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In this paper, we investigate the problem of UAV-aided user localization in wireless networks. Unlike the existing works, we do not assume perfect knowledge of the UAV location, hence we not only need to localize the users but also to track…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-25 Omid Esrafilian , Rajeev Gangula , David Gesbert

The widespread use of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) has propelled the development of advanced techniques on countering unauthorized UAV flights. However, the resistance of legal UAVs to illegal interference remains under-addressed. This…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-29 Zhuoran Li , Zhen Gao , Boyu Ning , Zhaocheng Wang

Orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation has been proposed recently as a new waveform in the context of doubly-selective multi-path channels. This article proposes a novel pilot design that improves OTFS spectral efficiency (SE)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-20 Davide Bergamasco , Federico Clazzer , Andrea Munari , Paolo Casari

Orthogonal Time Frequency Space (OTFS) modulation has recently garnered attention for its robustness in high-mobility wireless communication environments. In OTFS, the data symbols are mapped to the Doppler-Delay (DD) domain. In this paper,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-31 Kailong Wang , Athina Petropulu

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are suited as cost-effective and adaptable platforms for carrying Wi-Fi Access Points (APs) and cellular Base Stations (BSs). Implementing aerial networks in disaster management scenarios and crowded areas…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-12-16 Kamran Shafafi , Manuel Ricardo , Rui Campos

In this paper, the problem of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) deployment, power allocation, and bandwidth allocation is investigated for a UAV-assisted wireless system operating at terahertz (THz) frequencies. In the studied model, one UAV…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-16 Luyao Xu , Ming Chen , Mingzhe Chen , Zhaohui Yang , Christina Chaccour , Walid Saad , Choong Seon Hong

This paper studies orthogonal time-frequency space (OTFS) modulation aided multistatic integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) in vehicular networks, whereby its delay-Doppler robustness is exploited for enhanced communication and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-02-11 Jyotsna Rani , Kuntal Deka , Ganesh Prasad , Zilong Liu

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) play an increasingly critical role in Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions such as border patrolling and criminal detection, thanks to their ability to access remote areas and…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-16 Niloufar Mehrabi , Sayed Pedram Haeri Boroujeni , Jenna Hofseth , Abolfazl Razi , Long Cheng , Manveen Kaur , James Martin , Rahul Amin

This paper jointly optimizes the flying location and wireless communication transmit power for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) conducting covert operations. This is motivated by application scenarios such as military ground surveillance…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-10-20 Shihao Yan , Stephen V. Hanly , Iain B. Collings

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based base stations offer a promising solution in emergencies where the rapid deployment of cutting-edge networks is crucial for maximizing life-saving potential. Optimizing the strategic positioning of these…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-04-08 Mario Rico Ibanez , Azim Akhtarshenas , David Lopez-Perez , Giovanni Geraci

In the research of next-generation wireless communication technologies, orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation is emerging as a promising technique for high-speed mobile environments due to its superior efficiency and robustness…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-29 Yanfeng Hu , Dongming Wang , Xinjiang Xia , Jiamin Li , Pengcheng Zhu , Xiaohu You

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is becoming increasingly important in modern civilian and military applications. However, its novel use cases is bottlenecked by conventional satellite and terrestrial localization technologies, and calling for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-10 Bin Han , Hans D. Schotten

Relative localization of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarms in global navigation satellite system (GNSS) denied environments is essential for emergency rescue and battlefield reconnaissance. Existing methods suffer from significant…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-05 Guangyu Lei , Yuqi Ping , Tianhao Liang , Huahao Ding , Tingting Zhang

In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been considered for telecommunications purposes as relays, caches, or IoT data collectors. In addition to being easy to deploy, their maneuverability allows them to adjust their location…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-07-16 Enes Krijestorac , Samer Hanna , Danijela Cabric

In the existing literature on joint timing and frequency synchronization of orthogonal time frequency space modulation (OTFS), practically infeasible impulse pilot with large peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) is deployed. Hence, in this…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-25 Mohsen Bayat , Sanoopkumar P. S. , Arman Farhang

Trust region optimization-based received signal strength indicator (RSSI) interference source localization methods have been widely used in low-altitude research. However, these methods often converge to local optima in complex…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-29 Guochen Gu , Zhipeng Lin , Qiuming Zhu , Junchang Chen , Qihui Wu , Hongtao Duan , Yang Huang , Weizhi Zhong

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) acting as Flying Access Points (FAPs) are being used to provide on-demand wireless connectivity in extreme scenarios. Despite ongoing research, the optimization of UAVs' positions according to dynamic users'…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-02-23 Eduardo Nuno Almeida , Rui Campos , Manuel Ricardo

The orthogonal-time-frequency-space (OTFS) modulation has emerged as a promising modulation scheme for high mobility wireless communications. To harvest the time and frequency diversity promised by OTFS, some promising detectors, especially…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-17 Zhengdao Yuan , Fei Liu , Weijie Yuan , Qinghua Guo , Zhongyong Wang , Jinhong Yuan

Reliable positioning services are extremely important for users and devices in mountainous environments as it enables a variety of location-based applications. However, in such environments, the service reliability of conventional wireless…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-11 Zijie Wang , Rongke Liu , Qirui Liu , Lincong Han

In the 6G era, space-air-Ground integrated networks (SAGIN) are anticipated to deliver global coverage, necessitating support for a diverse array of emerging applications in high-mobility, hostile environments. Under such conditions,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-20 Weijie Yuan , Shuangyang Li , Zhiqiang Wei , Yuanhao Cui , Jiamo Jiang , Haijun Zhang , Pingzhi Fan