Publications

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Journal Publications

Indoor Positioning for Public Safety: Role of UAVs, LEOs, and Propagation-Aware Techniques
G. Duggal, H. K. Dureppagari, H. S. Dhillon, J. H. Reed, R. M. Buehrer
submitted. [arXiv]

Two-Stage Weighted Projection for Reliable Low-Complexity Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Localization
H. K. Dureppagari, R. M. Buehrer, and H. S. Dhillon
submitted. [arXiv]

LEO-based Positioning: Foundations, Signal Design, and Receiver Enhancements for 6G NTN
H. K. Dureppagari, C. Saha, H. Krishnamurthy, X. F. Wang, A. Rico-Alvariño, R. M. Buehrer, and H. S. Dhillon
IEEE Communications Magazine, to appear. [arXiv]

Outdoor Massive MIMO Testbed with Directional Beams: Design, Implementation, and Validation
S. Bisoyi, P. Muralimohan, H. K. Dureppagari, P. R. Manne and K. Kuchi
IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 22230-22242, Jan. 2025. [IEEE Xplore]

Massive MIMO With Circular Antenna Array: Design, Implementation, and Validation
S. Bisoyi, P. Muralimohan, H. K. Dureppagari, P. R. Manne, S. Amuru, and K. Kuchi
IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 21070-21083, Feb. 2024. [IEEE Xplore]

NTN-based 6G Localization: Vision, Role of LEOs, and Open Problems
H. K. Dureppagari, C. Saha, H. S. Dhillon, and R. M. Buehrer
IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 44-51, Dec. 2023. [IEEE Xplore] [arXiv]

Uplink Coverage Enhancements for Extremely Large Cell Sites
P. R. Manne, K. R. Gudimetla, H. K. Dureppagari, S. Kumawat, S. Amuru, and K. Kuchi
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Jun. 2022. [EURASIP]

Design and implementation of beamformed physical downlink control channel for 4G massive MIMO systems
P. R. Manne, H. K. Dureppagari, S. Amuru, and K. Kuchi
Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 111, Feb. 2021. [ELSEVIER]

Conference Publications

A Novel Positioning Framework: Two-Stage Weighted Projection with NLOS Bias Modeling
H. K. Dureppagari, R. M. Buehrer, and H. S. Dhillon
in Proc., IEEE ICC Workshops, Montreal, Canada, Jun. 2025.

Meeting IMT-2030 Performance Targets: The Potential of OTFDM Waveform and Structural MIMO Technologies
S. Bisoyi, P. Muralimohan, K. R. Gudimetla, S. Kumari, H. K. Dureppagari, S. T. Veetil, S. A. K. Makandar, P. R. Manne, S. Amuru, and K. Kuchi
in Proc. IEEE ITU Kaleidoscope: Innovation and Digital Transformation for a Sustainable World (ITU K), New Delhi, India, 2024, pp. 1-10. [IEEE Xplore]

UAV-Based 5G Localization for Emergency Response Using Signals of Opportunity
H. K. Dureppagari, C. Saha, H. S. Dhillon, and R. M. Buehrer
in Proc. IEEE DySPAN, Washington, DC, USA, May. 2024, pp. 63-68. [IEEE Xplore]

UAV-Aided Indoor Localization of Emergency Response Personnel
H. K. Dureppagari, D.-R. Emenonye, H. S. Dhillon, and R. M. Buehrer
in Proc. IEEE/ION PLANS, Monterey, CA, USA, Apr. 2023, pp. 1241-1249. [IEEE Xplore]

Removing the PDCCH Bottleneck and Enhancing the Capacity of 4G Massive MIMO Systems
P. R. Manne, H. K. Dureppagari, S. Amuru, and K. Kuchi
in Proc. IEEE COMSNETS, Bengaluru, India, Jan. 2020, pp. 237-244. [IEEE Xplore] [Best Paper Award (Honorable Mention)]

Patents

Beamformed physical downlink control channel
P. R. Manne, H. K. Dureppagari, S. D. Amuru, and K. Kuchi
WiSig Networks Pvt Ltd, IIT Hyderabad, application number US17/290,290, publication number US20210266049A1.
[Google Patents]

METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE COVERAGE VIA A BASE STATION
K. Kuchi, S. Amuru, K. R. Gudimetla, S. Kumawat, P. R. Manne, S. A. K. Makandar, and H. K. Dureppagari
WiSig Networks Pvt Ltd, application number US18/791,189, Published November 28, 2024.
[FPO Patents]

BASE STATION WITH ADAPTIVE COVERAGE
K. Kuchi, S. Amuru, K. R. Gudimetla, S. Kumawat, P. R. Manne, S. A. K. Makandar, and H. K. Dureppagari
WiSig Networks Pvt Ltd, application number US18/795,586, Published November 28, 2024.
[FPO Patents]

Intelligent control for cellular radio access networks
S. G. Shakkottai, W. H. Ko, H. K. Dureppagari, U. Dinesha, V. S. S. Ganji, D. Bharadia, R. Y. Wu, and U. Ghosh
Texas A&M University System, application number US18/437,149, publication number US20240267794A1.
[Google Patents]

Massive mimo interference suppression receivers aided by network signaling
K. Kuchi, H. K. Dureppagari, S. A. K. Makandar, and S. Amuru
WiSig Networks Pvt Ltd, application number US17/691,529, publication number US20220393817A1.
[Google Patents]

Methods for improving coverage of a cellular network and systems thereof
K. Kuchi, S. Amuru, K. R. Gudimetla, S. Kumawat, P. R. Manne, S. A. K. Makandar, and H. K. Dureppagari
WiSig Networks Pvt Ltd, IIT Hyderabad, application number IN2021/050757, publication number WO2022029806A1.
[Google Patents]

Method for wireless communication using beamformed physical downlink control channel (PDCCH)
P. R. Manne, H. K. Dureppagari, S. D. Amuru, and K. Kuchi
WiSig Networks Pvt Ltd, IIT Hyderabad, application number US17/290,290, publication number US20210266049A1.
[Google Patents]

Method and system for scheduling a pool of resources to a plurality of user equipments
K. Kuchi, S. Amuru, H. K. Dureppagari, and P. R. Manne
WiSig Networks Pvt Ltd, IIT Hyderabad, application number US17/264,067, publication number US20210321423A1.
[Google Patents]

Method for allocating resources to a plurality of users by a base station
K. Kuchi, S. Amuru, H. K. Dureppagari, and P. R. Manne
WiSig Networks Pvt Ltd, IIT Hyderabad, application number US17/172,404, publication number US20210392669A1.
[Google Patents]

Method of signal processing by a massive mimo base station receiver
K. Kuchi, S. Amuru, and H. K. Dureppagari
WiSig Networks Pvt Ltd, application number US17/495,013, publication number US20220131580A1.
[Google Patents]

Posters

NTN-based 6G Localization: Vision and Role of LEOs
H.K. Dureppagari, C. Saha, H. S. Dhillon, and R. M. Buehrer
IEEE CTW 2023, Hualien, Taiwan, Jul. 2023.

Realtime Intelligent Control for NextG Cellular Radio Access Networks
H. K. Dureppagari, U. Dinesha, R. Wu, S. Ganji, W. Ko, S. Shakkottai, and D. Bharadia
ACM MobiSys, Portland, OR, USA, Jun. 2022. [ACM]

White Papers

Meeting IMT 2030 Performance Targets: The Potential of OTFDM Waveform and Structural MIMO Technologies
S. Bisoyi, M. M. Pasupuleti, K. Kuchi, K. Rao, H. K. Dureppagari, S. Kumari, S. Amuru
White Paper, Jul. 2023. [arXiv]