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Recently, semantic communication has been widely applied in wireless image transmission systems as it can prioritize the preservation of meaningful semantic information in images over the accuracy of transmitted symbols, leading to improved…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-04-20 Shunpu Tang , Qianqian Yang , Lisheng Fan , Xianfu Lei , Yansha Deng , Arumugam Nallanathan

Semantic communication systems introduce a new paradigm in wireless communications, focusing on transmitting the intended meaning rather than ensuring strict bit-level accuracy. These systems often rely on Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) to…

Semantic communication (SemCom) redefines wireless communication from reproducing symbols to transmitting task-relevant semantics. However, this AI-native architecture also introduces new vulnerabilities, as semantic failures may arise from…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-05 Lan Zhang , Chengsi Liang , Zeming Zhuang , Yao Sun , Fang Fang , Xiaoyong Yuan , Dusit Niyato

Real-time speech communication over wireless networks remains challenging, as conventional channel protection mechanisms cannot effectively counter packet loss under stringent bandwidth and latency constraints. Semantic communication has…

Sound · Computer Science 2025-12-10 Zhuohang Han , Jincheng Dai , Shengshi Yao , Junyi Wang , Yanlong Li , Kai Niu , Wenjun Xu , Ping Zhang

Spoken language understanding (SLU), one of the key enabling technologies for human-computer interaction in IoT devices, provides an easy-to-use user interface. Human speech can contain a lot of user-sensitive information, such as gender,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-03-26 Yinggui Wang , Wei Huang , Le Yang

Semantic communications offer promising prospects for enhancing data transmission efficiency. However, existing schemes have predominantly concentrated on point-to-point transmissions. In this paper, we aim to investigate the validity of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-26 Yanhu Wang , Shuaishuai Guo , Anming Dong , Hui Zhao

Due to the broadcast nature of wireless medium, wireless communication is highly vulnerable to eavesdropping attack. Traditionally, secure wireless data transmission has relied on cryptographic techniques at the network layer which incur…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-06-08 Binh Van Nguyen , Hyoyoung Jung , Kiseon Kim

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is a crucial component of future wireless networks, enabling seamless integration of Communication and Sensing (C\&S) functionalities. However, ensuring security in ISAC systems remains a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-25 Yongxiao Li , Feroz Khan , Manzoor Ahmed , Aized Amin Soofi , Wali Ullah Khan , Chandan Kumar Sheemar , Muhammad Asif , Zhu Han

Joint source-channel coding (JSCC) is an effective approach for semantic communication. However, current JSCC methods are difficult to integrate with existing communication network architectures, where application and network providers are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-18 Wenzheng Kong , Wenyi Zhang

In this paper, we study an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-aided wireless secure communication system for physical layer security, where an IRS is deployed to adjust its surface reflecting elements to guarantee secure communication of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-25 Helin Yang , Zehui Xiong , Jun Zhao , Dusit Niyato , Liang Xiao , Qingqing Wu

In this paper, we propose an enhanced physical layer security approach, named joint secrecy and covert communication (JSACC), which aims to improve the performance of physical layer security (PLS). The JSACC system can dynamically switch…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-01 Yanyu Cheng , Haitao Du , Liqin Hu , Wei Yang Bryan Lim , Pan Li

The rapid advancement of generative AI has made it increasingly challenging to distinguish between deepfake audio and authentic human speech. To overcome the limitations of passive detection methods, we propose StreamMark, a novel deep…

Audio and Speech Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-15 Zhentao Liu , Milos Cernak

Semantic communication (SemCom) has emerged as a promising paradigm for 6G wireless systems by transmitting task-relevant information rather than raw bits, yet existing approaches remain vulnerable to dual sources of uncertainty: semantic…

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Semantic communication (SemCom) demonstrates strong superiority over conventional bit-level accurate transmission, by only attempting to recover the essential semantic information of data. In this paper, in order to tackle the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-02 Siyu Tong , Xiaoxue Yu , Rongpeng Li , Kun Lu , Zhifeng Zhao , Honggang Zhang

Physical layer security (PLS) technologies are expected to play an important role in the next-generation wireless networks, by providing secure communication to protect critical and sensitive information from illegitimate devices. In this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-12 Yun Wen , Gaojie Chen , Sisai Fang , Zheng Chu , Pei Xiao , Rahim Tafazolli

The surge in connected devices in 6G with typical complex tasks requiring multi-user cooperation, such as smart agriculture and smart cities, poses significant challenges to unsustainable traditional communication. Fortunately, the booming…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-02-24 Wanting Yang , Zehui Xiong , Shiwen Mao , Tony Q. S. Quek , Ping Zhang , Merouane Debbah , Rahim Tafazolli

In recent years, establishing secure visual communications has turned into one of the essential problems for security engineers and researchers. However, only limited novel solutions are provided for image encryption, and limiting the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-04-19 Navid Abapour , Mohsen Ebadpour

Generative images have proliferated on Web platforms in social media and online copyright distribution scenarios, and semantic watermarking has increasingly been integrated into diffusion models to support reliable provenance tracking and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-26 Zheng Gao , Xiaoyu Li , Zhicheng Bao , Xiaoyan Feng , Jiaojiao Jiang

Semantic communication is a novel communication paradigm that focuses on the transportation and delivery of the \emph{meaning} of messages. Recent results have verified that a graphical structure provides the most expressive and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-14 Yiwei Liao , Shurui Tu , Yujie Zhou , Dongzi Jin , Yong Xiao , Yingyu Li