SPCA 2014 - Symposia on Signal Processing Challenges and Architectures for High Throughput Satellite Communications

High throughput satellite systems aiming to provide Tbit/s throughput per satellite and beyond are fast becoming a reality. The architectures of Tbit/s satellite systems are fundamentally different from traditional satellite systems resulting in much higher levels of interference due to small spot beams, greater linear and non-linear distortions due to large signal bandwidths, significantly larger variability in the operating signal-to-noise ratios, etc. This introduces many challenges in the signal processing at the terminals, both in terms of theoretical performance evaluation as well as practical architectures for satellite terminals which can match the economics of low-cost terrestrial wire-line and wireless terminals.
Topics of interest include:
Impact of novel satellite architectures on signal processing requirements
Efficient codes and decoders for large SNR ranges and high phase noise
Header codes and decoders for ACM with large variation in SNR
Dirty paper coding and receiver structures
Signal processing with large interference, multi-user detection
Iterative decoding and synchronization
Burst mode acquisition and tracking at very low SNRs
Theoretical bounds for synchronization applicable over large SNR ranges
Signal processing for combating linear and non-linear distortions
Applications of non-linear optimization to waveform development
Novel filtering techniques for PAPR reduction
Keynote Speakers
Organizers
General Chairs
Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Viasat Inc.
Alexander Wyglinski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Technical Chairs
Alexander Wyglinski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Nandan Das, Viasat Inc.
TPC Members
Dr. N. Alagha, ESA
Dr. Z. Cao, ISI, USC
Dr. S. Chatzinotas, University of Luxembourg
Dr. F. Chiaraluce, Università Politecnica delle Marche
Dr. G. Durgin, Georgia Tech
Igor Bisio, University of Genoa
Dr. J. Grotz, NEWTEC Corp.
Dr. K. Liolis, SES TechCom S.A
Dr. T. MacDonald, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Dr. A. D. Panagopoulos, NTU of Athens
Ms. S. Shetty, Qualcomm
Mr. Ray Sperber, SES Engineering
Contacts
For all inquiries and questions please contact Dr. Balasubramanian (Rama) Ramakrishnan at balasr-AT-ieee.org