Siddharth Naik

Research

  • Game theory and mechanism design
  • Non-linear optimization
  • Probability theory and stochastic processes
  • Microeconomic theory
  • Signal processing
  • Pricing theory

Projects

  • 2005-2006: Uplink radio resource management in cooperation with Samsung R&D (Fraunhofer - Heinrich Hertz Institute)
  • 2006-2007: 3GeT/COOPA project: Multiuser detection for Long Term Evolution (LTI) Uplink (Fraunhofer - Mobile Communications Institute)
  • 2008 - present: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) project: Resource Allocation Games in Wireless Networks
  • 2009 - present: Spectrum Allocation Games (SAGa) - in cooperation with Deutsche Telekom Laboratories
  • 2009 - present: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) project: User Centric Interference Management (UCIMa)

Publications

Book Chapters 

  • H. Boche, S. Naik and M. Scubert, “Axiomatic Framework for Resource Allocation Under Fairness and Efficiency Constraints,” in ICT Shaping the World, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2009, ch. 9.

Journal Articles

  • H. Boche and S. Naik, “Revisiting Proportional Fairness: Anonymity Among Users in Interference Coupled Wireless Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 58, no. 10, pp. 2995–3000, October 2010, doi: 10.1109/TCOMM.2010.082710.090376
  • E. Jorswieck, H. Boche, and S. Naik, “Energy-Aware Utility Regions: Multiple-Access Pareto Boundary,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 2216–2226, July 2010, doi: 10.1109/TWC.2010.07.090437
  • H. Boche, S. Naik and M. Schubert, “Pareto Boundary of Utility Sets for Multiuser Wireless Systems,” IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 10.1109/TNET.2010.2083683
  • H. Boche, S. Naik and T. Alpcan, “Characterization of Convex and Concave Resource Allocation Problems in Interference Coupled Wireless Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing,  vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 2382-2394, May 2011
  • H. Boche, S. Naik and M. Schubert, “Combinatorial Characterization of Interference Coupling in Wireless Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, to appear in 2011
  • H. Boche, S. Naik and T. Alpcan, “Mechanism Design and Implementation Theoretic Perspective of Interference Coupled Wireless Systems,” IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, October 2010, revised
  • H. Boche, S. Naik and T. Alpcam, “General Utility Modeling for Wireless Systems,” IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, November 2010, revised
  • S. Naik, H. Boche and M. Schubert, “Axiomatic Bargaining Framework for Resource Allocation in Interference Coupled Systems,” submitted for review
  • H. Boche, S. Naik, E. Jorswieck, “Detecting User Misbehavior in Distributed Wireless Interference Networks,” submitted for review

Conference Proceedings

  • S. Naik, T. Alpcan and H. Boche, “A Nash Equilibrium Analysis for Interference Coupled Wireless Systems,” IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Cape Town, South Africa, May 2010
  • H. Boche, S. Naik and T. Alpcan, “Characterization of a Class of "Convexificable" Resource Allocation Problems,” IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Cape Town, South Africa, May 2010
  • H. Boche, S. Naik and T. Alpcan, “Universal Pricing Mechanism for Utility Maximization for Interference Coupled Systems,” European Wireless Conference, Lucca, Italy, April 2010
  • H. Boche, S. Naik and T. Alpcan, “Characterization of Non-Manipulable and Pareto Optimal Resource Allocation Strategies for Interference Coupled Wireless Systems,” IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), San Diego, USA, March 2010
  • H. Boche, S. Naik and T. Alpcan, “Concave Resource Allocation Problems for Interference Coupled Wireless Systems,” IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Dallas, USA, March 2010
  • H. Boche and S. Naik, “Impact of Interference Coupling - Loss of Convexity,” IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, December 2009
  • H. Boche and S. Naik, “Mechanism Design and Implementation Theoretic Perspective of Interference Coupled Wireless Systems,” 47th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing, USA, September 2009
  • S. Naik and H. Boche, “Practical Implications of Continuity Properties of Resource Allocation Strategies in Wireless Systems,” 5th International Workshop on Resource Allocation, Cooperation and Competition in Wireless Networks (RAWNET/WNC^3), Seoul, South Korea, June 2009
  • S. Naik and H. Boche, “Fairer Pricing of Resource Allocation Strategies - Individual Guarantees Approach,” International Conference on Game Theory for Networks (GameNets), Istanbul, Turkey, May 2009
  • H. Boche, S. Naik, and M. Schubert, “Structure of Solutions of Resource Allocation Problems Under General Fairness Constraints,” IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Las Vegas, USA, April 2008
  • H. Boche and S. Naik, “Axiomatic Characterization of Resource Allocation and Social Welfare Orderings for Centralized Wireless Communications,” International Zurich Seminar on Communications, Zurich, Switzerland, March 2008
  • S. Naik and H. Boche, “Extension of Axiomatic Framework for Resource Allocation Strategies for Varying Number of Users in a Wireless System,” Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, NJ, USA, March 2008
  • H. Boche, S. Naik, and M. Schubert, “Characterization of Dictatorial and Egalitarian Solutions of Wireless Resource Allocation Problems and Consequences for Cross Layer Design,” IEEE International Workshop on Cross Layer Design (IWCLD), Jinan, China, September 2007
  • H. Boche, M. Schubert, N. Vucic, and S. Naik, “Non-Symmetric Nash Bargaining Solution for Resource Allocation in Wireless Networks and Connection to Interference Calculus,” 15th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), Poznan, Poland, September 2007.
  • S. Naik, B. Slimane, and A. Toyserkani, “An Improved Successive Interference Cancellation Multiuser Detector for Narrowband Signals,” IEEE 61st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) - Spring, Stockholm, Sweden, May 2005
  • A. Toyserkani, S. Naik, J. Ayan, Y. Made, and O. Al-Askary, “Subcarrier Based Adaptive Modulation in HIPERLAN/2 Systems,” IEEE International Conference on Communication (ICC), Paris, France, June 2004

Master Thesis

  • Performance of an Interference Cancellation Detector with Memory for Narrowband Signals, Radio Communication Systems Laboratory, S3, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, March 2004