLI, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Multislot estimation of frequency-selective fast-varying channels,” IEEE Trans. on Communications, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 1337-1347, Aug. 2003.
  32. M. NICOLI, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Multislot estimation of fast-varying space-time communication channels,” IEEE Trans. Signal Processing, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 1184-1195, May 2003.
  33. M. NICOLI, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Multislot estimation of fast-varying space-time channels in TD-CDMA systems,” IEEE Communication Letters, vol. 6, no. 9, pp. 376-378, Sept. 2002.
  34. M. NICOLI, V. Rampa, U. Spagnolini, “Hidden Markov model for multidimensional wavefront tracking,” IEEE Trans. on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 40, no. 3, pp. 651-662, Mar. 2002. Cover of the issue.


    Non-indexed journals

  35. S. Arrigoni, M. Brambilla, F. Cheli, M. NICOLI, “Tecnologie per la mobilità autonoma, connessa e cooperativa: lo stato dell’arte,” Agenda Digitale EU, pp. 1-13, June 2019.
  36. G1. J. A. del Peral-Rosado, G. S. Granados, R. Raulefs, E. Leitinger, S. Grebien, T. Wilding, D. Dardari, E. S. Lohan, H. Wymeersch, J.J. Floch, A. M. Tonello, S.A. Shaikh, T. Zemen, T. Pedersen, T.o Fath, C. Fernández-Prades, J. Vilà-Valls, R. Thoma, M. Nogueira, R. Zetik, W. Joseph, V. Degli Esposti, A. Navarro Cadavid, W. A. Cruz Lopez, B. Chitambira, F. Quitin, M. NICOLI, R. Oliveira, D. Plets, T. Baykas, B. R. Stojkoska, K. Trivodaliev, G. Soatti, M. Ulmschneider, B. Fleury, F. Tufvesson, F. Ponte Mueller, G. Destino, O. Renaudin, N. Franke, M. Alawieh, B. Sackenreuter, “Whitepaper on New Localization Methods for 5G Wireless Systems and the Internet-of-Things,” COST Action CA15104 IRACON white paper, edited by K. Witrisal and C. Antón-Haro, April 2018.
  37. H. Mark, P.H. Lin, J. Sýkora, K. Ramantas, D. Boixade, S. Galimberti, U. Spagnolini, M. NICOLI, D. Halls, S. Savazzi, “Enhancing wireless communications,” PAN European Networks, Science & Technology, pp. 106-108, no. 17, Dec. 2015.
  38. M. NICOLI, V. Rampa, “Bayesian Algorithms for Indoor Radio Localization,” ERCIM News, European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics, vol. 71, pp. 50-51, Oct. 2007.

Book chapters

Books indexed in Scopus/WoS

  1. S. Savazzi, S. Sigg, M. NICOLI, V. Rampa, S. Kianoush, U. Spagnolini, “Wireless sensing for device-free recognition of human motion,” in Radar for In-Door Monitoring: Detection, Classification, and Assessment, edited by Moeness Amin, ISBN 9781498781985, CRC Press, 2017.
  2. G. Bacci, P. Closas, A. D’Amico, D. Dardari, C. Fernández-Prades, D. Fontanella, S. Gezici, M. Luise, A. Mallat, U. Mengali, M. Nájar, M. NICOLI, C. Ostages, L. Vandendorpe, “Fundamental limits in the accuracy of wireless positioning,” pp. 155-205, in Satellite and Terrestrial Radio Positioning Techniques – A signal processing perspective, edited by D. Dardari, E. Falletti, M. Luise, ISBN 978-0-12-382084-6, Elsevier, 2012.
  3. D. Dardari, M. Di Dio, A. Emmanuele, D. Fontanella, S. Gezici, M. R. Gholami, M. Kieffer, E. Lagunas, J. Louveaux, A. Mallat, M. Nájar, M. Navarro, M. NICOLI, L. Reggiani, M. Rydström, E. G. Ström, L. Vandendorpe, F.  Zanier, “Innovative signal processing techniques for wireless positioning,” pp. 207-316, in Satellite and Terrestrial Radio Positioning Techniques – A signal processing perspective, edited by D. Dardari, E. Falletti, M. Luise, ISBN 978-0-12-382084-6, Elsevier, 2012.
  4. M. NICOLI, S. Savazzi, O. Simeone, R. Bosisio, G. Primolevo, L. Sampietro, C. Santacesaria, “Deployment and design of multi-antenna WiMax systems in a non-stationary interference environment,” pp. 1-16, in Current Technology Developments of Wimax Systems, edited by Maode Ma, ISBN 978-140209299-2, Springer Publications, 2009.  
  5. M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Subspace methods for space-time processing,” EURASIP Book series on Signal Processing and Communications, vol. 3, pp. 27-52, in Smart Antennas – State of the Art, edited by T. Kaiser, A. Bourdoux, H. Boche, J. R. Fonollosa, J.B. Andersen, W. Utschick, Hindawi Publ. Corp., 2005.


    Non-indexed books

  6.  A. Pascale, F. Deflorio, M. NICOLI, B. Dalla Chiara, M. Pedroli, “Typical speed profiles on motorways from floating vehicle data,” in Environment, Land Use and Transportation Systems. Selected Papers. Scientific Seminar SIDT Venezia 6.10.2011, edited by Agostino Cappelli, Alessandra Libardo, Silvio Nocera, vol. 1797.42, pp. 272-286, ISBN 9788820456559, Franco Angeli, 2013.

International conferences

Conferences indexed in Scopus/WoS

  1. L. Barbieri, M. Brambilla, R. Pitic, A. Trabattoni, S. Mervic, M. NICOLI, “UWB Real-Time Location Systems for Smart Factory: Augmentation Methods and Experiments,” 2020 IEEE 31st Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC2020, 31 August-3 September 2020, London, UK, pp. 1-6.
  2. M. Brambilla, D. Tagliaferri, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Sensor and Map-Aided Cooperative Beam Tracking for Optical V2V Communications,” IEEE 9th International Workshop on High Mobility Wireless Communications (HMWC) 2020, IEEE 91st Vehicular Technology Conference VTC2020-Spring, 25-28 May,  Antwerp, Belgium, pp. 1-7.
  3. R. Mendrzik, M. Brambilla, C. Allmann, M. NICOLI, W. Koch, G. Bauch, K. LePage, P. Braca, “Joint Multitarget Tracking and Dynamic Network Localization in the Underwater Domain,” IEEE 45th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2020, Barcelona, Spain, May 4-8, pp. 1-5.
  4. S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, V. Rampa, S. Kianoush, “Federated Learning with Mutually Cooperating Devices: A Consensus Approach towards Server-Less Model Optimization,” IEEE 45th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2020, Barcelona, Spain, May 4-8, pp. 1-5.
  5. A. Pimpinella, A. Redondi, M. NICOLI, M. Cesana, “Machine Learning based Localization of LoRaWAN Devices via Inter-Technology Knowledge Transfer,” IEEE ICC 2020 Workshop on Advances in Network Localization and Navigation (ANLN), 2020 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 7-11 June 2020, Dublin, Ireland.
  6. M. Cerutti, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Low-latency Low-complexity Subspace Methods for mmWave MIMO-OFDM Channel Estimation,” 2020 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 7-11 June 2020, Dublin, Ireland.https://2020.ieee-icc-virtual.org/presentation/paper/low-latency-low-complexity-subspace-methods-mmwave-mimo-ofdm-channel-estimation
  7. M. Brambilla, D. Pardo, M. NICOLI, “Location-assisted Subspace-based Beam Alignment in LOS/NLOS mm-wave V2X Communications,” 2020 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 7-11 June 2020, Dublin, Ireland.
  8. M. Brambilla, M. NICOLI, S. Savaresi, U. Spagnolini, “Inertial Sensor Aided mmWave Beam Tracking to Support Cooperative Autonomous Driving,” 2019 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), International Workshop on 5G and Cooperative Autonomous Driving (5G Auto), 20-24 May 2019, Shanghai, China.
  9. M. Brambilla, A. Matera, D. Tagliaferri, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “RF-Assisted Free-Space Optics for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications,” 2019 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), 5th Workshop on Optical Wireless Communications, 20-24 May 2019, Shanghai, China.
  10. M. Brambilla, L. Combi, M. Nicoli, S. Savaresi, U. Spagnolini, “Multi-sensor assisted cooperative beam tracking for mmWave vehicle-to-vehicle communication,”28th IEEE/EURASIP European Conference on Networks and Communications (EUCN 2019), 18-21 June 2019, Valencia, Spain, pp. 1-2.
  11. S. Kianoush, S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, “Device-free Crowd Sensing in Dense WiFi MIMO Networks: Channel Features and Machine Learning Tools”, 15th IEEE Workshop on Positioning, Navigation and Communications, WPNC 2018, pp. 1-6, 25-26 Oct. 2018, Bremen, Germany.
  12. G. Soatti, A. Murtada, M. NICOLI, J. Gambini, U. Spagnolini, “Low-Rank channel and interference estimation in mm-wave massive antenna arrays,” 26th EURASIP European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), 3-7 September 2018, Rome, Italy, pp. 1-5.
  13. M. Brambilla, G. Soatti, M. NICOLI, “Precise vehicle positioning by cooperative feature association and tracking in vehicular networks,” IEEE Statistical Signal Processing Workshop, SSP 2018, 10-13 June, 2018, Freiburg, Germany. Invited paper. Best Paper Award.
  14. S. Savazzi, S. Sigg, M. NICOLI, S. Kianoush, F. Le Gallx, H. Baqax, D. Remon “A cloud-IoT model for reconfigurable radio sensing: The Radio.Sense platform,” IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), 5-8 February 2018, Singapore.
  15. G. Soatti, M. NICOLI, N. Garcia, B. Denis, R. Raulefs, H. Wymeersch, “Enhanced vehicle positioning in cooperative ITS by joint sensing of passive features,” IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, ITSC 2017, 16-19/10/2017, Yokohama, Japan.
  16. M. NICOLI, V. Rampa, S. Savazzi, S. Schiaroli, “Device-free localization of multiple targets,” EURASIP 24th European Signal Processing Conference, EUSIPCO 2016, Special Session on Network Localization, pp. 1-5, Budapest, Hungary, 28 August – 2 September 2016. Invited paper.
  17. V. Rampa, S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, M. D’Amico, “Physical modeling and performance bounds for device-free localization systems,” IEEE 41st International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2016, pp. 1-6, 20-25 March 2016, Shanghai, China. Invited paper.
  18. S. Kianoush, V. Rampa, S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, “Pre-deployment performance assessment of device-free radio localization systems,” IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC 2016, pp. 1-6, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 23-28 May 2016.
  19. M.A. Alvarez, G. Soatti, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Device-to-device resource scheduling by distributed interference coordination,” IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC 2016, pp. 1-6, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 23-28 May 2016.
  20. G. Soatti, M. NICOLI, S. Savazzi, U. Spagnolini, “Distributed sensing of interference pattern in dense cooperative wireless networks,” IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2015, Workshops, Seventh Workshop on Cooperative and Cognitive Networks (CoCoNet7), pp. 961-966, London, UK, 8-12 June 2015.
  21. M. J. Abadi, L. Luceri, M. Hassan, C.T. Chou, M. NICOLI, “A collaborative approach to heading estimation for smartphone-based PDR indoor localisation,” IEEE 6th International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation, IPIN 2014, pp. 554-563, Busan, Korea, 27-30 October 2014.
  22. G. Soatti, M. NICOLI, A. Matera, S. Schiaroli, U. Spagnolini, “Weighted consensus algorithms for distributed localization in cooperative wireless networks,” IEEE 11th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems, ISWCS 2014, pp. 116-120, Barcelona, Spain, 26-29 August 2014.
  23. M. NICOLI, G. Soatti, S. Savazzi, “Distributed estimation of macroscopic channel parameters in dense cooperative wireless network,” IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2014, pp. 972-977, Istanbul, Turkey, 6-9 April 2014.
  24. A. Pascale, G. Gomes, M. NICOLI, “Estimation of highway traffic from sparse sensors: Stochastic modeling and particle filtering,” IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2013, pp. 6158-6162, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 26-31 May 2013.
  25. S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, M. Riva, “Radio imaging by cooperative wireless network: Localization algorithms and experiments,” IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2012, pp. 2357-2361, Paris, France, 1-4 April 2012.
  26. M. Spadacini, S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, S. Nicoli, “Wireless networks for smart surveillance: Technologies, protocol design and experiments,” IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2012, Workshop Internet of Things Enabling Technologies: “Embracing the M2M Communications and Beyond,” pp. 214-219, Paris, France, 1 April 2012.
  27. S. Savazzi, L. Goratti, D. Fontanella, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Pervasive UWB sensor networks for oil exploration,” IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband, ICUWB 2011, pp. 225-229, 14-16 September 2011, Bologna, Italy.
  28. A. Pascale, M. NICOLI, “Adaptive Bayesian network for traffic flow prediction,” IEEE Workshop on Statistical Signal Processing, SSP 2011, pp. 177-180, 28-30 June, 2011, Nice, France.
  29. D. Molteni, M. NICOLI, M. Säily, “Resource allocation algorithm for GSM-OSC cellular systems,” IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2011, pp. 1-6, 5-9 June 2011, Kyoto, Japan.
  30. P. Castiglione, S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, G. Matz, “Partner selection in cooperative networks: Efficiency vs fairness in ricean fading channels,” IEEE 4th International Symposium on Communications, Control, and Signal Processing, ISCCSP 2010, pp. 1-5, Limassol, Cyprus, 3-5 March 2010.
  31. P. Castiglione, S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, T. Zemen, “Impact of fading statistics on partner selection in indoor-to-outdoor cooperative networks,” IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2010, pp. 1-6, Cape Town, South Africa, 23-27 May 2010.
  32. D. Fontanella, M. NICOLI, L. Vandendorpe, “Bayesian localization in sensor networks: distributed algorithm and fundamental limits,” IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2010, pp. 1-5, Cape Town, South Africa, 23-27 May 2010.
  33. D. Molteni, M. NICOLI, “A novel uplink receiver for GSM/EDGE systems with orthogonal sub channel feature,” IEEE 43rd Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, pp. 977-981, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, 1-4 November 2009.
  34. M. NICOLI and D. Fontanella, “Fundamental performance limits of TOA-based cooperative localization,” IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2009, International Workshop on Synergies in Communications and Localization, SyCoLo 2009, pp. 1-5, Dresden, Germany, 14-18 June 2009.
  35. P. Castiglione, M. NICOLI, S. Savazzi, T. Zemen, “Cooperative regions for coded cooperation over time-varying fading channels,” ITG/IEEE International Workshop on Smart Antennas, WSA 2009, pp. 289-296, Berlin, Germany, 16-18 February 2009.
  36. D. Molteni, M. NICOLI, “Interference mitigation in multi-cell LTE systems: Performance over correlated fading channels,” IEEE 10th International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications,  ISSSTA 2008, pp. 140-144,  Bologna, Italy, 25-28 August 2008. Invited paper. 
  37. D. Molteni, R. Bosisio, M. NICOLI, “Analytic framework for performance evaluation of multi-antenna WiMax systems over fading channel,” IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2008, pp. 3081-3084, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 31 March – 4 April 2008.
  38. D. Molteni, M. NICOLI, R. Bosisio, L. Sampietro, “Performance analysis of multiantenna WiMax systems over frequency-selective fading channels,” IEEE 18th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications,  PIMRC 2007, pp. 1-5, Athens, Greece, 3-4 September 2007. 
  39. M. NICOLI, M. Sala, L. Sampietro, C. Santacesaria, O. Simeone, “Adaptive array processing for time-varying interference mitigation in IEEE 802.16,” IEEE 17th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, PIMRC 2006, pp. 1-5, Helsinki, Finland, 11-14 September 2006.  
  40. C. Morelli, M. NICOLI, V. Rampa, U. Spagnolini, C. Alippi, “Particle filters for RSS-based localization in wireless sensor networks: An experimental study,” IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2006, vol. 4, pp. 957-960, Toulouse, France, 14-19 May  2006.
  41. S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, M. Sternad, “Spatial multiplexing for outdoor MIMO-OFDM systems with limited feedback costraint,” IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2006, vol. 1, pp. 73-78, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June 2006.
  42. M. NICOLI, C. Morelli, V. Rampa, U. Spagnolini, “HMM-based tracking of moving terminals in dense multipath indoor environments,” EURASIP 13th European Signal Processing Conference, EUSIPCO 2005, pp. 1-4, Antaya, Turkey, 4-8 September 2005.
  43. M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “A subspace method for channel estimation in soft-iterative receivers,” EURASIP 13th European Signal Processing Conference, EUSIPCO 2005, pp. 1-4, Antaya, Turkey, 4-8 September 2005.
  44. R. Bosisio, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Kalman filter of channel modes in time-varying wireless systems,” IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2005, vol. 3, pp. 785-788, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 18-23 March 2005.
  45. C. Morelli, M. NICOLI, V. Rampa, U. Spagnolini, “Hidden Markov models for radio localization of moving terminals in LOS/NLOS conditions,” IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2005, vol. 4, pp. 877-880, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 18-23 March 2005.
  46. O. Simeone, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Subspace tracking for uplink/downlink array processing in CDMA systems,” IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2003, pp. 824-828, vol. 2, San Francisco, CA, USA, 1-5 December 2003.
  47. M. NICOLI, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “A multi-slot method to estimate fast-varying channels in TD-CDMA systems,” EURASIP XI European Signal Processing Conference, EUSIPCO 2002, vol. 3, pp. 635-638, Toulouse, France, 3-6 September 2002.
  48. M. NICOLI, M. Sternad, U. Spagnolini, A. Ahlén,  “Reduced-rank channel estimation and tracking in time-slotted CDMA systems,” IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2002, vol. 1, pp. 533-537, New York, NY, USA, 28 April – 2 May 2002.
  49. M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Reducing the complexity of the space-time channel estimate at minimum risk,” IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Fall 2001, vol. 1, pp. 17-21, Atlantic City, NJ, USA, 7-11 October 2001.
  50. M. Beretta, A. Colamonico, M. NICOLI, V. Rampa, U. Spagnolini, “Space-time multiuser detectors for TDD-UTRA: Design and optimization,” IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Fall 2001, vol. 1, pp. 375-379, Atlantic City, NJ, USA, 7-11 October 2001.
  51. M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Reduced rank channel estimation and rank order selection for CDMA systems,” IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2001, vol. 9, pp. 2737-2741, Helsinki, Finland, 11-15 June 2001.
  52. M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Adaptive-rank receiver for space-time DS-CDMA systems,” IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC Spring 2001, vol. 1, pp. 78-82, Rhodes, Greece, 6-9 May 2001.
  53. M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Multiuser space-time channel estimation for CDMA under reduced-rank constraint,” IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2000, vol. 1, pp. 147-151, San Francisco, CA, USA, 27 November – 1 December 2000.
  54. M. NICOLI, V. Rampa, U. Spagnolini, “Multitarget detection/tracking based on hidden Markov model,” IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, ICASSP 2000, vol. 5, pp. 3196-3199, Istanbul, Turkey, 5-9 June 2000.
  55. N. Bienati, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Non parametric methods for multidimensional wavefront estimation,” IEEE International Conference on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IGARSS 2000, vol. 2, pp. 705-707, Honolulu, HI, USA, 24-28 July 2000.


    Non-indexed conferences

  56. M. Brambilla, L. Combi, A. Matera, D. Tagliaferri, M. Nicoli, U. Spagnolini, “Cooperative beam tracking by multi-sensor data fusion in V2X networks,” 1st Maritime Situational Awareness Workshop – MSAW 2019, NATO Science and Technology Organization Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (STO-CMRE), Poster, Lerici, La Spezia, Italy 8-10 October 2019.
  57. S. Savazzi, V. Rampa, F. Vicentini, M. NICOLI, “RadioSense: Wireless Big Data for Collaborative Robotics in Smart Factory,” CINI Workshop AI for Industrial Automation, March 18-19, Rome, Italy, p. 1-2.
  58. S. Kianoush, S. Savazzi, V. Rampa, M. NICOLI, G. Soatti, U. Spagnolini, “Wireless Cloud Network for Augmented Communication and Sensing in 5G Massive Industrial IoT,” International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking, Podgorica, Montenegro, June 6-8, 2018, pp. 1-6. Invited paper.
  59. A. Pascale, F. Deflorio, M. NICOLI, B. Dalla Chiara, M. Pedroli, “Typical speed profiles on motorways from floating vehicle data,” Società Italiana Docenti di Trasporti, SIDT Scientific Seminar 2011, Energy, Environment and Innovation in Sustainable Transport Systems, pp. 1-16, Venezia, 6 October 2011.
  60. A. Pascale, F. Deflorio, M. Pedroli, M. NICOLI, B. Dalla Chiara, “Analysis of typical speed profiles from floating heavy vehicles,” 2nd International Conference on Models and Technologies for ITS, MT-ITS 2011, pp. 1-4, Leuven, Belgium, 22-24 June 2011.
  61. P. Castiglione, S. Savazzi, M. NICOLI, G. Matz, “Partner selection: Efficiency vs fairness in ricean environments,” COST 2100 Meeting of the Management Committee, Document number TD(10)10020, pp. 1-6, Athens, Greece, February 3-5, 2010.
  62. P. Castiglione, M. NICOLI, S. Savazzi, T. Zemen, “Impact of fading statistics on partner selection strategies in indoor-to-outdoor cooperative networks,” COST 2100 Meeting of the Management Committee, Document number TD(09)902, pp. 1-7, Vienna, Austria, 28-30 September, 2009.
  63. B. Moschini, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “A subspace method for soft estimation of block-fading channels in turbo equalization,” COST 273 10th Meeting of the Management Committee, Document number TD(04)090, pp. 1-13, Gothenburg, Sweden, 7-10 June 2004.
  64. M. NICOLI, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Multi-slot estimation of fast-varying space-time communication channels,” COST 273 6th Meeting of the Management Committee, Document number TD(03)042, pp. 1-12, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 January 2003.
  65. M. NICOLI and D. Fontanella, “Accuracy limits for TOA cooperative localization,” NEWCOM++ ACoRN Joint Workshop, pp. 1-5, Barcelona, Spain, 30 March – 1 April 2009.
  66. S. Savazzi, U. Spagnolini, M. NICOLI, D. Fontanella, “Self-configurating wireless sensor networks for seismic applications,” Joint Newcom++ – AcoRN Workshop, pp. 1-2, Barcelona, Spain, 30 March – 1 April 2009.
  67. P. Castiglione, M. NICOLI, T. Zemen,  “Performance Analysis of Coded Cooperation over Time-Variant Channels,” Joint Newcom++ – AcoRN Workshop, pp. 1-5, Barcelona, Spain, 30 March – 1 April, 2009.
  68. M. NICOLI, L. Sampietro, C. Santacesaria, U. Spagnolini, D. Archetti, A. Bonfanti, M. Sala,  “Deployment and design of multiantenna solutions for fixed WiMax systems,”  8th European Conference on Fixed Wireless Networks and Technologies, ECRR 2007, pp. 1-7, Paris, France, 3-5 April 2007.
  69. M. NICOLI, L. Sampietro, C. Santacesaria, S. Savazzi,  O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Throughput optimization for non-uniform linear antenna arrays in multicell WiMAX systems,” IEEE/ITG Workshop on Smart Antennas, WSA 2006, pp. 1-8, Reisensburg near Ulm, Germany, 13-14 March 2006.
  70. S. Ferrara, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Soft-iterative estimation of structured channels: performance analysis and comparison,” International Workshop on Convergent Technologies, IWCT 2005, pp. 1-5, Oulu, Finland, 9-10 June 2005.
  71. A. Bifano, A. Colamonico, M. NICOLI, V. Rampa, U. Spagnolini, “Sliding windows multiuser detectors for TD-SCDMA system,” European Microwave Week, European Conference on Wireless Technology, ECWT 2002, Sessione E3, pp. 1-4, Milano, 26-27 September 2002.
  72. M. Aldrovrandi, M. NICOLI, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, “Subspace-based methods for channel estimation in the TD-SCDMA system,” European Microwave Week, European Conference on Wireless Technology, ECWT 2002, Sessione E6, pp. 1-4, Milano, 26-27 September 2002.
  73. N. Bienati, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Horizon picking for multidimensional data: an integrated approach,” 6th International Congress of the Brazilian Geophysical Society, SEG Meeting, paper n. SBGf359, pp. 1-4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15-19 August 1999.
  74. N. Bienati, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Automatic horizon picking algorithms for multidimensional data,” 61st European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Meeting, EAGE 1999, vol. 1, paper n. 6-30, pp. 1-4, Helsinki, Finland, 7-11 June 1999.

Theses

  1. M. NICOLI, Multi-user Reduced Rank Receivers for TD/CDMA Systems, PhD Thesis, PhD in Electronic and Communication Engineering, 14th Cycle, Politecnico di Milano, December 2001. Advisor Prof. U. Spagnolini, Opponent Prof. A. Ahlén (Uppsala University, Sweden).
  2. M. NICOLI, Stima di Orizzonti in Volumi Sismici a N Dimensioni, PhD Minor Research Thesis, PhD in Electronic and Communication Engineering, 14th Cycle, Politecnico di Milano, Internal Report n. 2000.36, October 2000. Advisor Prof. F. Rocca.
  3. M. NICOLI, Rivelazione e Inseguimento di Orizzonti Multipli nella Sismica a Riflessione, MSc Thesis in Telecommunication Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, July 1998. Advisors Prof. F. Rocca, U. Spagnolini, V. Rampa.

Patents

  1. M. Nicoli, L. Barbieri, V. Boffa, S. Mervic, A. Trabattoni, “Metodo per gestire lo stoccaggio di elementi posizionati su raccoglitori e sistema di gestione di elementi posizionati su raccoglitori”, Patent n. 102019000023892, 2019.
  2. U. Spagnolini, M. Nicoli, S. Savaresi, G. Panzani, “System and method for sensor aided beamforming”, Patent n. 102019000004009, filing date 20/03/2019.
  3. C. Santacesaria, L. Sampietro, U. Spagnolini, M. NICOLI, O. Simeone, “Method to improve the channel estimate in broadband SIMO/MIMO cellular radio networks during abrupt interference variations”, Patent n. EP1821445 A1, application n. EP 06425094.7 filing date 16/02/2006, int. cl. H04L1/06 H04B7/08 H04L25/02, owner Siemens S.p.A.
  4. C. Santacesaria, L. Sampietro, U. Spagnolini, M. NICOLI, O. Simeone, S. Savazzi, “Method for optimizing the spacing between receiving antennas of an array usable for counteracting both interference and fading in cellular systems”, Patent n. EP 1826872 A1, application n. EP 06425093.9 filing date 16/02/2006, int. cl. H01Q21/08 H01Q21/22, owner Siemens S.p.A.
  5. L. Moretti, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, O. Simeone, “Method for the estimation and tracking of channel modes in multicarrier communication systems”, Application n. EP 03425721.2 filing date 05/11/2003, owner Siemens Mobile Communications S.p.A.
  6. M. NICOLI, O. Simeone, U. Spagnolini, M. Aldrovrandi, “Method and device for channel estimation in digital radio communication systems”, Patent n. EP1357714 A1, Application n. EP 02425260.3 filing date 23/04/2002, int. cl. H04L25/02 H04L27/26 H04B1/707 US2004/0008803-A1, owner Siemens Information and Communication Networks S.p.A. / Siemens Mobile Communications S.p.A.
  7. V. Del Bello, M. NICOLI, U. Spagnolini, “Estimation of a plurality of channels in a diversity receiver” (titolo originale “Variable complexity space-time channel estimation and receiver for mobile communication systems”), Patent n. EP1255387-A1, Application n. EP 01830291.9 filing date 04/05/2001, int. cl. H04L25/02, owner Siemens Information and Communication Networks S.p.A. / Siemens Mobile Communications S.p.A.

Invited talks

  1. M. NICOLI, “Industrial IoT and 5G evolution towards cooperative connected automated systems,” Workshop “Industrial Upgrading – Austria meets Italy”, Austrian Chamber of Commerce, October 22nd 2020. 
  2. M. NICOLI, “TECNOLOGIE V2X PER LA MOBILITÀ CONNESSA, COOPERATIVA E AUTONOMA,” Osservatorio Smart & Connected Car, Politecnico di Milano, Webinar, September 9th, 2020.
  3. M. NICOLI,“The Evolution of V2X Networks,” Workshop Connected Car & Mobility: A new start, Osservatorio Smart & Connected Car, Politecnico di Milano, June 12th, 2020.
  4. M. NICOLI, Panel “L’ecosistema della mobilità, tra innovazione, business e sostenibilità“, Telepass Event “La mobilità intelligente del futuro Quali nuove opportunità?,” Fondazione Feltrinelli, Milano, 22 Jan. 2020.
  5. M NICOLI, “L’evoluzione delle reti V2X”, Workshop “Dalla Smart Car alla Smart Mobility: Le evoluzioni tecnologiche in atto“, Smart and Connected Cars Observatory, School of Management, Politecnico di Milano, 15 Jan. 2020.
  6. M. NICOLI, “mmWave V2X technologies and cooperative systems for smart mobility”, 3rd High Frequency Technologies for 5G Workshop, Huawei & Politecnico di Milano, Milano, 18-19 Nov. 2020.
  7. M NICOLI, “V2X and Smart Road”, Kick-off Workshop of the Smart and Connected Cars Observatory, School of Management, Politecnico di Milano, Sept. 26th, 2020.
  8. M. NICOLI, “V2X cooperative positioning and coordination”, Huawei, Milano, Italy, 1/3/2019.
  9. M NICOLI, “Tecnologie Wireless per IoT Industriale”, Workshop Industrial IoT, Osservatorio Internet of Things e Osservatorio Industria 4.0, Politecnico di Milano, 12/12/2018.
  10. M. NICOLI, “IoT Technologies for Industry 4.0”, seminar for the MIP course “Industrial Internet of Things”, ABB, Bergamo, 3/7/2018.
  11. M. NICOLI, “From IoT to IoV: Distributed intelligence over networks for smart mobility”, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Gestionale (DIG), Politecnico di Milano, 22/3/2018.
  12. M. NICOLI, “DIWINE: A wireless cloud network for the IoT”, Workshop Internet of Things: Research and Market Perspectives, Politecnico di Milano, 3/10/2016.
  13. M. NICOLI, “IoT for smart mobility: Data processing for traffic estimation”. IEEE Signal Processing Society Italy Chapter Summer School on Signal Processing (S3P), Sirmione, Brescia, 7-11/9/2015.
  14. M. NICOLI, “Wireless positioning and applications to ITS”. Summer School SIPD – Information and Communication Technologies, Scuola Interpolitecnica di Dottorato (www.sipd.polito.it), Politecnico di Torino, 9-12/7/2012.
  15. M. NICOLI, “Stochastic methods for wireless positioning and applications to ITS”. Telecommunications Forum, Technische Universitat Wien (TUW) and Telecommunications Research Center Vienna (FTW), Wien, Austria, 29/6/2012.
  16. M. NICOLI, “Radio localization: Fundamentals and applications”, periodic seminar within the course “Modelli e Tecnologie per il Traffico ed i Trasporti”, M.Sc. Program in Mechanics Engineering, Politecnico di Torino (12/12/2011, 18/12/2012, 20/1/2015, 17/12/2015, 19/1/2017, 16/2/2018, 15/1/2019, 17/1/2020).
  17. M. NICOLI, “Cooperative localization in wireless networks: Fundamental limits and algorithms”. Workshop on Cooperative Communications and Networking, at the European Wireless Technology Conference, EuWIT 2010, European Microwave Week EuMW 2010, Paris, France, 26/9/2010-1/10/2010.
  18. M. NICOLI, “Cooperative localization based on times of arrival”. Telecommunications Forum, Technische Universitat Wien (TUW) and Telecommunications Research Center Vienna (FTW), Wien, Austria, 30/4/2009.
  19. M. NICOLI, “Subspace-based methods for array processing in wireless communication systems”. Telecommunications Forum, Technische Universität Wien (TUW) and Telecommunications Research Center Vienna (FTW), Wien, Austria, 14/7/2006.

Other

  1. Mobile Broadband Multimedia Networks: Techniques, Models and Tools for 4G, edito da L. M. Correia, Elsevier, 2006, 600 pp., report finale del progetto COST Action 273 “Towards Mobile Broadband Multimedia Networks”. Collaborazione alla stesura del libro come membro del progetto (contributor).