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Performance Analysis of Multiport Antennas in Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Channels (2024)
Journal Article
Pour Sohrab, A., Huang, Y., & Karadimas, P. (in press). Performance Analysis of Multiport Antennas in Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Channels. Wireless Personal Communications, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-024-10875-0

A holistic performance analysis and classification of multiport antennas (MPAs) is conducted in this paper. We focus on 5.9 GHz vehicle-to-vehicle communications suited to the emerging technology of intelligent transportation systems. Three-dimension... Read More about Performance Analysis of Multiport Antennas in Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Channels.

Channel Modeling for 6G Programmable Wireless Environment (2023)
Book Chapter
Karadimas, P., Hossain, M. S., & Tariq, F. (2023). Channel Modeling for 6G Programmable Wireless Environment. In F. Tariq, M. Khandaker, & I. Shafique Ansari (Eds.), 6G Wireless: The Communication Paradigm Beyond 2030 (59-72). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003282211-4

In 6G wireless networks [1], the requirements for high data rates and low power consumption can be met by addressing the impact of wireless propagation. This can be achieved through diversity combining and multiple input multiple output (MIMO) techni... Read More about Channel Modeling for 6G Programmable Wireless Environment.

An Efficient Cross-Layer Authentication Scheme for Secure Communication in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (2023)
Journal Article
Shawky, M. A., Bottarelli, M., Epiphaniou, G., & Karadimas, P. (2023). An Efficient Cross-Layer Authentication Scheme for Secure Communication in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(7), 8738 - 8754. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2023.3244077

Intelligent transportation systems contribute to improved traffic safety by facilitating real-time communication between vehicles and infrastructures. In this context, message authentication is crucial to safeguard vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs)... Read More about An Efficient Cross-Layer Authentication Scheme for Secure Communication in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks.

Spatial Channel Degrees of Freedom for Optimum Antenna Arrays (2023)
Journal Article
Huang, Y., Karadimas, P., & Sohrab, A. P. (2023). Spatial Channel Degrees of Freedom for Optimum Antenna Arrays. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 22(8), 5129-5144. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2022.3231732

One of the ultimate goals of future wireless networks is to maximize data rates to accommodate bandwidth-hungry services and applications. Thus, extracting the maximum amount of information bits for given spatial constraints when designing wireless s... Read More about Spatial Channel Degrees of Freedom for Optimum Antenna Arrays.

Adaptive and Optimum Secret Key Establishment for Secure Vehicular Communications (2021)
Journal Article
Bottarelli, M., Karadimas, P., Epiphaniou, G., Ismail, D. K. B., & Maple, C. (2021). Adaptive and Optimum Secret Key Establishment for Secure Vehicular Communications. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(3), 2310-2321. https://doi.org/10.1109/tvt.2021.3056638

In intelligent transportation systems (ITS), communications between vehicles, i.e. vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications are of greatest importance to facilitate autonomous driving. The current state-of-the-art for secure data exchange in V2V commu... Read More about Adaptive and Optimum Secret Key Establishment for Secure Vehicular Communications.

Multi-Antenna Array Topologies Optimization for Future Wireless Networks by Employing Particle Swarm Optimization (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Huang, Y. K., Karadimas, P., & Sohrab, A. P. (2019). Multi-Antenna Array Topologies Optimization for Future Wireless Networks by Employing Particle Swarm Optimization. In 2019 PhotonIcs & Electromagnetics Research Symposium - Spring (PIERS-Spring) (4138-4143). https://doi.org/10.1109/piers-spring46901.2019.9017303

The purpose of this work is to design novel antenna array topologies that maximize channel capacity. Accordingly, we employ the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm as an effective technique in similar electromagnetic problems. We use a novel... Read More about Multi-Antenna Array Topologies Optimization for Future Wireless Networks by Employing Particle Swarm Optimization.

Covariance Matrix Evaluation of a Diversity Slot Antenna for Vehicular Communications (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Sohrab, A. P., Karadimas, P., & Huang, Y. (2019). Covariance Matrix Evaluation of a Diversity Slot Antenna for Vehicular Communications. In 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (931-932). https://doi.org/10.1109/apusncursinrsm.2019.8888915

A dual-port slot antenna is proposed for vehicular communications. The antenna works at 5.9 GHz in intelligent transportation system (ITS) band. The diversity performance of the design is evaluated using a novel covariance matrix methodology based on... Read More about Covariance Matrix Evaluation of a Diversity Slot Antenna for Vehicular Communications.

Optimal Antenna Array Topologies for Energy Efficiency Maximization by Employing Particle Swarm Optimization (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Huang, Y., Karadimas, P., & Sohrab, A. P. (2019). Optimal Antenna Array Topologies for Energy Efficiency Maximization by Employing Particle Swarm Optimization. In 2019 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC) (187-191). https://doi.org/10.1109/apwc.2019.8870504

The purpose of this work is to design novel antenna array topologies that maximize the energy efficiency (EE) in multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) wireless systems. To provide insights into EE optimization issues, the particle swarm optimization... Read More about Optimal Antenna Array Topologies for Energy Efficiency Maximization by Employing Particle Swarm Optimization.

Diversity Antenna for Vehicular Communications in Microwave and mm-Wave Bands (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Sohrab, A. P., Karadimas, P., & Huang, Y. (2019). Diversity Antenna for Vehicular Communications in Microwave and mm-Wave Bands. In 2019 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC) (109-111). https://doi.org/10.1109/apwc.2019.8870402

A dual band diversity antenna is proposed for vehicular communications. The antenna works at both 5.9 GHz and 60 GHz simultaneously which makes it a suitable candidate for next generation intelligent transportation systems (ITS). High isolation of th... Read More about Diversity Antenna for Vehicular Communications in Microwave and mm-Wave Bands.

Optimizing Turbo Codes for Secret Key Generation in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Ismail, D. K. B., Karadimas, P., Epiphaniou, G., & Al-Khateeb, H. (2019). Optimizing Turbo Codes for Secret Key Generation in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks. In Smart Technologies and Innovation for a Sustainable Future: Proceedings of the 1st American University in the Emirates International Research Conference — Dubai, UAE 2017 (287-293). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01659-3_33

We present an algorithm that allows two users to establish a symmetric cryptographic key by incorporating the most important features of the wireless channel in vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication. Non-reciprocity compensation is combined with tur... Read More about Optimizing Turbo Codes for Secret Key Generation in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks.