Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norman Franchi

Chair of Smart Electronics and Systems

Professors

Address

Cauerstraße 7-9 91058 Erlangen

04.229 | Cauerstraße 9, 04

Contact

Email: norman.franchi@fau.de
Phone: +49 9131 85-27200

Publications

Arneth, N., Scheller, K., Isbilen, T., Breun, S., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2026). A 157 GHz Direct Downconversion IQ Mixer in 130 nm BiCMOS Technology. In IEEE (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC). Jeju, KR.
Banerjee, B., Agarwal, B., Ahmad, A., Bockelmann, C., Cavalcante, R.L.G., Danaee, A.,... Zenger, C. (2026). 6G PHY: Insights From 6G-ANNA Research Initiative. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/OJCOMS.2026.3658132
Berwald, A., Vilyuk, K., Weninger, J., Engelmann, A., Scheller, K., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2026). A 24 GHz Self-Biased Class-F3 Voltage-Controlled Oscillator for High-Speed Wireline Transceivers in 12 nm FinFET Technology. In IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest (pp. 279-282). Boston, MA, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Bönsch, J., Motzelt, J., Reitz, P., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2026). Enabling Integrated Sensing and Communication with Index-Modulated FMCW Radar.
Dehghani, D., Lübke, M., Laue, F., Seifaei, Z., & Franchi, N. (2026). Receiver-Specific Interventional Valuation of Semantic Atoms for Budget-Constrained Multi-Agent Communication. In Proceedings of the IEEE GLOBECOM 2026 (pp. 7). Macau S.A.R., China, CN.
Dehghani, D., Lübke, M., Seifaei, Z., & Franchi, N. (2026). Measuring the Value of Communication in Multi-Agent Tracking Under Finite-Rate Belief Sharing. In Proceedings of the VTC2026-Fall. Boston, US.
Deublein, A., Loose, M., Riess, D., Musolff, C., Weigel, R., Fischer, G.,... Franchi, N. (2026). Direct Wideband Matching Technique for Nonlinear Multistage Power Amplifiers. In Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC) (pp. 1 - 3). Jeju, Republic of Korea, KR: IEEE.
Deublein, A., Musolff, C., Riess, D., Ruggiu, A., Etzel, J.-F., Weigel, R.,... Loose, M. (2026). 50-W GaN-on-Si Doherty Power Amplifier at 7 GHz. In Proceedings of the 2026 56th European Microwave Conference (EuMC) (pp. 441 - 444). London, United Kingdom, GB: IEEE.
Ehlert, G., Wiedemann, J.P., Loose, M., Deublein, A., Riess, D., Franchi, N., & Fischer, G. (2026). A Frequency-Tunable GaN Switching Power Amplifier with Digital Pulse Encoding. In Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE MTT-S Radio Frequency Technology and Techniques Symposium (IMS RFTT). Boston, MA, USA, US: IEEE.
Faghih-Naini, S., Frontius, T., Peters, S., Schuster, A., Franchi, N., & Reißland, T. (2026). Joint Communication and Sensing using OFDM: System Considerations and Measurements. In Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks (WiSNeT). Los Angeles, CA, USA, US.
Gröneweg, J.-S., Gherekhloo, S., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2026). Bistatic Lane Detection in a Highway Entry Scenario using Maximum a Posteriori Estimation. In Proceedings of the IEEE 103rd Vehicular Technology Conference. Nice, France.
Huang, T., Schönecker, A., Scheller, K., Schrotz, A.-M., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2026). A Compact 114–146 GHz 2-Stacked Power Amplifier Achieving 14.9 dBm Output Power in 28 nm CMOS. In Proceedings of the The European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC) 2026. London, GB.
Isbilen, T., Breun, S., Arneth, N., Schrotz, A.-M., Koch, M., Berwald, A.,... Franchi, N. (2026). An Impedance-Boosted Ka-Band Colpitts VCO with a PN1MHz of −107 dBc/Hz in 90 nm SiGe BiCMOS Technology. In 2026 IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference, WAMICON 2026. Clearwater, FL, USA, US: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Jung, T., Fink, L., Spinnler, C., Maiwald, T., & Franchi, N. (2026). An Evaluation of Disrupting 5G Industrial Environments with Stealth Jamming. In Proceedings of the 2026 8th International Conference on Computer Communication and the Internet (ICCCI) (pp. 1-10). Okayama, JP.
Jung, T., Fink, L., Spinnler, C., Maiwald, T., & Franchi, N. (2026). An Evaluation of Disrupting 5G Industrial Environments with Stealth Jamming. In IEEE (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2026 8th International Conference on Computer Communication and the Internet (ICCCI) (pp. 1-10). Okayama, JP.
Jung, T., Laue, F., Li, Z., Spinnler, C., & Franchi, N. (2026). Practical Evaluation of Overshadowing 5G SSBs. In Proceedings of the Globecom 2026. Macau, China, CN.
Koch, M., Löffler, J., Kohl, C., Engelmann, A., Breun, S., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2026). A 129.9-141.1 GHz VCO Quadrature Frequency Generator Using Frequency Division and Mixing. In GEMIC 2026 - 17th German Microwave Conference (pp. 251-254). Karlsruhe: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Kohl, C., Koch, M., Grund, M., Scheller, K., & Franchi, N. (2026). A W-Band Frequency Tripler in 130 nm BiCMOS with a Novel Fundamental Rejection Technique. In Proceedings of the European Microwave Week 2026. London, GB.
Loose, M., Deublein, A., Musolff, C., Franchi, N., & Fischer, G. (2026). Load Resilient Double Balanced Sequential Power Amplifier for MIMO Transceivers. In Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE Topical Conference on RF/Microwave Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications (PAWR) (pp. 49 - 52). Hollywood, CA, USA, US: IEEE.
Müller, K., Mane, S., Wägemann, P., & Franchi, N. (2026). WasmWeaver: A Framework for Runtime-Aware WebAssembly Program Generation with Reinforcement Learning. In Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE International Conference on Software Analysis, Evolution and Reengineering, Tool Demo Track (SANER Tool Demo 2026).
Müller, K., Ruhland, T., Guimarães, C., Kaiser, J., & Franchi, N. (2026). Firefly: Probabilistic Edge-Driven Task Offloading for Real-Time DTN-IoT Using Time-Series Foundation Models. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/OJCOMS.2026.3672750
Perner, B., Laue, F., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2026). Optimal Measurement Point Selection for Radio Environment Maps: A Two-Stage Approach. In Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE 37th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC). Singapore.
Perner, B., Raut, P.G., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2026). Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Base Station Placement in TDOA-Based Localization. In Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE 37th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC). Singapore.
Reitz, P., Veihelmann, T.C., Bönsch, J., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2026). Deep Learning-Based Multi-Radar Fusion for Robust Real-Time Object Detection. IEEE Sensors Letters. https://doi.org/10.1109/LSENS.2025.3650621
Ruhland, T., Müller, K., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2026). Sensor Data Quality Scoring for MEMS Accelerometers Via Spectral Anomaly Detection. IEEE Sensors Letters. https://doi.org/10.1109/LSENS.2026.3696864
Scheller, K., Vilyuk, K., Hetterle, P., Weninger, J., Engelmann, A., Weigel, R.,... Franchi, N. (2026). A Low-Power TSPC-PRBS Generator in 12 nm FinFET Bulk CMOS. In Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (pp. 1-3). Jeju, KR: IEEE.
Schwall, T., Loose, M., Simone, G., Engelmann, A., Koch, M., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2026). Compact and Highly Selective Coupled Line Filters in SiGe BiCMOS for D-band 6G Applications. In Proceedings of the 2026 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC). Fukuoka, JP.
Schönhärl, S., Schrotz, A.-M., Koch, M., Breun, S., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2026). D-Band Phase Shifter Using a Modified Translinear Loop for Linearized Gain and Phase Control. In Proceedings of the European Microwave Week 2026. London, GB.
Seifaei, Z., Nagapurkar, N., Reißland, T., Lübke, M., Dehghani, D., & Franchi, N. (2026). Communications-Aware Platoon Control with Adaptive Sampling Time: An OMNeT++-VEINS INET-SUMO Study. In Proceedings of the VTC2026-Fall. Boston, US.
Seifaei, Z., Reißland, T., Lübke, M., Dehghani, D., Borji, A., & Franchi, N. (2026). MAC Protocol Selection for Hub-Spoke Multi-Robot Coordination: A Communications-Control Co-Design Study. In Proceedings of the VTC2026-Fall. Boston, MA, USA.
Shatov, V., Schieler, S., Muth, C., Mateos-Ramos, J.M., Franco De Almeida, I.B., Euchner, F.,... Franchi, N. (2026). Integrated Radio Sensing Capabilities for 6G Networks: AI/ML Perspective. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 5081-5120. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMST.2026.3668458
Simone, G., Grund, M., Koch, M., Breun, S., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2026). Validation of an Open-Source RFIC Design Flow Using a 130 GHz Low-Noise Amplifier. In Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC). Jeju Island, KR.
Simone, G., Lurz, D., Grund, M., Schneider, F., Loose, M., Breun, S.,... Franchi, N. (2026). COBRA: An AI-Assisted Circuit-Level Optimizer for Open Source Based RFIC Design. In Proceedings of the 2026 39th SBC/SBMicro/IEEE Symposium on Integrated Circuits and Systems Design (SBCCI). São Paulo, BR: IEEE.
Simone, G., Tas, D., Schneider, F., Schilling, R., Engelmann, A., Maiwald, T.,... Franchi, N. (2026). AI-Based Transformer Matching Network Synthesis Using a Data-Efficient Two-Step Method. In Proceedings of the IEEE 26th Topical Meeting on Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF). Los Angeles/Hollywood, US.
Spielberger, A., Spitzkopf, L., Pfannenmüller, C., Schrotz, A.-M., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2026). Analysis of Neural Network-based Predictors for Predictive SAR ADC Applications. In 2026 IEEE 69th International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS). Cincinatti, Ohia, US: IEEE.
Spielberger, A., Spitzkopf, L., Schrotz, A.-M., Pfannenmüller, C., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2026). Performance Evaluation and Optimization of the Sampling Process of an Neuropredictive SAR ADC. In Proceedings of the 21st IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems 2025 (APCCAS 2025). Busan, KR: IEEE.
Stich, K., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2026). Energy-Latency Trade-Off of Max-Consensus in Industrial IoT Networks under Unreliable Links. In Proceedings of the 34th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED'26). Ancona, IT.
Su, Y., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2026). A Low-Complexity Denoising and Fine Estimation Algorithm for MIMO Radar. IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems, 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/TRS.2026.3677521
Su, Y., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2026). On Unified CRLB Framework from Generic Signals to ISAC Waveforms with Virtual Array Sensing. IEEE Transactions on Radar Systems. https://doi.org/10.1109/TRS.2026.3705154
Taffner, L., Bönsch, J., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2026). On the Feasibility of Passive Bistatic ISAC based on Unmodified LoRa. In Proceedings of the IEEE MeditCom 2026. Caligari.
Touijer, O., Quang, M.N., Schwab, N., Franchi, N., & Fischer, G. (2026). A Compact Planar Balun for High-Power RF Push-Pull Amplifiers in MRI Transmit Chains. In Proceedings of the European Microwave Week (EuMW 2026). London, GB.
Touijer, O., Quang, M.N., Wiedemann, J.P., Franchi, N., & Fischer, G. (2026). Planar Multilayer Balun with Transformer-Based Topology for MR Systems. In Proceedings of the 2026 IEEE Topical Conference on RF/Microwave Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications (PAWR). Los Angeles/Hollywood, CA, US.
Touijer, O., Schönecker, A., Löffler, J., Wiedemann, J.P., Franchi, N., & Fischer, G. (2026). Ferrite-Free High-Power Balun for Differential Push-Pull Amplifiers in MRI/NMR Applications. In Proceedings of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC). Jeju Island, KR.
Vatanian, N., Oliveira da Costa, G.W., Roth-Mandutz, E., George, G., & Franchi, N. (2026). Limitations and Enhancements for Network Energy Savings Towards 6G: Time Domain Adaptations. In IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) (pp. 7). Glasgow, Scotland, UK: IEEE.
Veihelmann, T.C., Reitz, P., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2026). Estimating Global Horizontal Irradiance from Unmodified Ambient Light Sensors Using Illuminance Modeling. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2026.3709397
Veihelmann, T.C., Reitz, P., Lübke, M., Russwurm, E., & Franchi, N. (2026). Solar Nowcasting with Local Sensor Networks: Replacing Pyranometers with Abundant IoT Light Sensors and PV Modules (forthcoming). In Proceedings of the 54th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 54). New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
Wang, D., Boroujeni, P.F., Koch, M., Breun, S., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2026). Generative Surrogate Model for Continuous mm-Wave Six-Port Transformer S-Parameters. In Proceedings of the 2026 German Microwave Conference (GeMic). Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany: IEEE.
Wang, D., Breun, S., Kawan, M., Scheller, K., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2026). A Wideband Single-Sideband Up-Conversion Mixer in 90 nm BiCMOS for D-Band JCAS Applications. In Proceedings of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC). Jeju, Korea: IEEE.
Wang, D., Huang, T., Schönecker, A., Koch, M., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2026). A Differential D-Band Power Amplifier in 90-nm SiGe BiCMOS for Doubler-Last J-Band Transmitters. In Proceedings of the 2026 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC). Fukuoka, JP.
Wang, D., Koch, M., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2026). A Framework for Millimeter-Wave Matching-Network Synthesis Using Compact Passive Modules and Topology Augmentation. In Proceedings of the European Microwave Week 2026. London, GB.
Weninger, J., Probst, F., Engelmann, A., Spielberger, A., Schrotz, A.-M., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2026). A 36 Gbit/s 15.6 fJ/Bit FoM TSPC 2:1 Multiplexer for High-Speed Serial Links in 22 nm FDSOI. In Proceedings of the APMC 2025 (pp. 1-3). Jeju Island, Korea, KR.
Zhang, M., Huang, T., Reissland, T., Maiwald, T., Franchi, N., & Weigel, R. (2026). PA-Aware Partially-Connected Hybrid Beamforming Design for Wideband Integrated Sensing and Communication. IEEE Journal of Microwaves. https://doi.org/10.1109/JMW.2026.3728101
Zhang, M., Weigel, R., Franchi, N., & Reißland, T. (2026, February). Robust Hybrid Beamforming with Mutual Coupling Compensation for mmWave MIMO. Poster presentation at 2025 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC), JEJU in Jeju, Korea., KR.

Breun, S., Schrotz, A.-M., Koch, M., Franchi, N., & Weigel, R. (2025). A 304 to 337 GHz Push-Push Frequency Doubler with 6.8 dBm Pmax using T-Junction Combining in 90 nm SiGe BiCMOS Technology. In Proceedings of the German Microwave Conference 2025.
Bönsch, J., Reitz, P., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2025). Evaluating Communication and Sensing Quality in Phase-Modulated FMCW Radar. In Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Symposium on Joint Communications & Sensing. Oulu, Finland.
Bönsch, J., Reitz, P., Motzelt, J., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2025). Integrated Sensing and Communication Based on Road Side Units for Intersection Monitoring. In Proceedings of the 2025 28th International Workshop on Smart Antennas (WSA). Erlangen.
Fink, L., Reißland, T., Maiwald, T., & Franchi, N. (2025). Jamming Detection and Classification on Physical Layer with a Minimized CNN Model. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advanced Communication Technologies and Networking (CommNet). Rabat, MA.
Gröneweg, J.S., Gherekhloo, S., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2025). Evaluating the Performance of UE-Side Bistatic Sensing using PRS on a Highway Entry Scenario. In Angelika S. Thalmayer, Maximilian Lubke (Eds.), WSA 2025 - Proceedings of the 28th International Workshop on Smart Antennas (pp. 267-272). Erlangen, DEU: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Gröneweg, J.-S., Gherekhloo, S., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2025). Evaluating the Performance of UE-Side Sensing in Multistatic ISAC Systems for Highway Scenarios. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Joint Communications & Sensing. Oulu, Finland.
Hafner, M., Jung, T., Mallikarjun, S.B., Brasileiro, I., Ahmad, A., Pandit, V.,... Jukan, A. (2025). Subnetworks Under Attack: A Comprehensive Look at Security Risks in Future 6G Networks. In 2025 14th International ITG Conference on Systems, Communications and Coding (SCC). Karlsruhe, DE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Hetterle, P., Engelmann, A., Scheller, K., Huang, T., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2025). A 21 GHz Bandwidth 30 dB Gain VGA for 6G Basband Systems in 22 nm FDSOI. In Proceedings of the German Microwave Conference (GEMIC). Dresden, DE: IEEE.
Isbilen, T., Breun, S., Arneth, N., Schrotz, A.-M., Scheller, K., Franchi, N., & Weigel, R. (2025). A 150-168 GHz Mixer and Quadrupler Unit in SiGe BiCMOS Technology for JCAS Applications Based on DDS Signal Generation Up to 5 GHz. In IEEE (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON). Cocoa Beach, FL, USA, US.
Koch, M., Schönecker, A., Kohl, C., Breun, S., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2025). Sub-THz Circuit and System Architectures for Communication and Sensing in 6G and Beyond. In Proceedings of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC). Jeju, Republic of Korea.
Lassen, V., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2025). Parking Occupancy Detection through Adaptive Multi-Sensor Camera-CNN Fusion. IEEE Sensors Letters. https://doi.org/10.1109/LSENS.2025.3593908
Lassen, V., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2025). Real-Time Instance Segmentation for Parking Occupancy Detection Using CNNs. In Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Image, Signal Processing and Synthetic Media. Trondheim, Norwegen: Trondheim, Norway.
Laue, F., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2025). Anomaly Detection in Resilient Networks: On the Impact of Delayed and False Decisions. In 2025 59th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers (pp. 1501-1507). Pacific Grove, US: New York City: IEEE.
Lindenschmitt, D., Jung, T., Kakan, P.K., Reißland, T., Franchi, N., & Schotten, H.D. (2025). Analysis of an Architecture for Integrated Sensing and Communication in 5G OpenRAN. In Proceedings of the IEEE Future Networks World Forum. Bangalore, IN: IEEE.
Löffler, J., Koch, M., Breun, S., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2025). 8-Port Network Analysis Up to 110 GHz Using Multi-VNA Port Extension. In 2025 55th European Microwave Conference, EuMC 2025 (pp. 949-952). Utrecht, NLD: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Löffler, J., Koch, M., Breun, S., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2025). Challenges for High-Datarate Chip-To-Chip Interconnects using Organic Interposer Materials for Heterogeneous Chiplet Systems Up to 110 GHz. In Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference Proceedings, APMC. Jeju Island, KR: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Lübke, M., Thalmayer, A., Lassen, V., Franchi, N., & Etzlinger, B. (2025). The Demand and the Path to Trustworthy Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 11(1), 481-484. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2025-0222
Lübke, M., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2025). ISAC in Dense Automotive Scenarios: Influence of Antenna Characteristics and Placement. In Proceedings of the Kleinheubacher Tagung 2025. Miltenberg.
Müller, K., Zhang, J., Vossiek, P., Shafaei, S., Fitzek, F.H., & Franchi, N. (2025). FLINT: Performance-Aware In-Network Computing for Dynamic 6G Sub-Networks. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC). Montreal, Canada.
Nauzad, J., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2025). Evaluation of the Downlink Communication Parameters of an Indoor 5G Non-Public Network for the Constant Jammer Detection. In 2025 55th European Microwave Conference (EuMC) (pp. 1219-1222). Utrecht, NL: IEEE.
Perner, B., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2025). Optimized Measurement Location Planning for Interpolation-based Radio Environment Maps. In Proceedings of the EUSIPCO. Palermo, IT.
Reitz, P., Künzle, C., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2025). Digital Twins for Radar Object Detection: Improving Deep Learning with Synthetic Data. In Proceedings of the EuMW. Utrecht, NL.
Reitz, P., Veihelmann, T.C., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2025). Dual radar vision: A feature fusion approach for advanced object detection in IoT radar networks. Machine Learning with Applications. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlwa.2025.100703
Reitz, P., Veihelmann, T.C., Künzle, C., Franchi, N., Weigel, R., & Lübke, M. (2025). A Feature Pyramid Network Based Detection Approach for Multi-Scale Target Detection in Stationary Short-Range Radar. In Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON). Cocoa Beach, Florida.
Ruhland, T., Lübke, M., Tobola, A., & Franchi, N. (2025). Data Consistency Determination with Multi-Event Detection for Heterogeneous Sensors. In Proceedings of the IEEE I2MTC – International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference. Chemnitz, Germany.
Ruhland, T., Müller, K., Lübke, M., Tobola, A., & Franchi, N. (2025). Hybrid Predictive Modeling for Single-Sensor Data Consistency in Industrial IoT. In Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things. Tuscany (Lucca), Italy.
Scheller, K., Engelmann, A., Hetterle, P., Löffler, J., Weigel, R., Schrotz, A.-M., & Franchi, N. (2025). A DC to 17 GHz Area-Efficient VGA with 20 DB Linear DB Tuning Range in 22 nm FDSOI. In 2025 20th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2025 (pp. 374-377). Utrecht, NL: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Schöpplein, V., Breun, S., Löffler, J., Koch, M., Loose, M., Dietz, M.,... Franchi, N. (2025). Integrated Time Domain Multiplexer for Superconducting Qubit Control at Millikelvin Temperatures. In 2025 20th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference (EuMIC). IEEE.
Schösser, A., Burmeister, F., Bogner, J., Li, Z., Schulz, P., Fettweis, G., & Franchi, N. (2025). Pinpointing Radio Devices: Robust Fingerprint Localization in Industrial Environments. In 2025 59th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers. Pacific Grove, CA, USA, US: IEEE.
Sebastian, C., Faghih-Naini, S., Reißland, T., Weigel, R., Franchi, N., & Scheiner, B. (2025). Wideband Aperture Coupled Patch Antenna for 6G Millimeter-Wave Applications. In Proceedings of the 2025 16th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC). Dresden.
Seifaei, Z., Reißland, T., & Franchi, N. (2025). Communications-Control Co-Design in Cooperative Platooning: Quantifying the Stability Effects of Communications Delay and Loss. In VTCfall (pp. 7). Chengdu, China: IEEE.
Seifaei, Z., Reißland, T., Stich, K., & Franchi, N. (2025). Distributed Platoon Control Under Communications Constraints and Event-Triggered Strategies. In IFAC (pp. 6). University College Dublin, Ireland: Elsevier.
Shatov, V., Shanin, N., Veihelmann, T.C., Perner, B., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2025). Dual-Task Supervised Learning for Distributed Spectrum Monitoring Applications. In Proceedings of the Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit). Poznan, Poland.
Shatov, V., Vagollari, A., Su, Y., Gerstacker, W., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2025). Supervised Learning of Wireless Signal Waveforms in the Era of Radar-Communications Convergence. In Proceedings of the 16th IFIP Wireless and Mobile Networking Conference (WMNC). Leuven, Belgium.
Spielberger, A., Pfannenmüller, C., Spitzkopf, L., Armbrecht, W., Schrotz, A.-M., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2025). A Novel Neuropredictive SAR ADC Architecture for Ultra-Low Power Applications. In Proceedings of the 68th IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems. Lansing, Michigan, US: IEEE.
Spielberger, A., Scheller, K., Engelmann, A., Franchi, N., Weigel, R., & Pfannenmüller, C. (2025). A Novel Integrated Power Detection Circuit for Low Noise Amplifiers in Cellular Applications. In Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless and Microwave Technology Conference (WAMICON) 2025. Cocoa Beach, Florida, US: IEEE.
Spinnler, C., Reißland, T., & Franchi, N. (2025). AARC-FE: Electrical Assembly Authentication with Random Convolution Kernels and Fuzzy Extractors. In Proceedings of the The 20th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES 2025). Ghent University, BE.
Stich, K., Reißland, T., & Franchi, N. (2025). Impact of Packet Errors on the Min-Consensus Protocol: General Analysis and Application to an Industrial Use Case. In 2025 International Conference on Control, Automation and Diagnosis (ICCAD) (pp. 1-6). Barcelona, ES: IEEE.
Su, Y., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2025). Code-Orthogonal PMCW MIMO ISAC System: Digital Beamforming for Pilot and Data Separation. In Angelika S. Thalmayer, Maximilian Lubke (Eds.), WSA 2025 - Proceedings of the 28th International Workshop on Smart Antennas (pp. 273-278). Erlangen, DEU, DE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Su, Y., Zhang, G., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2025). ISAC-Enabled OFDM Radar: ICI and Off-Grid Effect Suppression via Signal Reconstruction. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2025.3606218
Vatanian, N., Hajijalili, N., Costa, G., Roth-Mandutz, E., George, G., & Franchi, N. (2025). Enhancing Cell DTX for Network Energy Savings Towards 6G. In IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN) (pp. 7). Bologna, Italy, IT: IEEE.
Veihelmann, T.C., Reitz, P., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2025). Estimating Global Horizontal Irradiance Using Tilted Off-the-Shelf Light Sensors via Reverse Transposition. In Proceedings of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. Montreal, CA, CA.
Vilyuk, K., Scheller, K., Hetterle, P., Probst, F., Engelmann, A., Schrotz, A.-M.,... Weigel, R. (2025). A TSPC mm-Wave Frequency Divider with up to 50 GHz Input Frequency in 12 nm FinFET Bulk CMOS. In Proceedings of the International Microwave Symposium - IMS 2025 (pp. 974 - 977). San Francisco, US: IEEE.
Zeng, X., Franchi, N., Weigel, R., & Pfannenmüller, C. (2025). Direction Prediction based on Particle Filter for User Tracking with Intelligent Reflecting Surface. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2025.3581669
Zhang, G., Cai, X., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2025). A Geometry-Based ISAC Channel Model for Vehicle-To-Vehicle Scenarios. 2025 IEEE European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP).
Zhang, G., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2025). Dynamic Channel Characterization for Vehicular ISAC in Intersection Scenarios at 77 GHz. In Angelika S. Thalmayer, Maximilian Lubke (Eds.), WSA 2025 - Proceedings of the 28th International Workshop on Smart Antennas (pp. 189-194). Erlangen, DEU: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Zhang, M., Reißland, T., Franchi, N., Fischer, G., & Weigel, R. (2025). Hybrid Beamforming Design with Physical Layer Simulation Tool for JCAS Applications. In Proceedings of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (pp. 4). Bali, Indonesia, ID.
Zhang, M., Su, Y., Franchi, N., Weigel, R., & Reißland, T. (2025). Hybrid Beamforming for Multi-User Joint Communication and Sensing With URA Under Partially Connected Architectures. IEEE Access, 13, 170395-170409. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3615453
Zhang, M., Weigel, R., Franchi, N., & Reißland, T. (2025, November). FPGA-Based Hybrid Beamforming under Quantization and Phase Resolution Constraints. Paper presentation at 2025 IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Systems, Hongkong.

Fink, L., Seifaei, M., Benzin, A., Osterland, D., & Franchi, N. (2024). D2D sub-THz Industrial Radio System for 6G Use Case Definition RF Transceiver Requirements Analysis and Feasibility Considerations. In Proceedings of the European Wireless 2024. Brno, CZ.
Franchi, N., Dressler, F., Ergenc, D., Guter, P., Lassen, V., Lübke, M.,... Wuebben, D. (2024). German Perspective on 6G – Use Cases, Technical Building Blocks and Requirements Insights by the 6G Platform Germany. Erlangen: FAU University Press.
Horbach, K., Perner, B., Rehmann, W., Kretschmer, M., Lübke, M., Rademacher, M., & Franchi, N. (2024). Opportunistic 5G Spectrum Usage for Nomadic Ad-Hoc Emergency Communication. In Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF). Dubai, UAE.
Khaloopour, L., Su, Y., Raskob, F., Meuser, T., Bless, R., Janzen, L.,... Jamali, V. (2024). Resilience-by-Design in 6G Networks: Literature Review and Novel Enabling Concepts. IEEE Access. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3480275
Müller, K., & Franchi, N. (2024). ConTST: Predicting Mobile Subnetwork Encounters in Dynamic Factories with Time Series Transformers. In 2024 IEEE 100th Vehicular Technology Conference (pp. 1-7). Washington DC, US.
Müller, K., Seidler, M., Ulbrich, P., & Franchi, N. (2024). NimbleNet: Serverless Computing for the Extreme Edge in Factory Environments. In WoSC10 '24: Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Serverless Computing (pp. 19-24). Hong Kong, CN: ACM Digital Library.
Müller, K., Weidner, J., Franchi, N., & Wägemann, P. (2024). TinyEP: TinyML-enhanced Energy Profiling for Extreme Edge Devices. IEEE Access, 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3520089
Nuß, B., Karle, C., Neu, M., Witte, L., Scheder, A., Franchi, N.,... Zwick, T. (2024). Flexible and Scalable Broadband Massive MIMO Testbed for Joint Communication and Sensing Applications. In VDE ITG (Eds.), European Wireless 2024 (pp. 187-192). Brno, CZ.
Reitz, P., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2024). Impact of parallel interference on FMCW radar detection in indoor environments. In Proceedings of the 13th edition of the IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications. Lisbon, PT: IEEE.
Reitz, P., Künzle, C., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2024). Analysis of 60 GHz Radar Channel Characteristics in Indoor and Outdoor Environments. In Proceedings of the Kleinheubacher Tagung. Kleinheubach, DE.
Reitz, P., Künzle, C., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2024). Evaluation of the Interference Performance of FMCW Radar Sensors in Dense Indoor Environments. IEEE Access, 12, 46834-46850. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3382547
Reitz, P., Maiwald, T., Bönsch, J., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2024). Accelerating Deep Learning in Radar Systems: A Simulation Framework for 60 GHz Indoor Radar. Remote Sensing. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16214028
Reitz, P., Maiwald, T., Franchi, N., Weigel, R., & Lübke, M. (2024). Evaluating Synthetic Data Potential for 60 GHz FMCW Radar Simulations with Real Measurements. In Proceedings of the 11th Microwave and Radar Week. Wroclaw, PL.
Rosemann, P., Partani, S., Miranda, M., Mähn, J., Karrenbauer, M., Meli, W.,... Schotten, H.D. (2024). Enabling Mobility-Oriented JCAS in 6G Networks: An Architecture Proposal. In Proceedings of the 2024 IEEE 4th International Symposium on Joint Communications & Sensing (JC&S) (pp. 1-6). Leuven, Belgium.
Ruhland, T., Tobola, A., Scholl, C., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2024). Data Quality in IoT Temperature Sensor Systems: Demonstrated on Time-Dependent Temperature Fluctuations. IEEE Sensors Journal. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2024.3418144
Seifaei, Z., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2024). Predictive Algorithms for Communications-Control Co-Design in Multi-Robot Systems: Demonstrated with Two Drones in a Leader-Follower Setup. In EW24 (pp. 6). Brno, Czech Republic.
Shatov, V., Nuß, B., Schieler, S., Bishoyi, P., Wimmer, L., Lübke, M.,... Franchi, N. (2024). Joint Radar and Communications: Architectures, Use Cases, Aspects of Radio Access, Signal Processing, and Hardware. IEEE Access, 47888 - 47914. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3383771
Shatov, V., Shanin, N., Perner, B., Su, Y., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2024). LSTM-DNN-Based Joint Wireless Signal Waveform Classification and Blind Transmitter Localization. In IEEE (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Spinnler, C., Labs, T., & Franchi, N. (2024). SoK: A Taxonomy for Hardware-Based Fingerprinting in the Internet of Things. In Association for Computing Machinery (Eds.), ARES '24: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (pp. 1-12). Vienna: New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery.
Su, Y., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2024). Coordinated Multipoint JCAS in 6G Mobile Networks. IEEE Access. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3428831
Su, Y., Shatov, V., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2024). A code-orthogonal PMCW transmission scheme for improving communications performance in JCAS systems. IEEE Access. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3369415
Vatanian, N., Oliveira da Costa, G.W., Roth-Mandutz, E., George, G., & Franchi, N. (2024). Energy Savings in 5G-Advanced Radio Access Networks: Downlink Signaling Adaptation. In IEEE 100th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2024-Fall) (pp. 7). Washington, DC, US: IEEE.
Veihelmann, T.C., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2024). How Connected Cars Can Improve Solar Forecasting - Expanding the Scale of Local Sensor Networks. In Proceedings of the 41st European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition. Vienna.
Veihelmann, T.C., Reitz, P., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2024). How Connected Cars Could Capture Cloud Dynamics for Solar Forecasting—Evidence from Two Simulation Scenarios. Solar RRL. https://doi.org/10.1002/solr.202400470
Veihelmann, T.C., Shatov, V., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2024). Using Probe Counts to Provide High-Resolution Detector Data for a Microscopic Traffic Simulation. Vehicles, 6(2), 747-764. https://doi.org/10.3390/vehicles6020035
Yüksekkaya, F., Franchi, N., & Lübke, M. (2024). On the Detection of Vulnerable Road Users—Simulating Limits of an FMCW Radar. Electronics, 13, 2547. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13132547

Hoffmann, M., Kunzmann, G., Dudda, T., Irmer, R., Jukan, A., Macher, G.,... Voicu, A.M. (2023). A secure and resilient 6G architecture vision of the German flagship project 6G-ANNA. IEEE Access, 102643 - 102660. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3313505
Lübke, M., Fuchs, J., Dubey, A., Frank, M., Franchi, N., & Lurz, F. (2023). Antenna Setup for Future Joint Radar-Communications – Characteristics and Mounting Positions. Advances in Radio Science : Kleinheubacher Berichte, 20, 55-65. https://doi.org/10.5194/ars-20-55-2023
Lübke, M., Su, Y., & Franchi, N. (2023). Evaluating RF Hardware Characteristics for Automotive JCRS Systems Based on PMCW-CDMA at 77 GHz. IEEE Access. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3259725
Shatov, V., Lübke, M., Su, Y., & Franchi, N. (2023). On Integrated Cooperative Radio Sensing for Spatial Electromagnetic Analysis in 6G. In Proceedings of the 2023 IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF). Baltimore, MD, USA.
Su, Y., Shatov, V., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2023). Improving Resource Efficiency of PMCW-Based JCRS Systems: Simultaneous Transmission of Pilot and Data via Orthogonal Codes. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications - Workshop: International Workshop for Integrated Sensing and Communication.
Veihelmann, T.C., Seifaei, M., Lübke, M., & Franchi, N. (2023). Leveraging gradient-boosted trees to combine FFT, correlation and Fréchet-distance features for clear-sky detection. In Proceedings of the 40th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition. Lissabon, PT.

Anwar, W., Kumar, A., Franchi, N., & Fettweis, G. (2022). Physical Layer Abstraction for Multi-Connectivity Communications: Modeling and Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 21, 1779-1793. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2021.3106771
Anwar, W., Kumar, A., Franchi, N., & Fettweis, G. (2022). Physical Layer Performance Modeling of Modern Multicarrier Modulation Techniques. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2022.3168084
Hecker, A., Striller, B., Boye, F., Franchi, N., & Freytag, H. (2022). Aspects on Applying and Operating Campus Networks in Agriculture. In (pp. 411-418). VDI Verlag GMBH.
Hecker, A., Striller, B., & Franchi, N. (2022). Private mobile ad hoc communications and the application in LANDNETZ. In VDI Wissensforum GmbH (Eds.), (pp. 251-258).
Lübke, M., Su, Y., Cherian, A.J., Fuchs, J., Dubey, A., Weigel, R., & Franchi, N. (2022). Full Physical Layer Simulation Tool to Design Future 77 GHz JCRS-Applications. IEEE Access. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3170919

Anwar, W., Dev, S., Kumar, A., Franchi, N., & Fettweis, G. (2021). PHY Abstraction Techniques for V2X Enabling Technologies: Modeling and Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(2), 1501-1517. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2021.3053425
Anwar, W., Franchi, N., & Fettweis, G. (2021). A Study on Link Adaptation Techniques for IEEE 802.11bd Based eV2X Communications. In IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference. Virtual, US: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Franchi, N., Fettweis, G.P., & Herlitzius, T. (2021). The significance of the Tactile Internet and 5G for digital agriculture. At-Automatisierungstechnik, 69(4), 281-286. https://doi.org/10.1515/auto-2020-0130
Krause, A., Anwar, W., Martinez, A.B., Stachorra, D., Fettweis, G., & Franchi, N. (2021). Network Planning and Coverage Optimization for Mobile Campus Networks. In Proceedings - 2021 IEEE 4th 5G World Forum, 5GWF 2021 (pp. 305-310). Virtual, CA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Kumar, A., Franco De Almeida, I.B., Franchi, N., & Fettweis, G. (2021). A Deep Neural Network Based Environment Sensing in the Presence of Jammers. In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops, ICC Workshops 2021 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Li, Z., Bomfin, R., Franco De Almeida, I.B., Nimr, A., Franchi, N., & Fettweis, G. (2021). Position-Driven Wireless Multipath Channel Simulator for Square-Shaped Environments. In 2021 1st IEEE International Online Symposium on Joint Communications and Sensing, JC and S 2021. Dresden, DE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Scheuvens, L., Hoessler, T., Schulz, P., Franchi, N., Barreto, A.N., & Fettweis, G.P. (2021). State-Aware Resource Allocation for Wireless Closed-Loop Control Systems. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 69(10), 6604-6619. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCOMM.2021.3095953
Schulz, P., Franchi, N., & Fettweis, G. (2021). RSS-based Localization of Multiple Unknown Transmitters through Particle Simulation. In 2021 1st IEEE International Online Symposium on Joint Communications and Sensing, JC and S 2021. Dresden, DE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Trassl, A., Schmitt, E., Hoessler, T., Scheuvens, L., Franchi, N., Schwarzenberg, N., & Fettweis, G. (2021). Outage prediction for ultra-reliable low-latency communications in fast fading channels. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2021(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13638-021-01964-w

Anwar, W., Krause, A., Kumar, A., Franchi, N., & Fettweis, G.P. (2020). Performance Analysis of Various Waveforms and Coding Schemes in V2X Communication Scenarios. In IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC. Seoul, KR: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Franchi, N. (2020). Selected aspects and approaches on improving dependability in industrial radio networks. Springer International Publishing.
Jacob, R., Anwar, W., Schwarzenberg, N., Franchi, N., & Fettweis, G. (2020). System-level performance comparison of IEEE 802.11p and 802.11bd draft in highway scenarios. In Proceedings of the 2020 27th International Conference on Telecommunications, ICT 2020. Bali, ID: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Mahdi, A.H., Hosler, T., Franchi, N., & Fettweis, G. (2020). Multi-Connectivity for Reliable Wireless Industrial Communications: Gains and Limitations. In IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC. Seoul, KR: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Mahdi, A.H., Hößler, T., Scheuvens, L., Franchi, N., & Fettweis, G. (2020). Multi-connectivity management for mobile ultra-reliable low-latency communications. In WSA 2020 - 24th International ITG Workshop on Smart Antennas. Hamburg, DE: VDE Verlag GmbH.
Scheuvens, L., Schulz, P., Hossler, T., Franchi, N., Barreto, A., & Fettweis, G.P. (2020). State-Aware Resource Allocation for Wireless Closed-Loop Control Based on Multi-Connectivity. In 2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2020 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Scheuvens, L., Schulz, P., Hoßler, T., Franchi, N., Barreto, A., & Fettwcis, G.P. (2020). System analysis of state-aware resource allocation for closed-loop control systems. In 2020 IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM 2020 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Schwarzenberg, N., Jacob, R., Franchi, N., & Fettweis, G. (2020). Multi-connectivity with joint decoding for 802.11bd under doubly-selective fading. In Proceedings of the 2020 27th International Conference on Telecommunications, ICT 2020. Bali, ID: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
Trasl, A., Scheuvens, L., Hosler, T., Schmitt, E., Franchi, N., & Fettweis, G.P. (2020). Outage prediction for URLLC in rayleigh fading. In 2020 European Conference on Networks and Communications, EuCNC 2020 (pp. 116-121). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..
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