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The physical layer authentication (PLA) is a promising technology which can enhance the access security of a massive number of devices in the near future. In this paper, we propose a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted PLA…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-08 Ning Gao , Shuchen Meng , Cen Li , Shengguo Meng , Wankai Tang , Shi Jin , Michail Matthaiou

Thanks to the line-of-sight (LoS) transmission and flexibility, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) effectively improve the throughput of wireless networks. Nevertheless, the LoS links are prone to severe deterioration by complex propagation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-12-10 Sixian Li , Bin Duo , Xiaojun Yuan , Ying-Chang Liang , Marco Di Renzo

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) as a smart reflector is revolutionizing research for next-generation wireless communications. Complementing this is a concept of using RIS as an efficient propagation medium for potentially superior…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-04 Z. Chu , K. F. Tong , K. K. Wong , C. B. Chae , C. H. Chan

The potential of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) for energy-efficient and performance-boosted wireless communications is recently gaining remarkable research attention, motivating their consideration for various $5$-th Generation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-12-06 George C. Alexandropoulos , Konstantinos D. Katsanos , Miaowen Wen , Daniel B. da Costa

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have been recently considered as one of the emerging technologies for future communication systems by leveraging the tuning capabilities of their reflecting elements. In this paper, we investigate…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-27 Dick Carrillo Melgarejo , Charalampos Kalalas , Arthur Sousa de Sena , Pedro H. J. Nardelli

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) constitute a strong candidate physical-layer technology for the $6$-th Generation (6G) of wireless networks, offering new design degrees of freedom for efficiently addressing demanding performance…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-21 Konstantinos D. Katsanos , George C. Alexandropoulos

This paper investigates the impact of the recently proposed concept of fluid reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (FRIS) on covert communications. Specifically, we consider a communication scenario where a legitimate transmitter aims to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-05 Farshad Rostami Ghadi , Masoud Kaveh , Hanjiang Hong , Kai-Kit Wong , Riku Jantti , F. Javier Lopez-Martinez

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a promising reflective radio technology for improving the coverage and rate of future wireless systems by reconfiguring the wireless propagation environment. The current work mainly focuses on the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-03-24 Xuelin Cao , Bo Yang , Hongliang Zhang , Chongwen Huang , Chau Yuen , Zhu Han

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) have emerged as a transformative technology capable of reshaping wireless environments through dynamic manipulation of electromagnetic waves. While extensive research has explored their theoretical…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-12-19 Ziyu Chen , Yitong Shen , Jingzhe Zhang , Yao Zheng , Yili Ren , Xuyu Wang , Shiwen Mao , Hanqing Guo

A reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a prospective wireless technology that enhances wireless channel quality. An RIS is often equipped with passive array of elements and provides cost and power-efficient solutions for coverage…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-03-20 Hyuckjin Choi , Ly V. Nguyen , Junil Choi , A. Lee Swindlehurst

Wireless communications are nowadays shifting to higher operation frequencies with the aim to meet the ever-increasing demand for bandwidth. While reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are usually envisioned to restore the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-02 Giorgos Stratidakis , Sotiris Droulias , Angeliki Alexiou

The advent of the sixth generation (6G) wireless networks heralds a transformative era for mobile communication, where the integration of cutting-edge technologies like Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) is paramount in addressing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-09 Emre Arslan , Ali Tugberk Dogukan , Fatih Kilinc , Ahmet Faruk Coskun , Ertugrul Basar

Wireless communications empowered by Reconfigurable Intelligent (meta)Surfaces (RISs) are recently gaining remarkable research attention due to the increased system design flexibility offered by RISs for diverse functionalities. In this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-11-03 George C. Alexandropoulos , Konstantinos Katsanos , Miaowen Wen , Daniel B. da Costa

In this paper, a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided underlay cognitive radio network is investigated. An RIS is utilized to improve the secondary network (SN) reliability and robustness while simultaneously increasing the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-27 Majid H. Khoshafa , Telex M. N. Ngatchede , Mohamed H. Ahmed

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology offers significant promise in enhancing wireless communication systems, but its dual-use potential also introduces substantial security risks. This survey explores the security…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-14 Hetong Wang , Tiejun Lv , Yashuai Cao , Weicai Li , Jie Zeng , Pingmu Huang , Muhammad Khurram Khan

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) is one of the promising techniques for 6G wireless communications, and recently has also been shown to be able to improve secure communications. However, there is a "double fading" effect in the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-12-07 Weigang Lv , Jiale Bai , Qingli Yan , Hui-Ming Wang

A novel reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided hybrid reflection/transmitter design is proposed for achieving information exchange in cross-media communications. In pursuit of the balance between energy efficiency and low-cost…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-08 Mingming Wu , Yue Xiao , Yulan Gao , Ming Xiao

Future wireless communication systems will evolve toward multi-functional integrated systems to improve spectrum utilization and reduce equipment sizes. A joint radar and communication (JRC) system, which can support simultaneous…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-09 Hongyang Du , Jiawen Kang , Dusit Niyato , Jiayi Zhang , Dong In Kim

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are regarded as a promising emerging hardware technology to improve the spectrum and energy efficiency of wireless networks by artificially reconfiguring the propagation environment of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-08-18 Xiaojun Yuan , Ying-Jun Angela Zhang , Yuanming Shi , Wenjing Yan , Hang Liu

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has been recognized as an essential enabling technique for the sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication network. Specifically, an RIS is comprised of a large number of small and low-cost reflecting…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-24 Jindan Xu , Chau Yuen , Chongwen Huang , Naveed Ul Hassan , George C. Alexandropoulos , Marco Di Renzo , Merouane Debbah