Dr. Vasileios Papanikolaou

2025

• Bozanis D., Tyrovolas D., Papanikolaou V., Tegos SA., Diamantoulakis PD., Liaskos CK., Schober R., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Closed-Form Location and Orientation Estimation in Optical Wireless Systems
  2025 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2025 (Milan, March 2025 – March 2025)
  In: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2025
  DOI: 10.1109/WCNC61545.2025.10978143
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• Huang Y., Papanikolaou V., Ajam H., Safari M., Schober R., Haas H., Tavakkolnia I.:
  Energy-Efficient RIS-Aided Laser-Based LiFi System with Dynamic Coverage Optimization
  2025 IEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2025 (Montreal, QC, CAN, June 2025 – June 2025)
  In: Matthew Valenti, David Reed, Melissa Torres (ed.): IEEE International Conference on Communications 2025
  DOI: 10.1109/ICC52391.2025.11161959
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• Kyriatzis N., Gkiaouris D., Tegos SA., Diamantoulakis PD., Papanikolaou V., Schober R., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Miniaturized Satellite Communication Systems With Lightwave Power Transfer
  In: IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems (2025)
  ISSN: 0018-9251
  DOI: 10.1109/TAES.2025.3562176
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• Papanikolaou V., Zhou G., Kaziu B., Khalili A., Diamantoulakis PD., Karagiannidis GK., Schober R.:
  Resolving the Double Near-Far Problem via Wireless Powered Pinching-Antenna Networks
  In: IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (2025)
  ISSN: 2162-2337
  DOI: 10.1109/LWC.2025.3592881
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• Zhou G., Papanikolaou V., Ding Z., Schober R.:
  Channel Estimation for mmWave Pinching-Antenna Systems
  26th IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence for Wireless Communications, SPAWC 2025 (Surrey, July 2025 – July 2025)
  In: 2025 IEEE 26th International Workshop on Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence for Wireless Communications (SPAWC) 2025
  DOI: 10.1109/SPAWC66079.2025.11143413
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2024

• Bozanis D., Evgenidis NG., Papanikolaou V., Dowhuszko AA., Tegos SA., Diamantoulakis PD., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Proactive Resource Allocation for Aggregated VLC/RF Networks With Outdated CSI
  In: IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (2024), p. 1-1
  ISSN: 2162-2337
  DOI: 10.1109/LWC.2024.3352705
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• Chen C., Das S., Videv S., Spark A., Babadi S., Krishnamoorthy A., Lee C., Grieder D., Hartnett K., Rudy P., Raring J., Najafi M., Papanikolaou V., Schober R., Haas H.:
  100 Gbps Indoor Access and 4.8 Gbps Outdoor Point-to-Point LiFi Transmission Systems Using Laser-Based Light Sources
  In: Journal of Lightwave Technology (2024), p. 1-12
  ISSN: 0733-8724
  DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2024.3400192
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• Evgenidis NG., Papanikolaou V., Diamantoulakis PD., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Over-the-Air Computing with Imperfect CSI: Design and Performance Optimization
  In: IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 23 (2024), p. 6093-6108
  ISSN: 1536-1276
  DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2023.3330092
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• Giachoudis C., Khalighi MA., Zvanovec S., Papanikolaou V., Tegos SA., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Investigation of Suitable MAC Protocols for Optical Wireless Body-Area Networks
  14th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2024 (Rome, July 2024 – July 2024)
  In: 2024 14th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP) 2024
  DOI: 10.1109/CSNDSP60683.2024.10636608
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• Giachoudis C., Rallis KG., Papanikolaou V., Tegos SA., Diamantoulakis PD., Khalighi MA., Schober R., Karagiannidis GK.:
  On the Application of Slotted-ALOHA in Optical Wireless Body-Area Networks
  7th International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking, BalkanCom 2024 (Ljubljana, June 2024 – June 2024)
  In: 2024 7th International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking, BalkanCom 2024 2024
  DOI: 10.1109/BalkanCom61808.2024.10557166
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• Papanikolaou V., Tegos SA., Palitharathna KW., Diamantoulakis PD., Suraweera HA., Khalighi MA., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Simultaneous Lightwave Information and Power Transfer in 6G Networks
  In: IEEE Communications Magazine 62 (2024), p. 16-22
  ISSN: 0163-6804
  DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.002.2300290
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• Shanin N., Ajam H., Papanikolaou V., Cottatellucci L., Schober R.:
  Accurate EH Modelling and Achievable Information Rate for SLIPT Systems with Multi-Junction Photovoltaic Receivers
  In: IEEE Transactions on Communications (2024), p. 1-1
  ISSN: 0090-6778
  DOI: 10.1109/TCOMM.2024.3420694
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• Tyrovolas D., Bozanis D., Tegos SA., Papanikolaou V., Diamantoulakis PD., Liaskos CK., Schober R., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Empowering Programmable Wireless Environments with Optical Anchor-based Positioning
  In: IEEE Network (2024)
  ISSN: 0890-8044
  DOI: 10.1109/MNET.2024.3480849
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• Tyrovolas D., Tegos SA., Papanikolaou V., Xiao Y., Mekikis PV., Diamantoulakis PD., Ioannidis S., Liaskos CK., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Zero-Energy Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (zeRIS)
  In: IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 23 (2024), p. 7013-7026
  ISSN: 1536-1276
  DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2023.3336956
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2023

• Bozanis D., Evgenidis NG., Papanikolaou V., Bouzinis PS., Tegos SA., Dowhuszko AA., Diamantoulakis PD., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Indoor 3D Visible Light Positioning Analysis with Channel Estimation Errors
  30th International Conference on Systems, Signals and Image Processing, IWSSIP 2023 (Ohrid, June 2023 – June 2023)
  In: International Conference on Systems, Signals, and Image Processing 2023
  DOI: 10.1109/IWSSIP58668.2023.10180234
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• Mekikis PV., Bouzinis P., Mitsiou N., Tegos S., Papanikolaou VK., Tyrovolas D., Diamantoulakis P., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Powering Inaccessible IoT Devices Through a WPT-enabled Sustainable UAV Network
  2023 IEEE INFOCOM Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2023 (Hoboken, NJ, May 2023)
  In: IEEE INFOCOM 2023 – Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, INFOCOM WKSHPS 2023 2023
  DOI: 10.1109/INFOCOMWKSHPS57453.2023.10225986
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• Mekikis PV., Bouzinis PS., Mitsiou NA., Tegos SA., Tyrovolas D., Papanikolaou V., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Enabling Wireless-Powered IoT through Incentive-based UAV Swarm Orchestration
  In: IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (2023), p. 1-1
  ISSN: 2644-125X
  DOI: 10.1109/OJCOMS.2023.3323031
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• Mitsiou NA., Papanikolaou VK., Diamantoulakis PD., Duong TQ., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Digital Twin-Aided Orchestration of Mobile Edge Computing With Grant-Free Access
  In: IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society 4 (2023), p. 841-853
  ISSN: 2644-125X
  DOI: 10.1109/OJCOMS.2023.3260165
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• Papanikolaou V.:
  Design and Optimization of Optical Wireless Communication Systems (Dissertation, 2023)
  DOI: 10.26262/heal.auth.ir.354931
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• Papanikolaou VK., Mitsiou NA., Mekikis PV., Tegos SA., Diamantoulakis PD., Karagiannidis GK.:
  On the Design and Optimization of SLIPT Systems for Aerial Base Stations
  2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2023 (Rome, ITA, May 2023 – June 2023)
  In: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops: Sustainable Communications for Renaissance, ICC Workshops 2023 2023
  DOI: 10.1109/ICCWorkshops57953.2023.10283700
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• Rallis KG., Papanikolaou V., Diamantoulakis PD., Tegos SA., Dowhuszko AA., Khalighi MA., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Energy Efficient Cooperative Communications in Aggregated VLC/RF Networks with NOMA
  In: IEEE Transactions on Communications (2023), p. 1-1
  ISSN: 0090-6778
  DOI: 10.1109/TCOMM.2023.3292486
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• Rallis KG., Papanikolaou VK., Tegos SA., Dowhuszko AA., Diamantoulakis PD., Khalighi MA., Karagiannidis GK.:
  RSMA Inspired User Cooperation in Hybrid VLC/RF Networks for Coverage Extension
  2023 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2023 (Glasgow, March 2023 – March 2023)
  In: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2023
  DOI: 10.1109/WCNC55385.2023.10118918
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• Shanin N., Ajam H., Papanikolaou V., Schmauß B., Cottatellucci L., Schober R.:
  EH Modelling and Achievable Rate for FSO SWIPT Systems with Non-linear Photovoltaic Receivers
  (2023), p. 5561-5567
  ISSN: 2334-0983
  DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2305.03524
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• Tyrovolas D., Papanikolaou VK., Tegos SA., Xiao Y., Diamantoulakis PD., Ioannidis S., Liaskos C., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Comparing SWIPT Techniques for Zero-Energy RIS
  2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2023 (Rome, May 2023 – June 2023)
  In: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops: Sustainable Communications for Renaissance, ICC Workshops 2023 2023
  DOI: 10.1109/ICCWorkshops57953.2023.10283652
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• Younus OI., Chaudhary N., Ghassemlooy Z., Alves LN., Zvanovec S., Pattas D., Papanikolaou VK.:
  A unilateral 3D indoor positioning system employing optical camera communications
  In: IET Optoelectronics 17 (2023), p. 110-119
  ISSN: 1751-8768
  DOI: 10.1049/ote2.12094
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2022

• Bozanis D., Papanikolaou VK., Dowhuszko AA., Rallis KG., Diamantoulakis PD., Hamalainen J., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Optimal Aggregation of RF and VLC Bands for Beyond 5G Mobile Services
  18th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications, WiMob 2022 (Thessaloniki, October 2022 – October 2022)
  In: International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications 2022
  DOI: 10.1109/WiMob55322.2022.9941537
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• Evgenidis NG., Papanikolaou VK., Diamantoulakis PD., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Over-the-Air Computing under Adaptive Channel State Estimation
  18th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications, WiMob 2022 (Thessaloniki, October 2022 – October 2022)
  In: International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications 2022
  DOI: 10.1109/WiMob55322.2022.9941709
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• Mitsiou NA., Papanikolaou VK., Diamantoulakis PD., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Energy-Aware Optimization of Zero-Energy Device Networks
  In: IEEE Communications Letters 26 (2022), p. 858-862
  ISSN: 1089-7798
  DOI: 10.1109/LCOMM.2022.3149142
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• Papanikolaou VK., Tegos SA., Bouzinis PS., Tyrovolas D., Diamantoulakis PD., Karagiannidis GK.:
  ATLAS: Internet of Things Platform for Precision Aquaculture
  2022 Panhellenic Conference on Electronics and Telecommunications, PACET 2022 (Tripolis, December 2022 – December 2022)
  In: 2022 Panhellenic Conference on Electronics and Telecommunications, PACET 2022 2022
  DOI: 10.1109/PACET56979.2022.9976375
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• Rallis KG., Papanikolaou VK., Diamantoulakis PD., Dowhuszko AA., Hamalainen J., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Design of MAC-layer Protocols for Distributed NOMA-based VLC Networks
  13th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2022 (Porto, July 2022 – July 2022)
  In: 2022 13th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 2022 2022
  DOI: 10.1109/CSNDSP54353.2022.9907969
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2021

• Boulogeorgos AAA., Trevlakis SE., Tegos SA., Papanikolaou VK., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Machine Learning in Nano-Scale Biomedical Engineering
  In: IEEE Transactions on Molecular, Biological and Multi-Scale Communications 7 (2021), p. 10-39
  ISSN: 2372-2061
  DOI: 10.1109/TMBMC.2020.3035383
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• Diamantoulakis PD., Papanikolaou VK., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Optimization of ultra-dense wireless powered networks
  In: Sensors 21 (2021), Article No.: 2390
  ISSN: 1424-8220
  DOI: 10.3390/s21072390
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• Papanikolaou VK., Diamantoulakis PD., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Hybrid Lightwave/RF Connectivity for 6G Wireless Networks
  In: Yulei Wu, Sukhdeep Singh, Tarik Taleb, Abhishek Roy, Harpreet S. Dhillon, Madhan Raj Kanagarathinam, Aloknath De (ed.): 6G Mobile Wireless Networks, Cham: Springer, 2021, p. 169-186
  ISBN: 9783030727765
  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72777-2_9
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• Papanikolaou VK., Diamantoulakis PD., Sandalidis HG., Mallik RK., Karagiannidis GK.:
  On the Average Harvested Energy of Directive Lightwave Power Transfer (DLPT)
  In: IEEE Wireless Communications Letters 10 (2021), p. 1508-1512
  ISSN: 2162-2337
  DOI: 10.1109/LWC.2021.3072946
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• Papanikolaou VK., Mitsiou NA., Diamantoulakis PD., Goudos SK., Karagiannidis GK.:
  On the Resource Allocation of Hierarchical NOMA for Fog-RAN with Energy Harvesting
  10th International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies, MOCAST 2021 (Thessaloniki, July 2021 – July 2021)
  In: 2021 10th International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies, MOCAST 2021 2021
  DOI: 10.1109/MOCAST52088.2021.9493358
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• Rallis KG., Papanikolaou VK., Diamantoulakis PD., Khalighi MA., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Energy efficiency maximization in cooperative hybrid VLC/RF networks with NOMA
  17th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems, ISWCS 2021 (Berlin, September 2021 – September 2021)
  In: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems 2021
  DOI: 10.1109/ISWCS49558.2021.9562202
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2020

• Bouzinis PS., Vranas CK., Papanikolaou VK., Diamantoulakis PD., Goudos SK., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Pareto-Optimal Resource Allocation in Wireless Powered Networks
  9th International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies, MOCAST 2020 (Bremen, September 2020 – September 2020)
  In: 2020 9th International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies, MOCAST 2020 2020
  DOI: 10.1109/MOCAST49295.2020.9200276
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• Goudos SK., Diamantoulakis PD., Boursianis AD., Papanikolaou VK., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Joint User Association and Power Allocation Using Swarm Intelligence Algorithms in Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Networks
  9th International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies, MOCAST 2020 (Bremen, September 2020 – September 2020)
  In: 2020 9th International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies, MOCAST 2020 2020
  DOI: 10.1109/MOCAST49295.2020.9200248
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• Papanikolaou VK., Diamantoulakis PD., Sofotasios PC., Muhaidat S., Karagiannidis GK.:
  On Optimal Resource Allocation for Hybrid VLC/RF Networks with Common Backhaul
  In: IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking 6 (2020), p. 352-365
  ISSN: 2332-7731
  DOI: 10.1109/TCCN.2019.2963879
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• Papanikolaou VK., Karagiannidis GK., Mitsiou NA., Diamantoulakis PD.:
  Closed-Form Analysis for NOMA with Randomly Deployed Users in Generalized Fading
  In: IEEE Wireless Communications Letters 9 (2020), p. 1253-1257
  ISSN: 2162-2337
  DOI: 10.1109/LWC.2020.2987572
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2019

• Papanikolaou VK., Diamantoulakis PD., Karagiannidis GK.:
  User Grouping for Hybrid VLC/RF Networks with NOMA: A Coalitional Game Approach
  In: IEEE Access 7 (2019), p. 103299-103309
  ISSN: 2169-3536
  DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2930169
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• Vavouris AK., Dervisi FD., Papanikolaou VK., Diamantoulakis PD., Karagiannidis GK., Goudos SK.:
  An Energy Efficient Modulation Scheme for Body-Centric Terahertz (THz) Nanonetworks
  In: Technologies 7 (2019), Article No.: 14
  ISSN: 2227-7080
  DOI: 10.3390/technologies7010014
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• Vranas CK., Bouzinis PS., Papanikolaou VK., Diamantoulakis PD., Karagiannidis GK.:
  On the Gain of NOMA in Wireless Powered Networks with Circuit Power Consumption
  In: IEEE Communications Letters 23 (2019), p. 1657-1660
  ISSN: 1089-7798
  DOI: 10.1109/LCOMM.2019.2925103
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2018

• Papanikolaou VK., Diamantoulakis PD., Ding Z., Muhaidat S., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Hybrid VLC/RF Networks with Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access
  2018 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2018 (Abu Dhabi, December 2018 – December 2018)
  In: Proceedings – IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2018
  DOI: 10.1109/GLOCOM.2018.8647397
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• Papanikolaou VK., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Channel modeling of in-vivo THz nanonetworks: State-of-the-art and research challenges
  7th International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare, MobiHealth 2017 (Vienna, November 2017 – November 2017)
  In: Amir M. Rahmani, Nima TaheriNejad, Paolo Perego (ed.): Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST 2018
  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98551-0_6
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• Papanikolaou VK., Ntouni GD., Boulogeorgos AAA., Karagiannidis GK.:
  Error performance of power line communications in the presence of Nakagami-m background noise
  In: Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies 29 (2018), Article No.: e3475
  ISSN: 2161-3915
  DOI: 10.1002/ett.3475
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• Vavouris AK., Dervisi FD., Papanikolaou VK., Karagiannidis GK.:
  An energy efficient modulation scheme for body-centric nano-communications in the THz band
  7th International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies, MOCAST 2018 (Thessaloniki, May 2018 – May 2018)
  In: 2018 7th International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies, MOCAST 2018 2018
  DOI: 10.1109/MOCAST.2018.8376563
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