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Published on: Aug 26, 2022 Advancements in technology often come at a cost. In this blog we’ll be discussing 5G RAN deployments and how they have become prone to security threats. Specifically we will be discussing how these issues arise in the cloud infrastructures that 5G networks leverage to cope with the increasing demand in network capacity as well as ...

Published on:  Aug 19, 2022 Its time again to meet another ESR. Neharika Valecha, ESR 6 from Lund University, Sweden. Who am I and where do I come from? Hey, I’m Neharika. I am a doctoral student at EIT(Electrical and Information Technology) in Lund University. I was born and raised in Bhopal, India. It is known as the ‘city of ...

Published on: August 12, 2022 Introduction Extended reality (XR) headsets aim at tricking us into believing that we are immersed in either a virtual world or a blend of the real and digital environment. They do so by displaying high-fidelity images in front of our eyes. These images are updated in quick succession to reflect any changes in the digital ...

Published on:  Aug 05, 2022 The blog series continues with yet another Meet The ESR post. Afifa, from Darmstadt, would like to tell us a little bit about herself. Let’s see what she has to say! Who am I? My name is Afifa as you must have read by now 😉 I’m from Pakistan and I traveled to Germany to ...

Published on:  July 22, 2022 The newest ESR in our meet the “Meet The ESR” series is Anish Shastri. Anish is ESR 4 from the University of Trento. Here´s what he had to say: Tell us about yourself. I am Anish and I am from India. A curious person, who always wants to learn about everything happening around. A highly ...

Published on: 15 July, 2022 In this blog, we introduce the Ns-3 mmWave module[1], which enables packet-level simulations of 3GPP-based protocols for the purpose of verifying novel protocols and algorithms. The Ns-3 mmWave module is an Ns-3-based open-source tool that enables full-stack analysis, metrics such as throughput and latency at the application layer, including physical layer performance indicators such as ...

Published on: Jul 8, 2022 Let us meet Shaghayegh Shahcheraghi, our lovely ESR 12 from TU Darmstadt, Germany. Who am I? I am Shaghayegh Shahcheraghi. I was born in Shiraz. Shiraz is a beautiful city in Iran. It is famous for its gardens and popular poets. In Spring, the city gets wrapped up with the scent of flowers. I miss ...

Published on: Jul 01, 2022 Note: To better understand this blog, it is fundamental that you read our previous blogs “Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces” [1], “Have you ever heard (of) Beamforming?” [2].  As we have seen in previous blogs, the enhancement of wireless communications is being conceived with the help of various emerging technologies within 5G and beyond. One of these ...

Published on:  June 24, 2022 The next ESR we are meeting as part of our “Meet The ESR” series is ESR 15 – Alexander from KU Leuven. Here is more about him! Tell us about yourself My name is Alex, and I’m a researcher at KU Leuven. My PhD topic concerns wireless communications for extended reality (XR) applications, emphasizing millimeter-wave ...

Published on:  June 20, 2022 In the 5th edition of our “Meet The ESR” series we are meeting Nina from IMDEA Networks Institute. Let’s get to know her better. How would you define yourself? An optimistic realist that refuses to accept that we cannot change the bad things in the world. I need to be kept above room temperature and ...