EXC 89:  Ultra High-speed Mobile Information and Communication (UMIC)

• Subject Area: Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
• Term: from 2006 to 2014
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 24144303

• Final Report Year: 2015

Final Report Abstract

The initial goal of the UMIC cluster was to enable future Ultra High-Speed Mobile Information and Communication, with the main vision of broadband wireless internet access at reasonable access costs triggering the next wave of economic and innovation growth. Today it is indeed the low cost access, predominantly in the form of flat data rates, which drives the exponentially increasing mobile Internet access. This has led to a strong cost pressure on operators and equipment providers. Researching technologies that address these problems has thus been the right approach. Over time mobile internet access grew rapidly. UMIC reacted to this with a shift in the focus to Universal Mobile Access to Information and Communication, thus putting more emphasis on the user perspective with technologies supporting universal mobile access. A major differentiator of the research centre to competitors and the usual chair based systems in faculties is its ability to closely collaborate, addressing particular problem domains on a broader scale. In UMIC three interdisciplinary flagship projects emerged over the course of the collaboration: LocalizeMe, addressing application topics, Cognitive Radios and Networks, addressing flexible and efficient use of the wireless communication resources, and Nucleus, addressing platforms and design methodology for flexible (mobile) terminals. Research in the UMIC centre produced substantial scientific results documented by, e.g. more than 1,000 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, by extensive technology transfer to industry partners and via start-up companies and by one Leibniz Prize and three ERC Grants received during the UMIC funding period. Further, the UMIC research cluster has led to cultural and structural changes in the involved departments of RWTH Aachen University. Most notably, it has successfully introduced a structured career path for junior researchers based on Junior Professor positions (assistant professorship). Out of 6 established junior professorships 3 have got tenure in Aachen, 2 in other international top universities, and one more is still in the tenure track. This shows the high quality of the candidates the UMIC was able to attract. UMIC gender equality promotion activities contributed significantly to a development where both Computer Science and Electrical Engineering departments increased the percentage of female researchers in post study career stages (i.e. Doctoral degrees and Professors) to a balance with the percentage of female students. Last but not least UMIC has been intellectual home for 176 doctoral researcher of which 97 have already successfully defended their doctoral thesis work. The UMIC research centre building, the new research groups and the five labs with state-of-theart equipment teams established through UMIC funding are the basis of sustained UMIC research. Moreover, UMIC research is a key component of the strategy of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) profile area of RWTH Aachen University.

Link to the final report

http://dx.doi.org/10.2314/GBV:88235230X

Publications

• „Characterizing Wireless Networks by Spatial Correlations“, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 11, issue 1, pp. 37-39, Jan. 2007
  Riihijarvi, J.; Mähönen, P.; Rübsamen, M.
  
• „Distributed Load Balancing Algorithm for Adaptive Channel Allocation for Cognitive Radios“, 2nd International Conference on Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks and Communications (CrownCom 2007), 2007
  Fischer, S.; Petrova, M.; Mähönen, P.; Vöcking, B.
  
• “Proportional QoS Adjustment for Achieving Feasible Power Allocation in CDMA Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 56, issue 2, pp. 254- 259, Feb. 2008
  Mathar, R.; Schmeink, A.
  
• “Rate and Power Allocation for Multiuser OFDM: An Effective Heuristic Verified by Branch-and-Bound”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 7, issue 1, pp. 60-64, Jan. 2008
  Feiten A. (Schmeink, A.); Mathar, R.; Reyer, M.
  
• ”A Design Flow for Architecture Exploration and Implementation of Partially Reconfigurable Processors”, IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems, vol. 16, issue 10, pp. 1281-1294, Oct. 2008
  Karuri, K.; Chattopadhyay, A.; Chen, Xiaolin; Kammler, D.; Hao, Ling; Leupers, R.; Meyr, H.; Ascheid, G.
  
• “Modeling Approaches for Functiona Verfication of RF-SoCs: Limits and Future Requirements”, IEEE Transactions on Computer- Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol. 28, issue 5, pp. 769-773, May 2009
  Yifan Wang; Joeres, S.; Wunderlich, R.; Heinen, S.
  
• “System Architecture of an RF-DAC Based Multistandard Transmitter”, 52nd IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS’09), pp. 248-251, Aug. 2009
  Zimmermann, N.; Thiel, B.T.; Negra, R.; Heinen, S.
  
• “The Ins and Outs of the Probabilistic Model Checker MRMC“, Performance Evaluation – Special Issue on Advances in Quantitative Evaluation of Systems – QEST 2009, vol. 68, issue 2, pp. 90-104, Feb. 2009
  Katoen, J.-P.; Zapreev, I.S.; Hahn, E.M.; Hermanns, H.; Jansen, D.N.
  
• „Generic Schema Mappings for Compositon and Query Answering“, Data & Knowledge Engineering, vol. 68, issue 7, pp. 599-621, July 2009
  Kensche, D.; Quix, C.; Xiang Li; Yong Li; Jarke, M.
  
• „Improved Algorithms for Latency Minimization in Wireless Networks”, Automata, Languages and Programming, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5556, pp. 447-458, Springer, 2009
  Fanghänel, A.; Kesselheim, T.; Vöcking, B.
  
• „Mixed Integer Quadrangulation“, ACM Transactions on Grahpics (SIGGRAPH 2009), vol. 28, issue 3, Aug. 2009
  Bommes, D., Zimmer, H., and Kobbelt, L.
  
• “A Game-Theoretic Approach to Routing under Adversarial Conditions”, Theoretical Computer Science, IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 323, pp. 355-370, 2010
  Gross, J.; Radmacher, F.G.; Thomas, W.
  
• “A Scalable VLSI Architecture for Soft-Input Soft-Output Single Tree-Search Sphere Decoding”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 57, issue 9, pp. 706-710, Sept. 2010
  Witte, E.M.; Borlenghi, F.; Ascheid, G.; Leupers, R.; Meyr, H.
  
• “A Systematic Framework for Iterative Maximum Likelihood Receiver Design”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 58, issue 7, pp. 2035-2045, July 2010
  Schmitt, L., and Meyr, H.
  
• “Adaptive Sampling Rate Correction for Acoustic Echo Control in Voice-Over-IP”, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 58, issue 1, pp. 189- 199, Jan. 2010
  Pawig, M.; Enzner, G.; Vary, P.
  
• “Compensation: Architecture for Supporting Dynamicity and Negotiation in Accounting, Charging and Billing, Computer Communications vol. 33, issue 15, pp. 1823-1833, Sept. 2010
  Huitema, G.; Kühne, R.; Meyer, U.; Ensing, H.; Zugenmaier, A.; Bibas, A.; Karasti, O.; Rumph, F.R.; Siljee, J.
  
• “Distributed Content Resolution in Wireless Networks”, Distributed Computing, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 6343, pp. 163-178, Springer 2010
  Kesselheim, T.; Vöcking, B.
  
• “Performance Evaluation and Model Checking Join Forces”, Communications of the ACM, vol. 53, issue 9, pp. 76-85, Sept. 2010
  Baier, C.; Boudewijn, R.H.; Hermanns, H.; Katoen, J.-P.
  
• ”An Active Feedback Interference Cancellation Technique for Blocker Filtering in RF Receiver Front-Ends”, IEEE Journal on Solid- State Circuits, vol. 45, issue 5, pp. 989-997, May 2010
  Werth, T.D.; Schmits, C.; Wunderlich, R.; Heinen, S.
  
• "Application of Static Analyses for State Space Reduction to Microcontroller Binary Code", Science of Computer Programming, vol. 76, issue 2, pp. 100-118, Feb. 2011
  Schlich, B.; Brauer, J.; Kowalewski, S.
  
• “EXIT-Chart Based System Design for Iterative Source-Channel Decoding with Fixed-Length Codes”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 59, issue 9, pp. 2406-2413, Sept. 2011
  Schmalen, L., Adrat, M., Clevorn, T., and Vary, P.
  
• “Performance Prediction for OFDMA Systems with Dynamic Power and Subcarrier Allocation”, Computer Communications, vol. 34, issue 8, pp. 973-984, June 2011
  Gross, J.; Reyer, M.
  
• “Rate-complexity-distortion optimization for hybrid video coding,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, vol. 21, issue 7, pp. 957–970, July 2011
  Xiang Li; Wien, M.; Ohm, J.-R.
  
• "A Fully Integrated Adaptive CMOS Multiband Multimode Switching- Mode Power Amplifier," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 60, issue 8, pp.2549–2561, Aug. 2012
  Aref, A.F.; Negra, R.
  
• "Investigation of Wideband Load Transformation Networks for Class-E Switching-mode Power Amplifiers," IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, vol. 60, issue 6, pp.1916–1927, June 2012
  Wei, M.-D.; Kalim, D.; Erguvan, D.; Chang, S.-F.; Negra, R.
  
• “An Evaluation Framework for Traffic Information Systems Based on Data Streams”. Transportation Research Part C, Special Issue on Data Management in Vehicular Networks, Volume 23, pp. 29–55, August 2012
  Geisler, S.; Quix, C.; Schiffer, S.; Jarke, M.
  
• “Dual Loops Meshing: Quality Quad Layouts on Manifolds”, ACM Transactions on Grahpics (SIGGRAPH 2012), vol. 31, issue 4, July 2012
  Campen, M.; Bommes, D.; Kobbelt, L.
  
• “Joint Linear Receiver Design and Power Allocation Using Alternating Optimization Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 61, issue 9, pp. 4129-4141, Nov. 2012
  Wang, T.; de Lamare, P.C.; Schmeink, A.
  
• “TV White Space in Europe“, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 11, issue 2, pp. 178-188, Feb. 2012
  van de Beek, J.; Riihijarvi, J.; Achtzehn, A.; Mähönen, P.
  
• „An RFDAC Based Reconfigurable Multistandard Transmitter in 65nm CMOS“, 2012 IEEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits Symposium (RFIC), pp. 109-112, June 2012
  Mohr, B.; Zimmermann, N.; Thiel, B.T.; Mueller, J.H.; Yifan Wang; Ye Zhang; Lemke, F.; Leys, R.; Schenk, S.; Bruening, U.; Negra, R.; Heinen, S.
  
• „Moving in a Network under Random Failures: A Complexity Analysis“, Science of Computer Programming, vol. 77, issue 7-8, pp. 940-954, July 2012
  Klein, D.; Radmacher, F.G.; Thomas, W.
  
• "Characterization of Non-stationary Channels Using Mismatched Wiener Filtering", IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 61, issue 2, pp. 274-288, Jan. 2013
  Ispas, A.; Dörpinghaus, M.; Ascheid, G.; Zemen, T.
  
• “Adaptive Distributed Space-Time Coding Based on Adjustable Code Matrices for Cooperative MIMO Relaying Systems, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 61, issue 7, pp. 1-12, May 2013
  Tong Peng; de Lamare, P.C.; Schmeink, A.
  
• “Integer-grid Maps for Reliable Quad Meshing”, ACM Transactions on Grahpics (SIGGRAPH 2013), vol. 32, issue 4, July 2013
  Bommes, D.; Campen, M.; Ebke, H.-C.; Alliez, P.; Kobbelt, L.
  
• “On the Duality of the Max-Min Beamforming Problem With Per-Antenna and Per-Antenna-Array Power Constraints”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 62, issue 2, pp. 274-288, Feb. 2013
  Dartmann, G.; Gong, X.; Afzal, W.; Ascheid, G.
  
• “Power Allocation and Performance Analysis in Spectrum Sharing Systems with Statistical CSI“, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 12, issue 4, pp. 1819-1831, Apr. 2013
  Gong, X.; Ispas, A.; Dartmann, G.; Ascheid, G.
  
• ”MAPS: Mapping Concurrent Dataflow Applications to Heterogeneous MPSoCs”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, vol. 9, issue 1, pp. 527-545, Feb. 2013
  Castrillon, J.; Leupers, R.; Ascheid, G.
  
• „Connectivity Games over Dynamic Networks“, Theoretical Computer Science, vol. 493, pp. 46-65, July 2013
  Grüner, S.; Radmacher, F.G.; Thomas, W.
  
• "Runtime Verification of Microcontroller Binary Code", Science of Computer Programming, vol. 80, Elsevier, pp. 109-129, Feb. 2014
  Reinbacher, T.; Brauer, J.; Horauer, M.; Steininger, A.; Kowalewski, S.
  
• “Data-centric intelligent information integration - from concepts to automation”, Journal of Inteligent Information Systems, vol. 43, issue 3, pp. 437- 462, Dec. 2014
  Jarke, M.; Jeusfeld, M.A.; Quix, C.
  
• “Mobile Real-Time Collaboration for Semantic Multimedia”, Journal of Mobile Networks and Applications, vol. 19, issue 5, pp. 635-648, Oct. 2014
  Kovachev, D.; Nicolaescu, P.; Klamma, R.
  
• “On the Design of Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Schemes with Unreliable Feedback”, IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 62, issue 2, pp. 758-768, Feb. 2014
  Breddermann, T.; Eschbach, B.; Vary, P.
  
• “Optimum Power Allocation in Sensor Networks for Passive Radar Applications”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 13, issue 6, pp. 3222-3231, June 2014
  Alirezaei, G.; Reyer, M.; Mathar, R.
  
• „Approximation Algorithms for Secondary Spectrum Auctions“, ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT), vol. 14, issue 2-3, Article No. 16, Oct. 2014
  Hoefer, M.; Kesselheim, T.; Vöcking, B.
  
• „Community and Trust-Aware Fake Media Detection“, Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 70, issue 2, pp. 1069-1098, May 2014
  Rashed, K.A.N.; Renzel, D.; Klamma, R.; Jarke, M.
  
• „Optimized Buffer Allocation in Multicore Platforms“, Design, Automation and Test in Europe Conference and Exhibition (DATE), 2014
  Odendahl, M.; Goens, A.; Leupers, R.; Ascheid, G.; Ries, B.; Vöcking, B.
  
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"The Wi-Fi Congestion 'Crisis': Regulatory Criteria for Assessing
 Spectrum Congestion Claims”, Journal of Telecommunications Policy vol. 38, issues 8-9, pp. 838-850, Sept. 2014
  de Vries, J.P.; Simic, L.; Achtzehn, A.; Petrova, M.; Mähönen, P.
  
• "A Study of the Impact of Delay Mismatch on Linearity of Outphasing Transmitters", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I, vol. 62, issue 1, pp.254–262, Jan. 2015
  Aref, A.F.; Hone, T.M,; Negra, R.
  
• “Experimental Characterization and Modeling of RF Jamming Attacks on VANETs”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 64, issue 2, pp. 524-540, Feb. 2015
  Punal, O.; Pereira, C.; Aguiar, A.; Gross, J.
  
• “Feasibility of Secondary Networks: Analysis Methodology and Quantitative Study of Cellular and Wi-Fi-like TVWS Deployments”, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 14, issue 2, pp. 373-386, Feb. 2015
  Achtzehn, A.; Simic, L.; Petrova, M. Mähönen, P.
  
• “Multi-Operator Wireless Mesh Networks Secured by an All-Encompassing Security Architecture”, International Journal of Information Security, vol. 14, issue 2, pp. 169-186, Apr. 2015
  Egners, A.; Herrmann, P.; Meyer, U.
  
• “Visual Landmark Recognition from Internet Photo Collections: A Large-Scale Evaluation”, Computer Vision and Image Understanding, vol. 135, pp. 1-15, June 2015
  Weyand, T.; Leibe, B.