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Internet of Things (IoT) involves sensors for monitoring and wireless networks for efficient communication. However, resource-constrained IoT devices and limitations in existing wireless technologies hinder its full potential. Integrating…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-11-10 Poorvi Joshi , Alakesh Kalita , Mohan Gurusamy

To enhance both the sensing and covert communication performance, a dual-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-aided scheme is proposed for integrated sensing and communication networks, in which one UAV maneuvers as the aerial dual-functional…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Jingke Sun , Liang Yang , Alexandros-Apostolos A. Boulogeorgos , Theodoros A. Tsiftsis , Hongwu Liu

Low Probability of Detection (LPD) communication aims to obscure the presence of radio frequency (RF) signals to evade surveillance. In the context of mobile surveillance utilizing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), achieving LPD…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-26 Sivaram Krishnan , Jihong Park , Gregory Sherman , Benjamin Campbell , Jinho Choi

Secure precoding superimposed with artificial noise (AN) is a promising transmission technique to improve security by harnessing the superposition nature of the wireless medium. However, finding a jointly optimal precoding and AN structure…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-07-21 Eunsung Choi , Mintaek Oh , Jinseok Choi , Jeonghun Park , Namyoon Lee , Naofal Al-Dhahir

In wireless sensors networks, integrating localization and communications techniques is crucial for efficient spectrum and hardware utilization. In this paper, we present a novel framework of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-aided localization…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-04 Tianhao. Liang , Tingting. Zhang , Sheng. Zhou , Wentao. Liu , Dong. Li , Qinyu. Zhang

In this paper, we consider a scenario of covert communication aided by multiple friendly interference nodes. The objective is to conceal the legitimate communication link under the surveillance of a warden. The main content is as follows:…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-10 Xuyang Zhao. Wei Guo , Yongchao Wang

In this paper, a novel secure and private over-the-air federated learning (SP-OTA-FL) framework is studied where noise is employed to protect data privacy and system security. Specifically, the privacy leakage of user data and the security…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-17 Na Yan , Kezhi Wang , Kangda Zhi , Cunhua Pan , Kok Keong Chai , H. Vincent Poor

In this paper, we consider multiple solar-powered wireless nodes which utilize the harvested solar energy to transmit collected data to multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the uplink. In this context, we jointly design UAV flight…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-07-22 Chien-Wei Fu , Meng-Lin Ku , Yu-Jia Chen , Tony Q. S. Quek

In this correspondence, we propose an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, where a full-duplex UAV equipped with uniform planar array (UPA) is adopted as a base station for the multiuser…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-11 Chaedam Son , Seongah Jeong

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be deployed as flying base stations (BSs) to leverage the strength of line-of-sight connections and effectively support the coverage and throughput of wireless communication. This paper considers a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-06-12 Ali A. Nasir , Hoang D. Tuan , Trung Q. Duong , H. Vincent Poor

Power control is becoming increasingly essential for the fifth-generation (5G) and beyond systems. An example use-case, among others, is the unmanned-aerial-vehicle (UAV) communications where the nearly line-of-sight (LoS) radio channels…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-27 Xuesong Cai , István Kovács , Jeroen Wigard , Preben Mogensen

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be critical for time-sensitive data collection missions, yet existing research often relies on simulations that fail to capture real-world complexities. Many studies assume ideal wireless conditions or…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-12 Md Sharif Hossen , Anil Gurses , Ozgur Ozdemir , Mihail Sichitiu , Ismail Guvenc

This article studies the efficiency of secrecy data offloading for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted nonorthogonal multiple access (NOMA)-integrated mobile-edge computing (MEC) incorporating wireless power transfer (WPT) within an…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-14 Gia-Huy Nguyen , Anh-Nhat Nguyen , Minh-Sang Nguyen , Khai Nguyen , Tung-Son Ngo , Ngoc-Anh Bui , Phuong-Chi Le , Manh-Duc Hoang

Over-the-air computation (AirComp)-based federated learning (FL) enables low-latency uploads and the aggregation of machine learning models by exploiting simultaneous co-channel transmission and the resultant waveform superposition. This…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-03-23 Yusuke Koda , Koji Yamamoto , Takayuki Nishio , Masahiro Morikura

This paper addresses the joint optimization of trajectories and bandwidth allocation for multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to enhance energy efficiency in the cooperative data collection problem. We focus on an important yet…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-01-19 Cuong Le , Symeon Chatzinotas , Thang X. Vu

We consider a group of $m$ trusted and authenticated nodes that aim to create a shared secret key $K$ over a wireless channel in the presence of an eavesdropper Eve. We assume that there exists a state dependent wireless broadcast channel…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2016-04-11 Mahdi Jafari Siavoshani , Shaunak Mishra , Christina Fragouli , Suhas N. Diggavi

Recently, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) based communications systems have attracted increasing research and commercial interest due to their cost effective deployment and ease of mobility.During natural disasters and emergencies, such…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-06-03 Sai Teja Suggala , Siddhartha Pothukuchi , Naimat Ali Khan

By observing the fact that moving in a straight line is a common flying behavior of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in normal applications, e.g., power line inspections, and air patrols along with highway/streets/borders, in this paper we…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-23 Gaofeng Pan , Hongjiang Lei , Jianping An , Shuo Zhang , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Guaranteeing stringent data freshness for low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in shared spectrum forces a critical trade-off between two operational costs: the UAV's own energy consumption and the occupation of terrestrial channel…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-17 Bowen Li , Jiping Luo , Themistoklis Charalambous , Nikolaos Pappas

Covert communications hide the transmission of a message from a watchful adversary while ensuring a certain decoding performance at the receiver. In this work, a wireless communication system under fading channels is considered where…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-10-17 Khurram Shahzad , Xiangyun Zhou , Shihao Yan , Jinsong Hu , Feng Shu , Jun Li