Álvaro Valcarce

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Álvaro Valcarce is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Álvaro Valcarce has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 14 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 4 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Álvaro Valcarce's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (14 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (6 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (5 papers). Álvaro Valcarce is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (14 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (6 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (5 papers). Álvaro Valcarce collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Spain. Álvaro Valcarce's co-authors include Jie Zhang, David López‐Pérez, Guillaume Villemaud, Alpár Jüttner, Jakob Hoydis, Ákos Ladányi, Enjie Liu, Jean-Marie Gorce, Osvaldo Simeone and Lorenzo Maggi and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Communications Magazine and IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

In The Last Decade

Álvaro Valcarce

27 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

OFDMA femtocells: A roadmap on interference avoidance 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 200 400 600
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  1. OFDMA femtocells: A roadmap on interference avoidance
    2009 617 citations David López‐Pérez, Álvaro Valcarce et al. IEEE Communications Magazine profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Álvaro Valcarce United Kingdom 12 1.3k 1.1k 104 96 29 29 1.4k
Guillaume Villemaud United Kingdom 12 1.5k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 110 1.1× 154 1.6× 17 0.6× 38 1.6k
Rahul Vaze India 17 1.2k 0.9× 790 0.7× 31 0.3× 174 1.8× 31 1.1× 88 1.3k
Thomas Novlan United States 17 2.0k 1.5× 1.5k 1.4× 85 0.8× 180 1.9× 14 0.5× 34 2.2k
Michael Schnell Germany 21 1.7k 1.3× 906 0.8× 45 0.4× 492 5.1× 42 1.4× 116 1.8k
Naoto Kadowaki Japan 11 788 0.6× 809 0.7× 44 0.4× 371 3.9× 29 1.0× 62 1.1k
Yong Huat Chew Singapore 18 783 0.6× 761 0.7× 18 0.2× 190 2.0× 66 2.3× 118 1.1k
A.R. Nix United Kingdom 19 1.1k 0.8× 659 0.6× 61 0.6× 317 3.3× 28 1.0× 104 1.2k
Gi-Hong Im South Korea 20 1.1k 0.9× 858 0.8× 24 0.2× 32 0.3× 46 1.6× 104 1.3k
Jinkang Zhu China 15 582 0.4× 389 0.3× 19 0.2× 111 1.2× 78 2.7× 123 726
Carl Eklund Finland 6 797 0.6× 702 0.6× 45 0.4× 27 0.3× 33 1.1× 11 925

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Álvaro Valcarce

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Geraci, Giovanni, et al.. (2025). Cellular Network Design for UAV Corridors via Data-Driven High-Dimensional Bayesian Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 24(9). 7530–7545. 1 indexed citations
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Mostafa, Salwa, et al.. (2025). Intent-Aware DRL-Based NOMA Uplink Dynamic Scheduler for IIoT. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking. 11(6). 4041–4049. 1 indexed citations
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Chiaramello, Emma, Carla Fabiana Chiasserini, Francesco Malandrino, et al.. (2025). Human-centric decision-making in cell-less 6G networks. Computer Networks. 270. 111522–111522.
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Valcarce, Álvaro, Petteri Kela, Silvio Mandelli, & Harish Viswanathan. (2024). The Role of AI in 6G MAC. 723–728. 4 indexed citations
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Simeone, Osvaldo, et al.. (2023). Bayesian and Multi-Armed Contextual Meta-Optimization for Efficient Wireless Radio Resource Management. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking. 9(5). 1282–1295. 16 indexed citations
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Navarro, Mònica, et al.. (2023). Learning Random Access Schemes for Massive Machine-Type Communication With MARL. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 95–109. 8 indexed citations
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Geraci, Giovanni, et al.. (2023). Designing Cellular Networks for UAV Corridors via Bayesian Optimization. 4552–4557. 11 indexed citations
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Valcarce, Álvaro, et al.. (2022). Scalable Joint Learning of Wireless Multiple-Access Policies and their Signaling. 2022 IEEE 95th Vehicular Technology Conference: (VTC2022-Spring). 1–5. 4 indexed citations
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Valcarce, Álvaro & Jakob Hoydis. (2021). Toward Joint Learning of Optimal MAC Signaling and Wireless Channel Access. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking. 7(4). 1233–1243. 22 indexed citations
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Valcarce, Álvaro, et al.. (2021). The Emergence of Wireless MAC Protocols with Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1–6. 30 indexed citations
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Valcarce, Álvaro, et al.. (2012). In-cabin downlink cell planning with Fractional Frequency Reuse. European Wireless Conference. 1–5. 3 indexed citations
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Villemaud, Guillaume, Álvaro Valcarce, & Jie Zhang. (2011). Hybrid Model for Indoor-to-Outdoor Femtocell Radio Coverage Prediction. 215352. 1–5. 3 indexed citations
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Villemaud, Guillaume, Álvaro Valcarce, David López‐Pérez, & Jie Zhang. (2010). Access control mechanisms for femtocells. IEEE Communications Magazine. 48(1). 33–39. 258 indexed citations
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López‐Pérez, David, Álvaro Valcarce, Ákos Ladányi, Guillaume Villemaud, & Jie Zhang. (2010). Intracell Handover for Interference and Handover Mitigation in OFDMA Two-Tier Macrocell-Femtocell Networks. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking. 2010(1). 82 indexed citations
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Valcarce, Álvaro & Jie Zhang. (2010). Empirical Indoor-to-Outdoor Propagation Model for Residential Areas at 0.9–3.5 GHz. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters. 9. 682–685. 48 indexed citations
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Valcarce, Álvaro, David López‐Pérez, Guillaume Villemaud, & Jie Zhang. (2009). Predicting Small-Scale Fading Distributions with Finite-Difference Methods in Indoor-to-Outdoor Scenarios. 220. 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Valcarce, Álvaro, David López‐Pérez, Guillaume Villemaud, & Jie Zhang. (2009). Limited access to OFDMA femtocells. 1–5. 60 indexed citations
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López‐Pérez, David, Álvaro Valcarce, Guillaume Villemaud, Enjie Liu, & Jie Zhang. (2008). Access methods to WiMAX femtocells: A downlink system-level case study. University of Bedfordshire Repository (University of Bedfordshire). 1657–1662. 74 indexed citations
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López‐Pérez, David, Guillaume Villemaud, Álvaro Valcarce, Alpár Jüttner, & Jie Zhang. (2008). Interference avoidance and dynamic frequency planning for WiMAX femtocells networks. 96 indexed citations

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