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Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) comprise a network of sensors subcutaneously implanted or placed near the body surface and facilitate continuous monitoring of health parameters of a patient. Research endeavours involving WBAN are…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-09-30 Seemandhar Jain , Prarthi Jain , Prabhat K. Upadhyay , Jules M. Moualeu , Abhishek Srivastava

Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) enable continuous monitoring of physiological signals for applications ranging from chronic disease management to emergency response. Recent advances in 6G communications, post-quantum cryptography, and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-12 Mohammad Jalili Torkamani , Negin Mahmoudi , Kiana Kiashemshaki

Millimeter Wave (mm-w), especially the 60 GHz band, has been receiving much attention as a key enabler for the 5G cellular networks. Beamforming (BF) is tremendously used with mm-w transmissions to enhance the link quality and overcome the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-05-22 Ehab Mahmoud Mohamed , Kei Sakaguchi , Seiichi Sampei

Far-field shaping of small antennas is a challenge and the realizations of non-dipole radiation of small to intermediate sized antennas are difficult. Here we examine the antenna bandwidth cost associated with such constraints, and in…

Applied Physics · Physics 2018-08-28 Shuai Shi , Lei Wang , B. L. G. Jonsson

Design of ultra-wideband antennas for in-door localization applications is a challenging task that involves development of geometry that ensures appropriate balance between the size and performance. In this work, a topologically-flexible…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-03-18 Adrian Bekasiewicz , Tom Dhaene , Ivo Couckuyt , Jacek Litka

Integrating AI into the physical layer is a cornerstone of 6G networks. However, current data-driven approaches struggle to generalize across dynamic environments because they lack an intrinsic understanding of electromagnetic wave…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-27 Ziqi Chen , Yi Ren , Yixuan Huang , Qi Sun , Nan Li , Yuhong Huang , Chih-Lin I , Yifan Li , Liang Xia

Beamforming (BF) design for large-scale antenna arrays with limited radio frequency chains and the phase-shifter-based analog BF architecture, has been recognized as a key issue in millimeter wave communication systems. It becomes more…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-01-16 Tian Lin , Yu Zhu

Wearable on-body millimeter-wave (mmWave) radars can provide obstacle detection and guidance for visually impaired individuals. The antennas, being a crucial component of these systems, must be lightweight, flexible, low-cost, and compact.…

Movable antennas represent an emerging field in telecommunication research and a potential approach to achieving higher data rates in multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications when the total number of antennas is limited. Most…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Amna Irshad , Emil Björnson , Alva Kosasih , Vitaly Petrov

In this paper, we study the performance of spatial modulation based on reconfigurable antennas. Two main contributions are provided. We introduce an analytical framework to compute the error probability, which is shown to be accurate and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-01-08 Dung Nguyen Viet , Marco Di Renzo , Vedaprabhu Basavarajappa , Beatriz Bedia Exposito , Jose Basterrechea , Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy

The reconfigurability of radio environments with programmable metasurfaces is considered a key feature of next-generation wireless networks. Identifying suitable metasurface configurations for desired wireless functionalities requires a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-07 Jérôme Sol , Hugo Prod'homme , Luc Le Magoarou , Philipp del Hougne

Fluid antenna systems encompass a broad class of reconfigurable antenna technologies that offer substantial spatial diversity for various optimization objectives and communication tasks. Their capability to enhance spatial resolution within…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Jingyuan Xu , Zhentian Zhang , Jian Dang , Hao Jiang , Zaichen Zhang

The interaction of body worn antennas with the human body causes a significant decrease in the antenna efficiency and a shift in the resonant frequency. A resonant slot in a small conductive box placed on the body has been shown to reduce…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-27 Marta Fernandez , Hugo G. Espinosa , David V. Thiel , Amaia Arrinda

Wi-Fi access points have been widely deployed in homes, offices, and public spaces. Some APs allow users to adjust the antenna orientation to improve communication performance by optimizing antenna polarization. However, it is difficult for…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-27 Akihito Taya , Yuuki Nishiyama , Kaoru Sezaki

Beampattern synthesis seeks to optimize array weights to shape radiation patterns, playing a critical role in various wireless applications. In addition to theoretical advancements, recent hardware innovations have facilitated new avenues…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-07 Pinjun Zheng , Md. Jahangir Hossain , Anas Chaaban

Millimeter-wave will be a key technology in next-generation wireless networks thanks to abundant bandwidth availability. However, the use of large antenna arrays with beamforming demands precise beam-alignment between transmitter and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-12-11 Muddassar Hussain , Nicolo Michelusi

Energy efficiency is essential for Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) applications because of the battery-operated nodes. Other requirements such as throughput, delay, quality of service, and security levels also need to be considered in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-10-10 Yang Liu , Kemal Davaslioglu , Richard D. Gitlin

Now days, interests in the application of Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) have grown considerably. A number of tiny wireless sensors, strategically placed on the human body, create a wireless body area network that can monitor various…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2011-12-05 Saeid Bahanfar , Ladan Darougaran , Helia Kousha , Shahram Babaie

Extremely large aperture arrays (ELAAs) and millimeter-wave (mmWave) technologies are essential for achieving high data rates in future wireless communication systems. To perform precise beamforming, these systems require accurate channel…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-22 Heling Zhang , Xiujun Zhang , Xiaofeng Zhong , Shidong Zhou

Coexistence, and hence interference mitigation, across multiple wireless body area networks (WBANs) is an important problem as WBANs become more pervasive. Here, two-hop relay-assisted cooperative communications using opportunistic relaying…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-05-31 Jie Dong , David Smith