Academic position:
Assistant Professor
Joining date:
01-02-2002
Role in IT: Researcher Scientific Area: Wireless Communications
Group: Radio Systems – Lx
- Correia, A.; Dinis, R.; Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; "LTE E-MBMS capacity and inter-site gains" - Chapter in Evolved Cellular Network planning and Optimization for UMTS and LTE, L. Song and J. Shen, CRC-Taylor & Francis Group , New York,
2010.
- Correia, A.; Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; "Air Interface Enhancements for Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service" - Chapter in Handbook of Mobile Brodcasting, Borko Furt, Syed Ahson, CRC-Taylor & Francis Group , Boca Raton,
2008.
- Silva, J. C.; Cercas, F.C.; Souto, N.S.; "Iterative MMSE Detection for MIMO Blast DS-CDMA Systems in Frequency Sective Fading" - Chapter in E-business and Telecommunication Networks, Filipe, Joaquim; Coelhas, Helder; Saramago, Monica , Springer, ,
2007.
Papers in Journals [13]
- Souto, N.S.; Dinis, R.; Silva, J. C.; "Performance bound for generalised multilevelquadrature amplitude modulations constellations in multipath Rayleigh fading channels with imperfect channel estimation", IET Communications, Vol. 6, No. 11, pp. 1537 - 1543, November, 2012. Abstract | Full text (PDF 486KB) | BibTex
- Silva, J. C.; Dinis, R.; Souto, N.S.; P. M. Montezuma; "Single-carrier frequency domain equalisation with hierarchical constellations: an efficient transmission technique for broadcast and multicast systems", IET Communications, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 1 - 8, October, 2012. Abstract | Full text (PDF 664KB) | BibTex
- Souto, N.S.; Dinis, R.; Silva, J. C.; "Analytical Matched Filter Bound for M-QAM Hierarchical Constellations with Diversity Reception in Multipath Rayleigh Fading Channels", IEEE Trans. on Communications, Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 737 - 741, March, 2010. Abstract | Full text (PDF 377KB) | BibTex
- Souto, N.S.; Dinis, R.; Silva, J. C.; P. C. Carvalho; "Iterative Multipacket Detection for High Throughput Transmissions in OFDM Systems", IEEE Trans. on Communications, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 429 - 432, February, 2010. Abstract | Full text (PDF 223KB) | BibTex
- Correia, A.; Souto, N.S.; Dinis, R.; Silva, J. C.; "Multiresolution with Hierarchical Modulations for Long Term Evolution of UMTS", EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Vol. 2009, No. 1, pp. 1 - 11, February, 2009. Abstract | Full text (PDF 1214KB) | BibTex
- Souto, N.S.; Cercas, F.C.; Silva, J. C.; Correia, A.; "Transmitter/Receiver Method for Supporting Hierarchical Modulations in MBMS Transmissions", Wireless Personal Communications, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. - - -, April, 2008.
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- Souto, N.S.; Cercas, F.C.; Silva, J. C.; "On the BER Performance of Hierarchical M-QAM Constellations with Diversity and Imperfect Channel Estimation", IEEE Trans. on Communications, Vol. 55, No. 10, pp. 1852 - 1856, October, 2007. Abstract | Full text (PDF 289KB) | BibTex
- Correia, A.; Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; "Multi-Resolution Broadcast/Multicast Systems for MBMS", IEEE Trans. on Broadcasting, Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 224 - 234, March, 2007.
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- Correia, A.; Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; "Effective Radio Resource Management for MBMS in UMTS Networks", Wireless Personal Communications, Vol. 2006, No. 1, pp. 1 - 27, October, 2006.
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- Correia, A.; Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; "MIMO Based Radio Resource Management for UMTS Multicast Broadcast Multimedia Services", Wireless Personal Communications, Vol. 2006, No. 1, pp. 1 - 22, September, 2006.
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- Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; Cercas, F.C.; "Iterative MMSE Detection for MIMO/BLAST DS-CDMA Systems in Frequency Selective Fading", , Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 177 - 186, January, 2006.
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Papers in Conference Proceedings [75]
- Souto, N.S.; Dinis, R.; Silva, J. C.; "Impact of Imperfect Channel Estimation on SC-FDE", Proc IEEE Vehicular Technology Conf. - VTC-Spring, Dresden, Germany, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2013.
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- Souto, N.S.; Dinis, R.; Silva, J. C.; "Reliability of an IB-DFE in the Presence of Channel Estimation Errors", Proc IEEE Vehicular Technology Conf. - VTC-Spring, Dresden, Germany, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2013.
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- JMDA Almeida; Marinheiro, R. N.; Silva, J. C.; Moura, J.A.; "A Framework for QoE Measurements of Realtime Scalable Video Coding Streaming Using Conventional Servers and Clients", Proc Springer International Conf. on Advances in Information Technology and Mobile Communication - AIM, Bangalore, India, Vol. 1, pp. 85 - 90, April, 2013.
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- Silva, J. C.; Moura, J.A.; Marinheiro, R. N.; JMDA Almeida; "Optimizing 4G Networks with Flow Management using An Hybrid Broker", Proc Springer International Conf. on Advances in Information Technology and Mobile Communication - AIM, Bangalore, India, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, April, 2013.
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- Silva, J. C.; Silva, J. C.; "Strategic Methods for Automated Trading in Forex", Proc International Conf. on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications - ISDA, Koci, India, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, November, 2012.
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- Silva, J. C.; Silva, J. C.; "Strategic Methods for Automated Trading in Forex", Proc International Conf. on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications - ISDA, Koci, India, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, November, 2012.
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- Moura, J.A.; Silva, J. C.; Marinheiro, R. N.; "A Brokerage System for Enhancing Wireless Access", Proc International Conf. on Communications and Signal Processing - MIC-CSP, Barcelona, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 45 - 50, April, 2012.
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- J.R. Rendeiro; Marinheiro, R. N.; Moura, J.A.; Silva, J. C.; "An Adaptive Management Proposal for Optimizing the Performance of a Virtualized Computing Environment", Proc International Conf. on Communications and Signal Processing - MIC-CSP, Barcelona, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 24 - 28, April, 2012.
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- J.C. Coucelo; Marinheiro, R. N.; Silva, J. C.; Moura, J.A.; "WLAN-UMTS Integration to Optimize MBMS Provision", Proc International Conf. on Communications and Signal Processing - MIC-CSP, Barcelona, Spain, Vol. 1, pp. 34 - 38, April, 2012.
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- Silva, J. C.; Dinis, R.; Souto, N.S.; "Joint Detection & Enhanced Channel Estimation for MIMO SC-FDE", Proc Mosharaka International Conf. on Communications, Networking and Information Technology - Mosharaka, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Vol. 1, pp. 105 - 110, December, 2011.
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- Silva, J. C.; HRMS Silva; Dinis, R.; ELGMS Silva; Souto, N.S.; "On the Use of TCH Sequences for Synchronization and Channel Estimation in MIMO Systems", Proc International Conf. on Signal Processing - ICSP, Gold Coast, Australia, Vol. -, pp. - - -, December, 2010.
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- Dinis, R.; Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; P. C. Carvalho; "On the Design of Turbo Equalizers for SC-FDE Schemes with Different Error Protections", Proc IEEE Vehicular Networking Conf. (VNC), Ottawa, Canada, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2010.
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- Dinis, R.; P. M. Montezuma; Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; "Iterative Frequency-Domain Equalization for General Constellations", Proc IEEE Sarnoff Symp. 2010, Princeton, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2010.
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- Souto, N.S.; Dinis, R.; Silva, J. C.; "Efficient Detection Technique for Multiple Packet Collisions in OFDM Systems", Proc IEEE Vehicular Networking Conf. (VNC), Anchorage, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2009.
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- Souto, N.S.; Dinis, R.; Silva, J. C.; "Matched Filter Bound for M-QAM Hierarchical Constellations with Diversity Reception in Multipath Rayleigh Fading Channels", Proc IEEE Vehicular Networking Conf. (VNC), Anchorage, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2009.
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- Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; Dinis, R.; P. C. Carvalho; "On the use of TCH Sequences for Synchronization, Channel and Noise Estimation", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Signal Processing and Communication - ICSPC, omaha, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 5, September, 2009.
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- Silva, J. C.; Dinis, R.; Souto, N.S.; "Joint Detection and Channel Estimation Systems with SC-FDE Modulations", Proc IASTED International Conf. on Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition and Applications - SPPRA, innsbruck, Austria, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 5, February, 2009.
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- Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; "Efficient Channel Estimation for Iterative MIMO SC-FDE Systems", Proc IEEE Vehicular Networking Conf. (VNC), Calgary, Canada, Vol. 1, pp. 100 - 105, September, 2008.
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- Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; P. C. Carvalho; "A High Throughput Technique for OFDM Systems", Proc IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conf. - WCNC, Las Vegas, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, March, 2008.
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- Souto, N.S.; Correia, A.; Silva, J. C.; L. A. Abreu; "Multiresolution MBMS transmissions for MIMO UTRA LTE systems", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting - BTS, Las Vegas, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, March, 2008.
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- Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; "Iterative Decoding and Channel Estimation of MIMO-OFDM Transmissions with Hierarchical Constellations and Implicit Pilots", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Signal Processing and Communication - ICSPC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Vol. -, pp. - - -, November, 2007.
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- Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; "Efficient Channel Estimation for OFDM Systems with Hierarchical Constellations", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Communications and Information Technologies - ISCIT, Sydney, Australia, Vol. -, pp. - - -, October, 2007.
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- Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; Kumar; Correia, A.; "On the Use of Implicit Pilots for Channel Estimation with OFDM Modulations", Proc IEEE Vehicular Networking Conf. (VNC), Baltimore, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, September, 2007.
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- Kumar; Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; "Efficient Channel Estimation for OFDM Modulations with Transmit Diversity", Proc IASTED International Conf. on Communications, Internet and Information Technology - CIIT, Bannf, Canada, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2007.
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- Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; Cercas, F.C.; Correia, A.; "Supporting Hierarchical Modulations in HSDPA for MBMS Transmissions", Proc Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Peniche, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2007.
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- Silva, J. C.; Cercas, F.C.; Souto, N.S.; Rodrigues, A. J.; "Employing the Block Fourier Algorithm for solving the LMMSE Receiver Equation Under Variable Channel Conditions", Proc IEEE Vehicular Networking Conf. (VNC), Dublin, Ireland, Vol. 1, pp. 260 - 260, April, 2007.
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- Souto, N.S.; Cercas, F.C.; Silva, J. C.; Correia, A.; "An Iterative Receiver for WCDMA Systems with MIMO Transmissions and Hierarchical Constellations", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Spread Spectrum and Techniques Applications - ISSSTA, Manaus, Brazil, Vol. -, pp. - - -, August, 2006.
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- Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; Cercas, F.C.; "MMSE-based Receiver Behaviour in Handover Situations", Proc International Conf. on E-Business and Telecommunication Networks, setúbal, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, August, 2006.
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- Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; Cercas, F.C.; Rodrigues, A. J.; Jesus, S.J.; "Optimized Gauss and Cholesky Algorithms for using the LMMSE Decoder in MIMO/BLAST Systems with Frequency-Selective Channels", Proc International Conf. on E-Business and Telecommunication Networks, Setúbal, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, August, 2006.
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- Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; Cercas, F.C.; Rodrigues, A. J.; Jesus, S.J.; "Solving the ZF Receiver Equation for MIMO Systems Under Variable Channel Conditions using the Block Fourier Algorithm", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Spread Spectrum and Techniques Applications - ISSSTA, Manaus, Brazil, Vol. -, pp. - - -, August, 2006.
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- Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; Cercas, F.C.; "Turbo Coded MMSE Algorithms for W-CDMA MIMO-BLAST Systems", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Spread Spectrum and Techniques Applications - ISSSTA, Manaus, Brazil, Vol. -, pp. - - -, August, 2006.
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- Souto, N.S.; Cercas, F.C.; Silva, J. C.; Correia, A.; "Iterative Detection and Channel Estimation for WCDMA Systems Employing Non-Uniform QAM Constellations", Proc IST Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit, Myconos, Greece, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2006.
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- Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; Cercas, F.C.; "Overloaded SISO & MISO Systems with MMSE-based Equalization Receivers", Proc International Conf. on Telecommunications - ICT, Funchal, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2006.
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- Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; Cercas, F.C.; "Iterative MMSE Detection for MIMO/BLAST DS-CDMA Systems in Frequency Selective Fading", Proc International Conf. on E-Business and Telecommunication Networks, Reading, United Kingdom, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, October, 2005.
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- Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; Cercas, F.C.; Rodrigues, A. J.; Correia, A.; "Non-Uniform Constellations for Broadcasting and Multicasting Services in WCDMA Systems", Proc IST Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit, Dresden, Germany, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2005.
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- Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; Cercas, F.C.; "Iterative Turbo Multipath Interference Cancellation for WCDMA Systems with Non-Uniform Modulations", Proc IEEE Vehicular Networking Conf. (VNC), Stockholm, Sweden, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2005.
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- Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; Cercas, F.C.; Correia, A.; "Parity Concatenated Turbo codes: Study of their Structure and Performance Bounds", Proc International Symp. on Signal Processing and its Applications - ISSPA, sydney, Australia, Vol. 1, pp. 12 - 14, September, 2004.
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- Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; Cercas, F.C.; "Usage of Turbo TCH Codes for Spread Spectrum Applications", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Spread Spectrum and Techniques Applications - ISSSTA, sydney, Australia, Vol. 1, pp. 12 - 15, September, 2004.
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- Silva, M.; Correia, A.; Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; "Joint MIMO and Parallel Interference Cancellation for the HSDPA", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Spread Spectrum and Techniques Applications - ISSSTA, Sydney, Australia, Vol. 9999, pp. 9999 - 9999, August, 2004.
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- Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; Cercas, F.C.; Correia, A.; Rodrigues, A. J.; "Partitioned Turbo Super-Orthogonal Codes for a UMTS CS-CDMA Scheme", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Spread Spectrum and Techniques Applications - ISSSTA, Sydney, Australia, Vol. -, pp. 285 - 289, August, 2004.
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- Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; Cota, N.; Correia, A.; Cercas, F.C.; Rodrigues, A. J.; "Performance of Enhanced-UMTS HSDPA using Transmit Diversity and Power Control Schemes", Proc International Conf. on E-Business and Telecommunication Networks, Setúbal, Portugal, Vol. 3, pp. 46 - 51, August, 2004.
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- Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; Cercas, F.C.; Correia, A.; Rodrigues, A. J.; "Transmit Diversity Schemes for High Speed Downlink Packet Access in 3.5G Cellular Systems", Proc IEEE International Symp. on Spread Spectrum and Techniques Applications - ISSSTA, Sydney, Australia, Vol. -, pp. 623 - 627, August, 2004.
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- Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; Cercas, F.C.; "Low Rate Turbo Codes based on Nonlinear Cyclic Codes", Proc IEEE International Conf. on Communications - ICC, Paris, France, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2004.
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- N. Roldão; Silva, J. C.; Correia, A.; Rodrigues, A. J.; Silva, M.; "HSDPA Performance Results with Enhanced TX/RX Schemes", Proc SEACORN Workshop on Simulation of Enhanced UMTS Access and Core Networks, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Vol. 0, pp. 11111 - 22222, March, 2004.
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- Silva, M.; Correia, A.; Souto, N.S.; Silva, J. C.; Cercas, F.C.; Rodrigues, A. J.; "Interference Suppression consisting of Pre-Distortion Filtering and Beamforming with joint Transmit Diversity", Proc SEACORN Workshop on Simulation of Enhanced UMTS Access and Core Networks, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Vol. 9999, pp. 9999 - 9999, March, 2004.
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- Silva, J. C.; Souto, N.S.; Cercas, F.C.; Correia, A.; Rodrigues, A. J.; "Turbo TCH Codes for application in CS-CDMA schemes", Proc SEACORN Workshop on Simulation of Enhanced UMTS Access and Core Networks, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Vol. x, pp. x - x, March, 2004.
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- Souto, N.S.; Dinis, R.; Silva, J. C.; P. M. Montezuma;
"Método para Resolução Eficiente de Colisões de Pacotes em Sistemas de Alto Débito", 104830, August, 2012.
