Projects

SIGCOM pursues project activities in the domains of Wireless Communications

Prof. Ottersten has been awarded the ERC Advanced Grant on active learning. Kindly click the links above to get additional information about the projects 

European Research Council Advanced Grant - ERC AdG

AGNOSTIC : Actively Enhanced Cognition based Framework for Design of Complex Systems

Funding source: ERC

Duration: 01.10.2017 to 30.09.2022
Partners: KTH Sweden 
Principal investigator: Prof. Bjorn Ottersten
Researchers:   Dr. Bhavani Shankar, Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas, Dr. Shree Sharma, Dr. Thang X. Vu, Prof. Joakim Jalden (KTH)

Communications

Ongoing Projects

Title: Single Channel Full Duplex Techniques for Satellite Communications (FDSAT)
Funding source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Partners: University of Vigo (ES), Gradiant (ES)
Principal investigator: Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas
Team SnT: Steven Kisseleff (VPI), Victor Monzon
Starting date / Duration: March 2023 / 9 months

Title: TRANTOR: 5G+ Evolution to Multiorbital Multiband Networks
Funding source: European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme
Partners: CTTC (ES), Fraunhofer IIS (DE), Hispasat (ES), SRS (IR), Inster (ES), CNR (IT), Indra (ES)
Team SnT:  Jorge Querol, Mohammed Al-Ansi, Victor Monzon, Eva Lagunas, Sumit Kumar, Youssouf Drif, Symeon Chatzinotas
Starting date / Duration: Jan 2023 / 36 Months

Title: ESA NGSO-Sense: Prototype for Measuring NGSO Satellite Network Interference and Radiofrequency Characteristics
Funding source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Partners: SES
Team SnT:  Eva Lagunas (PI) , Jorge Querol (Lab Coordinator), Flor G. Ortiz , Marecele Oliveira Kuhfuss, Symeon Chatzinotas
Starting date / Duration: Dec 2022 / 24 Months

Title: Sat-IAB: Satellite and Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) – An Architectural Trade-Off
Funding source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Principal investigator: Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas
Team: Steven Kisseleff (VPI), Eva Lagunas, Zaid Abdullah
Starting date / Duration: July 2022 / 6 months

Title: ESA SYMBOL: VHTS System Emulator Based on Functional Modelling of the System 
Funding source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Prime Contractor: Thales Alenia Space (Italy)
Partners: SnT and WISER (IT)
Team SnT: Eva Lagunas (PI), Vu Nguyen Ha,  Symeon Chatzinotas
Starting date / Duration: April 2022 / 18 Months

Title:  Ground-Based Distributed Beamforming Harmonization For The Integration Of Satellite And Terrestrial Networks. (ARMMONY).
Funding source: FNR – Luxembourg National Research Fund
Prime Contractor: SnT, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Partners: SES.
Principal investigator: Dr. Juan Merlano Duncan
Researchers: Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas, Dr. Jorge Luis Gonzalez, Dr. Vu Nguyen Ha, Dr. Wallace Martins, Dr. Jorge Querol, Ms. Liz Martinez-Marrero
Starting date / Duration: June 2022 / 36 + 12 months

Title: Neuro-Sat: The Application of Neuromorphic Processors to Satcom Applications
Funding source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Prime Contractor: SnT
Partner: King's College London (KCL)
Team SnT: Eva Lagunas (PI), Flor Ortiz Gomez (VPI), Wallace Martins, Saed Daoud, Geoffrey Eappen, Jan Thoemel, Symeon Chatzinotas
Duration: 05/2022 - 02/2023

Title:  LUQCIA: Luxembourg Quantum Communication Infrastructure Laboratory

Funding source: European Union – Next Generation EU, with the collaboration of the Department of Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy (SMC) of Luxembourg.
Prime Contractor: SnT, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Principal investigator: Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas
Vice-principal investigator: Dr. Juan Merlano Duncan,
Researchers:  Dr. Thang Xuan Vu, Dr. Steven Kisselef, Dr. Jorge Querol, Dr. Jorge Luis Gonzalez, Dr. Wallace Martins, Dr. Zaid Abdullah, Dr. Hayder Al-Hraishawi, Dr. Houcine Chougrani
Starting date / Duration: January 2022 / 60 month

Title: PROSPECT: High data rate, adaptive, internetworked proximity communications for Space
Funding Source: ESA - European Space Agency
Prime Contractor: SnT
Team: Symeon Chatzinotas (PI), Houcine Chougrani (VPI), Jorge Querol, Sumit Kumar, Oltjon Kodheli, Abdelrahman Abdella, and Jan Thoemel.
Duration: 02/2022 - 07/2023

Title: SmartSpace: Leveraging AI to Empower the Next Generation of Satellite Communications
Funding Source: FNR – Luxembourg National Research Fund
Prime Contractor: SnT
Partner: SES
Team: Eva Lagunas (PI), Flor Ortiz Gomez
Duration: 09/2022 - 08/2025

Title: 5G-LEO: OpenAirInterface™ Extension for 5G Satellite Links
Funding Source: ESA - European Space Agency
Prime Contractor: EURESCOM
Subcontractor: Frauhunofer IIS, SnT- University of Luxembourg, AllBeSmart
SnT Coordinator: Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas
Researchers: Dr. Jorge Querol, Dr. Sumit Kumar
Duration: 12/2021 - 08/2022

Title: SPAICE - Satellite Signal Processing Techniques using a Commercial Off-The-Shelf AI Chipset
Funding Source: ESA - European Space Agency
Prime Contractor: SnT
Team: Symeon Chatzinotas (PI), Jorge Querol (VPI), Eva Lagunas, Flor Ortiz Gomez, Jan Thoemel, Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan, Jorge Luis Gonzalez Rios, Lei Lei
Duration: 11/2021 - 01/2024

Title: SAT-SPIN - Satellite communication via space-based internet service providers
Funding Source: ESA - European Space Agency
Prime Contractor: SnT
Team: Symeon Chatzinotas (PI), Houcine Chougrani (VPI), Oltjon Kodheli, Jan Thoemel and Mahulena Hofmann.
Duration: 09/2021 - 08/2022

Title: DIVERSITY - User Terminal With Path Diversity For Constellations
Funding Source: ESA - European Space Agency
Prime Contractor: SnT
Partner: SES
Team: Symeon Chatzinotas (PI), Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan (VPI),  Dr. Bhavani Shankar, Jorge Querol, Jorge Luis Gonzalez Rios, Rakesh Palisetty, Wallace Martins, Alireza Haqiqtnejad, Liz Martinez-Marrero, Mohammad Gholamian.
Duration: 11/2021 - 10/2023

Title: EGERTON – Efficient digital beamforming techniques for onboard digital processors
Funding Source: ESA - European Space Agency
Prime Contractor: SnT
Partner: Thales Alenia Space Italy, SES
Team: Symeon Chatzinotas (PI), Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan (VPI), Jorge Querol, Jorge Luis Gonzalez Rios, Stavros Domouchtsidis, Rakesh Palisetty, Wallace Martins, Alireza Haqiqtnejad, Vu Nguyen Ha.
Duration: 09/2021 - 08/2023

Title: SAFER: Demonstration of SAFE electromagnetic Radiation emitted by 5G active antennas systems
Funding Source: Service des médias et des communications (SMC) – 5G National Program
Research Team: Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas (PI), Dr. Jorge Querol (VPI), Dr. Sumit Kumar (Lab Coord.)
Duration: 08/2021 - 02/2022

Title: 5G-GOA - 5G-Enabled Ground Segment Technologies Over-The-Air Demonstrator
Funding Source: ESA - European Space Agency
Prime Contractor: EURESCOM
Subcontractor: Frauhunofer IIS, Universität der Bundeswehr München, SnT- University of Luxembourg, Eurecom
SnT Coordinator: Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas
Researchers: Dr. Jorge Querol, Dr. Sumit Kumar, Dr. Nicola Maturo
Duration: 03/2021 - 09/2022

Title: INSTRUCT - Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Systems for Ubiquitous Beyond 5G Communications
Funding Source: FNR – Luxembourg National Research Fund
Principal Investigator: Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas
VPI: Eva Lagunas
Partner: SES
Consortium: SES, SIGCOM, SVV
Duration: 10/2020 - 09/2026

Title: IoT-ANCSAT: Agile network configuration for 5G Internet-of-Things services over satellite
Funding source: ESA - European Space Agency
Partners: OQ Technology (Prime), Leaf space
Principal investigator: Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas
Duration: 06/2021 - 06/2023

Title: Micro5G: Mobile Edge Computing for 5G DROne Systems
Funding Source: Service des médias et des communications (SMC) – 5G National Program
Research Team: Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas (PI), Prof. Miguel Olivares Mendez (Co-PI), Dr. Jorge Querol (VPI), Dr. Nicola Maturo, Dr. Jose Luis Sanchez Lopez, Dr. Carol Martinez-Luna, Dr. Abhishek Bera, Dr. Shree Krishna Sharma
Duration: 01/2021 - 01/2023

Title: IRANATA - Interference and RAdiation in Network PlAnning of 5G AcTive Antenna Systems
Funding Source: Service des médias et des communications (SMC) – 5G National Program
Team: Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas (PI), Prof. Holger Voos (Co-PI), Dr. Jorge Querol (VPI), Prof. Miguel Olivares Mendez, Dr. Jose Luis Sanchez Lopez, Dr. Carol Martinez-Luna, Dr. Shree Krishna Sharma, Dr. Nicola Maturo
Duration: 01/2021 - 01/2023

Title: 5G-SpaceLab: 5G Space Communications Laboratory
Funding Source: Interdisciplinary Space Master (ISM), Ministry of Economy (MECO) and Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA)
Team: Prof Symeon Chatzinotas, Prof Tonie Van Dam, Prof Miguel Olivares, Prof Andreas Hein, Dr. Jorge Querol, Dr Sumit Kumar, Dr Oltjon Kodheli, Dr Jevgenij Krivochiza, Mohammad Gholamian, Dr Jan Thoemel, Dr Loveneesh Rana, Dr Carol Martinez Luna, Zhanna Bokal, Ernest Skrzypczyk, Dr Sofia Coloma, Dr Youssouf Drif, Dr Turker Yolmaz, Amirhossein Nik
Duration: 09/2020 - 12/2022

Title: MEGALEO: Self-Organized Lower Earth Orbit Mega-Constellations
Funding Source: FNR – Luxembourg National Research Fund – CORE Program
Team: Prof. Chatzinotas (PI), Dr. Lagunas (VPI), Dr. Kisseleff, Dr. Vaibhav K. Gupta
Duration: 3 years

Title: RISOTTI - Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Smart Cities
Founding Source: FNR – Luxembourg National Research Fund – CORE Program
Team: Prof. Ottersten (PI), Dr Kisseleff (VPI), Dr Chatzinotas, Dr Martins, Dr Al-Hraishawi
Duration: 3 years

Title: CGD - Prototype of a Centralized Broadband Gateway for Precoded Multi-beam Networks
Funding Source: ESA – European Space Agency
Partner: SnT (Prime), SES
Team: Prof. Chatzinotas (PI), Dr. Lagunas (VPI), Dr. Duncan (Lab coordinator), Dr. Maturo, Dr. Kisseleff, Dr. Querol
Duration: 2.5 years

Title: DISBuS - Dynamic Beam Forming and In-band Signalling for Next-Generation Satellite Systems
Funding Source: FNR – Luxembourg National Research Fund
Prime Contractor: SnT
Partner: SES
Principal Investigator: Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas
Researchers: Houcine Chougrani (VPI), Dr. Bhavani Shankar, Dr. Jorge Querol, Dr. Juan Merlano Duncan, Dr. Christos Tsinos

Title: 5G-Sky: Interconnecting the Sky in 5G and Beyond – A Joint Communication and Control Approach
Funding Source: FNR-CORE
Principal investigator: Prof. Björn Ottersten
Vice principal investigator: Prof. Holger Voos
Researchers: Prof. Symeon Chatzinotas, Prof. Miguel Olivares Mendez, Dr. Jorge Querol, Dr. Jose Luis Sanchez Lopez
Duration: 03/2020 - 03/2023, 3 years

Title: ASWELL: AutonomouS NetWork Slicing for IntEgrated SateLlite-TerrestriaL Transport Networks
Funding Source: Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
Partners: SES
Principal Investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas (UL)
Research Team: Dr. Lei Lei (UL), Dr. Thang X. Vu (UL), Dr. Konstantinos Liolis (SES), Prof. Björn Ottersten (UL)
Start Date: TBD
Duration: 36 months

Title: FlexSAT - Resource Optimization for Next Generation of Flexible SATellite Payloads 
Funding Source: FNR CORE Junior Track
Prime Contractor: SnT
Partners: SES, atlanTTic - University of Vigo (Spain)
Principal investigator: Dr. Eva Lagunas
Researchers: Tedros S. Abdu, Dr. Steven Kisseleff, Dr Lei Lei, Dr Jorge Querol, Prof. Bjorn Ottersten (local scientific advisor), Prof. Carlos Mosquera (external scientific advisor), Dr Joel Grotz (SES, industrial advisor)
Duration: March 2020 - March 2023 (3 years)

Title: User Terminal Wideband Modem for Very High Throughput Satellites (VHTS) 
Funding source: ESA - European Space Agency
Partners: WideNorth (Prime), Space Norway, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), IMT Atlantique,
Principal investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas
Researchers: Dr Nicola Maturo, Dr Steven Kisseleff, Dr Houcine Chougrani 

Title: Next Generation High Data Rate Trunking Systems
Funding source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Partners: Thales Alenia Space-France (TAS-F), Thales Alenia Space-Italia (TAS-I), Analysys Mason (AM)
Principal investigator: Dr. Bhavani Shankar
Researchers: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas, Dr. Danilo Spano, Dr. Steven Kisseleff
Duration: 06/2018 - 12/2019

Title: LiveSatPreDem – Live Satellite Precoding Demonstration 
Funding source: ESA - European Space Agency
Prime Contractor: SnT
Partners: SES, Airbus Defence and Space, Fraunhofer IIS
Principal investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas
Researchers:  Dr. Stefano Andrenacci, Dr Juan Merlano Duncan, Dr. Vahid Joroughi, Dr. Nicola Maturo, Mr. Jevgenij Krivochiza

Title: FlexPreDem: Demostrator of Precoding Techniques for Flexible Broadband Systems
Funding source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Partners: SES S.A., Betzdorf, Luxembourg
Principal investigator: Prof. Chatzinotas
Vice-PI: Dr. Lagunas
Duration: Main activity concluded - CCN on-going

Title: LARGOS: Learning-Assisted Optimization for Resource and Security Management in Slicing-Based 5G Networks
Funding Source: Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
Partners: Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R), Singapore
Principal Investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas
Duration: 09/2018 - 08/2021

Title: ROSETTA: Resource Optimization for integrated Satellite-5G nETworks with non-orThogonal multiple Access
Funding Source: Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
Principal Investigator: Dr Lei Lei
Duration: 09/2018 - 08/2021

Title: ProCAST: Proactive Edge CAching for Content Delivery Networks powered by Hybrid Satellite/Terrestrial Backhauling
Funding source: FNR-CORE
Principal investigator: Prof. Bjorn Ottersten
VPIs: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas, Dr. Thang X. Vu
Duration: 07/2018 - 06/2021

Title: CI-PHY: Exploiting interference for physical layer security in 5G networks
Funding Source: EPSRC-FNR
Partners: University College London (UCL)
Principal Investigators: Prof. Bjorn Ottersten (UL), Dr. Christos Masouros (UCL)
Duration: 01/02/2018 - 31/01/2021

Title: CADSAT: Carrier Aggregation in Satellite Communication Networks
Funding source: European Space Agency
Partners: SES S.A., Betzdorf, Luxembourg
Principal investigator: Prof. Chatzinotas
Vice-PI: Dr. Lagunas
Duration: Main activity concluded - CCN on-going

Title: SIERRA: Spectral efficient Receivers and Resource Allocation for Cognitive Satellite Communications
Funding source: Bilateral ANR-FNR (France-Luxembourg)
Partners: Telecom ParisTech, Paris; Eurecom, Sophia Antipolis; University of Toulouse, Toulouse
Principal investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas
Researchers: Eva Lagunas, Dr. Bhavani Shankar
Duration: 03/2018-09/2021

Title: COHESAT: Cognitive Cohesive Networks of Distributed Units for Active and Passive Space Applications
Funding source: National Research Fund, Luxembourg
Partners: Nanosat Lab, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), SES TechCom, Betzdorf, Luxembourg
Principal investigator: Dr. Juan Merlano-Duncan
Researchers: Dr. Sina Maleki, Dr. Nicolò Mazzali 
Duration: 03/2018-03/2021 

Title: GHOST - On-Ground EnHanced Non-Intrusive IOT System Prototyping and Testing for Efficient Monitoring
Partners: SES Techcom services (Prime), EmTroniX, Amphinicy Technology
Principal investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas
Researchers: Dr. Stefano Andrenacci, Dr Nicolò Mazzali
Duration: 02/2017-01/2019

Title: RAFAEL: Rainfall estimation using signalling data of satellite communication network
Funding source: FNR POC
Principal investigator: Dr. Bhavani Shankar
Researchers: Dr. Ahmad Gharanjik
Starting date/ Duration: 01/07/2017 - 31/01/2019

Title: ECLECTIC: Energy and CompLexity EffiCienT mIllimeter-wave Large-Array Communications
Partner: Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)
Principal investigator: Dr. Christos Tsinos (UL)
Researchers: Prof. Bjorn Ottersten, Prof. Claude Oestges, Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas, Dr. Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan and Mr. Stavros Domouchtsidis
Starting date / Duration: 01/05/2017, 3 years

Title: HTS-DBS: High Throughput Digital Broadcasting Satellite Systems 
Funding source: European Space Agency, ARTES AT Program
Partners: SES S.A., FTA Inverto
Principal investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas
VPI: Dr. Sina Maleki
Researchers: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas, Dr. Sina Maleki, Dr. Thang X. Vua
Starting date / Duration: July 2017, 18 months

Title: PROSAT: on-board PROcessing techniques for high throughput SATellites
Funding source: FNR-CORE-PPP
Partner: SES S.A.
Principal investigator: Prof. Bjorn Ottersten
VPIs: Dr. Bhavani Shankar, Dr. Sina Maleki
Researchers: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas, Dr. Bhavani Shankar, Dr. Sina Maleki, Dr. Juan Duncan, Dr. Vahid Joroughi, Ashok Bandi, Aakash Arora
Starting date / Duration: May 2017, 3 years

Title: InWIP-NETs : Integrated Wireless Information and Power Networks
Principal investigator: Prof. Björn Ottersten
Vice principal investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas
Partner: Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)
Funding: F.R.S.-FNRS CREDITS AND PROJECTS CALL 2015 (PDR)
Researcher: Sumit Gautam

Title: SERENADE: Satellite Precoding Hardware Demonstrator
Funding source: FNR POC
Principal investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas
Researchers: Dr. Stefano Andrenacci, Dr. Juan Duncan, Dr. Maha Alodeh, Jevgenij Krivochiza
Starting date/ Duration: 01/06/2016 - 24 months

Title: SatNEx IV - Satellite Network of Experts
Principal investigator: Dr. Bhavani Shankar
Researcher: Alberto Mengali
Funding source: ESA - European Space Agency
Starting date/ Duration: 02/2015 - 01/2016

Completed Projects:

Title: Optical Feeder Links Study for Satellite Networks, ONSET
Funding source: Government of Luxembourg, LuxIMPULSE programme
Partners: SES
Principal investigator: Dr. Bhavani Shankar
Researchers:  Alberto Mengali, Dr. Farbod Kayhan
Starting date/ Duration: 06/2015 - 12/2016 (Phase 1), 05/2017 -01/2018 (Extension)

Title: Modem prototype for MEO broadband access, MEO MODEMS
Funding source: ESA - European Space Agency
Partners: Newtec, SES, O3b
Principal investigator: Dr. Bhavani Shankar
Researchers:  Dr. Nicolò Mazzali, Dr. Ahmad Gharanjik
Starting date/ Duration: 03/2016 - 11/2017

Title: Optimus - Optimized transmission techniques for satcom unicast interactive traffic 
Funding source: ESA - European Space Agency
Partners: University of Bologna, University of Parma, Polytechnic of Turin
Principal investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas
Researchers: Dr. Bhavani Shankar, Dr. Stefano Andrenacci, Dr. Farbod Kayhan, Dr. Maha Alodeh, Danilo Spano, Alberto Mengali 

Title: PreDem - Precoding Demonstrator for broadband system forward links 
Funding source: ESA - European Space Agency
Partners: SES, DLR,  Fraunhofer
Principal investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas
Researchers: Dr. Dimitrios Christopoulos, Dr. Stefano Andrenacci, Danilo Spano 

Title: SANSA - Shared Access terrestrial-satellite backhaul Network enabled by Smart Antennas
Funding source: H2020 ICT 6 2014 
Partners: CTTC, TAS, AIT, Avanti, OTE, Fraunhofer IIS, Viasat
Principal investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas 
Researchers: Dr. Sina Maleki, Dr. Eva Lagunas, Dr. Dimitrios Christopoulos, Dr. Shree Krishna Sharma

Title: SATSENT-SATellite SEnsor NeTworks for spectrum monitoring
Funding source: FNR CORE, Luxembourg
Partners: SES TechCom
Principal investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas 
VPI: Dr. Sina Maleki
Researchers:  Ashkan Kalantari, Christos Politis

Title: APSIM:Antennas and Signal Processing Techniques for Interference Mitigation in Next Generation Ka Band High Throughput Satellites
Funding source: ESA - European Space Agency
Principal investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas
Researchers: Dr. Shree Sharma, Dr. Eva Lagunas
Starting date/ Duration: 09/2014 - 02/2016

Title: GBBF: Future Ground-Based Beam-Forming Techniques
Funding source: ESA- European Space Agency
Principal investigator: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas 
Researchers: Dr. Dimitrios Christopoulos, Dr. Stefano Andrenacci
Starting date/ Duration: 09/2014 - 02/2016

Title: SeMiGod-Spectrum Management and Interference Mitigation in Cognitive Radio Satellite Networks
Funding source: FNR CORE, Luxembourg
Partner: SES
Principal investigator: Prof. Björn Ottersten
VPI: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas 
Starting date/ Duration: 01/04/2014 - 36 months

Title: CoRaSat - COgnitive RAdio for SAtellite Communications 
Funding source: FP7 ICT Call 8 
Principal investigator: Prof. Bjorn Ottersten
Starting date/Duration: 01/10/2012 - 36 months

Title: MCPRED - Prototyping and Testing of Efficient Multicarrier Transmission for Broadband Satellite Communications
Funding source: ESA, ARTES 5.1                                                                                                   
Principal investigator: Dr. Bhavani Shankar
Researchers: Alberto Mengali, Dr. Nicolo Mazzali
Partners: Newtec (Belgium), EADS (France), SES
Starting date/ Duration: 12/2014 - 11/2017

Title: NOVEL - Novel Ground Components Prototype beyond DVB-S2 for Broadband Satellite Networks
Funding source: ESA, ARTES 5.1                                                                                                   
Principal investigator: Dr. Bhavani Shankar
Researchers: Dr. Nicolo Mazzali
Partners: VTT, Bittium(Finland)
Starting date/ Duration: 05/2014 - 03/2017

Title: CO ²  SAT – Cooperative and Cognitive Architectures for Satellite Networks  
Funding source: FNR CORE, Luxembourg
Partner: SES
Principal investigator: Prof. Björn Ottersten
VPI: Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas 

Title: Potential business for an advanced spread spectrum measurement system for satellite testing 
Funding: LuxLaunch 
Principal investigator: Prof. Björn Ottersten

Title: Techniques and Technologies for multi-spot beam Ku-band Satellite networks
Funding source: ESA, ARTES 5.1                                                                                                   
Principal investigators: Dr. Bhavani Shankar, Prof. Björn Ottersten
Researchers: Alexios Aravanis
Partners: Astrium(now EADS, France), SES
Title: NGW - Next Generation Waveforms for Improved Spectral Efficiency
Funding source: ESA, ARTES 1                                                                                                   
Principal investigators: Dr. Bhavani Shankar, Prof. Björn Ottersten
Researchers: Roberto Pizzza, Zohair Abu-Shaban, Dimitrios Christopoulos
Partners: DLR (Germany),  CTTC, University of Vigo (Spain), University of Bologna, Parma (Italy), Politecnico di Turin

Title: APEXX- On-ground multicarrier digital equalization/ predistortion techniques for single or multi gateway applications
Funding source: ESA, ARTES 5. 1                                                                                                   
Principal investigators: Dr. Bhavani Shankar, Prof. Björn Ottersten
Researchers: Roberto Pizzza
Partners: TZR (Germany), KTH (Sweden), SES

Title: MIMO Hardware Demonstrator
Funding Source: ESA ARTES 5.1
Principal investigators: Prof. Björn Ottersten, Dr. Bhavani Shankar
Researchers: Dr. Daniel Arapoglou                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Partners:  Centre for Wireless Communications (Oulu, Finland), Elektrobit (now Bittium, Finland), SES