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The fundamental information-theoretic limits of covert, or low probability of detection (LPD), communication have been extensively studied for over a decade, resulting in the square root law (SRL): only $L\sqrt{n}$ covert bits can be…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-06-04 Rohan Bali , Trevor E. Bailey , Michael S. Bullock , Boulat A. Bash

This study proposes a novel approach to ensure the security of textual data transmission in a semantic communication system. In the proposed system, a sender transmits textual information to a receiver, while a potential eavesdropper…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Qin Guo , Haonan Tong , Sihua Wang , Peiyuan Si , Jun Zhao , Changchuan Yin

Wireless communications form the backbone of future vehicular networks, playing a critical role in applications ranging from traffic control to vehicular road safety. However, the dynamic structure of these networks creates security…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-03 Muhammad Farooq , Le-Nam Tran , Fatemeh Golpayegani , Nima Afraz

Ultra-reliable and low-latency communication (URLLC) is one category of service to be provided by next-generation wireless networks. Motivated by increasing security concerns in such networks, this article focuses on physical layer security…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-06-21 Riqing Chen , Chunhui Li , Shihao Yan , Robert Malaney , Jinhong Yuan

This paper investigates the impact of realistic propagation conditions on the achievable secrecy performance of multiple-input multiple-output systems in the presence of an eavesdropper. Specifically, we concentrate on the $\kappa$-$\mu$…

In this paper, we consider a scenario where a source node wishes to broadcast two confidential messages to two receivers, while a wire-tapper also receives the transmitted signal. This model is motivated by wireless communications, where…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2009-10-20 Ghadamali Bagherikaram , Abolfazl S. Motahari , Amir K. Khandani

Coverage is one of the fundamental issues in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). It reflects the ability of WSNs to detect the fields of interest. In a real sensor networks application, the detection area is always non-ideal and the terrain of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-12-25 Lin Feng , Tie Qiu , Zhenlong Sun , Feng Xia , Yu Zhou

In this paper, we study the secure transmission in multihop wireless networks with randomize-and-forward (RaF) relaying, in the presence of randomly distributed eavesdroppers. By considering adaptive encoder with on-off transmission (OFT)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-10-31 Jianping Yao , Yuan Liu

In this paper, we consider remote reconstruction over wireless networks when simultaneous accuracy at the legitimate receiver and confidentiality against eavesdropping are required. These two objectives are often treated separately, even…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-04 Bowen Li , Nikolaos Pappas

Recently, physical layer security based approaches have drawn considerable attentions and are envisaged to provide secure communications in the wireless networks. However, most existing literatures only focus on the physical layer. Thus,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-08-19 Jun Wang , Pengfei Huang , Xudong Wang

In this paper, an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) assisted spectrum sharing underlay cognitive radio (CR) wiretap channel (WTC) is studied, and we aim at enhancing the secrecy rate of secondary user in this channel subject to total…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-04-13 Limeng Dong , Hui-Ming Wang , Haitao Xiao

Covert communication offers a method to transmit messages in such a way that it is not possible to detect that the communication is happening at all. In this work, we report an experimental demonstration of covert communication that is…

This paper examines the security vulnerabilities and threats imposed by the inherent open nature of wireless communications and to devise efficient defense mechanisms for improving the wireless network security. We first summarize the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Yulong Zou , Jia Zhu , Xianbin Wang , Lajos Hanzo

In this paper, the physical layer security aspects of a wireless framework over {\alpha}-\k{appa}-{\mu} shadowed (AKMS) fading channel are examined by acquiring closed-form novel expressions of average secrecy capacity, secure outage…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-06 A. S. M. Badrudduza , S. H. Islam , M. K. Kundu , I. S. Ansari

This paper investigates the performance of physical layer security (PLS) in fluid antenna-aided communication systems under arbitrary correlated fading channels. In particular, it is considered that a single fixed-antenna transmitter aims…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-18 Farshad Rostami Ghadi , Kai-Kit Wong , F. Javier Lopez-Martinez , Wee Kiat New , Hao Xu , Chan-Byoung Chae

This paper investigates robust secure communications in a near-field integrated sensing, communication, and powering (ISCAP) system, in which the base station (BS) is equipped with an extremely large-scale antenna array (ELAA). In this…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-22 Zixiang Ren , Siyao Zhang , Ling Qiu , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Jie Xu

Securing wireless communication, being inherently vulnerable to eavesdropping and jamming attacks, becomes more challenging in resource-constrained networks like Internet-of-Things. Towards this, physical layer security (PLS) has gained…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-02-28 Bhawna Ahuja , Deepak Mishra , Ranjan Bose

This paper considers simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) in a multiple-input single-output (MISO) downlink system consisting of one multi-antenna transmitter, one single-antenna information receiver (IR), multiple…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Muhammad R. A. Khandaker , Kai-Kit Wong , Yangyang Zhang , Zhongbin Zheng

In this work, we propose a novel framework to identify and mitigate a recently disclosed covert channel scheme exploiting unprotected broadcast messages in cellular MAC layer protocols. Examples of covert channel are used in data…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-09-14 Reza Soosahabi , Magdy Bayoumi

Learning-task oriented semantic communication is pivotal in optimizing transmission efficiency by extracting and conveying essential semantics tailored to specific tasks, such as image reconstruction and classification. Nevertheless, the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-05 Lingyi Wang , Wei Wu , Fuhui Zhou , Zhijin Qin , Qihui Wu