Thesis: “Multiple Antenna Wireless Systems and Channel State Information”

MS in Electrical Engineering, June 2000

WINLAB, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA

Thesis: “Blind Interference Cancellation Schemes for DS-CDMA Systems”

G.P.A. 4.0/4.0

BS in Electronics and Telecommunications, October 1996
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

G.P.A. 9.28 (out of 10.00) - top 3%

EXPERIENCE:

Member of Technical Staff, June 2000-Present

Wireless Research Laboratory, Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent, New Jersey, USA

· MIMO/BLAST project (theory): detection, estimation and information theoretic aspects of multiple antenna wireless systems

· MIMO/BLAST project (practice): chief architect/designer of MIMO/BLAST and NetworkMIMO testbed

· Propagation measurement techniques for spatial and temporal properties of wireless channels (externally funded project by the DARPA)

· Real-time prototyping (DSP, FPGA and RF), design and implementation of physical and MAC layer algorithms (demonstration of MIMO techniques for 3G UMTS and HSDPA)

· Fourth Generation Intelligent Transparent Networks Enhanced through Space-Time Systems project (externally funded by the European Union)

Research Assistant, January 1999 - June 2000

Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB), Rutgers, New Jersey, USA

· Design, simulation and performance evaluation of statistical signal processing algorithms for wireless CDMA systems

· Software radio on DSP and FPGA platforms

· Blind interference cancellation

EXPERIENCE (continued):

Research Associate, November 1996 - January 1999

Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

· Audio and low bit rate speech compression (algorithm design and prototyping)

· Phone-line digital communication systems (algorithm design and prototyping)

AWARDS AND HONORS:

· Central Bell Labs Teamwork Award, Fourth Generation Intelligent Transparent Networks Enhanced through Space-Time Systems Team, May 2004

· Central Bell Labs Teamwork Award, HSDPA Demonstration Team, June 2003

· As a member of the BLAST project team, a recipient of the 2002 Bell Labs President's Award

· Assistantship at WINLAB, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, February 1999-2000

· National Fellowship for Talented Students, Novi Sad, Serbia, 1996-1998

CURRENT RESEARCH AND INTERESTS:

· Intercell coordination and multiuser systems

· Dynamic spectrum access and cognitive radio

· Detection, estimation and information theory for multiple-antenna wireless systems

· Channel state information: availability, low latency feedback and rate distortion

· Real-time implementations, prototyping and experimental evaluations of different wireless and digital communication systems

· Computational complexity and communications: limits introduced by theoretical physics (thermodynamics) and information theory

· Spatial and temporal properties of wireless channels and propagation measurements

PUBLICATIONS:

Journal

1. J. Ling, D. Chizhik, D. Samardzija, R. Valenzuela, “Peer-to-Peer MIMO Radio Channel Measurements in a Rural Area”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, September 2007

2. D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam, "Impact of Pilot Design on Achievable Data Rates in Multiple Antenna Multiuser TDD Systems", IEEE JSAC, Special Issue on Optimization of MIMO Transceivers, September 2007

3. D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam, "Unquantized and Uncoded Channel State Information Feedback in Multiple Antenna Multiuser Systems", IEEE Transactions on Communications July 2006

4. D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam, D. Chizhik, "Adaptive Transmitter Optimization in Multiuser Multiantenna Systems: Theoretical Limits, Effect of Delays and Performance Enhancements", EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, August 2005

5. D. Samardzija, A. Lozano, C. Papadias, "Design and Experimental Validation of MIMO Multiuser Detection for Downlink Packet Data", EURASIP Journal on Applied Signal Processing, July 2005

6. D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam, "Pilot Assisted Estimation of MIMO Fading Channel Response and Achievable Data Rates", IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, Special Issue on MIMO, November 2003

7. A. Burg, E. Beck, D. Samardzija, M. Rupp, et al., "Prototype Experience for MIMO BLAST over Third Generation Wireless System", IEEE JSAC on MIMO Systems and Applications: Part I, April 2003

8. D. Samardzija, C. Papadias, R. Valenzuela, "Experimental Evaluation of Unsupervised Channel Deconvolution for Wireless Multiple-Transmitter/Multiple-Receiver Systems", Electronics Letters IEE, September 2002

9. D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam, I. Seskar, "Blind Successive Interference Cancellation for DS-CDMA Systems", IEEE Transactions on Communications, February 2002

10. D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam, I. Seskar, "Multistage Nonlinear Blind Interference Cancellation for DS-CDMA Systems", Journal of VLSI Signal Processing, 2002 Kluwer Academic Press

Conference

1. O. Ileri, D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam, “Dynamic Property Rights Spectrum Access: Flexible Ownership Based Spectrum Management”, ", IEEE Symposium on New Frontiers in Dynamic Spectrum Access (DySPAN), Dublin, 2007

2. D. Samardzija, B. K. Park, O. Boric-Lubecke, V. M. Lubecke, A. Host-Madsen, T. Sizer , 'Experimental Evaluation of Multiple Antenna Techniques for Remote Sensing of Physiological Motion", IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS), Honolulu, 2007

3. D. Samardzija, H. Huang, R. Valenzuela, T. Sizer, "An Experimental Downlink Multiuser MIMO System with Distributed and Coherently-Coordinated Transmit Antennas", IEEE ICC, Glasgow, 2007

4. D. Samardzija, "Some Analogies Between Thermodynamics and Shannon Theory", Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Baltimore, 2007

5. D. Samardzija, L. Xiao, N. Mandayam, "Impact of Pilot Assisted Channel State Estimation on Multiple Antenna Multiuser TDD Systems with Spatial Filtering", Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, 2006

6. O. Ileri, D. Samardzija, T. Sizer, N. Mandayam, "Demand Responsive Pricing and Competitive Spectrum Allocation via a Spectrum Server", IEEE Symposium on New Frontiers in Dynamic Spectrum Access (DySPAN), Baltimore 2005

7. J. Ling, D. Chizhik, D. Samardzija, R. A. Valenzuela, "Wideband and MIMO Measurements in Wooded and Open Areas", IEEE Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Washington, 2005

8. O. Boric-Lubecke, V. M. Lubecke, A. Host-Madsen, D. Samardzija, K. Cheung , "Doppler Radar Sensing of Multiple Subjects in Single and Multiple Antenna Systems, 7th International Conference on Telecommunications in Modern Satellite, Cable and Broadcasting Services (TELSIKS), Nis, 2005

9. D. Chizhik, J. Ling, D. Samardzija, R. A. Valenzuela, "Spatial and Polarization Characterization of MIMO Channels in Rural Environment", IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Stockholm, 2005

10. D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam, "Unquantized and Uncoded Channel State Information Feedback on Wireless Channels”, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), New Orleans 2005

11. D. Samardzija, O. Boric-Lubecke, A. Host-Madsen, V. M. Lubecke, T. Sizer, A. D. Droitcour, G. T. A. Kovacs, "Applications of MIMO Techniques to Sensing of Cardiopulmonary Activity", IEEE/ACES International Conference on Wireless Communications and Applied Computational Electromagnetics, Honolulu 2005

12. D. Samardzija, A. Lozano, C. Papadias, “Experimental Validation of MIMO Multiuser Detection for UMTS High-Speed Downlink Packet Access”, GLOBECOM 2004, Dallas, 2004

13. D. Samardzija, D. Chizhik, N. Mandayam, “Downlink Multiple Antenna Transmitter Optimization on Spatially and Temporally Correlated Channels with Delayed Channel State Information”, Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, 2004

14. D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam, “Unquantized and Uncoded Channel State Information Feedback on Wireless Channels”, Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, 2004

15. D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam, "Multiple Antenna Transmitter Optimization Schemes for Multiuser Systems", the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Orlando, 2003

16. D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam "Estimation of Fading Channel Response and System Capacity Considerations", Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, 2002

17. D. Samardzija, C. Papadias, R. Valenzuela, "Experimental Evaluation of Unsupervised Channel Deconvolution for Wireless Multiple-Transmitter/Multiple-Receiver Systems", GLOBECOM 2001, San Antonio, November 2001

18. D. Samardzija, P. Wolniansky, J. Ling, "Performance Evaluation of the VBLAST Algorithm in W-CDMA Systems", the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Atlantic City, 2001

19. H. Zheng, D. Samardzija, "Performance Evaluation of Indoor Wireless System Using BLAST Testbed", the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Atlantic City, 2001

20. H. Zheng, D. Samardzija, " Performance Evaluation of Indoor Wireless Video System Using BLAST Testbed", Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Baltimore, 2001

21. D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam, I. Seskar, "Multistage Blind Interference Cancellation and Channel Estimation for DS-CDMA Systems", Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Baltimore, 2001

22. D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam, I. Seskar, "Nonlinear Adaptive Blind Interference Cancellation for DS-CDMA Systems", the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Boston, 2000

23. D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam, I. Seskar, "Blind Interference Cancellation for the Downlink of CDMA Systems", 34th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, 2000

24. Domazetovic, D. Samardzija, "Implementation of 4880 bps CELP on MASC 3500 DSP", Conference on Telecommunications ETRAN, Vrnjacka Banja, Yugoslavia, Jun 1998.

25. D. Samardzija, Z. Lukac, "A Solution of CELP Encoder at 5.3 kbit/s and 6.3 kbit/s on ITT MASC 3500 Processor", Conference on Telecommunications ETRAN, Vrnjacka Banja, Yugoslavia, Jun 1998

26. Z. Lukac, D. Samardzija, M. Temerinac, "Real-Time Implementation of Low Delay CELP (ITU-T Rec. G.728) on ITT DSP MAS 3503 C", Conference on Telecommunications ETRAN, Zlatibor, Yugoslavia, Jun 1997

27. D. Samardzija, Z. Lukac, M. Temerinac, "Real-Time Implementation of QAM Modem on ITT DSP MAS 3503 C", Conference on Telecommunications ETRAN, Zlatibor, Yugoslavia, Jun 1997

28. D. Samardzija, M. Popovic, "Design of QAM Modem Based on Pattern Recognition Approach", Conference on Telecommunications ETRAN, Budva, Yugoslavia, Jun 1996

Book chapters

Multiple Antenna Channels: Capacity, Coding and Signal Processing, edited by G.J. Foschini and S. Verdu, DIMACS Series in Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, American Mathematical Society, October 2002

D. Samardzija, N. Mandayam "Pilot Assisted Estimation of MIMO Fading Channel Response and Achievable Data Rates", Part III

GRANTS:

· "GOALI: MIMO Techniques for Remote Sensing of Physiological Motion", granted by National Science Foundation, December 2004, collaboration between University of Hawaii and Bell Labs

· “High Performance Cognitive Radio Platform with Integrated Physical and Network Layer Capabilities”, granted by National Science Foundation, September 2004, collaboration between WINLAB (Rutgers University), Bell Labs, and Georgia Institute of Technology

· “Fourth Generation Intelligent Transparent Networks Enhanced through Space-Time Systems (FITNESS)”, granted by the European Union Information Society Technologies, 2001-2003, collaboration between Bell Labs, Motorola and a number of European universities

INVITED TALKS:

· “Indoor NetworkMIMO Experiment”, Technical University Federico Santa Lucia, Valparaiso, Chile, August 2007

· “UMTS and HSDPA Technology and Services”, 2nd Southeastern Europe Broadband Conference Program, Belgrade, April 2007

· “An Experimental Downlink Multiuser MIMO System with Distributed and Coherently-Coordinated Transmit Antennas”, Heinrich Hertz Institute, Berlin, January 2007

· “HSDPA Radio Planning - Training”, TELEFOCAL, Singapore, October 2006

· “Applications of MIMO Techniques to Sensing of Cardiopulmonary Activity” University of Hawaii, April 2005

MENTORING/ADVISING:

· Byung-Kwon Park, internship at Bell Labs, June 2006 - September 2006

· Omer Ileri, internship at Bell Labs, June 2005 – September 2005, external member of the Ph.D. proposal committee

· Nabil Muhamed, Internship at Bell Labs, December 2002 - March 2003

SERVICES:

· Reviewer for IEEE journals and conferences (Transactions on Communications, Transactions on Wireless Communications, Information Theory, Signal Processing, Vehicular Technology, Selected Areas in Communications)

· Session chairman, “Wireless Communications Systems” Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, CISS 2001, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, March 2001

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST