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IT Former Collaborator

... Marco Décio Baptista Sousa

PhD Student

Marco Sousa

Former IT academic position: External Author
Joining/Leaving IT dates: 01-07-2018 / 01-06-2023
Roles held in IT: PhD Student
Former IT thematic line: Wireless Technologies
Group: Radio Systems – Lx

Scientific Achievements

Co-Supervision of theses
6Papers in Journals
  • L. Mata, M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, Optimising Energy and Spectral Efficiency in Mobile Networks: A Comprehensive Energy Sustainability Framework for Network Operators, IEEE Access, Vol. 13, No., pp. 22342 - 22364, 2025 | BibTex
  • L. Mata, M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, On the Use of Spatial Graphs for Performance Degradation Root-Cause Analysis Towards Self-Healing Mobile Networks, IEEE Access, Vol. 12, No., pp. 20490 - 20508, 2024 | Full text (PDF 3 MBs) | BibTex
  • M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, Towards the Use of Unsupervised Causal Learning in Wireless Networks Operation, Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences, Vol. 35, No. 9, pp. 101764 - 101764, October, 2023 | BibTex
  • M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, An Ubiquitous 2.6 GHz Radio Propagation Model for Wireless Networks Using Self-Supervised Learning From Satellite Images, IEEE Access, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 78597 - 78615, July, 2022 | Full text (PDF 3 MBs) | BibTex
  • A. Lopes, J. Oliveira, P. Sebastião, M. Sousa, P. Vieira, A Modular Web-Based Software Solution for Mobile Networks Planning, Operation and Optimization, Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 16, pp. 7686 - 7686, August, 2021 | Full text (PDF 5 MBs) | BibTex
  • M. Sousa, M.Q. Alves, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, Analysis and Optimization of 5G Coverage Predictions Using a Beamforming Antenna Model and Real Drive Test Measurements, IEEE Access, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 101787 - 101808, July, 2021 | Full text (PDF 4 MBs) | BibTex
15Papers in Conferences
  • T. Saraiva, M. Sousa, P. Vieira, A. J. Rodrigues, Telco-DPR: A Hybrid Dataset for Evaluating Retrieval Models of 3GPP Technical Specifications, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference WCNC, Milan, Italy, Vol., pp. -, March, 2025 | BibTex
  • M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, Enhancing Robustness for Automated Mobile Network Optimization by Uncovering Causal Relationships, International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems ISWCS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Vol., pp. -, July, 2024 | BibTex
  • L. Mata, M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, A Machine Learning Driven Methodology for Alarm Prediction Towards Self-Healing in Wireless Networks, IEEE IEEE Wireless Telecommunications Symposium WTS, Oakland, United States, Vol., pp. -, April, 2024 | BibTex
  • B. Marques, D. Parracho, M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, Automatic Backhaul Planning for 5G Open RAN Networks Based on MNO Data, IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference - MELECON, Palermo, Italy, Vol., pp. -, June, 2022 | Full text (PDF 2 MBs) | BibTex
  • F. Jesus, M. Sousa, F. Freitas, P. Vieira, A. J. Rodrigues, M.P. Queluz, Evaluating 5G Coverage in 3D Scenarios under Configurable Antenna Beam Patterns, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Symp. - WPMC, Conference online, December, 2021 | BibTex
  • M.Q. Alves, P. Vieira, M. Sousa, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, A New 3D Beamforming Antenna Model for 5G Propagation Modeling based on Real Data, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Symp. - WPMC, Conference online, October, 2020 | BibTex
  • B. Marques, P. Vieira, M. Sousa, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, Automated Joint Access and Backhaul Planning for 5G Millimeter-Wave Small Cell Networks, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Symp. - WPMC, Conference online, October, 2020 | BibTex
  • D. Queluz, P. Vieira, M. Sousa, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, A No-Reference Video Streaming QoE Estimator based on Physical Layer 4G Radio Measurements, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conf. - WCNC, Virtual, Korea, South, April, 2020 | BibTex
  • G. Jales, P. Vieira, M. Sousa, Optimizing the 4G Mobility Strategy after Diagnosing Network Sub-Performance Areas, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Symp. - WPMC, Lisbon, Portugal, December, 2019 | BibTex
  • M. Santos, P. Vieira, M. Sousa, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, An Unsupervised Learning Approach for Performance and Configuration Optimization of 4G Networks, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conf. - WCNC, Marrakesh, Portugal, April, 2019 | BibTex
  • G. Gomes, P. Vieira, M. Sousa, A. J. Rodrigues, Detecting and Reducing Interference in 3G and Beyond Wireless Access Networks, IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference - MELECON, Marrakesh, Portugal, May, 2018 | BibTex
  • S. Pedras, P. Vieira, M. Sousa, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, A No-Reference User Centric QoE Model for Voice and Web Browsing based on 3G/4G Radio Measurements, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conf. - WCNC, Barcelona, Spain, April, 2018 | BibTex
  • S. Pedras, M. Sousa, P. Vieira, M.P. Queluz, A. J. Rodrigues, Antenna Tilt Optimization Using a Novel QoE Model Based on 3G Radio Measurements, Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Symp. - WPMC, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, December, 2017 | BibTex
  • M. Sousa, P. Vieira, A. Martins, Self-Diagnosing Low Coverage and High Interference in 3G/4G Radio Access Networks based on Automatic RF Measurement Extraction, International Conf. on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Winsys, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, July, 2016 | BibTex
  • M. Sousa, P. Vieira, A. Martins, NS Silva, A. J. Rodrigues, Caracterização da Fiablidade de Medidas Rádio em Larga Escala para Redes Auto-Otimizadas, Congresso do Comité Português da URSI, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 1, December, 2015 | BibTex
1Awards
  • M. Sousa, P. Vieira, Best Student Paper Award, WINSYS 2016, • Sousa M., Martins A., Vieira P., “Self-Diagnosing Low Coverage and High Interference in 3G/4G Radio Access Networks based on Automatic RF Measurement Extraction”, 13th International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems (WINSYS 2016), Lisbon, Portugal, Julho de 2016(Best Student Paper Award)., 01-07-2016
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