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The increasing number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in urban environments requires a strategy to minimize their environmental impact, both in terms of energy efficiency and noise reduction. In order to reduce these concerns, novel…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-09-27 Federica Tonti , Jean Rabault , Ricardo Vinuesa

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) are announced as a truly transformative technology, capable of smartly shaping wireless environments to optimize next-generation communication networks. Among their numerous foreseen applications,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-21 Moustafa Rahal , Benoit Denis , Taghrid Mazloum , Frederic Munoz , Raffaele D Errico

This article presents a digital twin (DT)-enhanced reinforcement learning (RL) framework aimed at optimizing performance and reliability in network resource management, since the traditional RL methods face several unified challenges when…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-18 Nan Cheng , Xiucheng Wang , Zan Li , Zhisheng Yin , Tom Luan , Xuemin Shen

Millimeter wave (mmWave) localization algorithms exploit the quasi-optical propagation of mmWave signals, which yields sparse angular spectra at the receiver. Geometric approaches to angle-based localization typically require to know the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-05-23 Anish Shastri , Joan Palacios , Paolo Casari

Digital Twin (DT) technology enables real-time monitoring and optimization of complex network infrastructures by creating accurate virtual replicas of physical systems. In millimeter-wave (mmWave) 5G/6G networks, the deployment of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-09-17 Jie Zhang , Mostafa Rahmani Ghourtani , Swarna Bindu Chetty , Paul Daniel Mitchell , Hamed Ahmadi

Millimeter wave (mmWave) communications and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) are two critical technologies for next-generation networks, especially in dense indoor environments. However, existing analyses often oversimplify the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-15 Zhi Chai , Jiajie Xu , Justin P. Coon , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Navigating in environments where the GPS signal is unavailable, weak, purposefully blocked, or spoofed has become crucial for a wide range of applications. A prime example is autonomous navigation for drones in indoor environments: to fly…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-09 Alireza Famili , Angelos Stavrou , Haining Wang , Jung-Min , Park

In this paper, we present \textit{CTMAP}, a large language model (LLM) empowered digital twin framework for connectivity-aware route navigation in millimeter-wave (mmWave) wireless networks. Conventional navigation tools optimize only…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-05 Md Salik Parwez , Sai Teja Srivillibhutturu , Sai Venkat Reddy Kopparthi , Asfiya Misba , Debashri Roy , Habeeb Olufowobi , Charles Kim

Developing embodied AI for intelligent surgical systems requires safe, controllable environments for continual learning and evaluation. However, safety regulations and operational constraints in operating rooms (ORs) limit agents from…

Emerging technologies in sixth generation (6G) of wireless communications, such as terahertz communication and ultra-massive multiple-input multiple-output, present promising prospects. Despite the high data rate potential of millimeter…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-01-07 Wenwen Xie , Geng Sun , Bei Liu , Jiahui Li , Jiacheng Wang , Hongyang Du , Dusit Niyato , Dong In Kim

The ambitious performance targets of modern wireless networks, including 6G and Industrial IoT (IIoT) systems, necessitate advanced hardware platforms utilizing millimeter-wave (mmWave) technology. High-frequency signals provide the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-08 Davide Scazzoli , Daniele de Santis , Francesco Linsalata , Fortunato Santucci , Umberto Spagnolini , Maurizio Magarini

Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) based navigation methods have demonstrated promising results for mobile robots, but suffer from limited action flexibility in confined spaces. Conventional DRL approaches predominantly learn forward-motion…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-01 Shanze Wang , Mingao Tan , Zhibo Yang , Biao Huang , Xiaoyu Shen , Hailong Huang , Wei Zhang

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) is a key enabler for next-generation transportation systems. However, in an urban city scenario, mmWave is highly susceptible to blockages and shadowing. Therefore, base station (BS) placement is a crucial task in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-24 Ahmed Al-Tahmeesschi , Jukka Talvitie , Miguel López-Benítez , Hamed Ahmadi , Laura Ruotsalainen

Directional beamforming is a crucial component for realizing robust wireless communication systems using millimeter wave (mmWave) technology. Beam alignment using brute-force search of the space introduces time overhead while location aided…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-23 Vishnu Raj , Nancy Nayak , Sheetal Kalyani

Existing data-driven and feedback traffic control strategies do not consider the heterogeneity of real-time data measurements. Besides, traditional reinforcement learning (RL) methods for traffic control usually converge slowly for lacking…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-14 C. Chen , Y. P. Huang , W. H. K. Lam , T. L. Pan , S. C. Hsu , A. Sumalee , R. X. Zhong

Due to the serious path loss of millimeter-wave (mmWave), the signal sent by the base station is seriously attenuated when it reaches the indoors. Recent studies have proposed a glass-based metasurface that can enhance mmWave indoor…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-05-17 Hao Feng , Yuping Zhao

Wireless communication in the TeraHertz band (0.1--10 THz) is envisioned as one of the key enabling technologies for the future sixth generation (6G) wireless communication systems scaled up beyond massive multiple input multiple output…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-23 Chongwen Huang , Zhaohui Yang , George C. Alexandropoulos , Kai Xiong , Li Wei , Chau Yuen , Zhaoyang Zhang , Merouane Debbah

The integration of artificial intelligence into next-generation wireless networks necessitates the accurate construction of radio maps (RMs) as a foundational prerequisite for electromagnetic digital twins. A RM provides the digital…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-07 Xiucheng Wang , Yuhao Pan , Nan Cheng

Utilizing Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) assisted wireless communication has been extensively researched. However, existing DRL methods either act as a simple optimizer or only solve problems…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-19 Meng-Qian Alexander Wu , Tzu-Hsien Sang , Luisa Schuhmacher , Ming-Jie Guo , Khodr Hammoud , Sofie Pollin

Recovering a source signal from indirect measurements often requires estimating latent parameters, such as wireless channel states or MRI coil sensitivities, that cannot be directly observed. Here, we introduce Physics-Embedded Inverse…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-20 Le Cheng , Xiaoran Liu , Lingjin Kong , Haitao Zhao , Jun Xiong , Fanglin Gu , Xiaoying Zhang , Baoquan Ren , Jibo Wei , Hao Yin