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Aerial robots have the potential to play a crucial role in assisting humans with complex and dangerous tasks. Nevertheless, the future industry demands innovative solutions to streamline the interaction process between humans and drones to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-09 Luca Morando , Giuseppe Loianno

In future drone applications fast moving unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will need to be connected via a high throughput ultra reliable wireless link. MmWave communication is assumed to be a promising technology for UAV communication, as…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-08 Achiel Colpaert , Evgenii Vinogradov , Sofie Pollin

Using drones for cellular coverage enhancement is a recent technology that has shown a great potential in various practical scenarios. However, one of the main challenges that limits the performance of drone-enabled wireless networks is the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-04-06 Yujie Qin , Mustafa A. Kishk , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

With the rapid growth of the low-altitude economy, the demand for cellular-enabled low-altitude wireless networks (LAWN) is rising significantly. The three-dimensional mobility of drones will lead to frequent handovers (HOs) in cellular…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Jingli Li , Yiyan Ma , Bo Ai , Weijie Yuan , Qingqing Cheng , Guoyu Ma , Mi Yang , Yunlong Lu , Wenwei Yue , Zhangdui Zhong

This paper presents a deep reinforcement learning solution for optimizing multi-UAV cell-association decisions and their moving velocity on a 3D aerial highway. The objective is to enhance transportation and communication performance,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-01-23 Zijiang Yan , Wael Jaafar , Bassant Selim , Hina Tabassum

In this paper, the problem of drone-assisted collaborative learning is considered. In this scenario, swarm of intelligent wireless devices train a shared neural network (NN) model with the help of a drone. Using its sensors, each device…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-14 Mahdi Boloursaz Mashhadi , Mahnoosh Mahdavimoghadam , Rahim Tafazolli , Walid Saad

Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly deployed in complex networked environments, yet the joint optimization of multi-UAV motion control and connectivity remains a fundamental challenge. In this paper, we study a multi-UAV system…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-13 Zijiang Yan , Hao Zhou , Wael Jaafar , Jianhua Pei , Ping Wang , Halim Yanikomeroglu , Hina Tabassum

Modern wireless traffic demand pushes Internet Service Providers to develop effective strategies to improve user experience. Since deploying dense Base Stations (BSs) is not cost efficient, an alternative is to deploy autonomous drones to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-12-07 Hailong Huang , Andrey V. Savkin , Ming Ding , Mohamed Ali Kaafar

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology is becoming increasingly used in a variety of applications such as video surveillance and deliveries. To enable safe and efficient use of UAVs, the devices will need to be connected into cellular…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-04-12 Boris Galkin , Erika Fonseca , Gavin Lee , Conor Duff , Marvin Kelly , Edward Emmanuel , Ivana Dusparic

In this letter, we study a cellular-connected unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which aims to complete a mission of flying between two pre-determined locations while maintaining satisfactory communication quality with the ground base stations…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-27 Xiangming Du , Shuowen Zhang , Francis C. -M. Lau

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) communication systems typically deploy large antenna arrays to guarantee sufficient receive signal power. The beam training overhead associated with these arrays, however, make it hard for these…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-25 Gouranga Charan , Andrew Hredzak , Christian Stoddard , Benjamin Berrey , Madhav Seth , Hector Nunez , Ahmed Alkhateeb

Cellular-connected unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will inevitably be integrated into future cellular networks as new aerial mobile users. Providing cellular connectivity to UAVs will enable a myriad of applications ranging from online…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-12-03 Ursula Challita , Aidin Ferdowsi , Mingzhe Chen , Walid Saad

Providing reliable connectivity to cellular-connected UAV can be very challenging; their performance highly depends on the nature of the surrounding environment, such as density and heights of the ground BSs. On the other hand, tall…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-14 Erika Fonseca , Boris Galkin , Ramy Amer , Luiz A. DaSilva , Ivana Dusparic

Integrated space-air-ground networks promise to offer a valuable solution space for empowering the sixth generation of communication networks (6G), particularly in the context of connecting the unconnected and ultraconnecting the connected.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-12-20 Hayssam Dahrouj , Shasha Liu , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Cellular networks are ubiquitous entities that provide major means of communication all over the world. One major challenge in cellular networks is a dynamic change in the number of users and their usage of telecommunication service which…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-01-31 Maryam Khalid

5G millimeter-wave (mmWave) cellular networks are in the early phase of commercial deployments and present a unique opportunity for robust, high-data-rate communication to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A fundamental question is whether…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-21 Seongjoon Kang , Marco Mezzavilla , Angel Lozano , Giovanni Geraci , Sundeep Rangan , Vasilii Semkin , William Xia , Giuseppe Loianno

We approach autonomous drone-based reforestation with a collaborative multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) setup. Agents can communicate as part of a dynamically changing network. We explore collaboration and communication on the back…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-11-29 Philipp Dominic Siedler

Communication networks able to withstand hostile environments are critically important for disaster relief operations. In this paper, we consider a challenging scenario where drones have been compromised in the supply chain, during their…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-12-11 Chris Hicks , Vasilios Mavroudis , Myles Foley , Thomas Davies , Kate Highnam , Tim Watson

Enabling the integration of aerial mobile users into existing cellular networks would make possible a number of promising applications. However, current cellular networks have not been designed to serve aerial users, and hence an…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-02-27 Mohammad Mahdi Azari , Fernando Rosas , Alessandro Chiumento , Sofie Pollin

Autonomous drone swarms are a burgeoning technology with significant applications in the field of mapping, inspection, transportation and monitoring. To complete a task, each drone has to accomplish a sub-goal within the context of the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-01-14 Rohith Gandhi Ganesan , Samantha Kappagoda , Giuseppe Loianno , David K. A. Mordecai