KU Leuven · WaveCore

Research

I study how dense wireless networks can intelligently, reliably, and sustainably locate, sense, and communicate. I focus on system design and signal processing in non-terrestrial wireless networks, addressing localization and sensing challenges.

Ongoing research projects

WiseNET

Wireless sensing-immersive integrated satellite and terrestrial network

Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) – strategic research

Coordinator

SpecX

Doctoral network on spectrum analytics as a service

Horizon Europe – 2024 – MSCA Doctoral Network

Doctoral candidate supervisor, WP leader

SKYCATCH

Ultra-efficient and trustworthy distributed intelligence in the sky

Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) – fundamental research

Coordinator

SwarmNET

Symbol synchronous networking for flexible low-latency robotics control

KU Leuven internal funding for excellent research (C1) – internal competition with international peer review

Co-applicant

6thSense

Joint communication and sensing in 6G networks

Horizon Europe – 2022 – MSCA Doctoral Network

Doctoral candidate supervisor

Selected
publications

Full list on Scholar ↗

Journal publications

Evolution of Non-Terrestrial Networks From 5G to 6G: A Survey

M. M. Azari, S. Solanki, S. Chatzinotas, O. Kodheli, H. Sallouha, A. Colpaert, J. F. Mendoza Montoya, S. Pollin, A. Haqiqatnejad, A. Mostaani, E. Lagunas, B. Ottersten

IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 24(4) · 2022

  • Non-terrestrial networks

International conferences

Talks & tutorials

  • 2026

    Integrating NTNs in 5G-Advanced and 6G networks

    Wireless Community event, an imec initiative · Invited talk

  • 2025

    Fundamentals and system design of radio localisation in 6G ground-air-space networks

    IEEE WCNC · Milan, Italy · Half-day tutorial

  • 2025

    Radio localisation in NTNs

    EMPOWER-6G MSCA Doctoral Network online training · Invited talk

Earlier talks & tutorials 2024–2017
  • 2024

    Fundamentals and system design of radio localisation

    6th International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and their Applications · Istanbul, Türkiye · Invited talk

  • 2024

    Sustainable and reliable BLE, with applications in healthcare and air quality monitoring

    Wireless Community workshop, imec · Leuven, Belgium · Invited talk

  • 2024

    Fundamentals and system design of radio localisation in ground-air-space networks

    IEEE JC&S symposia · Leuven, Belgium · Half-day tutorial

  • 2022

    Terrestrial and non-terrestrial localisation

    University of California, Los Angeles · USA

  • 2022

    Getting value out of your PhD beyond papers

    SSIE summer school · Brixen, Italy · Invited talk

  • 2022

    Aircraft localisation using noncoherent CWNs

    Cyber-Alp · Switzerland · Invited talk

  • 2019

    Sense and avoid technology for small drones

    3rd CORUS workshop, ENAV · Italy

  • 2017

    Detection and localisation of amateur drones

    IEEE SCVT · Leuven, Belgium · Invited talk