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This paper considers the application of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) (a.k.a. intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs)) to assist multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) uplink transmission from several multi-antenna user…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-14 Li You , Jiayuan Xiong , Yufei Huang , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Cunhua Pan , Wenjin Wang , Xiqi Gao

A novel technology based on stacked intelligent metasurfaces (SIM) has recently emerged. This platform involves cascading multiple metasurfaces, each acting as a digitally programmable physical layer within a diffractive neural network. SIM…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-06 Donatella Darsena , Francesco Verde , Ivan Iudice , Vincenzo Galdi

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a promising solution to deal with the blockage-sensitivity of millimeter wave band and reduce the high energy consumption caused by network densification. However, deploying large scale RISs may…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-02-12 Yining Xu , Sheng Zhou

Smart radio environments aided by reconfigurable intelligent reflecting surfaces (RIS) have attracted much research attention recently. We propose a joint optimization strategy for beamforming, RIS phases, and power allocation to maximize…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-02 Athira Subhash , Abla Kammoun , Ahmed Elzanaty , Sheetal Kalyani , Yazan H. Al-Badarneh , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

We consider the optimization of beyond diagonal reconfigurable intelligent surface (BD-RIS)-aided multi-user (MU) cell-free (CF)-massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) systems, where the propagation environment design achieved…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-18 Iván Alexander Morales Sandoval , Marko Fidanovski , Hyeon Seok Rou , Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu , Emil Björnson

The main challenges in designing downlink coordinated multicast beamforming in massive multiple-input multiple output (MIMO) cellular networks are the complex computational solutions and significant fronthaul overhead for centralized…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-20 Shiqi Yin , Min Dong

In this paper, we propose a novel transmissive reconfigurable intelligent surface (TRIS) transceiver-empowered distributed cooperative integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) network to enhance coverage as well as to enhance wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Ziwei Liu , Wen Chen , Qingqing Wu , Zhendong Li , Qiong Wu , Nan Cheng , Jun Li

This paper considers coordinated multicast beamforming in a multi-cell multigroup multiple-input single-output system. Each base station (BS) serves multiple groups of users by forming a single beam with common information per group. We…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-02-14 Oskari Tervo , Harri Pennanen , Dimitrios Christopoulos , Symeon Chatzinotas , Björn Ottersten

This paper investigates the passive beamforming and information transfer (PBIT) technique for the multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems with the aid of a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), where the RIS enhances the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-01-01 Wenjing Yan , Xiaojun Yuan , Zhen-Qing He , Xiaoyan Kuai

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) have drawn considerable attention recently due to their controllable scattering elements that are able to direct electromagnetic waves into desirable directions. Although RISs share some…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-05-03 Mohanad Obeed , Anas Chaaban

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) have been recognized as a promising technology to enhance both communication and sensing performance in integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems for future 6G networks. However, existing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-07 Chu Li , Kevin Weinberger , Aydin Sezgin

Recent considerations for reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) assume that RISs can convey information by reflection without the need of transmit radio frequency chains, which, however, is a challenging task. In this paper, we propose…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-08-07 Shaoe Lin , Beixiong Zheng , George C. Alexandropoulos , Miaowen Wen , Marco Di Renzo , Fangjiong Chen

Due to the low power consumption and low cost nature of transmissive reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS),in this paper, we propose a downlink multi-user rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) architecture based on the transmissive RIS…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-25 Bojiang Li , Wen Chen , Zhendong Li , Qingqing Wu , Nan Cheng , Changle Li , Linglong Dai

In this paper, the problem of sum-rate maximization for an active reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) assisted downlink rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) transmission system is studied. In the considered model, the active RIS is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-01-31 Xinhao Li , Tao Wang , Haonan Tong , Zhaohui Yang , Yijie Mao , Changchuan Yin

Continuous efforts have been devoted to integrate millimeter wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) bands into future communication standards in order to overcome the bandwidth shortage problem and achieve high data rates, primarily through…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-05 Sung Hyuck Hong , Junil Choi

Pixel-based reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) employ a novel design to achieve high reflection gain at a lower hardware cost by eliminating the phase shifters used in traditional RIS. However, this design presents challenges for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-24 Huayan Guo , Junhui Rao , Alex M. H. Wong , Ross Murch , Vincent K. N. Lau

This paper considers a hybrid reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) assisted integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, where each RIS element can flexibly switch between the active and passive modes. Subject to the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-12-06 Yingbin Lin , Feng Wang , Xiao Zhang , Guojun Han , Vincent K. N. Lau

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are envisioned as a potentially transformative technology for future wireless communications. However, RISs' inability to process signals and the attendant increased channel dimension have brought…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-14 Jieao Zhu , Kunzan Liu , Zhongzhichao Wan , Linglong Dai , Tie Jun Cui , H. Vincent Poor

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) can be crucial in next-generation communication systems. However, designing the {RIS} phases according to the instantaneous channel state information (CSI) can be challenging in practice due to the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-26 Athira Subhash , Abla Kammoun , Ahmed Elzanaty , Sheetal Kalyani , Yazan H. Al-Badarneh , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

In this paper, we consider a hybrid reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) comprising of active and passive elements to aid an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system serving multiple users and targets. Active elements in a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-14 R. S. Prasobh Sankar , Sundeep Prabhakar Chepuri