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Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is expected to play a prominent role among emerging technologies in future wireless communications. In particular, a communication radar coexistence system is degraded significantly by mutual…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-26 Anastasios Papazafeiropoulos , Pandelis Kourtessis , Symeon Chatzinotas

In this paper, we investigate real-time interference mitigation in multiuser wireless networks assisted by simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (STAR-RISs). Unlike conventional methods that rely on…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-17 Abuzar B. M. Adam , Mohammed A. M. Elhassan , Elhadj Moustapha Diallo , Mohamed Amine Ouamri

In this paper, a rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA) based joint optimization framework for the space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN) is proposed, where the satellite and base stations employ uniform planar array (UPA) antennas for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-31 Jian He , Cong Zhou , Shuo Shi

Aerial-ground interference mitigation has been deemed as the main challenge in realizing cellular-connected unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications. Due to the line-of-sight (LoS)-dominant air-ground channels, the UAV generates/suffers…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-02-03 Weidong Mei , Rui Zhang

A spectrum-sharing satellite-ground integrated network is conceived, consisting of a pair of non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) constellations and multiple terrestrial base stations, which impose the co-frequency interference (CFI) on each…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-31 Xiaojin Ding , Yue Lei , Yulong Zou , Gengxin Zhang , Lajos Hanzo

Hybrid Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (HRISs), which are capable of simultaneous programmable reflections and sensing, are expected to play a significant role in future wireless networks, enabling various Integrated Sensing and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-28 Jiguang He , Aymen Fakhreddine , George C. Alexandropoulos

This paper studies the interference broadcast channel comprising multiple multi-antenna Base Stations (BSs), each controlling a beyond diagonal Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) and serving multiple single-antenna users. Wideband…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-09 Konstantinos D. Katsanos , Paolo Di Lorenzo , George C. Alexandropoulos

To enable densely deployed base stations (BSs) or access points (APs) to serve an increasing number of users and provide diverse mobile services, we need to improve spectrum utilization in wireless communication networks. Although spectral…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-12-22 Zhao Li , Fengjuan Guo , Kang G Shin , Yinghou Liu , Jia Liu

As an emerging technology, the simultaneous transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surface (STAR-RIS) can improve the spectrum efficiency (SE) of primary users (PUs) and secondary users (SUs) in cognitive radio (CR) networks…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-16 Ali Nazari , Ali Olfat

Sensing-assisted communication schemes have recently garnered significant research attention. In this work, we design a dual-function reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), integrating both active and passive elements, referred to as the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-14 Cheng Luo , Luping Xiang , Jie Hu , Kun Yang

Cooperative reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are promising technologies for 6G networks to support a great number of users. Compared with the fixed RISs, the properly deployed RISs may improve the communication performance with…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-16 Hongyang Pan , Yanheng Liu , Geng Sun , Qingqing Wu , Tierui Gong , Pengfei Wang , Dusit Niyato , Chau Yuen

Recently, generative AI technologies have emerged as a significant advancement in artificial intelligence field, renowned for their language and image generation capabilities. Meantime, space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN) is an…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-12-11 Ruichen Zhang , Hongyang Du , Dusit Niyato , Jiawen Kang , Zehui Xiong , Abbas Jamalipour , Ping Zhang , Dong In Kim

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are expected to make future 6G networks more connected and resilient against node failures, due to their ability to introduce controllable phase-shifts onto impinging electromagnetic waves and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-22 Mohammed S. Al-Abiad , Mohammad Javad-Kalbasi , Shahrokh Valaee

This letter considers the reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication systems in urban areas under the general Rician fading channel. A hybrid offline-online design is proposed to improve the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-30 Kaiyuan Tian , Bin Duo , Xiaojun Yuan , Wu Luo

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) offers tremendous spectrum and energy efficiency in wireless networks by adjusting the amplitudes and/or phases of passive reflecting elements to optimize signal reflection. With the agility and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-12 Bodong Shang , Rubayet Shafin , Lingjia Liu

Next generation mobile networks need to expand towards uncharted territories in order to enable the digital transformation of society. In this context, aerial devices such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are expected to address this gap…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-05-11 Placido Mursia , Francesco Devoti , Vincenzo Sciancalepore , Xavier Costa-Pérez

The effective integration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in future wireless communication systems depends on the conscious use of their limited energy, which constrains their flight time. Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) can…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-16 Dimitrios Tyrovolas , Sotiris A. Tegos , Panagiotis D. Diamantoulakis , George K. Karagiannidis

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) and simultaneously transmitting and reflecting RIS (STAR-RIS) have emerged as key enablers for enhancing wireless coverage and capacity in next-generation networks. When mounted on unmanned aerial…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-12-10 Dongdong Yang , Bin Li , Jiguang He

Aerial-ground interference is the main obstacle to achieving high spectral efficiency in cellular networks with both traditional terrestrial users and new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) users. Due to their strong line-of-sight (LoS) channels…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-06-03 Weidong Mei , Rui Zhang

Space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGINs) will play a pivotal role in 6G communication systems. They are considered a promising technology for enhancing network capacity in densely populated urban areas and extending connectivity to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-07-12 Abdoul Karim A. H. Saliah , Doha Hamza , Hajar El Hammouti , Jeff S Shamma , Mohamed-Slim Alouini