Research

Communication theory; broadband wireless communication systems; frequency domain space-time processing; communication theory and signal processing applied to advanced communications systems: modulation, coding, adaptive equalization and space-time processing. Air interface, system deployment techniques and radio channel characterization for nextgeneration wireless access systems, allowing ubiquitous coverage at bit rates up to 100 Mb/s or higher, with full mobility.

Application

Advanced, future-generation wireless systems.

Activities

• Member of peer review committee for evaluation of Communication Network Technology area of Defence Research and Development Canada (2010)
• Panels co-chair, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Ottawa (2010)
• Co-chair of Workshop on “Broadband Single Carrier and Frequency Domain Communications” at IEEE Globecom (2010)
• Co-guest editor of special issue “Advances in Single Carrier Block Modulation with Frequency Domain Processing”, EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing (2010-2011)
• Member of Carleton University External Research Awards and Honours Committee

Journal Articles

R. Kalbasi, R. Dinis, D. Falconer, and A. Banihashemi (2009), “A Comparison of Frequency Domain Block Transmission Systems,” IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology (publication pending).

M. Sabbaghian, and D. Falconer (2009), “An Analytical Approach for Finite Block Length Performance Analysis of Turbo Frequency Domain Equalization,” IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technol. (publication pending).

F. Danilo-Lemoine, D. Falconer, C.-T. Lam, M. Sabbaghian, and K. Wesowski (2008), “Power Backoff Reduction Techniques for Generalized Multicarrier Waveforms,” EURASIP J. on Wireless Communications and Networking – special issue on multicarrier systems.
Note: Article ID 437801; doi:10.1155/2008/437; 13 pages

M. Sabbaghian, and D. Falconer (2008), “Joint Turbo Frequency Domain Equalization and Carrier Synchronization,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Comm. 7(1): 204-212.

C.-T. Lam, D.D. Falconer, and F. Danilo-Lemoine (2008), “Iterative Frequency Domain Channel Estimation for DFT-Precoded OFDM Systems Using In-Band Pilots,” IEEE JSAC special issue on equalization 26(2): 366-377.

F. Siddiqui, F. Danilo-Lemoine, and D. Falconer (2008), “Iterative Interference Cancellation and Channel estimation for Mobile SC-FDE Systems,” IEEE Communication Letters (publication pending).

B.K. Ng, C.-T. Lam, and D.D. Falconer (2007), “Turbo Frequency Domain Equalization for Single-Carrier Broadband Wireless Systems,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications 6(2): 759-767.

J. Boyer, D. Falconer, and H. Yanikomeroglu (2007), “Cooperative Connectivity Models for Wireless Relaying Networks,” IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications 6(6): 1992-2000.