MmWave Physical Layer Network Modeling and Planning for Fixed Wireless Access Applications.

The large bandwidths that are available at millimeter-wave frequencies enable fixed wireless access (FWA) applications, in which fixed point-to-point wireless links are used to provide internet connectivity. In FWA networks, a wireless mesh is created and data are routed from the customer premises equipment (CPE) towards the point of presence (POP), which is the interface with the wired internet infrastructure. The performance of the wireless links depends on the radio propagation characteristics, as well as the wireless technology that is used.

Evaluating 60 GHz FWA Deployments for Urban and Rural Environments in Belgium.

Fixed wireless access (FWA) provides a solution to compete with fiber deployment while offering reduced costs by using the mmWave bands, including the unlicensed 60 GHz one. This paper evaluates the deployment of FWA networks in the 60 GHz band in realistic urban and rural environment in Belgium. We developed a network planning tool that includes novel backhaul based on the IEEE 802.

Performance Evaluation of Direct-Link Backhaul for UAV-Aided Emergency Networks.

Today's wireless networks provide us reliable connectivity. However, if a disaster occurs, the whole network could be out of service and people cannot communicate. Using a fast deployable temporally network by mounting small cell base stations on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) could solve the problem.

Identification of spike sources using proximity analysis through hidden Markov models.

Hidden Markov models have shown promising results for identification of spike sources in Parkinson's disease treatment, e.g., for deep brain stimulation.

Kernel Principal Component analysis through time for voice disorder classification.

Kernel Principal Component analysis is a nonlinear generalization of the popular linear multivariate analysis method. However, this method assumes that the observed data is independent, a disadvantage for many practical applications. In order to overcome this difficulty, the authors propose a combination of Kernel Principal Component analysis and hidden Markov models.