IMDEA Networks
Dr. Joerg WIDMER
Research Director
- PhD: Computer Science - University of Mannheim. Germany, Germany
- Former position: Manager. Docomo Euro-Labs. Munich. Germany
- Joining date: September 2010
- Website: https://joergwidmer.org
- Email: joerg.widmernetworks.imdea.org
- Phone: +34 91 481 6994
Research projects
TEST6G
Main researcher
More infoarrow_right_altSUN-DT
Main researcher
Smart Use of Novel Digital Tools for advanced performance and reduced costs in CSP tower plants
More infoarrow_right_altTUCAN6-CM
Project coordinator
Technologies for sensing and communication in 6G networks
More infoarrow_right_alt6thSense
Main researcher
Joint Communication and Sensing in 6G Networks
More infoarrow_right_altMIMORPH-5G
Main researcher
NR Computer Software Program Usage License Agreement
More infoarrow_right_altADVANCE-6G
Main researcher
Scientific Infrastructure of Computing and Communications for Advanced Experimentation in 6G Networks
More infoarrow_right_altDIME
Project coordinator
Distributed Inference for Energy-efficient Monitoring at the Network Edge Note
More infoarrow_right_altRISC-6G
Main researcher
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and Low-power Technologies for Communication and Sensing in 6G Mobile Networks
More infoarrow_right_altUser level traffic prediction in cellular network
Main researcher
More infoarrow_right_altDeep Learning for Efficient Wireless Backhaul
Main researcher
More infoarrow_right_altRISE-MM
Project coordinator
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Enabled millimeter Wave Communication for Beyond 5G Cellular Networks
More infoarrow_right_altUNITE
Main researcher
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Non-Terrestrial Communications and Sensing
More infoarrow_right_altMultiX
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Advancing 6G-RAN through multi-technology, multi-sensor fusion, multi-band and multi-static perception
More infoarrow_right_altMiRACLE
Main researcher
Millimeter scale Repeatable and Absolute Coherent Localization Enabler
More infoarrow_right_altPRIME-6G
Main researcher
Pilot for Resilient Industrial Manufacturing Environments with 6G Technologies
More infoarrow_right_altIoT-ZERO
Main researcher
IoT-ZERO: Secure Event-Driven TN–NTN Connectivity and Sensing for Near-Zero-Energy IoT
More infoarrow_right_altPinPoint 5G+
Project coordinator
Accurate, Pervasive and Low-Latency Positioning to Innovate 5G Networks and Beyond
More infoarrow_right_altMINTS
Main researcher
Millimeter-wave Networking and Sensing for Beyond 5G
More infoarrow_right_altmmMAGIC
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Millimetre-Wave Based Mobile Radio Access Network for Fifth Generation Integrated Communications
More infoarrow_right_alteCOUSIN
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enhanced COntent distribUtion with Social INformation
More infoarrow_right_altWIRELESS NETWORK DEPLOYMENT AND Wi-Fi BASED INDOOR LOCALIZATION
Main researcher
More infoarrow_right_altE2NET
Main researcher
Energy Efficient Networks
More infoarrow_right_altTIGRE5-CM
Project coordinator
Integrated technologies for management and operation of 5G networks
More infoarrow_right_altMISO
Main researcher
Millimeter-wave SDR-based Open Experimentation Platform
More infoarrow_right_altMONROE
Main researcher
Measuring Mobile Broadband Networks in Europe
More infoarrow_right_altSEARCHLIGHT
Main researcher
A new communication paradigm for future very high speed wireless networks
More infoarrow_right_altLF assists HF in beam tracking and mobility
Main researcher
LF assists HF in beam tracking and mobility
More infoarrow_right_altA Comprehensive Simulation Model For IEEE 802.11ay for the ns-3 Network Simulator
Main researcher
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Publications
Estimating Target Doppler in Unsynchronized Multistatic ISAC Deployments with Mobile Nodes
Zaman Bhalli, Michele Rossi, Joerg Widmer, Marco Canil
International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and their Applications. Alcalá de Henares, Spain. June 2026
DFT-Based Spectral Precoding for Scalable Unique-Word OFDM (Accepted for publication)
Salil Sharma, Syed Waqas Haider Shah, Jesus Omar Lacruz, Joerg Widmer
IEEE Communication Letters. 10.1109/LCOMM.2026.3698599. May 2026
Spectrum & RAN Sharing: A Measurement-based Case Study of Commercial 5G Networks in Spain
Rostand A. K. Fezeu, Lilian Coelho De Freitas, Eman Ramadan, Jason Carpenter, Claudio Fiandrino, Joerg Widmer, Zhi-Li Zhang
IEEE DySPAN. Washington, DC, USA. April 2026
2D-AoI: Age-of-Information of Distributed Sensors for Spatio-Temporal Processes
Markus Fidler, Flavio Gallistl, Jaya Prakash Champati, Joerg Widmer
IEEE Transactions on Communications. 10.1109/TCOMM.2025.3628766. IEEE. November 2025
mm-NOLOC: mmWave-based Localization for Mobile Networks without 3GPP Location Service
Phuc Dinh, Eduardo Baena, Yufei Feng, Yunmeng Han, Weiming Qi, Zihan Xu, Moinak Ghoshal, Pau Closas, Dimitrios Koutsonikolas, Joerg Widmer
ACM Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing. Houston, Texas. October 2025