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Research Publications
 
Journal publications
  • R. Tandra, S. M. Mishra, and A. Sahai, "What is a spectrum hole and what does it take to recognize one?", in the Proceedings of the IEEE, pp. 824-848, May 2009.
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  • R. Tandra, and A. Sahai, "SNR walls for signal detection," in the IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Signal Processing, pp. 4-17, Feb 2008
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  • A. Sahai, N. Hoven, S. M. Mishra, and R. Tandra. "Fundamental tradeoffs in spectrum sensing for opportunistic frequency reuse," submitted to IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, 2007

  • Rahul Tandra, N. Hemachandra and D. Manjunath, "Join Minimum Cost Queue: Stability and Performance," in Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences, vol. 18, pp. 445-472, 2004.
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  • Rahul Tandra, N. Hemachadra and D. Manjunath, "DiffServ Node with Join Minimum Cost Queue Policy and Multiclass Traffic," in Performance Evaluation, vol. 55, pp. 69-91, 2004.
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Magazine articles
  • A. Sahai, S. M. Mishra, R. Tandra and K. Woyach "Cognitive Radios for Spectrum Sharing", in IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, pp. 140-145, January 2009.
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Conference publications
  • R. Tandra, and A. Sahai, "Overcoming SNR walls through macroscale features", in the proceedings of the 46th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing, pp. 583-590, September 2008.
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  • R. Tandra, and A. Sahai, "Noise calibration, delay coherence, and SNR walls for signal detection", in the proceedings of the IEEE symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySpAN), pp. 1-11, October 2008.
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  • S. M. Mishra, R. Tandra, and A. Sahai, "The case for multiband sensing", in the proceedings of the 45th Annual Allerton Conference on Communications Control and Computing, September 2007.
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  • R. Tandra, and A. Sahai, "SNR walls for feature detectors", in the proceedings of the IEEE Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks, April 2007.
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  • S. M. Mishra, R. Tandra, and A. Sahai, "Coexistence with primary users of different scales", in the proceedings of the IEEE Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks, April 2007.
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  • R. Tandra, and A. Sahai, "Is interference like noise when you know its codebook?", in the proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, July 2006.
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  • A. Sahai, R. Tandra, S. M. Mishra, and N. Hoven "Fundamental Design Tradeoffs in Cognitive Radio Systems", in the proceedings of the Fist International Workshop on Technology and Policy for Accessing Spectrum, June 2006.
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  • S. Shellhammer, S. Shankar, R. Tandra, and J. Tomcik, "Performance of Power Detector Sensors of DTV Signals in IEEE 802.22 WTANs", in the proceedings of the Fist International Workshop on Technology and Policy for Accessing Spectrum, June 2006.
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  • A. Sahai, R. Tandra, and N. Hoven, "Opportunistic spectrum use for sensor networks: the need for local cooperation," submitted to the 2006 IPSN
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  • R. Tandra and A. Sahai, "Fundamental limits on detection in low SNR under noise uncertainty," presented at WirelessCom 05 Symposium on Signal Processing, June 2005.
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  • A. Sahai, N. Hoven, and R. Tandra, "Some fundamental limits on cognitive radio," presented at Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, October 2004.
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Technical Reports
  • A. Sahai, S. M. Mubara, R. Tandra, and K. Woyach, "Cognitive Radios for Spectrum Sharing: Technical Appendices," EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley, Tech. Rep. UCB/EECS-2008-147, Dec. 2008.
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  • R. Tandra, M. Mishra, and A. Sahai, "Extended edition: What is a spectrum hole and what does it take to recognize one?," EECS Department, University of California, Berkeley, Tech. Rep. UCB/EECS-2008-110, Aug. 2008.
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  • A. Sahai, N. Hoven, S. M. Mishra, and R. Tandra, "Fundamental tradeoffs in robust spectrum sensing for opportunistic frequency reuse," Technichal report, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, March 2006
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Master's Thesis
  • R. Tandra, "Fundamental limits on detection in low SNR," Master's thesis, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 2005
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  • We consider the generic problem of detecting the presence or absence of a weak signal in a noisy environment. The motivation behind this problem is the idea of cognitive radios, where it is essential for the secondary user to detect whether a frequency band is being used by a known primary user. In this thesis we show that under even weak uncertainty, robust detection becomes impossible below a certain SNR, regardless of how many samples we take.


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