MobilE Applications & future InterneT MEgAbIT Research Activity References: Fabio Lavagetto, Mario Marchese, Igor Bisio
MobilE Applications & future InterneT [MEgAbIT] Description The MEgAbIT research unit focuses its activities in the areas of mobile signal processing and internetworking of heterogeneous networks. The research unit operates over three laboratories: Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Satellite Communication and Networking (SCNL) and Multimedia Communications (MC). Research topics Mobile Signal Processing; QoS over Heterogeneous Networks; Satellite Communications and DTNs; Network Controls; Sensor & Actuator Networks; Network Security. Reference people Fabio Lavagetto, fabio.lavagetto@unige.it Mario Marchese, mario.marchese@unige.it Igor Bisio, igor.bisio@unige.it Sandro Zappatore, sandro.zappatore@unige.it
MobilE Applications & future InterneT [MEgAbIT] Description The MEgAbIT research unit focuses its activities in the areas of mobile signal processing and internetworking of heterogeneous networks. The research unit operates over three laboratories: Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Satellite Communication and Networking (SCNL) and Multimedia Communications (MC). Research topics Mobile Signal Processing; QoS over Heterogeneous Networks; Satellite Communications and DTNs; Network Controls; Sensor & Actuator Networks; Network Security. Reference people Fabio Lavagetto, fabio.lavagetto@unige.it Mario Marchese, mario.marchese@unige.it Igor Bisio, igor.bisio@unige.it Sandro Zappatore, sandro.zappatore@unige.it
Staff Composition 2 Full Professors; 3 Associate Professors; 1 Assistant Professor Post Doc. Research Fellows; Ph. D. Students; Senior and Junior Engineers.
Research Laboratories Digital Signal Processing Laboratory (DSP) www.dsp.dist.unige.itit Satellite Communications and Networking Laboratory (SCN) www.scnl.dist.unige.itit Multimedia Communications Laboratory (MC)
Networking Research Activities Quality of Service over Heterogeneous Networks QoS Mapping Vertical Handover Power/Bandwidth Allocation CAC and Traffic Control for LTE Networks Satellite Communications and DTN Software Defined Networking
Signal Processing Research Activities Measuring, interpreting and influencing Human personal experiences (HX) with smart devices: processing, communications, storing and energy limits Multimedia Flows over Heterogenous Communications Systems Context-Aware Services over Smartphones : Audience Detection, Activity Detection, Emotion Detection, Localization Detection, Audio Processing for Safety
Security Research Activities Honeypot Design and Attack Analysis Study and Development of an Intrusion Detection System Audio figerprint based copy detection
Quality of Service over Heterogeneous Networks: from the Application to the Physical Layer Satellite Network Services: Sensor Measure Processing, Remote Control, Command and Control Gateway Aeronautical Network Mobile Station Gateway Cable Network Sensor Network Services: Monitoring and Measures Services: Telemedicine, Teleteaching, Teletraining
Delay-Disruption Disruption Tolerant Networks Model of Buffer Occupancy for ICNs Average Packet Delivery Delay
Signal Processing Research Activities Measuring, interpreting and influencing Human personal experiences (HX) with smart devices: processing, communications, storing and energy limits Multimedia Flows over Heterogenous Communications Systems Context-Aware Services over Smartphones : Audience Detection, Activity Detection, Emotion Detection, Localization Detection, Audio Processing for Safety
Measuring, interpreting and influencing Human personal experiences (HX) with smart devices: processing, communications, storing and energy limits Other Users Environments Access Point Input Information to the HX model Camera Internet Temperature Sensor Smartphone Other Smart Devices BAN User s Environment (Bluetooth and/or WiFi covered Area) Radio Base Station
Multimedia Flows over Heterogenous Communications Systems
Context-Aware Services over Smartphones Emotion Detection Activity Detection Localization Detection Audio Filtering for Safety Audio Environment Recognition Advanced digital signal processing methods together with pattern recognition approaches are applied to implement Context-Aware applications with limited computational load and energy consumption. Audience Detection
Security Research Activities Honeypot Design and Attack Analysis Study and Development of an Intrusion Detection System Audio figerprint based copy detection
Honeypot Design and Attack Analysis Study and Development of an Intrusion Detection System
Research Results (journals 2008-2014) 2014) I. Bisio, M. Marchese, Performance Evaluation of Bandwidth Allocation Methods in Geostationary Satellite Channel in Presence of Internet Traffic, Computer Networks, vol. 52, no. 1, January 2008, pp. 275-291. M. Marchese, M. S. Obaidat, Guest Editorial Recent Advances in Global Navigation and Communication Satellite Systems, IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, March 2008, pp. 3-6. T. de Cola, M. Marchese, High Performance Communication and Navigation Systems for Interplanetary Networks, IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, March 2008, pp. 104-113. I. Bisio, M. Marchese, Efficient Satellite-Based Sensor Networks for Information Retrieval, IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 2, no. 4, December 2008, pp. 464-475. M. Marchese, M. Mongelli, Vertical QoS Mapping over Wireless Interfaces, IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 16, no. 2, April 2009, pp. 37-43. C. Caini, T. De Cola, R. Firrincieli, M. Gerla, D. Lacamera, M.Marchese, C. Marcondes, M. Y. Sanadidi, Analysis of TCP Live Experiments on a Real GEO Satellite Testbed, Elsevier Performance Evaluation, vol. 66, no. 6, June 2009, pp. 287-300. T. de cola, M. Marchese, Reliable Data Delivery over Deep Space Networks: Benefits of Long Erasure Codes over ARQ Strategies, IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 17, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 57-65. F. Davoli, M. Marchese, M. Mongelli, A Measurement-Based Adaptive Control Mechanism for Pricing in Telecommunication Networks, Journal of Communications and Networks, vol. 12, no. 3, June 2010, pp. 253-265.
Research Results (journals 2008-2014) 2014) M. Marchese, M. Mongelli, "Reference Chaser Bandwidth Controller for Wireless QoS Mapping under Delay Constraints," EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2010, February 2010, pp. 1-8. M. Marchese, M. Mongelli, "Adaptive Call Admission and Bandwidth Control in DVB-RCS Systems," Journal of Communications and Networks, vol. 12, Issue 6, December 2010, pp. 568-576. M. Marchese, R. Surlinelli, S. Zappatore, "Monitoring unauthorized internet accesses through a 'honeypot' system", International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 24, Issue 1, January 2011 pp. 75 93. M. Marchese, Interplanetary and Pervasive Communications, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 26, Issue 2, February 2011, pp. 12-18. M. Cello, G. Gnecco, M. Marchese, M. Sanguineti, "CAC with nonlinearly-constrained feasibility regions", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 15, Issue 4, April 2011, pp. 467-469. C. Caini, H. Cruickshank, S. Farrell, M. Marchese, Delay- and Disruption-Tolerant Networking (DTN): An Alternative Solution for Future Satellite Networking Applications, Proceedings of the IEEE, Invited Paper, Vol. 99, Issue 11, July 2011, pp. 1980-1997. M. Cello, G. Gnecco, M. Marchese, M. Sanguineti, "A Model of Buffer Occupancy for ICNs", IEEE Communications Letters, Vol.16, No.6, June 2012, pp. 862-865.
Research Results (journals 2008-2014) 2014) I. Bisio, M. Marchese, "Power Saving Bandwidth Allocation over GEO Satellite Networks", IEEE Communications Letters, Vol.16, No.5, May 2012, pp. 596-599. M. Cello, G. Gnecco, M. Marchese, M. Sanguineti, Optimality Conditions for Coordinate-Convex Policies in CAC With Nonlinear Feasibility Boundaries, IEEE Transactions on Networking, Volume: 21, Issue: 5, Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/TNET.2012.2222924, 2013, pp. 1363-1377. I. Bisio, F. Lavagetto, M. Marchese, A. Sciarrone, GPS/HPS- and Wi-Fi Fingerprintbased Location Recognition for Check-In Applications over Smartphones in Cloudbased LBSs, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/TMM.2013.2239631, 2013, pp. 858-869. F. Davoli, M. Marchese, M. Mongelli, Non-linear coding and decoding strategies exploiting spatial correlation in wireless sensor networks, IET Communications, Special Issue on Energy Aware Wireless Network Protocols, published on line, doi: 10.1049/iet-com.2011.0799, pp. 2198-2207. I. Bisio, A. Delfino, F. Lavagetto, M. Marchese, A Television Channel Real-Time Detector using Smartphones, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Volume: PP, Issue: 99, Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/TMC.2013.79, 2013, pp. 1-14.
Research Results (journals 2008-2014) 2014) I. Bisio, A. Delfino, F. Lavagetto, M. Marchese, A. Sciarrone, Gender-driven Emotion Recognition through Speech Signals for Ambient Intelligence Applications, IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing, Volume: PP, Issue: 99, Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/TETC.2013.2274797, 2013, pp. 1-14. I. Bisio, M. Marchese, The Concept of Fairness: Definiton and Use in Bandwidth Allocation Applied to Satellite Environments, IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, Volume 29, Issue 3, March 2014, pp. 8-14. M. Cello, G. Gnecco, M. Marchese, M. Sanguineti, Narrowing the search for optimal call-admission policies via a nonlinear stochastic knapsack model, JOURNAL OF OPTIMIZATION THEORY AND APPLICATIONS, 2013, accepted for the publication. M. Cello, G. Gnecco, M. Marchese, M. Sanguineti, Evaluation of the average packet delivery delay in highly-disrupted networks: the DTN and IP-like protocol cases, IEEE Communications Letters, Vol. 18, Issue 3, 2014, pp. 519-522.
Scientific Awards IEEE Communications Society, Satellite and Space Communications (SSC) Technical Committee, 2008 Satellite Communications Distinguished Service Award in recognition of significant professional standing and contributions in the field of satellite communications technology. Mario Marchese IEEE International Workshop on Satellite and Space Communications 2006 (IWSSC 2006), Best Ph. D. Paper Award Winner: Igor Bisio, Mario Marchese, Giancarlo Portomauro, Multi Attribute Sink Selection Techniques in Satellite Sensor Networks: Study and Performance Evaluation. IEEE Global Communications Conference 2006 (GLOBECOM 2006), Best Student Paper Award Winner (Category Physical Communication System): Igor Bisio, Mario Marchese, Giancarlo Portomauro, Performance Evaluation of Sink Selection Techniques in Satellite Sensor Networks. First International Conference on Advances in Satellite and Space Communications 2009 (SPACOMM 2009), Best Paper Award Winner: Igor Bisio, Giuseppe Araniti, Mauro De Sanctis, Towards the Reliable and Efficient Interplanetary Internet: a Survey of Possible Advanced Networking and Communications Solutions.
Scientific Awards Second International Conference on Advances in Satellite and Space Communications 2010 (SPACOMM 2010), Best Paper Award Winner: Igor Bisio, Fabio Lavagetto, Mario Marchese, Introduction to Multi Attribute Decision Making-Based Application Layer Joint Coding for Image Transmission over Deep Space Channels. IEEE Global Communications Conference 2012 (IEEE GLOBECOM 2012), Best Paper Award Winner (Selected Area in Communications Symposium): Igor Bisio, Stefano Delucchi, Fabio Lavagetto, Mario Marchese, Capacity Bound of MOP-based Allocation with Packet Loss and Power Metrics in Satellite Communications Systems. Fifth International Conference on Advances in Satellite and Space Communications 2013 (SPACOMM 2013), Best Paper Award Winner: Igor Bisio, Stefano Delucchi, Fabio Lavagetto, Mario Marchese, Capacity Saving Analysis of Lp-problem based Allocation with Packet Loss and Power Metrics in GEO-Satellite Communications Channels. IEEE International Communications Conference 2014 (IEEE ICC 2014), Best Paper Award Winner (Symposia Paper): Igor Bisio, Aldo Grattarola, Fabio Lavagetto, Giulio Luzzati, Mario Marchese, Performance Evaluation of Application Layer Joint Coding for Video Transmission with Smartphones Over Terrestrial/Satellite Emergency Networks
Patents Patents Igor Bisio, Vincenzo Gesmundo, Mario Marchese, Giancarlo Portomauro, Architettura e Metodi di Gestione del Traffico di una Rete di Sensori di Sorveglianza, brevetto congiunto DIST Università degli Studi di Genova e Selex Communications S.p.A., depositato presso la Camera di Commercio di Torino, 16 maggio 2008, TO 2008 A 370. Igor Bisio, Vincenzo Gesmundo, Mario Marchese, Giancarlo Portomauro, Architecture and Method for Traffic Management of a Monitoring Sensor Network, joint patent between DIST- Università degli Studi di Genova and SELEX COMMUNICATIONS S.p.A., depositato presso Stati Uniti il 19 novembre 2009 (United States Patent Application Publication, Pub. No. 2009/0258154A1). Alberto Civardi, Mario Marchese, Maurizio Mongelli, Giancarlo Portomauro, Achille Sogliani e Luca Spinacci, "PROCEDIMENTO DI GENERAZIONE DI UN ALBERO DI COPERTURA DEI COLLEGAMENTI TRA NODI DI UNA RETE DI COMUNICAZIONE, CON MIGLIORATO TEMPO DI REAZIONE", depositato presso la Camera di Commercio di Torino il 2 Dicembre 2009 (TO2009A000947). M. Marchese, M. Mongelli, V. Gesmundo, Measurement-based Bandwidth Control of Layer 3 to Layer 2 QoS Mapping over Gateway Devices, brevetto congiunto DIST Università degli Studi di Genova e Selex Communications S.p.A., depositato presso la Camera di Commercio di Torino il 24 Maggio 2010 (TO2010A000429).