Publications

2024
System level performance assessment of large-scale cell-free massive MIMO orientations with cooperative beamforming. IEEE Access [Internet]. 2024. Publisher's VersionAbstract
The goal of the study presented in this paper is to evaluate the performance of a proposed adaptive beamforming approach in cell-free massive multiple input multiple output (CF-mMIMO) orientations. To this end, mobile stations (MSs) can be served by multiple access points (APs) simultaneously. In the same context, the performance of a dynamic physical resource block (PRB) allocation approach isevaluated as well, where the set of assigned PRBs per active MS is constantly updated according to their signal strength and the amount of interference that cause to the rest of the co-channel MSs. Performance evaluation takes place in a two-tier wireless orientation, employing a system-level simulator designed for parallel Monte Carlo simulations. According to the presented results, a significant gain in energy efficiency (EE) can be achieved for medium data rate services when comparing the cell-free (CF) resource allocation approach to single AP links (non-CF). This is made feasible via cooperative beamforming, where on one hand, the radiation figures of the APs that serve a particularMSare jointly updated to ensure quality of service(QoS), and on the other hand, the effects of these updates on the other MSs are evaluated as well. Although EE for high data rate services decreases compared to the non-CF scenario, the proposed dynamic PRB allocation strategy significantly lowers the number of active radiating elements required to meet minimumQoS standards, thereby reducing both hardware and computational demands.
2023
Nomikos N, Gkonis PK, Bithas PS, Trakadas P. A Survey on UAV-Aided Maritime Communications: Deployment Considerations, Applications, and Future Challenges. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. 2023;4:56-78.
Gkonis PK. A Survey on Machine Learning Techniques for Massive MIMO Configurations: Application Areas, Performance Limitations and Future Challenges. IEEE Access. 2023;11:67-88.
Bartsiokas IA, Gkonis PK, Kaklamani DI, Venieris IS. A DL-Enabled Relay Node Placement and Selection Framework in Multicellular Networks. IEEE Access. 2023;11:65153-65169.
2022
Giannopoulos A, Spantideas S, Kapsalis N, Gkonis P, Sarakis L, Capsalis C, Vecchio M, Trakadas P. Supporting Intelligence in Disaggregated Open Radio Access Networks: Architectural Principles, AI/ML Workflow, and Use Cases. IEEE Access. 2022;10:39580-39595.
Bartsiokas IA, Gkonis PK, Kaklamani DI, Venieris IS. ML-Based Radio Resource Management in 5G and Beyond Networks: A Survey. IEEE Access. 2022;10:83507-83528.
Lavdas S, Gkonis PK, Zinonos Z, Trakadas P, Sarakis L, PAPADOPOULOS KONSTANTINOS. A Machine Learning Adaptive Beamforming Framework for 5G Millimeter Wave Massive MIMO Multicellular Networks. IEEE Access. 2022;10:91597-91609.