The program-at-a-glance shows the structure of all conference related activities, including technical and social events. (There is also some additional information about social events.) The accepted papers to be presented are listed below.
Note: There is no need to print this program. All registered participants will receive the program booklet as a part of their registration package.
The Conference Registration Desk will open on Monday, July 13 at 8:30 AM. On Tuesday July 14 and and Wednesday July 15, it will open at 9:00 AM.
Program at-a-glance
Session coding:
– general conference [day][time]-[track], where day is {Wednesday, Thursday, Friday}, time is {A-AM, P-PM}, track is {A, B}
– Workshop on Regulatory challenges, single track on Tuesday.
Day-by-day program overview
Below you can find a day-by-day overview and a detailed list of technical presentations (the easiest way to search for a specific title or author is by using your browser search function (Ctrl+F)).
Monday, July 13
09:00 – 10:30
MA-0: Opening plenary session with keynote talk by Peter J. Winzer “Overcoming the Optical Networks Capacity Crunch”
Conference Opening
- Welcome address by Harald Kainz, Rector of the Graz University of Technology
Welcome address by Peter Rössler, IEEE Austria Past Section Chair
Session Chair: Erich Leitgeb (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
Peter J. Winzer (Bell Labs, United States)
11:00 – 12:30
MA1-A: Optical Networking
Session Chair: Slaviša Aleksić, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
- Coupling Efficiency Estimation of the Fully Photonic Receiver
- Modeling the Nonlinearity of Polarizing Beam Splitters in Nano-displacement Measurement of Laser Encoder Using Jones Matrix Analysis
- An Adaptive Large Neighbourhood Search for Designing Transparent Optical Core Network
- Synthesis, Resiliency and Power Efficiency of Function Programmable Optical Nodes
- Channel Estimation and Iterative Equalization for Long-Haul Coherent Optical OFDM Communication Systems
MA1-B: Adaptive Systems
Session Chair: Franz Teschl (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
- Experimental Results for a Proposal of Adaptive Mechanism Based on SNRs Variation in Infrastructured Wireless Networks
- Cooperative Spectrum Sensing in Real Channel Conditions
- Multi‒Criteria Decision for Small Cell Switch Off in Ultra‒Dense LTE Networks
- Applicability of IEEE802.11s for automotive wireless software updates
- An Efficient Searching Algorithm for High DoF Non-Uniform Linear Antenna Array with Constrained Spacing
13:30 – 15:00
MP1-A: Free Space Optics
Session Chair: Sajid Sheikh Muhammad (National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences Lahore, Pakistan)
- Investigation of Moderate-to-Strong Turbulence Effects on Free Space Optics – A Laboratory Demonstration
- Terabit-Throughput GEO Satellite Optical Feeder Link Testbed
- Link Budget Optimization of Free Space Optical Systems in Relation to the Beam Diverging Angle
- Delay Profiles for Indoor Diffused Visible Light Communication
- Channel Gain and Frame Error Rate for Optical Street Lighting Communication
MP1-B: Special Session “Design and Evaluation of Interactive Multimedia Services and Applications”, Part I
Session Chairs: Lea Skorin-Kapov (University of Zagreb, Croatia) and Jože Guna (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Network Utility Maximization in Wireless Multimedia Networks [invited talk]
Symeon Papavassiliou (National Technical University of Athens, Greece)
- Study on Mechanism and Reduction Approaches of Delay Spikes Occurrence on Mobile Networks
- Trends in evolution of the network traffic of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games
15:30 – 17:00
MP2-B: Special Session “Design and Evaluation of Interactive Multimedia Services and Applications”, Part II
Session Chairs: Lea Skorin-Kapov (University of Zagreb, Croatia) and Jože Guna (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
- Subjective Quality Assessment of H.265 versus H.264 Video Coding for High-Definition Video Systems
- The impact of mobile device factors on QoE for multi-party video conferencing via WebRTC
- Personalized Multimedia Content Retrieval through Relevance Feedback techniques for Enhanced User Experience
- Prototype-driven Software Development Process for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Applications
- Front-end Solution for Enhancing Web Sites Accessibility
Tuesday, July 14
09:30 – 10:30
TA-0: Plenary session with keynote talk by Michael Gebhart “Discovering the NFC Air Interface”
Session Chair: Wilfried Gappmair (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
Michael Gebhart (NXP Semiconductors, Austria)
11:00 – 12:30
TA1-A: RFID & NFC
Session Chair: Bernd Eichberger (Graz University of Technology, Austria)
- A Framework for Automatic Testing of Medical Device Compatibility
- Medical WSN: Power, Routing and Selective Forwarding Defense
- Analytic-Numeric Considerations for Contactless Reader Modulation
- Impedance Considerations for Inductive Coupling in the EMVCo Test Environment
- Investigations on Ground Compensation Coils and their Influence on the Field Distribution of Electrically Short Loop Antennas
TA1-B: Regulatory Challenges in the Electronic Communications Market
(joint session with the WS on Regulatory Challenges in the Electronic Communications Market – Research papers)
Session Chair: Gordan Ježić (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
- Dynamic Spectrum Access and the Current Spectrum Management Paradigm: On the Challenges of Dynamic Licensing
- Estimating Real World Privacy Risk Scenarios
- Convergence in Communications and E-Privacy Regulatory Challenges, With a Local Perspective
- e-Consultation: Automatic System for Public Online Consultations
- Standardisation and Regulatory Context of Machine-to-Machine Communication
13:30 – 14:30
TP-1: WS on Regulatory Challenges in the Electronic Communications Market – Workshop opening and keynote talk by Fátima Barros “Regulatory Challenges in a new Digital Ecosystem”
Session Chairs: Johannes Gungl (Austrian Regulatory Authority for Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Austria) and Dražen Lučić (Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries, Croatia)
Fátima Barros (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC), ANACOM, Portugal and Católica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Portugal)
14:30 – 15:00 (immediately following the keynote talk)
TP1-B: WS on Regulatory Challenges in the Electronic Communications Market – Round table 1: Digital Single Market
Session Chair: Mario Weber (Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries, Croatia)
- Panelists:
- Presentations:
- Digital Single Market – EU tool for responding challenges of growth, investments and jobs creating
- Regulatory Challenges of the Internet of Things
15:30 – 17:00
TP2-A: Digital Communications
Session Chair: Wolfgang Kogler (EADS Astrium, Germany)
- Vectored VDSL2: Theoretical possibilities on quad cables
- IB-DFE Based Equalizer for Constant Envelop OFDM Systems
- Full-duplex Bidirectional Communication under Self-interference
- Performance Analysis of CDMA-based Networks with Interference Cancellation, for Batched Poisson Traffic Under the Bandwidth Reservation Policy
- FPGA Implementation of a 1,090 MHz SSR Receiving and precision TOA Estimation Station
TP2-B: WS on Regulatory Challenges in the Electronic Communications Market – Round table 2: Broadband Networks, Services and Users
Session Chair: Ignac Lovrek (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
- Panelists:
- Presentations:
- BEREC Reports on Vectoring and Layer 2 Wholesale Access Products
- Security, privacy, user rights and data protection in communication through information and communication technologies in Digital Agenda for Europe- case of Croatia
- User Privacy Risk Calculator for Internet Services
- e-Inclusion Initiatives in Telecom Domain
- Broadband Services in Ecosystem of Islands
- Machine-to-Machine Communication in Public Mobile Networks
- Influence of OTT services on Croatian telecommunication market
Wednesday, July 15
09:30 – 10:30
WA-0: Plenary session with keynote talk by Magdy A. Bayoumi
Session Chair: Maja Matijasevic (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
Magdy A. Bayoumi (University of Louisiana at Lafayette, United States)
11:00 – 12:30
WA1-A: Smart Cities: Crowdsourcing and M2M Communication for a Connected Society
Session Chairs: Mario Kusek (University of Zagreb, Croatia) and Vilmos Simon (Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Hungary)
- Hardware-Software Partitioning of Soft Multi-Core Cyber-Physical Systems
- OOCWC: The Robocar World Championship Initiative
- Life Cycle based Analysis of ICT Equipment for Advanced Metering Infrastructure
- Comparison of the CUPUS middleware and MQTT protocol for smart city services
- Energy Consumption Model for Devices in Machine-to-Machine System
WA1-B: Mobile Network Traffic
Session Chairs: Drago Žagar (J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia)
- Transport Layer Fairness Revisited
- Session Level Network Usage Patterns of Mobile Handsets
- CYCLOPS: A Micro Service based approach for dynamic Rating, Charging & Billing for cloud
- Latency analysis of LTE network for M2M applications
- Optimised Broadband Internet Access Solutions for Digital Inclusion of Small Rural Communities