M.Sc.E.E André Fonseca dos Santos

	Postal Address:	Technische Universität Dresden Fakultät Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik Vodafone Stiftungslehrstuhl Mobile Nachrichtensysteme D-01062 Dresden, Germany
	Visit Address:	Barkhausenbau, Zimmer II/4D Helmholtzstraße 18 01069 Dresden
	Phone:	+49 351 463 41045
	Fax:	+49 351 463 41099
	e-mail:	andre.santos@ifn.et.tu-dresden.de

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Scientific Interests

· Channel code design for blind channel estimation

· Blind and semi-blind algorithms for channel estimation

· Turbo Systems (Turbo decoding, Turbo Equalization and Turbo channel estimation)

· Channel coding

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Résumé

· 06/2003 Electrical Engineering – National Institute of Telecommunications (INATEL – Brazil)

· 2003 Internship – CPqD Telecom & IT Solutions (Campinas – Brazil)

· 03/2005 Master of Science in Telecommunications – National Institute of Telecommunications (INATEL – Brazil)

· 2005 Research Associate – National Institute of Telecommunications (INATEL – Brazil)

· Since 04/2006 Research Associate – TU Dresden – Vodafone Chair Mobile Communication Systems

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Teaching

· Exercises on Communications

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Projects

· 60 GHz Short Range Communication - Ukolos

· 4-GSM

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Publication

· SANTOS, A. F., RAVE, W and FETTWEIS, G., Blind iterative channel estimation of QAM signals exploiting code constraints, accepted for publication GLOBECOM 08, New Orleans, USA.

· SANTOS, A. F., RAVE, W and FETTWEIS, G., Iterative blind receiver exploiting channel code constraints for 60 GHz UWB channels, ICUWB 08, Hannover, Germany.

· SANTOS, A. F., RAVE, W and FETTWEIS, G., Blind Turbo Channel Estimation of PAM signals exploiting multilevel codes, ITW 08, Porto, Portugal, 05-09 May 2008.

· SANTOS, A. F., RAVE, W and FETTWEIS, G., Blind Turbo Channel Estimation Exploiting Parity Check Equations, 7th International ITG Conference on Source and Channel Coding (SCC 08), Ulm, Germany, 14 - 16 January 2008.

· RAVE, W , SANTOS, A. F., and FETTWEIS, G., Statistics of a Blind Channel Estimator based on 'Logic Strings', 7th International ITG Conference on Source and Channel Coding (SCC 08), Ulm, Germany, 14 - 16 January 2008.

· SANTOS, A. F., RAVE, W and FETTWEIS, G., A Low-Complexity Scheduling for Turbo Equalization with Turbo Decoding, 65th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC'07), Dublin, Ireland, 23. – 25 April 2007

· SANTOS, A. F., and GUIMARÃES, D. A.: Equalizador Turbo com Decodificação Parcial de Código SPC-TPC Multidimensional, Revista Telecomunicações, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 44-54: Inatel. Santa Rita do Sapucaí, MG, December, 2005.

· GUIMARÃES, D. A and SANTOS, A. F., A Block Turbo Equalizer With Single Parity Check Turbo Product Codes, XXII Brazilian Telecommunications Symposium, pp. 88-91, Campinas, SP-Brazil, September 4-8, 2005.

· SANTOS, A. F., and GUIMARÃES, D. A., - Tutorial: Introduction to Turbo Equalization. Original Title in protuguese: Introdução à Equalização Turbo, Telecomunicações Magazine, Vol. 8, Nº 1, pp. 30-39: Inatel- Santa Rita do Sapucaí-Brazil, MG, July, 2005.

· SANTOS, A. F, M.Sc. Dissertation: A Block Turbo Equalizer Scheme Applying Turbo Decoding of Multidimensional Single-Parity Check Product Codes. Original title in portuguese: Um Esquema de Equalização Turbo Aplicando Decodificação Turbo de Códigos Produto de Paridade Simples Multidimensionais, Santa Rita do Sapucaí-Brazil, MG, March, 2005.

· SANTOS, A. F. and GUIMARÃES D. A., - Turbo Equalization, International Workshop on Telecommunications, IWT 2004, Inatel. Santa Rita do Sapucaí, MG, August, 23-27, 2004.

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Student Projects

· Code design for iterative receivers in 60 GHz UWB systems (in English)

· Entwurf von Codes für iterative Empfänger in 60 GHz UWB Systemen (auf Deutsch)

· Students interested in blind channel estimation and/or iterative receivers don’t hesitate to contact me.

MNS

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