Valentine Aalo, Ph.D.

Valentine Aalo, Ph.D.

Professor

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Boca Raton Campus

Research Interests

  • Wireless Communications
  • Statistical Decision Theory
  • Satellite and Mobile Communication Systems
  • Array Processing
  • Radar Signal Processing

Recent Publications

  1. V. Aalo, C. Mukasa, and G. Efthymoglou, “Effect of mobility on the outage and BER performances of digital transmissions over Nakagami-m fading channels�, IEEE Trans. Veh. Tech, vol.65, no. 4, pp. 2715-2721, April 2016.
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  2. V. Aalo, K. Peppas, G. Efthymoglou, "Performance of CA-CFAR Detectors in Nonhomogeneous Positive Alpha-Stable Clutter", IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronics Systems, vol.51, no. 3, pp. 2027-2038, July 2015.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  1. C. Mukasa,ÌýV. AaloÌýand G. P. Efthymoglou, “Performance Analysis of a Mobile receiver in a Field of Poisson interferers,â€� 2017 38th IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, Newark, Sept. 2017.
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  2. C. Mukasa,ÌýV. Aalo, and G. Efthymoglu, “On the performance of dual-hop network with a mobile relay in a Nakagami fading environmentâ€�, 21st International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD 2016), Toronto, Canada, 23-25 October, 2016.
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  3. C. Mukasa,ÌýV. Aalo, and G. Efthymoglu, “Exacts distributions for aggregate interference in wireless networks with a Poisson field of interferersâ€�, 2016 IEEE 12th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing (WiMob 2016), Manhattan, New York, 17-19 October, 2016.
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  4. K. Peppas, and G. Efthymoglou, andÌýV. Aalo, “Exact and asymptotic analysis of dual-hop AF systems in Nakagami-m fading with Rayleigh interferersâ€�, 2016 European Conference on Neyworks and Communications (EuCNC), Athens, Greece, 27-30 June, 2016.

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Sponsored Research

    • PI: Imad Mahgoub, Co-PIs:ÌýV. Aalo, M. Cardei, I. Cardei, and X. Wang Equipment Grant: “MSC -Mobile Switching Center, GSN-GPRS Support Node, GSM Base Station (1900 MHz) and OMCR, CDMA Base Station (850 MHz) and BSM Serverâ€�, $965,000 Â鶹ŮÀÉ NSF/IUCRC, January 2012 – December 2014.
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    • Efficient Protocols and Algorithms for Wireless Networks $100,000 PI: Imad Mahgoub, Co-PIs:ÌýV. Aalo, M. Cardei, I. Cardei, and X. Wang Â鶹ŮÀÉ NSF/IUCRC , February 2012 – January 2013.
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    • Design and Evaluation of Wireless Networks Protocols $100,000 PI: Imad Mahgoub, Co-PIs:ÌýV. Aalo, M. Cardei, I. Cardei, and X. Wang Â鶹ŮÀÉ Foundation/Tecore Networks , January 2012 – December 2012.
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    • V. Aalo, Performance Study of Blind Source Separation Algorithms, $25,000 Harris Corporation, May 1 – September 1, 2002.
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    • V. Aalo, International Travel Grant, $1,000 Â鶹ŮÀÉ Graduate Studies and Research, July 1998.
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    • V. Aalo, Performance Analysis of an ATM Satellite System, $25,000 Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 1996.
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    • V. Aalo, Performance Study of an ATM/Satellite Network, $25,000 Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 1995.
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    • V. Aalo, Model for Signal Degradation in Land Mobile Satellite Systems Â鶹ŮÀÉ Foundation, January-April, 1994, $1,000.

Ph.D. Dissertations

  1. Dr. S. Pattaramalai, “A Study of Random Sum Statistics: Application to Wireless Network Performance Analysis�, December 2007.
  2. Dr. M. Awalkeel, “Performance of Mobile LEO Satellite Cellular Systems�, April 2005.
  3. Dr. T. Piboongungon, “Performance Analysis of Linear Diversity Schemes in Generalized Gamma Fading Channels�, April 2005.
  4. Dr. C. Chayawan, “Performance Studies on Digital Cellular Radio Systems in Non-Gaussian Multipath Fading Environments," October 2002.
  5. Dr. J. Dishman, “Blind Source Separation Using Spatial Fourth-Order Cumulant Matrix-Pencil�, December 2001.
  6. Dr. J. Zhang, “Performance Analysis of Wireless Communication Systems in Multipath Fading Environments with correlated Shadowing and co-channel Interference�, August 1999.
  7. Dr. G. Efthymoglou,Ìý(co-advisor with Dr. Henry Helmken), “Performance Analysis of DS- CDMA Systems in Multipath Fading Channelsâ€�, 1997.
  8. Dr. O. Ugweje, “Diversity Techniques in Direct Sequence Code Division Multiple Access Communication Systems�, 1997.

M.S. Theses Supervised

  1. Khrystsina Navumenka, "Statistical and Entropy Considerations for Ultrasound Tissue Characterization�, August 2017.
  2. Sadrac Blanc, “Physical layer Security of Wireless Transmissions Over Fading Channels�, August 2016.
  3. A-Bon E. Ackie, “Performance Analysis of Spectrum Sensing Schemes Based on Fractional Order Moments for Cognitive Radios in Alpha-Stable Noise Environments�, May 2016.
  4. Constantine Mukasa, “Impact of Interference on Connectivity and Outage performances in Wireless communication Networks: Interference-Based Channel Models�, August 2013.
  5. Jean N. Rene, “Performance Analysis of Slotted ALOHA Protocol in a Weibull Fading Environment�, August 2013.
  6. Fabiano Kovalski, “System Level Modeling and Simulation with MLDesigner� December 2006.
  7. C. Argyrides, “Performance Evaluation of a DS/CDMA Packet Transmission System Under Rician Fading Channel Conditions�, December 2001.
  8. D. Easo, “Performance Analysis of RLP for NAK-Based ARQ Scheme in CDMA2000 Wireless Systems for Random Error Channels�, August 2001.
  9. C. Jodoin, “Detection of Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Signals in a Multipath Fading Environment�, December 1999.
  10. S. Kyperountas, “Performance of Wireless Communication Systems Under Various Data Traffic Density Distributions�, August 1998.
  11. S. Pattaramalai, “Average Error Rate for MPSK Signals in Nakagami Fading Channels�, August 1996.
  12. A. Sharma, “Performance of a Multi-base Station Slotted ALOHA for Wireless LAN System in Nakagami Fading�, April 1996.
  13. J. Jiao, “Matched Filter Bound for Frequency Selective Nakagami Fading Channel� December 1995.
  14. R. Sannegowda, "Performance Study of Some Diversity Combining Schemes in a Nakagami Fading Environment", February 1994.

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