Search Results for author: Michele Zorzi

Found 42 papers, 14 papers with code

Effective Communication with Dynamic Feature Compression

1 code implementation29 Jan 2024 Pietro Talli, Francesco Pase, Federico Chiariotti, Andrea Zanella, Michele Zorzi

The remote wireless control of industrial systems is one of the major use cases for 5G and beyond systems: in these cases, the massive amounts of sensory information that need to be shared over the wireless medium may overload even high-capacity connections.

Feature Compression Quantization

A Distributed Neural Linear Thompson Sampling Framework to Achieve URLLC in Industrial IoT

no code implementations21 Nov 2023 Francesco Pase, Marco Giordani, Sara Cavallero, Malte Schellmann, Josef Eichinger, Roberto Verdone, Michele Zorzi

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) networks will provide Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC) to support critical processes underlying the production chains.

Scheduling Thompson Sampling

Modeling Interference for the Coexistence of 6G Networks and Passive Sensing Systems

no code implementations27 Jul 2023 Paolo Testolina, Michele Polese, Josep M. Jornet, Tommaso Melodia, Michele Zorzi

In this paper, we provide the first, fundamental analysis of Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) that large-scale terrestrial deployments introduce in different satellite sensing systems now orbiting the Earth.

Astronomy

Adaptive Compression in Federated Learning via Side Information

1 code implementation22 Jun 2023 Berivan Isik, Francesco Pase, Deniz Gunduz, Sanmi Koyejo, Tsachy Weissman, Michele Zorzi

The high communication cost of sending model updates from the clients to the server is a significant bottleneck for scalable federated learning (FL).

Federated Learning

Downlink Clustering-Based Scheduling of IRS-Assisted Communications With Reconfiguration Constraints

no code implementations23 May 2023 Alberto Rech, Matteo Pagin, Leonardo Badia, Stefano Tomasin, Marco Giordani, Jonathan Gambini, Michele Zorzi

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) are being widely investigated as a potential low-cost and energy-efficient alternative to active relays for improving coverage in next-generation cellular networks.

Clustering Quantization +1

Semantic Communication of Learnable Concepts

no code implementations14 May 2023 Francesco Pase, Szymon Kobus, Deniz Gunduz, Michele Zorzi

The transmitter applies a learning algorithm to the available examples, and extracts knowledge from the data by optimizing a probability distribution over a set of models, i. e., known functions, which can better describe the observed data, and so potentially the underlying concepts.

Towards Decentralized Predictive Quality of Service in Next-Generation Vehicular Networks

no code implementations22 Feb 2023 Filippo Bragato, Tommaso Lotta, Gianmaria Ventura, Matteo Drago, Federico Mason, Marco Giordani, Michele Zorzi

To ensure safety in teleoperated driving scenarios, communication between vehicles and remote drivers must satisfy strict latency and reliability requirements.

Federated Learning Reinforcement Learning (RL)

Semantic and Effective Communication for Remote Control Tasks with Dynamic Feature Compression

no code implementations14 Jan 2023 Pietro Talli, Francesco Pase, Federico Chiariotti, Andrea Zanella, Michele Zorzi

The coordination of robotic swarms and the remote wireless control of industrial systems are among the major use cases for 5G and beyond systems: in these cases, the massive amounts of sensory information that needs to be shared over the wireless medium can overload even high-capacity connections.

Feature Compression Quantization

Distributed Resource Allocation for URLLC in IIoT Scenarios: A Multi-Armed Bandit Approach

no code implementations22 Nov 2022 Francesco Pase, Marco Giordani, Giampaolo Cuozzo, Sara Cavallero, Joseph Eichinger, Roberto Verdone, Michele Zorzi

This paper addresses the problem of enabling inter-machine Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC) in future 6G Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) networks.

Scheduling

Sparse Random Networks for Communication-Efficient Federated Learning

1 code implementation30 Sep 2022 Berivan Isik, Francesco Pase, Deniz Gunduz, Tsachy Weissman, Michele Zorzi

At the end of the training, the final model is a sparse network with random weights -- or a subnetwork inside the dense random network.

Federated Learning

Rate-Constrained Remote Contextual Bandits

no code implementations26 Apr 2022 Francesco Pase, Deniz Gündüz, Michele Zorzi

We consider a rate-constrained contextual multi-armed bandit (RC-CMAB) problem, in which a group of agents are solving the same contextual multi-armed bandit (CMAB) problem.

Marketing Multi-Armed Bandits

Artificial Intelligence in Vehicular Wireless Networks: A Case Study Using ns-3

no code implementations10 Mar 2022 Matteo Drago, Tommaso Zugno, Federico Mason, Marco Giordani, Mate Boban, Michele Zorzi

Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques have emerged as a powerful approach to make wireless networks more efficient and adaptable.

Reinforcement Learning (RL)

Remote Contextual Bandits

no code implementations10 Feb 2022 Francesco Pase, Deniz Gunduz, Michele Zorzi

We consider a remote contextual multi-armed bandit (CMAB) problem, in which the decision-maker observes the context and the reward, but must communicate the actions to be taken by the agents over a rate-limited communication channel.

Marketing Multi-Armed Bandits +1

A Reinforcement Learning Framework for PQoS in a Teleoperated Driving Scenario

no code implementations4 Feb 2022 Federico Mason, Matteo Drago, Tommaso Zugno, Marco Giordani, Mate Boban, Michele Zorzi

In recent years, autonomous networks have been designed with Predictive Quality of Service (PQoS) in mind, as a means for applications operating in the industrial and/or automotive sectors to predict unanticipated Quality of Service (QoS) changes and react accordingly.

reinforcement-learning Reinforcement Learning (RL)

Contextual Multi-Armed Bandit with Communication Constraints

no code implementations29 Sep 2021 Francesco Pase, Deniz Gunduz, Michele Zorzi

We consider a remote Contextual Multi-Armed Bandit (CMAB) problem, in which the decision-maker observes the context and the reward, but must communicate the actions to be taken by the agents over a rate-limited communication channel.

Marketing

Energy-Efficient Design for RIS-assisted UAVcommunications in beyond-5G Networks

no code implementations24 Sep 2021 Anay Ajit Deshpande, Cristian J. Vaca-Rubio, Salman Mohebi, Dariush Salami, Elisabeth de Carvalho, Petar Popovski, Stephan Sigg, Michele Zorzi, Andrea Zanella

The usage of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) in conjunction with Unmanned Ariel Vehicles (UAVs) is being investigated as a way to provide energy-efficient communication to ground users in dense urban areas.

Predictive Quality of Service (PQoS): The Next Frontier for Fully Autonomous Systems

no code implementations20 Sep 2021 Mate Boban, Marco Giordani, Michele Zorzi

Recent advances in software, hardware, computing and control have fueled significant progress in the field of autonomous systems.

On the Role of Sensor Fusion for Object Detection in Future Vehicular Networks

no code implementations23 Apr 2021 Valentina Rossi, Paolo Testolina, Marco Giordani, Michele Zorzi

In this paper, we evaluate how using a combination of different sensors affects the detection of the environment in which the vehicles move and operate.

Autonomous Driving object-detection +2

On the Convergence Time of Federated Learning Over Wireless Networks Under Imperfect CSI

no code implementations1 Apr 2021 Francesco Pase, Marco Giordani, Michele Zorzi

Federated learning (FL) has recently emerged as an attractive decentralized solution for wireless networks to collaboratively train a shared model while keeping data localized.

Federated Learning

Distributed Reinforcement Learning for Flexible and Efficient UAV Swarm Control

no code implementations8 Mar 2021 Federico Venturini, Federico Mason, Francesco Pase, Federico Chiariotti, Alberto Testolin, Andrea Zanella, Michele Zorzi

The proposed framework relies on the possibility for the UAVs to exchange some information through a communication channel, in order to achieve context-awareness and implicitly coordinate the swarm's actions.

reinforcement-learning Reinforcement Learning (RL)

Hybrid Point Cloud Semantic Compression for Automotive Sensors: A Performance Evaluation

no code implementations5 Mar 2021 Andrea Varischio, Francesco Mandruzzato, Marcello Bullo, Marco Giordani, Paolo Testolina, Michele Zorzi

In a fully autonomous driving framework, where vehicles operate without human intervention, information sharing plays a fundamental role.

Autonomous Driving Quantization Networking and Internet Architecture

Uplink Beam Management for Millimeter Wave Cellular MIMO Systems with Hybrid Beamforming

no code implementations18 Jan 2021 George C. Alexandropoulos, Ioanna Vinieratou, Mattia Rebato, Luca Rose, Michele Zorzi

Hybrid analog and digital BeamForming (HBF) is one of the enabling transceiver technologies for millimeter Wave (mmWave) Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems.

Information Theory Information Theory

Accuracy vs. Complexity for mmWave Ray-Tracing: A Full Stack Perspective

2 code implementations14 Jul 2020 Mattia Lecci, Paolo Testolina, Michele Polese, Marco Giordani, Michele Zorzi

The millimeter wave (mmWave) band will provide multi-gigabits-per-second connectivity in the radio access of future wireless systems.

User Selection in Millimeter Wave Massive MIMO System using Convolutional Neural Networks

no code implementations30 Jun 2020 Salman Khalid, Waqas bin Abbas, Farhan Khalid, Michele Zorzi

Simulation results show that the proposed CNN performs close to optimal exhaustive search in terms of achievable rate, with negligible computational complexity.

Quasi-Deterministic Channel Model for mmWaves: Mathematical Formalization and Validation

1 code implementation1 Jun 2020 Mattia Lecci, Michele Polese, Chiehping Lai, Jian Wang, Camillo Gentile, Nada Golmie, Michele Zorzi

5G and beyond networks will use, for the first time ever, the millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum for mobile communications.

Toward End-to-End, Full-Stack 6G Terahertz Networks

1 code implementation16 May 2020 Michele Polese, Josep Jornet, Tommaso Melodia, Michele Zorzi

Recent evolutions in semiconductors have brought the terahertz band in the spotlight as an enabler for terabit-per-second communications in 6G networks.

Networking and Internet Architecture Signal Processing

Millimeter Wave Remove UAV Control and Communications for Public Safety Scenarios

no code implementations13 May 2020 William Xia, Michele Polese, Marco Mezzavilla, Giuseppe Loianno, Sundeep Rangan, Michele Zorzi

Communication and video capture from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offer significant potential for assisting first responders in remote public safety settings.

MilliCar -- An ns-3 Module for mmWave NR V2X Networks

1 code implementation24 Feb 2020 Matteo Drago, Tommaso Zugno, Michele Polese, Marco Giordani, Michele Zorzi

Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications have opened the way towards cooperative automated driving as a means to guarantee improved road safety and traffic efficiency.

Networking and Internet Architecture

Implementation of A Spatial Channel Model for ns-3

5 code implementations21 Feb 2020 Tommaso Zugno, Michele Polese, Natale Patriciello, Biljana Bojović, Sandra Lagen, Michele Zorzi

The next generation of wireless networks will feature a more flexible radio access design, integrating multiple new technological solutions (e. g., massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO), millimeter waves) to satisfy different verticals and use cases.

Networking and Internet Architecture Signal Processing

Machine Learning-aided Design of Thinned Antenna Arrays for Optimized Network Level Performance

no code implementations25 Jan 2020 Mattia Lecci, Paolo Testolina, Mattia Rebato, Alberto Testolin, Michele Zorzi

With the advent of millimeter wave (mmWave) communications, the combination of a detailed 5G network simulator with an accurate antenna radiation model is required to analyze the realistic performance of complex cellular scenarios.

BIG-bench Machine Learning

A Game-Theoretic and Experimental Analysis of Energy-Depleting Underwater Jamming Attacks

no code implementations6 Dec 2019 Alberto Signori, Federico Chiariotti, Filippo Campagnaro, Michele Zorzi

Security aspects in underwater wireless networks have not been widely investigated so far, despite the critical importance of the scenarios in which these networks can be employed.

Networking and Internet Architecture

Enabling Simulation-Based Optimization Through Machine Learning: A Case Study on Antenna Design

no code implementations29 Aug 2019 Paolo Testolina, Mattia Lecci, Mattia Rebato, Alberto Testolin, Jonathan Gambini, Roberto Flamini, Christian Mazzucco, Michele Zorzi

Therefore, it is possible to perform a global numerical optimization over the vast multi-dimensional parameter space, in a fraction of the time that would be required by a simple brute-force search.

BIG-bench Machine Learning

Implementation of Reference Public Safety Scenarios in ns-3

1 code implementation17 Feb 2019 Michele Polese, Tommaso Zugno, Michele Zorzi

Moreover, we present the implementation of two novel mobility models for ns-3, which can be used to enable the simulation of realistic PSC scenarios in ns-3.

Networking and Internet Architecture

Machine Learning at the Edge: A Data-Driven Architecture with Applications to 5G Cellular Networks

no code implementations23 Aug 2018 Michele Polese, Rittwik Jana, Velin Kounev, Ke Zhang, Supratim Deb, Michele Zorzi

Then, we will describe how the controllers can be used to run ML algorithms to predict the number of users in each base station, and a use case in which these predictions are exploited by a higher-layer application to route vehicular traffic according to network Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

BIG-bench Machine Learning

Multi-Sector and Multi-Panel Performance in 5G mmWave Cellular Networks

6 code implementations14 Aug 2018 Mattia Rebato, Michele Polese, Michele Zorzi

The next generation of cellular networks (5G) will exploit the mmWave spectrum to increase the available capacity.

Networking and Internet Architecture Information Theory Information Theory

Integration of Carrier Aggregation and Dual Connectivity for the ns-3 mmWave Module

6 code implementations19 Feb 2018 Tommaso Zugno, Michele Polese, Michele Zorzi

Thanks to the wide availability of bandwidth, the millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies will provide very high data rates to mobile users in next generation 5G cellular networks.

Networking and Internet Architecture

Rate-Distortion Classification for Self-Tuning IoT Networks

no code implementations27 Jun 2017 Davide Zordan, Michele Rossi, Michele Zorzi

Many future wireless sensor networks and the Internet of Things are expected to follow a software defined paradigm, where protocol parameters and behaviors will be dynamically tuned as a function of the signal statistics.

Classification General Classification

End-to-End Simulation of 5G mmWave Networks

4 code implementations8 May 2017 Marco Mezzavilla, Menglei Zhang, Michele Polese, Russell Ford, Sourjya Dutta, Sundeep Rangan, Michele Zorzi

Due to its potential for multi-gigabit and low latency wireless links, millimeter wave (mmWave) technology is expected to play a central role in 5th generation cellular systems.

Networking and Internet Architecture

Performance Comparison of Dual Connectivity and Hard Handover for LTE-5G Tight Integration

9 code implementations19 Jul 2016 Michele Polese, Marco Mezzavilla, Michele Zorzi

However, when propagation conditions are hard and it is difficult to provide high quality coverage with mmWave BS, it is necessary to rely on previous generation LTE base stations, which make use of lower frequencies (900 MHz - 3. 5 GHz), which are less sensitive to blockage and experience lower pathloss.

Networking and Internet Architecture

A Framework for End-to-End Evaluation of 5G mmWave Cellular Networks in ns-3

4 code implementations22 Feb 2016 Russell Ford, Menglei Zhang, Sourjya Dutta, Marco Mezzavilla, Sundeep Rangan, Michele Zorzi

In this work, we present the first-of-its-kind, open-source framework for modeling mmWave cellular networks in the ns-3 simulator.

Networking and Internet Architecture I.6.5; I.6.7

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