Marko Beko

Academic position:	Associate Professor
Joining date:	02-01-2021
Roles in IT:	Researcher
Thematic Line:	Wireless Technologies
Group:	Radio Systems – Lx

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Address: IT – Lisboa
Instituto Superior Técnico - Torre Norte - Piso 10
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http://www.cienciavitae.pt/171F-7558-50FC

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0001-7315-8739

04-06-2024

MIFUTURE project wins the highest rate in a very competitive call

MiFuture will develop a high-level personalised multidisciplinary program to provide 15 PhD candidates, supervised by committed experts from the industry and academia, with research competencies and transferable skills.

24-10-2023

IT Researchers ranked among the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University

A total of thirty IT researchers are among the most-cited scientists worldwide, falling within the top 2% in their respective scientific fields.

03-11-2022

IT researchers among the most-cited scientists worldwide

Twenty-six IT researchers are listed as the most-cited scientists worldwide by University of Stanford and publisher Elsevier.

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

Agregação, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 19-06-2018
PhD, Instituto Superior Técnico, 11-02-2008

Academic Activities

2Supervision of PhD theses

As Co-supervisor

Algoritmos Meta-Heurísticos para Aplicação a Localização Baseada em Sistemas Acústicos, PhD Student, Sérgio Duarte Correia, Defended 06-2020
Target Localization and Trcking in Wireless Sensor Networks, PhD Student, Slavisa Tomic, Defended 05-2017

1Supervision of MSc theses

As Co-supervisor

Posicionamento Cooperativo usando Dispositivos Android, MSc Student, Dário Filipe Romana Pedro, Concluded 12-2017

Publications

1Books

S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, M.T. Tuba, N. B. Bacanin, RSS-AoA-based Target Localization and Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks, River Publishers, Delft, 2017,
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37Papers in Journals

C. B: Basnayaka, D. Jayakody, M.B. Beko, Freshness-in-air: An AoI-inspired UAV-assisted wireless sensor networks, ICT Express, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 1103 - 1109, October, 2024 | BibTex
R. S. Santos, N, Fachada, J. P. Matos-Carvalho, S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, AutoNAV: A Python package for simulating UAV navigation in satellite-less environments, SoftwareX, Vol. 27, No., pp. 101782 - 101782, September, 2024 | BibTex
M. S.S. Stankovic, M.B. Beko, S. Stankovic, N. Ilic, Multi-Agent Off-Policy Actor-Critic Algorithm for Distributed Multi-Task Reinforcement LearningMulti-Agent Off-Policy Actor-Critic Algorithm for Distributed Multi-Task Reinforcement Learning, european journal of control, Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 1 - 15, November, 2023 | BibTex
A. Rajaram, J. Guerreiro, R. Dinis, D. Jayakody, M.B. Beko, Optimum Performance Analysis and Receiver Design for OFDM based Frequency-Splitting SWIPT with Strong Nonlinear Effects, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 10, No. 23, pp. 20928 - 20940, June, 2023 | BibTex
M. S.S. Stankovic, M.B. Beko, S. Stankovic, Distributed consensus-based multi-agent temporal-difference learning, Automatica, Vol. 151, No. 110922, pp. 1 - 11, May, 2023 | BibTex
R. S Santos, V. L. Leithardt, N, Fachada, M.B. Beko, A review on the use of open source technologies and software applied to precision agriculture practices, Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 1 - 18, March, 2023 | BibTex
M. B. Brajovic, I. R Orovic, M.B. Beko, S. Stankovic, Reconstruction of signals with sparse representation in optimally dilated Hermite basis, Springer Signal, Image and Video Processing, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1 - 9, January, 2023,
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B. Lima, R. Dinis, D. B. da Costa, R. Oliveira, M.B. Beko, User Pairing and Power Allocation for UAV-NOMA Systems Based on Multi-Armed Bandit Framework, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 71, No. 12, pp. 13017 - 13029, December, 2022 | BibTex
V. B. Basnayake, H. M. Mabed, D. Jayakody, P. C. Canalda, M.B. Beko, Adaptive Emergency Call Service for Disaster Management, Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, Vol. 11, No. 83, pp. 1 - 25, November, 2022,
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I. R Orovic, S. Stankovic, M.B. Beko, On the Use of Gini Coefficient for Measuring Time-Frequency Distribution Concentration and Parameters Selection, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Vol. 2022, No. 7731309, pp. 1 - 8, October, 2022 | BibTex
B. Lima, N, Fachada, R. Dinis, D. B. da Costa, M.B. Beko, Uavnoma: A UAV-NOMA Network Model under Non-Ideal Conditions, Journal of Open Research Software, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 1 - 8, October, 2022 | BibTex
R.S. Santos, J. P. Matos-Carvalho, S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, WLS Algorithm for UAV Navigation in Satellite-less Environments, IET Wireless Sensor Systems, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 93 - 102, June, 2022,
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B. Lima, A. Sena, R. Dinis, D. B. da Costa, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, M. DEBBAH, Aerial Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces in MIMO-NOMA Networks: Fundamentals, Potential Achievements, and Challenges, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1007 - 1024, June, 2022 | BibTex
S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, Detecting Distance-spoofing Attacks in Arbitrarily-deployed Wireless Networks, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 71, No. 4, pp. 4383 - 4395, April, 2022,
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J. Fe, S. Correia, S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, Swarm Optimization for Energy-Based Acoustic Source Localization: A Comprehensive Study, Sensors, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 1894 - 1894, February, 2022,
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D. Borges, PMC Carvalho, R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, Massive MIMO Techniques for 5G and Beyond—Opportunities and Challenges, Electronics, Vol. 10, No. 14, pp. 1667 - 1667, July, 2021,
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P. Viegas, H. Serra, J. Guerreiro, R. Madeira, D. Borges, R. Dinis, PMC Carvalho, J. OLIVEIRA, L. Campos Campos, M.B. Beko, A Novel Highly-Efficient Amplification Scheme for Wireless Communications in a CathLab Environment, IEEE Access, Vol. 9, No. 9, pp. 87520 - 87530, June, 2021,
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I. R Orovic, S. Stankovic, M.B. Beko, Multi-base compressive sensing procedure with application to ECG signal reconstruction, Eurasip Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Vol. 2021, No. 18, pp. 1 - 15, May, 2021 | BibTex
S. D. Correia Correia, M.B. Beko, S. Tomic, L. A. S. C. Cruz, Energy-based Acoustic Localization by Improved Elephant Herding Optimization, IEEE Access, Vol. 0, No. 0, pp. 1 - 1, February, 2020,
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D. Pedro, S. Tomic, L. Bernardo, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, R. Dinis, P. Pinto, P. Amaral, Algorithms for estimating the location of remote nodes using smartphones, IEEE Access, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 33713 - 33727, December, 2019,
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S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, PMC Carvalho, Estimating Directional Data From Network Topology for Improving Tracking Performance, Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 30 - 30, May, 2019,
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S. D. Correia Correia, M.B. Beko, L. A. S. C. Cruz, S. Tomic, Elephant Herding Optimization for Energy-Based Localization, Sensors, Vol. -, No. -, pp. 1 - 14, August, 2018,
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S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, L. Bernardo, On Target Localization Using Combined RSS and AoA Measurements, Sensors, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 1 - 25, April, 2018,
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PMC Carvalho, R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, A. Ferreira, Power Amplification Efficient Transmitter Structures for Massive MIMO with SC-FDE Schemes: A Promising Combination for 5G Systems?, Radioengineering, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 221 - 233, April, 2018,
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S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, M.T. Tuba, N. B. Bacanin, Bayesian methodology for target tracking using combined RSS and AoA measurements, Physical Communication, Vol. 25, No. -, pp. 158 - 166, December, 2017,
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S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, J. P. Gomes, Target Tracking With Sensor Navigation Using Coupled RSS and AoA Measurements, Sensors, Vol. 17, No. 11, pp. 1 - 22, November, 2017,
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S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, PMC Carvalho, A Robust Bisection-based Estimator for TOA-based Target Localization in NLOS Environments, IEEE Communications Letters, Vol. 21, No. 11, pp. 2488 - 2491, November, 2017,
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S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, 3-D Target Localization in Wireless Sensor Network Using RSS and AoA Measurements, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 66, No. 4, pp. 3197 - 3210, April, 2017,
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PMC Carvalho, R. Dinis, S. R Ribeiro, M.B. Beko, Two Methods for Estimation of Amplifier Imbalances in Multi-Amplifier Transmission Structures, Radioengineering, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 285 - 290, April, 2017,
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S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, PMC Carvalho, A Closed-form Solution for RSS/AoA Target Localization by Spherical Coordinates Conversion, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 680 - 683, December, 2016,
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S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, PMC Carvalho, Distributed Algorithm for Target Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks Using RSS and AoA Measurements, Pervasive and Mobile Computing, Vol. 2017, No. 37, pp. 63 - 77, October, 2016,
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S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, Distributed RSS-AoA Based Localization with Unknown Transmit Powers, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 392 - 395, August, 2016,
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S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, RSS-Based Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks Using Convex Relaxation: Noncooperative and Cooperative Schemes, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 64, No. 5, pp. 2037 - 2050, May, 2015,
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S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, Distributed RSS-Based Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Second-Order Cone Programming, Sensors, Vol. 14, No. 10, pp. 18410 - 18432, October, 2014,
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M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, Peak Reduction in OFDM using Second Order Cone Programming Relaxation, Eurasip Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Vol. 2014, No. 130, pp. 1 - 10, August, 2014,
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M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, Systematic method for designing constellations for intensity-modulated optical system, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 449 - 458, May, 2014,
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M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, Designing Good Multi-Dimensional Constellations, IEEE Wireless Communications, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 221 - 224, June, 2012,
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18Papers in Conferences

B. Lima, R. Dinis, D. B. da Costa, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, Trajectory Design for RSMA Networks Assisted by AIRS with LSTM and Transformers, IEEE International Symp. on Wireless Communication Systems - ISWCS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Vol., pp. -, July, 2024,
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B. Lima, R. Dinis, D. B. da Costa, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, R. Vigelis, M. DEBBAH, Rate-Splitting Multiple Access Networks Assisted by Aerial Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces, IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications LATINCOM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November, 2022 | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
A. Rajaram, R. Dinis, J. Guerreiro, D. Jayakody, M.B. Beko, Frequency-Splitting SWIPT with Joint Signal Detection and Non Linear Distortion Compensation, IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering ICECCME'2021, Mauritius, Mauritius, October, 2021,
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A. Rajaram, R. Dinis, J. Guerreiro, D. Jayakody, M.B. Beko, Frequency-Splitting SWIPT with Joint Signal Detection and Non Linear Distortion Compensation, IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering ICECCME'2021, Mauritius, Mauritius, October, 2021,
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B. Lima, D. B. da Costa, R. Oliveira, R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, H. D. Dias, Power Allocation, Relay Selection, and User Pairing for Cooperative NOMA Systems with Rate Fairness, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring), Helsinki, Finland, April, 2021 | BibTex
S. D. Correia Correia, M.B. Beko, L. A. S. C. Cruz, S. Tomic, Implementation and Validation of Elephant Herding Optimization Algorithm for Acoustic Localization, Telecomunications Forum - TELFOR, Belgrado, Serbia & Montenegro, Vol., pp. 1 - 4, November, 2018,
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D. Pedro, S. Tomic, L. Bernardo, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, R. Dinis, P. Pinto, Localization of static remote devices using smartphones, Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC-Spring, Porto, Portugal, June, 2018,
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S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, Hybrid RSS/AoA-based Target Localization and Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks, Doctoral Conf. on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems - DOCEIS, Caparica, Portugal, May, 2018,
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J. Guerreiro, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, PMC Carvalho, Using the Fireworks Algorithm for ML Detection of Nonlinear OFDM, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conf. - VTC-Fall, Toronto, Canada, September, 2017 | BibTex
S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, PMC Carvalho, A Closed-Form Solution for RSS/AoA Target Localization by Spherical Coordinates Conversion, IEEE International Conference on Commnunications Slavisa Tomic IEEE ICC, Paris, France, Vol. 2017, pp. 1 - 4, May, 2017 | BibTex
S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, M.T. Tuba, N. B. Bacanin, An Efficient WLS Estimator for Target Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks, Telecomunications Forum - TELFOR, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, Vol. x, pp. x - x, November, 2016,
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P. Bento, M.B. Beko, J. F. T. Teles, M. Gomes, R. Dinis, V. Silva, PAPR Reduction of Coded OFDM Signals, International Conf. on Wireless Networks, Las Vegas, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2015,
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PMC Carvalho, , R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, Efficient Amplification and Detection of Multilevel SC-FDE Signals Based on BPSK Components, IEEE Military Communications Conf. - MILCOM, San diego, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, November, 2013 | BibTex
PMC Carvalho, , R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, On the use of Multiple Amplifiers and Antennas for efficient Directive Transmission with large Constellations, IEEE Military Communications Conf. - MILCOM, San jose, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, November, 2013 | BibTex
PMC Carvalho, R. Dinis, , M.B. Beko, On the Use of Multiple Grossly Nonlinear Amplifiers for Highly Efficient Linear Amplification of Multilevel Constellations, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conf. - VTC-Fall, Las Vegas, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 5, September, 2013 | BibTex
J. V. Vieira, F. Ganhão, L. Bernardo, R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, P. Pinto, Energy-Efficient QoS Provisioning in Random Access Satellite NDMA Schemes, IEEE International Conf. on Computer Communication and Networks - ICCCN, Nassau, Bahamas, The, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2013 | BibTex
J. V. Vieira, F. Ganhão, L. Bernardo, R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, P. Pinto, Random Access NDMA MAC Protocols for Satellite Networks, IEEE International Conf. on Next Generation Wired/Wireless Networking - NEW2AN, St. Petersburg, Russia, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2013 | BibTex
R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, Impact of Nonlinear Devices in Software Radio Signals, Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC-Spring, Yokohama, Japan, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2012,
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Patents

1Patents

S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, Apparatus and method for 3-D network localization, US201816226748, National, Granted, 20-12-2018, United States

Projects

Currently running projects1

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
MiFuture	ultra-massive MIMO for future cell-free heterogeneous networks	EU/Horizon Europe	01-01-2024	31-12-2027

Closed Projects3

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
CoSHARE	Coordinated Spectrum Sharing for Opportunistic Access	FCT/COMPETE/FEDER	01-06-2018	31-01-2022
foRESTER	foRESTER - Data fusion of sensor networks and fire spread modelling for decision support in forest fire suppression	FCT	01-01-2019	31-12-2021
OPPORTUNISTIC-CR	Opportunistic Aggregation of Spectrum and Cognitive Radios: Consequences on Public Policies	FCT/PTDC	01-01-2011	01-12-2013

Other Contributions

1Editorial Committees

Associate Editor, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 01-07-2020 - 01-03-2024

IT Member Profile

Marko Beko

04-06-2024

MIFUTURE project wins the highest rate in a very competitive call

24-10-2023

IT Researchers ranked among the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide by Stanford University

03-11-2022

IT researchers among the most-cited scientists worldwide

Scientific Achievements

As Co-supervisor

As Co-supervisor

Currently running projects1

Closed Projects3