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Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) enables the control of wireless channels to improve coverage. To further extend coverage, multi-RIS aided systems have been explored, where multiple RISs steer the signal via a multi-hop path.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-28 Matteo Nerini , Gabriele Gradoni , Bruno Clerckx

In this paper, we survey state-of-the-art research outcomes in the burgeoning field of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) in view of its potential for significant performance enhancement for next generation wireless communication…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-16 Miguel Dajer , Zhengxiang Ma , Leonard Piazzi , Narayan Prasad , Xiao-Feng Qi , Baoling Sheen , Jin Yang , Guosen Yue

The adoption of a Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) for downlink multi-user communication from a multi-antenna base station is investigated in this paper. We develop energy-efficient designs for both the transmit power allocation and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-23 Chongwen Huang , Alessio Zappone , George C. Alexandropoulos , Mérouane Debbah , Chau Yuen

The performance of transmission schemes is heavily influenced by the wireless channel, which is typically considered an uncontrollable factor. However, the introduction of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) to wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-05 Weicong Chen , Chao-Kai Wen , Xiao Li , Shi Jin

This paper presents the first experimental validation of reflective near-field beamfocusing using a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS). While beamfocusing has been theoretically established as a key feature of large-aperture RISs, its…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-02-12 Emil Björnson , Murat Babek Salman

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), assisted by reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has emerged as a breakthrough technology to improve the capacity and reliability of 6G wireless network. However, a significant challenge in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-03 Chen Zhen , Li Jianqing , Zhang Haijun , Zhang Wei

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) can establish favorable wireless environments to combat the severe attenuation and blockages in millimeter-wave (mmWave) bands. However, to achieve the optimal enhancement of performance, the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-03-02 Muxin He , Jindan Xu , Wei Xu , Hong Shen , Ning Wang , Chunming Zhao

This paper presents a multi-bit reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) with a high phase resolution, capable of beam-steering in the azimuthal plane at sub-6 Gigahertz (GHz). Field trials in realistic indoor deployments have been carried…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-21 James Rains , Jalil ur Rehman Kazim , Anvar Tukmanov , Tie Jun Cui , Lei Zhang , Qammer H. Abbasi , Muhammad Ali Imran

In this paper, we investigate the channel estimation challenge in reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided near-field communication systems. Current channel estimation techniques require substantial pilot overhead and computational…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-29 Jeongjae Lee , Songnam Hong

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has emerged as a promising technology for improving capacity and extending coverage of wireless networks. In this work, we consider RIS-aided millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple-input and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-04-17 Yabo Guo , Peng Sun , Zhengdao Yuan , Qinghua Guo , Zhongyong Wang

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are rapidly gaining prominence in the realm of fifth generation (5G)-Advanced, and predominantly, sixth generation (6G) mobile networks, offering a revolutionary approach to optimizing wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-17 Ertugrul Basar , George C. Alexandropoulos , Yuanwei Liu , Qingqing Wu , Shi Jin , Chau Yuen , Octavia A. Dobre , Robert Schober

Double-reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a promising technique, achieving a substantial gain improvement compared to single-RIS techniques. However, in double-RIS-aided systems, accurate channel estimation is more challenging than…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-11-30 Songjie Yang , Wanting Lyu , Yue Xiu , Zhongpei Zhang , Chau Yuen

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) can redirect electromagnetic waves to desired directions to enhance signal coverage and/or improve signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at the user equipment (UE). We present the design, implementation, and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-24 Tawfik Osman , Aditya S. Shekhawat , Abhradeep Roy , Georgios C. Trichopoulos , Ahmed Alkhateeb

Most research works on reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) rely on idealized models of the reflection coefficients, i.e., uniform reflection amplitude for any phase and sufficient phase shifting capability. In practice however, such…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-17 Lin Cao , Haifan Yin , Li Tan , Xilong Pei

A reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) employs an array of individually-controllable elements to scatter incident signals in a desirable way; for example, to facilitate links between base stations and mobile stations that would…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-24 Steven W. Ellingson

The technology of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) has been showing promising potential in a variety of applications relying on Beyond-5G networks. Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) can indeed provide fine channel…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-28 Moustafa Rahal , Benoit Denis , Kamran Keykhosravi , Musa Furkan Keskin , Bernard Uguen , George C. Alexandropoulos , Henk Wymeersch

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have emerged as a promising solution that can provide dynamic control over the propagation of electromagnetic waves. The RIS technology is envisioned as a key enabler of sixth-generation networks…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-26 Ishan Koralege , Arthur S. de Sena , Nurul H. Mahmood , Farjam Karim , Dimuthu Lesthuruge , Samitha Gunarathne

This paper presents a sophisticated reconfigurable metasurface architecture that introduces an advanced concept of flexible full-array space-time wavefront manipulation with enhanced dynamic capabilities. The practical 2-bit phase-shifting…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-30 Yufei Zhao , Yuan Feng , Afkar Mohamed Ismail , Ziyue Wang , Yong Liang Guan , Yongxin Guo , Chau Yuen

This chapter focuses on a hardware architecture for semi-passive Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) and investigates its consideration for boosting the performance of Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) communication systems. The…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-19 George C. Alexandropoulos , Konstantinos D. Katsanos , Evangelos Vlachos

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) can effectively control the wavefront of the impinging signals and has emerged as a cost-effective promising solution to improve the spectrum and energy efficiency of wireless systems. Most existing…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-07 Yiming Liu , Erwu Liu , Rui Wang , Binyu Lu , Zhu Han