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Books

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[B1] M. Luise, G.M. Vitetta, with G. Bacci, F. Zuccardi Merli, Teoria dei segnali (in Italian), 3rd ed. Milan, Italy: McGrawHill, 2009.


Book chapters

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[BC4] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “How to use a strategic game to optimize the performance of CDMA wireless network synchronization,” in Mechanisms and Games for Dynamic Spectrum Allocation, T. Alpcan, H. Boche, M.L. Honig, and H.V. Poor, Eds. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2013.

[BC3] G. Bacci, et al., “Fundamental limits in the accuracy of wireless positioning,” in Satellite and Terrestrial Radio Positioning Techniques, D. Dardari, E. Falletti, and M. Luise, Eds. Oxford, U.K.: Academic Press, 2012.

[BC2] G. Bacci, et al., “Satellite-based navigation systems,” in Satellite and Terrestrial Radio Positioning Techniques, D. Dardari, E. Falletti, and M. Luise, Eds. Oxford, U.K.: Academic Press, 2012.

[BC1] F. Zanier, G. Bacci, and M. Luise, “Non-binary spread spectrum signals with good delay-tracking features for satellite positioning,” in Principles of Waveform Diversity and Design, M. Wicks, E. Mokole, S. Blunt, R. Schneible, and V. Amuso, Eds. Raleigh, NC: SciTech Publishing, 2010.


Journal papers

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[J33] G. Scognamiglio, A. Rucci, A. Vaccaro, E. Adirosi, F. Sapienza, F. Giannetti, G. Bacci, S. Angeloni, L. Baldini, A. Ortolani, A. Antonini, S. Melani, “Deep learning for opportunistic rain estimation via satellite microwave links,” submitted to MDPI Sensors (Sep. 2024).

[J32] A. A. D’Amico, G. Bacci, L. Sanguinetti, “MMSE channel estimation in large-scale MIMO: Improved robustness with reduced complexity,” to appear on IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun. (accepted: Oct. 2024).

[J31] G. Bacci, R. De Gaudenzi, M. Luise, E. Sebastiani, P. Angeletti, and J. R. González, “Optimizing a formation-of-arrays (FoA) satellite antenna system for very-high-throughput communications,” IEEE Trans. Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 3348-3367, Jun. 2024.

[J30] G. Bacci, R. de Gaudenzi, M. Luise, L. Sanguinetti, and E. Sebastiani, “Formation-of-arrays antenna technology for high-throughput mobile non-terrestrial networks,” IEEE Trans. Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 4919-4935, Oct. 2023.

[J29] G. Bacci, L. Sanguinetti, E. Björnson, “Spherical wavefronts improve MU-MIMO spectral efficiency when using electrically large arrays,” IEEE Wireless Commun. Letters, vol. 12, no. 17, pp. 1219-1223, July 2023.

[J28] F. Sapienza, G. Bacci, F. Giannetti, V. Lottici, A. Vaccaro, G. Serafino, A. Ortolani, F. Caparrini, A. Antonini, S. Melani, A. Mazza, L. Baldini, E. Adirosi, L. Facheris, “A feasibility study on opportunistic rainfall measurement from satellite TV broadcasts,” URSI Radio Science Letters, vol. 4, 2022.

[J27] E. Adirosi, L. Facheris, F. Giannetti, S. Scarfone, G. Bacci, A. Mazza, A. Ortolani, and L. Baldini, “Evaluation of rainfall estimation derived from commercial interactive DVB receivers using disdrometer, rain gauge, and weather radar,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., vol. 59, no. 11, pp. 8978-8991, Nov. 2021.

[J26] F. Giannetti, R. Reggiannini, M. Moretti, E. Adirosi, L. Baldini, L. Facheris, A. Antonini, S. Melani, G. Bacci, A. Petrolino, and A. Vaccaro, “Real-time rain rate evaluation via satellite downlink signal attenuation measurement,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 17, article ID 1864, 24 pages, Aug. 2017.

[J25] A. Grassi, G. Piro, G. Bacci, and G. Boggia, “Uplink resource management in 5G: When a distributed and energy-efficient solution meets power and QoS constraints,” IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 66, no. 6, pp. 5176-5189, June 2017.

[J24] A. Zappone, L. Sanguinetti, G. Bacci, E. Jorswieck, and M. Debbah, “Energy-efficient power control: A look at 5G wireless technologies,” IEEE Trans. Signal Process., vol. 64, no. 7, pp. 1668-1683, Apr. 2016.

[J23] F. Arreghini, C. Vitiello, M. Luise, A. Manco, G. Bacci, and M. Falzarano, “An approach to T&E of military SDR platforms and waveforms: The LANCERS lab,” J. Signal Process. Systems, vol. 83, no. 1, pp. 93-111, Apr. 2016.

[J22] G. Bacci, S. Lasaulce, W. Saad, and L. Sanguinetti, “Game theory for networks: A tutorial on game-theoretic tools for emerging signal processing applications,” IEEE Signal Process. Mag., vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 94-119, Jan. 2016.

[J21] I. Stupia, L. Sanguinetti, G. Bacci, and L. Vandendorpe, “Power control in networks with heterogeneous users: A quasi-variational inequality approach,” IEEE Trans. Signal Process., vol. 63, no. 21, pp. 5691-5705, Nov. 2015.

[J20] G. Bacci, E.V. Belmega, P. Mertikopoulos, and L. Sanguinetti, “Energy-aware competitive power allocation for heterogeneous networks under QoS constraints,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 4728-4742, Sep. 2015.

[J19] G. Bacci, L. Sanguinetti, and M. Luise, “Understanding game theory via wireless power control,” IEEE Signal Process. Mag., vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 132-137, July 2015.

[J18] F. Shams, G. Bacci, and M. Luise, “Energy-efficient power control for multiple-relay cooperative networks using Q-learning,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 1567-1580, Mar. 2015.

[J17] F. Shams, G. Bacci, and M. Luise, “A survey on resource allocation techniques in OFDM(A) networks,” Computer Networks, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 129-150, June 2014.

[J16] G. Bacci, “Improving the energy efficiency of CDMA power control over frequency-selective channels,” IEEE Wireless Commun. Lett., vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 431-434, Aug. 2013.

[J15] G. Bacci, L. Sanguinetti, M. Luise, and H.V. Poor, “Energy-efficient power control for contention-based synchronization in OFDMA systems with discrete powers and limited feedback,” EURASIP J. Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2013, no. 1, 2013:192, July 2013.

[J14] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “QoS-aware game-theoretic rate & power control for CDMA wireless communication networks,” Computer Networks, vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 1789-1804, June 2013.

[J13] G. Bacci, L. Sanguinetti, M. Luise, and H.V. Poor, “A game-theoretic approach for energy-efficient contention-based synchronization in OFDMA systems,” IEEE Trans. Signal Process., vol. 61, no. 5, pp. 1258-1271, Mar. 2013.

[J12] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “A pre-Bayesian game for CDMA power control during network association,” IEEE J. Sel. Topics Signal Process., vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 76-88, Apr. 2012.

[J11] G. Bacci, “Energy-efficient power control for CDMA code acquisition over frequency-selective channels,” IEEE Commun. Lett., vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 364-367, Mar. 2012.

[J10] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “A game-theoretic perspective on code synchronization for CDMA wireless systems,” IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 107-118, Jan. 2012.

[J09] F. Shams, G. Bacci, and M. Luise, “An OFDMA resource allocation algorithm based on coalitional games,” EURASIP J. Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2011, no. 1, 2011:46, July 2011.

[J08] F. Principe, G. Bacci, F. Giannetti, and M. Luise, “Software-defined radio technologies for GNSS receivers: A tutorial approach to a simple design and implementation,” Intl. J. Navigation and Observation, vol. 2011, Article ID 979815, 27 pages, 2011.

[J07] G. Bacci, M. Della Maggiora, and M. Luise, “Iterative channel estimation for non-binary LDPC-coded OFDM signals,” ISRN Signal Processing, vol. 2011, article ID 254597, 8 pages, 2011.

[J06] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “Game theory in wireless communications with an application to signal synchronization,” Advances in Electronics and Telecommunications, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 86-97, Apr. 2010.

[J05] F. Zanier, G. Bacci, and M. Luise, “Criteria to improve time-delay estimation of spread spectrum signals in satellite positioning,” IEEE J. Sel. Topics Signal Process., vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 748-763, Oct. 2009.

[J04] G. Bacci, M. Luise, and H.V. Poor, “Performance of rake receivers in IR UWB networks using energy-efficient power control,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 2289-2299, June 2008.

[J03] G. Bacci, M. Luise, and H.V. Poor, “Energy-efficient power control is (almost) equivalent for DS-CDMA and TH-UWB,” IEE Electronics Letters, vol. 44, no. 8, pp. 555-557, 10th Apr. 2008.

[J02] G. Bacci, M. Luise, and H.V. Poor, “Game theory and power control in ultrawideband networks,” Physical Communication, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 21-39, Mar. 2008.

[J01] G. Bacci, M. Luise, H.V. Poor, and A.M. Tulino, “Energy-efficient power control in impulse radio UWB wireless networks,” IEEE J. Sel. Topics Signal Process., vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 508-520, Oct. 2007.


International conference papers

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[C72] G. Bacci, R. De Gaudenzi, M. Luise, and L. Sanguinetti, “Satellite FoA-based mega-antenna for user-centric mobile communications: Performance evaluation,” in Proc. IEEE Intl. Workshop on Signal Processing Advances for Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Lucca, Italy, Sept. 2024 (invited paper).

[C71] G. Bacci, O. M. Picchi, M. Luise, C. Casali, and M. Andrenacci, “Vulnerability of 3GPP’s NB-IoT standard in the presence of jamming: The satellite scenario,” in Proc. IEEE Intl. Workshop on Signal Processing Advances for Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Lucca, Italy, Sept. 2024.

[C70] G. Bacci, A. A. D’Amico, and L. Sanguinetti, “Reduced-complexity and robust uplink signal processing for large-scale MIMO,” submitted to Intl. Symp. Wireless Commun. Systems (ISWCS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 2024 (invited paper).

[C69] G. Scognamiglio, A. Rucci, A. Vaccaro, G. Serafino, F. Sapienza, F. Giannetti, G. Bacci, V. Lottici, E. Adirosi, S. Angeloni, L. Baldini, S. Melani, and A. Ortolani, “Rainfall estimation by opportunistic use of communications satellite signals: Facts and myths revealed,” in Proc. URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting, Gran Canaria, Spain, May 2024 (invited paper).

[C68] F. Sapienza, F. Giannetti, G. Bacci, A. Vaccaro, N. Davini, E. Adirosi, S. Angeloni, L. Baldini, S. Melani, and A. Ortolani, “Performance comparison of different types of broadcast satellite receivers for opportunistic rain estimation,” in Proc. URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting, Gran Canaria, Spain, May 2024.

[C67] E. Sebastiani, G. Bacci, P. Angeletti, M. Luise, and R. De Gaudenzi, “Configuring a large formation of communication satellites for optimal electrical power generation and antenna beamforming,” in Proc. URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting, Gran Canaria, Spain, May 2024 (invited paper).

[C66] A. A. D’Amico, G. Bacci, L. Sanguinetti, “DFT-based channel estimation for holographic MIMO,” in Proc. Asilomar Conf. Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, United States, Oct.-Nov. 2023.

[C65] P. Angeletti, G. Bacci, R. de Gaudenzi, M. Luise, L. Sanguinetti, and E. Sebastiani, “Mega antenna formation of satellite arrays,” in Proc. Intl. Commun. Satellite Systems Conf. (ICSSC), Bradford, UK, Oct. 2023.

[C64] S. Morosi, L. Pierucci, L. A. Grieco, G. Piro, G. Iacovelli, A. Guidotti, A. Vanelli-Coralli, G. Araniti, S. Pizzi, A. Gotta, M. Ruggieri, F. Matera, M. Settembre, P. Salvo, L. Oliviero, E. Ciaramella, G. Bacci, “From interoperability to full integration – The ITA NTN project vision,” in Proc. European Wireless Conference, Rome, Italy, Oct. 2023.

[C63] F. Sapienza, G. Bacci, F. Giannetti, A. Vaccaro, V. Lottici, “Tropospheric propagation modeling for opportunistic rain sensing using current and future broadcast and broadband satellites,” in Proc. URSI General Assembly & Scientific Symposium, Sapporo, Japan, Aug. 2023 (invited paper).

[C62] G. Bacci, L. Sanguinetti, “Performance evaluation of electromagnetically large antenna arrays for 6G communications,” in Proc. European Conf. Antennas and Prop. (EuCAP), Florence, Italy, Mar. 2023 (invited paper).

[C61] F. Sapienza, G. Bacci, F. Giannetti, A. Colicelli, A. Vaccaro, M. Gammone, N. Davini, O. M. Picchi, G. Serafino, F. Caparrini, A. Antonini, A. Mazza, S. Melani, A. Ortolani, E. Adirosi, L. Baldini, G. Rallo, F. S. Policelli, G. J. Huffman, “Rainfall field reconstruction by opportunistic use of the rain-induced attenuation on microwave satellite signals: The July 2021 extreme rain event in Germany as a case study,” in Proc. IEEE Ukrainian Microwave Week, Nov. 2022 (virtual conference).

[C60] G. Bacci, R. de Gaudenzi, M. Luise, L. Sanguinetti, and E. Sebastiani, “Formation-of-arrays multi-satellite high-gain spaceborne antenna for (B)5G communications,” in Proc. Intl. Commun. Satellite Systems Conf. (ICSSC), Stresa, Italy, Oct. 2022.

[C59] F. Giannetti, F. Sapienza, V. Lottici, M. Moretti, G. Bacci, L. Baldini, L. Facheris, A. Vaccaro, and A. Ortolani, “Design criteria for precipitation measurement systems based on satellite downlink monitoring,” in Proc. European Conf. Radar in Meteorology and Hydrology, Locarno, Switzerland, Aug.-Sept. 2022.

[C58] E. Adirosi, L. Facheris, F. Giannetti, F. Sapienza, G. Bacci, A. Vaccaro, A. Mazza, A. Ortolani, and L. Baldini, “On the influence of the vertical variability on the Earth-to-satellite communication link rain retrievals,” in Proc. URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting, Gran Canaria, Spain, May-June 2022.

[C57] F. Giannetti, A. Vaccaro, F. Sapienza, G. Bacci, V. Lottici, and L. Baldini, “Multi-satellite rain sensing: Design criteria and implementation issues,” in Proc. URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting, Gran Canaria, Spain, May-June 2022.

[C56] F. Patrone, G. Bacci, A. Galli, P. Giardina, G. Landi, M. Luglio, M. Marchese, M. Quadrini, C. Roseti, G. Sperlì, A. Vaccaro, and F. Zampognaro, “Data-driven network orchestrator for 5G satellite-terrestrial integrated network: The ANChOR project,” in Proc. IEEE Global Telecommun. Conf. (GLOBECOM), Madrid, Spain, Dec. 2021.

[C55] N. Ciulli, G. Landi, G. Carrozzo, A. Vaccaro, G. Bacci, G. Sperlì, A. Gallo, F. Patrone, M. Marchese, C. Roseti, F. Zampognaro, and M. Quadrini, “Data-driven, real-time automation of network slice management in 5G infrastructures integrating satellite networks,” in Proc. Joint European Conf. Networks and Commun. (EuCNC) & 6G Summit, Porto, Portugal, June 2021 (invited paper).

[C54] F. Giannetti, R. Reggiannini, M. Moretti, S. Scarfone, A. Colicelli, F. Caparrini, A. Mazza, G. Bacci, A. Petrolino, A. Vaccaro, E. Adirosi, and L. Facheris, “Kalman tracking of GEO satellite signal for opportunistic rain rate estimation,” in Proc. Intl. Symp. Wireless Commun. Systems (ISWCS), Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 2018.

[C53] F. Giannetti, M. Moretti, R. Reggiannini, A. Petrolino, G. Bacci, E. Adirosi, L. Baldini, L. Facheris, S. Melani, and A. Ortolani, “The potential of SmartLNB networks for rainfall estimation”, in Proc. IEEE Statistical Signal Process. Workshop, Freiburg, Germany, June 2018 (invited paper).

[C52] A. Petrolino, G. Codispoti, C. Riva, F. Massaro, M. Sigler, G. Bacci, L. Luini, G. Parca, and A. Vaccaro, “Using the Q/V-band Aldo Paraboni payload to validate future satellite systems: Test campaign and preliminary results of the QV-LIFT project”, in URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting, Gran Canaria, Spain, May-June 2018.

[C51] E. Adirosi, A. Antonini, G. Bacci, F. Caparrini, L. Facheris, F. Giannetti, A. Mazza, M. Moretti, A. Petrolino, R. Reggiannini, A. Vaccaro, and L. Baldini, “NEFOCAST project for real-time precipitation estimation from Ku satellite links: Preliminary results of the validation field campaign”, in URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting, Gran Canaria, Spain, May-June 2018.

[C50] F. Caparrini, A. Ortolani, A. Antonini, S. Melani, A. Mazza, F. Giannetti, M. Moretti, L. Facheris, A. Petrolino, G. Bacci, R. Reggiannini, and A. Colicelli, “Real-time high resolution rainfall maps from a network of ground-based interactive satellite terminals: The NEFOCAST project,” in Proc. IoT Vertical and Topical Summit for Agriculture, Monteriggioni, Italy, May 2018.

[C49] F. Shams, G. Bacci, and L. Sanguinetti, “Energy-efficient power control in time-evolving MAC of drones” in Proc. European Wireless Conference, Catania, Italy, May 2018.

[C48] F. Massaro, M. Bergmann, R. Campo, M. Thiebaut, D. V. Finocchiaro, A. Arcidiacono, G. Goussetis, J. A. Garcia-Perez, G. Amendola, C. Riva, R. Nebuloni, G. Bacci, M. Sigler, F. Cipolloni, R. Eleuteri, G. Codispoti, and G. Parca, “QV-LIFT project: Using the Q/V band Aldo Paraboni demonstration payload for validating future satellite systems,” in Proc. Ka and Broadband Commun. Conf., Trieste, Italy, Oct. 2017.

[C47] G. Codispoti, G. Parca, G. Amendola, L. Boccia, G. Goussetis, S. Kosmopoulos, M. Siegler, C. Riva, R. Nebuloni, A. Jourier, R. Campo, A. Arcidiacono, R. Eleuteri, F. Cipolloni, G. Bacci, A. Petrolino, and M. Calisti, “Technologies for the ground segment of the future Q/V band satellite systems: The QV-LIFT project,” in Proc. URSI General Assembly & Scientific Symposium, Montreal, Canada, Aug. 2017 (invited paper).

[C46] E. Adirosi, L. Facheris, A. Petrolino, F. Giannetti, R. Reggiannini, M. Moretti, S. Scarfone, S. Melani, F. Collard, and G. Bacci, “Exploiting satellite Ka and Ku links for the real-time estimation of rain intensity,” in Proc. URSI General Assembly & Scientific Symposium, Montreal, Canada, Aug. 2017.

[C45] G. Bacci, F. Binaglia, L. Facheris, D. V. Finocchiaro, F. Giannetti, M. Moretti, A. Ortolani, A. Petrolino, R. Reggiannini, and A. Vaccaro, “The Nefocast project: A nowcasting weather platform based on dual-frequency interactive satellite terminals,” in Proc. URSI General Assembly & Scientific Symposium, Montreal, Canada, Aug. 2017.

[C44] A. Zappone, L. Sanguinetti, G. Bacci, E. Jorswieck, and M. Debbah, “Distributed energy-efficient UL power control in massive MIMO with hardware impairments and imperfect CSI,” in Proc. Intl. Symp. Wireless Commun. Systems (ISWCS), Brussels, Belgium, Aug. 2015.

[C43] A. Zappone, L. Sanguinetti, G. Bacci, E. Jorswieck, and M. Debbah, “A framework for energy-efficient design of 5G technologies,” in Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. Commun. (ICC), London, UK, June 2015.

[C42] F. Arreghini, C. Vitiello, M. Luise, A. Manco, G. Bacci, and M. Falzarano, “An approach to test and evaluation of military SDR platforms and waveforms: The LANCERS lab,” in Proc. Wireless Innovation Forum European Conf. Commun. Technol. and Software Defined Radio, Rome, Italy, Nov. 2014.

[C41] C. Vitiello, G. Bacci, F. Arreghini, and M. Luise, “Low-cost fully-software waveforms for tactical communications,” in Proc. Wireless Innovation Forum European Conf. Commun. Technol. and Software Defined Radio, Rome, Italy, Nov. 2014. [best innovation paper award]

[C40] F. Shams, G. Bacci, and M. Luise, “A Q-learning game-theory based algorithm to improve the energy efficiency of a multiple relay-aided network,” in Proc. URSI General Assembly & Scientific Symposium, Beijing, China, Aug. 2014.

[C39] S. Pfletschinger, D. W\”ubben, and G. Bacci, “Physical-layer network coding with non-binary channel codes,” in Proc. URSI General Assembly & Scientific Symposium, Beijing, China, Aug. 2014.

[C38] G. Bacci, E.-V. Belmega, and L. Sanguinetti, “Distributed energy-efficient power and subcarrier allocation for OFDMA-based small cells,” in Proc. IEEE ICC 2014 Workshop on Small Cell and 5G Networks (SmallNets), Sydney, Australia, June 2014.

[C37] F. Shams, G. Bacci, and M. Luise, “Energy-aware power control for a multiple-relay cooperative network using Q-learning,” in Proc. Intl. Conf. Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks (CrownCom), Oulu, Finland, Jun. 2014 (invited paper).

[C36] F. Arreghini, C. Vitiello, M. Luise, A. Manco, G. Bacci, and M. Falzarano, “Test and evaluation of military software defined radio platforms and waveforms: Initial outcomes from the laboratory funded by Italian MoD at the Vallauri Institute of Italian Navy,” in Proc. IST-123 Symp. Cognitive Radio & Future Networks, The Hague, The Netherlands, May 2014.

[C35] G. Bacci, E.-V. Belmega, P. Mertikopoulos, and L. Sanguinetti, “Energy-aware competitive link adaptation in small-cell networks,” in Proc. Intl. Workshop Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks, Hammamet, Tunisia, May 2014, (invited paper).

[C34] I. Stupia, L. Vandendorpe, L. Sanguinetti, and G. Bacci, “Distributed energy- efficient power optimization for relay-aided heterogeneous networks,” in Proc. Intl. Workshop Wireless Networks: Communication, Cooperation and Competition, Hammamet, Tunisia, May 2014 (invited paper).

[C33] G. Bacci, E.V. Belmega, and L. Sanguinetti, “Distributed energy-efficient power optimization in cellular relay networks with minimum rate constraints,” in Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Process. (ICASSP), Florence, Italy, May 2014.

[C32] G. Bacci, L. Sanguinetti, M. Luise, and H.V. Poor, “Energy-efficient contention-based synchronization in OFDMA systems with discrete powers and limited feedback,” in Proc. IEEE Wireless Commun. & Networking Conf. (WCNC), Shanghai, China, Apr. 2013. [best paper award]

[C31] G. Bacci, L. Sanguinetti, M. Luise, and H.V. Poor, “Improving the energy efficiency of contention-based synchronization of (O)FDMA networks,” in Proc. Annual Allerton Conf. Communications, Control, and Computing, Monticello, IL, Oct. 2012.

[C30] J. Gomes, F. Pacini, M. Luise, G. Bacci, L. Sanguinetti, M. Zorzi, P. Casari, H. Wymeersch, C. Laot, S. Houcke, O. Kebkal, and B. Tevené, “An overview of project COMPOUND: Cooperative communications and positioning in mobile underwater networks,” in Proc. Future Network & Mobile Summit, Berlin, Germany, July 2012.

[C29] G. Bacci, L. Sanguinetti, M.S. Greco, and M. Luise, “A game-theoretic approach for energy-efficient detection in radar sensor networks,” in Proc. IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Process. Workshop (SAM), Hoboken, NJ, June 2012.

[C28] G. Bacci, A. Petrolino, G. Tavares, and M. Luise, “Impact of fading time correlation on the performance of iterative channel estimation for coded OFDM,” in Proc. European Signal Process. Conf. (EUSIPCO), Barcelona, Spain, Aug.-Sept. 2011.

[C27] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “Game-theoretic CDMA power control for code acquisition during network association,” in Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. Commun. (ICC), Kyoto, Japan, June 2011.

[C26] F. Shams, G. Bacci, and M. Luise, “Low complexity resource allocation for OFDMA based on coalitional game theory,” in Proc. Intl. Workshop Game Theory in Communication Networks (GameComm), Paris, France, May 2011.

[C25] G. Bacci, A. Bulzomato, and M. Luise, “Uplink power control and subcarrier assignment for an OFDMA multicellular network based on game theory,” in Proc. Intl. Conf. on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools (ValueTools), Paris, France, May 2011.

[C24] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “A pre-Bayesian game formulation for energy-efficient CDMA power control,” in Proc. Joint Newcom++/Cost 2100 Workshop on Wireless Communications (JNCW), Paris, France, March 2011.

[C23] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “Performance comparison of energy-efficient power control for CDMA code acquisition and detection,” in Proc. IEEE Global Telecommun. Conf. (GLOBECOM), Miami, FL, Dec. 2010.

[C22] Ł. Januszkiewicz, G. Bacci, H. Gierszal, and M. Luise, “Code-aided turbo channel estimation for OFDM systems with NB LDPC code”, in Proc. Intern. Conf. Computer, Electrical, and Systems Science, and Engineering (ICCESSE), Paris, France, July 2010.

[C21] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “An energy-efficient comparison of classical detectors for CDMA code synchronization,” in Proc. IEEE Intl. Workshop on Signal Processing Advances for Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Marrakech, Morocco, June 2010.

[C20] G. Bacci, M. Della Maggiora, and M. Luise, “Iterative channel estimation for non-binary LDPC-coded OFDM signals,” in Proc. IEEE Intl. Workshop on Signal Processing Advances for Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Marrakech, Morocco, June 2010.

[C19] G. Bacci, M. Della Maggiora, and M. Luise, “Code-aided iterative channel estimation for OFDM signals with non-binary LDPC codes,” in Proc. Future Network & Mobile Summit, Florence, Italy, June 2010.

[C18] I. Gutierrez, A. Mourad, J. Bas, S. Pfletschinger, G. Bacci, A. Bourdoux, and H. Gierszal, “DAVINCI non-binary LDPC codes: Performance and complexity assessment,” in Proc. Future Network & Mobile Summit, Florence, Italy, June 2010.

[C17] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “A game-theoretic perspective on code acquisition in CDMA wireless systems,” in Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. Commun. (ICC), Cape Town, South Africa, May 2010.

[C16] F. Shams, G. Bacci, and M. Luise, “A coalitional game-inspired algorithm for resource allocation in orthogonal frequency division multiple access,” in Proc. Europen Wireless Conference, Lucca, Italy, Apr. 2010.

[C15] S. Pfletschinger, A. Mourad, E. López, D. Declercq, and G. Bacci, “Performance evaluation of non-binary LDPC codes on wireless channels,” in Proc. ICT Mobile & Wireless Summit, Santander, Spain, June 2009.

[C14] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “A noncooperative approach to joint rate and power control for infrastructure wireless networks,” in Proc. International Conference on Game Theory for Networks (GameNets), Istanbul, Turkey, May 2009.

[C13] G. Bacci, M. Calamia, L. Foglia, F. Longo, and P. Mulassano, “SWAN: SoftWare systems for Navigation Applications – An Italian project,” in Proc. GNSS Vulnerabilities and Solutions Conference, Baška, Croatia, Sept. 2008.

[C12] F. Zanier, G. Bacci, M. Luise, and M. Crisci, “Multipath resistance for non-binary DS/SS signals with good delay-tracking features for satellite positioning,” in Proc. European Navigation Conf. (ENC-GNSS), Toulouse, France, Apr. 2008.

[C11] G. Bacci, G.A. Vecchione, G. Codispoti, D. Fossati, M. Gemma, L. Giugno, and M. Luise, “SORGENS: A satellite payload for future navigation and communication missions,” in Proc. European Navigation Conf. (ENC-GNSS), Toulouse, France, Apr. 2008.

[C10] V. Pellegrini, G. Bacci, and M. Luise, “Soft-DVB: A fully-software GNURadio-based ETSI DVB-T modulator,” in Proc. Karlsruhe Workshop on Software Radios (WSR), Karlsruhe, Germany, Mar. 2008.

[C09] G. Bacci, M. Luise, and H.V. Poor, “Performance comparison of energy-efficient power control for CDMA and multiuser UWB networks,” in Proc. IST Mobile & Wireless Summit, Budapest, Hungary, July 2007.

[C08] G. Bacci, M. Luise, and H.V. Poor, “Large system analysis of game-theoretic power control in UWB wireless networks with rake receivers,” in Proc. IEEE Intl. Workshop on Signal Processing Advances for Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Helsinki, Finland, June 2007.

[C07] F. Zanier, G. Bacci, and M. Luise, “Non-binary spread spectrum signals with good delay-tracking features for satellite positioning,” in Proc. Intl. Waveform Diversity and Design Conference (WDD), Pisa, Italy, June 2007. [best student paper award]

[C06] G. Bacci, M. Luise, and H.V. Poor, “Game-theoretic power control in impulse radio UWB wireless networks,” in Proc. European Wireless Conference, Paris, France, Apr. 2007.

[C05] F. Zanier, G. Bacci, and M. Luise, “Nonbinary bandlimited signature waveforms for spread spectrum signals with application to satellite positioning,” in Proc. ESA Workshop on Satellite Navigation User Equipment Technologies (NAVITEC), Noordwijk, The Netherlands, Dec. 2006.

[C04] G. Bacci, M. Luise, and F. Zanier, “Signal-in-space design criteria for next generation satellite positioning,” in Proc. ESA Intl. Workshop on Signal Processing for Space Communications (SPSC), Noordwijk, The Netherlands, Sept. 2006.

[C03] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “Minimizing the delay estimation error of a spread spectrum signal for satellite positioning,” in Proc. European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), Florence, Italy, Sept. 2006.

[C02] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “A new set of spreading sequences that improves time-delay estimation in satellite positioning,” in Proc. IST Mobile & Wireless Communications Summit, Mykonos, Greece, June 2006.

[C01] G. Bacci, F. Principe, M. Luise, M. Casucci, and M.C. Terzi, “SOFT-REC: a GPS real-time software receiver with EGNOS augmentation,” in Proc. ESA Workshop on EGNOS Performance and Applications, Gdynia, Poland, Oct. 2005. [best session paper award]


National conference papers

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[N4] G. Bacci, “Nefocast: Uso di ricevitori satellitari come sensori di pioggia,” in Atti XV Forum Italradio, Coltano, Italy, Dec. 2018 (in Italian).

[N3] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “Energy-efficient CDMA power control for wireless networks based on a pre-Bayesian game,” Riunione Annuale GTTI, Taormina, Italy, June 2011.

[N2] Ł. Januszkiewicz, H. Gierszal, W. Hołubowicz, and G. Bacci, “Algorytm turboestymacji kanału dla systemów OFDM z wykorzystaniem niebinarnych kodów LDPC” (Turbo channel estimation algorithms for OFDM systems using nonbinary LDPC codes), Krajowa Konferencja Radiokomunikacji, Radiofonii i Telewizji, Kraków, Poland, June 2010 (in Polish).

[N1] G. Bacci, M. Luise, and H.V. Poor, “Performance of noncooperative power control techniques for UWB wireless networks,” Riunione Annuale GTTI, Rome, Italy, June 2007.


Invited talks

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[IT15] G. Bacci, “Changing the scenario does change the performance: The examples of holographic MIMO and multiuser MIMO at sub-THz frequencies,” Université Gustave Eiffel, Paris, France, Nov. 2023.

[IT14] G. Bacci, “The technological challenge of integrating satellites into (B)5G networks,” Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Rome, Italy, May 2023.

[IT13] G. Bacci, L. Sanguinetti, “What is the impact of a wrong channel model to evaluate the performance with spherical waveforms?,” Abu Dhabi 6G Summit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 2022 (given by L. Sanguinetti).

[IT12] G. Bacci, “The technological challenge of integrating satellites into (B)5G networks,” Technical University of Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Oct. 2022.

[IT11] G. Bacci, La ricerca va in scena – Le ragioni dell’investimento pubblico in R&S, Florence, Italy, Dec. 2019 (in Italian).

[IT10] G. Bacci, “Uso di ricevitori satellitari come sensori di pioggia,” Toscana Tech, Florence, Italy, Nov. 2018 (in Italian).

[IT09] G. Bacci, “An energy-efficient perspective on contention-based synchronization for 3G and 4G communications,” Workshop on Algorithmic Game Theory: Learning Algorithms and Dynamics in Distributed Systems, Saint Nizier du Moucherotte, France, July 2013.

[IT08] G. Bacci and L. Sanguinetti, “Marie Curie Actions 2013 – How to write a successful proposal,” Alcatel-Lucent Chair on Flexible Radio, Ecole supérieure d’électricité (Supélec), Gif-sur-Yvette, France, July 2013.

[IT07] G. Bacci, “An energy-efficient perspective on contention-based synchronization for 3G and 4G communications and sensor networks,” Alcatel-Lucent Chair on Flexible Radio, Ecole supérieure d’électricité (Supélec), Gif-sur-Yvette, France, July 2013.

[IT06] G. Bacci, “An energy-efficient perspective on contention-based synchronization for 3G and 4G communications and sensor networks,” Mini-Symposium on the Next-Generation Cellular Networks – Hyper-Cellular Architecture and Resource-Optimized Service, Shanghai, China, Apr. 2013.

[IT05] G. Bacci, “An energy-efficient perspective on contention-based synchronization for 3G and 4G communications and sensor networks,” Department of Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, Sept. 2012.

[IT04] G. Bacci, “An energy-efficient perspective on contention-based synchronization for 3G and 4G communications and sensor networks,” Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, Aug. 2012.

[IT03] G. Bacci, “Basics of noncooperative game theory,” Department of Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Nov. 2009.

[IT02] G. Bacci, M. Luise, and H.V. Poor, “Game theory and resource allocation in wireless communications,” in Proc. Joint Workshop on Coding and Communications (JWCC), Dürnstein, Austria, Oct. 2007 (given by M. Luise).

[IT01] G. Bacci, M. Luise, and H.V. Poor, “Game-theoretic analysis of energy efficiency in multiuser impulse radio systems,” IEEE Communication Theory Workshop (CTW), Sedona, AZ, United States, May 2007 (given by H.V. Poor).


Tutorials & seminars

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[T16] G. Bacci and L. Sanguinetti, “Next-generation MIMO communications,” Int. Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jul. 2024 (3 hours).

[T15] G. Bacci, “Wireless communication systems and technologies: From the basics to 5G standards,” Summer School on Microwaves and mm-waves for the design of advanced wireless links, Pisa, Italy , Jul. 2024 (3 hours).

[T14] G. Bacci, “PHY-layer technologies for 5G,” 5G Summer School, Pisa, Italy , Jul. 2024 (2 hours).

[T13] G. Bacci, “Opportunistic use of microwave satellite signals for early flooding detection and real-time rainfall field reconstruction,” URSI General Assembly & Scientific Symposium, Sapporo, Japan, Aug. 2023 (0.5 hours).

[T12] G. Bacci, “PHY-layer technologies for 5G,” 5G Summer School, Pisa, Italy , Jul. 2023 (2 hours).

[T11] G. Bacci, “Game theory modeling and analysis of wireless networks,” CrossFire Summer School, Barcelona, Spain, Jul. 2014 (3 hours).

[T10] G. Bacci and M. Luise, “Introduction to game theory with applications to wireless communications and sensor networks,” Dept. Computer Science, Universität Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Feb. 2014 (15 hours).

[T09] L. Sanguinetti and G. Bacci, “Game theory for wireless communications: Fundamentals and applications,” Inst. Information and Commun. Technologies, Electronics and Applied Mathematics, Univ. Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, Oct. 2013 (8 hours).

[T08] G. Bacci and L. Sanguinetti, “Game theory for wireless communications: Fundamentals and applications,” Dept. Signals and Systems, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, Sept.-Oct. 2013 (14 hours).

[T07] G. Bacci, “Game theory for resource allocation and network design,” European Signal Process. Conf (EUSIPCO), Marrakech, Morocco, Sept. 2013 (3 hours).

[T06] M. Luise and G. Bacci, “Game theory for wireless communications and sensor networks,” IEEE Intl. Workshop on Signal Processing Advances for Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Darmstadt, Germany, June 2013 (3 hours).

[T05] L. Sanguinetti and G. Bacci, “Game-theoretic techniques for the energy efficiency of wireless communications and sensor networks,” IEEE Wireless Commun. & Networking Conf. (WCNC), Shanghai, China, Apr. 2013 (3 hours).

[T04] G. Bacci, L. Sanguinetti, “Basics of noncooperative game theory and its applications to wireless communications,” Dept. Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Apr. 2011 (20 hours).

[T03] G. Bacci, L. Sanguinetti, “Basics of noncooperative game theory and its applications to information engineering,” Dept. Information Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Apr.-May 2010 (16 hours).

[T02] M. Luise and G. Bacci, “Game theory and resource allocation in wireless communications,” IEEE Intl. Conf. Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Process. (ICASSP), Taipei, Taiwan, Apr. 2009 (3 hours).

[T01] M. Luise and G. Bacci, “Game theory and resource allocation in wireless communications,” IEEE Wireless Commun. & Networking Conf. (WCNC), Budapest, Hungary, Apr. 2009 (3 hours).


Other publications

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[O4] G. Bacci, “Distributed power control techniques based on game theory for wideband wireless networks,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Apr. 2008.

[O3] G. Bacci, L. Giugno, M. Luise, Le reti radio cellulari (in Italian). Pisa, Italy: Servizio Editoriale Universitario (SEU), 2007.

[O2] G. Bacci, “Algoritmi di calcolo della posizione dell’utente in ricevitori satellitari GPS” (Computing user position in GPS receivers), M.Eng. dissertation, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Oct. 2004 (in Italian).

[O1] G. Bacci, “Tecniche di progetto di filtri FIR digitali con il criterio equiripple” (FIR filter design following the equiripple criterion), B.Eng. dissertation, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Oct. 2002 (in Italian).

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