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The future wireless communication applications demand seamless connectivity, higher throughput, and low latency, for which the millimeter-wave (mmWave) band is considered a potential technology. Nevertheless, line-of-sight (LoS) is often…

This paper presents the first machine learning based real-world demonstration for radar-aided beam prediction in a practical vehicular communication scenario. Leveraging radar sensory data at the communication terminals provides important…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-19 Umut Demirhan , Ahmed Alkhateeb

This study demonstrates the feasibility of the proactive received power prediction by leveraging spatiotemporal visual sensing information toward the reliable millimeter-wave (mmWave) networks. Since the received power on a mmWave link can…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-01-09 Takayuki Nishio , Hironao Okamoto , Kota Nakashima , Yusuke Koda , Koji Yamamoto , Masahiro Morikura , Yusuke Asai , Ryo Miyatake

Accurately aligning millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) narrow beams is essential to satisfy reliability and high data rates of 5G and beyond wireless communication systems. However, achieving this objective is difficult,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-22 Tawfik Osman , Gouranga Charan , Ahmed Alkhateeb

A novel location-aware beamforming scheme for millimeter wave communication is proposed for line of sight (LOS) and low mobility scenarios, in which computer vision is introduced to derive the required position or spatial angular…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-23 Tianqi Xiang , Yaxin Wang , Huiwen Li , Boren Guo , Xin Zhang

Vehicular communication systems operating in the millimeter wave (mmWave) band are highly susceptible to signal blockage from dynamic obstacles such as vehicles, pedestrians, and infrastructure. To address this challenge, we propose a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-07-22 Ahmad M. Nazar , Abdulkadir Celik , Mohamed Y. Selim , Asmaa Abdallah , Daji Qiao , Ahmed M. Eltawil

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) communication systems typically deploy large antenna arrays to guarantee sufficient receive signal power. The beam training overhead associated with these arrays, however, make it hard for these…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-25 Gouranga Charan , Andrew Hredzak , Christian Stoddard , Benjamin Berrey , Madhav Seth , Hector Nunez , Ahmed Alkhateeb

In this paper, we consider millimeter Wave (mmWave) technology to provide reliable wireless network service within factories where links may experience rapid and temporary fluctuations of the received signal power due to dynamic blockers,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Andrea Bonfante , Lorenzo Galati Giordano , Irene Macaluso , Nicola Marchetti

Leveraging sensory information to aid the millimeter-wave (mmWave) and sub-terahertz (sub-THz) beam selection process is attracting increasing interest. This sensory data, captured for example by cameras at the basestations, has the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-15 Gouranga Charan , Muhammad Alrabeiah , Tawfik Osman , Ahmed Alkhateeb

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) communication systems adopt large antenna arrays to ensure adequate receive signal power. However, adjusting the narrow beams of these antenna arrays typically incurs high beam training overhead…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-02-15 Shoaib Imran , Gouranga Charan , Ahmed Alkhateeb

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) communication systems rely on narrow beams for achieving sufficient receive signal power. Adjusting these beams is typically associated with large training overhead, which becomes particularly critical for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-09 João Morais , Arash Behboodi , Hamed Pezeshki , Ahmed Alkhateeb

In the advent of next-generation wireless communication, millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) technologies are pivotal for their high data rate capabilities. However, their reliance on large antenna arrays and narrow directive beams…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-09 Gouranga Charan , Ahmed Alkhateeb

The performance of millimeter-wave (mmWave) and sub-terahertz (sub-THz) communication systems is significantly impaired by sensitivity to sudden blockages. In this work, we employ machine learning (ML) and our physics-based simulation tool…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-03 Roghieh Mahdavihaji , Alexandra Duel-Hallen , Hans Hallen

This study demonstrates the feasibility of point cloud-based proactive link quality prediction for millimeter-wave (mmWave) communications. Previous studies have proposed machine learning-based methods to predict received signal strength…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-12-08 Shoki Ohta , Takayuki Nishio , Riichi Kudo , Kahoko Takahashi , Hisashi Nagata

Millimeter wave communications are essential for modern wireless networks. It supports high data rates but suffers from severe path loss, which requires precise beam alignment to maintain reliable links. This beam management is particularly…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-05 Ailton Oliveira , Amir Khatibi , Daniel Suzuki , Ilan Correa , José Rezende , Aldebaro Klautau

The upsurge in wireless devices and real-time service demands force the move to a higher frequency spectrum. Millimetre-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) bands combined with the beamforming technology offer significant performance…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-03-31 Mohammad Al-Quraan , Ahsan Khan , Lina Mohjazi , Anthony Centeno , Ahmed Zoha , Muhammad Ali Imran

Wireless applications that use high-reliability low-latency links depend critically on the capability of the system to predict link quality. This dependence is especially acute at the high carrier frequencies used by mmWave and THz systems,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-10-06 Anders E. Kalør , Osvaldo Simeone , Petar Popovski

Machine-learning-based prediction of future wireless link quality is an emerging technique that can potentially improve the reliability of wireless communications, especially at higher frequencies (e.g., millimeter-wave and terahertz…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-02-11 Sohei Itahara , Takayuki Nishio , Masahiro Morikura , Koji Yamamoto

The integration of sensing capability in the design of wireless communication systems is foreseen as a key enabler for efficient radio resource management in next-generation networks. This paper focuses on millimeter-wave communications,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-03 Mohamed Sana , Hiba Dakdouk , Benoit Denis

Stringent line-of-sight demands necessitated by the fast attenuating nature of millimeter waves (mmWaves) through obstacles pose one of the central problems of next generation wireless networks. These mmWave links are easily disrupted due…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-07-13 Rathindra Nath Dutta , Subhojit Sarkar , Sasthi C. Ghosh