Feten SLIMENI

Dr. Feten Slimeni is a postdoctoral researcher at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) within the OPERA-WCG group, where she joined in August 2026 through the IRIS COFUND programme. She holds a PhD in Applied Sciences from the Royal Military Academy of Brussels (ERM, 2017), a Master in Electronic Systems and Communication Networks from the Polytechnic School of Tunisia, and a Telecommunications Engineering degree from the Aviation School of Borj El Amri.
Before joining ULB, she worked on R&D IT Projects at the Military Research Center in Tunisia, on RF sensing, jamming, and drone detection using software-defined radio and machine learning. She has been involved in several projects, including the STa2D and A Defender anti-drone systems. Her research interests include passive radar, cognitive radio, anti-jamming techniques, and RF signal classification.

Research topic:  Passive radar for UAV detection and tracking

My research focuses on passive radar systems for the detection and tracking of drones, exploiting non-cooperative illuminators of opportunity such as DVB-T2, 4G, and 5G low-band signals.

The work involves:

• Reference signal reconstruction and echo signal acquisition using USRP X310/X410 platforms,
• Antenna array design for beamforming and tracking,
• Signal processing for target detection in complex environments.

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