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... Isiaka Ajewale Alimi

Researcher

Isiaka Alimi

Academic position: Researcher
Joining date: 01-11-2013
Roles in IT: Researcher
Thematic Line: Optics and Photonics
Group: Optical Communication Systems and Networking – Av

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Address: IT – Aveiro
Instituto de Telecomunicações
Campus Universitário de Santiago
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https://www.orcid.org/0000-0001-5868-8045

RESEARCHER IDSCOPUS

Scientific Achievements

  • PhD, Universidade de Aveiro, 22-01-2018
  • IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 31-12-2018, Member
  • Optical Communications
4Books
  • I. Alimi, J. Popoola, 5G and 6G Enhanced Broadband Communications, IntechOpen, Rijeka, 2025,
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  • I. Alimi, 5G Fixed Wireless Access Revolutionizing Connectivity in the Digital Age, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, 2025,
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  • I. Alimi, O. Aboderin, N. J. Muga, A. Teixeira, Network-on-Chip - Architecture, Optimization, and Design Explorations, IntechOpen, London, 2022,
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  • I. Alimi, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Telecommunication Systems: Principles and Applications of Wireless-Optical Technologies, Intech Open, London, 2019,
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15Books Chapters
  • A. Abejide, P. Duarte, R. Patel, S. Pandey, M. Kota, C. Pinho, C. Novo, J. Popoola, I. Alimi, M. J. N. Lima, A. Teixeira, PON-FTTX Architecture and Bandwidth Analysis for Future Broadband Communications, Chapter in, 5G and 6G Enhanced Broadband Communications [Working Title], IntechOpen, Online first, 2024
  • I. Alimi, P. Monteiro, Free-Space Optical Communication for Future Broadband Access Networks, Chapter in, Handbook of Radio and Optical Networks Convergence, Kawanishi, T, Springer, Singapore, 2024
  • I. Alimi, P. Monteiro, RF/FSO and THz/FSO Relaying Systems, Chapter in, Handbook of Radio and Optical Networks Convergence, Kawanishi, T, Springer, Singapore, 2024
  • I. Alimi, A. Mahmoud, A. O Mufutau, F. P. Guiomar, J. Rodriguez, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Energy Efficiency in Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) for 5G Mobile Networks: Opportunities and Challenges, Chapter in, Optical and Wireless Convergence for 5G Networks (Chinese), Electronic Industry Press, Beijing, 2023
  • I. Alimi, N. J. Muga, A. Mahmoud, C. Pinho, J. Rodriguez, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Towards a Converged Optical-Wireless Fronthaul/Backhaul Solution for 5G Networks and Beyond, Chapter in, Optical and Wireless Convergence for 5G Networks (Chinese), Electronic Industry Press, Beijing, 2023
  • I. Alimi, A. Mahmoud, J. Rodriguez, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, S. Zvanovec, Z. Ghassemlooy, Enabling Li-Fi and Wi-Fi Network Technologies and Architectures Towards 5G, Chapter in, Optical and Wireless Convergence for 5G Networks (Chinese), Electronic Industry Press, Beijing, 2023
  • I. Alimi, R. K. Patel, O. Aboderin, A. Mahmoud, R. Gbadamosi, N. J. Muga, A. N. Pinto, A. Teixeira, Network-On-Chip Topologies: Potentials, Technical Challenges, Recent Advances and Research Direction, Chapter in, Network-on-Chip, IntechOpen, London, 2021
  • I. Alimi, R. K. Patel, A. Zaouga, N. J. Muga, Q. Xin, A. N. Pinto, P. Monteiro, Trends in Cloud Computing Paradigms: Fundamental Issues, Recent Advances, and Research Directions toward 6G Fog Networks, Chapter in, Moving Broadband Mobile Communications Forward - Intelligent Technologies for 5G and Beyond, IntechOpen, London, 2021
  • I. Alimi, R. K. Patel, A. Zaouga, N. J. Muga, A. N. Pinto, A. Teixeira, P. Monteiro, 6G CloudNet: Towards a Distributed, Autonomous, and Federated AI-Enabled Cloud and Edge Computing, Chapter in, 6G Mobile Wireless Networks, Wu Y. et al., Springer, Cham, Switzerland, 2021
  • I. Alimi, N. J. Muga, A. Mahmoud, C. Pinho, J. Rodriguez, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Towards a Converged Optical-Wireless Fronthaul/Backhaul Solution for 5G Networks and Beyond, Chapter in, Optical and Wireless Convergence for 5G Networks and Beyond, Wiley, London, 2019
  • I. Alimi, A. Mahmoud, A. O Mufutau, F. P. Guiomar, J. Rodriguez, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Energy Efficiency in Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) for 5G Mobile Networks: Opportunities and Challenges, Chapter in, Optical and Wireless Convergence for 5G Networks and Beyond, Wiley, London, 2019
  • I. Alimi, A. Mahmoud, J. Rodriguez, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, S. Zvanovec, Z. Ghassemlooy, Enabling Li-Fi and Wi-Fi Network Technologies and Architectures Towards 5G, Chapter in, Optical and Wireless Convergence for 5G Networks and Beyond, Wiley, London, 2019
  • I. Alimi, A. Tavares, C. Pinho, A. Mahmoud, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Enabling optical wired and wireless technologies for 5G and beyond networks, Chapter in, Telecommunication Systems, Intech Open, London, 2019
  • C. Pinho, I. Alimi, M. J. N. Lima, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Spatial Light Modulation as a Flexible Platform for Optical Systems, Chapter in, Telecommunication Systems, Intech Open, London, 2019
  • I. Alimi, A. Shahpari, A. Sousa Sousa, RMF Ferreira, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Challenges and Opportunities of Optical Wireless Communication Technologies, Chapter in, Optical Communication Technology, Pedro Pinho, Intech Open, Rijeka, 2017
20Papers in Journals
  • I. Alimi, P. Monteiro, Revolutionizing Free-Space Optics: A Survey of Enabling Technologies, Challenges, Trends, and Prospects of Beyond 5G Free-Space Optical (FSO) Communication Systems, Sensors, Vol. 24, No. 24, pp. 8036 - 8036, December, 2024 | BibTex
  • I. Alimi, P. Monteiro, Performance analysis of 5G and beyond mixed THz/FSO relaying communication systems, Optics & Laser Technology, Vol. 176, No., pp. 110917 - 110917, September, 2024 | BibTex
  • I. Alimi, R. K. Patel, N. J. Muga, A. N. Pinto, A. Teixeira, P. Monteiro, Towards Enhanced Mobile Broadband Communications: A Tutorial on Enabling Technologies, Design Considerations, and Prospects of 5G and beyond Fixed Wireless Access Networks, Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 21, pp. 1 - 104, November, 2021,
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  • R. K. Patel, F. P. Guiomar, M. Fernandes, I. Alimi, P. Monteiro, N. J. Muga, A. N. Pinto, Impact of Carrier Contribution Factor in the Self-Coherent DC-Value Method, Optics Express, Vol. 29, No. 25/6, pp. 41234 - 41245, November, 2021,
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  • I. Alimi, R. K. Patel, N. A. Silva, C. Sun, H. Ji, W. Shieh, A. N. Pinto, N. J. Muga, A Review of Self-Coherent Optical Transceivers: Fundamental Issues, Recent Advances, and Research Directions, Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 16, pp. 1 - 86, August, 2021,
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  • I. Alimi, R. K. Patel, A. O Mufutau, N. J. Muga, A. N. Pinto, P. Monteiro, Towards a Sustainable Green Design for Next-Generation Networks, Wireless Personal Communications, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 1 - 16, August, 2021,
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  • I. Alimi, N. J. Muga, Simple and robust transmit diversity based free-space optical communications for 5G and beyond networks, Optics Communications, Vol. 476, No. 1, pp. 126306 - 126306, December, 2020 | BibTex
  • R. K. Patel, I. Alimi, N. J. Muga, A. N. Pinto, Optical Signal Phase Retrieval With Low Complexity DC-Value Method, Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 38, No. 16, pp. 4205 - 4212, August, 2020 | BibTex
  • I. Alimi, R. K. Patel, N. J. Muga, P. Monteiro, Performance Analysis of 5G Fixed Wireless Access Networks with Antenna Diversity Techniques, Wireless Personal Communications, Vol. 113, No. 3, pp. 1541 - 1565, April, 2020 | BibTex
  • I. Alimi, P. Monteiro, Functional Split Perspectives: A Disruptive Approach to RAN Performance Improvement, Wireless Personal Communications, Vol. 106, No. 1, pp. 205 - 218, March, 2019 | BibTex
  • I. Alimi, A. Teixeira, P. Monteiro, Effects of Correlated Multivariate FSO Channel on Outage Performance of Space‑Air‑Ground Integrated Network (SAGIN), Wireless Personal Communications, Vol. 106, No. 1, pp. 7 - 25, March, 2019 | BibTex
  • A. Sousa Sousa, R. Ferreira, I. Alimi, A. Shahpari, M. J. N. Lima, A. Teixeira, Bidirectional SMF and PF-POF transmission of 400 Gbps Nyquist shaped on DP-QPSK systems, Microwave and Optical Tech. Letters, Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 256 - 260, January, 2019 | BibTex
  • I. Alimi, A. Teixeira, P. Monteiro, Toward an Efficient C-RAN Optical Fronthaul for the Future Networks: A Tutorial on Technologies, Requirements, Challenges, and Solutions, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, Vol. 20, No. 1, pp. 708 - 769, November, 2018 | BibTex
  • I. Alimi, A. O Mufutau, A. Teixeira, P. Monteiro, Performance Analysis of Space-Air-Ground IntegratedNetwork (SAGIN) Over an Arbitrarily CorrelatedMultivariate FSO Channel, Wireless Personal Communications, Vol. 100, No. 1, pp. 47 - 66, March, 2018 | BibTex
  • A. Sousa, I. Alimi, RMF Ferreira, A. Shahpari, M. J. N. Lima, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Real-time dual-polarization transmission based on hybrid optical wireless communications, Optical Fiber Technology, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 114 - 117, January, 2018 | BibTex
  • I. Alimi, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Analysis of multiuser mixed RF/FSO relay networks for performance improvements in Cloud Computing-Based Radio Access Networks (CC-RANs), Optics Communications, Vol. 402, No. 1, pp. 653 - 661, November, 2017,
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  • I. Alimi, A. Shahpari, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Effects of diversity schemes and correlated channels on OWC systems performance, Journal of Modern Optics, Vol. 64, No. 21, pp. 2298 - 2305, July, 2017,
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  • I. Alimi, A. Shahpari, V. M. C. Ribeiro, A. Sousa Sousa, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Channel characterization and empirical model for ergodic capacity of free-space optical communication link, Optics Communications, Vol. 390, No. 1, pp. 123 - 129, May, 2017,
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  • I. Alimi, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Outage Probability of Multiuser Mixed RF/FSO Relay Schemes for Heterogeneous Cloud Radio Access Networks (H-CRANs), Wireless Personal Communications, Vol. 95, No. 1, pp. 27 - 41, May, 2017,
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  • I. Alimi, A. Mahmoud, J. Rodriguez, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Spatial Interpolated Lookup Tables (LUTs) Models for Ergodic Capacity of MIMO FSO Systems, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 29, No. 7, pp. 583 - 586, February, 2017,
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10Papers in Conferences
  • N. J. Muga, T. M. F. Alves, R. K. Patel, I. Alimi, A. N. Pinto, A. Cartaxo, Self-Coherent Detection in Multicore Fiber Systems Impaired by Intercore Crosstalk, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – ICTON, Bucarest, Romania, July, 2023 | Full text (PDF 432 KBs) | BibTex
  • R. K. Patel, F. P. Guiomar, M. Fernandes, I. Alimi, P. Monteiro, N. J. Muga, A. N. Pinto, Virtual Carrier Assisted Self-Coherent Detection Employing DC-Value Method, OSA Optical Fiber Communications - OFC, San Francisco, United States, June, 2021 | BibTex
  • N. J. Muga, R. K. Patel, I. Alimi, N. A. Silva, A. N. Pinto, DSP optimization for simplified coherent receivers, International Conference of Transparent Optical Network (ICTON), Bari, Italy, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 4, July, 2020,
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  • P. Monteiro, I. Alimi, F. P. Guiomar, A. Lorences-Riesgo, A. O Mufutau, A. Gameiro, Flexible Optical and Wireless Testbed for 5G and Beyond Communication Systems, OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, San Francisco, United States, August, 2019 | BibTex
  • N. J. Muga, R. K. Patel, I. Alimi, N. A. Silva, A. N. Pinto, Self-coherent optical detection for access and metro networks, International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON, Angers, France, Vol. WeD2.5, pp. -, July, 2019 | BibTex
  • A. Mahmoud, I. Alimi, I. Elfergani, J. Rodriguez, Fast Statistical Modelling of Temperature Variation on 28 nm FDSOI Technology, International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks and Systems, Faro, Portugal, September, 2018 | BibTex
  • F. P. Guiomar, I. Alimi, P. Monteiro, A. Gameiro, Flexible Infrastructure for the Development and Integration of Access / Fronthauling Solutions in Future Wireless Systems, IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SIGNAL PROCESSING ADVANCES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - SPAWC, Kalamata, Greece, June, 2018 | BibTex
  • C. Pinho, A. Shahpari, I. Alimi, M. J. N. Lima, A. Teixeira, Optical Transforms and CGH for SDM Systems, International Conf. on Transparent Networks – ICTON, Trento, Italy, Vol. Tu.P.31, pp. 1 - 4, July, 2016,
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  • I. Alimi, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Analysis of Atmospheric Effects on RF Signal Transmission over the Optical Wireless Communication Links, Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors (SEONS), Covilhã, Portugal, Vol., pp. 35 - 38, July, 2016,
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  • I. Alimi, A. Shahpari, N Kumar, P. Monteiro, A. Teixeira, Optical wireless communication for future broadband access networks, European Conference on Network and Optical Communications (NOC), Lisbon, Portugal, Vol., pp. 124 - 128, June, 2016,
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Currently running projects2

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
Dior Deep Intelligent Optical and Radio Communication Networks EC 01-12-2021 30-11-2025
SenSat Integrated Communications and Sensing for Next-Generation Optical Satellite Networks FCT 01-01-2025 30-06-2026

Closed Projects4

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
DigCORE Digital Compensation of Inter Crosstalk in Multicore Fibers IT/LA 01-05-2020 30-04-2023
DSPMetroNet DSP Functions for Simplified Coherent Transceivers in Optical Metropolitan Networks FCT/POCI 01-07-2018 31-12-2021
QuRunner Development of a quantum random number generator network server IT 01-02-2020 31-07-2022
Sustainenergy Garantir o acesso a fontes de energia fiáveis, sustentavais e modernas para todos POCI, FEDER 01-01-2020 31-12-2021
10Refereeing Journals
  • IEEE Photonics Journal
    2017, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
    2019, 3 review(s); 2018, 4 review(s); 2017, 6 review(s); 2016, 2 review(s);
  • IEEE Wireless Communications
    2018, 2 review(s);
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
    2019, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
    2018, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Access
    2018, 1 review(s);
  • Computer Communications
    2018, 1 review(s);
  • IEEE Communications Magazine
    2018, 6 review(s);
  • Scientific World Journal, The
    2016, 1 review(s);
  • Applied Sciences
    2019, 1 review(s);
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