Prof Valentina Donzella
SMIEEE, SFHEA, PhD, MSc (Eng), BSc (Eng)

 

All Publications

2025

  • LiDAR De-Snow Score (DSS): Combining Quality and Perception Metrics for Optimized De-Noising
    Donzella V, Chan PH, Gummadi D, Mohammed Raisuddin A, Erdal Aksoy E
    IEEE Sensors Journal, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 25 (13), 25820-25828.  
    01-07-2025
  • A Noise Analysis of 4D RADAR: Robust Sensing for Automotive?
    Chan PH, Shahbeigi Roudposhti S, Ye X, Donzella V
    IEEE Sensors Journal, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 25 (10), 18291-18301.  
    15-05-2025
  • Automotive DNN-Based Object Detection in the Presence of Lens Obstruction and Video Compression
    Baris G, Li B, Hung Chan P, Alberto Avizzano C, Donzella V
    IEEE Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 13, 36575-36589.  
    01-01-2025
  • Data-driven Headlight Flare Model for Automotive Cameras
    Li B, Wang H, Wang Y, Chan PH, Perks D, Donzella V
    IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1-12.  
    01-01-2025
  • Raw Camera Data Object Detectors: An Optimisation for Automotive Video Processing and Transmission
    Chan PH, Wei C, Huggett A, Donzella V
    IEEE Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 13, 21695-21706.  
    01-01-2025

2024

  • From operational design domain to test cases: A methodology to include harsh weather
    Warg F, Donzella V, Chan PH, Robinson J, Poledna Y, Liandrat S, Cihan U, Aramrattana M et al.
    Open Research Europe, F1000 Research Ltd vol. 4, 238-238.  
    29-10-2024
  • A Novel Score-Based LiDAR Point Cloud Degradation Analysis Method
    Shahbeigi S, Robinson J, Donzella V
    IEEE Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 12, 22671-22686.  
    01-01-2024
  • Influence of AVC and HEVC Compression on Detection of Vehicles Through Faster R-CNN
    Chan PH, Huggett A, Souvalioti G, Jennings P, Donzella V
    IEEE Transactions On Intelligent Transportation Systems, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 25 (1), 203-213.  
    01-01-2024
  • The inconvenient truth of ground truth errors in automotive datasets and DNN-based detection
    Chan PH, Li B, Baris G, Sadiq Q, Donzella V
    Data-Centric Engineering, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 5 
    01-01-2024

2023

  • Accelerating Stereo Image Simulation for Automotive Applications Using Neural Stereo Super Resolution
    Haghighi H, Dianati M, Donzella V, Debattista K
    IEEE Transactions On Intelligent Transportation Systems, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 24 (11), 12627-12636.  
    01-11-2023
  • Semantic-Aware Video Compression for Automotive Cameras
    Wang Y, Chan PH, Donzella V
    IEEE Transactions On Intelligent Vehicles, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 8 (6), 3712-3722.  
    01-06-2023

2022

  • Analysis of Automotive Camera Sensor Noise Factors and Impact on Object Detection
    Li B, Chan PH, Baris G, Higgins MD, Donzella V
    IEEE Sensors Journal, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 22 (22), 22210-22219.  
    15-11-2022

2021

  • Public acceptance of driver state monitoring for automated vehicles: Applying the UTAUT framework
    Smyth J, Chen H, Donzella V, Woodman R
    Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, Elsevier Bv vol. 83, 179-191.  
    01-11-2021
  • Ethical considerations and moral implications of autonomous vehicles and unavoidable collisions
    Robinson J, Smyth J, Woodman R, Donzella V
    Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science, Informa Uk Limited vol. 23 (4), 435-452.  
    15-10-2021
  • The data conundrum: compression of automotive imaging data and deep neural network based perception
    Chan PH, Souvalioti G, Huggett A, Kirsch G, Donzella V
    London Imaging Meeting, Society For Imaging Science & Technology vol. 2 (1), 78-82.  
    20-09-2021
  • Realistic LiDAR With Noise Model for Real-Time Testing of Automated Vehicles in a Virtual Environment
    Espineira JP, Robinson J, Groenewald J, Chan PH, Donzella V
    IEEE Sensors Journal, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 21 (8), 9919-9926.  
    15-04-2021
  • A Review and Perspective on Optical Phased Array for Automotive LiDAR
    Hsu C-P, Li B, Solano-Rivas B, Gohil AR, Chan PH, Moore AD, Donzella V
    IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 27 (1), 1-16.  
    01-01-2021

2020

  • A Framework to Analyze Noise Factors of Automotive Perception Sensors
    Chan PH, Dhadyalla G, Donzella V
    IEEE Sensors Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 4 (6), 1-4.  
    01-06-2020

2016

  • Sub-wavelength grating for enhanced ring resonator biosensor
    Flueckiger J, Schmidt S, Donzella V, Sherwali A, Ratner DM, Chrostowski L, Cheung KC
    Optics Express, Optica Publishing Group vol. 24 (14), 15672-15672.  
    01-07-2016

2015

  • Design and fabrication of SOI micro-ring resonators based on sub-wavelength grating waveguides
    Donzella V, Sherwali A, Flueckiger J, Grist SM, Fard ST, Chrostowski L
    Optics Express, Optica Publishing Group vol. 23 (4), 4791-4791.  
    17-02-2015

2014

  • Silicon-on-insulator sensors using integrated resonance-enhanced defect-mediated photodetectors
    Fard ST, Murray K, Caverley M, Donzella V, Flueckiger J, Grist SM, Huante-Ceron E, Schmidt SA et al.
    Optics Express, Optica Publishing Group vol. 22 (23), 28517-28517.  
    07-11-2014
  • Sub-wavelength grating components for integrated optics applications on SOI chips
    Donzella V, Sherwali A, Flueckiger J, Talebi Fard S, Grist SM, Chrostowski L
    Optics Express, Optica Publishing Group vol. 22 (17), 21037-21037.  
    22-08-2014
  • Performance of ultra-thin SOI-based resonators for sensing applications
    Fard ST, Donzella V, Schmidt SA, Flueckiger J, Grist SM, Talebi Fard P, Wu Y, Bojko RJ et al.
    Optics Express, Optica Publishing Group vol. 22 (12), 14166-14166.  
    02-06-2014

2013

  • Silicon photonic micro-disk resonators for label-free biosensing
    Grist SM, Schmidt SA, Flueckiger J, Donzella V, Shi W, Talebi Fard S, Kirk JT, Ratner DM et al.
    Optics Express, Optica Publishing Group vol. 21 (7), 7994-7994.  
    26-03-2013
  • High Performance Time Domain FBG Dynamic Interrogation Scheme Based on Pulse Coding
    Zaidi F, Nannipieri T, Signorini A, Taki M, Donzella V, Di Pasquale F
    IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 25 (5), 460-463.  
    01-03-2013

2012

  • Recent Patents on Silicon Photonics Optical Amplifiers and Lasers
    Donzella V, Faralli S
    Recent Patents On Electrical &Amp; Electronic Engineering E, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. vol. 5 (2), 120-133.  
    01-06-2012

2011

  • Optical biosensors to analyze novel biomarkers in oncology
    Donzella V, Crea F
    Journal of Biophotonics, Wiley vol. 4 (6), 442-452.  
    13-05-2011

2010

  • Ion-exchanged Er^3+/Yb^3+ co-doped waveguide amplifiers longitudinally pumped by broad area lasers
    Donzella V, Toccafondo V, Faralli S, Di Pasquale F, Cassagnettes C, Barbier D, Figueroa HH
    Optics Express, Optica Publishing Group vol. 18 (12), 12690-12690.  
    28-05-2010

2009

  • Effect of Si-nc to ${\\hbox {Er}}^{3+}$ Coupling Ratio in EDWAs Longitudinally Pumped by Visible Broad-Area Lasers
    Donzella V, Faralli S, Toccafondo V, Di Pasquale F
    Journal of Lightwave Technology, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 27 (16), 3342-3350.  
    01-08-2009

2008

  • Using Semiconductor-Optical Amplifiers With Constant Envelope WDM Signals
    Ciaramella E, D'Errico A, Donzella V
    IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) vol. 44 (5), 403-409.  
    01-05-2008

2007

  • Field-trial of SOA-based WDM-DPSK 8×10 Gbit/s system over 300 km with conventional amplification span
    D'Errico A, Donzella V, Contestabile G, Betti S, Carrozzo V, Curti F, Guglielmucci M, Ciaramella E
    Electronics Letters, Institution of Engineering and Technology (Iet) vol. 43 (7), 404-405.  
    29-03-2007