Post on 19-Apr-2020
MATLAB Project Course on
Massive MIMO, Cooperative Communication and Cognitive
Radio for 5G in Visakhapatnam
January 6th to 11th, 2020
Organized by Prof. Aditya K. Jagannatham, EE Department, IIT Kanpur in
association with ECE Department, Andhra University College of
Engineering, Visakhapatnam
Venue: E- Class Room, Dept. of ECE, AU College of Engineering Campus
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE SHORT COURSE AT ANDHRA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING, VISAKHAPATNAM
Welcome to this short course at Visakhapatnam! We are delighted to have you as a participant and look
forward to meeting you. Please go through some essential information in this document that is intended
to make your travel and accommodation for the short course more comfortable.
Note:
1. Campus map of AU College of Engineering (A) are given at the end of the document.
2. Please bring a scientific calculator along with you to participate in problem solving
during lectures and tutorial sessions. In addition, MATLAB project participants are
required to bring Laptop with MATLAB preferably R13 or later to participate in the
MATLAB projects to be conducted on 10th January, 2020. Participants should also
download and install CVX optimization software for MATLAB. This is available for free at
link below
http://cvxr.com/cvx/
Contact Info
Note: Please contact only in case of emergency
Narendra Singh narend@iitk.ac.in 9935290881
Parul Srivastava psrivast@iitk.ac.in 7054568434
How to reach AUCE, Visakhapatnam, AP
Visakhapatnam is connected by rail and road with the major cities in India. AU College of Engineering campus is located in Maddilapalem area. AU College of Engineering is located at a distance of about 4.5 Kilometers from the Visakhapatnam Railway Station, 3 Kilometers from RTC complex. Taxis are available from the Visakhapatnam Railway Station (from Platform number 1). There is a pre-paid auto and taxi booth. The rates are about Rs. 200/- to 250/- for a taxi and Rs. 50/- for an auto-rickshaw. You can also avail Ola and Uber cab services.
Important note: Please note that transportation has to be arranged by the participant and the associated charges have to be borne by the participant. These are not covered in the registration fees.
Air connectivity
Visitors coming over to Visakhapatnam, popularly known as Vizag, can fly into Visakhapatnam Airport. One can avail the taxis at the airport taxi-stand. You can also use Ola and Uber cab services.
Accommodation Information
Accommodation for the participants is NOT provided, but assistance is provided. You can book the rooms, details is mention below.
S. No. Hotel Name Address/ Phone No. Charges
1. Bay Front Guest House
7-5-28, Pandurangapuram, Ph. 07330907722
Approx. Rs 2000/- per 2 persons
2. MVV Guest House 9/6/1943, Sivajipalem Rd, Shivaji Palem, Pithapuram Colony, Maddilapalem, Ph. 0124 398 6376
Approx. Rs 2000/- per 2 persons
3. Lalitha live inn Guest
House (Sri Chakra
Guest House)
Pithapuram Colony, Maddilapalem,
Ph: 08885643322
Approx. Rs 800/- per 2 persons
4. Athidi inn
# 56 of 149 D.No.9-1-47, New Resapuvanipalem, Ph.089127 27567
Approx. Rs 1375/- per 2 persons
5. Athidi Grand 9-1-44 New Resapuvanipalem Road Near CMR Center, Andhra University North Campus, Resapuvanipalem, Ph: 09397633399
Approx. Rs 1360/- per 2 persons
Important note: Please note accommodation charges are NOT included in the registration fees.
Breakfast/ Meals Information
There are a variety of food outlets in and around AUCE. Their location, timing details with
contact information is given below.
Food outlet Location/ Timing
McDonalds Near Maddilapalem, No. 52/1/35, 36, & 36/1, CMR Central Mall, Resapuvanipalem, Visakhapatnam, Ph. 089283 04298 Timings: 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Venkatadri Vantillu 8-1-6, Waltair Main Rd, opp. AU Campus, Balaji Nagar, Siripuram, Ph- 089125 41377 Timings: 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Paradise 9-14-1, VIP Rd, Sector 4, BM Compound, Siripuram, Ph-0891666 6260 Timings: 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
Heritage Veg Restaurant Balaji Mangalagiri Chambers, 9-14-7 Ground Floor, VIP Rd, Balaji Nagar, HPCL Colony, Siripuram, Ph-089125 40202 Timings: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Tycoon Multi-Cuisine Restaurant
Balaji Mangalagiri Chambers, Waltair Main Rd, Balaji Nagar, Asilmetta, Ph- 062897 82836 Timings: Open 24 hrs
Course folder, stationary and printed course material will be provided on 6th January morning
during the registration session starting at 8:30 AM. Course certificate and receipt for the short
course registration will be given on the last day only to those who attend all modules of the
course and after all the payment dues are cleared.
Group Photograph
A group photo session will be held for all short course participants on January 9th , 2020 (THURSDAY)
from 10:15 AM to 10:30 AM
Emergency Information
Hospitals/ Clinics Location Contact information
A U Health Centre Andhra University Entrance Rd, Andhra
University South Campus, Andhra
University
91-891-2844299,
2754502 (O)
AMG Hospital 51-2-4 Opposite M R O Office
Nakkavanipalem, Seethammadara
089125 51697
Pinnacle Hospitals City
Clinic
Tycoon hotel building, VIP Rd,
Siripuram
0891 309 9966
Sai Spoorthy Hospital 3rd Ln, ELR Vision, Dwaraka Nagar 089127 08108
Police/ Security Contact Information
3rd Town Police Station Karachettu Road, Old CBI Down, Andhra
University North Campus, Pedda Waltair,
Phone : 0891 - 2562709
District Police Office AU North Campus, Andhra University North
Campus
Phone : 094906 93231
Tentative Schedule
The tentative schedule for the duration of the short course from 6th to 11th January. It is also available
online at:
http://www.iitk.ac.in/mwn/vizag/index.html
DAY 1: January 6th, 2020 (MONDAY)
08:30 AM Registration
09:00 AM- 10:15 AM Introduction to Wireless Communication over Fading Channels, Bit-Error Rate (BER) Analysis, Multiple-Antenna Systems and Diversity Concepts
10:15 AM- 10:45 AM Tea Break
10:45 AM- 12:15 PM Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Technology, MIMO Receivers, Orthogonal Space-Time Block Codes (OSTBCs), Multi-User MIMO and MIMO Beamforming
12:15 PM- 02:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM- 03:15 PM Tutorial and Problem Solving – Wireless Communication, BER Analysis, Fading Channel Properties
03:15 PM- 03:45 PM Tea Break
03:45 PM- 05:15 PM Cooperative Communication, Optimal Combining, Diversity and BER Analysis, Optimal Power Allocation
DAY 2: January 7th, 2020 (TUESDAY)
09:00 AM- 10:15 AM Introduction to Massive MIMO Technology, Advantages and Receiver Design
10:15 AM- 10:45 AM Tea Break
10:45 AM- 12:15 PM Massive MIMO Analysis with perfect CSI, Channel Estimation, Multi-cell Massive MIMO, Pilot Contamination
12:15 PM- 2:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM- 03:15 PM Tutorial and Problem Solving Session - DF & Selective DF Protocols
03:15 PM- 03:45 PM Tea Break
03:45 PM- 05:15 PM New modulation for 5G: Spatial Modulation, Space Shift Keying, Generalized Spatial Modulation
DAY 3: January 8th, 2020 (WEDNESDAY)
09:00 AM- 10:15 AM Cooperative MIMO Communication Systems, Mutiple Node Cooperative Communication Systems
10:15 AM- 10:45 AM Tea Break
10:45 AM- 12:15 AM Introduction to Cognitive Radio, Advantages of OFDM for Cognitive Radio Systems
12:15 PM- 2:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM- 03:15 PM Tutorial and Problem Solving Session - Cooperative MIMO/ STBC
03:15 PM- 03:45 PM Tea Break
03:45 PM- 05:15 PM Introduction to DF and AF protocols for cooperation
7:00 PM Onward Short Course Banquet
DAY 4: January 9th, 2020 (THURSDAY)
09:00 AM- 10:15 AM Spectrum Sensing in Fading Wireless Channels, Cooperative Spectrum Sensing and Eigenvalue based Spectrum Sensing
10:15 AM- 10:30 AM Group Photo
10:30 AM- 10:45 AM Tea Break
10:45 AM- 11:45 AM Invited Expert lecture by Mr. Venkata Gautham, Modem Systems Engineer, Qualcomm
11:45 AM- 12:45 PM Multi-User Transmission for Interweave CR Systems, MIMO Precoding for Underlay CR Systems
12:45 PM- 2:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM- 03:15 PM Problem Solving on Beamforming and Multi-User CR Systems
03:15 PM- 03:45 PM Tea Break
03:45 PM- 05:15 PM Game Theory for Cognitive Radio, Applications in MIMO and MIMO-OFDM Systems, Spectrum Auctions
DAY 5: January 10th, 2020 (FRIDAY)
09:00 AM- 10:15 AM MATLAB Project on Fading Wireless Channels, Multiple Antenna Wireless Channels, MIMO Systems, OFDM Systems
10:15 AM- 10:30 AM Tea Break
10:45 AM- 12:15 AM MATLAB Project on Massive MIMO System and Receiver Design with Perfect/ Imperfect CSI
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM- 03:15 PM MATLAB Project on Spatial Modulation, Cooperative Communication, MIMO Cooperation
03:15 PM- 03:45 PM Tea Break
03:45 PM- 05:15 PM MATLAB Project on Spectrum Sensing for Fading Channels, Spectrum sensing for MIMO Systems, Game Theory for MIMO CR
DAY 6: January 11th, 2020 (SATURDAY)
09:00 AM- 10:15 AM How to prepare for competitive/ placement exams. Important concepts
10:15 AM- 10:30 AM Tea Break
10:45 AM- 12:15 AM Frequently asked questions in Placement/ Ph.D./ M.Tech interviews and how to prepare
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM- 03:15 PM Higher education opportunities available at IIT Kanpur and how to apply
03:15 PM- 03:45 PM Tea Break
03:45 PM- 05:15 PM Research areas and focus in IIT Kanpur in 5G and 6G Wireless Communication
[Map Showing Route From Railway station to AUCE (A) Campus]