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Sandra Cespedes, PhD

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  • Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Software Engineering

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  • Computer Science (MCompSc)
  • Software Engineering (MASc)
  • Computer Science (PhD)
  • Software Engineering (PhD)

Biography

Sandra Céspedes is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Computer Science & Software Engineering, Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science, Concordia University. Previously, she was an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering and the Head of Research at NIC Chile Research Labs, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile. Dr. Céspedes holds an honorary Adjunct Professorship at Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia. She is an Associate Researcher with the Advance Center of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (AC3E), Chile.

Dr. Céspedes received her B.Eng. (2003) and Specialization (2007) degrees in Telematics Engineering, and Management of Information Systems, from Universidad Icesi, Colombia, and a Ph.D. (2012) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada.

Her research focuses on the topics of space networking, routing and protocols design for restricted devices and the Internet of Things, vehicular communications systems and networking, and rural connectivity. She has served as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Internet of Things Journal, the IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, the IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, and IEEE Access - Vehicular Technology Section

Publications

Journal Articles

2024

·         *R. Ortigueira, S. Montejo-Sánchez, S. Henn, J. A. Fraire and S. Céspedes, "Satellite Visibility Prediction for Constrained Devices in Direct-to-Satellite IoT Systems," IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 24, no. 16, pp. 26630-26644, Aug 2024.

·         S. Bolufé, J. F. Silva, C. A. Azurdia-Meza, I. Soto and S. Céspedes, "Road Incident Detection Under Rate Adaptation-Based Congestion Control in Cooperative Vehicular Systems," IEEE Access, vol. 12, pp. 111899-111914, 2024.

·         S. Espinosa, J. Silva, S. Céspedes, “A Survey on Error Exponents in Distributed Hypothesis Testing: Connections with Information Theory, Interpretations and Applications,” Entropy 2024, 26, 596.

 

2023

·         *P. Ilabaca Parra, S. Montejo-Sánchez, J. A. Fraire, R. D. Souza, S. Céspedes, “Network Size Estimation for Direct-to-Satellite IoT,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 6111-6125, Apr 2023.

·         F. A. Tondo, V. D. P. Souto, O. L. Alcaraz López, S. Montejo-Sánchez, S. Céspedes, R. D. Souza, “Optimal Traffic Load Allocation for Aloha-Based IoT LEO Constellations,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 3270-3282, Feb 2023.

 

2022

·         *A. Arteaga, S. Céspedes, C. A. Azurdia-Meza, “Toward the Coexistence of Cognitive Networks for Vehicular Communications on TVWS for IEEE Std. 802.22,” IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 1316-1331, Sept 2022.

·         G. Álvarez, J. A. Fraire, K. A. Hassan, S. Céspedes, D. Pesch, “U-link Transmission Policies for LoRa-Based Direct-to-Satellite IoT,” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 72687-72701, 2022.

·         *R. Muñoz, J. Saez Hidalgo, F. Canales, D. Dujovne, S. Céspedes, “SCHC over LoRaWAN Efficiency: Evaluation and Experimental Performance of Packet Fragmentation,” Sensors, vol. 22, 1531, 2022.

·         M. Román Cañizares, P. Palacios Játiva, C. A. Azurdia-Meza, S. Montejo-Sanchez, S. Céspedes, “Impact of Diversity Combining Schemes in a Multi-cell VLC System with Angle Diversity Receivers,” Photonic Network Communications, vol. 43, pp. 13–22, 2022.

·         J. F. González-Saavedra, M. Figueroa, S. Céspedes, S. Montejo-Sánchez, “Survey of Cooperative Advanced Driver Assistance Systems: From a Holistic and Systemic Vision,” Sensors, vol. 22, 3040, 2022.

 

2021

·        *Ortigueira, Raydel, Juan A. Fraire, Alex Becerra, Tomás Ferrer, and Sandra Céspedes. "RESS-IoT: A scalable energy-efficient MAC protocol for direct-to-satellite IoT." IEEE Access 9, pp. 164440-164453. Dec 2021.

·         Aguilar, Sergio, *Diego S. Wistuba La-Torre, Antonis Platis, Rafael Vidal, Carles Gomez, Sandra Céspedes, and Juan Carlos Zúñiga. "Packet fragmentation over Sigfox: implementation and performance evaluation of SCHC ACK-on-error." IEEE Internet of Things Journal 9, no. 13 pp. 11057-11070. Nov 2021.

·         Tondo, Felipe Augusto, Samuel Montejo-Sánchez, Marcelo Eduardo Pellenz, Sandra Céspedes, and Richard Demo Souza. "Direct-to-satellite IoT slotted aloha systems with multiple satellites and unequal erasure probabilities." Sensors 21, no. 21, pp. 7099. Oct 2021.

·         J. Jeong, Y. Shen, T. Oh, S. Céspedes, N. Benamar, M. Wetterald, J. Haerri, "A Comprehensive Survey on Vehicular Networks for Smart Roads: A Focus on IP-Based Approaches", Vehicular Communications, vol. 29, no. 100334, Jun 2021.

·         *T. Lara, *A. Yáñez, S. Céspedes, A. S. Hafid, "Impact of Safety Message Generation Rules on the Awareness of Vulnerable Road Users," Sensors 21, no. 10, May 2021.

·         *F. Valle, S. Céspedes, A. Hafid, "Automated Decision System to Exploit Network Diversity for Connected Vehicles", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 70, no. 1, Jan 2021.

 

2020

·         *S. Bolufé, C. A. Azurdia-Meza, S. Céspedes, S. Montejo-Sánchez, "Impact of Awareness Control on V2V-based Overtaking Application in Autonomous Driving", IEEE Communications Letters, in press, Dec 2020.

·         I. Serban, S. Céspedes, C. Marinescu, C. A. Azurdia-Meza, J. S. Gómez and D. Sáez, "Communication Requirements in Microgrids: A Practical Survey," IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 47694-47712, 2020.

·         *S. Bolufé, C. A. Azurdia-Meza, S. Céspedes, S. Montejo-Sánchez, R. D. Souza and E. M. G. Fernandez, "POSACC: Position-Accuracy Based Adaptive Beaconing Algorithm for Cooperative Vehicular Safety Systems," IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 15484-15501, 2020.

·         E. Inga, R. Hincapié, and S. Céspedes, "Capacitated Multicommodity Flow Problem for Heterogeneous Smart Electricity Metering Communications Using Column Generation," Energies, vol. 13, no. 1, p. 97, 2020.

 

2019

·         *A. Yáñez, S. Céspedes, J. Rubio-Loyola, "A Baseline for Context-aware Safety Messages Dissemination in VANETs," in Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia, n. 93, pp. 9-18, Dec 2019.

·         *A. Arteaga, S. Céspedes, C. Azurdia-Meza, "Vehicular communications over TV White Spaces in the presence of Secondary Users," IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 53496-53508, Apr 2019.

·         *T. Ferrer, S. Céspedes, A. Becerra, "Review and Evaluation of MAC Protocols for Satellite IoT Systems Using Nanosatellites," Sensors, vol. 19, no. 8, p. 1947, Apr 2019.

 

Previous years

·         S. Céspedes, J. Salamanca, *A. Yáñez, D. Vinasco, "Group Cycling meets Technology: A Cooperative Cycling Cyber-physical System," IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 3178-3188, Dec 2018.

·         E. Inga. S. Céspedes, R. Hincapié, *C. A. Cárdenas, "Scalable Route Map for Advanced Metering Infrastructure Based on Optimal Routing of Wireless Heterogeneous Networks," IEEE Wireless Communications, vol.24, no.2, pp.26-33, April 2017.

·         C. Estévez, C. Azurdia, S. Céspedes. "Overcoming Intrinsic Losses with a Physical-Transport Cross-Layer Control System for Low-SNR Links," IEEE Communications Letters, vol.19, no.12, pp.2094-2097, Dec 2015.

·         S. Céspedes, X. (Sherman) Shen. "On Achieving Seamless IP Communications in Heterogeneous Vehicular Networks," IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 3223-3237, Dec 2015.

·         *A. Orozco, S. Céspedes, R. Michoud, and G. Llano. "Design and Simulation of a Collision Notification Application with Geocast Routing for Car-to-Car Communications," European Transport Research Review, vol. 7 (4), p. 36, Oct 2015.

·         *D. F. Ramírez, S. Céspedes, "Routing in Neighborhood Area Networks: A Survey in the Context of AMI Communications," Journal of Network and Computer Applications, vol. 55, pp. 68-80, Sep 2015.

·         S. Céspedes, S. Taha, X. (Sherman) Shen. "A Multi-hop Authenticated Proxy Mobile IP Scheme for Asymmetric VANET," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 62, no. 7, pp. 3271-3286, Sept 2013.

·         S. Céspedes, N. Lu, X. (Sherman) Shen. "VIP-WAVE: On the Feasibility of IP Communications in 802.11p Vehicular Networks," IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transport Systems, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 82-97, Mar 2013.

·         S. Céspedes, X. (Sherman) Shen, C. Lazo. "IP Mobility Management for Vehicular Communication Networks: Challenges and Solutions," IEEE Communications Magazine - [Topics in automotive networking], vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 187-194, May 2011.

 

 

 

 

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Teaching activities

Concordia University

Undergrad courses

  • COMP 445: Data Communications and Computer Networks
  • SOEN 422: Embedded Systems and Software

Graduate courses

  • COMP 6461: Computer Networks and Protocols
  • COMP 7251: Mobile Computing and Wireless Networks

Previous institutions

Universidad de Chile (2014-2021)

Undergraduate courses

  • EL4107: Information and Communications Technologies
  • EL5207: Laboratory of Information and Communications Technologies
  • IN4529: Design of technological projects with the Internet of Things
  • EL6048: Product development with the Internet of Things
Graduate courses

  • EL7044: Advanced concepts in Wireless Networking
  • EL7950: Collaborative research

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