Recent publications

For highly loss-sensitive applications of photonic integrated circuits (PICs), efficient coupling of high-confinement silicon nitride (Si3N4) passive waveguides with active optoelectronic components and standard single mode fibers (SMF) is...

We present a hybrid integrated photonic circuit with tunable arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs) as (DE-)MUX stages for optical modulators for use in parallel convolution processing. The simulated and fabricated AWGs have 16 outputs with 500 GHz...

We present a novel approach that combines the high rendering quality of NeRF-based 3D-aware GANs with the flexibility and computational advantages of 3DGS. By training a decoder that maps implicit NeRF representations to explicit 3D Gaussian...

For time series data, where the input itself is often not interpretable, dedicated XAI research is scarce. In this work, we put forward a virtual inspection layer for transforming the time series to an interpretable representation and allows to...

This paper presents an optimization framework for analog beamforming in monostatic integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), which maximizes sensing detection under self-interference cancellation via superiorized projections onto convex...

Exploring near-field propagation is vital for 6G technologies like intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS). Unlike far-field models, near-field models offer accuracy critical for applications such as beamforming and multiple-access, enhancing...

We propose and demonstrate a novel O-band wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical transceiver enabled by the hybrid photonic integration of Indium Phosphide (InP) components into a Polymer based photonic motherboard c! alled PolyBoard. The...

Campus networks have become a major market segment for cellular communication technology, providing a flexible communication infrastructure to meet the specific de-pendability and performance requirements of industry verticals. With the emerging...

This paper introduces a new concept and outlines the implementation of an AR application designed for mobile devices. It can visualize real-time environmental data from various Open Data platforms. The scientific contribution lies in diverse...

We present a fiber-pigtailed hybrid photonic circuit comprising nonlinear waveguides for photon-pair generation and a polymer interposer reaching 68 dB of pump suppression and photon separation based on a polarizing beam splitter with > 25 dB...

We present iV2V and iV2i+, two machine-learning datasets for industrial wireless communication. The datasets cover sidelink and cellular communication involving autonomous robots together with localization and sensing data, which can be used to...

Sub-THz communication, vital for 6G, requires densification and multi-connectivity to overcome signal blockage. Efficient beam and user scheduling are crucial. We propose a low-complexity scheduling scheme using machine learning (ML), employing a...

This paper addresses the massive MIMO unsourced random access problem in quasi-static Rayleigh fading. Our proposed coding scheme combines an outer LDPC code with an inner SPARC code, integrating channel estimation, single-user decoding, and...

We propose a novel representation of virtual humans for highly realistic real-time animation and rendering in 3D applications. We learn pose dependent appearance and geometry from highly accurate dynamic mesh sequences obtained from...

We utilized an EEG dataset of steady-state visual evoked potentials in which participants were presented with human face images of different stylization levels. Assessing neuronal responses, we found a non-linear relationship between SSVEP...

AI has proven effective in classifying skin cancers using dermoscopy images. However, clinical application is limited when algorithms are not well-trained, or there is a lack of clinical context (e.g., medical history). The increasing use of...

This article advances the theoretical foundations of user-centric cell-free massive MIMO networks. In particular, by means of a novel UL-DL duality principle for fading channels, it settles the optimality of the recently developed “team MMSE”...

Traditional signal processing methods often fall short compared to data-driven approaches in a signal separation problem that involves co-channel signals, where the energy content of the interference component overlaps with the transmitted signal...

We present a novel method ensuring the right reasons on the concept level by reducing the model's sensitivity towards biases through the gradient. When modeling biases via Concept Activation Vectors, we highlight the importance of choosing robust...

Future networks aim for higher data rates through cell densification, leading to frequent handovers and increased signaling overhead for moving user equipment (UE). This paper presents an optimization scheme using predicted channel state...

This paper investigates efficient scheduling algorithms for coexistence scenarios of devices with different quality of service requirements, such as URLLC and eMBB. It proposes a low-complexity algorithm that outperforms current methods, with...

Paper studies a class of distributed fixed-point algorithms over truly decentralised and unbalanced graphs, supporting a broad class of communication systems, including a novel OTA computation protocol that implements consensus without any...

This paper compares the sub-THz radio channel characteristics at 158 GHz and 300 GHz in a shopping mall scenario by extracting three different path loss models and various channel parameters.

Solid-state optical beam-steering utilizing polymer waveguides as edge emitters to form optical phased arrays (OPAs) with aperiodic spacing for operation at 1550 nm is demonstrated for the first time. Power consumption of 1.28 mW/? per channel is...

We introduce a novel NeRF-based framework for pose-dependent rendering of human performances where the radiance field is warped around an SMPL body mesh, thereby creating a new surface-aligned representation. Our representation can be animated...

We propose a method for automatic prevention of ghosting artifacts based on a pixel-wise alignment during morph generation. We evaluate our proposed method on state-of-the-art detectors and show that our morphs are harder to detect, particularly,...

We propose a generative deep learning network for texture map super-resolution using a differentiable renderer and calibrated reference images. Combining a super-resolution generative adversarial network (GAN) with differentiable rendering, we...

Our method builds on existing state-of-the-art 3D GAN inversion techniques to allow for consistent and simultaneous inversion of multiple views of the same subject. We employ a multi-latent extension to handle inconsistencies present in dynamic...

This study investigates the effectiveness of neural network architectures in hyperspectral image demosaicing. We introduce a range of network models and modifications, and compare them with classical interpolation methods and existing reference...

This work integrates an evanescent Bragg grating sensor into a polymer waveguide with microchannels. The sensor, built with epoxide-based polymers, is characterized through chemical applications. Temperature sensitivity is demonstrated (-47.75...