Wireless networking, sensing and localization | Doctoral Program - Information Engineering and Computer Science

Wireless networking, sensing and localization

The purpose of the NGN research program is to design, analyze, and implement ideas, solutions, architectures and protocols for the Networks of the Future.
Indeed, unprecedented requirements coming from OTT services and emerging ICT paradigms (self driving cars, robot control, virtual reality) require a paradigm shift from traditional TCP/IP solutions to more flexible, intelligent and autonomous networks.
This RP addresses R&D issues at all levels (from physical to service support) related to bring networking to the future, including autonomous networking, virtualization of network and network functions, programmable networks, 5G and beyond. In particular:

NGN Architectures

cross-layer and physical layer-aware protocol design
fog and cloud network architectures
cloud-assisted mobility and networking
edge-assisted spectrum usage monitoring
5G Service Based Architecture
cell-less mobile networks
autonomous networks
URLLC architectures
quantum Internet

Next Generation Paradigms

5G and Beyond
Broadband satellite communications in EHF
Space network intelligence: toward “Space 2.0” era
network virtualization and slicing
SDR and SDN for reconfigurable networking
fast deployable networks
networking in hostile environments
autoscaling optimization in cloud platforms
Fog and mobile edge computing
AI-driven networking

Next Generation Technologies

Short-range mm-wave and TeraHz communications
Waveform design for communication systems in hostile environment
mmWave localization and location-aided network optimization
MIMO and massive MIMO
underwater communications, networks, and sensing
software defined networking and network function virtualization
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) networking
Interplanetary networks

 

Publications

8 publications for 3 currently enrolled students

Toward Self-Optimizing 6G Networks Through Network Digital Twin Intelligence: A Real Network Traffic Evaluation
Sengendo, John; Granelli, Fabrizio in IEEE NETWORKING LETTERS, v. 8, (2026), p. 174-178. - DOI: 10.1109/LNET.2026.3664288

A Survey on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Communications: State-of-the-art, Existing Standards and Future Directions
Granelli, F.; Lu, Y. -P.; Wu, Q.; Yuan, Z.; Abdalla, A. S.; Marojevic, V.; Jiang, Y.; Afghah, F.; Geraci, G.; Mukherjee, A.; Baidya, S.; Grieco, G.; Yaqoob, A.; Hassan, M. A.; Namuduri, K.; Prasad, R. R. V.; Lahlou, L.; Sengendo, J.; Muntean, G. -M. in IEEE OPEN JOURNAL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY, v. 7, (2026), p. 3000-3045. - DOI: 10.1109/OJCOMS.2026.3675046

Optimizing Network Traffic Prediction for Network Digital Twins: The Impact of Look-Back Period and Forecast Horizon
Sengendo, John; Granelli, Fabrizio in , IEEE: IEEE, 2025, p. 1-6. - ISBN: 9798350368369. Proceedings of: 2025 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2025, Milan, Italy, 24-27 March 2025. - DOI: 10.1109/wcnc61545.2025.10978133

Robust channel comparison metrics for underwater physical layer authentication
Eccher, Davide; Casari, Paolo in UACE2025 - Conference Proceedings, Grecia: UACE, 2025, p. 471-478. Proceedings of: Underwater Acoustics Conference & Exhibition Series 2025, Halkidiki, Grecia, 15th June 2025-20th June 2025. - Publication URL

MNAT: A Simulation Tool for Underwater Radiated Noise
Tanhatalab, Mohammad Rasoul; Casari, Paolo in JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, v. 13, n. 11 (2025), p. 2045-2045. - Publication URL . - DOI: 10.3390/jmse13112045

Physical Layer Authentication via Underwater Acoustic Multipath Channel Crafting
Eccher, Davide; Casari, Paolo in OCEANS 2024 - Halifax, Stati Uniti: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024, p. 1-6. - (OCEAN). - ISBN: 979-8-3315-4008-1. Proceedings of: OCEANS 2024 - Halifax, OCEANS 2024, Halifax, Canada, 2024. - Publication URL . - DOI: 10.1109/oceans55160.2024.10753810

Building Network Digital Twins Part I: State Synchronization
Sengendo, J.; Granelli, F. in Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on 6G Networking, 6GNet 2024, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024, p. 182-188. - ISBN: 9798350378597. Proceedings of: 3rd International Conference on 6G Networking, 6GNet 2024, Paris, France, 2024. - DOI: 10.1109/6GNet63182.2024.10765759

A tag-less ultrawide-band passive tracking system
Santoro, Luca; Nardello, Matteo; Eccher, Davide; Sittoni, Mattia; Brunelli, Davide; Fontanelli, Daniele in 2023 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Industry 4.0 & IoT (MetroInd4.0&IoT), Piscataway, New Jersey: IEEE, 2023, p. 287-292. - ISBN: 979-8-3503-9657-7. Proceedings of: 6th IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Industry 4.0 and IoT, MetroInd4.0 and IoT 2023, Brescia, Italia, 6th-8th June 2023. - Publication URL . - DOI: 10.1109/metroind4.0iot57462.2023.10180129

 

Students

Eccher, Davidedavide.eccher-1 [at] unitn.itwebpage
Sengendo, Johnjohn.sengendo [at] unitn.itwebpage
Tanhatalab, Mohammad Rasoulmohammad.tanhatalab [at] unitn.itwebpage