Curriculum vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Arturs Aboltins
Āzenes iela 12, Riga, Latvia, LV-1048
37126557340
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Arturs Aboltins received his Ph.D. in electronics and telecommunications from Riga Technical University in 2013. Before pursuing the doctoral degree, A. Aboltins has held various technical and management positions in Latvian telecommunications and software development companies for more than ten years.
He is a senior researcher at the Institute of Radioelectronics and an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Electronics Fundamentals of RTU. His research interests include the application of unitary transformations and software-defined radio. He is the founder and organizer of several international scientific conferences, such as Advances in Wireless and Optical Communications (RTUWO) and Workshop on Microwave Theory and Techniques in Wireless Communications (MTTW). He is the chair of the IEEE Latvia Section Communications, Microwave Theory and Techniques, Antenna and Propagation Joint Societies Chapter.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Elected positions at RTU
09/28/2017 - 09/27/2023
10/25/2016 - 10/24/2021
06/05/2015 - 06/04/2021
06/17/2016 - 09/27/2017
04/17/2015 - 09/27/2017
03/24/2009 - 03/24/2015
Other positions at RTU 03/31/2008 - 10/30/2014
Rights of an expert of the Latvian Council of Science
11/20/2014 - 03/21/2021
Other expert activity 01/02/2012 - 07/01/2017
Europen commission, Belgium
of signals)
Other positions 11/2006 - 04/2008
Hypercom Latvia, Riga, Latvia
12/01/1998 - 07/01/2003
Lattelekom, Riga, Latvia
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
09/01/2008 - 10/10/2013 Doctor of science EQF level 8
Synchronization and equalization for multicarrier systems with parametric generalized unitary rotation based modulation;
Scientific work;
09/01/1992 - 06/30/1998 Master of science EQF level 7
Telecommunication network management software;
SKILLS
Mother tongue Latvian
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Languages
Russian English German
Levels: A1 & A2: Basic user - B1 & B2: Independent user - C1 & C2: Proficient user European language levels - Self Assessment Grid
Communication skills - teaching at the university and communicating with students from different countries and mentalities in Latvian and English;
- participating in international scientific conferences, meeting with potential cooperation partners from Latvia and abroad, experience exchange trips.
Organisational / managerial skills
Organization of international scientific conferences
Chairing of IEEE Latvia Section Communications, Microwave Theory and Techniques, Antenna and Propagation Joint Societies Chapter
Management of RTU Electronics Fundamentals§ Department
Supervision of academic and professional bachelor's and master's theses.
Supervision of doctoral students.
Job-related skills ▪ knowledge of aspects of pedagogical psychology in work with students
conflict resolution and reconciliation skills
self-discipline and high responsibility for the assigned tasks.
Digital skills SELF-ASSESSMENT
Information processing |
Communication |
Content creation |
Safety |
Problem-solving |
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Digital skills - Self-assessment grid
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Study program development and improvement
Smart Electronic Systems
Development of study
courses
Nonlinear Dynamics of Electronic Systems Digital Signal Processing (study project) Fundamentals of Smart Radio
Signal Theory (study project) Signal Theory
Impedance Spectroscopy in medicine and technology Fundamentals of Smart Radio (study project)
Signal Processing Systems (Study work) Signal Processing Systems
Software Defined Radio Research Work
Simulation of Functional and Logical Circuits Transformation of Signals in Radioelectronical Systems Integrated Devices and Their Applications
Numerical Methods of Computer Aided Design Basics of Signal Theory
Computer Studies (special course) Computer Studies (basic course)
Administration of study
courses
Fundamentals of Smart Radio Signal Theory (study project) Signal Theory
Impedance Spectroscopy in medicine and technology Fundamentals of Smart Radio (study project) Software Defined Radio
Research Work
Simulation of Functional and Logical Circuits Transformation of Signals in Radioelectronical Systems Integrated Devices and Their Applications
Numerical Methods of Computer Aided Design Basics of Signal Theory
Computer Studies (special course) Computer Studies (basic course)
Scientific supervision of graduate papers at RTU
2019
Peltier Based Cooling Device
Next Generation Wireless Communication Systems
"Latency in Data Transmission Networks and Related Challenges in Next Generation Communication Systems"
2018
"Audio Signal Processing Curing Computer's Graphic Card"
"Use of Underwoter Acoustics Transmitters for Fishing and Fishery" 2017
"Automative Electronic Control and Diagnostic Systems"
Creation of GSM Access Point Using OpenBTS Software
2016
"Acoustic Echo Cancellation Using Adaptive Filtering"
PARTICIPATION IN PROJECTS
International projects 02/01/2015 - until this moment
Researcher, Development of new multicarrier MIMO transmission schemes Type of project: Other
07/01/2015 - 12/15/2015
Project manager, Document preparation, project management. Type of project: DAAD
National research projects 05/01/2019 - 07/30/2021
Senior researcher, Angular JS frontend development, FLASK backend development
Type of project: Other
01/27/2020 - 09/03/2020
Project coordinator, Project management, sequence axquisition, NIST tests. Type of project: Other
04/01/2018 - 03/31/2020
Senior researcher, Signal processing Type of project: Other
05/15/2019 - 10/01/2019
Project coordinator Type of project: Other
01/01/2017 - 12/31/2018
Senior researcher, Signal processing Type of project: Other
ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Panel commissions 04/04/2014
Komunkācijas aģentūra, Rēzekne Žūrijas komisija
Participation at RTU Councils, Working Groups and Commissions
06/01/2018 - until this moment
Participation in other organisations and commissions
12/01/2018 - until this moment
Chair
SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES AND PUBLICATIONS
Participation in the work of organizational committees of scientific conferences, conference section
management
01/01/2020 - until this moment
IEEE, Online Co-chair
05/01/2019 - 12/01/2019
IEEE, Āzenes 12, Rīga, Latvija Founder, Co-chair
01/01/2018 - 12/01/2018
IEEE, RTU, Āzenes 12, Rīga, Latvija TPC Chair
01/01/2017 - 12/01/2017
IEEE, RTU, Āzenes 12, Rīga, Latvija TPC Chair
01/01/2016 - 12/01/2016
IEEE, RTU, Āzenes 12, Rīga, Latvija TPC Chair
03/01/2015 - 01/01/2016
IEEE, RTU, Āzenes 12, Rīga, Latvija Founder, TPC Chair
Scientific journal and article collection reviewer
01/01/2020 - until this moment Telecommunication systems Springer
Reviewer
02/20/2018 - until this moment IEEE Communication Letters Reviewer
05/01/2017 - until this moment
Reviewer
05/01/2016 - until this moment
Reviewer
Presentation of reports at international scientific
conferences
09/12/2017 - 09/15/2017
Invited speech "Use of parametric linear precoding for creation of multicarrier waveforms"
6th International Conference on Advancd Technology & Sciences (ICAT), Latvia, Rīga
International scientific publications and conference proceedings
(affiliation RTU)
2020
Litviņenko, A., Āboltiņš, A., Pikuļins, D., Čapligins, F. Chaotic Oscillator for LPWAN Communication System. In: Chaos and Complex Systems: Proceedings of the 5th International Interdisciplinary Chaos Symposium. S.Stavrinides, M.Ozer ed. Cham: Springer, 2020. pp.101-115. ISBN 978-3-030-35440-4. e-ISBN 978-3-030-35441-1. Available from: doi:10.1007/978-3-030-35441-1_11
2019
Eidaks, J., Litviņenko, A., Āboltiņš, A., Pikuļins, D. Waveform Impact on Wireless Power Transfer Efficiency using Low-Power Harvesting Devices. Electrical, Control and Communication Engineering, 2019, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp.96-103. ISSN 2255-9140. e-ISSN 2255-9159. Available from: doi:10.2478/ecce-2019-0013
Litviņenko, A., Āboltiņš, A., Pikuļins, D., Ahrens, A., Čapligins, F., Eidaks, J. Advanced Chaos Shift Keying Based on a Modified Chua’s Circuit. In: 2019 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques in Wireless Communications (MTTW 2019), Latvia, Riga, 1-2 October, 2019. Piscataway: IEEE, 2019, pp.17-22. ISBN
978-1-7281-4472-6. e-ISBN 978-1-7281-4473-3. Available from: doi:10.1109/MTTW.2019.8897235
Eidaks, J., Litviņenko, A., Āboltiņš, A., Pikuļins, D. Signal Waveform Impact on Efficiency of Low Power Harvesting Devices in WSN. In: 2019 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques in Wireless Communications (MTTW 2019), Latvia, Riga, 1-2 October, 2019. Piscataway: IEEE, 2019, pp.57-61. ISBN
978-1-7281-4472-6. e-ISBN 978-1-7281-4473-3. Available from: doi:10.1109/MTTW.2019.8897262
Tjukovs, S., Litviņenko, A., Pikuļins, D., Āboltiņš, A., Eidaks, J. Waveforms Impact on Performance of Prefabricated Energy Harvesting Device. In: 2019 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques in Wireless Communications (MTTW 2019), Latvia, Riga, 1-2 October, 2019. Piscataway: IEEE, 2019, pp.62-67. ISBN
978-1-7281-4472-6. e-ISBN 978-1-7281-4473-3. Available from: doi:10.1109/MTTW.2019.8897230
Tjukovs, S., Litviņenko, A., Pikuļins, D., Āboltiņš, A., Eidaks, J. Waveforms Impact on Performance of Prefabricated Energy Harvesting Device. In: 2019 IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques in Wireless Communications (MTTW 2019): Conference Proceedings, Latvia, Rīga, 1-2 October, 2019. Piscataway:
IEEE, 2019, pp.62-67. ISBN 978-1-7281-4472-6. e-ISBN 978-1-7281-4473-3.
Available from: doi:10.1109/MTTW.2019.8897230
Eidaks, J., Litviņenko, A., Āboltiņš, A., Pikuļins, D. Low Power RF to DC Converter Performance with Different Multi-Tone Signal Waveforms. In: RTU 60.Staptautiskā zinātniskā konference 2019, Latvia, Rīga, 11-11 October, 2019.
Rīga: 2019, pp.9-9.
2018
Litviņenko, A., Eidaks, J., Tjukovs, S., Pikuļins, D., Āboltiņš, A. Experimental Study of the Impact of Waveforms on the Efficiency of RF-to-DC Conversion Using a Classical Voltage Doubler Circuit. In: 2018 Advances in Wireless and Optical Communications (RTUWO 2018): Proceedings, Latvia, Riga, 15-16 November, 2018. Piscataway: IEEE, 2018, pp.257-262. ISBN 978-1-5386-5559-7. e-ISBN 978-1-5386-5558-0. Available from: doi:10.1109/RTUWO.2018.8587907
Sadovskis, J., Āboltiņš, A., Eidaks, J. Modulation Recognition of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Control Signals Using Software-Defined Radio. In: 2018 IEEE 6th Workshop on Advances in Information, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (AIEEE 2018): Proceedings, Lithuania, Vilnius, 8-10 November, 2018. Piscataway: IEEE, 2018, pp.1-5. ISBN 978-1-7281-2000-3. e-ISBN 978-1-7281-1999-1. Available from: doi:10.1109/AIEEE.2018.8592442
Litviņenko, A., Tjukovs, S., Pikuļins, D., Āboltiņš, A. The Impact of Waveform on the Efficiency of Wireless Power Transfer Using Prefabricated Energy Harvesting Device. In: 2018 International Conference on Information and Telecommunication Technologies and Radio Electronics (UkrMiCo), Ukraine, Odessa, 10-14 September, 2020. Piscataway: IEEE, 2018, pp.1-5. ISBN
978-1-5386-5264-0. e-ISBN 978-1-5386-5263-3. Available from: doi:10.1109/UkrMiCo43733.2018.9047544
Litviņenko, A., Eidaks, J., Āboltiņš, A. Usage of Signals with a High PAPR Level for Efficient Wireless Power Transfer. In: 2018 IEEE 6th Workshop on Advances in Information, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (AIEEE 2018): Proceedings, Lithuania, Vilnius, 8-10 November, 2018. Piscataway: IEEE, 2018, pp.1-5. ISBN 978-1-7281-2000-3. e-ISBN 978-1-7281-1999-1. Available from: doi:10.1109/AIEEE.2018.8592043
2017
Litviņenko, A., Āboltiņš, A. Computationally Efficient Chaotic Spreading Sequence Selection for Asynchronous DS-CDMA. Electrical, Control and Communication Engineering, 2017, Vol.13, pp.75-80. ISSN 2255-9140. e-ISSN 2255-9159. Available from: doi:10.1515/ecce-2017-0011
Litviņenko, A., Āboltiņš, A. Computationally Efficient Chaotic Spreading Sequence Selection for Asynchronous DS-CDMA. Electrical, Control and Communication Engineering (ECCE), 2017, No.1, pp.1-6. e-ISSN 2255-9159.
Litviņenko, A., Āboltiņš, A., Tjukovs, S., Pikuļins, D. The Impact of Waveform on the Efficiency of RF to DC Conversion Using Prefabricated Energy Harvesting Device. In: 2017 Advances in Wireless and Optical Communications (RTUWO 2017): Proceedings, Latvia, Rīga, 2-3 November, 2017. Piscataway: IEEE,
2017, pp.61-66. ISBN 978-1-5386-0586-8. e-ISBN 978-1-5386-0585-1. Available from: doi:10.1109/RTUWO.2017.8228506
Litviņenko, A., Āboltiņš, A. Use of Cross-Correlation Minimization for Performance Enhancement of Chaotic Spreading Sequence Based Asynchronous DS-CDMA System. In: 2016 IEEE 4th Workshop on Advances in Information, Electronic and Electrical Engineering (AIEEE 2016), Lithuania, Vilnius, 10-12 November, 2016. Piscataway: IEEE, 2017, pp.60-65. ISBN
978-1-5090-4474-0. e-ISBN 978-1-5090-4473-3. Available from: doi:10.1109/AIEEE.2016.7821812
2016
Āboltiņš, A., Litviņenko, A., Misāns, P. Parametric Linear Precoding for OFDM using Generalized Unitary Rotation. In: 2016 15th Biennial Baltic Electronics Conference (BEC 2016), Estonia, Tallinn, 3-5 October, 2016. Piscataway: IEEE, 2016, pp.131-134. ISBN 978-1-5090-1394-4. e-ISBN 978-1-5090-1393-7. e-ISSN 2382-820X. Available from: doi:10.1109/BEC.2016.7743746
Litviņenko, A., Āboltiņš, A. Selection and Performance Analysis of Chaotic Spreading Sequences for DS-CDMA Systems. In: 2016 Advances in Wireless and Optical Communications (RTUWO 2016): Proceedings, Latvia, Riga, 3-4 November, 2016. Piscataway: IEEE, 2016, pp.38-45. ISBN 978-1-5090-1536-8. e-ISBN 978-1-5090-1535-1. Available from: doi:10.1109/RTUWO.2016.7821852
2015
Litviņenko, A., Āboltiņš, A. Chaos Based Linear Precoding for OFDM. In: 2015 Advances in Wireless and Optical Communications (RTUWO): Proceedings, Latvia, Riga, 5-6 November, 2015. Piscataway: IEEE, 2015, pp.13-17. ISBN 978-1-4673-7430-9. e-ISBN 978-1-4673-7431-6. Available from: doi:10.1109/RTUWO.2015.7365709
Ahrens, A., Benavente-Peces, C., Āboltiņš, A. Performance Comparison of SVD- and GMD-assisted MIMO Systems. In: 2015 Advances in Wireless and Optical Communications (RTUWO): Proceedings, Latvia, Riga, 5-6 November, 2015. Piscataway: IEEE, 2015, pp.5-12. ISBN 978-1-4673-7430-9. e-ISBN
978-1-4673-7431-6. Available from: doi:10.1109/RTUWO.2015.7365708
Litviņenko, A., Āboltiņš, A. On Modified Chua's Circuit Based Linear Precoding for OFDM Systems. In: 1st International IEEE Conference on Advances in Wireless and Optical Communications 2015, Latvia, Rīga, 5-6 November, 2015. Riga: RTU Press, 2015, pp.23-40. ISBN 978-9934-10-758-0.
2014
Āboltiņš, A. Initial Version of Real Time Model of Acoustic Transmission System with Parametric Multicarrier Modulation. In: Proceedings of the 14th Biennial Baltic Electronics Conference (BEC 2014), Estonia, Tallinn, 6-8 October, 2014. Piscataway: IEEE, 2014, pp.121-124. ISBN 978-1-4673-9539-7. e-ISBN 978-9949-23-672-5. ISSN 1736-3705. e-ISSN 1736-3705. Available from: doi:10.1109/BEC.2014.7320571
2013
Āboltiņš, A. Parametric Multicarrier Systems with Rotation Based Modulation. Saarbrucken: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2013. 156 p. ISBN 978-3-659-49398-0.
Āboltiņš, A., Misāns, P. Generalized Unitary Rotation Based Precoder for Super-Imposing of Synchronization Sequences in OFDM. In: 13th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications (ITST 2013), Finland, Tampere, 5-7 November, 2013. Piscataway: IEEE, 2013, pp.261-265. ISBN 978-1-4799-0845-5. Available from: doi:10.1109/ITST.2013.6685556
Āboltiņš, A., Misāns, P. Removal of Super-Imposed Synchronization Sequence Using Matched Filter. In: Radioelektronika 2013: 23rd International Conference (MAREW 2013), Czech Republic, Pardubice, 16-17 April, 2013. Piscataway: IEEE, 2013, pp.84-88. ISBN 978-1-4673-5517-9. Available from:
doi:10.1109/RadioElek.2013.6530896
Āboltiņš, Artūrs. Synchronization and Equalization for Multicarrier Systems with Parametric Generalized Unitary Rotation Based Modulation. PhD Thesis. Rīga: [RTU], 2013. 156 p.
2012
Āboltiņš, A., Misāns, P. Singular Value Decomposition Based Phi Domain Equalization For Multi-Carrier Communication System. Electronics and Electrical
Engineering, 2012, Vol.18, No.9, pp.71-74. ISSN 1392-1215. e-ISSN
2029-5731. Available from: doi:10.5755/j01.eee.18.9.2811
Āboltiņš, A. Block Synchronization Using a UniqueWord for a Generalized Unitary Rotation Based Communication System. In: 13th Biennial Baltic Electronics Conference (BEC2012), Estonia, Tallinn, 4-5 October, 2012. Piscataway: IEEE, 2012, pp.149-152. ISBN 978-1-4673-2772-5. e-ISBN 978-1-4673-2773-2. ISSN 1736-3705. e-ISSN 1736-3705. Available from: doi:10.1109/BEC.2012.6376838
Āboltiņš, A. Carrier Frequency Offset Estimator Based on Unique Word Cross-Correlation. In: 20th Telecommunications Forum (TELFOR 2012): Proceedings, Serbia, Belgrade, 20-22 November, 2012. Piscataway: IEEE, 2012, pp.486-489. ISBN 978-1-4673-2984-2. e-ISBN 978-1-4673-2982-8.
Available from: doi:10.1109/TELFOR.2012.6419253
2011
Āboltiņš, A. Comparison of Orthogonal Transforms for OFDM Communication System. Electronics and Electrical Engineering, 2011, Vol.111, No.5, pp.77-80. ISSN 1392-1215. e-ISSN 2029-5731. Available from: doi:10.5755/j01.eee.111.5.361
2010
Āboltiņš, A., Kļaviņš, D. Synchronization and Correction of Channel Parameters for an OFDM-Based Communication System. Automatic Control and Computer Sciences, 2010, Vol.44, No.3, pp.160-170. ISSN 0146-4116. e-ISSN 1558-108X.
Available from: doi:10.3103/S0146411610030077
Āboltiņš, A., Kļaviņš, D. Synchronization and Correction of Channel Parameters for an OFDM based Communication System. Автоматика и вычислительная техника, 2010, 3, pp.59-71. ISSN 0132-4160.
2009
Āboltiņš, A., Kļaviņš, D. Synchronization for OFDM-Based Communication System: a Brief Overview. In: Electronics, Telecommunications and eSociety, Latvia, Rīga, 15-16 October, 2009. Rīga, LV: RTU, 2009, pp.3-9.
2008
Misāns, P., Āboltiņš, A., Tērauds, M., Valters, G. MATLAB/SIMULINK Implementation of Phi Transforms – A New Toolbox Only or the Rival of Wavelet Toolbox for the Next Decade?. In: Proceedings of Nordic MATLAB User Conference 2008 (on CD), Sweden, Stockholm, 20-21 November, 2008. Stockholm: MathWorks, 2008, pp.1-8.
Āboltiņš, A., Misāns, P., Tērauds, M., Valters, G. Initial Implementation of Generalized Haar Like Orthonormal Transforms into FPGA-Based Devices - Part I: Signal Spectrum Analyzer Synthesizer Module. Telecommunications and Electronics. Vol.8, 2008, pp.16-21. ISSN 1407-8880.
MOBILITY
ERASMUS academic staff mobility for training
12/10/2019 - 12/14/2019
Germany
12/02/2019 - 12/05/2019
Germany
05/21/2018 - 05/24/2018
Bulgaria
12/11/2017 - 12/14/2017
Germany
11/28/2016 - 12/02/2016
Germany
12/07/2015 - 12/10/2015
Germany
12/08/2014 - 12/12/2014
Germany
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
TRAINING SEMINARS
RTU organised events 10/01/2015 - 12/03/2015
German language courses (intermediate level), 48 (hours)