Publications of F. Babich

Journal papers

F. Babich: "Home Network Requirements. The ESPRIT HS Proposal", European Transactions on Telecommunications, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 93-106, Jan-Feb 1994.

F. Babich, "Analysis of a Contention Resolution Multiple Access Algorithm for Handling Mixed Traffic on Wireless Networks", Int. Journal of Wireless Information Networks, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 271-287, 1994.

F. Babich, "Analysis of Frame Based Reservation Random Access Protocols for Microcellular Radio Networks", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 46, No.2, May 1997, pp. 408-421.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, "A General Nakagami Approximation for the Sum of Ricean Interferers", IEE Elec. Lett., Vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 23-24, Jan. 1998.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi, F.Vatta, "Performance bounds of continuous and blockwise decoded turbo codes in Rician fading channels", IEE Elec. Lett., Vol. 34, no. 17, pp.1646-1648, Aug. 1998.

F. Babich, O. E. Kelly, G. Lombardi, "A Context-Tree Based Model for Quantized Fading", IEEE Communications Letters, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 46-48, February 1999.

F. Babich, ''Free Access Stack Algorithms for Microcellular Radio Systems '', IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 363-375, March 1999.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, E.Valentinuzzi," Variable order Markov modeling for LEO mobile satellite channels", IEE Elec. Lett., Vol. 35, no. 8, 15 Apr. 1999.

F. Babich, "Considerations on adaptive techniques for Time Division Multiplexing Radio Systems", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 48 n. 6, November 1999, pp.1862-1873.

F. Babich, F.Vatta, "A Multimode and Variable-Rate Voice Communications System with Source-Matched Error Protection for Mobile Communications", European Transactions on Telecommunications, vol. 10 n. 5 September/October 1999, pp 523-536.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, "A Markov Model for the Mobile Propagation Channel", IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology,  vol. 49, no. 1, January 2000, pp. 63-73.

F. Babich, Marko Vitez, "A Novel Wide-Band Audio Transmission Scheme over the Internet with a Smooth Quality Degradation", ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review Volume 30, Number 1, January 2000.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, "Statistical Analysis and Characterization of the Indoor Propagation Channel", IEEE Trans. on Communications,  vol. 48, no. 3, March 2000, pp. 455-464.

F. Babich, O.E. Kelly, G. Lombardi, "Generalized Markov Modeling for Flat Fading", IEEE Trans. on Communications,  vol. 48, no. 4, April 2000, pp. 547-551.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi, F. Vatta, " Improved union bounds on turbo codes performance", IEE Proceedings, Vol. 147, no. 6, December 2000, pp. 337-344.

F. Babich, G. Taricco, F. Vatta, "Spectral Efficiency of Cellular Mobile Radio Systems with Different Traffic Loads", AEUE (International Journal of Electronics and Communications), Vol. 56, No. 2, 2002, pp. 99-107.

F. Babich, F. Vatta, "Effects of sectorization on cellular radio systems capacity with different traffic loads", Wireless Personal Communications, Vol. 21, No.3, June 2002, pp. 269-288.

F. Babich, L. Deotto, "Formal methods for specification and development of communication protocols", IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, Vol 4, n. 1.

F. Babich, L. Deotto, "Performance analysis of resource allocation strategies for real-time services in UMTS using TIPPtool", Performance Evaluation, special issue on "Unified Specification and Performance Evaluation using Stochastic Process Algebras", Volume 50, Issue 2-3, November 2002, pp. 101-128.

F. Babich, "Performance of hybrid ARQ schemes for the fading channel", IEEE Trans. on Communications, Vol. 50, no 12, December 2002, pp. 1882-1885.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi, F. Vatta, "Achievable Performance of Turbo Codes over the Correlated Rician Channel", IEEE Trans. on Communications, Vol. 51, Issue 1, Jan. 2003, pp. 1-4.

F. Babich, E. Valentinuzzi, F. Vatta, "Performance of hybrid ARQ schemes for the mobile LEO satellite channel", Wireless Personal Communications, special issue on "Broadband Mobile Terrestrial-Satellite Integrated Systems", vol. 24(2), February 2003, pp. 275-289.

F. Babich, "On the Performance of efficient coding techniques Over Fading Channels", IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications, Vol. 3, no 1, January 2004, pp. 290-299.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi, F. Vatta, "Partially systematic rate-compatible punctured SCCCs", IEEE Communications Letters, Vol. 8, Issue 4, Apr. 2004 , pp. 241-243.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi, F. Vatta, "Some notes on rate-compatible punctured turbo codes (RCPTC) design", IEEE Trans. on Communications, Vol. 52, Issue 5 , May 2004, pp. 681-684.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi, F. Vatta, "On rate-compatible punctured turbo codes design", EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing 2005 (6), May 2005, pp. 784-794.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, M. D'Orlando, L. Manià, "Interference Mitigation on WLANs Using Smart Antennas", Wireless Personal Communications Journal (WPC), vol. 36, no. 4, 2006, pp. 387-401.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi, F. Vatta, "Turbo codes performance optimization over block fading channels", Journal of Communications Software and Systems (JCOMSS), Vol. 2, N. 3, September 2006, pp. 228-234.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, M. D'Orlando, L. Manià, "Performance evaluation of Distributed Wireless Networks Using Smart Antennas in Low-Rank Channel", IEEE Trans. on Communications, Vol. 55, Issue 7 , July 2007, pp. 1344-1453.

F. Babich, M. D'Orlando, F. Vatta, "Video quality estimation in wireless IP networks: Algorithms and applications", ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMCCAP), Vol. 4, Issue 1 , January 2008, pp. 1344-1453.

F. Babich, D.R. Bull, J. Cai,"Wireless video", Eurasip Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, 2008, pp. 1-2.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, "Optimum Contention Window for 802.11 Networks Adopting Directional Communications", Electronics Letters, Vol. 44, No. 16, pp. 994 - 995, 31st July. 2008.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, "Throughput and delay analysis of 802.11-based wireless networks using smart and directional antennas" IEEE Trans. on Communications, Vol. 57, No. 5, pp. 1413 - 1423, May 2009.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, L. Manià, "Performance Comparison of Advanced Antenna Systems for Wireless Mesh Routers in an Outdoor Environment", International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 249 - 271, May 2009.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, L. Manià, "Sustainable Simultaneous Communications in Ad-Hoc Networks Using Smart Antenna Systems" ACM Wireless Networks, Vol. 15, No. 8, pp. 1074 - 1085, Nov. 2009.

F. Babich and M. Comisso, "Theoretical Analysis of Asynchronous Multi-Packet Reception in 802.11 Networks", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 58, No. 6, pp. 1782-1794, June 2010.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, " On the use of a nonuniform backoff in 802.11 networks", Electronics Letters, vol. 2010, p. 1468-1470.

F. Babich, A. Crismani, R.G. Maunder, "EXIT chart aided design of periodically punctured turbo codes", Electronics Letters, vol. 2010, p. 1001-1003.

F. Babich, F. Vatta, "Turbo Codes Construction for Robust Hybrid Multitransmission Schemes", Journal of Communication Software and Systems, vol. 7, p. 128-135, 2011.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, A. Dorni, F. Barisi, M. Driusso, A. Manià, "Discrete-time simulation of smart antenna systems in Network Simulator-2 Using MATLAB and Octave", SIMULATION, vol. 87, p. 932-946, 2011.

F. Babich, A. Crismani, M. Driusso, L. Hanzo, "Design Criteria and Genetic Algorithm Aided Optimisation of Three-Stage-Concatenated Space-Time Shift Keying Systems" IEEE Signal Processing Letters, vol. 19, p. 543-546, 2012.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, E. Valentinuzzi, A. Dorni, A. Suriano, M. Davanzo, "Numerical and experimental characterization of antenna positioning in a dual-radio mesh router", AE". International Journal of Electronics and Communications, vol. 66, p. 255-261, 2012.

F. Babich, A. Crismani, "Cooperative Coding Schemes: Design and Performance Evaluation. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 11, p. 222-235, 2012.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, M. D'Orlando, A. Dorni, "Deployment of a Reliable 802.11e Experimental Setup for Throughput Measurements", Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, vol. 12, p. 910-923, 2012.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, "Multi-Packet Communication in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks Adopting Spatial Reuse: Capture Analysis", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 12, No. 10, pp. 5346 - 5359, Oct. 2013.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, A. Crismani, "Considerations on the Multiplexing and Diversity Tradeoff in IEEE 802.11 Networks ", IET Communications, Vol. 8, No. 9, pp. 1551 - 1559, Jun. 2014.

M. Driusso, M. Comisso, F. Babich, C. Marshall, "Performance analysis of time of arrival estimation on OFDM signals", IEEE Signal Processing Letters, Vol. 2, No. 7, pp. 983-987, July 2015.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, Crismani A., Dorni A. "On the Design of MAC Protocols for Multi-Packet Communication in IEEE 802.11 Heterogeneous Networks Using Adaptive Antenna Arrays". IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 14, p. 2332-2348, 2015.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, "A Reliable Approach for Modeling the Actual Antenna Pattern in Millimeter-Wave Communication". IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 19, p. 1335-1338, 2015.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, R. Corrado, Merazka, Fatiha. "Joint Voice/Video Retry Limit Adaptation for On-Demand Streaming over WiFi Networks". IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 20, p. 1852-1855, 2016.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, "Including the Angular Domain in the Analysis of Finite Multi-Packet Peer-to-Peer Networks with Uniformly Distributed Sources". IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 64, p. 2494-2510, 2016.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, R. Corrado, "Fast retry limit adaptation for video distortion/delay control in IEEE 802.11e distributed networks". AD HOC NETWORKS, vol. 36, p. 229-243, 2016.

M. Driusso, C. Marshall, M. Sabathy, F. Knutti, H. Mathis, F. Babich, "Vehicular Position Tracking Using LTE Signals". IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, April 2017, p. 3376-3391, 2017.

F. Babich, Soranzo A., F. Vatta. "Useful Mathematical Tools for Capacity Approaching Codes Design". IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 21, p. 1949-1952, 2017.

F. Vatta, A. Soranzo, F. Babich, "Low-complexity bound on irregular LDPC belief-propagation decoding thresholds using a Gaussian approximation" Electronics Letters, Vol. 54, No.17, 2018, pp. 1038-1040

F. Babich, M. Noschese, A. Soranzo, F. Vatta, "Low complexity rate compatible puncturing patterns design for LDPC codes", Journal of Communications Software and Systems, Vol. 14, No.4, pp. 350-358, 2018.

F. Vatta, F. Babich, F. Ellero, M. Noschese, G. Buttazzoni, M. Comisso, "Role of the product λ'(0)ρ'(1) in determining ldpc code performance", Electronics (Switzerland), Vol. 8, No. 12, 2019.

G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, F. Vatta, M. Comisso, "Low-complexity phase-only scanning by aperiodic antenna arrays", IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, Vol. 18, No. 5, pp. 966-970, 2019.

F. Babich, F. Vatta, "On the error statistics of turbo decoding for hybrid concatenated codes design" Journal of Communications Software and Systems, Vol. 15, No.2, pp. 202-212, 2019

F. Vatta, A. Soranzo, F. Babich, "More Accurate Analysis of Sum-Product Decoding of LDPC Codes Using a Gaussian Approximation", IEEE Communications Letters, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 230-233, 2019.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, " Impact of Segmentation and Capture on Slotted Aloha Systems Exploiting Interference Cancellation". IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 68, No. 3, March 2019, pp. 3613-3627.

M. Comisso, G. Palese, F. Babich, F. Vatta, G. Buttazzoni, "3D multi-beam and null synthesis by phase-only control for 5G antenna arrays", Electronics (Switzerland), Vol. 8, No.6, 2019.

M. Comisso, F. Vatta, G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, "3D Millimeter-Wave Peer-to-Peer Networks With Boundary Located Destination", IEEE Communications Letters, Vol. 23, No. 7, pp. 1227-1230, 2019.

M. Comisso, F. Babich, " Coverage Analysis for 2D/3D Millimeter Wave Peer-to-Peer Networks". IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 18, No. 7, July 2019, pp. 3613-3627.

F. Vatta, A. Soranzo, M. Comisso, G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, "New explicitly invertible approximation of the function involved in LDPC codes density evolution analysis using a Gaussian approximation", Electronics Letters, Vol. 55, N. 22, October 2019, pp. 1183-1186.

G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, F. Vatta, M. Comisso, "Geometrical synthesis of sparse antenna arrays using compressive sensing for 5G IoT applications", Sensors (Switzerland), Vol. 20, No. 2, January 2020.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, A. Cuttin, F. Ricciato, "Exploiting capture and interference cancellation for uplink random multiple access in 5G millimeter-wave networks", Annales des Telecommunications/Annals of Telecommunications, Vol. 75, N. 1-2, February 2020,

F. Babich, M. Comisso, A. Cuttin, M. Marchese, and F. Patrone, "Nanosatellite-5G Integration in the Millimeter Wave Domain: A Full Top-Down Approach",IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Vol. 19, N. 2, February 2020, pp. 390-404.

C. Travan, F. Vatta, F. Babich, "Recent results on the implementation of a burst error and burst erasure channel emulator using an FPGA architecture", Journal of Communications Software, Vol. 16, N. 1, March 2020, pp. 19-29.

F. Babich, G. Buttazzoni, F. Vatta, M. Comisso, "Energy-constrained uncoordinated multiple access for next-generation networks", IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, Vol 1, 2020, pp. 1808-1819.

G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, S. Pastore, F. Vatta, M. Comisso, "Gaussian Approach for the Synthesis of Periodic and Aperiodic Antenna Arrays: Method Review and Design Guidelines", Sensors, Vol. 21, No. 7, 2021.

F. Babich, G. Buttazzoni, F. Vatta, M. Comisso, "Energy-Constrained Design of Joint NOMA-Diversity Schemes with Imperfect Interference Cancellation", Sensors, Vol. 21, No. 12, 2021.

M. Comisso, F. Vatta, G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, "Limiting Performance of Millimeter-Wave Communications in the Presence of a 3D Random Waypoint Mobility Model", Journal of Communications Software, Vol. 17, N. 1, March 2021, pp. 44-49.

F. Vatta, A. Soranzo, M. Comisso, G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, "Performance Study of a Class of Irregular Near Capacity Achieving LDPC Codes", Journal of Communications Software, Vol. 17, N. 1, March 2021, pp. 59-65.

F. Vatta, A. Soranzo, M. Comisso, G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, "A Survey on Old and New Approximations to the Function Φ(x) Involved in LDPC Codes Density Evolution Analysis Using a Gaussian Approximation", Information Vol. 12, No.5, 2021

M. Noschese, F. Babich, M. Comisso, C. Marshall, "Multi-Band Time of Arrival Estimation for Long Term Evolution (LTE) Signals",IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Vol. 20, N. 12, December 2021, pp. 3383-3394.

M. Comisso, G. Buttazzoni, S. Pastore, F. Vatta, and F. Babich, "3D Poisson-based neighborhood capacity analysis for millimeter-wave communications,", Sensors,Vol. 22, No. 3, Article ID 2098, 14 pp., Mar. 2022.

G. Buttazzoni, E. Marongiu, A. Fanti, A. Melis, N. Curreli, S.C. Pavone, G. Sorbello, G.M. Schettino, F. Vatta, F. Babich, and M. Comisso, "Simple Blass matrix design strategy for multi-beam arbitrary linear antenna arrays,", IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag.,Vol. 71, No. 11, pp. 8514 - 8524, Nov. 2023.

M. Comisso, G. Buttazzoni, F. Vatta, and F. Babich, "Coverage and Throughput Analysis for Peer-to-Peer 6G Directional Slotted Aloha Bursty Networks,", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Early access, Nov. 2023.

A. Soranzo, F. Vatta, M. Comisso, G. Buttazzoni, and F. Babich, "Explicitly Invertible Approximations of the Gaussian Q-Function: A Survey,", IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, Early access, Nov. 2023.

Book chapters

F. Babich, "Contention Resolution Multiple Access Techniques for Handling Speech and Data Traffic on Wireless Networks", Proceedings of Interna-tional Zurich Seminar on Digital Communications - Springer Verlag, pp. 476-487, March 1994.

F. Babich, F. Vatta, "Coding and Networking Techniques for Radio Networks", Sixth Winlab Workshop on Third Generation Wireless Information Networks, New Brunswick, NJ, March 20-21 1997. Also published in "Advances in Wireless Communications" J.M. Holtzman, M. Zorzi Eds, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1998.

F. Babich, O. E. Kelly, G. Lombardi, "A Variable Order Discrete Model for the Fading Channel", 9th Tyrrhenian International Workshop on Digital Communications, Lerici, Italy, September 7-10, 1997. Also published in "Broadband Wireless Communications" M. Luise and S. Pupolin Eds, Springer-Verlag, 1998.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, O.E. Kelly, E. Valentinuzzi , "LEO satellite mobile channels: modeling by time sequences of Finite State Markov Channels", in "Third Generation Mobile Systems", Springer-Verlag New York, Incorporated, 2001.

F. Babich, G. Taricco, F. Vatta, "Spectral efficiency of cellular mobile radio systems", in " Third Generation Mobile Systems", Springer-Verlag New York, Incorporated, 2001.

F. Babich, M. D'Orlando, F. Vatta, "Video Distortion Estimation and Content-Aware QoS Strategies for Video Streaming over Wireless Networks", In: Sasan Adibi, Raj Jain, Shyam Parekh, Mostafa Tofighbakhsh. Quality of Service Architectures for Wireless Networks: Performance Metrics and Management. pp. 377-406, IGI Global, 2010

Conference papers

F. Babich, "A Packet Access Method for Handling Mixed Traffic on Wireless Networks", Proceedings of Wireless 1993, pp. 579-587, 12-14 July 1993, Calgary, Canada.

F. Babich, E. Carli, "Collision Resolution for Handling Mixed Traffic on Wireless Networks with Capture", Proceedings of IEEE PIMRC'94, Vol. IV, pp. 1133-1137, The Hague, September 18-22, 1994.

F. Babich, E. Carli, "Decoupling Packet Access Protocols for Wireless Networks with Capture and Errors", Proceedings of Globecom '95, Singapore, pp. 1487-1491, November 13-17, 1995.

F. Babich, L. Manià, E. Valentinuzzi, "A Simulation Study of Packet Access Protocols for Microcellular Systems", Proceedings of Globecom '95, Singapore, pp. 1167-1171, November 13-17, 1995.

F. Babich, E. Carli, E. Valentinuzzi, "Performance Analysis of Decoupling Packet Access Protocols for Sectorized Microcellular Wireless Networks", Proceedings of European Personal and Mobile Communication Conference, Bologna, pp. 245-250, November 28-30, 1995.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, E. Valentinuzzi, "Indoor Propagation Characteristics in DECT band", Proceedings of VTC '96, pp. 574-578, Atlanta, April 28-May 1, 1996.

F. Babich, "Data Traffic Performance Evaluation of a Packet Access Protocol for Microcellular Radio Systems", Proceedings of VTC' 96, Atlanta, pp. 1746-1750, April 28-May 1, 1996.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, L. Tomasi, E. Valentinuzzi, "Indoor Propagation Measurements at DECT frequencies", Proceedings of MELECON '96, Bari, pp. 1355-1359, May 13-16, 1996.

F. Babich, S. Carrato and F. Vatta, "Transmission of variable-rate encoded speech samples on packet radio networks", VIII European Signal Processing Conference - EUSIPCO 1996, Volume III, Trieste, 10-13 September, 1996, pp. 1969-1972.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, "A Measurement Based Markov Model for the Indoor Radio Propagation Channel", 1997 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC '97), Phoenix, AZ, May 5-7, 1997.

F. Babich, F. Vatta, "A Multimode Voice Communications System With Source-matched Error Protection for Mobile Communications", 1997 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC '97), Phoenix, AZ, May 5-7, 1997.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, "On Verifying a First-Order Markovian Model for the Multi-Threshold Success/Failure Process for Rayleigh channel", Proceedings of PIMRC'97, September 1-4, 1997, Helsinki, pp. 12-16.

F. Babich, F. Vatta, "Source-Matched Channel Coding and Networking Techniques for Mobile Communications", Proceedings of PIMRC'97, September 1-4, 1997, Helsinki, pp. 704-708.

F. Babich, E. Valentinuzzi, F. Vatta, "Transmission of Multimode and Variable-Rate Encoded Speech Samples on Packet Switched Radio Networks Handling Wide Band Voice Information", Proceedings of PIMRC '97, September 1-4, 1997, Helsinki, pp. 913-917.

F. Babich, F. Vatta, "Audio Coding Techniques for Packet Switched Radio Networks: a performance analysis", Proceedings Of Int. Workshop on Audio-Visual Services over Packet Networks, 15-16 September 1997, Aberdeen.

F. Babich, Guido Montorsi, F. Vatta, "Design of Source-Matched Blockwise Decoded Convolutional Codes for Mobile Communications", 1998 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC '98), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 18-21, 1998.

F. Babich, "Time Division Multiplexing for Infostations", 1998 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC '98), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 18-21, 1998.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, F. Vatta, "Performance Evaluation of Source-Matched Channel Coding for Mobile Communications", 1998 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC '98), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 18-21, 1998.

F. Babich, F.Vatta, "The New Generation of Coding Techniques for Wireless Multimedia: A Performance Analysis And Evaluation", MELECON '98, Vol. 2, pp. 820 -824, 1998.

O. E. Kelly, F. Babich, "Protocol optimization using discrete channel statistic", IEEE International Conference on Universal Personal Communications (ICUPC) 1998, Florence, Italy, 5-9 October 1998.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, S. Schiavon, E. Valentinuzzi, "Measurement and analysis of the digital DECT propagation channel", IEEE International Conference on Universal Personal Communications (ICUPC) 1998, Florence, Italy, 5-9 October 1998.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, F. Vatta, "Performance evaluation of source-matched, blockwise decoded convolutional codes for mobile communications", IEEE International Conference on Universal Personal Communications (ICUPC) 1998, Florence, Italy, 5-9 October 1998.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, S. Schiavon, E. Valentinuzzi, "Error Stream Acquisition for DECT Channel Characterization", IMTC "99, May 1999.

F. Babich, R. Passini, E. Valentinuzzi, F. Vatta, "Development of a Test-Bench for Objective Speech Quality Measurements under Different Simulated Fading Conditions", IMTC "99, May 1999.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi, F.Vatta, "Transfer function bounds on turbo codes performance in the Rician fading channel", ICC '99, June 1999.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, F. Vatta, "Performance Evaluation of Source-Matched Blockwise Decoded Convolutional Codes on Fading Channels with Shadowed Interference", COST 254 Workshop, Neuchatel, Switzerland, May 5-7, 1999.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, "Generalized first-order Markov models for the Rician fading channel", 1999 International Workshop On Mobile Communications, June 24-26 1999, Creta, pp. 30-37.

F. Babich, O. E. Kelly, "Design of adaptive transmission protocols for the fading channel", 1999 International Workshop On Mobile Communications, June 24-26 1999, Creta, pp. 205-214.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, E. Valentinuzzi, "Context Tree Prunning modelling for LEO Satellite Channels", 1999 International Workshop On Mobile Communications, June 24-26 1999, Creta, pp. 21-29.

F. Babich, F. Vatta, "Effects of traffic load on cellular radio systems capacity", 1999 International Workshop On Mobile Communications, June 24-26 1999, Creta, pp. 295-309.

F. Babich, Guido Montorsi, F. Vatta, "Improved union bounds on turbo codes performance in the Rician fading channel", 1999 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC '99 - Fall), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, September 19-22, 1999, pp. 2178-2182.

F. Babich, G. Lombardi, F. Vatta, "Unequal Error Protection Coding on Fading Channels with Shadowed Interference", WPMC "99, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, September 21-23, 1999, pp. 202-206.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi, F.Vatta, "On the Viterbi and Viterbis's Improved Union Bounds on Turbo Codes Performance" 2nd International Symposium on Turbo Codes & Related Topics", Brest 4-7 September 2000.

F. Babich, L. Deotto "A formal approach to modeling and performance analysis of shared channels for real-time services in W-CDMA 3G systems",  IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2000 - Fall), Boston 24-28 September, 2000.

F. Babich, L. Deotto and F. Vatta, "Transmission of embedded VBR multimode encoded speech on UMTS Common Packet Channels",  IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2000 - Fall), Boston 24-28 September, 2000.

E. Costamagna, L. Favalli, P. Gamba, E. Passi, F. Babich, "An Hidden Markov Model for indoor Channel Based on Experimental Data", 2000 IEEE AP-S Conference on Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication, November 6-8, 2000 Waltham, Massachusetts.

F. Babich, "Performance of hybrid ARQ schemes for the fading channel", ICC 2001, Helsinki, Volume: 10 , 2001 pp. 3036 -3040.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi, F.Vatta, "Performance of rate-compatible punctured turbo (RCPT) codes in hybrid FEC/ARQ systems", SoftCOM 2001, Workshop on Channel Coding Techniques, Split-Dubrovnik (Croatia)Ancona-Bari (Italy), October 9-12 2001, pp. 93-100.

F. Babich, E. Valentinuzzi, F. Vatta, "Performance of hybrid ARQ schemes for the LEO satellite channel", Globecom 2001, San Antonio, Texas, Volume: 4 , 2001 pp. 2709 -2713.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi, F.Vatta, "Analysis and simulation of turbo codes performance over rice fading channels " ICC 2002, New York, Volume: 3 , 2002 pp. 1506 -1510.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi, F.Vatta, "Design of rate-compatible punctured turbo (RCPT) codes " ICC 2002, New York, Volume: 3 , 2002 pp. 1701 -1705.

F. Babich, F. Santucci, F. Graziosi, "Markov Modeling for Fading Channels with Power-Control and MAI", IEEE International Symposium on Advances in Wireless Communications, ISWC '02, Victoria, BC, Canada, September 23-24, 2002.

N. Celandroni, E. Ferro, S. Sapia, B. Maifreni, M. Vitez, F. Babich, "An FH-TDMA/TDM Satellite Communication System for Employment in Satellite Ka Band", EMPS 2002 (European Mobile/Personal Satcoms Conference), September 25 - 26, 2002, Baveno / Stresa - Lake Maggiore, ITALY.

F. Babich, E. Valentinuzzi and F. Vatta, "Advances in mobile satellite communications: modeling and performance analysis", Proc. of the 1st International Congress on Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and Technology &" MEET'02, Varna, Bulgaria, October 6-11, 2002.

F. Babich, F. Santucci, F. Graziosi, "Modeling of Power-Controlled Interference-Limited Wireless Channels", WPMC '2002, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 27-30, 2002.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi and F. Vatta , "Design of Rate-Compatible Punctured Concatenated Convolutional Codes", Proc. of the 2002 Joint Workshop on Communications and Coding " JWCC"02, Barolo, Italy, November 3-6, 2002.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi, F.Vatta, "Turbo coded diversity system for mobile satellite communications", Globecom 2002, Taipei, 17-21 November 2002.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi and F. Vatta, "Evaluating the performance of turbo codes over block fading channels", Proc. of the 3rd International Symposium on Turbo Codes & Related Topics, Brest, France, September 1-5, 2003, pp. 467-470.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi and F. Vatta, "On turbo codes performance over block fading channels", Proc. of the 2003 International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks &" SOFTCOM "03, Split, Dubrovnik (Croatia), Ancona, Venice (Italy), October 7-10, 2003.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi and F. Vatta, "On turbo codes performance optimization for mobile satellite communications", Proc. of the 6th Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Conference - WPMC "03, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, October 19-22, 2003.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi and F. Vatta, "Rate-compatible punctured serial concatenated convolutional codes", Proc. of the IEEE 2003 Global Telecommunications Conference &" GLOBECOM "03, San Francisco, U.S.A., December 1-5, 2003.

F. Babich, F. Santucci, F. Graziosi, "Performance of Error Control Schemes for Fading Channels with Power-Control and MAI", VTC '2004 spring, Milan, Italy, May 17-19, 2004.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi and F. Vatta, "Design of Rate-Compatible Punctured Serial Concatenated Convolutional Codes", IEEE ICC 2004, Paris, France, June 20-24, 2004.

F. Babich, G. Montorsi and F. Vatta, "Performance enhancement of partially systematic rate-compatible SCCCs through puncturing design", IEEE Globecom 2004, Dallas, Texas,29 Nov.-3 Dec. 2004 pp. 167 - 171, Vol.1.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, M. D'Orlando, L. Manià, "Performance Evaluation of MANETs Using Smart Antennas in Multipath Fading Environment", International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems 2005 (ISWCS2005), September 5-7, 2005 Siena, Italy .

F. Babich and F. Vatta, "Robust, Efficient and Balanced (REB) Rate-Compatible Puncturing Schemes for Hybrid ARQ Algorithms Using Turbo Codes", IEEE ICC 2006, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June 2006.

F. Babich, "Design of Adaptive Systems for the Fading Channel Adopting Efficient Coded Modulations", IEEE ICC 2006, Istanbul, Turkey, 11-15 June 2006.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, M. D'Orlando and L. Manià, "Simultaneous Communications in Ad-Hoc Networks Using Smart Antennas in Multipath Environment", Proc. of the IEEE 2006 Global Telecommunications Conference &" GLOBECOM "06, San Francisco, U.S.A., Nov. 27- Dec. 1, 2006.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, M. D'Orlando and F. Vatta, "Distortion Estimation Algorithms (DEAs) for Wireless Video Streaming", Proc. of the IEEE 2006 Global Telecommunications Conference " GLOBECOM "06, San Francisco, U.S.A., Nov. 27- Dec. 1, 2006.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, and L. Manià, " Multiantenna Techniques for Wireless Mesh Networks in Outdoor Environment", IEEE ICC "07, Glasgow, Scotland, Jun. 24-28, 2007.

F. Babich, and M. Comisso, "Channel Coding and Multi-Antenna Techniques for Distributed Wireless Networks", Proc. of the IEEE 2007 Global Telecommunications Conference - Globecom 2007, Washington, DC (USA), pp. 4180 - 4184, 26 - 30 Nov. 2007.

F. Babich, and M. Comisso, "Throughput Maximization in 802.11 Wireless Networks Employing Adaptive Antenna Arrays",IEEE ICC "08, Beijing, China, 19-23 May 2008.

F. Babich, M. D'orlando, and F. Vatta, "Applications of Video Distortion Estimation Algorithms for Efficient Video Streaming", Proc. of the IEEE 2008 Global Telecommunications Conference - Globecom, New Orleans. Nov. 30 - Dec. 4 2008.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, A. Dorni, F. Barisi and A. Manià, "The Simulation of Smart Antennas in Network Simulator-2 Using MATLAB",. IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), Pisa, Italy, 12 Jun. 2009 (Best Paper Award)

F. Babich, M. Comisso, M. D'Orlando and A. Dorni, "Quality of Service in 802.11 Networks: Modeling and Experimental Evaluation. IEEE ICC 2009, Dresden (Germany). 14-18 June 2009.

F. Babich, and M. Comisso, "Analysis of Asynchronous Multi-Packet Reception in 802.11 Distributed Wireless Networks", Proceedings IEEE Globecom 2009. Honolulu, Hawaii (USA). 30 Nov.-4 Dec. 2009.

A. Crismani, F. Babich, and L. Hanzo, "Cross-Layer Solutions for Cooperative Medium Access Control Protocols", VTC 2010 Spring, Taipei.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, A. Dorni, and M. Driusso, "Open Source Simulation of Smart Antenna Systems in Network Simulator-2 Using Octave", in IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing (ISWPC), Modena, Italy, 5-7 May 2010.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, and A. Dorni, "A Practical Method for Verifying the Uniformity of the Backoff Distribution in 802.11 Network Cards", in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Cape Town, South Africa, 23-27 May 2010.

A. Dorni, F. Babich, M. Comisso, "Numerical Implementation of Multi-Packet Reception for the IEEE 802.11 MAC/PHY Layers" EuroNF Workshop on Wireless and Mobility in the Network of the Future, Como, Italy, 21-22 Jun. 2010.

F. Babich, "Cooperative Systems for the Fading Channel with Adaptive Modulation and Incremental Encoding", Proceedings IEEE Globecom 2010, Miami, Florida (USA), 6-10 December 2010.

F. Babich, A. Crismani, "Incremental and Complementary Coding Techniques for Cooperative Medium Access Control Protocols", VTC 2011 Spring, Budapest, May 2011.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, and A. Dorni, "A PHY Design for Asynchronous Multi-Packet Reception in 802.11 Heterogeneous Networks &", VTC 2011 Spring, Budapest, May 2011.

F. Babich, F. Vatta, "Turbo Codes Construction for Robust Hybrid Multitransmission Schemes", International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks - SOFTCOM '11, Split - Hvar - Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 15 - 17, 2011.

F. Babich, M. D'Orlando, F. Vatta, "Distortion Estimation Algorithms for Real-Time Video Streaming: an Application Scenario", International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks - SOFTCOM '11, Split - Hvar - Dubrovnik, Croatia, September 15 - 17, 2011.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, A. Dorni, "Multi-Packet Communication in 802.11 Networks: A MAC/PHY Backward Compatible Solution", Globecom 2011. Houston, Texas, December 2011, p. 1-5,

F. Babich, M. Comisso, A. Dorni, "A Novel SIR-Based Access Scheme for Multi-Packet Communication in 802.11 Networks", IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC). Ottawa, Canada, 10-15 giugno 2012, p. 6005-6009

F. Babich, A. Crismani, L. Hanzo, "Relay Selection Schemes Relying on Adaptive Modulation and Imperfect Channel Knowledge for Cooperative Networks", IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC). Ottawa, Canada, 10-15 giugno 2012, p. 5849-5853.

G. Zacheo G., D. Djukic, A. Dorni, F. Babich, F. Ricciato, "A Software-Defined Radio Implementation of an 802.11 OFDM Physical Layer Transceiver", IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies & Factory Automation (ETFA), Krakow, Hungary, 17-21 Sept 2012.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, "On the Collision Model of Multi-Packet Wireless Networks Realized by Spatial Reuse", IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM), Anaheim, California (USA), 3-7 Dec. 2012.

F. Babich, "A sphere-packing exponent approximation", VTC2013-Spring, Dresden, Germany, 2-5 June 2013.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, A. Crismani, and A. Dorni, "Multi-Packet Communication in 802.11 Networks by Spatial Reuse: from Theory to Protocol", IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Budapest, Hungary, 9-13 Jun. 2013.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, "Multi-Packet Communication by Spatial Reuse: Application Scenarios and Open Research Issues", IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), Cagliari, Italy, pp. 1308 - 1313, 1-5 Jul. 2013 (Invited Paper).

F. Babich, M. Comisso, R. Corrado, "On the Impact of the Video Quality Assessment in 802.11e Ad-Hoc Networks Using Adaptive Retransmissions", in IEEE IFIP Annual Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop (Med-Hoc-Net), Piran, Slovenia, pp. 47 - 54, 2-4 Jun. 2014.

F. Babich and M. Comisso, "Capture Analysis of Mobile Multi-Packet Networks Adopting Spatial Reuse: An Alternative Study", in IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM), Austin, Texas (USA), 8-12 Dec. 2014.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, R. Corrado. "Fast distortion estimation based on structural similarity for H.264/SVC encoded videos" IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference. (VTC Spring), p. 1-5, 2015.

F. Babich, M Comisso, "Considerations on interference cancellation and error control in massive uncoordinated peer-to-peer networks" Communication Workshop (ICCW), 2015 IEEE International Conference on, 2075-2079, 2015.

M. Driusso, F. Babich, F. Knutti, M. Sabathy, C. Marshall, "Estimation and tracking of LTE signals time of arrival in a mobile multipath environment", Image and Signal Processing and Analysis (ISPA), 2015.

M. Driusso, C. Marshall, M. Sabathy, F. Knutti, H Mathis, F. Babich, "Indoor positioning using LTE signals", Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN), 2016.

I. Garofolo, E. Medvet, F. Babich, G. Ramponi, "Understanding Needs, Identifying Opportunities: ICT in the View of Universal Design", International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good, pp. 31-40, 2016.

F. Babich, M. Noschese, F. Vatta, "Analysis and design of rate compatible LDPC codes", in IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Valencia, Spain, pp. 1 - 6, 4-7 Sep. 2016.

F. Babich and M. Comisso, "On the Reception Criteria Adopted in Asynchronous Multi-Packet Networks Relying on Spatial Reuse,&" in IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Valencia, Spain, pp. 1 - 6, 4-7 Sep. 2016.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, and A. Cuttin, "Uplink Capacity of Interfered Millimeter-Wave Communications: 3D Theoretical Analysis," in IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM), Washington, DC (USA), pp. 1 - 6, 4-8 Dec. 2016.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, and A. Cuttin, "Impact of Interference Spatial Distribution on Line-of-Sight Millimeter-Wave Communications,&" in European Wireless, Dresden, Germany, pp. 1 - 6, 16-19 May 2017.

M. Noschese, F. Babich, M. Comisso, C. Marshall, and M. Driusso " A Low Complexity Approach for Time of Arrival Estimation in OFDM Systems,&" in IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), Bologna, Italy, pp. 1 - 6, 28-31 Aug. 2017.

F. Babich, M. Noschese, C. Marshall, M. Driusso, "A simple method for TOA estimation in OFDM systems", European Navigation Conference (ENC), pp. 305-310, 2017.

F. Babich, M. Noschese, A. Soranzo, F. Vatta, "Low complexity rate compatible puncturing patterns design for LDPC codes", 25th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM), 2017.

F. Babich, F. Vatta, "On the error statistics of turbo decoding for hybrid concatenated codes design", 25th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM), 2017.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, "Coded Slotted Aloha (CSA) with Capture", 24th European Wireless 2018 "Wireless Futures in the Era of Network Programmability", EW 2018, pp. 44-49.

F. Babich, M. Comisso, "Segmented Framed Slotted Aloha (SFSA) with Capture and Interference Cancellation",in VTC2018-Spring, Porto, Portugal, pp. 1-5.

M. Noschese, F. Babich, M. Comisso, C. Marshall, "On the Performance of SAGE Algorithm for ToA Estimation in Dual-Band OFDM Systems", PIMRC 2018; Bologna; Italy.

F. Babich, M. Comisso,"Impact of Header on Coded Slotted Aloha with Capture", IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC) 2019, Barcelona, Spain.

G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, F. Vatta, M. Comisso, "Phase-Controlled Beam-Scanning of Arbitrary Antenna Arrays with Far-Field Fixed Nulls", IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

M. Comisso, F. Babich, F. Vatta, G. Buttazzoni, "A Simple Method for Including the Antenna Pattern in Interfered Wireless Communications", IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, F. Vatta, M. Comisso, "Comparison Between Deterministic and Stochastic Methods for the Synthesis of Aperiodic Arrays", IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

G. Serafino, D. Derin, F. Babich, E. Pietrosemoli, M. Goiak, "Link performance evaluation procedure for the introduction of unmanned air vehicles in civil airspace" IEEE Aerospace 2019.

F. Vatta, F. Babich, F. Ellero, M. Noschese, G. Buttazzoni, M. Comisso, "Performance study of a class of irregular LDPC codes based on their weight distribution analysis", SoftCOM 2019, Split, Croatia.

F. Vatta, A. Soranzo, M. Comisso, G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, "Performance Study of a Class of Irregular LDPC Codes through Low Complexity Bounds on Their Belief-Propagation Decoding Thresholds", AEIT 2019, Florence, Italy.

A. Soranzo, F. Vatta, M. Comisso, G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, "New very simply explicitly invertible approximation of the Gaussian Q-function", SoftCOM 2019, Split, Croatia.

M. Comisso, F. Vatta, G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, "Estimation of the bit error rate (BER) for uplink millimeter-wave line-of-sight communications", SoftCOM 2019, Split, Croatia.

F. Babich, G. Buttazzoni, F. Vatta, M. Comisso, "Energy-constrained NOMA with packet diversity for slotted ALOHA systems", Mediterranean Communication and Computer Networking Conference (MedComNet), 2020, Arona, Italy.

F. Vatta, A. Soranzo, M. Comisso, G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, "Low complexity bounds on a class of irregular LDPC belief-propagation decoding thresholds",SoftCOM 2020, Split, Croatia.

M. Comisso, F. Vatta, G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, "Shannon capacity evaluation for 5G communications using the 3D random waypoint mobility model",SoftCOM 2020, Split, Croatia.

A. Soranzo, F. Vatta, M. Comisso, G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, "A New Accurate Approximation of the Gaussian Q-Function with Relative Error Less Than 1 Thousandth in a Significant Domain", SoftCOM 2021, Split, Croatia.

M. Comisso, F. Vatta, G. Buttazzoni, F. Babich, "Impact of the Neighbor's Order on the Capacity of Millimeter-Wave Links with Poisson-Distributed Nodes in Line of Sight Conditions", SoftCOM 2021, Split, Croatia.

F. Babich, G. Buttazzoni, M. Comisso, F. Vatta, "Impact of the New Fourier Transform Approach to the Synthesis of Shaped Patterns by Linear Antenna Arrays", 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (AP-S/URSI). 2022, Denver, CO, USA

G. Buttazzoni, G. M. Schettino, A. Fanti, E. Marongiu, N. Curreli, F. Babich, M. Comisso "A Beamforming Network for 5G/6G Multibeam Antennas Using the PCB Technology", 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), March 2023, La Valletta, Malta

F. Babich, F. Vatta, G.Buttazzoni, M. Comisso, "Impact of the Random Directional Access with and without Feedback for 5G/6G Peer-to-Peer Networks", 2023 IEEE International Conference of Communication, ICC, June 2023, Rome, Italy

G. Buttazzoni, E. Marongiu, F. Babich, A. Fanti, F. Vatta, M. Comisso "A Method of Synthesis for Multi-Frequency Smart Antenna Arrays for Coastal Monitoring", 2023 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for the Sea; Learning to Measure Sea Health Parameters (MetroSea), October 2023, La Valletta, Malta

Other papers

F. Babich, "Design of Access Protocols Able to Handle a Mixed Traffic on Slotted Channels", Tecnica Italiana, anno LVIII, N. 3, pp. 171-187, 1993.