Marco Décio Baptista Sousa

Marco Sousa

Former IT academic position:	External Author
Joining/Leaving IT dates:	01-07-2018 / 01-06-2023
Roles held in IT:	PhD Student
Former IT thematic line:	Wireless Technologies
Group:	Radio Systems – Lx

Scientific Achievements

Academic Activities

Co-Supervision of theses

1PhD Student

Enabling Full Automation and Intelligent Management of Wireless Networks in 5G and Beyond through Intent-Based Networks, PhD Student, Thaína Saraiva, Expected conclusion 09-2027

1MSc Student

Optimizing the 5G Active Antenna Radiation Pattern Configuration Using Machine Learning, MSc Student, Francisco Duarte Pinto de Jesus, Concluded 04-2022

Publications

5Papers in Journals

L. Mata, M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, On the Use of Spatial Graphs for Performance Degradation Root-Cause Analysis Towards Self-Healing Mobile Networks, IEEE Access, Vol. 12, No. 0, pp. 20490 - 20508, February, 2024 | Full text (PDF 3 MBs) | BibTex
M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, Towards the Use of Unsupervised Causal Learning in Wireless Networks Operation, Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences, Vol. 35, No. 9, pp. 101764 - 101764, October, 2023 | BibTex
M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, An Ubiquitous 2.6 GHz Radio Propagation Model for Wireless Networks Using Self-Supervised Learning From Satellite Images, IEEE Access, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 78597 - 78615, July, 2022 | Full text (PDF 3 MBs) | BibTex
A. Lopes, J. Oliveira, P. Sebastião, M. Sousa, P. Vieira, A Modular Web-Based Software Solution for Mobile Networks Planning, Operation and Optimization, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Vol. 11, No. 16, pp. 7686 - 7686, August, 2021 | Full text (PDF 5 MBs) | BibTex
M. Sousa, M.Q. Alves, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, Analysis and Optimization of 5G Coverage Predictions Using a Beamforming Antenna Model and Real Drive Test Measurements, IEEE Access, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 101787 - 101808, July, 2021 | Full text (PDF 4 MBs) | BibTex

14Papers in Conferences

M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, Enhancing Robustness for Automated Mobile Network Optimization by Uncovering Causal Relationships, International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems ISWCS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Vol., pp. -, July, 2024 | BibTex
L. Mata, M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, A Machine Learning Driven Methodology for Alarm Prediction Towards Self-Healing in Wireless Networks, IEEE IEEE Wireless Telecommunications Symposium WTS, Oakland, United States, Vol., pp. -, April, 2024 | BibTex
B. Marques, D. Parracho, M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, Automatic Backhaul Planning for 5G Open RAN Networks Based on MNO Data, IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference - MELECON, Palermo, Italy, Vol., pp. -, June, 2022 | Full text (PDF 2 MBs) | BibTex
F. Jesus, M. Sousa, F. Freitas, P. Vieira, A. J. Rodrigues, M.P. Queluz, Evaluating 5G Coverage in 3D Scenarios under Configurable Antenna Beam Patterns, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Symp. - WPMC, Conference online, December, 2021 | BibTex
M.Q. Alves, P. Vieira, M. Sousa, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, A New 3D Beamforming Antenna Model for 5G Propagation Modeling based on Real Data, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Symp. - WPMC, Conference online, October, 2020 | BibTex
B. Marques, P. Vieira, M. Sousa, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, Automated Joint Access and Backhaul Planning for 5G Millimeter-Wave Small Cell Networks, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Symp. - WPMC, Conference online, October, 2020 | BibTex
D. Queluz, P. Vieira, M. Sousa, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, A No-Reference Video Streaming QoE Estimator based on Physical Layer 4G Radio Measurements, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conf. - WCNC, Virtual, Korea, South, April, 2020 | BibTex
G. Jales, P. Vieira, M. Sousa, Optimizing the 4G Mobility Strategy after Diagnosing Network Sub-Performance Areas, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Symp. - WPMC, Lisbon, Portugal, December, 2019 | BibTex
M. Santos, P. Vieira, M. Sousa, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, An Unsupervised Learning Approach for Performance and Configuration Optimization of 4G Networks, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conf. - WCNC, Marrakesh, Portugal, April, 2019 | BibTex
G. Gomes, P. Vieira, M. Sousa, A. J. Rodrigues, Detecting and Reducing Interference in 3G and Beyond Wireless Access Networks, IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference - MELECON, Marrakesh, Portugal, May, 2018 | BibTex
S. Pedras, P. Vieira, M. Sousa, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, A No-Reference User Centric QoE Model for Voice and Web Browsing based on 3G/4G Radio Measurements, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conf. - WCNC, Barcelona, Spain, April, 2018 | BibTex
S. Pedras, M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, Antenna Tilt Optimization Using a Novel QoE Model Based on 3G Radio Measurements, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Symp. - WPMC, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, December, 2017 | BibTex
M. Sousa, P. Vieira, A. Martins, Self-Diagnosing Low Coverage and High Interference in 3G/4G Radio Access Networks based on Automatic RF Measurement Extraction, International Conf. on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Winsys, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, July, 2016 | BibTex
M. Sousa, P. Vieira, A. Martins, NS Silva, A. J. Rodrigues, Caracterização da Fiablidade de Medidas Rádio em Larga Escala para Redes Auto-Otimizadas, Congresso do Comité Português da URSI, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, December, 2015 | BibTex

Other Scientific Achievements

1Awards

M. Sousa, P. Vieira, Best Student Paper Award, WINSYS 2016, • Sousa M., Martins A., Vieira P., “Self-Diagnosing Low Coverage and High Interference in 3G/4G Radio Access Networks based on Automatic RF Measurement Extraction”, 13th International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems (WINSYS 2016), Lisbon, Portugal, Julho de 2016(Best Student Paper Award)., 01-07-2016

IT Former Collaborator

Marco Sousa

Scientific Achievements

Co-Supervision of theses