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Dr. Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan

Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan

Research scientist

Faculté ou Centre Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust
Department SigCom
Adresse postale Université du Luxembourg
29, avenue JF Kennedy
L-1855 Luxembourg
Bureau sur le campus JFK Building, E03-308
E-mail
Téléphone (+352) 46 66 44 6991

Juan Merlano Duncan obtained his E. Engineering diploma from Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia in 2004.  He obtained the M.Sc and Ph.D diplomas from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain in 2009 and 2012 respectively.  At UPC he was responsible for the design and implementation of a radar system known as SABRINA, which was the first ground based bistatic radar receiver using spaceborne platforms such as ERS-2, ENVISAT, and TerraSAR-X as opportunity transmitters (C and X bands). He was also in charge of the implementation of a ground-based array of transmitters which was able to monitor land subsidence with sub-wavelength precision. These two implementations involved FPGA design, embedded programming and analog RF/Microwave design. In 2013 he joined the Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) in Montreal, Canada, to work as a Research Assistant in the design and implementation of cognitive radio networks by means of software development and FPGA programming.  His research interests are wireless communications, remote sensing, distributed systems, frequency distribution and carrier synchronization systems, Software Defined Radios (SDR) and embedded systems.

He will work on the SATSENT (SATellite Sensor NETworks for spectrum monitoring) project in collaboration with Prof. Ottersten and Dr. Symeon Chatzinotas.

Last updated on: mercredi 30 mars 2016

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See detailTriangular Intertwined Frequency Selective Surface
Vasquez-Peralvo, Juan Andres; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Rigelsford, Jonathan

in Vasquez-Peralvo, Juan Andres; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Rigelsford, Jonathan (Eds.) International symposium on antennas and propagation (in press)

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See detailWide-Beamwidth Circular Polarized Antenna for Diversity Combining Applications
Vasquez-Peralvo, Juan Andres; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Eappen, Geoffrey; Singh, Vibhum; Palisetty, Rakesh; Gonzalez Rios, Jorge Luis

in Vasquez-Peralvo, Juan Andres; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Eappen, Geoffrey; Singh, Vibhum; Palisetty, Rakesh; Gonzalez Rios, Jorge Luis (Eds.) Global Communications Conference, Rio de Janeiro, 4 - 9 December 2022 (in press)

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2023

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See detailStacked-Cascode Current Steering Architecture for Gallium Nitride Variable-Gain LNAs
Gonzalez Rios, Jorge Luis; Vazquez, Diego; Moreno, Robson; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Jensen, Ole K.; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

in IEEE 14th Latin American Symposium on Circuits and Systems (LASCAS 2023) (2023)

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2022

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See detailJoint Linear Precoding and DFT Beamforming Design for Massive MIMO Satellite Communication
Ha, Vu Nguyen; Abdullah, Zaid; Eappen, Geoffrey; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Palisetty, Rakesh; Gonzalez Rios, Jorge Luis; Alves Martins, Wallace; Chou, Hung-Pu; Vasquez-Peralvo, Juan Andres; Garces Socarras, Luis Manuel; Chaker, Haythem; Chatzinotas, Symeon

in IEEE Global Communications Conference GLOBECOM 2022 (2022, December)

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See detailGEO Payload Power Minimization: Joint Precoding and Beam Hopping Design
Ha, Vu Nguyen; Nguyen, Ti Ti; Lagunas, Eva; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Chatzinotas, Symeon

in Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference GLOBECOM 2022 (2022, December 05)

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See detailMultiuser-MISO Precoding under Channel Phase Uncertainty in Satellite Communication Systems
Martinez Marrero, Liz; Haqiqatnejad, Alireza; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

in IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology (2022)

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See detailArchitectures and Synchronization Techniques for Distributed Satellite Systems: A Survey
Martinez Marrero, Liz; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Querol, Jorge; Kumar, Sumit; Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Sharma, Shree Krishna; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Camps, Adriano; Ottersten, Björn

in IEEE Access (2022), 10

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See detailDifferential Phase Compensation in Over-the-air Precoding Test-bed for a Multi-beam Satellite
Martinez Marrero, Liz; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Querol, Jorge; Maturo, Nicola; Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

Scientific Conference (2022, April 10)

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See detailArea-Power Analysis of FFT Based Digital Beamforming for GEO, MEO, and LEO Scenarios
Palisetty, Rakesh; Eappen, Geoffrey; Gonzalez Rios, Jorge Luis; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Domouchtsidis, Stavros; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn; Cortazar, Bingen; Daddio, Salvatore; Angeletti, Piero

in Area-Power Analysis of FFT Based Digital Beamforming for GEO, MEO, and LEO Scenarios (2022, June 19)

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See detailOn the Performance of Cache-Free/Cache-Aided STBC-NOMA in Cognitive Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Networks
Singh, Vibhum; Solanki, Sourabh; Eappen, Geoffrey; Palisetty, Rakesh; Vu, Thang Xuan; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (2022), 11(12), 2655-2659

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2021

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See detailDesign Optimization for Low-Complexity FPGA Implementation of Symbol-Level Multiuser Precoding
Haqiqatnejad, Alireza; Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

in IEEE Access (2021), 9

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See detailCentralized Gateway Concept for Precoded Multi-beam GEO Satellite Networks
Kisseleff, Steven; Lagunas, Eva; Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Querol, Jorge; Maturo, Nicola; Martinez Marrero, Liz; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Chatzinotas, Symeon

in VTC2021-Fall Workshop on Evolution of Non-Terrestrial Networks Toward 6G, Sept. 2021 (2021)

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See detailSatellite Communications in the New Space Era: A Survey and Future Challenges
Kodheli, Oltjon; Lagunas, Eva; Maturo, Nicola; Sharma, Shree Krishna; Mysore Rama Rao, Bhavani Shankar; Mendoza Montoya, Jesus Fabian; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Spano, Danilo; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Kisseleff, Steven; Querol, Jorge; Lei, Lei; X. Vu, Thang; Goussetis, George

in IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials (2021), 23(1), 70-109

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See detailEnd-to-end Precoding Validation over a Live GEO Satellite Forward Link
Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Querol, Jorge; Maturo, Nicola; Martinez Marrero, Liz; Andrenacci, Stefano; Krause, Jens

in IEEE Access (2021)

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See detailA design strategy for phase synchronization in Precoding-enabled DVB-S2X user terminals
Martinez Marrero, Liz; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Querol, Jorge; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Camps, Adriano; Ottersten, Björn

Scientific Conference (2021, June)

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See detailA Remote Carrier Synchronization Technique for Coherent Distributed Remote Sensing Systems
Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Martinez Marrero, Liz; Querol, Jorge; Kumar, Sumit; Camps, Adriano; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

in IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (2021), 14

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See detail5G-SpaceLab
Querol, Jorge; Abdalla, Abdelrahman; Bokal, Zhanna; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Gholamian, Mohammad; Kodheli, Oltjon; Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Kumar, Sumit; Martinez Luna, Carol; Maturo, Nicola; Rana, Loveneesh; Thoemel, Jan; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Olivares Mendez, Miguel Angel; van Dam, Tonie; Ottersten, Björn

Poster (2021, April 19)

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See detailA Cubesat-ready Phase Synchronization Digital Payload for Coherent Distributed Remote Sensing Missions
Querol, Jorge; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Martinez Marrero, Liz; Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Kumar, Sumit; Maturo, Nicola; Camps, Adriano; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

Poster (2021, July 15)

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Thoemel, Jan; Querol, Jorge; Bokal, Zhanna; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Gholamian, Mohammad; Kodheli, Oltjon; Kumar, Sumit; Martinez Luna, Carol; Maturo, Nicola; Rana, Loveneesh; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Olivares Mendez, Miguel Angel; van Dam, Tonie; Abdalla, Abdelrahman; Doche, Julien; Atrache, Houda; Palisetty, Rakesh; Chacon, S; Ottersten, Björn

in Proceedings of the 12th European CubeSatSymposium (2021, November 15)

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2020

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See detailSDR IMPLEMENTATION OF A TESTBED FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF COHERENT DISTRIBUTED REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS
Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Querol, Jorge; Martinez Marrero, Liz; Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Camps, Adriano; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

in Proceedings of IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2020 (2020, September 26)

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2019

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See detailFPGA Acceleration for Computationally Efficient Symbol-Level Precoding in Multi-User Multi-Antenna Communication Systems
Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Andrenacci, Stefano; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

in IEEE Access (2019)

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See detailM-QAM Modulation Symbol-Level Precoding for Power Minimization: Closed-Form Solution
Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

Scientific Conference (2019, August)

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See detailEFFECTS OF MULTIPLE OSCILLATOR PHASE NOISE IN PRECODING PERFORMANCE
Martinez Marrero, Liz; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Querol, Jorge; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Camps Carmona, Adriano J.; Ottersten, Björn

Scientific Conference (2019, October)

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See detailDemonstrator of Precoding Technique for a Multi-Beams Satellite System
Maturo, Nicola; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Querol, Jorge; Spano, Danilo; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

in 2019 8th International Workshop on Tracking, Telemetry and Command Systems for Space Applications (TTC) (2019)

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See detailARCHITECTURES AND SYNCHRONIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR COHERENT DISTRIBUTED REMOTE SENSING SYSTEMS
Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Querol, Jorge; Camps, Adriano; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

in 2019 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) (2019, August 31)

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See detailHardware Precoding Demonstration in Multi-Beam UHTS Communications under Realistic Payload Characteristics
Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Querol, Jorge; Maturo, Nicola; Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Spano, Danilo; Norshahida, Saba; Martinez Marrero, Liz; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

in Proceedings of the 37th International Communications Satellite Systems Conference (2019, November 01)

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2018

See detailClosed-Form Solution for Computationally Efficient Symbol-Level Precoding
Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Andrenacci, Stefano; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

Scientific Conference (2018, December)

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See detailComputationally and Energy Efficient Symbol-Level Precoding Communications Demonstrator
Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Andrenacci, Stefano; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

in Physical Communication (2018), 28

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See detailHardware Demonstration of Precoded Communications in Multi-Beam UHTS Systems
Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Andrenacci, Stefano; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

Scientific Conference (2018, October)

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See detailSDR Implementation of a Testbed for Real-Time Interference Detection with Signal Cancellation
Politis, Christos; Maleki, Sina; Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn

in IEEE Access (2018)

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2017

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See detailComputationally Efficient Symbol-Level Precoding Communications Demonstrator
Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Krivochiza, Jevgenij; Andrenacci, Stefano; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn; Krivochiza, Jevgenij

in IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (2017, October)

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See detailMulti-antenna based one-bit spatio-temporal wideband sensing for cognitive radio networks
Merlano Duncan, Juan Carlos; Sharma, Shree Krishna; Chatzinotas, Symeon; Ottersten, Björn; Wang, Xianbin

in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2017 (2017, July 31)

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