Personal page

https://radio.fel.cvut.cz/~sykora

Professional area of interest

General research area

  • Digital communication theory – modulation, coding, physical layer signal processing algorithms
  • Information theory
  • Parameter estimation and detection theory
  • Stochastical signal processing

Current specific research activity

  • Mobile radio communication systems with distributed, cooperative and MIMO processing
  • Spatial diversity technique, particularly MIMO systems
  • Nonlinear Space-time modulation and coding
  • Iterative technique in detection, channel state estimation and equalization
  • Adaptive modulation under specific constraints

Research grants and projects

  • FP7 ICT/STREP (INFSO-ICT-248001): SAPHYRE ― Sharing Physical Resources Mechanisms and Implementations for Wireless Networks, 2010-2012
    Grant Agency of Czech Republic (GACR 102/09/1624): Mobile radio communication systems with distributed, cooperative and MIMO processing, 2009-2012
  • Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (OC 188): Signal Processing and Air-Interface Technique for MIMO
    radio communication systems
    , 2007-2010
  • EU COST 2100: Pervasive Mobile & Ambient Wireless Communications, 2006-2010
  • Grant Agency of Czech Republic (GACR 102/05/2177): Multiple-Input Multiple-Output spatial diversity mobile radio communication systems, 2005-2007
  • Grant Agency of Czech Republic (GACR 102/02/0483): Spatial diversity and adaptive digital communication systems, 2002-2004
  • Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (OC 273.001): Physical layer signal processing algorithms for high speed mobile radio communication systems, 2002-2005
    EU COST 273: Towards mobile broadband multimedia networks, 2001-2005
  • Grant Agency of Czech Republic (GACR 102/98/1464): Application of the digital signal processing in radioelectronics, 1998-2000
  • CTU Prague Internal grant #3096378: Modern digital communication methods for 3rd generation of mobile communications systems, 1996
  • EU Copernicus 708: Advanced transmission and network management techniques in integrated satellite/terrestrial mobile systems, 1995-1997
  • EU COST 227: Terrestrial and Space Communication Networks, 1993-1995

Publications

List of publications

Teaching

List of courses

Professional

Professional affiliations

  • IEEE Communications Society
  • IEEE Information Theory Society
  • IEEE Signal Processing Society
  • IEEE Vehicular Technology Society

Professional service

Reviewer

  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
  • IEEE Communications Letters
  • IEEE Signal Processing Letters
  • European Transactions on Telecommunications
  • IEE Proceedings – Communications
  • IET Communications
  • IEE Electronics Letters
  • Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing
  • Radioengineering

Conference Technical Program Committee

  • IEEE GlobeCom 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
  • IEEE ICC 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2009
  • IEEE PIMRC 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2008
  • IEEE WCNC 2019, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
  • EuCNC 2019, 2018
  • European Wireless 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (www.ew2008.org), 2007
  • IEEE ISWCS 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006
  • IEEE VTC 2015-F, 2015-S, 2014-F, 2013-F, 2012-F, 2011-S, 2010-F, 2010-S, 2009-F, 2009-S, 2008-F, 2008-S, 2007-S, 2006-F, 2006-S
  • IEEE ICCCN 2009
  • IEEE APCC 2005
  • IEEE IWCLD 2009
  • IEEE WTS 2009
  • ITS 2014
  • CROWNCOM 2010
  • ICOF 2016
  • InOWo 2014, 2012
  • WiOpt/WNC3 2010
  • JNCW 2011
  • CHINACOM 2010
  • CONET 2008
  • PCSPA 2010
  • AEE 2009, 2008
  • Electroscience 2009, 2008
  • Poster 2002-2013

Committees at CTU

  • Doctoral Degree Programme Committee – Radioelectronics

PhD student openings

Prospective PhD students are welcome to consider working on any of the below stated general topics. Details and particular focus of the work is subject to further discussion and finalization.

  • Mobile radio communication systems with distributed, cooperative and MIMO processing
  • Modulation, coding and signal processing for MIMO communication systems
  • Iterative and distributed detection, synchronization and signal processing in MIMO systems
  • Modulation, coding and signal processing for multiuser communication systems
  • Modulation, coding and signal processing for adaptive communication systems

Contact

Room: B2-729 (map of the campus)
Email: jan.sykora@fel.cvut.cz
Telephone: +420-22435-3921