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Topics:
- Math-Probability
- Information theory-Communications
- Control theory-Communications
- Wave propagation in random media
- Network algorithms

    Current preprints
  1. The capacity of wireless networks: information-theoretic and physical limits
    M. Franceschetti, M.D. Migliore, P. Minero
    (Shorter version appeared in Allerton 2007).

  2. Data rate theorem for stabilization over fading channels
    P. Minero, M. Franceschetti, S. Dey, G. Nair
    (Shorter version appeared in CONCOM 2007).

  3. Outage capacity of MIMO Poisson fading channels
    K. Chakraborty, S. Dey, M. Franceschetti
    (Shorter version appeared in ISIT 2007).

  4. Capacity of wide-band MIMO channels via space-time diversity of scattered fields.
    A. Martini, M. Franceschetti, A. Massa
    (Shorter version appeared in Asilomar 2007).

  5. Space-time duality in multiple antenna channels
    M. Franceschetti, K. Chakraborty
    (Shorter version appeared in Allerton 2006).


    Math - Probability
  1. When a random walk of fixed length can lead uniformly anywhere inside a hypersphere
    M. Franceschetti
    Journal of Statistical Physics, 127(4), pp. 813-823, May 2007.

  2. Navigation in small world networks, a scale-free continuum model
    M. Franceschetti, R. Meester
    Journal of applied probability, 43(4), pp. 1173-1180, December 2006.

  3. Percolation in the signal to interference ratio graph
    O. Dousse, M. Franceschetti, N. Macris, R. Meester, P. Thiran
    Journal of applied probability, 43(2), pp. 552-562, June 2006.

  4. Critical node lifetimes in random networks via the Chen-Stein method
    M. Franceschetti, R. Meester
    IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, 52(6), pp. 2831-2837, June 2006.

  5. Continuum percolation with unreliable and spread out connections
    M. Franceschetti, L. Booth, M. Cook, J. Bruck, R. Meester
    Journal of Statistical Physics, 118 (3/4), pp. 721-734, February 2005.

  6. Covering algorithms, continuum percolation and the geometry of wireless networks
    L. Booth, J. Bruck, M. Franceschetti, R. Meester
    Annals of Applied Probability, 13(2), pp. 722-741, May 2003.


    Information Theory - Communications

  7. A note on Lévêque and Telatar's upper bound on the capacity of wireless ad-hoc networks
    M. Franceschetti
    IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, 53(9), pp. 3207-3211, September 2007.

  8. Closing the gap in the capacity of wireless networks via percolation theory
    M. Franceschetti, O. Dousse, D. Tse, P. Thiran
    IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, 53(3), pp. 1009-1018, March 2007.
    Typographical correction

  9. On the throughput scaling of wireless relay networks
    O. Dousse, M. Franceschetti, P. Thiran
    IEEE Trans. on Information Theory, 52(6), pp. 2756-2761, June 2006.


    Control theory - Communications

  10. Foundations of control and estimation over lossy networks
    L. Schenato, B. Sinopoli, M. Franceschetti, K. Poolla, S. S. Sastry
    Proceedings of the IEEE, 95(1), pp. 163-187, January 2007.

  11. Kalman Filtering with intermittent observations
    B. Sinopoli, L. Schenato, M. Franceschetti, K. Poolla, M. I. Jordan, S. S. Sastry
    IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control, 49(9), pp. 1453-1464, September 2004.


    Wave propagation in random media

  12. Stochastic ray propagation in stratified random lattices
    A. Martini, M. Franceschetti, A. Massa
    IEEE Antennas and wireless propagation letters, 6, pp. 232-235, 2007.

  13. Ray propagation in non-uniform random lattices - Part II
    A. Martini, R. Azaro, M. Franceschetti, A. Massa
    Journal of the Optical Society of America, A 24(8), pp. 2363-2371, August 2007.

  14. Ray propagation in non-uniform random lattices
    A. Martini, M. Franceschetti, A. Massa
    Journal of the Optical Society of America, A 23(9), pp. 2251-2261, September 2006.

  15. Ray propagation in a random lattice, a maximum entropy, anomalous diffusion process
    S. Marano, M. Franceschetti
    IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, 53(6), pp. 1888-1896, June 2005.

  16. Stochastic rays pulse propagation
    M. Franceschetti.
    IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, 52(10), pp. 2742-2752, October 2004.

  17. A random walk model of wave propagation
    Schelkunoff Transactions Prize Paper Award.
    M. Franceschetti, J. Bruck, L. J. Schulman
    IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, 52(5), pp. 1304-1317, May 2004.


    Network algorithms

  18. Lower bounds on data collection times in sensory networks
    C. Florens, M. Franceschetti, R. J. McEliece
    IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 22(6), pp. 1110-1120, August 2004.

  19. A geometric theorem for network design
    M. Franceschetti, M. Cook, J. Bruck
    IEEE Trans. on Computers, 53(4), pp. 483-489, April 2004.

  20. A group membership algorithm with a practical specification
    M. Franceschetti, J. Bruck
    IEEE Trans. on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 12(10), pp. 1190-1200, October 2001.