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As driving becomes more automated, vehicles are being equipped with more sensors generating even higher data rates. Radars (RAdio Detection and Ranging) are used for object detection, visual cameras as virtual mirrors, and LIDARs (LIght…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-05-20 Junil Choi , Vutha Va , Nuria Gonzalez-Prelcic , Robert Daniels , Chandra R. Bhat , Robert W. Heath

Accurate localization is essential for enabling modern full self-driving services. These services heavily rely on map-based traffic information to reduce uncertainties in recognizing lane shapes, traffic light locations, and traffic signs.…

For autonomous vehicles to operate without human intervention, information sharing from local sensors plays a fundamental role. This can be challenging to handle with bandwidth-constrained communication systems, which calls for the adoption…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-05-25 Matteo Bordin , Marco Giordani , Michele Polese , Tommaso Melodia , Michele Zorzi

Near-field millimeter-wave (mmWave) imaging is widely deployed in safety-critical applications such as airport passenger screening, yet its own security remains largely unexplored. This paper presents a systematic study of the adversarial…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Lhamo Dorje , Jordan Madden , Soamar Homsi , Xiaohua Li

Millimeter wave (mmWave) vehicular communication systems will provide an abundance of bandwidth for the exchange of raw sensor data and support driver-assisted and safety-related functionalities. Lack of secure communication links, however,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-02-21 Mohammed E. Eltayeb , Junil Choi , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri , Robert W. Heath

Millimeter wave (mmWave) bands have been utilized for the fifth generation (5G) communication systems and will no doubt continue to be deployed for beyond 5G (B5G). However, the underlying channels are not fully investigated at…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-07-29 Jie Huang , Cheng-Xiang Wang , Hengtai Chang , Jian Sun , Xiqi Gao

For high-level Autonomous Vehicles (AV), localization is highly security and safety critical. One direct threat to it is GPS spoofing, but fortunately, AV systems today predominantly use Multi-Sensor Fusion (MSF) algorithms that are…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-08-13 Junjie Shen , Jun Yeon Won , Zeyuan Chen , Qi Alfred Chen

With the rapid development of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the rise of 5G communication networks and automatic driving, millimeter wave (mmWave) sensing is emerging and starts impacting our life and workspace. mmWave sensing can sense…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-08-08 Jia Zhang , Rui Xi , Yuan He , Yimiao Sun , Xiuzhen Guo , Weiguo Wang , Xin Na , Yunhao Liu , Zhenguo Shi , Tao Gu

As autonomous vehicle (AV) technology advances towards maturity, it becomes imperative to examine the security vulnerabilities within these cyber-physical systems. While conventional cyber-security concerns are often at the forefront of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-09 Martin Higgins , Devki Jha , David Blundell , David Wallom

Detecting and estimating distances to power lines is a challenge for both human UAV pilots and autonomous systems, which increases the risk of unintended collisions. We present a mmWave radar-based perception system that provides spherical…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-04 Nicolaj Haarhøj Malle , Emad Ebeid

Autonomous vehicles rely on LiDAR based perception to support safety critical control functions such as adaptive cruise control and automatic emergency braking. While previous research has shown that LiDAR perception can be manipulated…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Daniyal Ganiuly , Nurzhau Bolatbek , Assel Smaiyl

Wireless communication in millimeter wave spectrum is poised to provide the latency and bandwidth needed for advanced use cases unfeasible at lower frequencies. Despite the market potential of vehicular communication networks,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-03-18 Aditya Chopra , Andrew Thornburg , Ojas Kanhere , Saeed S. Ghassemzadeh , Milap Majmundar , Theodore S. Rappaport

Perception plays a pivotal role in autonomous driving systems, which utilizes onboard sensors like cameras and LiDARs (Light Detection and Ranging) to assess surroundings. Recent studies have demonstrated that LiDAR-based perception is…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-07-01 Jiachen Sun , Yulong Cao , Qi Alfred Chen , Z. Morley Mao

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) rely heavily on LiDAR sensors for accurate 3D perception. We show a novel class of low-cost, passive LiDAR spoofing attacks that exploit mirror-like surfaces to inject or remove objects from an AV's perception.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-09-24 Selma Yahia , Ildi Alla , Girija Bangalore Mohan , Daniel Rau , Mridula Singh , Valeria Loscri

Thanks to the availability of large bandwidth and high-gain directional antennas at the millimeter-wave (mmWave) bands, mmWave communications have been considered as one of the primary solutions to meet the high data rates needs in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-12-23 Tianyi Zhang , Hongwei Zhang , Zhibo Meng

Localization in high-level Autonomous Driving (AD) systems is highly security critical. While the popular Multi-Sensor Fusion (MSF) based design can be more robust against single-source sensor spoofing attacks, it is found recently that…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-07-28 Junjie Shen , Yunpeng Luo , Ziwen Wan , Qi Alfred Chen

Communication and video capture from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offer significant potential for assisting first responders in remote public safety settings. In such uses, millimeter wave (mmWave) wireless links can provide high…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-15 William Xia , Michele Polese , Marco Mezzavilla , Giuseppe Loianno , Sundeep Rangan , Michele Zorzi

Human action detection using privacy-preserving mmWave radar sensors is studied for its applications in healthcare and home automation. Unlike existing research, limited to simulations in controlled environments, we present a real-world…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-24 Dylan jayabahu , Parthipan Siva

mmWave networks promise high bandwidth but face significant challenges in maintaining reliable connections for users moving at high speed. Frequent handovers, complex beam alignment, and signal blockage from car bodies lead to service…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-06 Kun Woo Cho , Prasanthi Maddala , Ivan Seskar , Kyle Jamieson

Trajectory prediction forecasts nearby agents' moves based on their historical trajectories. Accurate trajectory prediction is crucial for autonomous vehicles. Existing attacks compromise the prediction model of a victim AV by directly…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-06-18 Yang Lou , Yi Zhu , Qun Song , Rui Tan , Chunming Qiao , Wei-Bin Lee , Jianping Wang