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Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) is a promising chirp-assisted multicarrier waveform for future high-mobility communications. This paper is devoted to enhanced receiver design for multiple input and multiple output AFDM…

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In this white paper, we summarize for the benefit of the wider research community on wireless communications, the two key results that we shared with the attendees of the 2026 IEEE Communication Theory Workshop in Azores, Portugal, about…

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