Dr. Federico Penna

Contact:

Room: G112 Telephone: +49(0)30-31002-867 Email: federico.penna@hhi.fraunhofer.de

Research interests:

• Distributed signal processing: multi-sensor signal detection, cooperative localization
• Spectrum sensing in cognitive radio networks
• Bayesian inference and probabilistic graphical models
• Random matrix theory

Theses:

Ph.D. "Statistical Methods for Cooperative and Distributed Inference in Wireless Networks", Politecnico di Torino (Italy), 2011

M.Sc. "Advanced Receivers for Interference Cancellation in UMTS-HSDPA Terminals", Institut Eurécom (France) and Politecnico di Torino (Italy), 2007

Publications:

Bookchapters

• Characterization of Wi-Fi interference for dynamic channel allocation in WPANs
  F. Penna, C. Pastrone, H. Khaleel, M. A. Spirito, and R. Garello, I. Guvenc et al., Reliable Communications for Short-Range Wireless Systems, Cambridge University Press, Apr. 2011.

Journal Papers

• Decentralized Eigenvalue Algorithms for Distributed Signal Detection in Cognitive Networks
  F. Penna and S. Stanczak, Preprint (available at http://arxiv.org/abs/1303.7103), Mar. 2013.
• Cooperative DoA-only localization of primary users in cognitive radio networks
  F. Penna and D. Cabric, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking , no. 107, Apr. 2013.
• Detecting and Counteracting Statistical Attacks in Cooperative Spectrum Sensing
  F. Penna, Y. Sun, L. Dolecek, and D. Cabric, IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1806-1822, Apr. 2012.
• Frequency Agile Wireless Sensor Networks: Design and Implementation
  H. Khaleel, F. Penna, C. Pastrone, R. Tomasi, and M. Spirito, IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1599-1608, May 2012.
• Uniformly Reweighted Belief Propagation for Estimation and Detection in Wireless Networks
  H. Wymeersch, F. Penna, and V. Savic, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 1587-1595 , Apr. 2012.
• Decentralized Neyman-Pearson Test with Belief Propagation for Peer-to-Peer Collaborative Spectrum Sensing
  F. Penna and R. Garello, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 1881-1891, May 2012.
• Detection of Discontinuous Signals for Cognitive Radio Applications
  F. Penna and R. Garello, IET Communications, vol. 5, no. 10, pp. 1453-1561, Aug. 2011.
• Hybrid Cooperative Positioning based on Distributed Belief Propagation
  M. Caceres, F. Penna, H. Wymeersch, and R. Garello, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), vol. 29, no. 10, pp. 1948-1958, Dec. 2011.
• Cramér-Rao Bound for Hybrid GNSS-Terrestrial Cooperative Positioning
  F. Penna, M. A. Caceres, and H. Wymeersch, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 14, no. 11, pp. 1005-1007, Nov. 2010.
• Cooperative Spectrum Sensing based on the Limiting Eigenvalue Ratio Distribution in Wishart Matrices
  F. Penna, R. Garello, and M. A. Spirito, IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 13, no. 7, pp. 507-509, July 2009.

Conference, Symposium, and Workshop Papers

• Comparison of Reweighted Message Passing Algorithms for LDPC Decoding
  H. Wymeersch, F. Penna, V. Savic, and J. Zhao, Proc. IEEE ICC 2013, Budapest, Hungary, June 2013, accepted.
• Street-Specific Handover Optimization for Vehicular Terminals in Future Cellular Networks
  Z. Ren, P. Fertl, Q. Liao, F. Penna, and S. Stanczak, Proc. IEEE VTC-Spring 2013 - Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Communication Systems for 2020 and beyond, Dresden, Germany, June 2013.
• Context-Aware Handover Optimization for Relay-Aided Vehicular Terminals
  Q. Liao, F. Penna, S. Stanczak, Z. Ren, and P. Fertl, The IEEE 14th Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Darmstadt, Germany, June 2013.
• A Statistical Algorithm for Multi-Objective Handover Optimization Under Uncertainties
  Q. Liao, S. Stanczak, and F. Penna, 2013 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC'13), Shanghai, China, Apr. 2013, accepted.
• Robust Interference Identification for Multi-RAT Optimization in Wireless Cellular Networks
  E. Pollakis, R. L. G. Cavalcante, S. Stanczak, and F. Penna, IEEE Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN), October 2012, accepted.
• Eigenvalue-based Signal Detection in Cognitive Femtocell Networks using a Decentralized Lanczos Algorithm
  F. Penna and S. Stanczak, Proc. IEEE DySPAN, Seattle, WA, USA, Oct. 2012, accepted.
• On In-Network Computation via Wireless Multiple-Access Channels with Applications
  S. Stanczak, M. Goldenbaum, R. L. G. Cavalcante, and F. Penna, Proc. 9th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS '12), Paris, France, Aug. 2012, pp. 276-280, invited paper.
• Decentralized Largest Eigenvalue Test for Multi-Sensor Signal Detection
  F. Penna and S. Stanczak, Proc. IEEE Global Telecommunication Conference (GLOBECOM), Anaheim, California, USA, Dec. 2012, to appear.
• Bounds and Tradeoffs for Cooperative DoA-only Localization of Primary Users
  F. Penna and D. Cabric, IEEE GLOBECOM 2011, Houston, TX, USA, Dec. 2011.
• Cooperative localization of primary users by directional antennas or antenna arrays: Challenges and design issues
  F. Penna, J. Wang, and D. Cabric, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APS-URSI), Spokane, WA, USA, July 2011.
• Joint Spectrum Sensing and Detection of Malicious Nodes via Belief Propagation
  F. Penna, Y. Sun, L. Dolecek, and D. Cabric, IEEE GLOBECOM 2011, Houston, TX, USA, Dec. 2011.
• Uniformly Reweighted Belief Propagation: A Factor Graph Approach
  H. Wymeersch, F. Penna, and V. Savic, International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 2011.
• Uniformly Reweighted Belief Propagation for Distributed Bayesian Hypothesis Testing
  F. Penna, H. Wymeersch, and V. Savic, IEEE Statistical Signal Processing Workshop (SSP), Nice, France, June 2011.
• Optimized Edge Appearance Probability for Cooperative Localization based on Nonparametric Tree-Reweighted Belief Propagation
  V. Savic, H. Wymeersch, F. Penna, and S. Zazo, IEEE ICASSP 2011, Prague, Czech Republic, May 2011.
• Performance of Eigenvalue-based Signal Detectors with Known and Unknown Noise Level
  B. Nadler, F. Penna, and R. Garello, IEEE ICC 2011, Kyoto, Japan, June 2011.
• Distributed Spectrum Sensing and Channel Selection in Opportunistic Wireless Personal Area Networks
  H. Khaleel, F. Penna, C. Pastrone, R. Tomasi, and M. Spirito, ACM MobiOpp 2010 - Demo Session, Pisa, Italy, Feb. 2010.
• Distributed Inference of Channel Occupation Probabilities in Cognitive Networks via Message Passing
  F. Penna, R. Garello, and M. A. Spirito, IEEE Symposium on New Frontiers in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN), Singapore, Apr. 2010.
• Likelihood-Ratio Propagation and Consensus in Wireless Networks with Markov Random Field Models
  F. Penna, R. Garello, and M. Spirito, IEEE GLOBECOM 2010 - Workshops, Miami, FL, USA, Dec. 2010.
• Frequency Agility in IPv6-Based Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN)
  R. Tomasi, H. Khaleel, F. Penna, C. Pastrone, M. Spirito, and R. Garello, Proc. Wired/Wireless Internet Communications (WWIC), Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 6074/2010, Lulea, Sweden, June 2010, pp. 146-157.
• On Spectrum Sensing Duration in Cognitive Wireless Sensor Networks
  F. Penna, R. Tomasi, H. Khaleel, C. Pastrone, and M. Spirito, 3rd International Workshop on Cognitive Radio and Advanced Spectrum Management (CogART), Rome, Italy, Nov. 2010.
• Hybrid GNSS-Terrestrial Positioning via Distributed Belief Propagation
  M. Caceres, F. Penna, H. Wymeersch, and R. Garello, IEEE GLOBECOM 2010, Miami, FL, USA, Dec. 2010.
• Measurement-based Analysis of Spectrum Sensing in Adaptive WSNs under Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Interference
  F. Penna, C. Pastrone, M. A. Spirito, and R. Garello, IEEE 69th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Barcelona, Spain, Apr. 2009.
• Exact Non-asymptotic Threshold for Eigenvalue-based Spectrum Sensing
  F. Penna, R. Garello, D. Figlioli, and M. A. Spirito, 4th International Conference on Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks and Communications (CROWNCOM), Hannover, Germany, June 2009.
• Impact ofWi-Fi Traffic on the IEEE 802.15.4 Channels Occupation in Indoor Environments
  H. Khaleel, C. Pastrone, F. Penna, M. A. Spirito, and R. Garello, International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), Turin, Italy, Sept. 2009.
• Probability of Missed Detection in Eigenvalue Ratio Spectrum Sensing
  F. Penna, R. Garello, and M. A. Spirito, 5th IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob), Marrakech, Morocco, Oct. 2009.
• Energy Detection Spectrum Sensing with Discontinuous Primary User Signal
  F. Penna, C. Pastrone, M. A. Spirito, and R. Garello, IEEE ICC 2009, Dresden, Germany, June 2009.