List of Publications:
  1. R. Mehmood, E. Cerqueira, R. Piesiewicz, I. Chlamtac (Eds.) Communications Infrastructure, Systems and Applications in Europe Proceedings of First International ICST Conference, EuropeComm 2009, revised Selected Papers, Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, Springer (London 2010) ISBN 978-3-642-11283-6


  2. R. Piesiewicz, Propagation aspects and performance study of future indoor wireless communication systems at THz frequencies , Ph.D. Thesis Technical University Braunschweig, Germany, Shaker Verlag (Aachen 2009) ISBN 978-3-8322-7891-5


  1. K. Sithamparanathan, R. Piesiewicz, T. Aysal, A. Rahim and I. Chlamtac
    Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radios with Primary User Transmission Statistics: Considering Linear Frequency Sweeping
    EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, to appear in the special issue: Dynamic Spectrum Access: From the Concept to the Implementation, 2010

  2. M. Jacob, R. Piesiewicz, T. Kürner
    Propagation modeling and system analysis for future multi gigabit THz communication
    Frequenz, Journal of RF-Engineering and Telecommunications, Vol. 62, No.5-6, May-June 2008, pp. 132-136.

  3. C. Jansen, R. Piesiewicz, D. Mittleman, T. Kürner and M. Koch
    The impact of reflections from stratified building materials on the wave propagation in future indoor terahertz communication systems
    IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 56, No. 5, May 2008, pp. 1413-1419.

  4. R. Piesiewicz, M. Jacob, M. Koch, J. Schoebel and T. Kürner
    Performance analysis of future multi-gigabit wireless communication systems at THz frequencies with highly directive antennas in realistic indoor environments
    IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Vol. 14, No. 2, March/April 2008,pp. 421-430.

  5. T. Kürner, M. Jacob, R. Piesiewicz, J. Schöbel
    An integrated simulation environment for the investigation of future THz communication systems
    Simulation, Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Vol. 84, No. 2-3, Feb-March 2008, pp.123-130.

  6. C. Jastrow, K. Münter, R. Piesiewicz, T. Kürner, M. Koch, and T. Kleine-Ostmann
    300 GHz transmission system
    IEE Electronics Letters, Vol.44, Issue 3, p. 213-214, January 2008

  7. R. Piesiewicz, T. Kleine-Ostmann, N. Krumbholz, D. Mittleman, M. Koch, J. Schoebel and T. Kürner
    Short-Range Ultra Broadband Terahertz Communications: Concept and Perspectives
    IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, Vol. 49, No. 6, December 2007, pp. 24-39.

  8. R. Piesiewicz, C. Jansen, D. Mittleman, T. Kleine-Ostmann, M. Koch and T. Kürner
    Scattering analysis for the modeling of THz communication systems
    IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, Vol.55, No.11, Part 1, November 2007, pp.3002-3009.

  9. R. Piesiewicz, C. Jansen, S. Wietzke, D. Mittleman, M. Koch and T. Kürner
    Properties of building and plastic materials in the THz range
    Int. J. of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Vol.28, No.5, May 2007, pp.363-371.

  10. N. Krumbholz, K. Gerlach, F. Rutz, M. Koch, R. Piesiewicz, T. Kürner, D. Mittleman
    Omnidirectional terahertz mirrors: A key element for future terahertz communication systems
    Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 202905, 2006

  11. R. Piesiewicz, T. Kleine-Ostmann, N. Krumbholz, D. Mittleman, M. Koch, T. Kurner
    Terahertz characterisation of building materials
    IEE Electronics Letters, Vol.41, Issue 18, p. 1002-1003, September 2005

  • Conferences
  1. M. Jacob, R. Geise, R. Piesiewicz, T. Kuerner
    Reflection and Transmission Properties of Building Materials in D-Band for Modeling Future mm-Wave Communication Systems
    EuCAP 2010, accepted for publication

  2. D. Kliazovich, F. Granelli, N. da Fonseca, R. Piesiewicz
    Cognitive information service: Basic principles and implementation of a cognitive inter-node protocol optimization scheme
    IEEE Globecom 2009, Symposium on Selected Areas in Communications, November 30 - December 4 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii, US

  3. S. Kandeepan, G. Baldini, R. Piesiewicz
    Experimentally Detecting IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi Based on Cyclostationarity Features for Ultra-Wide Band Cognitive Radios
    IEEE PIMRC 2009, September 13 - 16 2009, Tokyo, Japan

  4. S. Kandeepan, G. Baldini, R. Piesiewicz
    Preliminary Experimental Results on the Spectrum Sensing Performances for UWB-Cognitive Radios for Detecting IEEE 802.11n Systems
    IEEE ISWCS 2009, September 7 - 10 2009, Siena, Italy

  5. Ch. V. Saradhi, E. Salvadori, A. Zanardi, S. Dalsas, R. Piesiewicz, I. Tomkos
    Control plane issues in cross-layer optimized dynamic optical networks
    ICTON 2009, June 28 - July 2 2009, Azores, Portugal Invited paper

  6. M. Mueck, Ch. Rom, W. Xu, A. Polydoros, N. Dimitriou, H. Jaekel, T. Renk, F. Jondral, A.S. Diaz, R. Piesiewicz, P. Jung
    Smart Femto-Cell Controller Based Distributed Cognitive Pilot Channel
    IEEE CrownCom 2009, June 22-24 2009, Hannover, Germany

  7. S. Kandeepan, A. R. Biswas, T. C. Aysal, R. Piesiewicz
    Time Divisional and Time-Frequency Divisional Cooperative Spectrum Sensing
    IEEE CrownCom 2009, June 22-24 2009, Hannover, Germany

  8. T. C. Aysal, S. Kandeepan, R. Piesiewicz
    Cooperative spectrum sensing with noisy hard decision transmissions
    IEEE ICC 2009, June 14-18 2009, Dresden, Germany

  9. A. R. Biswas, T. C. Aysal, S. Kandeepan, D. Kliazovich, R. Piesiewicz
    Cooperative shared spectrum sensing for dynamic cognitive radio networks
    IEEE ICC 2009, June 14-18 2009, Dresden, Germany

  10. A. R. Biswas, R. Piesiewicz
    Cognitive Pilot Channel - Enabler for Future Cognitive Radio and Networks
    ICT Mobile Summit 2009, pre-Conference Workshop, Dynamic Spectrum Management in Cognitive Radio Networks, June 10-12 2009, Santander, Spain

  11. A. Giorgetti, R. Piesiewicz, M. Chiani
    Analysis and Performance Comparison of Different Cognitive Radio Algorithms
    CogArt 2009, May 18-19 2009, Aalborg, Denmark. Invited paper

  12. M. Filo, A. Hossain, A.R. Biswas, R. Piesiewicz
    Cognitive Pilot Channel: Enabler for Radio Systems Coexistence
    CogArt 2009, May 18-19 2009, Aalborg, Denmark. Invited paper

  13. M. Eiselt, T. Zami, I. Tomkos, S. Azodolmolky, Y. Pointurier, R. Piesiewicz, C.V. Saradhi, M. Gunkel, U. Mahlab, M. Chen, Y. Ye, M. Pickavet, M. Gagnaire, E. Varvarigos, J.S. Paleta, R. Nejabati, Y. Qin, D. Simeonidou
    DICONET: future generation transparent networking with dynamic impairment awareness
    Future Internet Assembly, May 2009, Prague, Czech Republik

  14. J. Perez, R. Llorente, A. R. Biswas, R. Piesiewicz, M. Cotton, D. Fuehrer, B. Selva, I. Bucaille, S. Zeisberg
    Experimental Analysis of 3.5 GHz WiMAX 802.16e Interference in WiMedia-defined UWB Radio Transmissions
    IEEE VTC 2009 Spring, RAS Workshop, April 26-29 2009, Barcelona, Spain

  15. S. Kandeepan, S. Reisenfeld, T. C. Aysal, D. Lowe, R. Piesiewicz
    Bayesian tracking in cooperative localization for cognitive radio networks
    IEEE VTC 2009 Spring, April 26-29 2009, Barcelona, Spain

  16. A. R. Biswas, R. Piesiewicz
    UWB based reconfigurable radio systems in automotive and public transportation: EUWB approach
    European Reconfigurable Radio Technologies Workshop, SDR Forum, April 22-24 2009, Madrid, Spain

  17. M. Schack, R. Geise, I. Schmidt, R. Piesiewicz and T. Kürner
    UWB channel measurements inside different car types
    The Third European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2009) , March 23-27 2009, Berlin, Germany

  18. C. V. Saradhi, A. Zanardi, S. Dalsas, E. Salvadori, R. Piesiewicz
    Performance of impairment aware end-to-end failure recovery in transparent WDM optical networks
    OFC 2009, March 24-26 2009, San Diego, USA

  19. S. Kandeepan, R. Piesiewicz
    Frequency Tracking Performance Using a Hyperbolic Digital-Phase Locked Loop for Ka-band Communication in Rain Fading Channels
    PSATS 2009, March 18-19 2009, Rome, Italy

  20. T.C. Aysal, S. Kandeepan, R. Piesiewicz
    Cooperative spectrum sensing over imperfect channels
    IEEE Broadband Wireless Access Workshop at IEEE Globecom 2008, December 4 2008, New Orleans, USA.

  21. T.C. Aysal, A.R. Biswas, R. Piesiewicz, S. Kandeepan
    Cooperative spectrum sensing and cognitive broadcast signalling
    WWRF Meeting 21, October 13-15 2008, Stockholm, Sweden.

  22. I. Tomkos, S. Azodolmolky, M. Angelou, D. Klonidis, Y. Ye, C. V. Saradhi, E. Salvadori, A. Zanardi, R. Piesiewicz
    Impairment aware networking and relevant resiliency issues in all-optical networks
    ECOC 2008, September 21-25 2008, Brussels, Belgium. Invited paper

  23. C. Jastrow, K. Münter, R. Piesiewicz, T. Kürner, M. Koch and T. Kleine-Ostmann
    300 GHz Channel Measurement and Transmission System
    IEEE Joint 33rd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 16th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 33rd IRMMW2007 / 16th THz2007 , September 15-19 2008, Pasadena, USA.

  24. A. Giorgetti, M. Chiani, D. Dardari, R. Piesiewicz, G. Bruck
    The cognitive radio paradigm for ultra-wideband systems: the European project EUWB
    IEEE international Conference on Ultra-Wideband, ICUWB 2008, September 10-12 2008, Hannover, Germany. Invited paper

  25. Ch. Vijaya Saradhi, M. Gurusamy, R. Piesiewicz,
    Routing fault-tolerant sliding scheduled traffic in WDM optical mesh networks
    Broadband Communications, Networks and Systems, BROADNETS 2008, September 8-11 2008, London, UK.

  26. J. Jemai, R. Piesiewicz, R. Geise, I. Schmidt, M. Schwark, M. Schirrmacher, T. Kürner
    UWB channel modeling within an aircraft cabin
    IEEE international Conference on Ultra-Wideband, ICUWB 2008, September 10-12 2008, Hannover, Germany.

  27. M. Koch, M. Jacob, R. Piesiewicz, C. Jastrow, K. Münter, C. Jansen, T. Kleine-Ostmann, T. Kürner and T. Schrader
    Towards THz WLANs
    WPMC 2008, September 8-11 2008, Lapland, Finland. Invited paper

  28. R. Piesiewicz, M. Jacob and T. Kürner
    Overview of challenges in channel and propagation characterization beyond 100 GHz for wireless communication systems
    URSI General Assembly, August 7-16 2008, Chicago, US. Invited paper

  29. R. Geise, R. Piesiewicz, and A. Enders
    Feasibility Study on Scaled Bistatic RCS Measurements of Aircraft in W-Band to Investigate ILS Disturbance Scenarios
    IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium 2008, APS 2008, July 5-12 2008, San Diego, US.

  30. R. Piesiewicz, R. Geise, M. Jacob, J. Jemai and T. Kürner
    Indoor channel characteristics of point-to-point ultra broadband short range links between 75 GHz and 110 GHz
    IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium 2008, APS 2008, July 5-12 2008, San Diego, US.

  31. I. Schmidt, R. Piesiewicz, R. Geise, J. Jemai, M. Schwark, T. Kürner, M. Schirrmacher, P. Thielker
    UWB Propagation Channels within an Aircraft and an Office Building Environment
    IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium 2008, APS 2008, July 5-12 2008, San Diego, US.

  32. M. Schack, J. Jemai, R. Piesiewicz, R. Geise, I. Schmidt and T. Kürner
    Measurements and analysis of an in-car UWB channel
    IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC 2008 Spring, May 11-14 2008, Singapore.

  33. R. Piesiewicz, C. Jansen, M. Koch and T. Kürner
    Measurements and modeling of multiple reflections effect in building materials for indoor communication systems at THz frequencies
    GeMiC 2008, March 10-12 2008, Hamburg, Germany.

  34. R. Piesiewicz, R. Geise, J. Schoebel and T. Kürner
    Reflection and Transmission Properties of Building Materials in W-Band
    The Second European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2007) , November 11-16 2007, Edinburgh, UK. General Chair´s commodation for scientific excellence and presentation quality of the paper

  35. R. Piesiewicz, M. Jacob, J. Schoebel and T. Kürner
    Influence of hardware parameters on the performance of future indoor THz communication systems under realistic propagation conditions
    European Microwave Week 2007, October 8-12 2007, München, Germany

  36. T. Kürner, R. Piesiewicz, M. Koch and J. Schoebel
    Propagation Models, Measurements and Simulations for Wireless Communication Systems beyond 100 GHz
    International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications, September 17-21 2007, Torino, Italy

  37. T. Kleine-Ostmann, C. Jansen, R. Piesiewicz, D. Mittleman, M. Koch and T. Kürner
    Propagation modeling based on measurements and simulations of surface scattering in specular direction
    IEEE Joint 32nd International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 15th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 32nd IRMMW2007 / 15th THz2007 , September 2-7 2007, Cardiff, UK

  38. T. Kürner, M. Jacob, R. Piesiewicz and J. Schoebel
    An Integrated Simulation Environment for the Investigation of Future Indoor THz Communication Systems
    2007 International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, July 16-18 2007, San Diego, US

  39. R. Piesiewicz, J. Schoebel, M. Koch and T. Kürner
    Propagation measurements and modelling for future indoor communication systems at THz frequencies
    WFMN 2007, Wave Propagation in Communication, Microwave Systems and Navigation, ITG Commission 7.5 on Wave Propagation, July 4-5 2007, Chemnitz, Germany

  40. R. Piesiewicz, C. Jansen, D. Mittleman, T. Kleine-Ostmann, M. Koch and T. Kürner
    Measurements and simulations of scattering for propagation modeling at THz frequencies
    IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium 2007, June 10-15 2007, Honolulu, Hawaii

  41. R. Piesiewicz, T. Kleine-Ostmann, N. Krumbholz, D. Mittleman, M. Koch, T. Kurner
    Concept and Perspectives of Future Ultra Broadband THz Communication Systems
    IEEE Joint 31th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 31st IRMMW2006 / 14th THz2006 , September 18-22 2006, Shanghai, China

  42. R. Piesiewicz, J. Schöbel, M. Koch, T. Kürner
    A concept for indoor multi-gigabit terahertz communications
    ISIS Workshop, Emerging Optical Broadband Technologies, May 30-31 2006, Boppard am Rhein, Germany

  43. R. Piesiewicz, M. N. Islam, M. Koch, T. Kürner
    Towards Short-Range Terahertz Communication Systems: Basic Considerations
    18th International Conference on Applied Electromagnetics and Communications,ICECom 2005, October 12-14 2005, Dubrovnik, Croatia

  44. R. Piesiewicz, T. Kürner, N. Krumbholz, D. Mittleman, M. Koch
    Measurements of indoor materials and channel characterization at THz frequencies for future WLAN/WPAN applications
    1st International Wireless Summit,WPMC'05, September 17-22 2005, Aalborg, Denmark

  45. T. Kleine-Ostmann, N. Krumbholz, R. Piesiewicz, T. Kürner, D. Mittleman, M. Koch
    Characterization of building materials for the modeling of pico-cellular THz communication systems
    IEEE Joint 30th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 13th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 30th IRMMW2004 / 13th THz2004 , September 19-23 2005, Williamsburg, USA

  46. R. Piesiewicz, K. Baaske, K. Gerlach, M. Koch, T. Kürner
    The potential of dielectric mirrors as key elements in future NLOS indoor terahertz communication systems
    16th International Symposium on Space Terahertz Technology, ISSTT 2005, May 2-4 2005, Göteborg, Sweden

  47. J. Jemai, R. Piesiewicz, T. Kürner
    Calibration of an Indoor Radio Propagation Prediction Model at 2.4 GHz by Measurements of the IEEE 802.11b Preamble
    IEEE 61st Semiannual Vehicular Technology Conference , May 30 - June 1 2005, Stockholm, Sweden

  48. R.Piesiewicz, J.Jemai, M.Koch, T.Kürner
    THz channel characterization for future wireless gigabit indoor communication systems
    International Symposium on Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2005, Terahertz and Gigahertz Electronics and Photonics IV, January 22-27 2005, San Jose, USA

  49. R.Piesiewicz, J.Jemai, M.Koch, T.Kürner
    Estimation of channel parameters for future THz wireless indoor communication systems
    European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST), COST 273, September 20-22 2004, Duisburg, Germany

  50. J.Jemai, R.Piesiewicz, T.Kürner
    Calibration of an Indoor Ray-Tracing Propagation Model at 2.4 GHz by Measurements of the IEEE 802.11b preamble
    European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST), COST 273, September 20-22 2004, Duisburg, Germany

  51. R.Piesiewicz, J.Jemai, M.Koch, T.Kürner
    Ray-tracing simulations to determine indoor channel characteristics in THz pico cells coated with dielectric mirrors
    IEEE Joint 29th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 12th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 29th IRMMW2004 / 12th THz2004 , 27 September- 1 October 2004, Karlsruhe, Germany

  52. R.Piesiewicz, U.Keller, W.John
    Reduced Order Models for Fast Time and Frequency-domain Analysis of Signal Paths in HDI Boards and Packages
    IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 9-13 August 2004, Santa Clara, US

  53. G.Lubkowski, R.Piesiewicz, W.John
    Time Domain Modeling of Interconnected Integrated Circuits Based on Black Box Approach and Model Order Reduction for Signal Integrity Applications
    17th International Wroclaw Symposium and Exhibition on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 29 June-1 July 2004, Wroclaw, Poland

  54. G.Lubkowski, R.Piesiewicz, W.John
    Abstract Modeling of Signal Behaviour in Interconnected Integrated Circuits Based on Black Box Approach and Model Order Reduction
    International Symposium of Electromagnetic Compatibility, 1-4 June 2004, Sendai, Japan

  55. R.Piesiewicz, P.Kralicek, U.Keller, W.John
    Makromodellierung von Signalpfaden in HDI Umgebungen zur effizienten SPICE Analyse
    EMV 2004, Internationale Fachmesse und Kongress fuer Elektromagnetische Vertraeglichkeit,10-12 Februar 2004, Duesseldorf, Germany