IGNACIO RODRIGUEZ LARRAD, personal website

Invited Talks

November 2021: "Experimental Investigations of 5G applied to Industry 4.0", Jornada 5G, XXI Semana de la Ciencia y la Tecnología, University of Oviedo, Spain.
July 2021: "Autonomous Mobile Robots in Industry 4.0: Experimental Evolution from Wi-Fi to 5G Edge-Cloud", Jornadas Internacionales de Telecomunicaciones, Online event, University of Las Americas, Ecuador.
April 2021: "Experimental Research on Wireless Systems for Industrial Automation", Online Webinar, University of Las Americas, Ecuador.
March 2021: "Experimental Research on Wireless Systems for Industrial Automation", Online Webinar, National Politechnical University of Ecuador.
December 2020: "Experimental Research on Wireless Systems for Industrial Automation", Communication Theory Seminar, University of Lyon, CITI Laboratory.
October 2020: "Interference Measurements for IoT and UWB Wireless Systems", FORCE Technology EMC Club, Online, "EMC-Apparathensyn, risikovurdering og forstyrrelser".
June 2020: "Industrial IoT with 5G", Danish Energy Agency, 5G-working group meeting.
June 2020: "AAU 5G Smart Production Lab - An Industrial Wireless Playground with big ML and AI Potentials", ITU-T Focus Group on Machine Learning for Future Networks including 5G.
January 2020: "5G for the Factories of the Future", Innovation Factory North mini-fair, Aalborg, Denmark, "Make your production digital".
September 2019: "Wireless technologies & Interference Measurements for IoT", FORCE Technology IoT & Wireless Club, Aarhus, Denmark, "Low Power Wireless".
August 2019: "Wireless technologies for IoT", BEST Summer School, Aalborg, Denmark, "Are you ready to r’IoT’?”.
May 2019: "Experimental IoT Research towards 5G and Beyond", IDA Connect, Copenhagen, Denmark, "Ultrapålideligt og tidstro internet (5G) - i et brugerperspektiv".
November 2017: "AAU Testbed Activities: A look into new 5G use cases", NI RF & Communications Research Roundtable, Bristol, United Kingdom.
May 2017: "Wireless connected Industry 4.0: Requirements and Challenges", BrainsBussines, Aalborg, Denmark.
March 2015: "Introduction to HetNets: Radio Propagation Considerations and Measurement Challenges", Palestra FUCAPI, Manaus, Brazil.
November 2014: "Wireless coverage inside buildings", IDA Tele, Aalborg, Denmark, "Mobildækning eller ej?".

International Conference Presentations

April 2022: "Radio-Aware Multi-Connectivity Solutions based on Layer-4 Scheduling for Wi-Fi in IIoT Scenarios", IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Online.
November 2021: "Empirical Performance Evaluation of Enterprise Wi-Fi for IIoT Applications Requiring Mobility", European Wireless Conference (EW), Online.
March 2021: "V2X Large Vehicle Shadowing at 3.5 GHz Compared to 5.9 GHz" (poster), European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Online.
June 2019: "On the Design of a Wireless MES Solution for the Factories of the Future", Global IoT Summit (GIoTS), Aarhus, Denmark.
June 2019: "Indoor Occupancy Detection and Estimation using Machine Learning and Measurements from an IoT LoRa-based Monitoring System", Aarhus, Denmark.
April 2019: "Feasibility of Deploying Wireless Internet of Things in the Unlicensed European 865-868 MHz Band", IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Marrakech, Morocco.
August 2018: "The Gigantium Smart City Living Lab: A Multi-Arena LoRa-based Testbed", International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), Lisbon, Portugal.
May 2018: "An Empirical Study of Propagation Models for Wireless Communications in Open-pit Mines" (poster), IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) Spring, Porto, Portugal.
November 2017: "Testing of Low-Power Wide-Area Technologies in Controlled Propagation Environments" (poster), Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference (LAPC), Loughborough, UK.
September 2016: "A Novel Height Gain Model for Line-of-Sight Urban Micro Cells below 6 GHz", International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), Poznan, Poland.
May 2016: "Measurement-based Evaluation of the Impact of Large Vehicle Shadowing on V2X Communications", European Wireless Conference (EW), Oulu, Finland.
April 2016: "24 GHz cmWave Radio Propagation Through Vegetation: Suburban Tree Clutter Attenuation", European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Davos, Switzerland.
April 2016: "Analysis and Comparison of 24 GHz cmWave Radio Propagation in Urban and Suburban Scenarios", IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Doha, Qatar.
May 2015: "Analysis of 38 GHz mmWave Propagation Characteristics of Urban Scenarios", European Wireless Conference (EW), Budapest, Hungary.
September 2014: "Radio Propagation into Modern Buildings: Attenuation Measurements in the Range from 800 MHz to 18 GHz", IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) Fall, Vancouver, Canada.
September 2014: "Base Station Antenna Pattern Distortion in Practical Urban Deployment Scenarios", IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) Fall, Vancouver, Canada.
December 2013: "Path Loss Validation of Urban Micro Cell Scenarios at 3.5 GHz Compared to 1.9 GHz", IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), Atlanta, USA.
September 2012: "A Geometrical-based Vertical Gain Correction for Signal Strength Prediction of Downtilted Base Station Antennas in Urban Areas" (poster), IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) Fall, Quebec, Canada.
May 2012: "Evaluation of Potential Relay Locations in an Urban Macro-Cell Scenario with Applicability to LTE-A", IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) Spring, Yokohama, Japan.

Participation in National and International Workshops

April 2020: 6G Flagship Project Industrial Productivity Boost Open Innovation Workshop, Online.
September 2018: Manufacturing Academy of Denmark (MADE) Strategy Seminar, Vejle, Denmark.
November 2017: National Instruments (NI) RF & Communications Research Roundtable, Bristol, UK.
November 2016: National Instruments (NI) RF & Communications Research Roundtable, Leuven, Belgium.
August 2016: National Instruments (NI) Week, R&D SDR focus group, Austin, Texas, USA.
March 2013: KTH/AAU Workshop on Heterogeneous and Ultra-Dense Wireless Networks, Stockholm, Sweden.

Demos

June 2022:"EL1-018 Low RF Fast Deployable Systems for Emergencies in Difficult Environments", ESA NAVISP Industry Days 2022, ESA ESTEC, Netherlands.
June 2022:"Edge-cloud AMR fleet management", Industrial-grade QoS, 5G-ACIA, HANNOVER MESSE 2022, Hannover, Germany.
August 2021:"Real Time Industrial IoT with 5G", DIRA BUSINESS & ROBOTBRAG 2021, Odense, Denmark.
August 2020:"Initial 5G Tests: Control of Industrial Production and Autonomous Mobile Robots", "Industriel IoT med 5G" Opening Event, Aalborg, Denmark.
November 2019:"Enhanced AAU Wireless Manufacturing Execution System", AAU/MADE/IDA/IFN Workshop on "The Potential of 5G in the Factories of the Future", Aalborg, Denmark.
June 2019: "Wireless Control of Industrial Production", European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC), Valencia, Spain.
March 2019: "AAU Wireless Manufacturing Execution System", MADE DIGITAL Steering committee meeting, Aalborg, Denmark.
March 2018: "Gigantium Smart City Living Lab", Aalborg, Denmark.

News

2022:

17.06.2022: We showcased the prototypes built in the Low-RF project in collaboration with GMV NSL at the ESA NAVISP Industry Days 2022. [event info]
10.06.2022: We presented the findings and conclusions of the "ESA NAVISP Low-RF Fast Deployable Systems for Emergencies in Difficult Environments" project run in collaboration with GMV NSL at a public online webinar organized by ESA. [event info]
02.06.2022: I presented our "Edge-cloud AMR fleet management" live demo at the 5G-ACIA booth, Industrial-grade QoS section, at Hannover Messe 2022. [event info]
22.04.2022: Our paper "Low RF-based Navigation for Emergencies in Difficult Environments" in collaboration with GMV NSL and European Space Agency has been accepted for presentation at ION GNSS+ 2022. [publications]
22.04.2022: Our paper "Directional Measurements and Propagation Models at 28 GHz for Reliable Factory Coverage" in collaboration with Nokia Bell Labs, Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria, and Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso has been accepted for publication in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. [publications]
10.04.2022: Our paper "Evaluation and Comparison of Ultrasonic and UWB Technology for Indoor Localization in an Industrial Environment" lead by Amalia has been accepted for publication in MPDI Sensors. [publications]
10.03.2022: We have one PhD position opening in our group. The topic of the project is "Experimental Research in Integration of 5G and Non-Terrestrial Networks for extending Broadband Connectivy in Rural and Remote Areas". Deadline for application: 15.06.2022 [application details]
15.02.2022: Our Innovations Fond Grand Solutions project proposal "5G-ROBOT: 5G-Enabled Autonomous Mobile Robotic Systems" has been granted. The project, in collaboration with Nokia, Telenor, Mobile Industrial Robots, Universal Robots, Technicon, Intelligent Systems, LEGO, Novo Nordisk, Grundfos, Danfoss, and Odense Kommune will run for 3 years starting on 01.03.2022. [research]
10.01.2022: Our Horizon Europe project proposal "COMMECT: Bridging the digital divide and addressing the need of Rural Communities with Cost-effective and Environmental-Friendly Connectivity Solutions" has been granted. The project, in collaboration with Luxembourg Institute of Technology, Luxsense, IBLA, SES, Huawei, Telenor, TNO, Turkcell, DNET, SeAMK, Viveris Technologies, Klosser Innovation, Inn University, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Turkey, Municipality Serbia, Zemljoradnicka zadruga Solar Agro, Padborg Transport Center, and Aarhus University will run for 3 years starting on 01.09.2022. [research]

2021:

15.12.2021: Our paper "Radio-Aware Multi-Connectivity Solutions based on Layer-4 Scheduling for Wi-Fi in IIoT Scenarios" lead by Andreas in collaboration with Nokia has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE WCNC 2022. [publications]
13.12.2021: Our EUDP project proposal "Predictive Automatic Corrosion Management (PACMAN) has been granted. The project, in collaboration with Semco Maritime, Energy Cluster Denmark, MM Survey, TREFOR, and IPU will run for 2 years starting on 01.02.2022. [research]
15.11.2021: We have one or more Postdoc position openings in our group. The topic of the project is "Experimental Research in 5G-Enabled Digital Twins and Robots". Deadline for application: 02.01.2022 [application details]
10.11.2021: We have one or more PhD position openings in our group. The topic of the project is "Experimental Research in 5G-Connected Robots". Deadline for application: 02.01.2022 [application details]
09.11.2021: I presented "Experimental Investigations of 5G applied to Industry 4.0" at the "Jornada 5G" event organized by University of Oviedo, Spain, as part of the "XXI Semana de la Ciencia y la Tecnología" [event info]
01.11.2021: Aalborg University is now a member of the 5G Alliance for Connected Industries and Automation (5G-ACIA) [5G-ACIA welcome message]
27.08.2021: I presented "Real Time Industrial IoT with 5G" at the DIRA BUSINESS & ROBOTBRAG 2021. [event info]
10.08.2021: Our paper "Empirical IIoT Data Traffic Analysis and Comparison to 3GPP 5G Models" lead by Rasmus in collaboration with Nokia has been accepted for presentation at VTC-Fall 2021. [publications]
05.08.2021: Our paper "Towards a 5G Mobile Edge Cloud Planner for Autonomous Mobile Robots" lead by Taus in collaboration with MiR has been accepted for presentation at VTC-Fall 2021. [publications]
31.07.2021: Our paper "Alpha-Stable Model for Interference in IoT Networks" in collaboration with IMT Lille Douai and INRIA has been accepted for presentation at IEEE CAMA 2021. [publications]
27.07.2021: I presented "Autonomous Mobile Robots in Industry 4.0: Experimental Evolution from Wi-Fi to 5G Edge-Cloud" at the "Jornadas Internacionales de Telecomunicaciones" event organized by University of Las Americas, Ecuador. [news]
23.07.2021: Our paper "An Experimental Framework for 5G Wireless System Integration into Industry 4.0 Applications" has been accepted for publication in the MPDI Energies Special Issue on 5G Wireless Systems for Industry 4.0. [publications]
11.07.2021: Our paper "Time-correlated Geometrical Radio Propagation Model for LEO-to-Ground Satellite Systems" lead by Enric in collaboration with Nokia has been accepted for presentation at VTC-Fall 2021. [publications]
09.06.2021: The MDPI Energies Special Issue on "5G Wireless Systems for Industry 4.0" which I am leading as Guest Editor has extended its submission deadline to 15.10.2021. [link]
04.06.2021: The paper "5G Smart Connectivity Platform for Ubiquitous and Automated Innovative Services" in collaboration with LIST, Viveris and Huawei has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE PIMRC 2021. [publications]
31.05.2021: Our paper "Empirical Performance Evaluation of Enterprise Wi-Fi for IIoT Applications Requiring Mobility" lead by Andreas in collaboration with Nokia has been accepted for presentation at the European Wireless 2021. [publications]
01.04.2021: I presented "Experimental Research on Wireless Systems for Industrial Automation" at a Webinar organized by University of Las Americas, Ecuador. [news]
25.03.2021: I presented "Experimental Research on Wireless Systems for Industrial Automation" at a Webinar organized by the National Politechnical University of Ecuador, DETRI. [news]
15.02.2021: I started a new position at Aalborg University as "Assistant Professor in Wireless Communications for Industrial IoT". I will be leading the "5G for Industries" Research Group. [research]
29.01.2021: Our paper "Evaluation of the Impact of Wireless Communication in Production via Factory Digital Twins" lead by Rasmus in collaboration with Move2X and Integrate has been accepted for publication in Manufacturing Letters. [publications]
11.01.2021: The MDPI Energies Special Issue on "5G Wireless Systems for Industry 4.0" which I am leading as Guest Editor has extended its submission deadline to 20.05.2021 [link]

2020:

18.12.2020: Our paper "V2X Large Vehicle Shadowing at 3.5 GHz Compared to 5.9 GHz" in collaboration with Nokia has been accepted for presentation at EuCAP 2021. [publications]
14.12.2020: I was invited to write a short article in the last issue of the ITU News Magazine about the potential of our AAU 5G Smart Production Lab for doing ML/AI research applied to industrial control communication networks. [ITU News Magazine]
10.12.2020: I presented "Experimental Research on Wireless Systems for Industrial Automation" at a Communication Theory Seminar organized by University of Lyon, CITI Laboratory. [news]
24.11.2020: Our paper "5G Swarm Production: Advanced Industrial Manufacturing Concepts enabled by Wireless Automation" in collaboration with Nokia and Telenor has been accepted for publication in the January 2021 IEEE Communications Magazine Feature Topic on Communication Technologies for Robotics and Autonomous Systems. [publications]
19.10.2020: Our paper "Experimental Evidence for Heavy Tailed Interference in the IoT" in collaboration with IMT Lille Douai and INRIA has been accepted for publication in IEEE Communications Letters. [publications]
05.10.2020: I presented "Interference Measurements for IoT and UWB Wireless Systems" at the "EMC-Apparathensyn, risikovurdering og forstyrrelser" seminar organized by FORCE Technology. [event info]
21.09.2020: Our paper "Distributed Dynamic Channel Allocation in 6G in-X Subnetworks for Industrial Automation" lead by Ramoni has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE Globecom Workshop on Future Industrial IoT, 2020. [publications]
15.08.2020: The official opening of the AAU 5G Smart Production Lab will take place on Thursday 27.08.2020. The event can be followed online (registration needed) [event info]
08.07.2020: The AAU "5G Smart Production" research unit has been officially created! Website and more details coming soon! [vbn]
02.07.2020: I participated in an online interview organized by the "Pregunta a un Científico" platform where I talked a little bit about 5G. See the video (in Spanish) here: [YouTube]
11.06.2020: I presented "Industrial IoT with 5G" at a Danish Energy Agency 5G-working group meeting. [news]
05.06.2020: Our paper "Towards 6G in-X subnetworks with sub-millisecond communication cycles and extreme reliability" lead by Ramoni has been accepted for publication in IEEE Access. [publications]
05.06.2020: I am leading, as guest editor, the MDPI Energies Special Issue on "5G Wireless Systems for Industry 4.0". Deadline for submission: 12.01.2021 [link]
02.06.2020: I presented "AAU 5G Smart Production Lab - An Industrial Wireless Playground with big ML and AI Potentials" at the 9th 5G ML5G online meeting organized by the ITU-T Focus Group on Machine Learning for Future Networks including 5G. [ML5G-I-249]
30.04.2020: We have a Postdoc position opening in our group. The topic of the project is "5G Smart Production (Industrial IoT and Integration of CPS)". Deadline for application: 31.05.2020 [application details]
28.04.2020: I participated in the "Industrial Productivity Boost" Open Innovation Event organized by the 6G Flagship Project. [event info]
03.03.2020: Our paper "Statistical Characterization of Wireless Interference Signal Based On UWB Spectrum Sensing" lead by Ramoni has been accepted for presentation at the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Spring 2020. [publications]
30.01.2020: I presented "5G for the Factories of the Future" at the "Make your production digital" mini fair organized in Aalborg by IFN. [event info]

2019:

29.11.2019: We organized the event "The Potential of 5G in the Factories of the Future" in collaboration with the AAU Smart Production Lab, IDA Automation, MADE and IFN. [event info]
23.10.2019: I was co-awarded with the "5G-prize" by the Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen) and the Danish Society of Telecommunication Engineers (IDA Connect). [press release]