Stanford University
Post-doc, Electrical Engineering, Smart Antenna Research Group
1995 – 1997
Télécom Paris
Doctorate, Signal Processing, Telecommunications
1991 – 1995
National Technical University of Athens
Diploma of Engineering, Electrical Engineering
1986 – 1991
Dr. Constantinos B. Papadias is ACG’s Associate Vice President for Research, Innovation and Graduate Studies. At ACG, he is also the Executive Director of the Research, Technology and Innovation Network (RTIN), the Head of the Smart Wireless Future Technologies (SWiFT) Lab, Professor of Information Technology and was the founding Scientific Director of the ACG Research Center. Prior to these, he was the Dean of Athens Information Technology (AIT), in Athens, Greece, where he was also Professor and Head of the Broadband Wireless and Sensor Networks (B-WiSE) Research Group. He has held Adjunct Professorships at several Universities, currently with Aalborg University and with the University of Cyprus. He has been active in IT-related research, addressing areas such as signal processing and machine learning, wireless telecom systems & networks, biomedical engineering and energy efficient technologies for over 30 years. He has published over 250 scientific papers, 12 patents and 4 books and has received more than 11000 citations and several recognitions for his work, including 4 best paper awards. He has participated in and led several EU-funded research projects, including his current role as Scientific Manager in the Doctoral Network project ISLANDS on the topic of integrated sensing and communications for future vehicular systems and his recent roles as Research Coordinator in the ITN Project PAINLESS (2018-2022) and Technical Coordinator in the EU CHIST-ERA project FIREMAN. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), of the European Alliance of Innovation (EAI) and of the International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA). From 2020-2022 he was a member of Greece’s sectorial scientific council of Engineering Sciences, which supports the country’s National Council for Research and Innovation. He recently served as Director-at-Large of the IEEE Signal Processing Society for Region 8 (Europe, Middle East and Africa).
Books
Spectrum Sharing: The Next Frontier in Wireless Networks, C.B. Papadias, T. Ratnarajah and D. Slock (Editors.) ISBN: 978-1-119-55151-5, Wiley-IEEE Press, April 2020.
Book Chapters
[1] C. B. Papadias, T. Ratnarajah, D. Slock, “Introduction: from cognitive radio to spectrum sharing on packet basis,” in Spectrum Sharing: The Next Frontier in Wireless Networks, C. B. Papadias, T. Ratnarajah, D. Slock, Eds., Wiley-IEEE Press, 2020.
[2] C. B. Papadias, K. Ntougias, G. Papageorgiou, “The role of antenna arrays in spectrum sharing,” in Spectrum Sharing: The Next Frontier in Wireless Networks, C. B. Papadias, T. Ratnarajah, D. Slock, Eds., Wiley-IEEE Press, 2020.
Journal Papers
[1] A. S. de Sena, D. B. da Costa, Z. Ding, P. H. J. Nardelli, U. S. Dias and C. B. Papadias, “Massive MIMO-NOMA networks with successive sub-array activation,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 1622-1635, March 2020.
[2] G. K. Papageorgiou, M. Sellathurai, K. Ntougias and C. B. Papadias, “A stochastic optimization approach to hybrid processing in massive MIMO systems,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 770-773, June 2020.
[3] A. S. de Sena, F. Rafael M. Lima, Daniel B. da Costa, Z. Ding, P. H. J. Nardelli, U. S. Dias, C. B. Papadias, “Massive MIMO-NOMA networks with imperfect SIC: design and fairness enhancement,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 19, no. 9, pp. 6100-6115, Sept. 2020.
[4] O. A. Lopez, S. M. Sánchez, R. Demo, C. B. Papadias, H. Alves, “On CSI-free multi-antenna schemes for massive wireless energy transfer,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 278-296, Jan. 2021.
[5] G. K. Papageorgiou, K. Voulgaris, K. Ntougias, D. K. Ntaikos, M. M. Butt, C. Galiotto, N. Marchetti, V. Frascolla, H. Annouar, A. Gomes, A. J. Morgado, M. Pesavento, T. Ratnarajah, K. Gopala, F. Kaltenberger, D. T. M. Slock, F. Khan and C. B. Papadias, “Advanced dynamic spectrum 5G mobile networks employing licensed shared access,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 58, No. 7, pp. 21-27, July 2020.
[6] K. Ntougias, C. B. Papadias, G. K. Papageorgiou, G. Hasslinger, T. B. Sorensen, “Coordinated caching and QoS-aware resource allocation for spectrum sharing,” Wireless Personal Communications, available online, March 26, 2020.
[7] A. S. de Sena, D. Carillo, F. Fang, P. H. J. Nardelli, D. B. da Costa, U. S. Dias, Z. Ding, C. B. Papadias, and W. Saad, “What role do intelligent reflecting surfaces play in multi-antenna non-orthogonal multiple access?” IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 27, No. 5, pp. 24-31, Oct. 2020.
[8] M. H. Tariq, D. K. Ntaikos and C. B. Papadias, “Design guidelines for multi-active/multi-passive parasitic antenna arrays,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 19, no. 12, pp. 2141-2144, Dec. 2020.
[9] N. Babu, C. B. Papadias and P. Popovski, “Energy-efficient 3-D deployment of aerial access points in a UAV communication system,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 2883-2887, Dec. 2020.
[10] O. A. Lopez, S. M. Sánchez, R. Demo, C. B. Papadias, H. Alves, “On CSI-free multi-antenna schemes for massive wireless energy transfer,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 278-296, Jan. 2021.
[11] N. Babu, M. Virgili, C. B. Papadias, P. Popovski and A. J. Forsyth, “Cost- and energy-efficient aerial communication networks with interleaved hovering and flying,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 70, no. 9, pp. 9077-9087, Sept. 2021.
[12] A. S. de Sena, P. H. J. Nardelli, D. B. d. Costa, U. S. Dias, P. Popovski and C. B. Papadias, “Dual-polarized IRSs in uplink MIMO-NOMA networks: An interference mitigation approach,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 10, no. 10, pp. 2284-2288, Oct. 2021.
Conference papers
[1] A. S. de Sena, D. B. da Costa, Z. Ding, P. H. J. Nardelli, U. Dias, and C. B. Papadias, “Successive sub-array activation for Massive MIMO-NOMA networks,” IEEE International Conference on Communications, June 7-11, 2020.
[2] G. K. Papageorgiou, M. Sellathurai, D. K. Ntaikos, C. B. Papadias, “3D beamforming with multi-active multi-passive antenna arrays using stochastic optimization,” 21st IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC 2020), May 26-29, 2020 (virtual conference).
[3] M. Haroon Tariq, I. Chondroulis, P. Skartsilas, N. Babu and C. B. Papadias, “mmWave Massive MIMO channel measurements for fixed wireless and smart city applications,” IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2020), Aug. 31 – Sept. 3, 2020 (virtual conference).
[4] N. Babu, K. Ntougias and C. B. Papadias, “Energy efficient altitude optimization of an aerial access Point,” IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2020), Aug. 31 – Sept. 3, 2020 (virtual conference).
[5] A. S. de Sena, P. H. J. Nardelli, D. B. da Costa, F. R. M. Lima, L. Yang, P. Popovski, Z. Ding, and C. B. Papadias, “IRS-assisted massive MIMO-NOMA networks with polarization diversity,” Workshop on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for future wireless communications, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC’ 2021), virtual / Montreal, Canada, June 14-23, 2021.
[6] N. Babu, C. B. Papadias and P. Popovski, “Energy-efficient deployment of a non-orthogonal multiple access unmanned aerial system,” 4th IEEE ICC Workshop on Integrating UAVs into 5G and Beyond, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC’ 2021), virtual / Montreal, Canada, June 14-23, 2021.
White Papers
[1] C. B. Papadias, I Chondroulis, M. H. Tariq, N. Babu, T. Barratt, F. Undi, J. Kusuma, K. Mangalmurti, E. Tanghe, D. de Beelde, Z. Aslam, W. Joseph, D. Lai, N. Golmie, A. Gosain, S. G. Sanchez, L. Bertizzolo, L. Bonati, M. Polese, H. B. Tulay, Y. Corre, A. Zubow, and S. Goldstein, “TIP channel sounder program results summary report,” white paper published by the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) mmWave Networks Project Group, Sept. 2020.
Special Issues & Workshops
[1] EU Project PAINLESS 2nd Summer School and Workshop, June 1-5, 2020 (online), co-organized by C. B. Papadias.
[2] Workshop on “Communication and Networking Algorithms for Cyber-Physical Systems in Industry 4.0,” co-located with IEEE PIMRC 2020, Aug. 31, 2020, co-organized by C. B. Papadias.
[3] Special Issue on “Aerial Wireless Networks,” IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (IEEE OJCOMS), co-edited by C. B. Papadias.
[4] Upcoming Special Issue on “Technologies & Innovation Models for 5G Services and Verticals,” Wireless Personal Communications (Springer), co-edited by C. B. Papadias.
[1] N. Babu, C. B. Papadias, and P. Popovski, “Energy-efficient 3D deployment of aerial access points in a UAV communication system,” IEEE Communication Letters, vol. 24, no. 12, pp. 2883-2887, Dec. 2020.
[2] M. Haroon Tariq, D. K. Ntaikos, and C. B. Papadias, “Design guidelines for multi-active / multi-passive parasitic antenna arrays,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, vol. 19, no. 12, pp. 2141-2144, Dec. 2020.
[3] A. S. de Sena, P. H. J. Nardelli, D. B. d. Costa, U. S. Dias, P. Popovski and C. B. Papadias, “Dual-polarized IRSs in uplink MIMO-NOMA networks: An interference mitigation approach,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 10, no. 10, pp. 2284-2288, Oct. 2021.
[4] N. Babu, M. Virgili, M. Al-jarrah, X. Jing, E. Alsusa, P. Popovski, A. Forsyth, C. Masouros and C. B. Papadias, “Energy-efficient trajectory design of a multi-IRS assisted portable access point,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 72, no. 1, pp. 611-622, Jan. 2023.
[5] N. Babu, C. Masouros, C. B. Papadias and Y. C. Eldar, “Precoding for multi-cell ISAC: from coordinated beamforming to coordinated multipoint and bi-static sensing,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 14637-14651, Oct. 2024.