Patents by Inventor Francesco RESTUCCIA

Francesco RESTUCCIA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11969266
    Abstract: A deep learning medical device implantable in a body is provided. The device includes a processing and communication unit and a sensing and actuation unit. The processing and communication unit includes a deep learning module including a neural network trained to process the input samples, received from the sensing and actuation unit, through a plurality of layers to classify physiological parameters and provide classification results. A communication interface in communication with the deep learning module receives the classification results for ultrasonic transmission through biological tissue. Methods of sensing and classifying physiological parameters of a body and methods of embedding deep learning into an implantable medical device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Daniel Uvaydov, Raffaele Guida, Francesco Restuccia, Tommaso Melodia
  • Patent number: 11956763
    Abstract: Methods and systems for allocating radio access network (RAN) spectrum resources among a plurality of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) of a network of base stations. The methods and systems include determining a slicing enforcement policy that assigns resource blocks (RBs) of frequency units and time slots of spectrum resources to each MVNO according to a slicing policy in which each MVNO is allocated an amount of the spectrum resources on at least one base station in a determined time span. The slicing enforcement policy minimizes overlap between each MVNO's set of RBs with another MVNO's set of RBs on a same base station, and interference between each MVNO's set of RBs with another MVNO's set of RBs on an interfering base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Salvatore D'Oro, Francesco Restuccia, Tommaso Melodia
  • Patent number: 11949544
    Abstract: A polymorphic platform for wireless communication systems is provided that employs trained classification techniques to determine physical layer parameters from a transmitter at a receiver. The system includes a learning module to determine transmitted physical layer parameters of the signal using a trained classification module, such as a deep learning neural network. The trained classification module receives I/Q input samples from receiver circuitry and processes the I/Q input samples to determine transmitted physical layer parameters from the transmitter. The system includes a polymorphic processing unit that demodulates data from the signal based on the determined transmitted parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Tommaso Melodia, Francesco Restuccia
  • Publication number: 20230412472
    Abstract: A method of generating a deep neural network (DNN) may comprise receiving one or more application-level requirements associated with network communications, translating the one or more application-level requirements into one or more technical constraints, and providing the one or more technical constraints to a control loop that generates a certified DNN architecture based on the technical constraints. The control loop may further comprise a DNN search engine and a hardware synthesis engine. The method may comprise selecting, using the DNN search engine, a candidate DNN architecture based on the technical constraints, and generating, using the hardware synthesis engine, a hardware architecture corresponding to the selected candidate DNN architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Northestern University
    Inventors: Francesco Restuccia, Erik Blasch, Jonathan Ashdown, Kurt Turck
  • Patent number: 11832103
    Abstract: A method of determining a response of a radio frequency wireless communication system to an adversarial attack is provided. Adversarial signals from an adversarial node are transmitted to confuse a target neural network of the communication system. An accuracy of classification of the incoming signals by the target neural network is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Tommaso Melodia, Francesco Restuccia, Salvatore D'Oro
  • Publication number: 20230156473
    Abstract: A method of determining a response of a radio frequency wireless communication system to an adversarial attack is provided. Adversarial signals from an adversarial node are transmitted to confuse a target neural network of the communication system. An accuracy of classification of the incoming signals by the target neural network is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Tommaso MELODIA, Francesco RESTUCCIA, Salvatore D'ORO
  • Publication number: 20230101247
    Abstract: A system and corresponding method identify a remote device. The system comprises a transceiver and a classifier. The transceiver captures a channel state information (CSI) packet that is sent from a receiver device in response to receiving a calibration packet. The calibration packet is sent by the remote device via transmitter hardware. The classifier extracts a feature set from the CSI packet captured. The feature set is affected by characteristics of the transmitter hardware. The classifier produces a classified feature set by classifying the feature set extracted. The classifier further determines an identifier based on the classified feature set. The identifier corresponds to the remote device. The system enables the remote device to be fingerprinted via the identifier and without the need for software-defined radio (SDR) capabilities. As such, the system can be any low-cost Wi-Fi device, such as a laptop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Francesco Restuccia, Francesca Meneghello, Michele Rossi
  • Patent number: 11610111
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for real-time spectrum-driven embedded wireless networking through deep learning are provided. Radio frequency, optical, or acoustic communication apparatus include a programmable logic system having a front-end configuration core, a learning core, and a learning actuation core. The learning core includes a deep learning neural network that receives and processes input in-phase/quadrature (I/Q) input samples through the neural network layers to extract RF, optical, or acoustic spectrum information. A processing system having a learning controller module controls operations of the learning core and the learning actuation core. The processing system and the programmable logic system are operable to configure one or more communication and networking parameters for transmission via the transceiver in response to extracted spectrum information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Francesco Restuccia, Tommaso Melodia
  • Patent number: 11611457
    Abstract: A machine learning (ML) agent operates at a transmitter to optimize signals transmitted across a communications channel. A physical signal modifier modifies a physical layer signal prior to transmission as a function of a set of signal modification parameters to produce a modified physical layer signal. The ML agent parses a feedback signal from a receiver across the communications channel, and determines a present tuning status as a function of the signal modification parameters and the feedback signal. The ML agent generates subsequent signal modification parameters based on the present tuning status and a set of stored tuning statuses, thereby updating the physical signal modifier to generate a subsequent modified physical layer signal to be transmitted across the communications channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Salvatore D'Oro, Tommaso Melodia, Francesco Restuccia
  • Publication number: 20230079529
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for frequency sharing in RANs using artificial intelligence including scanning, by a spectrum classification unit (SCU) of a channel-aware reactive mechanism (ChARM) app, a plurality of frequencies associated with ongoing communication, classifying, by a DNN of the SCU, I/Q samples of each of the scanned frequencies, the DNN executable via the one or more of the near-RT RIC, the DU, the RU, or combinations thereof, receiving, at a policy decision unit (PDU) from the SCU, the classified frequencies, applying, by the PDU, an embedded policy to the classified frequencies, transmitting commands from the PDU to a DU for making changes to the ongoing communication according to the applied policy, receiving, at a control interface implemented in the DU, the commands transmitted by the PDU, and changing, by the DU according to the commands, an operating parameter of a RU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Luca BALDESI, Francesco RESTUCCIA, Tommaso MELODIA
  • Publication number: 20230072968
    Abstract: A system and corresponding method sense an environment. The system comprises a wireless transmitter device that transmits a wireless signal through the environment. The system further comprises a plurality of wireless receivers that each 1) receive the wireless signal at a distinct location within the environment via at least one respective antenna and 2) generate a channel state information (CSI) packet indicating a state of a wireless communications channel associated with the wireless signal. The system still further comprises a computing device and classifier. The computing device processes the CSI packets from the plurality of wireless receivers and generates a CSI dataset as a function of the CSI packets processed. The classifier determines at least one class for the CSI dataset. The system and corresponding method improve robustness of sensing operations, such as robustness of Wi-Fi sensing operations to noise and interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Niloofar Bahadori, Francesco Restuccia
  • Patent number: 11588539
    Abstract: A system and method for beam management in a wireless network are provided. A learning module having a trained classification module processes received I/Q input samples to determine transmitted beam information of incoming RF transmissions. The learning module includes a beam inference engine to determine waveform characteristics of incoming RF transmissions, and an angle of arrival engine operative to determine an angle of arrival of the incoming RF transmissions on an antenna array. An incoming RF transmission and angle of arrival are selected based on the determined waveforms for beam management operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Michele Polese, Francesco Restuccia, Tommaso Melodia
  • Patent number: 11575987
    Abstract: An underwater acoustic communication system for a mobile electronic device, such as a smartphone, has a communication unit with one or more ultrasonic transducers to transmit and receive underwater ultrasonic signals. The communication unit is connected to an audio auxiliary interface of the mobile electronic device. A processing unit in communication with the auxiliary interface receives RF signals from and transmits RF signals to the communication unit via the audio auxiliary interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Northeastern University
    Inventors: Francesco Restuccia, Emrecan Demirors, Tommaso Melodia
  • Publication number: 20220343161
    Abstract: A networking device, such as an Internet of Things (IoT) device, implements an operative neural network (ONN) to optimize an internal wireless transceiver based on detected radio frequency (RF) spectrum conditions. The wireless transceiver detects the RF spectrum conditions local to the networking device and generates a representation of the RF spectrum conditions. The ONN determines transceiver parameters based on the RF spectrum conditions. A controller causes the representation of the RF spectrum conditions to be transmitted to a network node. Independent of the networking device, a training neural network (TNN) is trained based on the representation of the RF spectrum conditions, and neural network (NN) parameters are generated via the training a function of the representation of the RF spectrum conditions. The controller then reconfigures the ONN based on the NN parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Francesco Restuccia, Tommaso Melodia
  • Publication number: 20220255775
    Abstract: A machine learning (ML) agent operates at a transmitter to optimize signals transmitted across a communications channel. A physical signal modifier modifies a physical layer signal prior to transmission as a function of a set of signal modification parameters to produce a modified physical layer signal. The ML agent parses a feedback signal from a receiver across the communications channel, and determines a present tuning status as a function of the signal modification parameters and the feedback signal. The ML agent generates subsequent signal modification parameters based on the present tuning status and a set of stored tuning statuses, thereby updating the physical signal modifier to generate a subsequent modified physical layer signal to be transmitted across the communications channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Salvatore D'Oro, Tommaso Melodia, Francesco Restuccia
  • Publication number: 20220217035
    Abstract: A polymorphic platform for wireless communication systems is provided that employs trained classification techniques to determine physical layer parameters from a transmitter at a receiver. The system includes a learning module to determine transmitted physical layer parameters of the signal using a trained classification module, such as a deep learning neural network. The trained classification module receives I/Q input samples from receiver circuitry and processes the I/Q input samples to determine transmitted physical layer parameters from the transmitter. The system includes a polymorphic processing unit that demodulates data from the signal based on the determined transmitted parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Tommaso MELODIA, Francesco RESTUCCIA
  • Publication number: 20220141821
    Abstract: Methods and systems for allocating radio access network (RAN) spectrum resources among a plurality of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) of a network of base stations. The methods and systems include determining a slicing enforcement policy that assigns resource blocks (RBs) of frequency units and time slots of spectrum resources to each MVNO according to a slicing policy in which each MVNO is allocated an amount of the spectrum resources on at least one base station in a determined time span. The slicing enforcement policy minimizes overlap between each MVNO's set of RBs with another MVNO's set of RBs on a same base station, and interference between each MVNO's set of RBs with another MVNO's set of RBs on an interfering base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Salvatore D'ORO, Francesco RESTUCCIA, Tommaso MELODIA
  • Publication number: 20220094418
    Abstract: A system and method for beam management in a wireless network are provided. A learning module having a trained classification module processes received I/Q input samples to determine transmitted beam information of incoming RF transmissions. The learning module includes a beam inference engine to determine waveform characteristics of incoming RF transmissions, and an angle of arrival engine operative to determine an angle of arrival of the incoming RF transmissions on an antenna array. An incoming RF transmission and angle of arrival are selected based on the determined waveforms for beam management operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michele POLESE, Francesco RESTUCCIA, Tommaso MELODIA
  • Publication number: 20220022044
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for allocating resources to users in a wireless network including a plurality of edge nodes that provide wireless network access and multi-access edge computing functions. Slice requests are received from the users for a type of resource, including one or more of networking resources, storage resources, and computation resources. A set of slice requests to be admitted is determined based on resource availability constraints among one or more of the networking resources, the storage resources, and the computation resources at each edge node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Salvatore D'ORO, Tommaso MELODIA, Francesco RESTUCCIA, Leonardo BONATI
  • Patent number: 11184783
    Abstract: A communications system provides for accurate fingerprinting of devices across a communications channel. A transmitter device modifies a physical layer signal prior to transmission as a function of signal modification parameters. A receiver device classifies a received physical layer signal and to outputs a classification indicator and a score. The receiver further analyzes the classification indicator and the score to produce an updated set of signal modification parameters provides the parameters to the transmitter device. The transmitter device, in turn, updates its signal modification parameters accordingly, thereby generating subsequent communications that more clearly indicate a fingerprint of the transmitter device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tommaso Melodia, Francesco Restuccia, Salvatore D'Oro