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Program


DAY 1: January 6th, 2020 (MONDAY)                                                     
08:30 AM Registration
09:00 AM- 10:15 AM Introduction to Wireless Communication over Fading Channels, Bit-Error Rate (BER) Analysis, Multiple-Antenna Systems and Diversity Concepts
10:15 AM- 10:45 AM Tea Break
10:45 AM- 12:15 PM Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Technology, MIMO Receivers, Orthogonal Space-Time Block Codes (OSTBCs), Multi-User MIMO and MIMO Beamforming
12:15 PM- 02:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM- 03:15 PM Tutorial and Problem Solving – Wireless Communication, BER Analysis, Fading Channel Properties
03:15 PM- 03:45 PM Tea Break
03:45 PM- 05:15 PM Cooperative Communication, Optimal Combining, Diversity and BER Analysis, Optimal Power Allocation
DAY 2: January 7th, 2020 (TUESDAY)                                                    
09:00 AM- 10:15 AM Introduction to Massive MIMO Technology, Advantages and Receiver Design
10:15 AM- 10:45 AM Tea Break
10:45 AM- 12:15 PM Massive MIMO Analysis with perfect CSI, Channel Estimation, Multi-cell Massive MIMO, Pilot Contamination
12:15 PM- 2:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM- 03:15 PM Tutorial and Problem Solving Session - DF & Selective DF Protocols
03:15 PM- 03:45 PM Tea Break
03:45 PM- 05:15 PM New modulation for 5G: Spatial Modulation, Space Shift Keying, Generalized Spatial Modulation
DAY 3: January 8th, 2020 (WEDNESDAY)                                                    
09:00 AM- 10:15 AM Cooperative MIMO Communication Systems, Mutiple Node Cooperative Communication Systems
10:15 AM- 10:45 AM Tea Break
10:45 AM- 12:15 AM Introduction to Cognitive Radio, Advantages of OFDM for Cognitive Radio Systems
12:15 PM- 2:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM- 03:15 PM Tutorial and Problem Solving Session - Cooperative MIMO/ STBC
03:15 PM- 03:45 PM Tea Break
03:45 PM- 05:15 PM Introduction to DF and AF protocols for cooperation
7:00 PM Onward Short Course Banquet
DAY 4: January 9th, 2020 (THURSDAY)                                                    
09:00 AM- 10:15 AM Spectrum Sensing in Fading Wireless Channels, Cooperative Spectrum Sensing and Eigenvalue based Spectrum Sensing
10:15 AM- 10:30 AM Group Photo
10:30 AM- 10:45 AM Tea Break
10:45 AM- 11:45 AM Invited Expert lecture by Mr. Venkata Gautham, Modem Systems Engineer, Qualcomm
11:45 AM- 12:45 PM Multi-User Transmission for Interweave CR Systems, MIMO Precoding for Underlay CR Systems
12:45 PM- 2:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM- 03:15 PM Problem Solving on Beamforming and Multi-User CR Systems
03:15 PM- 03:45 PM Tea Break
03:45 PM- 05:15 PM Game Theory for Cognitive Radio, Applications in MIMO and MIMO-OFDM Systems, Spectrum Auctions
DAY 5: January 10th, 2020 (FRIDAY)                                                    
09:00 AM- 10:15 AM MATLAB Project on Fading Wireless Channels, Multiple Antenna Wireless Channels and MIMO Systems
10:15 AM- 10:30 AM Tea Break
10:45 AM- 12:15 AM MATLAB Project on Massive MIMO System and Receiver Design with Perfect/ Imperfect CSI
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM- 03:15 PM MATLAB Project on Cooperative Communication, MIMO Cooperation, Multiple-Node Cooperation
03:15 PM- 03:45 PM Tea Break
03:45 PM- 05:15 PM MATLAB Project on Spectrum Sensing for Fading Channels, Spectrum sensing for MIMO-OFDM Systems
DAY 6: January 11th, 2020 (SATURDAY)                                                    
09:00 AM- 10:15 AM How to prepare for competitive/ placement exams. Important concepts
10:15 AM- 10:30 AM Tea Break
10:45 AM- 12:15 AM Frequently asked questions in Placement/ Ph.D./ M.Tech interviews and how to prepare
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch Break
02:00 PM- 03:15 PM Higher education opportunities available at IIT Kanpur and how to apply
03:15 PM- 03:45 PM Tea Break
03:45 PM- 05:15 PM Research areas and focus in IIT Kanpur in 5G and 6G Wireless Communication