Ferran Adelantado i Freixer

Associate Professor at UOC

Adjunct Associate Professor at UB

Researcher at Wireless Networks Research Lab (WiNe)

Publications

Journals

[J-20] B. Ojaghi, F. Adelantado, A. Antonoppoulos and C. Verikoukis, "Impact of Network Densification on Joint Slicing and Functional Splitting in 5G", Accepted in IEEE Communications Magazine [link] [ref]

[J-19] B. Ojaghi, F. Adelantado, A. Antonoppoulos and C. Verikoukis, "SlicedRAN: Service-Aware Network Slicing Framework for 5G Radio Access Networks", Accepted in IEEE Systems Journal [link] [ref]

[J-18] G. Boquet, P. Tuset-Peiro, F. Adelantado, T. Watteyne and X. Vilajosana, "LR-FHSS: Overview and Performance Analysis", Accepted in IEEE Communications Magazine [link] [ref]

[J-17] G. Tseliou, F. Adelantado and C. Verikoukis, "A Base Station Agnostic Network Slicing Framework for 5G", IEEE Network, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 82-88, July-Aug 2019 [link] [ref]

[J-16] B. Martinez, F. Adelantado, A. Bartoli and X. Vilajosana, "Exploring the Performance Boundaries of NB-IoT", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 5702-5712, June 2019 [link] [ref]

[J-15] G. Tseliou, F. Adelantado and C. Verikoukis, "NetSliC: Base Station Agnostic Framework for Network SliCing", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 4, pp. 3820-3832, April 2019 [link] [ref]

[J-14] P. Trakas, F. Adelantado and C. Verikoukis, "QoE-Aware Resource Allocation for Proffit Maximization Under User Satisfaction Guarantees in HetNets With Differentiated Services", IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 2664-2675, Sept. 2019 [link] [ref]

[J-13] P. Trakas, F. Adelantado and C. Verikoukis, "Network and Financial Aspects of Trac Offloading With Small Cell as a Service", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 17, no. 11, pp. 7744 - 7758, Nov 2018 [link] [ref]

[J-12] F. Adelantado, X. Vilajosana, P. Tuset-Peiro, B. Martinez, J. Melia-Segu and T. Watteyne, "Understanding the Limits of LoRaWAN", IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 55, no. 9, pp. 34-40, Sept 2017 [link] [ref]

[J-11] G. Kollias, F. Adelantado and C. Verikoukis, "Spectral Efficient and Energy Aware Clustering in Cellular Networks", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, no. 10, pp. 9263 - 9274, Oct 2017 [link] [ref]

[J-10] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso, M. Di Renzo and C. Verikoukis, "Energy and Spectrum Ecient User Association in Millimeter Wave Backhaul Small Cell Networks", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 1810 - 1821, May 2016 [link] [ref]

[J-09] G. Tseliou, F. Adelantado and C. Verikoukis, "Scalable RAN Virtualization in Multi-Tenant LTE-A Heterogeneous Networks", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 65, no. 8, pp. 6651-6664, Aug 2016 [link] [ref]

[J-08] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso and C. Verikoukis, "Performance Analysis of a Cognitive Radio Contention-Aware Channel Selection Algorithm", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 64, no. 5, pp. 1958-1972, May 2015 [link] [ref]

[J-07] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso and C. Verikoukis, "Energy-Efficient User Association in Cognitive Heterogeneous Networks", IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 52, no. 7, pp. 22-29, July 2014 [link] [ref]

[J-06] F. Adelantado and C. Verikoukis, "Detection of Malicious Users in Cognitive Wireless Ad Hoc Networks: A Statistical Approach", Ad Hoc Networks Journal, vol. 11, pp. 2367-2380, Oct. 2013 [link] [ref]

[J-05] F. Adelantado, A. Juan and C. Verikoukis, "Adaptive Sensing User Selection Mechanism in Cognitive Wireless Networks", IEEE Communication Letters, vol. 14, pp. 800-802, Sept. 2010 [link] [ref]

[J-04] F. Adelantado, J. Perez-Romero and O. Sallent, "An Analytical Model for the Reverse Link of WCDMA Systems with Repeaters in Nonuniform Traffic Distributions", IEEE Transaction on Vehicular Technology, vol. 58, pp. 2180-2190, Jun. 2009 [link] [ref]

[J-03] F. Adelantado, J. Perez-Romero and O. Sallent, "Nonuniform traffic distribution model in reverse link of multi-rate/multi-service WCDMA based systems", IEEE Transaction on Vehicular Technology, vol. 56, pp. 2902-2914, Sept. 2007 [link] [ref]

[J-02] F. Adelantado, J. Perez-Romero and O. Sallent, "OnWCDMA Base Station Selection Criteria", IEEE Communication Letters, vol. 10, pp. 248-250, Apr. 2006 [link] [ref]

[J-01] F. Adelantado, O. Sallent, J. Perez-Romero and R. Agusti, "Time correlation of the intercell to intracell interference ratio in a W-CDMA network", IEE Electronics Letters, vol. 38, pp. 1735-1737, Dec. 2002 [link] [ref]


Conferences

[C-36] P. Tuset, F. Adelantado, R. Delgado, and X. Vilajosana, "Determinism through modulation diversity: can combining multiple IEEE 802.15.4 SUN modulations improve communication reliability?", Accepted in IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications 2020 (ISCC 2020).

[C-35] B. Ojaghi, F. Adelantado, E. Kartsakli, A. Antonopoulos and C. Verikoukis, "Sliced-RAN: Joint Slicing and Functional Split in Future 5G Radio Access Networks", Internations Conference on Communications 2019 (ICC 2019), Shanghai, China, May 20-24 2019.

[C-34] I. Suciu, X. Vilajosana, F. Adelantado, "Aggressive Fragmentation Strategy for Enhanced Network Performance in Dense LPWANs", IEEE Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications 2018 (PIMRC 2018), Bologna, Italy, Sept. 9-12 2018.

[C-33] I. Suciu, X. Vilajosana, F. Adelantado, "An Analysis of Packet Fragmentation Impact in LPWAN", IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference 2018 (WCNC 2018), Barcelona, Spain, Apr. 15-18 2018.

[C-32] P. Trakas, F. Adelantado, N. Zorba and C. Verikoukis, "A QoE-aware joint resource allocation and dynamic pricing algorithm for Heterogeneous Networks", IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference 2017 (GLOBECOM 2017), Singapore, Singapore, Dec. 4-8 2017.

[C-31] P. Trakas, F. Adelantado and C. Verikoukis, "A Quality of Experience-aware association algorithm for 5G Heterogeneous Networks", International Conference on Communications 2017 (ICC 2017), Paris, France, May 21-25 2017.

[C-30] J. De Armas, P. Tuset, T. Chang, F. Adelantado, T. Watteyne and X. Vilajosana, "Determinism Through Path Diversity: Why Packet Replication Makes Sense", International Conference on Intelligent Networking and Collaborative Systems (INCoS 2016), Ostrava, Czech Republic, Sept. 7-9 2016.

[C-29] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, A. Antonopoulos, L. Alonso and C. Verikoukis, "Energy and Spectrum Efficient User Association in 5G

Networks", IEEE Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications 2016 (PIMRC 2016), Valencia, Spain, Sept. 4-8 2016.

[C-28] G. Tseliou, K. Samdanis, F. Adelantado, X. Costa-Perez and C. Verikoukis, "A Capacity Broker Architecture and Framework for Mult-tenant support in LTE-A Networks", International Conference on Communications 2016 (ICC 2016), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 22-27 2016.

[C-27] G, Kollias, F. Adelantado and C. Verikoukis, "CORE: A Clustering Optimization algorithm for Resource Eciency in LTE-A Networks", IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference 2015 (GLOBECOM 2015), San Diego, USA, Dec. 6-10 2015. [Best Paper Award].

[C-26] E, Liotou, G. Tseliou, K. Samdanis, D. Tsolkas, F. Adelantado and C. Verikoukis, "An SDN QoE-service for dynamically enhancing the performance of OTT applications", 7th International Workshop on Multimedia Experience 2015 (QoMEx 2015), Messinia, Greece, May 26-29 2015.

[C-25] P. Trakas, F. Adelantado and C. Verikoukis, "A novel learning mechanism for traffic offloading with Small Cell as a Service", IEEE International Conference on Communications 2015 (ICC 2015), London, UK, June 8-12 2015.

[C-24] G. Kollias, F. Adelantado and C. Verikoukis, "The Impact of Inter-Site Distance and Time-to-Trigger on Handover Performance in LTE-A HetNets", IEEE Internations Conference on Communications 2015 (ICC 2015), London, UK, June 8-12 2015.

[C-23] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, A. Anronopoulos, E. Kartsakli, L. Alonso and C. Verikoukis, "The Energy Impact of Small Cell Backhaul in Green Heterogeneous Networks", IEEE InternationalWorkshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks 2014 (CAMAD 2014), Athens, Greece, Dec. 1-3 2014.

[C-22] G. Kollias, F. Adelantado, J. Vardakas and K. Ramantas, "Handover Performance in LTE-A HetNets Through Inter-Site Distance Differentiation", IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks 2014 (CAMAD 2014), Athens, Greece, Dec. 1-3 2014.

[C-21] X. Pons, A. Mesodiakakic, C. Gruet, L. Naviner, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso and C. Verikoukis, "An Energy Ecient Vertical Handover Decision Algorithm", IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference Workshops 2014 (GLOBECOM 2014), Austin (TX), USA, Dec.8-12 2014.

[C-20] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso and C. Verikoukis, "Joint Uplink and Downlink Cell Selection in Cognitive Small Cell Heterogeneous Networks", IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference 2014 (GC Wkshps 2014), Austin (TX), USA, Dec.8-12 2014.

[C-19] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso and C. Verikoukis, "Energy-efficient Context-aware User Association for Outdoor Small Cell Heterogeneous Networks", IEEE International Conference on Communications 2014 (ICC 2014), Sydney, Australia, June. 10-14 2014.

[C-18] G. Tseliou, F. Adelantado and C. Verikoukis, "Resources Negotiation for Network Virtualization in LTE-A Network", IEEE International Conference on Communications 2014 (ICC 2014), Sydney, Australia, June. 10-14 2014.

[C-17] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, A. Antonopoulos, L. Alonso and C. Verikoukis, "Fairness evaluation of a Secondary network Coexistence Scheme", IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks 2013 (CAMAD 2013), Berlin, Germany, Sept. 25-27 2013.

[C-16] P. Tuset, F. Adelantado, X. Vilajosana, F. Vazquez-Gallego and J. Alonso-Zarate, "On the use of the 433 MHz band to Improve the Energy Efficiency of M2M Communications", IEEE Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications 2013 (PIMRC 2013), London, UK, Sept. 8-11 2013.

[C-15] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso and C. Verikoukis, "Energy Efficiency Analysis of Secondary Networks in Cognitive Radio Systems", IEEE International Conference on Communications 2013 (ICC 2013), Budapest, Hungary, June. 9-13 2013.

[C-14] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, L. Alonso and C. Verikoukis, "Energy-Efficient Contention-Aware Channel Selection in Cognitive Radio Ad-Hoc Networks", IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks 2012 (CAMAD 2012), Barcelona, Spain, Sep. 17-19, 2012.

[C-13] F. Adelantado and C. Verikoukis, "A Non-parametric Statistical Approach for Malicious Users Detection in Cognitive Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks", IEEE Internations Conference on Communications 2011 (ICC 2011), Kyoto, Japan, Jun. 5-9, 2011.

[C-12] F. Adelantado, A. Juan, H. Skianis and C. Verikoukis, "Sensing Users Selection with Overhead Reduction for Cognitive Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks", IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference 2010 (GLOBECOM 2010), Miami, USA, Dec. 6-10, 2010.

[C-11] A. Juan, A. Guix, R. Ruiz, P. Fonseca and F. Adelantado, "Using simulation to provide alternative solutions to the flowshop sequencing problem", ASIM Dedicated Conf. on Simulation in Production and Logistics, Karlsruhe, Germany, Oct. 6-8, 2010.

[C-10] A. Juan, F. Adelantado, J. Faulin, S. Grasman and J. Montoya, "Solving the capacitated vehicle routing problem with maximum traveling distance and service time requirements: an approach based on Monte Carlo simulation", Winter Simulation Conference (WSC09), Austin, USA, Dec. 13-16, 2009.

[C-09] F. Adelantado, A. Juan and C. Verikoukis, "MAC layer Cooperation Analysis in Cognitive Wireless Networks", Mobile Multimedia Communications Conference 2009 (MobiMedia 2009), London, UK, Sept. 7-9, 2009.

[C-08] F. Adelantado, O. Sallent and J. Perez-Romero, "On Deploying Repeaters in CDMA Systems for Traffic Hot-Spots: An Analytical Characte rization", IEEE Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications 2006 (PIMRC 2006), Helsinki, Finland, Sept. , 2006.

[C-07] F. Adelantado, J. Perez-Romero and O. Sallent, "On Modelling Spatial Traffic and Service Non-Uniformities in WCDMA Reverse Link", IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference Spring 2006 (VTC Spring 2006), Melbourne, Australia, May 7-10, 2006.

[C-06] F. Adelantado and F. Casadevall, "Dynamic Common Pilot Power Management in a Real Hot Spot Environment", IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference 2005 (GLOBECOM 2005), Saint Louis, USA, Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2005.

[C-05] J. Majkowski, F. Casadevall and F. Adelantado, "Control de Admision en IEEE 802.11e EDCA", XIV Jornadas Telecom I+D, Madrid, Spain, Nov. 23-25, 2004.

[C-04] F. Adelantado, O. Sallent, J. Perez-Romero and R. Agusti, "Impact of Traffic Hotspots in 3G W-CDMA Networks", IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference Spring 2004 (VTC Spring 2004), Milan, Italy, May 22-25, 2004.

[C-03] M. Garcia-Lozano, S. Ruiz, O. Sallent and F. Adelantado, "Analysing UTRA-FDD Pilot Power and Active Set Conguration in a Real Urban Scenario", IEEE Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications 2003 (PIMRC 2003), Beijing, China, Sept. 7-10, 2003.

[C-02] O. Sallent, S. Ruiz, R. Agusti, F. Adelantado, et al, "Using Measurements Extracted from GSM/UMTS Networks for 3G Planning and RRM Evaluation", IEEE Wireless Communications & Networking Conference (WCNC), New Orleans, USA, Mar. 16-20, 2003.

[C-01] F. Adelantado, O. Sallent, J. Perez-Romero and R. Agusti, "Estudio de la correlacion temporal del factor f en una red W-CDMA", XII Jornadas Telecom I+D, Madrid, Spain, Nov. 19-21, 2002.

Patents

[P-01] X. Vilajosana, B. Martinez, F. Adelantado, P. Tuset, "Drift Correction in Wireless Network", PCT/EP2016/067541. EPO. July 22, 2016.

Technical White Papers / Reports

[TW-01] IEEE Standardization Research Group on Software Dened and Virtualized Wireless Access, "Software Dened and Virtualized Wireless Access in Future Wireless Networks: Scenarios, Standards and Standardizati on Opportunities", Sept 2015, [Online].

Workshops

[W-04] N. Papaoulakis, F. Casadevall and F. Adelantado, "Practical Radio Resource Management Techniques for UMTS", Mobile Venue 2004, Athens, Greece, May 27-28, 2004.

[W-03] F. Adelantado, O. Sallent et al, "Trac Hotspots in UMTS Networks: in uence on RRM strategies", 4th MCM COST-289, Zurich, Switzerland, Mar. 15-16, 2004.

[W-02] O. Sallent, F. Adelantado, et al, "Analaysing UMTS Admission Control Strategies by Using GSM Measurements", 7th European Meeting COST-273, TD(03)-096, Paris, France, May 21-23, 2003.

[W-01] S. Ruz, O. Sallent, R. Agust, F. Adelantado, et al, "3G Planning by Using 2G Measurements", 6th European Meeting COST-273, TD(03)-73, Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 15-17, 2003.

Non-indexed Journals

[NJ-01] X. Vilajosana, C. Cano, P. Tuset, J. Melia and F. Adelantado,"The Wireless Technology Landscape in the Manufacturing Industry: A Reality Check", IEEE CommSoc MMTC Communications - Frontiers, vol. 12, no. 6, Nov. 2017..

Book Chapters

[BC-02] A. Mesodiakaki, F. Adelantado, C. Verikoukis and L. Alonso, "An Energy-Efficient Contention-Aware Algorithm for Channel Selection in Cognitive Radio Networks", in Resource management in Mobile Computing Environments, ISBN 978-3-319-06704-9, Springer-Verlag, 2014.

[BC-01] Contributions to Cognitive Radio Policy and Regulation, Chapter 3 Technical Approaches for Improved Spectrum Sharing, ISBN 978-3-319-04021-9, Springer-Verlag, February 2014.

  • Section 3.2.1. A Novel Energy-Ecient Contention-Aware Channel Selection Algorithm for CR Networks

  • Section 3.5. Detection of Malicious Users in Cognitive Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks: A Statistical Approach