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Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) as a promising technology rendering high throughput in future communication systems is compatible with various communication techniques such as non-orthogonal multiple-access (NOMA). In this paper, the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-03-17 Yasaman Omid , S. M. Mahdi Shahabi , Cunhua Pan , Yansha Deng , Arumugam Nallanathan

Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) and massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems are highly efficient. Massive MIMO systems are inherently resistant to passive attackers (eavesdroppers), thanks to transmissions directed to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Marziyeh Soltani , Mahtab Mirmohseni , Panos Papadimitratos

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have recently emerged as a promising technology that can achieve high spectrum and energy efficiency for future wireless networks by integrating a massive number of low-cost and passive reflecting…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-05 Minchae Jung , Walid Saad , Merouane Debbah , Choong Seon Hong

In this paper, we investigate covert communication in an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-assisted non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) system, where a legitimate transmitter (Alice) applies NOMA for downlink and uplink transmissions…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-12-08 Lu Lv , Qingqing Wu , Zan Li , Zhiguo Ding , Naofal Al-Dhahir , Jian Chen

We consider a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted heterogeneous network comprising legitimate information-harvesting receivers (IHRs) and untrusted energy-harvesting receivers (UEHRs). A multi-antenna base station (BS)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-24 Hamid Reza Hashempour , Le-Nam Tran , Duy H. N. Nguyen , Hien Quoc Ngo

In this paper, we investigate the integration of simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (STAR-RIS) with rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) for improving physical layer security (PLS) in integrated…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-04 Thanh Nha To , Hoang Lai Pham , Quynh Nguyen Thi , Tuan Anh Pham , Le Thanh Bang

We consider reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) aided sixth-generation (6G) terahertz (THz) communications for indoor environment in which a base station (BS) wishes to send independent messages to its serving users with the help of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-03-22 Najam Us Saqib , Shumei Hou , Sung Ho Chae , Sang-Woon Jeon

A novel Physical Layer Security (PLS) framework is conceived for enhancing the security of the wireless communication systems by exploiting multi-domain polarization in Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems. We design a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-11-01 Luping Xiang , Yao Zeng , Jie Hu , Kun Yang , Lajos Hanzo

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is an emerging technique employing metasurface to reflect the signal from the source node to the destination node. By smartly reconfiguring the electromagnetic (EM) properties of the metasurface and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-30 Qi Gu , Dan Wu , Xin Su , Hanning Wang , Jingyuan Cui , Yifei Yuan

In this paper, we consider an aerial reconfigurable intelligent surface (ARIS)-assisted wireless network, where multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) collect data from ground users (GUs) by using the non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-12-31 Songhan Zhao , Shimin Gong , Bo Gu , Lanhua Li , Bin Lyu , Dinh Thai Hoang , Changyan Yi

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have promising coverage and data rate gains for wireless communication systems in 5G and beyond. Prior work has mainly focused on analyzing the performance of these surfaces using computer…

Backscatter Communication (BackCom), which is based on passive reflection and modulation of an incident radio-frequency (RF) wave, has emerged as a cutting-edge technological paradigm for self-sustainable Internet-of-things (IoT).…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-07-19 Sarah Basharat , Syed Ali Hassan , Aamir Mahmood , Zhiguo Ding , Mikael Gidlund

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is a crucial component of future wireless networks, enabling seamless integration of Communication and Sensing (C\&S) functionalities. However, ensuring security in ISAC systems remains a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-25 Yongxiao Li , Feroz Khan , Manzoor Ahmed , Aized Amin Soofi , Wali Ullah Khan , Chandan Kumar Sheemar , Muhammad Asif , Zhu Han

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has been recognized as an essential enabling technique for the sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication network. Specifically, an RIS is comprised of a large number of small and low-cost reflecting…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-24 Jindan Xu , Chau Yuen , Chongwen Huang , Naveed Ul Hassan , George C. Alexandropoulos , Marco Di Renzo , Merouane Debbah

In this paper, we study the problem of physical layer security in large-scale multiple input multiple output (LS-MIMO) systems. The large number of antenna elements in LS-MIMO system is exploited to enhance transmission security and improve…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-07-29 Xiaoming Chen , Chau Yuen , Zhaoyang Zhang

In this paper, non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) networks assisted by multiple intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) with discrete phase shifts are investigated, in which each user device (UD) is served by an IRS to improve the quality…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-27 Yanyu Cheng , Kwok Hung Li , Yuanwei Liu , Kah Chan Teh , George K. Karagiannidis

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology has recently emerged as a spectral- and cost-efficient approach for wireless communications systems. However, existing hand-engineered schemes for passive beamforming design and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-04 Nhan Thanh Nguyen , Ly V. Nguyen , Thien Huynh-The , Duy H. N. Nguyen , A. Lee Swindlehurst , Markku Juntti

In this article, physical layer security (PLS) in an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) assisted multiple-input multiple-output multiple antenna eavesdropper (MIMOME) system is studied. In particular, we consider a practical scenario…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-04-05 Chi Zhang , Yiliang Liu , Hsiao-Hwa Chen

Information-bearing reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (IB-RIS) provide a promising solution to self-sustainable and green communications by harvesting ambient radio frequency energy while embedding information via passive reflection. This…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-24 Zeyang Sun , Shuai Han , Chenyu Wu , Sai Xu , Yuanwei Liu

In this paper, we investigate the physical layer security in downlink of Power Domain Non Orthogonal Multiple Access based heterogeneous cellular network in presence of multiple eavesdroppers. Our aim is to maximize the sum secrecy rate of…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-06-07 Moslem Forouzesh , Paeiz Azmi , Nader Mokari , Kai Kit Wong