IEEE International Telecommunications Symposium (ITS2002)


September 8-12, 2002 - Natal/RN - Brazil
Pirâmide Palace Hotel

Technical Sessions






Monday, September 9
MO-PM1 13:40 - 15:00
Coding Theory 1
Chair: Paddy Farrell
Room Tambaú
13:40 A Note on Alternant and BCH Codes
  A. A. Andrade, J. C. Interlando, R. Palazzo Jr.
14:00 Derived Subgroups and Controllability of Group Codes
  J. P. Arpasi, B. R. Maquera-Sosa
14:20 Turbo Coding for 4G Systems: Design Issues and Solutions
  Alexandre Giulietti, M. Strum, B. Bougard, L. Van der Perre
14:40 Coding Scheme for Various Service Types in AAL2 of ATM-PON
  Woo t. Kim, S. Y. Na, J. D. Huh, Eon Kyeong Joo




Monday, September 9
MO-PM2 13:40 - 15:00
Digital Signal Processing 1
Chair: Marcello L.R. Campos
Room Ponta Negra
13:40 New Issues on the Criterion Properties and Algorithm Convergence of the Generalized CM Approach
  Aline O. Neves, M. D. Miranda, J. M. T. Romano
14:00 Infinite Precision Analysis of the Fast QR Algorithm Based on a Posteriori Backwards Prediction Errors
  C. A. Medina, J. A. Apolinário Jr.,P. S. R. Diniz
14:20 On the Equivalence of the Constrained RLS and the GSC-RLS Beamformers
  S. Werner, J. A. Apolinário Jr., M. L. R. Campos
14:40 A New Method for Channel Identification
  Alysson M. Costa, R. R. F. Attux, J. M. T. Romano




Monday, September 9
MO-PM3 13:40 - 15:00
ATM 1
Chair: Shusaburo Motoyama
Room Ponta Verde
13:40 Development of a Modeling Framework to Evaluate the QoS of ATM Connections
  Antonio M. Alberti, F. Sakurai, M. L. Proença Jr., M. Bottoli, D. Zaccarias, S. Penha, L. S. Mendes
14:00 Estimation of ATM Traffic Descriptors for the Transport of MPEG-4 over ATM Using the Virtual Buffer Measurement Technique
  Antonio M. Alberti, F. Sakurai, M. L. Proença Jr., M. Bottoli, D. Zaccarias, S. Penha, L. S. Mendes
14:20 A Combined Input-Output Queuing ATM Switch with m Intenal Links for Cell Transfer
  C. R. dos Santos, S. Motoyama
14:40 Characterization of the Cell Flow Using Burst Scale Probability Algorithm
  Emily Rozenshine-Kemelmacher




Monday, September 9
MO-PM4 13:40 - 15:00
Antennas and Microwaves 1
Chair: Adaildo d'Assumpção
Room Boa Viagem
13:40 A Solution of Rectangular Ridged Waveguide Using the Finite Element Method
  Eik Tenório, P. R. Pascholati, C. C. Motta
14:00 Cluster Finding Algorithm Using Linear Array Antenna
  Sergio Forcelini, L. C. Trintinalia, R. Kohno
14:20 Numerical Analysis of Planar Antenna Array Through the TTL Method
  G. F. B. Oliveira, J. E. C. Neto, Humberto C. C. Fernandes
14:40 14-38 GHz 14 dB Monolithic Integrated Mixer in SiGe Bipolar Technology
  Sabine Hackl, J. Böck




Monday, September 9
MO-PM5 16:20 - 17:40
Wireless Communications 1
Chair: José Mauro P. Fortes
Room Ponta Negra
16:20 Frequency Reuse Efficiency and Admission Control in Multirate Systems
  Álvaro A. M. Medeiros, M. D. Yacoub, C. K. D'Ávila
16:40 UTRA FDD Simulator: A Rigorous Implementation of 3GPP Specifications
  Ernesto L. Andrade Neto, A. A. Shinoda, M. E. Pellenz, M. D. Yacoub
17:00 Performance of Joint Space-Time Equalization and Decoding Techniques for Wireless Systems
  Cristiano M. Panazio, J. M. T. Romano
17:20 Performance of Transmit Diversity Using Space-Time Block Codes in EDGE
  W. C. Freitas, F. R. P. Cavalcanti, J. M. T. Romano




Monday, September 9
MO-PM6 16:20 - 18:20
Optical Systems 1
Chair: Evandro Conforti
Room Boa Viagem
16:20 All-Optical Deflection Induced by Cross-Phase Modulation in Solutions of Beta-Carotene with CW Lasers
  Gerson Silva Paiva, B. M. Cavalcanti, F. D. Nunes
16:40 Estimate of the Cost-Effective Number of Erbium-Doped Amplifiers in an AM-VSB Multichannel Optical Link
  L. S. Stevan Jrf., A. A. P. Pohl
17:00 Impact of Physical Layer Impairments on Optical Network Performance
  S. M. Rossi, F. J. L. Padua, M. R. X. Barros, Monica L. Rocha, J. B. Rosolem, E. Moschim and A. Paradisi
17:20 Signal Gain and Degradation in Fiber Raman Amplifiers
  Shyrley P. Neves, M. Freitas, L. C. Calmon
17:40 Experiment and Simulation on the Reduction of the Semiconductor Optical Amplifier Optoelectronic Switching Time
  Cristiano M. Gallep, E. Conforti
18:00 Optical Multiplexing through FWM in Highly Nonlinear Fibers: A Novell Device
  I. E. Fonseca, E. Moschim, M. L. F. Abbade




Monday, September 9
MO-PM7 16:20 - 18:20
Modeling and Simulation 1
Chair: Nelson Fonseca
Room Ponta Verde
16:20 A GPS Simultator for Analysis of Channel Impairments in Practical Scenarios
  Cynthia Junqueira, D. Zanatta Filho, J. B. Destro Filho, J. M. T. Romano
16:40 Viterbi Decoders Simulation on Nonsymmetric and Erasure Binary-Input Channels Using Importance Sampling
  Bruno B. Albert, F. M. Assis
17:00 Finite State Markov Modeling of Flat Fading Channels
  Cecilio Pimentel, T. Falk, L. Lisbôa
17:20 Performance Evaluation of TDMA Receivers using Maximum Likelihood Estimation
  Daniel B. Pretto, W. J. Perrella
17:40 Improving simulation performance of Engset's multiservice loss networks techniques
  Zdenko Vrdoljak, J. Gracin, M. Kos
18:00 Resource Allocation in Switchlets Networks
  Nelson L. S. Fonseca, A. P. Castro Jr., A. T. Rios




Monday, September 9
MO-PM8 16:20 - 17:40
Network Operation and Management 1
Chair: Paulo Roberto R. Lopes Nunes
Room Tambaú
16:20 Network Management Using Mobile Agents
  Jorge F. A. Costa, S. V. Fialho
16:40 Enhancing Service Discovery in ad hoc Communications
  Mohamed Khedr, A. Karmouch
17:00 Optimizing Fuzzy Controllers with Genetic Algorithms for QoS Improvement
  Marcial Porto Fernandez, A. C. P. Pedroza, J. F. Rezende
17:20 Efficient Fair QoS Control Using Stochastic Multiobjective Resource Allocation Strategies
  Menotti Machado




Tuesday, September 10
TU-AM1 08:00 - 09:20
Optical Systems 2
Chair: Hélio Waldman
Room Boa Viagem
08:00 The Optical Injection Locking Technique Applied to the Filtering and Remodulation of WDM Channel
  Aldário C. Bordonalli, J. A. Guimarães, E. Conforti
08:20 Optical Phase-Lock Loop Modeling for WDM System Applications
  M. S. Gonçalves, A. C. Bordonalli
08:40 Optical Packet Switching: New System for Packet Generation and Highly Selective Header Recognition
  Felipe Rudge Barbosa, A. C. Sachs, R. S. Ferreira, M. T. Furtado
09:00 The Last Mile Problem Solution Using Free Space Optical Transmission Broadband
  Gonzalo Agudelo Stephens, S. Á. J. Flórez




Tuesday, September 10
TU-AM2 08:00 - 09:20
Speech Processing 1
Chair: Abraham Alcaim
Room Tambaú
08:00 GMM versus AR-Vector Models for Text Independent Speaker Verification
  Charles B. Lima, A. Alcaim, J. A. Apolinário Jr.
08:20 Comparison of a Low Bit Rate Speech Compression Algorithm with the MELP Standard for Fricatives and Stops
  Rodrigo C. de Lamare, A. Alcaim
08:40 Analysis of Postfilters for Low Bit Rate Speech Coders in Tandem Connections
  Rodrigo C. de Lamare, A. Alcaim
09:00 On the Effect of the Language in CMS Channel Normalization
  Dirceu Gonzaga da Silva, J. A. Apolinário Jr., C. B. Lima




Tuesday, September 10
TU-AM3 08:00 - 09:20
Communications Theory 1
Chair: Raimundo Sampaio Neto
Room Ponta Verde
08:00 Methods of Suppression Non-Linearity Products in Terrestrial Digital Video Transmitter
  Ivan Milak, B. Zovko-Cihlar, B. Modlik
08:20 Modulation Architecture 2m-QAM over Rings of Integers for TCM
  Elvio C. Giraudo
08:40 On Line-of-Sight Microwave Multicarrier Modulation Signature Area
  Geraldo G. R. Gomes, R. Baldini Filho
09:00 Adaptive Minimum BER Decision Feedback Multiuser Receivers for DS-CDMA
  Rodrigo de Lamare, R. Sampaio Neto




Tuesday, September 10
TU-AM4 08:00 - 09:20
Wireless Communications 2
Chair: Elvino Sousa
Room Ponta Negra
08:00 A Medium Access Control Scheme with Service Class Distinction for Wireless ATM
  Waldomiro S. Yuan, S. Motoyama
08:20 A Fast Algorithm for Joint Downlink Beamforming and Power Control in UMTS Systems
  Danilo Zanatta Filho, Luc Féty
08:40 GPRS Systems Performance Analysis
  F. L. P. Duarte, A. A. F. Loureiro, L. B. Oliveira, C. M. S. Vicente
09:00 Microcell Hot Spot and Smart Antennas Evaluation in WCDMA Macrocell System
  Carlos H. M. Lima, F. R. P. Cavalcanti, V. A. Sousa Jr., E. B. Rodrigues




Tuesday, September 10
TU-AM5 10:40 - 12:00
Optical Systems 3
Chair: Maria Rosa M. Lins de Albuquerque
Room Boa Viagem
10:40 An Integrated Design for Topologies of Optical Networks
  Karcius Day R. Assis, H. Waldman
11:00 FWM versus XPM in WDM Systems Using Low Dispersion Fibers
  Marcio Freitas, L. C. Calmon, R. T. R. Almeida
11:20 Smart Wavelength Routing Assignment : A WDM Intelligent Transport Network Solution
  Abelardo Podcameni, M. N. Mosso, E. S. Silva
11:40 Virtual Topology Design of Multiservice Optical Networks
  Renato T. R. Almeida, L. C. Calmon
12:00 Broadband Lossless Dispersion Compensating Fiber
  Miriam R. X. Barros, J. B. Rosolem, M. L. Rocha, A. A. Juriollo, M. R. Horiuchi




Tuesday, September 10
TU-AM6 10:40 - 12:00
Speech Processing 2
Chair: Amauri Lopes
Room Ponta Negra
10:40 Estimation of the Subjective Quality of Speech Signals using the Kohonen Self-Organizing Maps
  Jayme G. A. Barbedo, M. V. Ribeiro, A. Lopes, J. M. T. Romano
11:00 A Sequential Search Algorithm with Signal-Selected Pulse Amplitudes
  Lucas M. J. Barbosa, Luís G. Meloni
11:20 VTLN Through Frequency Warping Based on Pitch
  Carla Lopes, Fernando Perdigão
11:40 CELP Speech Coding: Comparisons in Terms of Quantization Techniques Fot the Synthesis Filter Parameters
  R. S. Maia, R. J. R. Cirigliano, D. Rojtenberg, F. G. V. Resende Jr.




Tuesday, September 10
TU-AM7 10:40 - 12:00
Modeling and Simulation 2
Chair: Rui Seara
Room Tambaú
10:40 Neurocomputation of the Hurst Parameter
  Danielo G. Gomes, N. L. S. Fonseca, N. Agoulmine, J. N. Souza
11:00 Discrete-Time Analysis of the Gated Generalized Multiple-Vacation Queue
  Dieter Fiems, J. Walraevens, H. Bruneel
11:20 Dynamics Sizing of Label Switching Paths in MPLS networks
  Gustavo B. Figueiredo, J. A. S. Monteiro, N. L. S. Fonseca, A. A. A. Rocha
11:40 Antenna Array Design Methodology Based on a Genetic Algorithm
  Henrique J. P. Vieira




Tuesday, September 10
TU-AM8 10:40 - 12:20
Network Operation and Management 2
Chair: Edson Moschim
Room Ponta Verde
10:40 Providing Core-Generated Feedback to Adaptive Media on Actively Managed Networks
  Miguel Franklin de Castro, A. M'hamed, D. Gaïti
11:00 End to end IP QoS Assurance Using Policy Based Multi-agent SLA Management Systems
  Mauro Fonseca, N. Agoulmine
11:20 Wizard of Oz Evaluation of a Dialogue with Communicator System in Chile
  Néstor Becerra Yoma, A. Cortés, M. Hormazábal, E. López
11:40 Robust Link Dimensioning in Multi-Rate Loss Networks
  L. R. Bercho, I. S. Bonatti, P. L. D. Peres, A. Lopes
12:00 Network Performance Analysis of an Adaptive OSPF Routing Strategy-Effective Bandwidth Estimation
  Tatiana Brito Pereira, L. L. Ling




Tuesday, September 10
TU-PM1 13:40 - 15:00
Coding Theory 2
Chair: Thomas Mittelholzer
Room Ponta Verde
13:40 Design of Swap Interleaver without Edge Effect in CRC-turbo Concatenated Code
  Eon Kyeong Joo
14:00 Space-Time Convolutional Codes Over GF( ) for the Quasi-Static, Flat Rayleigh Fading Channel
  Mario de Noronha Neto, R. D. Souza, B. F. Uchôa-Filho
14:20 An Ordered-Statistics-Based Approximation of the Sum-Product Algorithm
  Xiao-Yu Hu, T. Mittelholzer
14:40 Topological Structures Associated with Discrete Memoryless Channels
  João D. Lima, R. Palazzo Jr.




Tuesday, September 10
TU-PM2 13:40 - 15:00
Digital Signal Processing 2
Chair: Eduardo A. Barros da Silva
Room Ponta Negra
13:40 Adaptive Criteria Optimization as a Least Squares Problem
  Romis R. F. Attux, J. M. T. Romano
14:00 Image Coding at Very Low Bit Rates with Regular Triangular Mesh
  Cesar S. Barreto, G. V. Mendonça, E. A. B. Silva
14:20 Robust Blind Channel Identification Through Regularized Linear Prediction
  Claudio J. Bordin Jr., L. A. Baccalá
14:40 A Fast Algorithm for Signal Subspace Tracking, Based on the Jacobi Method
  Bruno C. Carvalho, J. Szczupak




Tuesday, September 10
TU-PM3 13:40 - 15:00
ATM 2
Chair: Benedito Aguiar
Room Tambaú
13:40 A Two-State Markovian Queueing Model to Describe Handoff Behavior of a VBR Connection in a Wireless ATM Network
  Chih-Young, Jin-Fu Chang
14:00 A Combined Modulation and FEC Adaptive Scheme to Wireless Multiaccess ATM Networks
  J. M. C. Brito, I. S. Bonatti
14:20 An ATM Switch with Distributed Cell Scheduling
  Magda Patricia Caldeira Arantes, S. Motoyama
14:40 Simulation Study of CAC Algorithms for ATM Networks
  Niudomar S. A. Chaves, S. Motoyama




Tuesday, September 10
TU-PM4 13:40 - 15:00
Communications Theory 2 and Communications Circuits
Chair: Reginaldo Palazzo Jr.
Room Boa Viagem
13:40 Analysis of Adaptive Multiuser Receivers for DS-CDMA Using Recurrent Neural Networks
  Rodrigo de Lamare, R. Sampaio Neto
14:00 QPSK Detection Schemes for Rayleigh Fading Channels
  W. T. A. Lopes, M. S. Alencar
14:20 A New Logical Programmable Audio Switching Matrix
  Giuseppe M. Stephan , F. S. Dutra, C. E. F. Savioli, M. A. Martins




Tuesday, September 10
TU-PM5 16:20 - 17:40
Cryptography and Security
Chair: James Massey
Room Tambaú
16:20 On the Minimum Redundancy of Homophonic Coding
  Valdemar C. da Rocha Jr.
16:40 On the Design of Pattern Sequences for Spread Spectrum Image Watermarking
  Joceli Mayer, A. V. Silvério, J. C. M. Bermudez
17:00 GODZUK Cryptographic Algorithm for 3rd Generation Mobile Systems
  Antonio C. C. Vieira, S. L. C. Salomão, A. C. Pinho, F. França
17:20 Mixed Watermarking-Fingerprinting Approach for Integrity Verification of Audio Recordings
  Emilia Gómes, P. Cano, L. C. T. Gomes, E. Baatlle, M. Bonnet




Tuesday, September 10
TU-PM6 16:20 - 18:20
Image Processing 1
Chair: Max Costa
Room Ponta Verde
16:20 Embedded DCT Image Coder
  F. C. A. Oliveira, M. H. M. Costa
16:40 Color Image Edge Detection by Robust Anisotropic Diffusion
  Harold I. A. Bustos, H. Y. Kim
17:00 Adaptive Coding of Images Using DCT and Classification of Blocks for Segmentation
  Johelden C. Bezerra, E. G. Pelaes
17:20 Discriminative Filtering as an Impulse Restoration Problem
  A. P. Mendonça, E. A. B. Silva
17:40 Image Reconstruction of a Two-Dimensional Periodic Imperfect Conductor by the Genetic Algorithm
  Chenh-Shun Ho, Chien-Ching Chiu
18:00 A New Method to Compress Stereo Images using Multiscale Recurrent Patterns, without the use of Disparity Map
  M. H. V. Duarte, M. B. Carvalho, E. A. B. da Silva, C. L. Pagliari, G. V. Mendonça




Tuesday, September 10
TU-PM7 16:20 - 17:40
Spread Spectrum 1
Chair: Renato Baldini
Room Boa Viagem
16:20 Analysis of a Semi-Blind Beamspace-Time Interference Cancellation for WCDMA Systems in Microcellular Environments
  Ivan R. S. Casella, E. S. Sousa, P. J. E. Jeszensky
16:40 Hierarchical Recursive Least Squares Space-Time Interference Cancellation for DS-WCDMA Systems
  Ivan R. S. Casella, E. S. Sousa, P. J. E. Jeszensky
17:00 Multirate Performance in Multiuser MMSE and Decorrelating Detectors using Random Spreading Sequences
  Gustavo Fraidenraich, R. Baldini, C. Almeida
17:20 Orthogonal Pulse Shape Modulation for Impulse Radio
  J. A. N. Silva, M. L. R. de Campos




Tuesday, September 10
TU-PM8 16:20 - 18:20
Digital Signal Processing 3
Chair: Luis A. Bacallá
Room Ponta Negra
16:20 A Video Encoder Based on Generalized Bit-Planes
  R. Caetano, E. A. B. Silva, A. G. Ciancio
16:40 Mean-Squared Analysis of the Partial-Update NLMS Algorithm
  S. Werner, M. L. R. Campos, P. S. R. Diniz
17:00 Subspace-based Estimation Methods Suitable for Downlink DS-CDMA Blind Detectors
  Cassio G. G. Soares, M. L. R. Campos
17:20 A polynomial Approach to the Blind Multichannel Deconvolution Problem
  M. Mboup, M. D. Miranda
17:40 An Algorithm for Segmentation and Detection of Changes in Signals Using Diffusion Equations
  Aline R. Gesualdi, Marcelo P. Albuquerque, Márcio P. Albuquerque, Marcello P. Campos
18:00 A Particle Filter Algorithm for Target Tracking in Images
  Marcelo Bruno




Wednesday, September 11
WE-AM1 08:00 - 09:20
Antennas and Microwaves 2
Chair: Humberto C. C. Fernandes
Room Boa Viagem
08:00 Far Field, Near Field and SAR Simulation for Cell Phones Operating Close to the Head
  Mateus Bonadiman, C. R. Fernández, A. A. Salles
08:20 Analysis of Antennas Array with Photonic Bandgap
  Humberto C. C. Fernandes, J. D. S. Marcelino
08:40 A Pseudo Inverse Solution Method Applied to an Adaptive Antenna
  F. A. L. Gomes, A. D. Dória Neto, A. D. Araújo, W. Mata
09:00 A Static 4:1 Frequency Divider up to 16 GHz in 120 nm CMOS
  Hans-Dieter Wohlmuth, D. Kehrer, W. Simbürger




Wednesday, September 11
WE-AM2 08:00 - 09:20
Digital Signal Processing 4
Chair: José A. Apolinário Jr.
Room Ponta Negra
08:00 The Z Transform over Finite Fields
  Ricardo M. Campello de Souza, H. M. Oliveira, D. Silva
08:20 Linear Phase Impulse Response Shortening for xDSL DMT modems
  Carlos Ribeiro, V. Silva, P. S. R. Diniz
08:40 A PDF Estimation-Based Blind Criterion for Adaptive Equalization
  Charles C. Cavalcante, F. R. P. Cavalcanti, J. C. M. Mota
09:00 A Joint Blind-Neural Approach for Adaptive Antenna Array in GPS Interference Mitigation
  Cynthia Junqueira, J. B. Destro Filho, A. L. Romano, J. M. T. Romano




Wednesday, September 11
WE-AM3 08:00 - 09:20
Wireless Communications 3
Chair: B. Honary
Room Tambaú
08:00 Dynamic Coding Adaptation in a GPRS Network
  Suzana F. Dantas, D. H. Sadok
08:20 Joint Symbol Detection and Multi-Channel Acquisition in Fast-Fading Narrowband Wireless Systems
  João M. F. Xavier, V. Barroso, T. Patrão
08:40 Blind Source Separation and Channel Identification: Exploiting 2nd Order Statistics in Bayesian Frameworks
  João M. F. Xavier, V. Barroso, P. Lopes
09:00 UMTS Terminal Equipment For All-IP Based Communication Scenarios
  Manuel Ricardo, R. Soares, J. Dias, J. Ruela




Wednesday, September 11
WE-AM4 08:00 - 09:20
Optical Systems 4
Chair: Sérgio Sombra
Room Ponta Verde
08:00 L Band Repeaterless DWDM Field Trial Over 160 KM of DSF Fiber
  João Batista Rosolem, R. Arradi, A. A. Juriollo, C. J. Said
08:20 Acousto-Optic Tunable Filter (AOTF) with Increasing Nonlinearity and Loss
  Cícero Saraiva Sobrinho, M. G. Silva, A. S. B. Sombra
08:40 Using Fiber Grating to Compensate Differential Delay in a WDMA/TDMA ``Switchless'' Optical Systems
  Marcelo E. Vieira Segatto, F. N. Timofeev, R. Wyatt, A. M. Hill, R. Kashyap
09:00 Using Asynchronous Histograms for Characterizing and Evaluating Optical Systems
  Antonio L. J. Teixeira, P. S. B. André, M. J. N. Lima, J. F. Rocha, J. Lemos Pinto




Wednesday, September 11
WE-AM5 10:40 - 12:00
Antennas and Microwaves 3
Chair: Hugo E. Hernández-Figueroa
Room Boa Viagem
10:40 New Vectorial Finite-Element BPM for Optical Anisotropic Waveguides
  J. P. da Silva, H. E. Hernández-Figueroa
11:00 Characterization of Microstrip Waveguides in Silicon up to 80 GHz
  Daniel Kehrer, J. Winkler, H. Tischer, H-D. Wohlmuth, W. Simbürger, A. L. Scholtz
11:20 Constructive Theory of Antenna Synthesis on the Base of the New Class of Atomic-Fractal Functions
  Victor Kravchenko
11:40 An Array of E-shaped Probe-Fed Microstrip Elements for Wireless Communications
  Marcos V. T. Heckler, E. S. Neves, R. Schildberg, J. C. S. Lacava, L. Cividanes




Wednesday, September 11
WE-AM6 10:40 - 12:20
Image Processing 2
Chair: Marco A.G.M. Maia
Room Tambaú
10:40 A Supervised Shape Classification Technique Invariant under Rotation and Scaling
  Carlos R. P. Dionisio, H. Y. Kim
11:00 A New QoS Mapping Mechanism for MPEG Video Transport in a DiffServ Domain
  J. M. H. Magalhães, P. R. Guardieiro
11:20 Non-Causal Prediction for Lossless Coding of Images
  M. S. G. Torres, P. R. L. Nunes
11:40 A Pattern Matching Algorithm Applied to the Estimation of Motion Vectors in Video Compression
  Renê T. Del Pietro, M. H. M. Costa
12:00 A Simple and Robust Method for Image Compression based on the EZW Algorithm
  Andrezza A. Gusmão, M. H. M. Costa




Wednesday, September 11
WE-AM7 10:40 - 12:00
Modeling and Simulation 3
Chair: José Carlos Moreira Bermudez
Room Ponta Verde
10:40 Distance Metrics in the Internet
  Bradley Huffaker
11:00 HTTP Traffic Modeling: Development and Application
  Kleber Vieira Cardoso, José F. de Rezende
11:20 An Optimized FXLMS based Algorithm for Application in Nonlinear Environments
  Márcio H. Costa, J. C. M. Bermudez
11:40 Optical Network Analysis under Non-uniform Traffic Distribution
  L. H. Bonani, A. C. Sachs, M. T. Furtado, E. Moschim, A. Yamakami




Wednesday, September 11
WE-AM8 10:40 - 12:20
Digital Signal Processing 5
Chair: Hélio M. de Oliveira
Room Ponta Negra
10:40 A Family of Wavelets and a New Orthogonal Multiresolution Analysis Based on the Nyquist Criterion
  H. M. de Oliveira, L. R. Soares, T. H. Falk
11:00 Adaptive Channel Equalisation Using Minimum BER Gradient-Newton Algorithms
  Rodrigo C. de Lamare, R. Sampaio Neto
11:20 An Approximate Minimum BER Approach to Channel Equalisation Using Recurrent Neural Networks
  Rodrigo C. de Lamare, R. Sampaio Neto
11:40 Adaptive Minimum BER Channel Equalisation in DMT Systems
  Rodrigo C. de Lamare, J. Szczupak
12:00 An Accelerated Constant Modulus Algorithm
  Magno T. M. Silva, M. Gerken, M. D. Miranda




Wednesday, September 11
WE-PM1 13:40 - 15:00
Coding Theory 3
Chair: Cecilio Pimentel
Room Tambaú
13:40 Construction of Good Space-Time Trellis Codes Based on Cyclic Codes over Rings
  Raquel D. Valença, R. Palazzo Jr.
14:00 On the Properties of Propelinear and G-Linear Codes
  Martinho C. Araújo, R. Palazzo Jr.
14:20 Joint Source/Channel Coding of Multispectral Imagery
  Arthur L. A. Cunha, W. A. Finamore, E. A. B. Silva
14:40 Families of Lattices from Subfields of Q(Cpq) and Their Applications to Rayleigh Fading Channels
  Trajano P. Nóbrega Neto, A. L. Flores, J. C. Interlando




Wednesday, September 11
WE-PM2 13:40 - 15:00
Internet and Computer Communications
Chair: Lee Luan Ling
Room Ponta Verde
13:40 JINI Service Replication in Telecommunications
  Niall Gallagher, S. O'Shea
14:00 An UDP-based Real Time Protocol for the Internet
  Nestor B. Yoma
14:20 Synthesizing of Markovian and Self-similar LAN/WAN Traffic on Data Networks
  Anibal D. A. Miranda, A. Anzaloni
14:40 Design of a Reliable Multicast Protocol Using HW/SW Codesign Based on Performance Optimization with Genetic Algorithms
  Marcio N. Miranda, R. N. B. Lima, A. C. P. Pedrosa, A. C. M. Filho




Wednesday, September 11
WE-PM3 13:40 - 15:00
Speech Processing 3
Chair: Francisco Madeiro
Room Ponta Negra
13:40 A New On-Line Robust Approach to Design Noise-Immune Speech Recognition Systems
  Fabian Vargas, R. D. R. Fagundes, D. Barros Jr.
14:00 A Speech Recognition Back-End Algorithm for Portuguese Language with Unlimited Vocabulary
  Francisco J. Fraga
14:20 A Brazilian Portuguese TTS Based on HMMS
  Guilherme de Oliveira Pinto, F. L. F. Barbosa, F. G. V. Resende Jr.
14:40 Introducing a new Phonetic Model for Continuous Speech Recognition Systems
  Rubem Dutra Ribeiro Fagundes, J. S. Corrêa, P. Dumouchel




Wednesday, September 11
WE-PM4 13:40 - 15:00
Antennas and Microwaves 4
Chair:Humberto C. C. Fernandes
Room Boa Viagem
13:40 Analysis of Antenna Arrays Configurations with Random Parameters
  W. J. L. Queiroz, M. S. Alencar, F. G. S. Silva
14:00 Intelligent System to Cancel Multiple Interferences
  Osmar A. Dourado Jr., A. D. Dória Neto, W. Mata
14:20 25 GHz Monolithic Oscillator with Frequency Divider in SiGe Bipolar Technology
  Guenter Ritzberger, J. Böck
14:40 Rigorous Analysis of the Finline Resonators
  Humberto C. C. Fernandes, M. C. da Silva




Wednesday, September 11
WE-PM5 16:20 - 17:40
Modeling and Simulation 4
Chair: Rosângela Coelho
Room Ponta Verde
16:20 Impact of Fiber Nonlinear Effects on 10 Gb/s WDM Systems over 600 km of SMF and NZDS
  Alberto Paradisi, S. M. Rossi, M. R. X. Barros
16:40 Rate Prediction Model for Video Transcoding Applications
  Pedro F. Correia, V. M. Silva, P. A. A. Assuncao
17:00 Video Traffic Models Performance with Restricted and Non-Restricted Scaling Characterization
  A. Guimarães, R. Coelho
17:20 Capacity and QoS Enhancement for Data Transmission in EGPRS through Packet Scheduling and Smart Antennas
  Yuri C. B. Silva, W. M. Sousa Jr., F. R. P. Cavalcanti, T. F. Maciel




Wednesday, September 11
WE-PM6 16:20 - 18:00
Digital Signal Processing 6
Chair: Sergio Lima Netto
Room Ponta Negra
16:20 Adaptive Approaches for Blind Equalization Based on Multichannel Linear Prediction
  Mauricio S. Castro, J. M. T. Romano
16:40 A Model for the Behavior of the Least Mean Kurtosis (LMK) Adaptive Algorithm with Gaussian Inputs
  Pedro I. Hübscher, J. C. M. Bermudez
17:00 The Rounded Hartley Transform
  Renato J. S. Cintra, H. M. de Oliveira, C. O. Cintra
17:20 Echo Canceller Based on Adaptive Interpolated FIR Filters
  Orlando J. Tobias, R. Seara Jr., R. Seara
17:40 Q-GA: Performance Analysis in Low-pass Filter Equalization Design
  Delmar B. Carvalho, S. Noceti Filho, R. Seara




Wednesday, September 11
WE-PM7 16:20 - 18:00
Speech Processing 4
Chair: Francisco Rodrigo R. Cavalcanti
Room Boa Viagem
16:20 Automatic Speaker Indexing in Corrupted Speech
  H. Sayoud, S. Ouamour, M. Boudraa
16:40 Prosodic Speech Modification Using RELP
  Fernado S. Pacheco, R. Seara
17:00 Tree Organized Lexicons and Beam Search: Implementational Issues
  Carlos Alberto Ynoguti, F. Violaro
17:20 LSP Transcoding Between G729A and GSM AMR
  Helder C. Bertan, L. G. P. Meloni
17:40 Speaker Adaptation Using Eigenvoices Technique
  Liselene de Abreu Borges, M. A. Ramírez, R. D. R. Fagundes




Wednesday, September 11
WE-PM8 16:20 - 17:40
Applied Electromagnetics
Chair: Bruno Barbosa Albert
Room Tambaú
16:20 MNT23D: A Graphical User Interface for Formulation and Element Matrix Assembling in the Finite Element Method
  K. Z. Nóbrega, A. M. Frasson, H. E. Hernández-Figueroa
16:40 An Efficient Algorithm for Radiowave Coverage Prediction in Urban Microcells
  Daniela N. Schettino, D. H. D. Carvalho, F. J. S. Moreira
17:00 Triangle PIFA Antenna Array Prototype for Wireless System Applications
  L. C. Kretly, A. C. Sodré Jr., A.Tavora
17:20 New Way to Analyze Triangular Microstrip Resonators
  Humberto C. C. Fernandes, C. B. Beltrão




Thursday, September 12
TH-AM1 08:00 - 09:20
Wireless Communications 4
Chair: Mamadou M'Boup
Room Tambaú
08:00 Dynamic Slot Allocation with Successive Spatial Interference Canceller for Multi-packet Reception
  Ricardo R. Araújo, F. R. P. Cavalcanti, J. C. M. Mota
08:20 Performance Evaluation of Decoupled Space-Time Delayed Decision-Feedback Sequence Estimation in Mobile Radio Environments
  J. C. M. Mota, A. L. F. Almeida, C. E. R. Fernandes, F. R. P. Cavalcanti
08:40 Decoupled Space-Time Equalization for CCI/ISI Suppression in Mobile Communications Systems
  A. L. F. Almeida, C. E. R. Fernandes, J. C. M. Mota, F. R. P. Cavalcanti
09:00 Estimating the QoS Enhancement using Power Control in EGPRS
  T. F. Maciel, R. A. O. Neto, W. M. Souza Jr. , F. R. P. Cavalcanti, Y. C. B. Silva




Thursday, September 12
TH-AM2 08:00 - 09:20
Wireless Communications 5 and Spread Spectrum 2
Chair: Max Gerken
Room Ponta Verde
08:00 New Algorithm for Adaptive Antennas in DS-CDMA Communication Systems
  A. R. R. Matos, A. G. D'Assunção, L. M. Mendonça
08:20 Performance Analysis of GSM-GPRS Network
  M. B. L. Santos, G. H. S. Carvalho and J. C. W. A. Costa
08:40 A Parallel Interference Canceller Scheme for Multirate DS-CDMA Systems
  P. J. E. Jeszensky, T. Abrão
09:00 Effects of Dynamic Time Slot Scheduling Schemes and Soft Handoff on the Performance of TDD DS CDMA Systems with 2D Rake Receivers over a Nakagami-m Frequency Selective Fading Channel
  Roger P. F. Hoefel, C. Almeida




Thursday, September 12
TH-AM3 08:00 - 09:20
Digital Signal Processing 7
Chair: Glauco Fontgalland
Room Ponta Negra
08:00 A New Stochastic Analysis of Affine Projection Algorithm for Gaussian Inputs and Large Number of Coefficients
  Sérgio J. M. Almeida, J. C. M. Bermudez
08:20 Optimized Cosine-Modulated Filter Banks Using the Frequency Response Masking Approach
  Miguel B. Furtado, S. L. Netto, P. S. R. Diniz
08:40 Efficient Design of CMFBs Using Two-Stage Frequency Response Masking
  Luiz C. R. Barcellos, S. L. Netto, P. S. R. Diniz
09:00 Adaptive LCMV Beamforming Avoiding DOA Estimation for Packet-like Wireless Systems
  Danilo Zanatta Filho, C. S. Cavalcante, J. M. T. Romano




Thursday, September 12
TH-AM4 08:00 - 09:20
Antennas and Microwaves 5
Chair: Adrião Dória Neto
Room Boa Viagem
08:00 Double Layer Patch Resonator
  Humberto C. C. Fernandes, R. T. Carvalho Filho
08:20 A CMOS RF Front-end Switch Topology
  Robson N. de Lima, B. Huyart
08:40 A Genetic Algorithm for the Determination of Multiple Angles of Arrival in Linear Arrays of Antennas
  B. G. Goes, A. D. Dória Neto, W. Mata
09:00 Waveguide Components Design in Presence of Complementary Modes
  Glauco Fontgalland, T. P. Vuong, H. Baudrand



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