Publications

2025

• NEW
  Chapter
  Trajectory Prediction for Collision Avoidance of Vulnerable Road Users in CCAM Scenarios Using Stacking Regression and Deep Learning
  R. Parada*, R. Corvillo
  IntechOpen. Book title "Connected, Cooperative and Autonomous Mobility - Research Needs, Challenges and Future Perspectives", ISBN 978-1-83635-539-7, 2025
• NEW
  Journal
  IoT-Integrated Deep Learning for Forecasting and Decision Support in Reservoir Water Management under Drought Conditions
  R. Parada*, A. Sanz
  Elsevier - Internet of Things, 2025
• NEW
  Journal
  Eco-Efficient Deployment of Spiking Neural Networks on Low-Cost Edge Hardware
  F. S. Martínez*, J. Casas-Roma, L. Subirats and R. Parada
  IEEE Networking Letters, 2025
• Workshop
  Comparative Analysis of Spiking Neuron Models in SpikeYOLO
  A. Gonzalez-Abadia, R. Parada*, P. Dini
  Neuromorphic Computing for Development and Learning Workshop (NCDL) – ICDL, September 2025
• Workshop
  Hardware to Software Parameter Mapping in Spiking Neural Networks: A Circuit-Inspired Educational Approach
  A. Gonzalez-Abadia, R. Parada*, P. Dini
  Neuromorphic Computing for Development and Learning Workshop (NCDL) – ICDL, September 2025
• Journal
  AI Integration in Tactical Communication Systems and Networks: A Survey and Future Research Directions
  V. Monzon Baeza*, R. Parada, L. Concha Salor, C. Monzo
  Systems, 2025, 13(9), 752
• Journal
  An open testbed for O-RAN experimentation with AI-enabled control and monitoring
  R. Parada*, X. Vilajosana, S. Alfayoumi, J. Serra, O. Font-Bach, P. Dini
  Elsevier - Internet of Things, Volume 33, 101729, ISSN 2542-6605, 2025
• Conference
  5G-based Traffic Safety and Management Service for Cooperative Connected and Automated Mobility in Cross-Border Scenarios
  A. Hamza-Cherif*, W. Jami, C. Ksouri, A. Aguilar-Rivera, R. Parada, N. Vidal, D. Porcuna, F. Vazquez-Gallego, J. Nasreddine
  Accepted in VTC2025-Spring
• Conference
  Multi-Object Tracking for Collision Avoidance Using Multiple Cameras in Open RAN Networks
  J. Serra*, A. Aguilar, E. Abu-Helalah, R. Parada, P. Dini
  Accepted in IEEE ICMLCN, 2025
• Conference
  Enhancing 5G O-RAN Communication Efficiency Through AI-Based Latency Forecasting
  R. Parada*, E. Abu-Helalah, J. Serra, A. Aguilar, P. Dini
  Accepted in IEEE INFOCOM UK, 2025

2024

• Journal
  Leveraging Urban Water Distribution Systems with Smart Sensors for Sustainable Cities
  A. G. Baigorri, R. Parada*, V. M. Baeza, C. Monzo
  Sensors 2024, 24, 7223
• Journal
  Spiking neural networks for autonomous driving: A review
  F. S. Martínez*, J. Casas-Roma, L. Subirats, R. Parada
  Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 138(B), 109415
• Book Chapter
  Chapter 7. An RFID-Based Reproducible Network for Anomaly Detection Using Machine Learning
  R. Parada*, V. Monzón Baeza, C. Monzo
  Advances in Engineering Research, Vol. 57, Nova Science Publishers, 2024
• Conference
  An Approach for Social-Distance Preserving Location-Aware Recommender Systems: A Use Case in a Hospital Environment
  M. Caballero, M.C. Rodríguez-Hernández*, R. Parada, S. Ilarri, R. Trillo-Lado, R. Hermoso, Ó. Rubio
  DEXA 2024, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 14910, Springer
• Book Chapter
  Chapter 3. A Spring-Based Helical Antenna for an RFID Inventory System in Retail Stores
  R. Parada
  Advances in Engineering Research, Vol. 56, Nova Science Publishers, 2024

2023

• Journal
  LoRa-Based Low-Cost Nanosatellite for Emerging Communication Networks in Complex Scenarios
  R. Parada*, V. Monzon Baeza, D.N. Barraca-Ibort, C. Monzo
  Aerospace 2023, 10, 754
• Conference
  A DL-based estimation probability approach for VRU collision avoidance
  R. Parada*, R. Corvillo, P. Dini
  IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence (CAI), Santa Clara, USA, 2023, pp. 23-25
• Journal
  CO2 impact on convolutional network model training for autonomous driving through behavioral cloning
  F. S. Martínez*, R. Parada, J. Casas-Roma
  Advanced Engineering Informatics, Vol. 56, 2023, 101968
• Journal
  Guidelines for Renewal and Securitization of a Critical Infrastructure Based on IoT Networks
  C. Villar Miguelez, V. Monzon Baeza*, R. Parada, C. Monzo
  Smart Cities 2023, 6, 728-743

2022

• Conference
  Evaluation of AI-based Smart-Sensor Deployment at the Extreme Edge of a Software-Defined Network
  A. Aguilar-Rivera*, R. Vilalta, R. Parada, F. M. Perez and F. Vázquez-Gallego
  IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software Defined Networks (NFV-SDN), Phoenix, AZ, USA, 2022, pp. 1-5
• Journal
  Global Emergency System Based on WPAN and LPWAN Hybrid Networks
  E. Pérez, R. Parada*, and C. Monzo
  Sensors 2022, 22, 7921
• Conference
  5GMED Architecture for Advanced Automotive and Railway Communication Services in Cross-Border Scenarios
  J. Nasreddine*, E. Carmona-Cejudo, R. Vilalta, R. Parada, P. Veyssiere, A. Antonopoulos, J.L. Luque, J. Bastida, R. González, G.N. Triantafyllou, N. Trujillo Quijada, J. Garcia Hospital, J. Garbiso and F. Vázquez-Gallego
  IEEE Future Networks World Forum (FNWF), Montreal, QC, Canada, 2022, pp. 36-42
• Conference
  An Inter-operable and Multi-protocol V2X Collision Avoidance Service based on Edge Computing
  R. Parada*, F. Vázquez-Gallego, R. Sedar and R. Vilalta
  IEEE 95th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2022-Spring), Helsinki, Finland, 2022, pp. 1-5

2021

• Conference
  Machine Learning-based Trajectory Prediction for VRU Collision Avoidance in V2X Environments
  R. Parada*, A. Aguilar, J. Alonso-Zarate and F. Vázquez-Gallego
  IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Madrid, Spain, 2021, pp. 1-6
• Journal
  Statistical approaches for initial access in mmWave 5G systems
  R. Parada, H. Soleimani, F. Moretto, S. Tomasin*, and M. Zorzi
  Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, 2021; 32:e3683

2020

• Journal
  Local Seeing Measurement for Increasing Astrophysical Observatory Quality Images Using an Autonomous Wireless Sensor Network
  R. Parada*, S. Rueda-Teruel and C. Monzo
  Sensors 2020, 20, 3792

2019

• Journal
  RFID Based Embedded System for Sustainable Food Management in an IoT Network Paradigm
  R. Parada*, A. Palazón, C. Monzo and J. Melià-Seguí
  Future Internet 2019, 11, 189
• Journal
  Fast Initial Access for mmWave 5G Systems with Hybrid Beamforming Using Online Statistics Learning
  H. Soleimani, R. Parada, S. Tomasin* and M. Zorzi
  IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 57, no. 9, pp. 132-137, September 2019
• Journal
  Predicting Energy Generation Using Forecasting Techniques in Catalan Reservoirs
  R. Parada*, J. Font and J. Casas-Roma
  Energies 2019, 12, 1832
• Conference
  Forecasting Water Levels of Catalan Reservoirs
  R. Parada, J. Font and J. Casas-Roma*
  MDAI 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 11676. Springer, Cham

2018

• Journal
  Anomaly Detection Using RFID-Based Information Management in an IoT Context
  R. Parada*, J. Melià-Seguí and R. Pous
  Journal of Organizational and End User Computing (JOEUC), 30(3), 1-23
• Conference
  Statistical Approaches for Initial Access in mmWave 5G Systems
  H. Soleimani, R. Parada, S. Tomasin* and M. Zorzi
  European Wireless 2018; 24th European Wireless Conference, Catania, Italy, 2018, pp. 1-6
• Conference
  Context-aware Handover in mmWave 5G Using UE's Direction of Pass
  R. Parada* and M. Zorzi
  European Wireless 2018; 24th European Wireless Conference, Catania, Italy, 2018, pp. 1-6

2017

• Conference
  Automatic Rate-Distortion Classification for the IoT: Towards Signal-Adaptive Network Protocols
  D. Zordan*, R. Parada, M. Rossi and M. Zorzi
  GLOBECOM 2017 - IEEE Global Communications Conference, Singapore, 2017, pp. 1-7
• Journal
  Internet of Things Area Coverage Analyzer (ITHACA) for Complex Topographical Scenarios
  R. Parada*, D. Cárdenes-Tacoronte, C. Monzo and J. Melià-Seguí
  Symmetry 2017, 9, 237
• Conference
  Cell discovery based on historical user's location in mmWave 5G
  R. Parada* and M. Zorzi
  European Wireless 2017; 23rd European Wireless Conference, Dresden, Germany, 2017, pp. 1-6
• Journal
  Gesture Detection Using Passive RFID Tags to Enable People-Centric IoT Applications
  R. Parada* and J. Melia-Segui
  IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 56-61, February 2017

2016

• Conference
  Smart Surface: RFID-Based Gesture Recognition Using k-Means Algorithm
  R. Parada*, K. Nur, J. Melià-Seguí and R. Pous
  12th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE), London, UK, 2016, pp. 111-118
• Workshop
  RFID Based People-Object Direction of Pass Detection
  R. Parada*, J. Melià-Seguí and R. Pous
  International Workshop on Computational Sustainability, Technologies and Applications, London, UK, Volume 21, 2016
• Conference
  Evaluation and deployment of an industrial spring-based RFID reader antenna
  R. Parada*, J. Melià-Seguí and R. Pous
  IEEE International Conference on RFID (RFID), Orlando, FL, USA, 2016, pp. 1-4
• Thesis
  RFID based people-object interaction detection
  Raúl Parada Medina
  TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2016

2015

• Conference
  Measuring user-object interactions in IoT spaces
  R. Parada*, J. Melià-Seguí, A. Carreras, M. Morenza-Cinos and R. Pous
  IEEE International Conference on RFID Technology and Applications (RFID-TA), Tokyo, Japan, 2015, pp. 52-58
• Journal
  Using RFID to Detect Interactions in Ambient Assisted Living Environments
  R. Parada*, J. Melià-Seguí, M. Morenza-Cinos, A. Carreras and R. Pous
  IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 16-22, July-Aug. 2015
• Conference
  Towards Measuring User-Object Interaction in IoT Spaces
  R. Parada*, J. Melia-Seguí, M. Morenza-Cinos, A. Carreras and R. Pous
  9th Annual IEEE International Conference on RFID, San Diego, CA, USA, 2015

2013

• Conference
  Enhancing the shopping experience through RFID in an actual retail store
  J. Melià-Seguí*, R. Pous, A. Carreras, M. Morenza-Cinos, R. Parada, Z. Liaghat, and R. De Porrata-Doria
  UbiComp '13 Adjunct, ACM, New York, NY, USA, 1029–1036
• Conference
  Study of a monopulse system with RFID antennas for applications oriented to retail industry
  R. Parada*, A. Carreras, J. Melià-Seguí, and R. Pous
  UbiComp '13 Adjunct, ACM, New York, NY, USA, 279–282

2012

• Thesis
  Enhanced Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service for LTE
  Raúl Parada Medina
  Master thesis at Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Photonics Department, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.

2008

• Thesis
  Simulation and optimisation of a highly available Ethernet network
  Raúl Parada Medina
  Bachelor thesis develop at Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), Vienna, Austria and defended at EETAC, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Castelldefels, Spain