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T.D.P. Ponnimbaduge, D.N.K. Jayakody, S. Affes, M. Chidambaranathan, and C. Yury, "Wireless Powered Hybrid Terrestrial and Underwater Cooperative Communication System", Proc. of First International Workshop on Wirelessly Powered Systems and Networks WPSN'2019, Santorini Island, Greece, 30 May 2019.
 S. Ben Amor, S. Affes, and F. Bellili, "ML EM Estimation of Fast Time-Varying OFDM-Type Channels", Proc. of IEEE IWCMC’2019, Tangier, Morocco, 24-28 June 2019.
 S. Ben Amor, S. Affes, F. Bellili, U. Vilaipornsawai, L. Zhang, and P. Zhu, "Joint ML Time and Frequency Synchronization for Distributed MIMO-Relay Beamforming", Proc. of IEEE WCNC’2019, Marrakech, Morocco, April 15-18, 2019.
 S. Zaidi, O. Ben Smida, S. Affes, U. Vilaipornsawai, L. Zhang, and P. Zhu, "QoS-Based Selection Enabling UE Virtualization for 5G and Beyond", Proc. of ETIC’2019, Dewathang, Bhutan, March 8-10, 2019.
 S. Ben Amor, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "Detection of the Number of Paths over Wireless Channels: A Maximum Likelihood Approach", Proc. of ETIC’2019, Dewathang, Bhutan, March 8-10, 2019.
 I. Trigui, N. Cherif, and S. Affes, "Unified Performance Analysis of Mixed FSO/RF Relay Systems in Shadowed LOS/NLOS Fading", Proc. of ETIC’2019, Dewathang, Bhutan, March 8-10, 2019.
 S. Zaidi, O. Ben Smida, S. Affes, U. Vilaipornsawai, L. Zhang, and P. Zhu, " ", Proc. of ETIC’2019, Dewathang, Bhutan, March 8-10, 2019.
 S. Zaidi, O. Ben Smida, S. Affes, U. Vilaipornsawai, L. Zhang, and P. Zhu, "QoS-Based Virtualization of User Equipment in 5G Networks", Proc. of IEEE IWCMC 2018, Limassol, Cyprus, June 25-29, 2018.​ Invited Paper.
 M. Guadane, W. Bchimi, A. Samet, and S. Affes, "Enhanced Range-Free Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks Using a New Weighted Hop-Size Estimation Technique", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2017, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 08-13, 2017.
 S. Zaidi, O. Ben Smida, S. Affes, and S. Valaee, "Distributed Zero-Forcing AF Beamforming for Energy-Efficient Communications in Networked Smart Cities", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2017, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 08-13, 2017.
 A. Masmoudi, F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "ML Time Delay Estimation for 5G Links with DSSS Multi-Carrier Multipath MIMO Radio Access", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2017, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 08-13, 2017.
 S. Zaidi, S. Affes, M. Azzakhmam, C. Despins, K. Zarifi, and P. Zhu, "Progressive Hybrid Greyfield Wireless Access Virtualization with Leveraged Combining of Cloud, Fog, and Legacy RANs", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2017, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 08-13, 2017.
 A. El Assaf, S. Zaidi, S. Affes, and N. Kandil, "Accurate Range-Free ANN-based Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2017, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 08-13, 2017.
 I. Mrissa, F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "A Cognitive MIMO Transceiver for Enhanced 4G and Beyond Link-Level Throughput ", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2017, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 08-13, 2017.
 I. Trigui, B. Liang, and S. Affes, "Generalized SINR Analysis for Device-to-Device Communications", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2017, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 08-13, 2017.
 I. Trigui, S. Affes, and B. Liang, "Unified Stochastic Geometry Analysis of Downlink Cellular Networks", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2017, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 08-13, 2017.
 H. Haggui, F. Bellili, and S. Affes, "FPGA Prototyping of a STAR-Based Time-Delay Estimator for 5G Radio Access", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2017, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 08-13, 2017.
 N. Cherif, I. Trigui, and S. Affes, "Dual-hop Málaga-ℳ FSO Systems with Pointing Errors", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2017, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 08-13, 2017.
 I. Trigui, N. Cherif, S. Affes, X. Wang, V. Leung, and A. Stéphenne, "Interference-Limited Mixed Málaga-M and Generalized-K Dual-Hop FSO/RF Systems", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2017, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 08-13, 2017.
 F. Bellili, S. Ben Amor, A. Methenni, and S. Affes, "Low-Cost Code-Aided ML Timing Recovery from Turbo-Coded QAM Transmissions", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2017, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 08-13, 2017.
 S. Tariq, C. Despins, S. Affes, and C. Nerguizian, "60 GHz Temporal Dispersion Characteristics with Different Antenna Polarizations in an Underground Mine", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2017, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 08-13, 2017.
 S. Zaidi, O. Ben Smida, and S. Affes, "Cost-, Spectrum-, and Energy-Efficient Distributed Collaborative Beamforming Designs for Real-World Applications", Proc. of 2017 6th International Conference on Reliability, Infocom Technologies and Optimization (ICRITO), Noida, Sep. 20-22, 2017. Invited Keynote Speech Paper.
 S. Zaidi, M. Azzakhmam, S. Affes, C. Despins, K. Zarifi, and P. Zhu, "Graph-Optimized Progressive Hybrid Greyfield Wireless Access Virtualization", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB 2017, Salamanca, Spain, Sep. 12-15, 2017.
 S. Ben Amor, F. Bellili, S. Affes, U. Vilaipornsawai, L. Zhang, and P. Zhu, "Joint Time and Frequency Synchronization for Distributed Beamforming in Decode-and-Forward Relaying Systems Using Importance Sampling", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB 2017, Salamanca, Spain, Sep. 12-15, 2017.
 N. Cherif, I. Trigui, and S. Affes, "On the Performance Analysis of Mixed Multi-aperture FSO/Multiuser RF Relay Systems with Interference", Proc. of IEEE SPAWC'2017, Sapporo, Japan, July 3-6, 2017.
 S. Zaidi, M. Azzakhmam, S. Affes, C. Despins, K. Zarifi, and P. Zhu, "Progressive Hybrid Greyfield Wireless Access Virtualization: Graph-Optimized Dynamic Utility Tradeoffs between Cloud, Fog, and Legacy RANs", Proc. of IEEE IWCMC’2017, Valencia, Spain, June 26-30, 2017. Invited Paper.
 S. Zaidi, S. Affes, U. Vilaipornsawai, L. Zhang, and P. Zhu, "Wireless Access Virtualization Strategies for Future User-Centric 5G Networks", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM’2016, Washington, USA, December 4-8, 2016.
 A. Methenni and S. Affes, "Closed-Form CRLBs for the SNR Estimates from Turbo-Coded PAM- and Rectangular-QAM-Modulated Signals", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM’2016, Washington, USA, December 4-8, 2016.
 A. Methenni and S. Affes, "Closed-Form Phase and CFO Estimation CRLBs from Turbo-Coded PAM- and RQAM-Modulated Signals", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM’2016, Washington, USA, December 4-8, 2016.
 M.M. Rahman, A. Callard, G. Senarath, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "Multi-Cell Full-Duplex Wireless Communication for Dense Urban Deployment", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM’2016, Washington, USA, December 4-8, 2016.
 R. Nasri, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "MUCICA: A Novel Interference Mitigation Concept for HetNets - Application to the LTE Downlink", Proc. of IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking CSCN’2016, Berlin, Germany, October 31-November 2, 2016.
 Z. Ben Gamra, F. Bellili, A. Samet, and S. Affes, "Rapid Prototyping and Validation on an SDR Platform of a Low-Cost Hybrid ML SNR Estimator over Time-Varying SIMO Channels", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB’2016, Nanjing, China, October 16-19, 2016.
 S. Zaidi, B. Hmidet, S. Affes, U. Vilaipornsawai, and L. Zhang, "User-Centric Wireless Access Virtualization Strategies for Future 5G Networks", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB’2016, Nanjing, China, October 16-19, 2016.
 S. Zaidi, B. Hmidet, and S. Affes, "Distributed Collaborative Beamforming for Real-World WSN Applications", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB’2016, Nanjing, China, October 16-19, 2016.
 A. El Assaf, S. Zaidi, S. Affes, and N. Kandil, "Optimal Anchors Placement Strategy for Super Accurate Nodes Localization in Anisotropic Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE IWCMC’2016, Paphos, Cyprus, September 5-9, 2016. Invited Paper.
 N. Zaarour, N. Kandil, S.Affes, N. Hakem, "Path Loss Exponent Estimation using Connectivity Information in Wireless Sensor Network", Proc. of IEEE AP-S/URSI’2016, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, June 26 - July 1, 2016.
 S. Zaidi, B. Hmidet, and S. Affes, "Distributed Collaborative Beamforming Design in Highly-Scattered Environments", Proc. of IEEE WCNC&apos;2016, Doha, Qatar, April 3-6, 2016.
 S. Zaidi, A. El Assaf, S. Affes, and N. Kandil, "Range-Free Node Localization in Multi-Hop Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE WCNC&apos;2016, Doha, Qatar, April 3-6, 2016.
 I. Trigui, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Large Scale Opportunistic Antenna and User Selection in AF Relay Networks with Interference", Proc. of IEEE WCNC&apos;2016, Doha, Qatar, April 3-6, 2016.
 S. Zaidi, A. El Assaf, S. Affes, and N. Kandil, "Accurate Range-Free Node Localization in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks", Proc. of IEEE WCNC&apos;2016, Doha, Qatar, April 3-6, 2016.
 F. Bellili, A. Methenni, S. Ben Amor, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Code-Aided Time Synchronization of Turbo-Coded Square-QAM-Modulated Transmissions: Closed-Form Cramér-Rao Lower Bounds", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM&apos;2015, San Diego, USA, December 6-10, 2015.
 S. Zaidi and S. Affes, "Distributed Collaborative Beamforming Design for Maximized Throughput in Real-World Environments", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM&apos;2015, San Diego, USA, December 6-10, 2015.
 S. Zaidi and S. Affes, "Distributed Collaborative Beamforming Designs for Real-World Applications in Relayed and Cooperative Communications", Proc. of IEEE ComNet&apos;2015, Hammamet, Tunisia, November 4-7, 2015. Invited Paper.
 S.A.M. Tariq, C. Despins, S. Affes, and C. Nerguizian, "Statistical Modeling of 60 GHz Wireless Channel in an Underground Mine Gallery", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 A. Ati, F. Bellili, H. Haggui, A. Samet, and S. Affes, "Implementation of a Maximum Likelihood Doppler Spread Estimator on a Model-Based Design Platform", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 I. Mrissa, F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "A Context-Aware Cognitive SIMO DL Transceiver for LTE HetNet Power Efficiency and Throughput Enhancement", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 S. Zaidi, B. Hmidet, and S. Affes, "Distributed Implementation of Collaborative Beamforming in Highly-Scattered Environments", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 A. El Assaf, S. Zaidi, S. Affes, and N. Kandil, "Efficient Node Localization in Energy-Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 I. Mrissa, F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "A Context-Aware Cognitive SIMO DL Transceiver for LTE HetNet Enhanced Pico-Cell Range Expansion", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 N. Zaarour, S. Affes, N. Kandil, and N. Hakem, "Comparative Study on a 60 GHz Path Loss Channel Modeling in a Mine Environment Using Neural Networks", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 M.M. Rahman, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "Service Differentiation in Software Defined Virtual Heterogeneous Wireless Networks", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 S. Ben Hassen, F. Bellili, A. Samet, and S. Affes, "Estimation of Angular Spreads and Mean Angles of Arrival for Multiple Incoherently-Distributed Noncircular Sources", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 V. Asghari, O. Rhouma, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "Resource Allocation in Heterogeneous Small-Cell Networks with Interference Avoidance Admission", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 R. Nasri, S. Affes, and A. Stéphene, "Combined Interference Cancellation and Avoidance over the Downlink of Spectrum-Sharing LTE HetNet", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 S.A.M. Tariq, C. Despins, S. Affes, and C. Nerguizian, "Experimental Results of Rician K-Factor and Co-Polarization Ratio of 60 GHz Wireless Channel in an Underground Mine Gallery", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 I. Trigui, I. Mechmeche, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Opportunistic Scheduling in Downlink Multiple-Antenna AF Interfered Networks", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 F. Bellili, C. Elguet, S. Ben Amor, and S. Affes, "Code-Aided Direction Finding in Turbo-Coded Square-QAM Transmissions", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 I. Mrissa, F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "A Context-Aware Cognitive SIMO Transceiver for Increased LTE-Downlink Link-Level Throughput", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 S. Zaidi, A. El Assaf, S. Affes, and N. Kandil, "Range-Free Nodes Localization in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 A. El Assaf, S. Zaidi, S. Affes, and N. Kandil, "Accurate Sensors Localization in Underground Mines or Tunnels", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 A. El Assaf, S. Zaidi, S. Affes, and N. Kandil, "Accurate Nodes Localization in Anisotropic Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 S. Ben Hassen, F. Bellili, A. Samet, and S. Affes, "Cramér-Rao Lower Bounds for Angular Parameters Estimates from Incoherently Distributed Signals Generated by Noncircular Sources", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 V. Asghari, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "Opportunistic Open-Access Macro-Femto Networks with Femto Base Station Selection", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 S. Zaidi and S. Affes, "Distributed Collaborative Beamforming Design in Scattered-Environments", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 M.M. Rahman, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "HetNet Cloud: Leveraging SDN & Cloud Computing for Wireless Access Virtualization", Proc. of IEEE ICUWB&apos;2015, Montreal, Canada, October 4-7, 2015.
 I. Mrissa, F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Context-Aware Cognitive SIMO Transceiver for Increased LTE-HetNet System-Level DL-Throughput", Proc. of IEEE IWCMC&apos;2015, Dubrovnik, Croatia, August 24-27, 2015. Invited Paper.
 I. Mrissa, F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Context-Aware Cognitive SIMO Transceiver for Increased LTE-Downlink Link-Level Throughput", Proc. of IEEE ICC'2015, London, UK, June 8-12, 2015.
 A. El-Assaf, S. Zaidi, S. Affes, and N. Kandil, "Cost-effective and Accurate Nodes Localization in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE ICC'2015, London, UK, June 8-12, 2015.
 I. Trigui, I. Mechmeche, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Multi-Antenna Cognitive AF Relay Systems with Multiple Primary Receivers", Proc. of IEEE ICC'2015, London, UK, June 8-12, 2015.
 I. Trigui, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "MIMO Relaying with Interference via the CMGF Transform", Proc. of IEEE ICC'2015, London, UK, June 8-12, 2015.
 M.M. Rahman, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "Configuration Cost vs. QoS Trade-off Analysis and Optimization of SDR Access Virtualization Schemes", Proc. of IEEE International Workshop on Software Defined 5G Networks Soft5G&apos;2015, London, UK, June 8-12, 2015.
 F. Bellili, C. Elguet, S. Ben Amor, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Closed-Form Cramer-Rao Lower Bounds for DOA Estimation from Turbo-Coded Square-QAM-Modulated Transmissions", Proc. of IEEE ICASSP'2015, Brisbane, Australia, April 19-24, 2015.
 M.M. Rahman, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "Green Wireless Access Virtualization Implementation: Cost vs. QoS Trade-Offs", Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Eco-Friendly Computing and Communication Systems ICECCS&apos;2014, Mangalore, India, December 18-21, 2014. Invited Paper.
 F. Bellili, A. Methenni, and S. Affes, "Closed-Form Cramér-Rao Lower Bounds for CFO and Phase Estimation from Turbo-Coded Square-QAM-Modulated Signals", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM&apos;2014, Austin, USA, December 6-10, 2014.
 F. Bellili, A. Methenni, and S. Affes, "Closed-Form CRLBs for SNR Estimation from Turbo-Coded Square-QAM-Modulated Signals", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM&apos;2014, Austin, Texas, December 6-10, 2014.
 A. El Assaf, S. Zaidi, S. Affes, and N. Kandil, "Range-Free Localization Algorithm for Anisotropic Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE VTC&apos;2014-Fall, Vancouver, Canada, September 14-17, 2014.
 S. Tariq, C. Despins, S. Affes, and C. Nerguizian, "Scattering Effect Based on Measurements of Reflection Coefficients at 60 GHz in an Underground Mine Gallery", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC&apos;2014, Washington DC, USA, September 2-5, 2014.
 S. Dayekh, S. Affes, N. Kandil, and C. Nerguizian, "Cost-Effective Localization in Underground Mines Using New SIMO/MIMO-Like Fingerprints and Artificial Neural Networks", Proc. of IEEE ICC&apos;2014, Sydney, Australia, June 10-14, 2014.
 S. Tariq, C. Despins, S. Affes, and C. Nerguizian, "Rough Surface Scattering Analysis at 60 GHz in an Underground Mine Gallery", Proc. of IEEE ICC&apos;2014, Sydney, Australia, June 10-14, 2014.
 F. Bellili, S. Ben Amor, S. Affes, and A. Samet, "A New Importance-Sampling ML Estimator of Time Delays and Angles of Arrival in Multipath Environments", Proc. of IEEE ICASSP&apos;2014, Florence, Italy, May 4-9, 2014.
 F. Bellili, R. Meftehi, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Maximum Likelihood SNR Estimation over Time-Varying Flat-Fading SIMO Channels", Proc. of IEEE ICASSP&apos;2014, Florence, Italy, May 4-9, 2014.
 I. Trigui, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Analysis of Relay Capacity over Generalized Fading Channels with Cochannel Interference", Proc. of IEEE WCNC&apos;2014, Istanbul, Turkey, April 6-9, 2014.
 A. Afana, A. Ghrayeb, V.R. Asghari, and S. Affes, "Distributed Beamforming for Spectrum-Sharing Relay Networks under Mutual Primary-Secondary Interference", Proc. of IEEE WCNC&apos;2014, Istanbul, Turkey, April 6-9, 2014.
 A. El Assaf, S. Zaidi, S. Affes, and N. Kandil, "Range-Free Localization Algorithm for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE WCNC&apos;2014, Istanbul, Turkey, April 6-9, 2014.
 I. Trigui, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Capacity of Cognitive AF Relay Networks with Multiple Primary Receivers", Proc. of IEEE WCNC&apos;2014, Istanbul, Turkey, April 6-9, 2014.
 A. El Assaf, S. Zaidi, S. Affes, and N. Kandil, "Efficient Range-Free Localization Algorithm for Randomly Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM&apos;13, Atlanta, USA, December 9-13, 2013.
 F. Bellili and S. Affes, "A Low-Cost and Robust Maximum Likelihood Doppler Spread Estimator", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM&apos;13, Atlanta, USA, December 9-13, 2013.
 A. Afana, A. Ghrayeb, V.R. Asghari, and S. Affes, "Collaborative Beamforming for Spectrum-Sharing Two-Way Selective Relay Networks under Co-Channel Interferences", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC&apos;2013, London, UK, September 8-11, 2013.
 A. El Assaf, S. Zaidi, S. Affes, and N. Kandil, "Hop-Count Based Localization Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of 13th Mediterranean Microwave Symposium (MMS), Saida, Lebanon, September 2-5, 2013. Invited Paper.
 A. Latrach, R. Nasri, and S. Affes, "Downlink Interference Cancellation Strategy for Shared-Spectrum LTE HetNet", Proc. of IEEE IWCMC&apos;2013, Cagliari, Italy, July 1-5, 2013. Invited Paper.
 A. Afana, A. Ghrayeb, V.R. Asghari, and S. Affes, "On the Performance of Spectrum Sharing Two-Way Relay Networks with Distributed Beamforming", Proc. of IEEE SPAWC&apos;2013, Darmstadt, Germany, June 16-19, 2013.
 M.M. Rahman, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "Analysis of CAPEX and OPEX Benefits of Wireless Access Virtualization", Proc. of IEEE ICC&apos;2013, Budapest, Hungary, June 9-13, 2013.
 S. Zaidi and S. Affes, "Analysis of Collaborative Beamforming Designs in Real-World Environments", Proc. of IEEE WCNC'2013, Shanghai, China, April 7-10, 2013.
 A. Afana, A. Ghrayeb, V. Asghari, and S. Affes, "Cooperative Two-Way Selective Relaying in Spectrum-Sharing Systems with Distributed Beamforming", Proc. of IEEE WCNC'2013, Shanghai, China, April 7-10, 2013.
 S. Zaidi and S. Affes, "Spectrum-Efficient Distributed Collaborative Beamforming in the Presence of Local Scattering and Interference", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2012, Anaheim, USA, December 3-7, 2012.
 A. Afana, V. Asghari, A. Ghrayeb, and S. Affes, "Enhancing the Performance of Spectrum-Sharing Systems via Collaborative Distributed Beamforming and AF Relaying", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2012, Anaheim, USA, December 3-7, 2012.
 I. Trigui, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Exact Error Analysis of Dual-Hop Fixed-Gain AF Relaying over Arbitrary Nakagami-m Fading", Proc. of IEEE VTC’2012-Fall, Québec City, Canada, September 3-6, 2012.
 S. Zaidi and S. Affes, "Distributed Beamforming for Wireless Sensor Networks in Local Scattering Environments", Proc. of IEEE VTC’2012-Fall, Québec City, Canada, September 3-6, 2012.
 A. Masmoudi, F. Bellili, and S. Affes, "Time Delays Estimation from DS-CDMA Multipath Transmissions using Expectation Maximization", Proc. of IEEE VTC’2012-Fall, Québec City, Canada, September 3-6, 2012.
 S. Zaidi and S. Affes, "Distributed Collaborative Beamforming with Minimum Overhead for Local Scattering Environments", Proc. of IEEE IWCMC’2012, Limassol, Cyprus, August 27-31, 2012. Invited Paper.
 A. Afana, V.R. Asghari, A. Ghrayeb, and S. Affes, "Cooperative Relaying in Spectrum-Sharing Systems with Beamforming and Interference Constraints", Proc. of IEEE SPAWC’2012, Çesme, Turkey, June 17-20, 2012.
 A. Methenni, F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Stochastic NDA CRLB for DOA Estimation over SIMO Systems", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2012-Spring, Yokohama, Japan, May 6-9, 2012.
 V. R. Asghari, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "Reactive Relay Selection in Cooperative Spectrum-Sharing Systems", Proc. of IEEE WCNC'2012, Paris, France, April 1-4, 2012.
 I. Bousnina, F. Bellili, A. Samet, and S. Affes, "Joint Estimation of the Ricean K-factor and the SNR for SIMO Systems Using Higher Order Statistics", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2011, Houston, USA, December 5-9, 2011.
 A. Masmoudi, F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "A Maximum Likelihood Time Delay Estimator Using Importance Sampling", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2011, Houston, USA, December 5-9, 2011.
 F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "DOA Estimation for ULA Systems from Short Data Snapshots: an Annihilating Filter Approach", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2011, Houston, USA, December 5-9, 2011.
 A. Masmoudi, F. Bellili, and S. Affes, "Maximum Likelihood Time Delay Estimation for Direct-Spread CDMA Multipath Transmissions Using Importance Sampling", Proc. of 45th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, USA, November 6-9, 2011.
 K. Zarifi, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "Joint Power Control and Relay Design in Underlay Cognitive Networks with Multiple Transmitter-Receiver Pairs", Proc. of 45th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, USA, November 6-9, 2011. Invited Paper.
 S. Dayekh, S. Affes, N. Kandil, and C. Nerguizian, "Smart Spatio-Temporal Fingerprinting for Cooperative ANN-based Wireless Localization in Underground Narrow-Vein Mines", Proc. of 4th ACM International Symposium on Applied Sciences in Biomedical and Communications Technologies ISABEL’2011, Barcelona, Spain, October 26-29, 2011. Invited Paper.
 S. Dayekh, S. Affes, N. Kandil, and C. Nerguizian, "Cooperative Geo-location in Underground Mines: A Novel Fingerprint Positioning Technique Exploiting Spatio-Temporal Diversity", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2011, Toronto, Canada, September 11-14, 2011.
 F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Second-Order Moment-Based Direction Finding of a Single Source for ULA systems", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2011, Toronto, Canada, September 11-14, 2011.
 K. Zarifi, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "Joint Source Power Control and Relay Beamforming in Amplify-and-Forward Cognitive Networks with Multiple Source-Destination Pairs", Proc. of IEEE ICC’2011, Kyoto, Japan, June 5-9, 2011.
 A. Masmoudi, F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Closed-Form Expressions for the Exact Cramér-Rao Bounds of Timing Recovery Estimators from BPSK and Square-QAM Transmissions", Proc. of IEEE ICC’2011, Kyoto, Japan, June 5-9, 2011.
 A. Masmoudi, F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Closed-Form Expression for the Exact Cramér-Rao Bound of Timing Recovery Estimators from MSK Transmissions", Proc. of IEEE VTC’2011-Spring, Budapest, Hungary, May 15-18, 2011.
 A. Masmoudi, F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "A New Importance-Sampling-Based Non-Data-Aided Maximum Likelihood Time Delay Estimator", Proc. of IEEE WCNC'2011, Cancun, Mexico, March 28-31, 2011.
 S. Ben Hassen, F. Bellili, A. Samet, and S. Affes, "DOA Estimation from Temporally and Spatially Correlated Narrowband Signals with Noncircular Sources", Proc. of IEEE WCNC'2011, Cancun, Mexico, March 28-31, 2011.
 S. Dayekh, S. Affes, N. Kandil, and C. Nerguizian, "Radio-Localization in Underground Narrow-Vein Mines Using Neural Networks with In-built Tracking and Time Diversity", Proc. of IEEE WCNC'2011, Cancun, Mexico, March 28-31, 2011.
 F. Etezadi, K. Zarifi, A. Ghrayeb, and S. Affes, "Topology-Assisted Techniques to Relay Selection for Homogeneously Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2010, Miami, USA, December 6-10, 2010.
 H. Aghaei Baradaran, K. Zarifi, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "A Dual-Hop Amplify-and-Forward MIMO Cooperative Beamformer in Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2010, Miami, USA, December 6-10, 2010.
 K. Zarifi, A. Ghrayeb, and S. Affes, "Joint Power Control and Relay Matrix Design for Cooperative Communication Networks with Multiple Source-Destination Pairs", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2010, Miami, USA, December 6-10, 2010.
 I. Trigui, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "A Useful Integral for Wireless Communication Theory and its Application in Amplify-and-Forward Multihop Relaying", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2010, Miami, USA, December 6-10, 2010.
 M. Souden, J. Chen, J. Benesty, and S. Affes, "A Second-Order-Statistics-based Solution for Online Multichannel Noise Tracking and Reduction", Proc. of 44th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, USA, November 7-10, 2010. Invited Paper.
 S. Ben Hassen, F. Bellili, A. Samet, and S. Affes, "Closed Form Expression for the Cramér-Rao Lower Bound for the DOA Estimates from Spatially and Temporally Correlated Narrowband Signals Considering Noncircular Sources", Proc. of IEEE ComNet'2010, Tozeur, Tunisia, November 4-8, 2010.
 I. Trigui, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "On the Performance of Dual-Hop Fixed Gain Relaying Systems over Composite Multipath/Shadowing Channels", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2010-Fall, Ottawa, Canada, September 6-9, 2010. Invited Paper & Best Paper Award.
 A. Kammoun, A. Aissa El Bey, K. Abed-Meraim, and S. Affes, "Robustness of Blind Subspace Based Techniques using ℓp Quasi-Norms", Proc. of IEEE SPAWC'2010, Marrakech, Morocco, June 20-23, 2010.
 A. Kammoun, K. Abed-Meraim, and S. Affes, "Blind Nonzero Delay MMSE Equalizer for SIMO FIR Systems", Proc. of IEEE SPAWC'2010, Marrakech, Morocco, June 20-23, 2010.
 S. Zaidi, K. Zarifi, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "A Decentralized Collaborative Receive Beamforming Technique for Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE VTC’2010-Spring, Taipei, Taiwan, May 16-19, 2010.
 S. Affes, I. Mrissa, K. Cheikhrouhou, and A. Stéphenne, "Efficient Wireless Network Deployment by Cognitive Transceivers with Multimodal Pilot-Use Modems", Proc. of 25th Biennial Symposium on Communications BSC'2010, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, May 12-14, 2010. Invited Paper.
 S. Alam, K. Zarifi, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "Design and Performance Analysis of Distributed Relay Selection techniques in Wireless Networks", Proc. of 25th Biennial Symposium on Communications BSC'2010, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, May 12-14, 2010.
 S. Zaidi, K. Zarifi, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "An Approach to Distributed Implementation of Cooperative Amplify-and-Forward Beamforming in Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of 25th Biennial Symposium on Communications, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, May 12-14, 2010.
 F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "On the Lower Performance Bounds for DOA Estimators from Linearly-Modulated Signals", Proc. of 25th Biennial Symposium on Communications BSC'2010, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, May 12-14, 2010.
 R. Nasri, E. Rakotomanana, S. Affes , and A. Stéphenne, "On the Evaluation of the LTE-Advanced Proposal within the Canadian Evaluation Group (CEG) Initiative: Preliminary Work Results", Proc. of 25th Biennial Symposium on Communications, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, May 12-14, 2010.
 I. Trigui, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Closed Form Error Analysis of Dual-Hop Relaying Systems over Nakagami-m Fading Channels", Proc. of IEEE WCNC’2010, Sydney, Australia, April 18-21, 2010.
 S. Dayekh, S. Affes, N. Kandil, and C. Nerguizian, "Cooperative Localization in Mines Using Fingerprinting and Neural Networks", Proc. of IEEE WCNC’2010, Sydney, Australia, April 18-21, 2010.
 M. Souden, J. Benesty, and S. Affes, "Linear Filtering for Noise Reduction and Interference Rejection", Proc. of IEEE ICASSP’2010, Dallas, Texas, USA, March 14-19, 2010.
 M. Souden, J. Benesty, and S. Affes, "Eigenanalysis-Based Broadband Source Localization", Proc. of IEEE ICASSP’2010, Dallas, Texas, USA, March 14-19, 2010.
 A. Kammoun, K. Abed-Meraim, and S. Affes, "Regularized Semi-Blind Estimator over MIMO-OFDM Systems", Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology ISSPIT’2009, Ajman, UAE, December 14-17, 2009.
 S. Affes, I. Mrissa, K. Cheikhrouhou, and A. Stéphenne, "A Cognitive Multi-Antenna Transceiver with a Multimodal-Pilot-Use Modem for Increased Wireless Network Throughput, Coverage and Power Efficiency", Proc. of IEEE CAMSAP’2009, Aruba, Dutch Antilles, December 13-16, 2009. Invited Paper.
 M.A. Boujelben, F. Bellili, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "EM Algorithm for Non-Data-Aided SNR Estimation of Linearly-Modulated Signals over SIMO Channels", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM’2009, Honlulu, USA, November 30-December 4, 2009.
 F. Bellili, N. Atitallah, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Closed-Form Expressions for the Exact Cramér-Rao Bound for Parameter Estimation of Arbitrary Square QAM-Modulated Signals", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM’2009, Honlulu, USA, November 30-December 4, 2009.
 I. Trigui, A. Laourine, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "On the Performance of Cascaded Generalized K Fading Channels", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM’2009, Honlulu, USA, November 30-December 4, 2009.
 F. Bellili, S. Ben Hassen, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Cramér-Rao Bound for NDA DOA Estimates of Square QAM-Modulated Signals", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM’2009, Honlulu, USA, November 30-December 4, 2009.
 K. Zarifi, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "Distributed Null-Steering Beamforming for Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM’2009, Honlulu, USA, November 30-December 4, 2009.
 Y. Salih-Alj, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "On the Ranging Performance in an Underground Mine Using an Ultra-Wideband Fast Acquisition System", Proc. of IEEE Mediterranean Microwave Symposium MMS’2009, Tangiers, Morocco, November 15-17, 2009. Invited Paper.
 K. Zarifi, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "Distributed Processing Techniques for Beamforming in Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of 3rd International Conference on Signals, Circuits and Systems SCS’2009, Djerba, Tunisia, November 6-8, 2009. Invited Paper.
 J.-G. Descures, M.O. Damen, and S. Affes, "Adaptive Preprocessing and Ordering for Detection in MIMO Systems over Rayleigh Fading Channel", Proc. of 3rd International Conference on Signals, Circuits and Systems SCS’2009, Djerba, Tunisia, November 6-8, 2009.
 I. Trigui, A. Laourine, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Bivariate G Distribution with Arbitrary Fading", Proc. of 3rd International Conference on Signals, Circuits and Systems SCS’2009, Djerba, Tunisia, November 6-8, 2009.
 M. Souden, J. Benesty, and S. Affes, "On Optimal Beamforming for Noise Reduction and Interference Rejection", Proc. of IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics WASPAA’2009, New Paltz, New York, USA, October 18-21, 2009.
 J.-G. Descure, F. Bellili, and S. Affes, "ML Estimator Based on the EM Algorithm for Subcarrier SNR Estimation in Multicarrier Transmissions", Proc. of IEEE AFRICON’2009, Nairobi, Kenya, September 23-25, 2009.
 J.-G. Descure, F. Bellili, and S. Affes, "Subcarrier SNR ML Estimators and Cramér-Rao Bounds in Multicarrier Transmission", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC’2009, Tokyo, Japan, September 13-16, 2009.
 A. Kammoun, K. Abed-Meraim, and S. Affes, "Superimposed or Time-Multiplexed Training: A Performance Comparison", Proc. of IEEE EUSIPCO'2009, Glasgow, UK, August 24-28, 2009.
 K. Zarifi, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "Asymptotic Analysis and Design of Multiuser Cooperative DS-CDMA Systems", Proc. of IEEE ICC'2009, Dresden, Germany, June 14-18, 2009.
 A. Kammoun, K. Abed-Meraim, and S. Affes, "An Efficient Regularized Semi-Blind Estimator", Proc. of IEEE ICC'2009, Dresden, Germany, June 14-18, 2009.
 F. Bellili, A. Stéphenne, and S. Affes, "Cramér-Rao Bounds for SNR Estimates in Multicarrier Transmissions", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2009-Spring, Barcelona, Spain, April 26–29, 2009.
 K. Zarifi, S. Affes, and A. Ghrayeb, "Distributed Beamforming for Wireless Sensor Networks with Random Node Location", Proc. of IEEE ICASSP'2009, Taipei, Taiwan, April 19-24, 2009.
 M. Souden, J. Benesty, and S. Affes, "New Insights into Non-Causal Multichannel Linear Filtering for Noise Reduction", Proc. of IEEE ICASSP'2009, Taipei, Taiwan, April 19-24, 2009.
 F. Bellili, A. Stéphenne, and S. Affes, "Cramér-Rao Bound for NDA SNR Estimates of Square QAM Modulated Signals", Proc. of IEEE WCNC'2009, Budapest, Hungary, April 5-8, 2009.
 K. Zarifi, M. Abuthinien, A. Ghrayeb, and S. Affes, "Relay Selection Schemes for Uniformly Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks", Proc. of IEEE WCNC'2009, Budapest, Hungary, April 5-8, 2009.
 I. Trigui, A. Laourine, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "Outage Analysis of Wireless Systems over Composite Fading/Shadowing Channels with Co-channel Interference", Proc. of IEEE WCNC'2009, Budapest, Hungary, April 5-8, 2009.
 M. Boutin, C. Despins, T. Denidni, and S. Affes, "A New Interference Estimation Approach for Secondary Spectrum Sharing with Smart Antennas", Proc. of International Workshop on Telecommunications IWT’2009, Sao Paulo, Brazil, February 16-19, 2009.
 I. Trigui, A. Laourine, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "On the Level Crossing Rate and Average Fade Duration of Composite Multipath/Shadowing Channels", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2008, New Orleans, USA, November 30-December 4, 2008.
 R.I. Cojocaru, E. Moldovan, B. Boukari, S. Affes, and S.O. Tatu, "A New 77 GHz Automotive Phase Coded CW Multi-port Radar Sensor Architecture", Proc. of European Microwave Week EuMW’2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 164-167, October 27-31, 2008.
 E. Moldovan, S.O. Tatu, and S. Affes, "A 60 GHz Multi-Port Receiver with Analog Carrier Recovery for Ultra Wideband Wireless Personal Area Networks", Proc. of European Microwave Week EuMW’2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 1779-1782, October 27-31, 2008.
 F. Bellili, A. Stéphenne, and S. Affes, "SNR Estimation of QAM-Modulated Transmissions over Time-Varying SIMO Channels", Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems ISWCS’2008, Reykjavik, Iceland, October 21–24, 2008.
 R. Nasri, A. Kammoun, A. Stéphenne, and S. Affes, "System-Level Evaluation of a Downlink OFDM Kalman-Based Switched-Beam System with Subcarrier Allocation Strategies", Proc. of IEEE VTC’2008-Fall, Calgary, Canada, September 21–24, 2008.
 M. Diop, K. Cheikhrouhou, and S. Affes, "Impact of the Angular Velocity on the Signals Spectrum and Performance of Antenna-Array Receivers", Proc. of IEEE VTC’2008-Fall, Calgary, Canada, September 21–24, 2008.
 A. Taok, N. Kandil, and S. Affes, "Neural Networks for Fingerprinting-Based Indoor Localization Using Ultra-Wideband", Proc. of 2nd International Conference on Wireless Communications in Underground and Confined Areas ICWCUCA'2008, Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada, August 25-27, 2008.
 M. Boutin, S. Affes, and C. Despins, "Power Control for Underground Cognitive Radio MANET using Smart Antennas", Proc. of 2nd International Conference on Wireless Communications in Underground and Confined Areas ICWCUCA'2008, Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada, August 25-27, 2008.
 Y. Salih-Alj, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "On the Performance Comparison of UWB Waveforms for Fast Acquisition and Ranging in an Underground Mining Environment", Proc. of 2nd International Conference on Wireless Communications in Underground and Confined Areas ICWCUCA'2008, Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada, August 25-27, 2008.
 J. Dmochowski, J. Benesty, and S. Affes, "On the Use of Autoregressive Modeling for Localization of Speech", Proc. of 5th IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop SAM’2008, Darmstadt, Germany, July 21-23, 2008.
 I. Trigui, S. Affes, A. Stéphenne, and M. Siala, "ML-Based Joint Estimation of Frequency and Sampling Clock Offsets for OFDM Systems", Proc. of IEEE SPAWC'2008, Recife, Brazil, pp. 346-350, July 6-9, 2008.
 M. Souden, S. Affes, and J. Benesty, "A Two-Ray Spectrum-Approximation Approach to Doppler Spread Estimation with Robustness to the Carrier Frequency Offset", Proc. of IEEE SPAWC'2008, Recife, Brazil, pp. 31-35, July 6-9, 2008.
 R. Nasri, A. Kammoun, A. Stéphenne, and S. Affes, "System-Level Evaluation of a Downlink OFDM Switched-Beam System with Kalman-Based Joint Channel Estimation and Beam Selection", Proc. of 24th Biennial Symposium on Communications BSC'2008, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, June 24-26, 2008.
 A. Stéphenne, F. Bellili, and S. Affes, "A Decision-Directed SNR Estimator for QAM Signals over Time-Varying SIMO Channels", Proc. of 24th Biennial Symposium on Communications BSC'2008, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, pp. 17-20, June 24-26, 2008.
 J. Dmochowski, J. Benesty, and S. Affes, "Calibrated Acoustic Source Localization", Proc. of 24th Biennial Symposium on Communications BSC'2008, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, June 24-26, 2008.
 Y. Salih-Alj, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "Ultra-Wideband Fast Acquisition System for Positioning in an Underground Mining Environment", Proc. of IEEE ICC'2008, Beijing, China, pp. 473-479, May 19-23, 2008.
 A. Laourine, M.-S. Alouini, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "On the Performance Analysis of Composite Multipath/Shadowing Channels Using the G-distribution", Proc. of IEEE ICC'2008, Beijing, China, pp. 1333-1338, May 19-23, 2008.
 Y. Salih-Alj, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "Impact of Multipath Interference on the Performance of an UWB Fast Acquisition System for Ranging in an indoor Wireless Channel", Proc. of 6th IEEE/ACM Annual Conference on Communication Networks and Services Research CNSR'2008, Halifax, NS, Canada, pp. 390-396, May 5-8, 2008.
 B. Boukari, E. Moldovan, S. Affes, K. Wu, R.G. Bosisio, and S. Tatu, "Six-Port FMCW Collision Avoidance Radar Sensor Configurations", Proc. of IEEE CCECE'2008, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada, May 4-7, 2008.
 M. Souden, J. Benesty, and S. Affes, "Microphone Arrays for Noise Reduction with Low Signal Distortion in Room Acoustics", Proc. of IEEE ICASSP'2008, Las Vegas, USA, pp. 77-80, March 30-April 4, 2008.
 J. Dmochowski, J. Benesty, and S. Affes, "Fast Steered Response Power Source Localization Using Inverse Mapping of Relative Delays", Proc. of IEEE ICASSP'2008, Las Vegas, USA, pp. 289-292, March 30-April 4, 2008.
 I. Bousnina, A. Stéphenne, S. Affes, and A. Samet, "Performance of a New Low-Complexity Angular Spread Estimator in the Presence of Line-Of-Sight", Proc. of IEEE WCNC'2008, Las Vegas, USA, pp. 231-236, March 31-April 3, 2008.
 B. Smida, L. Hanzo, and S. Affes, "Exact BER Performance of Asynchronous MC-DS-CDMA Over Nakagami-m Fading Channels", Proc. of IEEE WCNC'2008, Las Vegas, USA, pp. 964-968, March 31-April 3, 2008.
 I. Trigui, M. Siala, S. Affes, A. Stéphenne, and H. Boujemaa, "Optimum Pulse Shaping for OFDM/BFDM Systems Operating in Time Varying Multi-path Channels", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2007, Washington D.C., USA, pp. 3817-3821, November 26-30, 2007.
 A. Laourine, M.-S. Alouini, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "On the Capacity of Generalized-K Fading Channels", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2007, Washington D.C., USA, pp. 3306-3310, November 26-30, 2007. WCS Best Paper Award - First Place.
 A. Stéphenne, F. Bellili, and S. Affes, "Moments-Based SNR Estimation for SIMO Wireless Communication Systems Using Arbitrary QAM", Proc. of 41st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, pp. 601-605, November 4-7, 2007.
 J. Dmochowski, J. Benesty, and S. Affes, "Broadband MUSIC: Opportunities and Challenges for Multiple Source Localization", Proc. of IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics WASPAA’2007, New Paltz, New York, USA, pp. 18-21, October 21-24, 2007.
 E. Moldovan, S.O. Tatu, S. Affes, R.G. Bosisio, and K. Wu, "W-Band Substrate Integrated Waveguide Radar Sensor based on Multi-Port Technology", Proc. of European Microwave Week EuMW’2007, Munich, Germany, pp. 1453-1456, October 8-12, 2007.
 J. Dmochowski, J. Benesty, and S. Affes, "The Generalization of Narrowband Localization Methods to Broadband Environments via Parametrization of the Spatial Correlation Matrix", Proc. of EURASIP EUSIPCO’2007, Poznan, Poland, September 3-7, 2007.
 A. Laourine, A. Stéphenne, and S. Affes, "Capacity of Log-Normal Fading Channels", Proc. of International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference IWCMC’2007, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, pp. 13-17, August 12-16, 2007.
 A. Taok, N. Kandil, S. Affes, and S. Georges, "Fingerprinting Localization Using Ultra-Wideband and Neural Networks", Proc. of International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics ISSSE’2007, Montreal, Canada, pp. 529-532, July 30-August 2, 2007.
 S. Aït Fares, T.A. Denidni, S. Affes, and C. Despins, "Reducing Complexity Using Path Selection for Sequential Blind Beamforming for Wireless Communications", Proc. of International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics ISSSE’2007, Montreal, Canada, pp. 185-188, July 30-August 2, 2007. Invited Paper.
 Y. Salih-Alj, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "Impact of Pulse Shapes on the Performance of an Ultra-Wideband Multiple-Access Fast Acquisition System", Proc. of International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics ISSSE’2007, Montreal, Canada, pp. 411-414, July 30-August 2, 2007.
 I. Trigui, M. Siala, S. Affes, and A. Stéphenne, "SIR Optimized Hermite-Based Pulses for BFDM Systems in Doubly Dispersive Channels", Proc. of International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics ISSSE’2007, Montreal, Canada, pp. 587-590, July 30-August 2, 2007.
 D. Hammou, N. Khaddaj-Mallat, E. Moldovan, S. Affes, K. Wu, and S.O. Tatu, "V-Band Six-Port Down-Conversion Techniques", Proc. of International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics ISSSE’2007, Montreal, Canada, pp. 379-382, July 30- August 2, Montreal, 2007.
 B. Boukari, E. Moldovan, S. Affes, K. Wu, R.G. Bosisio, and S.O. Tatu, "A Low-Cost Millimeter-Wave Six-Port Double-Balanced Mixer", Proc. of International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics ISSSE’2007, Montreal, Canada, pp. 513-516, July 30- August 2, Montreal, 2007.
 M. Souden, S. Affes, and J. Benesty, "A New Low-Complexity Super-Resolution Technique to Localize Two Closely-Spaced Plane-Wave Sources", Proc. of IEEE SPAWC'2007, Helsinki, Finland, pp. 1-5, June 17-20, 2007.
 A. Kammoun, K. Abed-Meraim, and S. Affes, "Performance of Linear Receivers Based on Superimposed Training", Proc. of IEEE SPAWC’2007, Helsinki, Finland, pp. 1-5, June 17-20, 2007.
 B. Smida, L. Hanzo, and S. Affes, "Accurate BER of MC-DS-CDMA over Rayleigh Fading Channels", Proc. of 6th International Workshop on Multi-Carrier Spread Spectrum MC-SS'2007, Herrsching, Germany, May 7-9, 2007.
 A. Mehbodniya, S. Aissa, and S. Affes, "Performance Analysis of MB-OFDM in the Presence of Multiple UWB Interferers", Proc. of IEEE CCECE'2007, Vancouver, BC, Canada, pp. 1337–1340, April 22-26, 2007.
 Y. Salih-Alj, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "Performance Evaluation of a Computationally-Efficient Acquisition Scheme for DS-UWB Signals", Proc. of IEEE CCECE'2007, Vancouver, BC, Canada, pp. 1191-1194, April 22-26, 2007.
 M. Souden, S. Affes, and J. Benesty, "New Closed-Form Estimators for the Angle of Arrival and the Angular Spread of a Locally Scattered Source", Proc. of IEEE CCECE'2007, Vancouver, BC, Canada, pp. 1042-1045, April 22-26, 2007.
 Y. Salih-Alj, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "A Computationally Efficient Implementation of a UWB Fast Acquisition Scheme", Proc. of IEEE VTC'07-Spring, Dublin, Ireland, pp. 1554-1558, April 22-25, 2007.
 J. Dmochowski, J. Benesty, S. Affes, "Direction of Arrival Estimation Using Eigenanalysis of the Parameterized Spatial Correlation Matrix" , Proc. of IEEE ICASSP'2007, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, vol. 1, pp. 1-4, April 15-20, 2007. Best Student Paper Award.
 M. Bakkali, A. Stéphenne, and S. Affes, "Generalized Moment-Based Method for SNR Estimation", Proc. of IEEE Wireless Communications & Networking Conference WCNC'2007, Hong Kong, China, pp. 2226-2230, March 11-15, 2007.
 S. Affes, M. Souden, and J. Benesty, "A Narrowband Approach to Blind Source Separation in Convolutive MIMO Mixtures", Proc. of IEEE ISSPA'2007, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, pp. 1-4, February 12-15, 2007. Invited Paper.
 M. Souden, S. Affes, and J. Benesty, "A Two-Stage Approach to Localize Spatially Distributed Sources", Proc. of IEEE ISSPA'2007, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, pp. 1-4, February 12-15, 2007. Invited Paper.
 A. Laourine, A. Stéphenne, and S. Affes, "Blind Sampling Clock Offset Estimation in OFDM Systems Based on Second Order Statistics", Proc. of 40th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, pp. 1782-1785, October 29-November 1, 2006.
 M. Souden, S. Affes, and J. Benesty, "A New Approach to Blind Separation of Two Sources with Three Sensors", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2006-Fall, Montreal, Canada, pp. 1-5, September 25-28, 2006.
 B. Smida and S. Affes, "Performance Analysis of Band-Limited Generalized Multicarrier CDMA Systems", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2006-Fall, Montreal, Canada, pp. 1-5, September 25-28, 2006.
 M. Bakkali, A. Stéphenne, and S. Affes, "Iterative SNR Estimation for MPSK Modulation over AWGN Channels", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2006-Fall, Montreal, Canada, pp. 1-5, September 25-28, 2006.
 M.A. Diop, K. Cheikhrouhou, and S. Affes, "Impact of Angular Spread and DOA Estimation on the Performance of Wideband CDMA Array-Receivers", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2006-Fall, Montreal, Canada, pp. 1-5, September 25-28, 2006.
 A. Laourine, A. Stéphenne, and S. Affes, "Joint Carrier and Sampling Frequency Offset Estimation Based on Harmonic Retrieval", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2006-Fall, Montreal, Canada, pp. 1-5, September 25-28, 2006.
 S. Aït Fares, T. Denidni, S. Affes, and C. Despins, "Efficient Sequential Blind Beamforming for Wireless Underground Communications", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2006-Fall, Montreal, Canada, pp. 1-4, September 25-28, 2006.
 K. Cheikhrouhou, S. Affes, A. Elderini, B. Smida, P. Mermelstein, B. Sultana, and V. Sampath, "Performance Evaluation of an Enhanced Wideband CDMA Receiver using Channel Measurements", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2006-Fall, Montreal, Canada, pp. 1-6, September 25-28, 2006.
 M. Bakkali, A. Stéphenne, and S. Affes, "A Reduced-Bias SNR Estimator for BPSK Modulation over AWGN Channels", Proc. of 3rd IEEE International Symposium on Image/Video Communications over fixed and mobile networks ISIVC'2006, Hammamet, Tunisia, September 13-15, 2006. Invited Paper.
 C. Nerguizian, C. Despins, S. Affes, G.I. Wassi, and D. Grenier, "Neural Network and Fingerprinting-based Geolocation on Time-varying Channels", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2006, Helsinki, Finland, pp. 1-6, September 11-14, 2006.
 M. Boutin, A. Benzakour, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "Characterization and Modeling of a Wireless Channel at 2.4 and 5.8 GHz in Underground Tunnels", Proc. of IEEE ISWCS'2006, Valencia, Spain, pp. 517-521, September 5-8, 2006. Invited Paper.
 A. Laourine, A. Stéphenne, and S. Affes, "A New Data-Aided Carrier Frequency Offset Estimation Algorithm for OFDM Systems", Proc. of IEEE SPAWC'2006, Cannes, France, pp. 1-5, July 2-5, 2006.
 Y. Semlani, A. Stéphenne, and S. Affes, "A Downlink OFDM Switched-Beam Scheme with Joint Channel Estimation and Beam Selection Based on Kalman Filtering", Proc. of IEEE ICC'2006, Istanbul, Turkey, vol. 6, pp. 2853-2858, June 11-15, 2006.
 Y. Semlani, A. Stéphenne, and S. Affes, "A Downlink Switched-Beam OFDM Pilot Scheme Based on Subcarrier-Multiplexing", Proc. of 23rd Biennial Symposium on Communications, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, pp. 291-294, May 29-June 1, 2006.
 S. Aït Fares, T. Denidni, S. Affes, and C. Despins, "CMA/Fractional-Delay Sequential Beamforming for Wireless Multipath Communications", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2006-Spring, Melbroune, Australia, vol. 6, pp. 2793-2797, May 7-10, 2006.
 M. Siala and S. Affes, "Maximum a Posteriori Detection of the Primary Synchronization Channel of the UMTS/FDD Mode", Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems ICECS'2005, Gammarth, Tunisia, December 11-14, 2005.
 K. Cheikhrouhou, S. Affes, A. Elderini, B. Smida, P. Mermelstein, B. Sultana, and V. Sampath, "On-line Analysis/Synthesis-Based Channel Parameters Estimation and Wideband CDMA Receiver Design Verification", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2005-Fall, Dallas, Texas, USA, vol.1, pp. 468 - 472, September 25-28, 2005.
 B. Smida, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Hybrid Interference Subspace Rejection for Multi-Rate CDMA with Improved Performance/Complexity Tradeoff", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2005-Fall, Dallas, Texas, USA, vol. 1, pp. 127 - 131, September 25-28, 2005.
 S. Affes, K. Cheikhrouhou, F. Moatemri, K. Lajnef, and P. Mermelstein, "A High-Order-Modulation Space-Time Receiver with Increased Peak Rate and Throughput for Wideband CDMA", Proc. of EURASIP EUSIPCO'2005, Antalya, Turkey, September 4-8, 2005. Invited Paper.
 B. Smida and S. Affes, "On the Performance of Interference Subspace Rejection for Next Generation Multicarrier CDMA", Proc. of IEEE ISSPA'2005, Sydney, Australia, vol. 1, pp. 415 - 418, August 28-31, 2005.
 S. Jomphe, K. Cheikhrouhou, J. Belzile, S. Affes, and J-C. Thibault, "Area-Efficient Advanced Multiuser WCDMA Receiver", Proc. of 3rd IEEE Northeast Workshop on Circuits and Systems NEWCAS'2005, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, pp. 296-299, June 19-22, 2005. Invited Paper.
 S. Aït Fares, T. Denidni, S. Affes, and C. Despins, "Rayleigh Fading with Modified Poisson Time Arrival Path in OFDM Smart Antennas for WLAN Underground Communications", Proc. of 1st International Workshop on Wireless Communications in Underground and Confined Areas IWWCUCA'2005, Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada, June 6-7, 2005.
 M. Boutin, S. Affes, C. Despins, and T. Denidni, "On the Modelling of a Radio Propagation Channel for LOS and NLOS Areas in a Mine Tunnel", Proc. of First International Workshop on Wireless Communications in Underground and Confined Areas IWWCUCA'2005, Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada, June 6-7, 2005.
 A. Benzakour, S. Affes, C. Despins, and P.-M. Tardif, "RMS Delay Spread and Coherence Bandwidth Measurements in an Underground Mining Environment at 2.4 and 5.8 GHz", Proc. of First International Workshop on Wireless Communications in Underground and Confined Areas IWWCUCA'2005, Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada, June 6-7, 2005.
 Y. Salih-Alj, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "A Radiolocation Strategy in Underground Mines Using UWB Radio over an Ad-hoc Structure", Proc. of First International Workshop on Wireless Communications in Underground and Confined Areas IWWCUCA'2005, Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada, June 6-7, 2005.
 B. Smida, S. Affes, K. Jamaoui, and P. Mermelstein, "A Multicarrier-CDMA Receiver with Full Interference Suppression and Carrier Frequency Offset Recovery", Proc. of IEEE Signal Processing Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications SPAWC'2005, New York City, New York, USA, pp. 435-439, June 6-8, 2005.
 Y. Semlani, A. Stephenne, and S. Affes, "A New Cost-Effective MISO/SIMO Channel Model for Macro-Cellular System Simulations", Proc. of IEEE Canadian Workshop on Information Theory CWIT'2005, Montreal, Canada, June 6-8, 2005.
 B. Smida, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Performance Analysis of Hybrid Interference Subspace Rejection in Multi-Rate CDMA", Proc. of IEEE Canadian Workshop on Information Theory CWIT'2005, Montreal, Canada, June 6-8, 2005.
 M. Boutin, S. Affes, C. Despins, and T. Denidni, "Statistical Modelling of a Radio Propagation Channel in an Underground Mine at 2.4 and 5.8 GHz", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2005-Spring, Stockholm, Sweden, vol. 1, pp. 78-81, May 30-June 1, 2005.
 B. Smida, S. Affes, J. Li, and P. Mermelstein, "Multicarrier-CDMA STAR with Time and Frequency Synchronization", Proc. of IEEE ICC'2005, Seoul, South Korea, vol. 4, pp. 2493-2499, May 16-20, 2005.
 S. Aït Fares, T. Denidni, and S. Affes, "Sequential Blind Beamforming Algorithm Using Combined CMA/LMS for Wireless Underground Communications", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2004-Fall, Los Angeles, California, USA, vol. 5, pp. 3600-3604, September 26-29, 2004.
 A. Benzakour, S. Affes, C. Despins, and P.-M. Tardif, "Wideband Measurements of Channel Characteristics at 2.4 and 5.8 GHz in Underground Mining Environments", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2004-Fall, Los Angeles, California, USA, vol. 5, pp. 3595-3599, September 26-29, 2004.
 C. Nerguizian, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "Geolocation in Mines with an Impulse Response Fingerprinting Technique and Neural Networks", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2004-Fall, Los Angeles, California, USA, vol. 5, pp. 3589-3594, September 26-29, 2004.
 C. Nerguizian, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "Indoor Geolocation with Received Signal Strength Fingerprinting Technique and Neural Networks", Proc. of 11th IEEE/IEE International Conference on Telecommunications ICT'2004, Fortaleza, Brazil, August 1-6, 2004.
 S. Jomphe, J. Belzile, S. Affes, and K. Cheikhrouhou, "Codesign Implementation of STAR in a 3G WCDMA Base Station Receiver", Proc. of 22nd Biennial Symposium on Communications, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, pp. 319-321, May 31-June 3, 2004.
 B. Smida, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Hybrid Interference Subspace Rejection for Multi-Rate WCDMA", Proc. of 22nd Biennial Symposium on Communications, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, pp. 143-145, May 31-June 3, 2004.
 S. Jomphe, J. Belzile, S. Affes, and K. Cheikhrouhou, "Codesign Implementation of a 3G Base Station Receiver", Proc. of IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering CCECE'2004, Niagara Falls, Canada, pp. 1191-1194, May 2-5, 2004.
 H. Hansen, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Downlink MIMO Multiuser Detection with Interference Subspace Rejection", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2003, San Francisco, USA, vol. 6, pp. 3290-3295, December 1-5, 2003.
 B. Smida, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Frequency and Time Synchronization for the CDMA Array-Receiver STAR with Interference Subspace Rejection", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2003-Fall, Orlando, USA, vol. 2, pp. 887-891, October 6-9, 2003.
 C. Nerguizian, M. Djadel, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "Narrowband and Wideband Radio Channel Characteristics in Underground Mining Environments at 2.4 GHz", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'2003, Beijing, China, vol. 1 , pp. 680-684, September 7-10, 2003.
 S. Affes, K. Lajnef, K. Cheikhrouhou, and P. Mermelstein, "Adaptive MIMO-Diversity Selection with Closed-Loop Power Control over Wireless CDMA Rayleigh-Fading Channels", Proc. of IEEE/EURASIP ISSPA'2003, Paris, France, vol. 1, pp. 41-44, July 1-4, 2003. Invited Paper.
 B. Smida, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Joint Time-Delay and Frequency Offest Synchronization for CDMA Array-Receivers", Proc. of IEEE Signal Processing Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications SPAWC'2003, Rome, Italy, pp. 499-504, June 15-18, 2003.
 A. Maaref, S. Aïssa, and S. Affes, "Combined Flow Control and Interference Cancellation for Packet Data Transmission in Wideband CDMA Systems", Proc. of IEEE ICC'2003, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, vol. 1, pp. 753-758, May 11-15, 2003.
 S. Affes, N. Kandil, and P. Mermelstein, "Efficient Use of Pilot Signals in Wideband CDMA Array-Receivers", Proc. of IEEE ICC'2003, Communications Theory Symposium, Anchorage, Alaska, USA, vol. 4, pp. 2526-2531, May 11-15, 2003.
 S. Affes, K. Cheikhrouhou, and P. Mermelstein, "Enhanced Interference Suppression for Spectrum-Efficient High Data-Rate Transmissions over Wideband CDMA Networks", Proc. of IEEE ICASSP'2003, Hong Kong, vol. IV, pp. 469-472, April 6-10, 2003.
 A. Maaref, S. Aissa, S. Affes, "Flow Control in the Presence of Interference Cancellation in Wireless CDMA Networks", Proc. of 10th IEEE/IEE International Conference on Telecommunications ICT'2003, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia, pp. 767-773, February 23-March 1, 2003.
 M. Djadel, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "Narrowband Propagation Characteristics at 2.45 and 18 GHz in Underground Mining Environments", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2002, Taipei, Taiwan, vol. 2, pp. 1870-1874, November 17-21, 2002.
 S. Affes, K. Cheikhrouhou, and P. Mermelstein, "High-Speed Data Access with Enhanced Interference Suppression over Wideband CDMA Networks", Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics SMC'2002, Hammamet, Tunisia, vol. 1, pp. 403-408, October 6-9, 2002. Invited Paper.
 S. Affes, D. Feng, L. Ge, and P. Mermelstein, "Does Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Help Channel Identification in Multi-Antenna CDMA Receivers?", Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Advances in Wireless Communications ISWC'2002, Victoria, Canada, pp. 167-168, September 23-24, 2002. Invited Paper.
 L. Szczecinski, R. Elharti, and S. Affes, "Turbo Equalization of Non-Linear Communication Channels", Proc. of 21st Biennial Symposium on Communications, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, pp. 321-325, June 2-5, 2002.
 K. Cheikhrouhou, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Robustness of Enhanced STAR to Multipath Power Profile Variations in Wideband CDMA Channels", Proc. of 21st Biennial Symposium on Communications BSC'2002, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, pp. 250-254, June 2-5, 2002.
 L. Ge, G. Yue, and S. Affes, "On the BER Performance of Pulse-Position-Modulation UWB Radio in Multipath Channels", Proc. of IEEE Conference on Ultra Wideband Systems and Technologies UWBST'2002, Baltimore, USA, pp. 231-234, May 20-23, 2002.
 H. Xu, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Enhanced Array-Receiver Operation with Turbo Codes for Increasing the Capacity of Wideband CDMA Networks", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2002-Spring, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, vol. 2, pp. 943-947, May 4-9, 2002.
 S. Affes, J. Zhang, and P. Mermelstein, "Carrier Frequency Offset Recovery for CDMA Array-Receivers in Selective Rayleigh-Fading Channels", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2002-Spring, Birmingham, Alabama, USA, vol. 1, pp. 180-184, May 4-9, 2002.
 H. Hansen, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Interference Subspace Rejection in Wideband CDMA: Modes for High Data-Rate Operation", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2001, Communications Theory Symposium, San Antonio, USA, vol. 1, pp. 475-479, November 25-29, 2001.
 K. Cheikhrouhou, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Synchronization Sensitivity of Enhanced CDMA Array-Receivers to Fast Channel Time-Variations and to Shaping-Pulse Design", Proc. of 35th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, USA, vol. 1, pp. 429-434, November 4-7, 2001.
 C. Nerguizian, C. Despins, and S. Affes, "A Framework for Geolocation Using an Intelligent System", Proc. of the Third IEEE Workshop on Wireless Local Areas Networks, Boston, USA, URL link, September 27-28, 2001.
 S. Affes, H. Hansen, and P. Mermelstein, "Interference Subspace Rejection in Wideband CDMA: Modes for Mixed-Power Operation", Proc. of IEEE ICC'2001, Communications Theory Symposium, Helsinki, Finland, vol. 2, pp. 523-529, June 11-15, 2001.
 H. Hansen, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Partial Interference Subspace Rejection in CDMA Systems", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2001-Spring, Rhodes Island, Greece, vol. 3, pp. 1809-1813, May 6-9, 2001.
 J. Wu, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Enhanced CDMA Transmission with Multiple Antennas and Joint Power Control", Proc. of IEEE VTC'2001-Spring, Rhodes Island, Greece, vol. 4, pp. 2873-2877, May 6-9, 2001.
 S. Affes, H. Hansen, and P. Mermelstein, "Near-Far Resistant Single-User Channel Identification by Interference Subspace Rejection in Wideband CDMA", Proc. of IEEE Signal Processing Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications SPAWC'2001, Taoyuan, Taiwan, pp. 54-57, March 20-23, 2001.
 S. Affes, A. Saadi, and P. Mermelstein, "Pilot-Assisted STAR for Increased Capacity and Coverage on the Downlink of Wideband CDMA Networks", Proc. of IEEE Signal Processing Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications SPAWC'2001, Taoyuan, Taiwan, pp. 310-313, March 20-23, 2001.
 J. Wu, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Transmit Antenna Selection with Microdiversity and Macrodiversity in CDMA Networks", Proc. of 20th Biennial Symposium on Communications, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, pp. 95-99, May 28-31, 2000.
 S. Affes, A. Louzi, N. Kandil, and P. Mermelstein, "A High Capacity CDMA Array-Receiver Requiring Reduced Pilot Power", Proc. of IEEE GLOBECOM'2000, Communications Theory Symposium, San Francisco, USA, vol. 2, pp. 910-916, November 27-December 1, 2000.
 K. Cheikhrouhou, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Impact of Synchronization on Receiver Performance in Wideband CDMA Networks", Proc. of 34th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, USA, vol. 1, pp. 252-258, October 29-November 1, 2000.
 S. Affes and P. Mermelstein, "Comparison of Pilot-Assisted and Blind CDMA Array-Receivers Adaptive to Rayleigh Fading Rates", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'1999, Osaka, Japan, vol. 3, pp. 1186-1192, September 12-15, 1999.
 H. Hansen, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "A Beamformer for CDMA with Enhanced Near-Far Resistance", Proc. of IEEE ICC'1999, Vancouver, Canada, vol. 3, pp. 1583-1587, June 6-10, 1999.
 S. Affes and P. Mermelstein, "Performance of a CDMA Beamforming Array-Receiver in Spatially-Correlated Rayleigh-Fading Multipath", Proc. of IEEE VTC'1999-Spring, Houston, USA, vol. 1, pp. 249-253, May 16-20, 1999.
 H. Hansen, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "A Rayleigh Doppler Frequency Estimator Derived from Maximum Likelihood Theory", Proc. of IEEE Signal Processing Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications SPAWC'1999, Annapolis, USA, pp. 382-386, May 9-12, 1999.
 S. Affes and P. Mermelstein, "Signal Processing Improvements for Smart Antenna Signals in IS-95 CDMA", Proc. of IEEE PIMRC'1998, Boston, USA, vol. II, pp. 967-972, September 8-11, 1998.
 W. Li, S. Affes, and P. Mermelstein, "Performance Analysis of STAR for Cellular CDMA Systems", Proc. of 19th Biennial Symposium on Communications BSC'1998, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, pp. 271-275, May 31-June 3, 1998.
 S. Affes and P. Mermelstein, "Space/Time Multipath Separation and Equalization in Asynchronous CDMA Using the Spatio-Temporal Array-Receiver", Proc. of IEEE ICUPC'1997, San Diego, USA, vol. 2, pp. 510-515, October 12-16, 1997.
 S. Affes and P. Mermelstein, "Spatio-Temporal Array-Receiver for Multipath Tracking in Cellular CDMA", Proc. of IEEE ICC'1997, Montreal, Canada, vol. 3, pp. 1340-1345, June 8-12, 1997.
 Y. Grenier and S. Affes, "Microphone Array Response to Speaker Movements", Proc. of IEEE ICASSP'1997, Munich, Germany, vol. 1, pp. 247-250, April 20-24, 1997. Invited Paper.
 S. Affes and P. Mermelstein, "Capacity Improvement of Cellular CDMA by the Subspace-Tracking Array-Receiver", Proc. of IEEE Signal Processing Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications SPAWC'1997, Paris, France, pp. 233-236, April 16-18, 1997. Please ask for an erratum of this paper dated March 1997.
 S. Affes, S. Gazor, and Y. Grenier, "An Algorithm for Multi-Source Beamforming and Multi-Target Tracking - Further Results", Proc. of EURASIP EUSIPCO'1996, Trieste, Italy, vol. 1, pp. 1-4, September 10-13, 1996.
 S. Affes and Y. Grenier, "A Source Subspace Tracking Array of Microphones for Double Talk Situations", Proc. of IEEE ICASSP'1996, Atlanta, USA, vol. 2, pp. 909-912, May 7-10, 1996.
 S. Gazor, S. Affes, and Y. Grenier, "Wideband Multi-Source Beamforming with Adaptive Array Location Calibration and Direction Finding", Proc. of IEEE ICASSP'1995, Detroit, USA, vol. 3, pp. 1904-1907, May 8-12, 1995.
 S. Affes and Y. Grenier, "A Signal Subspace Tracking Algorithm for Speech Acquisition and Noise Reduction with a Microphone Array", Proc. of IEEE/IEE Workshop on Signal Processing Methods in Multipath Environments, Glasgow, UK, pp. 64-73, April 20-21, 1995.
 S. Affes and Y. Grenier, "Test of Adaptive Beamformers for Speech Acquisition in Cars", Proc. of the 5th International Conference on Signal Processing Applications and Technology ICSPAT'1994, Dallas, USA, vol. I, pp. 154-159, October 18-21, 1994.
 S. Gazor, S. Affes, and Y. Grenier, "Robust Multi-Source Beamforming Via LMS-Like Target Tracking", Proc. of EURASIP EUSIPCO'1994, Edinburgh, Scotland, vol. I, pp. 339-342, September 13-16, 1994.
 S. Affes, S. Gazor, and Y. Grenier, "Analysis of LMS-Like Source Tracking for Robust Adaptive Beamforming", Proc. of EURASIP EUSIPCO'1994, Edinburgh, Scotland, vol. II, pp. 760-763, September 13-16, 1994.
 S. Affes, S. Gazor, and Y. Grenier, "Wideband Robust Adaptive Beamforming Via Target Tracking", Proc. of the 7th IEEE SP Workshop on SSAP, Quebec City, Canada, pp. 141-144, June 26-29, 1994.
 S. Affes, S. Gazor, and Y. Grenier, "Robust Adaptive Beamforming Via LMS-Like Target Tracking", Proc. of IEEE ICASSP'1994, Adelaide, Australia, vol. IV, pp. 269-272, April 19-22, 1994.

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