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Christian Oberli

Associate Professor

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Wireless communications; Wireless sensor networks; Embedded systems

Educación

  •  Electrical Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Estados Unidos, 2004
  •  Electrical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Chile, 1996
  •  Electrical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Chile, 1996
  •  Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Chile, 1994

Experiencia Académica

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Engineering

    Santiago, Chile

    2011 - At present

  •   Graduate Student Researcher Full Time

    University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)

    Engineering and Applied Sciences

    Los Angeles, Estados Unidos

    1999 - 2005

  •   Adjunct Instructor Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Engineering

    Santiago, Chile

    1998 - 1999

  •   Staff Researcher Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Medicine

    Santiago, Chile

    1996 - 1998

  •   Assistant Professor Full Time

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Engineering

    Santiago, Chile

    2005 - 2011

Formación de Capital Humano


PhD dissertations supervised:
[1] F. Rosas, “Energy efficient wireless communications,” Ph.D. dissertation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Dec. 2012.
[2] K. Manolakis, “Impairments in coordinated cellular networks: Analysis, impact on performance and mitigation,” Ph.D. dissertation (co-supervised), Technische Universität Berlin, 2014.
[3] J. Aldunate, “Adquisición en redes inalámbricas de sensores con múltiples antenas,” Ph.D. dissertation, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Mar. 2018.

Master's thesis supervised:
[[1] M. C. Estela, “Estimación de canal espectralmente eficiente para OFDM,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Oct. 2007.
[2] D. Landau, “Sistemas inteligentes de transporte: conteo e identificación de pasajeros mediante identifi- cación por radiofrecuencia,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Oct. 2008.
[3] M. García, “Un modelo general de interferencia interportadora en OFDM,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, May 2008.
[4] D. Amenábar, “Pruebas de campo de algoritmo espectralmente eficiente en estimación de canales para OFDM,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Aug. 2011.
[5] L. Herrera, “Downlink performance limitations of cellular systems with coordinated base stations and mismatched precoder,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Jun. 2012.
[6] C. Muñoz, “Señales de entrenamiento óptimas para estimación de canal MIMO energéticamente efi- ciente,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Jun. 2012.
[7] S. Campamá, “Un sistema operativo para redes inalámbricas de sensores,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Jul. 2012.
[8] H. Pérez, “Diseño e implementación en FPGA de un módem de banda base para redes inalámbricas de sensores,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Aug. 2012.
[9] S. Barros, “Diseño de protocolos para redes inalámbricas de sensores sobre LatinOS: metodología y ejemplos,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Jan. 2013.
[10] C. Feres, “Algoritmos de adquisición para redes inalámbricas de sensores con tecnología de múltiples antenas,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Aug. 2013.
[11] J. P. de Villers Grandchamps, “Diseño e implementación de un módem de banda base para redes inalámbricas de sensores compatible con tecnologías de múltiples antenas,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Jan. 2014.
[12] F. Kettlun, “SVD-based beamforming communications over narrow-band quasi-static MIMO channels,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Aug. 2014.
[13] D. Kaulen, “Medium access control for MIMO wireless sensor networks,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, May 2015.
[14] J. Venegas, “Implementación de procesador banda base MIMO,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Dec. 2015.
[15] A. Ibáñez, “Daily and seasonal variation of the surface temperature lapse rate and 0º C isotherm in the central chilean andes mountains,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Aug. 2019.
[16] R. Guerrero, “Field evaluation of sensor to cloud communication metrics for assessing the robustness of a wireless sensor network used in early warning systems,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, May 2020.
[17] M. Sepúlveda, “On the deadline miss probability of routing metrics,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Jan. 2021.
[18] F. Sánchez, “Plataforma de análisis para mejorar la resiliencia de redes inalámbricas de sensores,” Master’s thesis, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Mar. 2021.


Difusión y Transferencia


Past research results on wireless sensor networks lead to founding the spin-off company Redefine SpA (www.redefine.cl).


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Outstanding engagement in technology transfer

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Chile, 2018

    Award for outstanding engagement in technology transfer conducive to the founding of Redefine Crop.

  •   Excellence in innovation

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Chile, 2016

    Award for excellence in innovation, School of Engineering

  •   Teaching excellence

    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Chile, 2013

    Award for teaching excellence, School of Engineering.


 

Article (18)

A low-complexity channel training method for efficient SVD- beamforming over MIMO channels
Daily and seasonal variation of the surface temperature lapse rate and 0 degrees C isotherm height in the western subtropical Andes
Meteorological Characterization of Large Daily Flows in a High-Relief Ungauged Basin Using Principal Component Analysis
An acquisition scheme for communications in multi-antenna sensor networks with low signal to noise ratio
Optimizing the Code Rate of Energy-Constrained Wireless Communications With HARQ
Analysis of Synchronization Impairments for Cooperative Base Stations Using OFDM
Cooperative Cellular Networks Overcoming the Effects of Real-World Impairments
Impact of the Channel State Information on the Energy-Efficiency of MIMO Communications
Downlink performance limitations of cellular systems with coordinated base stations and mismatched precoder
Nakagami-m approximations for multiple-input multiple-output singular value decomposition transmissions
Crowded pedestrian counting at bus stops from perspective transformations of foreground areas
Energy-efficient estimation of a MIMO channel
Modulation and SNR Optimization for Achieving Energy-Efficient Communications over Short-Range Fading Channels
On Using Transmission Overhead Efficiently for Channel Estimation in OFDM
Performance Evaluation of UHF RFID Technologies for Real-Time Passenger Recognition in Intelligent Public Transportation Systems
Intercarrier Interference in OFDM: A General Model for Transmissions in Mobile Environments with Imperfect Synchronization
ML-based tracking algorithms for MIMO-OFDM
Multi-antenna testbeds for research and education in wireless communications

ConferencePaper (12)

A DAC Reconstruction Filter For Narrowband Long Distance Communications
Impairments in cooperative mobile networks: Models, impact on performance and mitigation
Optimizing the code rate for achieving energy-efficient wireless communications
Analytical models for channel aging and synchronization errors for base station cooperation
Random matrices and the impact of imperfect channel knowledge on cooperative base stations
Energy-efficient MIMO SVD communications
Modulation optimization for achieving energy efficient communications over fading channels
Nakagami-m approximations for MIMO SVD transmissions
Impairment modeling for joint transmission CoMP
Intercarrier Interference in OFDM: a Deterministic Model for Transmissions in Mobile Environments with Imperfect Synchronization
Performance Evaluation of UHF RFID Technologies for Real-Time Passenger Tracking in Intelligent Public Transportation Systems
PoQBA: A new path admission control for diffserv networks

Proyecto (18)

Sistema de gestión y recolección de residuos para reciclaje
Characterizing patterns of spatio-temporal variability in snow properties trough field and remotely sensed observations
Diseño e implementación de infraestructura tecnológica para la gestión de consumos flexibles en sistemas eléctricos
Hydrologic modeling for forecasting flash floods in the Metropolitan Region
Water resources monitoring for hydroelectric power plants in Chile and Italy
Development of opportunities for wine conservation improvement
Wireless sensor networks=> development of pre-market solutions
Application of multiple sampling and cryogenic operation for noise reduction in astronomical CCDs
National Research Center for Integrated Natural Disasters Management
Modeling of channel errors for cellular networks with cooperative base stations
Signal models and compensation algorithms for synchronization and channel estimation in cellular systems with coordinated base stations
Wireless sensor networks with multiple antenna technologies
Synchronisation Requirements in Cellular Cooperative Multi-Point Systems
Field Trials of Spectrally Efficient Acquisition Algorithms for MIMO-OFDM
Real time intelligent control for integrated transit systems
Improving the spectral efficiency of packet-switched wireless MIMO communication systems through optimal use of transmission overhead
Quality of service models for voice over IP and wireless networks
Study of critical closing pressure causative factors and their relationship with vascular resistance
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Christian Oberli

Associate Professor

Electrical Engineering

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Miguel Torres

Associate Professor

Department of Electrical Engineering

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Jorge Gironás

Associate Professor

Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engiineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Pilar Barria

Académica

Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Conservación de la Naturaleza

Universidad de Chile

santiago, Chile

1
Cristián Chadwick

Académico

Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias

Universidad Adolfo Ibánez

Santiago, Chile

1
Marcelo Guarini

Profesor Titular

Universidad de los Andes

Santiago, Chile

1
Vladimir Marianov

Full Professor

Electrical Engineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Miguel Rios

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Joaquin Aldunate

Director de Ingeniería

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