Creating and sharing knowledge for telecommunications
... Marko Beko

Researcher

Marko Beko

Academic position: Associate Professor
Joining date: 02-01-2021
Roles in IT: Researcher
Thematic Line: Wireless Technologies
Group: Radio Systems – Lx

Email: Send Email
Address: IT – Lisboa
Instituto Superior Técnico - Torre Norte - Piso 10
Av. Rovisco Pais, 1
1049 - 001 Lisboa
Tel: +351 21 841 84 54
Fax: +351 21 841 84 72



Scientific Achievements

  • Agregação, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 19-06-2018
  • PhD, Instituto Superior Técnico, 11-02-2008
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, M.T. Tuba, N. B. Bacanin, RSS-AoA-based Target Localization and Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks, River Publishers, Delft, 2017,
    | BibTex
  • B. Salah, S. CHAKRABORTY, A. B. BENCHABANE, R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, A Low Complexity Linear Precoding Method for Extremely Large-Scale MIMO Systems, IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology, Vol. 6, No., pp. 240 - 255, 2025 | BibTex
  • B. Lima, J. Matos-Carvalho, R. Dinis, D. B. da Costa, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, LSTM-Based Trajectory and Phase-Shift Prediction for RSMA Networks Assisted by AIRS, IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 72, No. 11, pp. 6929 - 6942, November, 2024 | BibTex
  • C. B: Basnayaka, D. Jayakody, M.B. Beko, Freshness-in-air: An AoI-inspired UAV-assisted wireless sensor networks, ICT Express, Vol. 10, No. 5, pp. 1103 - 1109, October, 2024 | BibTex
  • R. S. Santos, N, Fachada, J. P. Matos-Carvalho, S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, AutoNAV: A Python package for simulating UAV navigation in satellite-less environments, SoftwareX, Vol. 27, No., pp. 101782 - 101782, September, 2024 | BibTex
  • C. B: Basnayaka, D. Jayakody, T. P Perera,, M.B. Beko, DataAge: Age of Information in SWIPT-Driven Short Packet IoT Wireless Communications, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 11, No. 16, pp. 26984 - 26999, August, 2024 | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, Trustworthy Target Localization via ADMM in the Presence of Malicious Nodes, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 73, No. 5, pp. 7250 - 7261, May, 2024 | BibTex
  • C. D Stefanovic, M.B. Beko, D. Vukobratovic, On the performance of the free-access tree algorithm with MPR, SIC, and single-slot memory, Ad Hoc Networks, Vol. 156, No., pp. 103408 - 103408, April, 2024 | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, A Min-Max Optimization-Based Approach for Secure Localization in Wireless Networks, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 73, No. 3, pp. 4151 - 4161, March, 2024 | BibTex
  • T. D Devaja, M. P. Petkovic, C. Wang, M.B. Beko, D. Vukobratovic, On Error Probability Analysis of Short-Packet Communications in Massive Internet of Things, IEEE Access, Vol. 12, No., pp. 67107 - 67116, 2024 | BibTex
  • M. S.S. Stankovic, M.B. Beko, S. Stankovic, N. Ilic, Multi-Agent Off-Policy Actor-Critic Algorithm for Distributed Multi-Task Reinforcement LearningMulti-Agent Off-Policy Actor-Critic Algorithm for Distributed Multi-Task Reinforcement Learning, european journal of control, Vol. 74, No. 1, pp. 1 - 15, November, 2023 | BibTex
  • A. Rajaram, J. Guerreiro, R. Dinis, D. Jayakody, M.B. Beko, Optimum Performance Analysis and Receiver Design for OFDM based Frequency-Splitting SWIPT with Strong Nonlinear Effects, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 10, No. 23, pp. 20928 - 20940, June, 2023 | BibTex
  • M. S.S. Stankovic, M.B. Beko, S. Stankovic, Distributed consensus-based multi-agent temporal-difference learning, Automatica, Vol. 151, No. 110922, pp. 1 - 11, May, 2023 | BibTex
  • R. S Santos, V. L. Leithardt, N, Fachada, M.B. Beko, A review on the use of open source technologies and software applied to precision agriculture practices, Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 1 - 18, March, 2023 | BibTex
  • M. B. Brajovic, I. R Orovic, M.B. Beko, S. Stankovic, Reconstruction of signals with sparse representation in optimally dilated Hermite basis, Springer Signal, Image and Video Processing, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1 - 9, January, 2023,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • B. Lima, R. Dinis, D. B. da Costa, R. Oliveira, M.B. Beko, User Pairing and Power Allocation for UAV-NOMA Systems Based on Multi-Armed Bandit Framework, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 71, No. 12, pp. 13017 - 13029, December, 2022 | BibTex
  • V. B. Basnayake, H. M. Mabed, D. Jayakody, P. C. Canalda, M.B. Beko, Adaptive Emergency Call Service for Disaster Management, Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, Vol. 11, No. 83, pp. 1 - 25, November, 2022,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • I. R Orovic, S. Stankovic, M.B. Beko, On the Use of Gini Coefficient for Measuring Time-Frequency Distribution Concentration and Parameters Selection, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Vol. 2022, No. 7731309, pp. 1 - 8, October, 2022 | BibTex
  • B. Lima, N, Fachada, R. Dinis, D. B. da Costa, M.B. Beko, Uavnoma: A UAV-NOMA Network Model under Non-Ideal Conditions, Journal of Open Research Software, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 1 - 8, October, 2022 | BibTex
  • R.S. Santos, J. P. Matos-Carvalho, S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, WLS Algorithm for UAV Navigation in Satellite-less Environments, IET Wireless Sensor Systems, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 93 - 102, June, 2022,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • B. Lima, A. Sena, R. Dinis, D. B. da Costa, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, M. DEBBAH, Aerial Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces in MIMO-NOMA Networks: Fundamentals, Potential Achievements, and Challenges, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 1007 - 1024, June, 2022 | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, Detecting Distance-spoofing Attacks in Arbitrarily-deployed Wireless Networks, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 71, No. 4, pp. 4383 - 4395, April, 2022,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • J. Fe, S. Correia, S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, Swarm Optimization for Energy-Based Acoustic Source Localization: A Comprehensive Study, Sensors, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 1894 - 1894, February, 2022,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • D. Borges, PMC Carvalho, R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, Massive MIMO Techniques for 5G and Beyond—Opportunities and Challenges, Electronics, Vol. 10, No. 14, pp. 1667 - 1667, July, 2021,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • P. Viegas, H. Serra, J. Guerreiro, R. Madeira, D. Borges, R. Dinis, PMC Carvalho, J. OLIVEIRA, L. Campos Campos, M.B. Beko, A Novel Highly-Efficient Amplification Scheme for Wireless Communications in a CathLab Environment, IEEE Access, Vol. 9, No. 9, pp. 87520 - 87530, June, 2021,
    | Abstract
    | Full text (PDF 2 MBs) | BibTex
  • I. R Orovic, S. Stankovic, M.B. Beko, Multi-base compressive sensing procedure with application to ECG signal reconstruction, Eurasip Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Vol. 2021, No. 18, pp. 1 - 15, May, 2021 | BibTex
  • S. D. Correia Correia, M.B. Beko, S. Tomic, L. A. S. C. Cruz, Energy-based Acoustic Localization by Improved Elephant Herding Optimization, IEEE Access, Vol. 0, No. 0, pp. 1 - 1, February, 2020,
    | Abstract
    | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
  • D. Pedro, S. Tomic, L. Bernardo, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, R. Dinis, P. Pinto, P. Amaral, Algorithms for estimating the location of remote nodes using smartphones, IEEE Access, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 33713 - 33727, December, 2019,
    | Abstract
    | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, PMC Carvalho, Estimating Directional Data From Network Topology for Improving Tracking Performance, Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 30 - 30, May, 2019,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • S. D. Correia Correia, M.B. Beko, L. A. S. C. Cruz, S. Tomic, Elephant Herding Optimization for Energy-Based Localization, Sensors, Vol. -, No. -, pp. 1 - 14, August, 2018,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, L. Bernardo, On Target Localization Using Combined RSS and AoA Measurements, Sensors, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 1 - 25, April, 2018,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • PMC Carvalho, R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, A. Ferreira, Power Amplification Efficient Transmitter Structures for Massive MIMO with SC-FDE Schemes: A Promising Combination for 5G Systems?, Radioengineering, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 221 - 233, April, 2018,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, M.T. Tuba, N. B. Bacanin, Bayesian methodology for target tracking using combined RSS and AoA measurements, Physical Communication, Vol. 25, No. -, pp. 158 - 166, December, 2017,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, J. P. Gomes, Target Tracking With Sensor Navigation Using Coupled RSS and AoA Measurements, Sensors, Vol. 17, No. 11, pp. 1 - 22, November, 2017,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, PMC Carvalho, A Robust Bisection-based Estimator for TOA-based Target Localization in NLOS Environments, IEEE Communications Letters, Vol. 21, No. 11, pp. 2488 - 2491, November, 2017,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, 3-D Target Localization in Wireless Sensor Network Using RSS and AoA Measurements, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 66, No. 4, pp. 3197 - 3210, April, 2017,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • PMC Carvalho, R. Dinis, S. R Ribeiro, M.B. Beko, Two Methods for Estimation of Amplifier Imbalances in Multi-Amplifier Transmission Structures, Radioengineering, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 285 - 290, April, 2017,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, PMC Carvalho, A Closed-form Solution for RSS/AoA Target Localization by Spherical Coordinates Conversion, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 680 - 683, December, 2016,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, PMC Carvalho, Distributed Algorithm for Target Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks Using RSS and AoA Measurements, Pervasive and Mobile Computing, Vol. 2017, No. 37, pp. 63 - 77, October, 2016,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, Distributed RSS-AoA Based Localization with Unknown Transmit Powers, IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 392 - 395, August, 2016,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, RSS-Based Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks Using Convex Relaxation: Noncooperative and Cooperative Schemes, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 64, No. 5, pp. 2037 - 2050, May, 2015,
    | Abstract
    | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, Distributed RSS-Based Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Second-Order Cone Programming, Sensors, Vol. 14, No. 10, pp. 18410 - 18432, October, 2014,
    | Abstract
    | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
  • M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, Peak Reduction in OFDM using Second Order Cone Programming Relaxation, Eurasip Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Vol. 2014, No. 130, pp. 1 - 10, August, 2014,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, Systematic method for designing constellations for intensity-modulated optical system, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 449 - 458, May, 2014,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, Designing Good Multi-Dimensional Constellations, IEEE Wireless Communications, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 221 - 224, June, 2012,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • B. Lima, R. Dinis, D. B. da Costa, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, Trajectory Design for RSMA Networks Assisted by AIRS with LSTM and Transformers, IEEE International Symp. on Wireless Communication Systems - ISWCS, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Vol., pp. -, July, 2024,
    | Abstract
    | Full text (PDF 928 KBs) | BibTex
  • B. Lima, R. Dinis, D. B. da Costa, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, R. Vigelis, M. DEBBAH, Rate-Splitting Multiple Access Networks Assisted by Aerial Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces, IEEE Latin-American Conference on Communications LATINCOM, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November, 2022 | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
  • A. Rajaram, R. Dinis, J. Guerreiro, D. Jayakody, M.B. Beko, Frequency-Splitting SWIPT with Joint Signal Detection and Non Linear Distortion Compensation, IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering ICECCME'2021, Mauritius, Mauritius, October, 2021,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • A. Rajaram, R. Dinis, J. Guerreiro, D. Jayakody, M.B. Beko, Frequency-Splitting SWIPT with Joint Signal Detection and Non Linear Distortion Compensation, IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering ICECCME'2021, Mauritius, Mauritius, October, 2021,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • B. Lima, D. B. da Costa, R. Oliveira, R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, H. D. Dias, Power Allocation, Relay Selection, and User Pairing for Cooperative NOMA Systems with Rate Fairness, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring), Helsinki, Finland, April, 2021 | BibTex
  • S. D. Correia Correia, M.B. Beko, L. A. S. C. Cruz, S. Tomic, Implementation and Validation of Elephant Herding Optimization Algorithm for Acoustic Localization, Telecomunications Forum - TELFOR, Belgrado, Serbia & Montenegro, Vol., pp. 1 - 4, November, 2018,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • D. Pedro, S. Tomic, L. Bernardo, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, R. Dinis, P. Pinto, Localization of static remote devices using smartphones, Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC-Spring, Porto, Portugal, June, 2018,
    | Abstract
    | Full text (PDF 2 MBs) | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, Hybrid RSS/AoA-based Target Localization and Tracking in Wireless Sensor Networks, Doctoral Conf. on Computing, Electrical and Industrial Systems - DOCEIS, Caparica, Portugal, May, 2018,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • J. Guerreiro, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, PMC Carvalho, Using the Fireworks Algorithm for ML Detection of Nonlinear OFDM, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conf. - VTC-Fall, Toronto, Canada, September, 2017 | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, PMC Carvalho, A Closed-Form Solution for RSS/AoA Target Localization by Spherical Coordinates Conversion, IEEE International Conference on Commnunications Slavisa Tomic IEEE ICC, Paris, France, Vol. 2017, pp. 1 - 4, May, 2017 | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, R. Dinis, M.T. Tuba, N. B. Bacanin, An Efficient WLS Estimator for Target Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks, Telecomunications Forum - TELFOR, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, Vol. x, pp. x - x, November, 2016,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • P. Bento, M.B. Beko, J. F. T. Teles, M. Gomes, R. Dinis, V. Silva, PAPR Reduction of Coded OFDM Signals, International Conf. on Wireless Networks, Las Vegas, United States, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2015,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • PMC Carvalho, , R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, Efficient Amplification and Detection of Multilevel SC-FDE Signals Based on BPSK Components, IEEE Military Communications Conf. - MILCOM, San diego, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, November, 2013 | BibTex
  • PMC Carvalho, , R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, On the use of Multiple Amplifiers and Antennas for efficient Directive Transmission with large Constellations, IEEE Military Communications Conf. - MILCOM, San jose, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 6, November, 2013 | BibTex
  • PMC Carvalho, R. Dinis, , M.B. Beko, On the Use of Multiple Grossly Nonlinear Amplifiers for Highly Efficient Linear Amplification of Multilevel Constellations, IEEE Vehicular Technology Conf. - VTC-Fall, Las Vegas, United States, Vol. 1, pp. 1 - 5, September, 2013 | BibTex
  • J. V. Vieira, F. Ganhão, L. Bernardo, R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, P. Pinto, Energy-Efficient QoS Provisioning in Random Access Satellite NDMA Schemes, IEEE International Conf. on Computer Communication and Networks - ICCCN, Nassau, Bahamas, The, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2013 | BibTex
  • J. V. Vieira, F. Ganhão, L. Bernardo, R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, R. Oliveira, P. Pinto, Random Access NDMA MAC Protocols for Satellite Networks, IEEE International Conf. on Next Generation Wired/Wireless Networking - NEW2AN, St. Petersburg, Russia, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2013 | BibTex
  • R. Dinis, M.B. Beko, Impact of Nonlinear Devices in Software Radio Signals, Vehicular Technology Conference: VTC-Spring, Yokohama, Japan, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2012,
    | Abstract
    | BibTex
  • S. Tomic, M.B. Beko, Apparatus and method for 3-D network localization, US201816226748, National, Granted, 20-12-2018, United States

Currently running projects1

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
MiFuture ultra-massive MIMO for future cell-free heterogeneous networks EU/Horizon Europe 01-01-2024 31-12-2027

Closed Projects3

Acronym Name Funding Agency Start date Ending date
CoSHARE Coordinated Spectrum Sharing for Opportunistic Access FCT/COMPETE/FEDER 01-06-2018 31-01-2022
foRESTER foRESTER - Data fusion of sensor networks and fire spread modelling for decision support in forest fire suppression FCT 01-01-2019 31-12-2021
OPPORTUNISTIC-CR Opportunistic Aggregation of Spectrum and Cognitive Radios: Consequences on Public Policies FCT/PTDC 01-01-2011 01-12-2013
  • Associate Editor, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 01-07-2020 - 01-03-2024

Activities from this researcher fall under the following United Nations Strategic Development Goals (SDGs):