Daniel E. Lucani

PhD. Candidate
Research Laboratory for Electronics

Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

dlucani at mit dot edu

 

Research

I am working with Prof. Muriel Medard and Prof. Milica Stojanovic on network coding and underwater acoustic communications and networks.

Research Interests

  • Network coding.
  • Underwater acoustic communications and networks
  • Wireless communications and networks.
  • Scaling laws of wireless networks.

Education

  • M.S. (Honors), Electronics Engineering (Communications), Universidad Simón Bolívar, 2006.
  • B.S. (Honors), Electronics Engineering, Universidad Simón Bolívar, 2005.

 

Publications

1.       Lucani, D. E., Stojanovic, M., Médard, M., “Random Linear Network Coding for Time Division Duplexing: When To Stop Talking And Start Listening", Submitted to INFOCOM 2009.

2.       Lucani, D. E., Médard, M., Stojanovic, M., “A Lower Bound to Transmission Power for Multicast in Underwater Networks using Network Coding”, Accepted to IEEE ISITA 2008, Auckland, New Zealand, Dec. 2008.

3.       Lucani, D. E., Médard, M., Stojanovic, M., “Capacity Scaling Laws for Underwater Networks”, Accepted to 42nd Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Oct. 2008.

4.       Lucani, D. E., Médard, M., Stojanovic, M., “Underwater Acoustic Networks: Channel Models and Network Coding based Lower Bound to Transmission Power for Multicast”, Accepted to Journal of Selected Areas in Communications, 2008

5.       Lucani, D. E., Stojanovic, M., Médard, M., “On the Relationship between Transmission Power and Capacity of an Underwater Acoustic Communication Channel", In Proceedings of IEEE Oceans Conference '08, 2008.

6.       Lucani, D. E., Médard, M., Stojanovic, M., “Network Coding Schemes for Underwater Networks: The Benefits of Implicit Acknowledgement", In Proceedings ACM WUWnet '07, pp.25-32, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Sept. 2007

7.       Lucani, D., Badra, R., Bianchi, C. M., “Increasing VoIP capacity on WiFi networks through the use of the FAIR algorithm for MAC”. In Proceedings 66th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference. Baltimore, USA, Sept. 2007.

8.       Lucani, D., Cataldo, G., Cruz, J., Wong, S., Villegas, G. “A portable ECG monitoring device with Bluetooth and Holter capabilities for telemedicine applications”. In Proceedings of the 28th IEEE EMBS Annual International Conference. New York, USA. Aug. 2006.

9.       Boadas, L., Cataldo, G., Harima, K., Lucani, D., Urbano, L. “The use of ICT as supporting tool in Basic Electronics Laboratory for engineers: experience of its practical application”. In Proceedings of the International Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation Symposium, Maribor, Slovenia, Jun. 2006.  

10.    Lucani, D., Cataldo, G., Cruz, J., Medina, E., Villegas, G. “Tele-Electrocardiógrafo Inalámbrico”. In Proceedings of the II Venezuelan Bioengineering Conference. Mérida, Venezuela. Jul. 2004.