Contacts

Address

Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Architettura,
Parco Area delle Scienze 181/A
43124, Parma, Italy
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Telephone

+39 0521 90 5754

Fax

+39 0521 90 5758

e-mail

alessandro.ugolini@unipr.it

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Short Biography

Alessandro Ugolini was born in Parma, Italy, in 1987. He received the Master's degree in Telecommunications Engineering (cum laude) from the University of Parma in 2012, and the Ph.D. degree in Information Technology from the same University in 2016. In 2012 he received a National Inter-University Consortium for Telecommunications (CNIT) scholarship and a research grant funded by the Department of Information Engineering (DII), University of Parma, for the study of synchronization algorithms for spectrally efficient systems. In 2016 he was a postdoctoral researcher at the DII. From April to June 2017 he was a visiting researcher in the Communication and Antenna Systems division at Chalmers University of Technology. From December 2017 to January 2018 he was visiting researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust of the University of Luxembourg.

From 2017 to 2025 he was a Researcher at the Department of Engineering and Architecture (DIA) of the University of Parma, in the SPADiC Lab research group, where he is currently an Associate Professor.

His main research interests include digital communications, applied information theory, detection and synchronization schemes. He regularly participates to several national and international research projects funded by EU, the Italian Ministry of University and Research, the European Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), and by private companies.

He received the best paper award at the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2019), Marrakesh, Morocco, April 2019.

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Publications

Ph.D. thesis

A. Ugolini, "Physical and MAC layer techniques for next generation satellite communications," January 2016.

Journals

  1. A. Ugolini, F. Poli, D. Croce, and S. Mangione, "Channel Characterisation for Underwater Optical Wireless Vertical Links," IET Optoelectronics, vol. 19, 2025. Invited paper.

  2. A Piemontese, A. Ugolini, M. Morini, G. Colavolpe, and T. Eriksson, "Spiral constellations for nonlinear channels," IEEE Commun. Letters, vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 2016-2020, September 2024.

  3. M. Morini, A. Ugolini, G. Colavolpe, T. Foggi, and A. Vannucci, "A novel parallel timing synchronization scheme for high-speed receivers," IEEE Commun. Letters, vol. 28, no. 9, pp. 2151-2155, September 2024.

  4. S. Buzzi, G. Caire, G. Colavolpe, C. D’Andrea, T. Foggi, A. Piemontese, and A. Ugolini, "LEO Satellite Diversity in 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks: OFDM vs. OTFS," IEEE Commun. Letters, vol. 27, no. 11, pp. 3013-3017, November 2023.

  5. G. Colavolpe, T. Foggi, A. Piemontese, A. Ugolini, L. Liu, and J. Han, "Multi-user detection for time-frequency-packed systems," IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 70, no. 10, pp. 6693-6703, October 2022.

  6. I. Andrenacci, R. Boccaccini, A. Bolzoni, G. Colavolpe, C. Costantino, M. Federico, A. Ugolini, and A. Vannucci, "A comparative evaluation of inertial sensors for gait and jump analysis," Sensors, vol. 21, no. 18, pp. 5990, September 2021.

  7. M. Morini, A. Ugolini, and G. Colavolpe, "Decoding of Variable Length PLH Codes," IEEE Trans. Broadcast., vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 791-797, September 2021.

  8. A. Ugolini, G. Colavolpe, M. Angelone, A. Vanelli-Coralli, and A. Ginesi, "Capacity of interference exploitation schemes in multibeam satellite systems," IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 3230-3245, December 2019.

  9. A. Ugolini, A. Piemontese, and T. Eriksson, "Spiral constellations for phase noise channels," IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 67, no. 11, pp. 7799-7810, November 2019.

  10. A. Guidotti, A. Vanelli-Coralli, M. Conti, S. Andrenacci, S. Chatzinotas, N. Maturo, B. Evans, A. Awoseyila, A. Ugolini, T. Foggi, L. Gaudio, N. Alagha, and S. Cioni, "Architectures and key technical challenges for 5G systems incorporating satellites," IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 2624-2639, March 2019.

  11. S. Buzzi, C. D'Andrea, T. Foggi, A. Ugolini, and G. Colavolpe, "Single-carrier modulation versus OFDM for millimeter-wave wireless MIMO," IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 1335-1348, March 2018.

  12. A. Ugolini, G. Montorsi, and G. Colavolpe, "Next generation high-rate telemetry," IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 327-337, February 2018.

  13. C. Kourogiorgas, D. Tarchi, A. Ugolini, N. Lyras, P.-D. Arapoglou, A.D. Panagopoulos, G. Colavolpe, and A. Vanelli-Coralli, "Capacity statistics evaluation for next generation broadband MEO satellite systems," IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., vol. 53, no. 5, pp. 2344-2358, October 2017.

  14. G. Colavolpe, A. Modenini, A. Piemontese, and A. Ugolini, "Multiuser detection in multibeam satellite systems: theoretical analysis and practical schemes," IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 945-955, February 2017.

  15. A. Ugolini, A. Modenini, G. Colavolpe, V. Mignone, and A. Morello, "Advanced techniques for spectrally efficient DVB-S2X systems," Intern. J. of Sat. Commun. and Network., vol. 34, pp. 609-623, September/October 2016. Invited paper.

  16. S. Cioni, G. Colavolpe, V. Mignone, A. Modenini, A. Morello, M. Ricciulli, A. Ugolini, and Y. Zanettini, "Transmission parameters optimization and receiver architectures for DVB-S2X systems," Intern. J. of Sat. Commun. and Network., vol. 34, pp. 337–350, May/June 2016. Invited paper.

  17. G. Colavolpe, T. Foggi, A. Ugolini, J. Lizarraga, S. Cioni, and A. Ginesi, "A highly efficient receiver for satellite-based automatic identification system signal detection," Intern. J. of Sat. Commun. and Network., vol. 34, pp. 57-73, January/February 2016.

  18. A. Modenini, A. Ugolini, A. Piemontese, and G. Colavolpe, "On the use of multiple satellites to improve the spectral efficiency of broadcast transmissions," IEEE Trans. Broadcast., vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 590-602, December 2015.

  19. P. Banelli, S. Buzzi, G. Colavolpe, A. Modenini, F. Rusek, and A. Ugolini, "Modulation formats and waveforms for 5G networks: who will be the heir of OFDM?," IEEE Sig. Proc. Mag., vol. 31, no. 6, pp. 80-93, November 2014.

Conferences

  1. C. Sacchi, A. Ugolini, A. Piemontese, T. Foggi, E. Conti, C. D’Andrea, and F. Babich, "A unified software-defined radio framework for flexible waveform design in non- terrestrial networks," in Proc. IEEE Aerospace Conf., Big Sky, MT, USA, March 2025.

  2. C. D'Andrea, T. Foggi, A. Piemontese, A. Ugolini, S. Buzzi, and G. Colavolpe, "Coherent vs. non-coherent joint transmission in cell-free user-centric non-terrestrial wireless networks," in Proc. IEEE Intern. Work. on Signal Processing Advances for Wireless Commun. (SPAWC 2024), Lucca, Italy, September 2024, invited paper.

  3. A. Ugolini, F. Poli, D. Croce, and S. Mangione, "Depth-dependent channel characterization for visible light in underwater optical wireless links," in Proc. 14th Intern. Symposium on Commun. Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP 2024), Rome, Italy, July 2024.

  4. S. Mangione, D. Croce, F. Poli, and A. Ugolini, F. Poli, D. Croce, and S. Mangione, "A direct satellite-to-underwater LIDAR-based communication system," in Proc. 14th Intern. Symposium on Commun. Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP 2024), Rome, Italy, July 2024.

  5. A. Ugolini, F. Poli, D. Croce, and S. Mangione, "Characterization of depth-dependent losses for visible light propagation in underwater optical wireless links," in Proc. Italian Conf. on Optics and Photonics (ICOP 2024), Florence, Italy, June 2024.

  6. S. Buzzi, G. Caire, G. Colavolpe, C. D'Andrea, T. Foggi, A. Piemontese, and A. Ugolini, "Multi-satellite diversity through the use of OTFS," in Proc. 27th Ka and Broadband Commun. Conf. and 39th Intern. Commun. Satellite Systems (Ka/ICSSC 2022), Stresa, Italy, October 2022.

  7. M. Morini, A. Ugolini, and G. Colavolpe, "Detection of variable length PLH codes for the DVB-S2X systems," in Proc. 10th Advanced Satell. Multim. Syst. Conf. and 16th Signal Proc. for Space Commun. Workshop (ASMS/SPSC 2020), October 2020, pp. 132-138.

  8. A. Modenini, A. Ugolini, and G. Colavolpe, "A fast method for optimizing the amplifier output back-off by means of the total degradation," in Proc. 8th ESA Intern. Work. on Tracking, Telemetry and Command Systems for Space (TTC 2019), Darmstadt, Germany, September 2019.

  9. A. Ugolini, A. Piemontese, T. Eriksson, and C. Du, "Design of spiral constellations for phase noise channels," in Proc. IEEE Wireless Commun. and Network. Conf. (WCNC 2019), Marrakech, Morocco, April 2019. Best Paper Award

  10. P. Banelli, G. Colavolpe, L. Rugini, and A. Ugolini, "Spectral efficiency of multicarrier schemes for 5G," in Proc. 26th Intern. Conf. on Telecommun. (ICT 2019), Hanoi, Vietnam, April 2019.

  11. A. Ugolini, G. Colavolpe, and A. Vanelli-Coralli, "A system level approach to the application of multiuser detection in multibeam satellite systems," in Proc. 14th Intern. Symposium on Wireless Commun. Systems (ISWCS 2017), Bologna, Italy, August 2017, pp. 66-71.

  12. C. Kourogiorgas, D. Tarchi, A. Ugolini, P.-D. Arapoglou, A.D. Panagopoulos, G. Colavolpe, and A. Vanelli-Coralli, "Performance evaluation of DVB-S2X based MEO satellite networks operating at Q band," in Proc. IEEE Global Telecommun. Conf. (GLOBECOM 2016), Washington, DC, USA, December 2016.

  13. A. Ugolini, Y. Zanettini, A. Piemontese, G. Colavolpe, and A. Vanelli-Coralli, "Efficient satellite systems based on interference management and exploitation," in Proc. Asilomar Conf. Signals, Systems, Comp. (ASILOMAR 2016), Pacific Grove, CA, USA, November 2016, pp. 492-496, invited paper.

  14. C. Kourogiorgas, D. Tarchi, A. Ugolini, P.-D. Arapoglou, A.D. Panagopoulos, G. Colavolpe, and A. Vanelli-Coralli, "System capacity evaluation of DVB-S2X based Medium Earth Orbit satellite network operating at Ka band," in Proc. 8th Advanced Satell. Multim. Syst. Conf. and 14th Signal Proc. for Space Commun. Workshop (ASMS/SPSC 2016), Palma de Mallorca, Spain, September 2016.

  15. A. Ugolini, M. Ricciulli, Y. Zanettini, and G. Colavolpe, "Advanced transceiver schemes for next generation high rate telemetry," in Proc. 8th Advanced Satell. Multim. Syst. Conf. and 14th Signal Proc. for Space Commun. Workshop (ASMS/SPSC 2016), Palma de Mallorca, Spain, September 2016.

  16. S. Buzzi, C. D'Andrea, T. Foggi, A. Ugolini, and G. Colavolpe, "Spectral efficiency of MIMO millimeter-wave links with single-carrier modulation for 5G networks," in Proc. 20th Intern. ITG Work. on Smart Antennas (WSA 2016), Munich, Germany, March 2016, pp. 24-31.

  17. G. Colavolpe, A. Modenini, A. Piemontese, and A. Ugolini, "Multiuser detection in multibeam satellite systems: theoretical analysis and practical schemes," in Proc. IEEE Intern. Work. on Signal Processing Advances for Wireless Commun. (SPAWC 2015), Stockholm, Sweden, June-July 2015, pp. 525-529, invited paper.

  18. G. Colavolpe, A. Modenini, A. Piemontese, and A. Ugolini, "On the application of multiuser detection in multibeam satellite systems," in Proc. IEEE Intern. Conf. Commun. (ICC 2015), London, UK, June 2015, pp. 898-902.

  19. A. Ugolini, A. Piemontese, A. Modenini, and G. Colavolpe, "On the use of multiple satellites to improve the spectral efficiency of broadcast transmissions," in Proc. 7th Advanced Satell. Multim. Syst. Conf. and 13th Signal Proc. for Space Commun. Workshop (ASMS/SPSC 2014), Livorno, Italy, September 2014, pp. 218-225.

  20. A. Ugolini, A. Modenini, G. Colavolpe, G. Picchi, V. Mignone, and A. Morello, "Advanced techniques for spectrally efficient DVB-S2X systems," in Proc. 7th Advanced Satell. Multim. Syst. Conf. and 13th Signal Proc. for Space Commun. Workshop (ASMS/SPSC 2014), Livorno, Italy, September 2014, pp. 158-164.

  21. G. Colavolpe, T. Foggi, A. Ugolini, J. Lizarraga, S. Cioni, and A. Ginesi, "A highly efficient receiver for satellite-based automatic identification system signal detection," in Proc. 7th Advanced Satell. Multim. Syst. Conf. and 13th Signal Proc. for Space Commun. Workshop (ASMS/SPSC 2014), Livorno, Italy, September 2014, pp. 120-127.

Patents

  1. G. Colavolpe, T. Foggi, A. Piemontese, A. Ugolini, J. Han, and L. Liu, "A suboptimal detector for time frequency packing," assigned to Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. International patent applications PCT/CN2021/102816 (China), WO2023272447A1 (Worldwide), June 2021.

  2. G. Colavolpe, T. Foggi, A. Ugolini, J. Lizarraga, S. Cioni, and A. Ginesi, "Receiving method and receiver for satellite-based automatic identification system," assigned to ESA-ESTEC, The Netherlands. International patent applications EP3063913A1 (Europe), US20160380792A1 (United States), CA2943091A1 (Canada), JP2017508362A (Japan), WO2015110155A1 (Worldwide), January 2014.

Book chapters

  1. P. Banelli, G. Colavolpe, L. Rugini, and A. Ugolini, "Waveform design," in Information Theoretic Perspectives on 5G Systems and Beyond, Edited by I. Maric, S. Shamai, and O. Simeone, Cambridge University Press, March 2022.

  2. P. Banelli, G. Baruffa, S. Buzzi, G. Colavolpe, T. Foggi, L. Rugini,and A. Ugolini, "Modulation with Low Peak-to-Average Power Ratio," in Wiley 5G Ref, Edited by R. Tafazolli, C. L. Wang, and P. Chatzimisios, John Wiley & Sons, May 2020.

  3. P. Banelli, G. Colavolpe, L. Rugini, and A. Ugolini, "Post-OFDM modulations for 5G and beyond," Chapter 9 in 5G Italy White eBook: from Research to Market, Edited by M. Ajmone Marsan, N. Blefari Melazzi, and S. Buzzi. December 2018.

  4. S. Buzzi, A. Ugolini, A. Zappone, and G. Colavolpe, "Candidate modulation schemes and waveforms for 5G networks," Chapter 1 in Signal Processing for 5G: Algorithms and Implementations, Edited by F.-L. Luo and C. J. Zhang. John Wiley & Sons, October 2016.

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Teaching Activity

Academic Year 2025/2026


Elaborazione numerica dei segnali

Communication fundamentals

Metodi probabilistici per l'ingegneria

Academic Year 2024/2025


Elaborazione numerica dei segnali

Communication fundamentals

Academic Year 2023/2024


Elaborazione numerica dei segnali

Communication fundamentals

Academic Year 2022/2023


Sistemi e comunicazioni digitali

Communication fundamentals

Academic Year 2021/2022


Sistemi e comunicazioni digitali

Communication fundamentals

Academic Year 2020/2021


Sistemi e comunicazioni digitali

Academic Year 2019/2020


Sistemi e comunicazioni digitali

Academic Year 2018/2019


Sistemi e comunicazioni digitali

Academic Year 2017/2018


Sistemi e comunicazioni digitali

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