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Feedback has a powerful influence on learning, but it is also expensive to provide. In large classes, it may even be impossible for instructors to provide individualized feedback. Peer assessment has received attention lately as a way of…
Deep learning (DL) has shown the great potentials to break the bottleneck of communication systems. This article provides an overview on the recent advancements in DL-based physical layer communications. DL can improve the performance of…
Security at the physical layer (PHY) is a salient research topic in wireless systems, and machine learning (ML) is emerging as a powerful tool for providing new data-driven security solutions. Therefore, the application of ML techniques to…
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