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Welcome to the Pervasive Wireless Systems Group. The group is led by Dr. Domenico Giustiniano. The group investigates novel system solutions for the next generation of pervasive wireless systems. The main objective is to create impact, publishing in top system conferences, and transferring the results to the society. The current main areas of research are:
- Battery-free IoT Networks (including LiFi research, openvlc.org)
- Large-scale Spectrum Analytics
- 5G and Beyond Localization Systems
What’s new!
ENABLE-6G concludes with key innovations in AI, Privacy, and Network Efficiency
Led by IMDEA Networks Institute with partners Telefónica, NEC Europe, BluSpecs and PI Lighting, the: MAP-6G (Machine Learning-based Privacy Preserving Analytics for 6G Mobile Networks) and RISC-6G (Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and Low-power Technologies for Communication and Sensing in 6G Mobile Networks), sub-projects delivered 20 innovative assets, each contributing to critical advancements in areas such as network intelligence, energy efficiency, localisation and privacy-preserving analytics. MAP- 6G was coordinated by Dr. Giustiniano Domenico, while RISC-6G was coordinated by Dr. Joerg Widmer.
ENLIGHT’EM: weaving the future of wireless communications with sustainable innovation
The European project coordinated by Domenico Giustiniano has provided pioneering results to establish the foundation for the next generation of Internet of Things networks. The project has ended in December 2023 marking a major milestone: contributing to design a new generation of wireless systems based on visible light communication (VLC) and on the low power consumption of light-emitting diodes (commonly known as LEDs) for challenging Internet of Things (IoT) scenarios.
Javier Talavante wins second place in the Young Entrepreneurship Awards-Carné Joven de la Comunidad de Madrid with Sensory-FI
The spin-off, co-founded by Javier Talavante, Dayrene Frómeta, Borja Genovés and Domenico Giustiniano, has stood out not only for its technological innovation but also for its focus on environmental and social sustainability. This achievement in the Young Entrepreneurship-Young Carnet Awards reflects the positive impact that LiFi4Food can have on modern agriculture.
LiFi4Food, revolutionizing precision agriculture with IoT for sustainable and efficient farming
The Pervasive Wireless Systems PhD Students Dayrene Frómeta Fonseca and Javier Talavante, together with Dr. Borja Genovés Guzmán and Dr. Domenico Giustiniano gave life to a revolutionary solution that promises to completely transform the landscape of precision agriculture. LiFi4Food represents not only a technological milestone, but also a commitment to a sustainable future, where innovation and intelligence come together to boost efficiency in food production.
Team
Scientific Direction
Research
Admin
Former Postdocs
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Dr. Alessio Scalingi
PhD student + Postdoctoral Researcher Current Position: Assistant Professor at UC3M, Spain. |
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Dr. Borja Genovés
Postdoctoral Researcher Current Position: MSCA Fellow at Virginia University, USA / UC3M, Spain. |
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Dr. Roberto Calvo
PhD student + Postdoctoral Researcher Current Position: Assistant Professor at URJC, Spain |
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Dr. Maurizio Rea
PhD student + Postdoctoral Researcher Current Position: Senior Researcher at i2cat, Spain. |
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Dr. Danilo de Donno
Postdoctoral Researcher Current Position: Senior Wireless System Engineer at Huawei, Italy |
Alumni
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Dayrene Frometa
PhD student Current Position: PostDoc Researcher at IMDEA Networks, Spain |
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Ander Galisteo
PhD student Current Position: Dojo Five: The Embedded Experts. St. Paul, Minnesota. USA |
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Aymen Fakhreddine
PhD student Current Position: Double affiliation – Senior Researcher at Technology Innovation Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / University of Klagenfurt, Austria. |
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Qing Wang
PhD student Current Position: Assistant Professor at TU Delft, Netherlands |
Projects
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ANT
Embedded AI Systems and Applications
Financed by: European Union (Horizon Europe)
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SUNRISE
Secure Unmanned Aerial Optical Systems
Financed by: Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
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6th SENSE (ELSA)
6G location and sensing-based analytics
Financed by: Ministry of Science and Innovation
GERMINAL
Connectivity. Enabling Next Generation NAV COM Hybrid Terminal
Financed by: EU Agency for the Space Programme
Previous projects
MAP-6G
Machine Learning-based Privacy Preserving Analytics for 6G Mobile Networks
RISC-6G
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and Low-power Technologies for Communication and Sensing in 6G Mobile Networks
SOMIRO
Soft Milli-robots
ENLIGHT’EM
European Training Network in Low-energy Visible Light IoT Systems
ARMASUISSE - AerialSensing
AI-driven Activity Detection of Intruders from the Sky
TAPIR-CM
Advanced techniques to enhance the intelligence of 5G networks
Armasuisse-BigLocator
Big Data-based Positioning of Rogue Transmitters
CONTACT-CM
Contact Tracing with 5G and Beyond Networks
LOCUS
LOCalization and analytics on-demand embedded in the 5G ecosystem, for Ubiquitous vertical applicationS
PinPoint 5G+
Accurate, Pervasive and Low-Latency Positioning to Innovate 5G Networks and Beyond
Armasuisse -TecLoch
Technology Classification and Localization of Anomalies in the Spectrum
MYP-SOCRATES
Large Scale Collaborative Detection and Location of Threats in the Electromagnetic Space
Armasuisse - CompPos
Armasuisse - SPECTRUMCOP PROGRAM: LOCATE IT
Armasuisse - SPECTRUMCOP PROGRAM: SpecScale
Technologies for Collaborative Detection of Spectrum Anomalies
Armasuisse- SPECTRUMCOP PROGRAM: MONTEBIANCO
Technologies for Collaborative Detection of Spectrum Anomalies
Location-aware MAC scheduling in Mobile and Dense Networks
Location-aware MAC programming in dense and mobile networks
Armasuisse - SPECTRUMCOP PROGRAM: SPECTRUMCOP II
Technologies for Collaborative Detection of Spectrum Anomalies
Flex5Gware
Flexible and efficient hardware/software platforms for 5G network elements and devices
Armasuisse - SPECTRUMCOP PROGRAM: SPECTRUMCOP I
Technologies for Collaborative Detection of Spectrum Anomalies
Armasuisse - MATISSE
Pervasive Mobile Location and Spectrum Sensing Systems
WIRELESS NETWORK DEPLOYMENT AND Wi-Fi BASED INDOOR LOCALIZATION
OPPORTUNISTIC TIMING SIGNALS FOR PERVASIVE MOBILE LOCATION
SWARMIX
Synergistic Interactions in Swarms of Heterogeneous Agents
Publications
SoK: Evaluating 5G-Advanced Protocols Against Legacy and Emerging Privacy and Security Attacks
Stavros Eleftherakis, Domenico Giustiniano, Nicolas Kourtellis
ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks. Arlington, Virginia, USA. June 2025
Demo: Streaming Video over 360 Degrees Visible Light Communication (Demo)
Javier Talavante, Salvatore Corallo, Domenico Giustiniano
International Conference on Embedded Wireless Systems and Networks (wasEuropean Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks). Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. December 2024
Demystifying Privacy in 5G Stand Alone Networks
Stavros Eleftherakis, Timothy Otim, Giuseppe Santaromita, Almudena Diaz-Zayas, Domenico Giustiniano, Nicolas Kourtellis
ACM International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking. Washington, D.C., USA. November 2024
5G Positioning with Software-defined Radios
Ivan Palamà, Yago Lizarribar, Lorenzo Maria Monteforte, Giuseppe Santaromita, Stefania Bartoletti, Domenico Giustiniano, Giuseppe Bianchi, Nicola Blefari Melazzi
Computer Networks. August 2024
ORAN-Sense: Localizing Non-cooperative Transmitters with Spectrum Sensing and 5G O-RAN
Yago Lizarribar, Roberto Calvo-Palomino, Alessio Scalingi, Giuseppe Santaromita, Gerome Bovet, Domenico Giustiniano
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications. Vancouver, Canada. May 2024
Det-RAN: Data-Driven Cross-Layer Real-Time Attack Detection in 5G Open RANs
Alessio Scalingi, Salvatore D'oro, Francesco Restuccia, Tommaso Melodia, Domenico Giustiniano
IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications. Vancouver, Canada. May 2024
Sustainable Spectrum Crowdsensing
Yijing Zeng, Bangya Liu, Yilong Li, Domenico Giustiniano, Suman Banerjee
IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks. Washington DC, USA. May 2024
SPRING+: Smartphone Positioning from a Single WiFi Access Point
Stavros Eleftherakis, Giuseppe Santaromita, Maurizio Rea, Xavier Costa-Perez, Domenico Giustiniano
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 10.1109/TMC.2024.3367241. IEEE. February 2024
Modulating LiFi for dual operation in the visible and infrared spectra
Dayrene Frómeta, Muhammad Sarmad Mir, Sergio Iglesias De Frutos, Borja Genovés Guzmán, Domenico Giustiniano
Computer Communications. 10.1016/j.comcom.2024.01.005. Elsevier. February 2024
A prediction-model-assisted reinforcement learning algorithm for handover decision-making in hybrid LiFi and WiFi networks
Dayrene Frómeta, Borja Genovés Guzmán, Giovanni Luca Mertena, Rui Bian, Harald Haas, Domenico Giustiniano
Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. 10.1364/JOCN.495234. January 2024
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Infrastructure
The group owns several USRP B210s and N310s, used for 5G localization, spectrum sensing and LiFi infrastructure. Training of deep learning algorithms for spectrum sensing are performed using 4xA100 GPUs with 6TB SSD SATA, GPU NVIDIA RTX2080Ti, NUC i5 and NUC i7 boards are used for several activities of the group, such as controlling outdoor spectrum sensors and LiFi infrastructure. The LiFi lab unit of the group includes several OpenVLC boards, it hosts different testbeds based on a large number of OpenVLC boards, moved through the OpenBuilds Acro Systems, and has the software and laboratory equipment to develop new versions and extensions of OpenVLC boards such as Agilent 3000 X-series oscilloscope. Finally, the group has an FPC1000 Spectrum Analyzer of Rohde&Schwarz that goes from 5kHz to 3GHz. It may be used by several projects in the group to analyze RF emissions at different bands.
Contact
- Group leader: Domenico Giustiniano
- Email: domenico.giustiniano@imdea.org
- Contact phone: +34 914 816 970
- Fax: 3491481696
Office & Postal Address
- IMDEA Networks Institute
- Avda. del Mar Mediterraneo, 22
- 28918 Leganes (Madrid)
- SPAIN