Prof. Dr. Luciano Sarperi

Work at ZHAW

Position

Lecturer for Wireless Communication, applied R&D with industry partners in the fields of ‘Wireless Communication / Communications Engineering’

Focus

• Wireless Communication Systems und Mobile Networks (NR, LTE, NB-IoT, Cat-M1, LoRa, Wi-Fi)
• Wireless IoT Applications
• Software Defined Radio (SDR) Receivers and Transmitters
• Wireless Localisation (GNSS and proprietary), Wireless Time-Synchronisation

Experience

• Mobile Network Engineering
  Swisscom (Schweiz) AG
  10 / 2010 - 05 / 2017
• Research Engineer for Mobile Radio Standardisation
  Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe (U.K.)
  10 / 2007 - 09 / 2010

Education and Continuing education

Continuing Education

• CAS Higher & Professional Education
  ZHAW School of Management and Law
  07 / 2018
• PhD in Digital Signal Processing for MIMO-OFDM Wireless Systems
  The University of Liverpool (U.K.)
  08 / 2007

Network

Membership of networks

IEEE Member

Projects

• Collision avoidance system for manned and unmanned aerial vehicles based on embedded software defined radio technology / Project leader / laufend
• Smart urban green spaces / Team member / abgeschlossen
• Robust in-band pre-distortion for shortwave transmitters / Project leader / abgeschlossen
• Development of the Waste Management Ecosystem based on a Smart Connected Product-Service-System (PSS) / Team member / abgeschlossen

Publications

• Müller, Pascal; Berger, Dominic; Sarperi, Luciano,

  2025.

  Nanosecond time synchronization over a 2.4 GHz long-range wireless link.

  Sensors.

  25(7), pp. 1961.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s25071961

• Moser, Simon; Sarperi, Luciano; Felux, Michael,

  2024.

  Investigating the accuracy of code based DGNSS as a function of correction data age, baseline length, and ionospheric activity [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the 2024 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation.

  International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (ION ITM), Long Beach, USA, 23-25 January 2024.

  Manassas:

  Institute of Navigation.

  pp. 272-286.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.33012/2024.19491

• Felux, Michael; Fischer, Valentin; Jochems, Sophie; Osechas, Okuary; Waltert, Manuel; Sarperi, Luciano; Strohmeier, Martin,

  2024.

  A cost-efficient RFI localization approach to detect GNSS jamming and spoofing [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the 2024 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation.

  International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (ION ITM), Long Beach, USA, 23-25 January 2024.

  Manassas:

  Institute of Navigation.

  pp. 374-380.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.33012/2024.19482

• Fischer, Valentin; Jochems, Sophie; Jäger, Michael; Sarperi, Luciano; Felux, Michael,

  2023.

  GBAS for UAV operations : the positioning service, vertical integrity and operational lessons learned [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the 36th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2023).

  36th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2023), Denver, USA, 11-15 September 2023.

  Institute of Navigation.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.33012/2023.19288

• Sarperi, Luciano; Jäger, Michael; Müller, Pascal; Felux, Michael,

  2022.

  Localization of interrogators with a 1030/1090 MHz spectrum monitoring system [paper].

  In:

  ICAS Proceedings.

  33rd Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS), Stockholm, Sweden, 4-9 September 2022.

  International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-26273

• Felux, Michael; Jochems, Sophie; Schnüriger, Philipp; Fischer, Valentin; Steiner, Patrick; Jäger, Michael; Sarperi, Luciano; Cacciopoli, Natali,

  2022.

  Flight testing GBAS for UAV operations [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the 35th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2022).

  35th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2022), Denver, USA, 19-23 September 2022.

  Institute of Navigation.

  pp. 1576-1588.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.33012/2022.18428

• Jochems, Sophie; Felux, Michael; Schnüriger, Philipp; Jäger, Michael; Sarperi, Luciano,

  2022.

  GBAS use cases beyond what was envisioned – drone navigation [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the 2022 International Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation.

  International Technical Meeting of the Institute of Navigation (ION ITM), Long Beach, USA, 25-27 January 2022.

  Manassas:

  Institute of Navigation.

  pp. 310-320.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.33012/2022.18213

• Müller, Pascal; Stoll, Hannes; Sarperi, Luciano; Schüpbach, Christof,

  2021.

  Outdoor ranging and positioning based on LoRa modulation [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Localization and GNSS (ICL-GNSS).

  International Conference on Localization and GNSS (ICL-GNSS), Tampere, Finland, 1-3 June 2021.

  IEEE.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICL-GNSS51451.2021.9452277

• Barth, Linard; Sarperi, Luciano; Dettling, Marcel; Meierhofer, Jürg; Bulatovic, Andjela; Schweiger, Lukas,

  2021.

  Development of a smart connected product-service-system (PSS) for the waste management ecosystem [paper].

  In:

  Mugellini, Elena; Carpanzano, Emanuele, eds.,

  Proceedings of the 2nd FTAL Conference 2021 Sustainable Smart Cities and Regions.

  FTAL Conference 2021 – Sustainable smart cities and regions, Lugano, Switzerland, 28-29 October 2021.

  CEUR Workshop Proceedings.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-25014

• Jochems, Sophie; Fischer, Valentin; Felux, Michael; Jäger, Michael; Sarperi, Luciano; Caccioppoli, Natali,

  2023.

  Leveraging GBAS for UAV flights.

  Inside GNSS.

  18(5).

  Available from: https://insidegnss.com/leveraging-gbas-for-uav-flights/

• Sarperi, Luciano; Rennhard, Patrick; Hermann, Adrian,

  2019.

  Narrowband IoT in der Praxis.

  Polyscope.

  2019(3), pp. 12-13.

  Available from: https://www.polyscope.ch/archiv/2019/03-19/narrowband-iot-in-der-praxis/

• Sarperi, Luciano,

  2023.

  Verbesserte Lokalisierungsgenauigkeit mit kostengünstigen Multi-Band und RTK GNSS-Empfängern.

  In:

  Embedded Computing Conference (ECC), Winterthur, Schweiz, 6.Juni 2023.

  Available from: https://eventadmin.swisstextra.net/uploadedFiles/1687771215_verbesserte-lokalisierungsgenauigkeit-mit-kostengu-nstigen-multi-band-und-rtk-gnss-empfa-ngern-luciano-sarperi-isc-zhaw.pdf

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

• L. Sarperi, X. Zhu and A. K. Nandi, "Semi-Blind Layered Space-Frequency Equalization for Single-Carrier MIMO Systems with Block Transmission“, in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 7, Nr. 4, April 2008, pp. 1203 – 1207.
• L. Sarperi, X. Zhu and A. K. Nandi, "Blind OFDM Receiver based on Independent Component Analysis for Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Systems“, in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 6, Nr. 11, Nov. 2007, pp. 4079 – 4089.
• L. Sarperi, X. Zhu and A. K. Nandi, "Low-Complexity ICA Based Blind Multiple-Input Multiple-Output OFDM Receivers", in Neurocomputing, Vol. 69, Nr. 13-15, Aug. 2006, pp. 1529 – 1539.
• M. Hunukumbure, S. Vadgama, L. Sarperi, “On Sub-stream Ordering for OSIC Detection in 4G Distributed MIMO Schemes“, in Proc. IEEE 18th Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC 2012), Jeju, South Korea, Oct. 2012.
• M. Hunukumbure, L. Sarperi, S. Vadgama, “An Efficient Feed-forward Method for Lattice Reduction MIMO Schemes“, in Proc. 22nd International IEEE Symposium on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2011), Toronto, Canada, Sept. 2011.
• H. Xiao, L. Sarperi, S. Vadgama, “Feedback Interval Control in Wireless Multi-Cell MIMO Systems“, in Proc. IEEE 72nd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2010-Fall), Ottawa, Canada, Sept. 2010.
• M. Hunukumbure, L. Sarperi, S. Vadgama, “Uplink Post-Coding for Inter-Cell Interference Cancellation in 4G Mobile Broadband Systems”, in Proc. IEEE 71st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2010-Spring), Taipei, Taiwan, May 2010.
• M. Hunukumbure, L. Sarperi, S. Vadgama, “An Inter-cell Co-operative Interference Cancellation Scheme for 4G MIMO Networks“, in Proc.20th International IEEE Symposium on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2009), Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 2009.
• M. Hunukumbure, B. Upase, L. Sarperi and S. Vadgama, "Advanced Techniques for Improving the QoS of the WiMAX Cell Edge User“, in Proc. IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference 2008 (GLOBECOM 2008), New Orleans, U.S.A., Nov. 2008.
• L. Sarperi, X. Zhu and A. K. Nandi, "ICA based blind OFDM receiver for MIMO systems" (invited paper), in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Computers and Devices for Communication (CODEC 2006), Kolkata, India, Dec. 2006
• L. Sarperi, X. Zhu and A. K. Nandi, "Semi-Blind Space-Time Equalization for Single-Carrier MIMO Systems with Block Transmission", in Proc. 14th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO 2006), Firenze, Italy, Sept. 2006.
• L. Sarperi, X. Zhu and A. K. Nandi, "Low-Complexity Blind Multiple-Input Multiple-Output OFDM Receivers Based on ICA", in Proc. 2006 ICA Research Network International Workshop, Liverpool, U.K., Sept. 2006.
• L. Sarperi, X. Zhu and A. K. Nandi, "Reduced Complexity Blind Layered Space-Time Equalization for MIMO OFDM Systems", in Proc. 16th International IEEE Symposium on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2005), Berlin, Germany, Sept. 2005.
• L. Sarperi, X. Zhu and A. K. Nandi, "Blind Layered Space-Time Equalization for MIMO OFDM Systems", in Proc. 13th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO 2005), Antalya, Turkey, Sept. 2005.
• L. Sarperi, A. K. Nandi and X. Zhu, "Multiuser Detection and Channel Estimation in MIMO OFDM Systems via Blind Source Separation", in Proc. 5th International Symposium on Independent Component Analysis and Blind Signal Separation (ICA 2004), Granada, Spain, Sept. 2004, pp. 1189-1196.
• L. Sarperi, V. Zarzoso and A. K. Nandi, "Blind Equalization of Fractionally-Spaced Channels", in Proc. 4th International Symposium on Independent Component Analysis and Blind Signal Separation (ICA 2003), Nara, Japan, April 2003, pp. 1035 – 1040.

Other publications

• Patent: Feedback interval control in MIMO-Systems, Sarperi Luciano, Xiao Hui, 21.12.2009, EP2337235B1
• Patent: Cell Selection for Multi-Cell MIMO Transmission, Sarperi Luciano, Xiao Hui, 19.03.2010, EP2548311B1
• Patent: MIMO Wireless Communications Systems, Hunukumbure Mythri, Sarperi Luciano, 16.11.2009, EP2502392B1
• Patent: Channel State Feedback for Multi-Cell MIMO, Moulsley Timothy, Sarperi Luciano, Xiao Hui, 03.09.2010, EP2612451B1
• Patent: Inter-cell Interference Mitigation Signalling Methods, Hunukumbure Mythri, Lu Yanling, Power Kevin, Sarperi Luciano, 21.10.2008, EP2180748B1

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