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This paper studies the capability of a Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS), when transparently covering a User Equipment (UE), to deceive an adversary monostatic radar system. A compact RIS kernel model that explicitly links the…

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As sixth-generation (6G) wireless communication networks evolve, privacy concerns are expected due to the transmission of vast amounts of security-sensitive private information. In this context, a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-12-06 JungSook Bae , Waqas Khalid , Anseok Lee , Heesoo Lee , Song Noh , Heejung Yu

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) are expected to play an important role in future wireless communication systems. These surfaces typically rely on their reflection beamforming codebooks to reflect and focus the signal on the target…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-10-06 Yu Zhang , Ahmed Alkhateeb

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 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

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has emerged as a key enabler for providing signal coverage, energy efficiency, reliable communication, and physical layer security (PLS) in next-generation wireless communication networks. This paper…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-01 Ahmet Muaz Aktas , Sefa Kayraklik , Sultangali Arzykulov , Galymzhan Nauryzbayev , Ibrahim Hokelek , Ali Gorcin

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) is a new paradigm that enables the reconfiguration of the wireless environment. Based on this feature, RIS can be employed to facilitate Physical-layer Key Generation (PKG). However, this technique…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-08-13 Lei Hu , Guyue Li , Hongyi Luo , Aiqun Hu

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) is envisioned to be an enabling technique in 6G wireless communications. By configuring the reflection beamforming codebook, RIS focuses signals on target receivers to enhance signal strength. In…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-07 Huiying Yang , Rujing Xiong , Yao Xiao , Zhijie Fan , Tiebin Mi , Robert Caiming Qiu , Zenan Ling

In this paper, we investigate how an illegitimate user can use a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) to maximally degrade the secrecy performance of the legitimate system. We first consider the case when the illegitimate user performs…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-04-21 Xinwu Chen , Shuai Han , Hai Jiang

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) have recently received significant attention as building blocks for smart radio environments and adaptable wireless channels. By altering the space- and time-varying electromagnetic (EM) properties,…

Applied Physics · Physics 2021-01-25 John A. Hodge , Kumar Vijay Mishra , Amir I. Zaghloul

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

This paper explores the use of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) in mitigating cross-system interference in spectrum sharing and secure wireless applications. Unlike conventional RIS that can only adjust the phase of the incoming…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-03 Fangzhou Wang , A. Lee Swindlehurst

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

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has become a promising technology for enhancing the reliability of wireless communications, which is capable of reflecting the desired signals through appropriate phase shifts. However, the intended…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-03 Bo Yang , Xuelin Cao , Chongwen Huang , Chau Yuen , Lijun Qian , Marco Di Renzo

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 surfaces (RISs) hold significant promise for enhancing physical layer security (PLS). However, conventional RISs are typically modeled using diagonal scattering matrices, capturing only independent reflections…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-20 Weijie Xiong , Jingran Lin , Cunhua Pan , Yilong Zeng , Qiang Li

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) enhance wireless communication by dynamically shaping the propagation environment, but their integration introduces hardware-level security risks. This paper presents the concept of Malicious RIS…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-11 Danish Mehmood Mughal , Daniyal Munir , Qazi Arbab Ahmed , Hans D. Schotten , Thorsten Jungeblut , Sang-Hyo Kim , Min Young Chung

In opportunistic cognitive radio networks, when the primary signal is very weak compared to the background noise, the secondary user requires long sensing time to achieve a reliable spectrum sensing performance, leading to little remaining…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-04-29 Jungang Ge , Ying-Chang Liang , Sumei Sun , Yonghong Zeng , Zhidong Bai

RIS is one of the significant technological advancements that will mark next-generation wireless. RIS technology also opens up the possibility of new security threats, since the reflection of impinging signals can be used for malicious…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Jacek Kibilda , Nurul H. Mahmood , André Gomes , Matti Latva-aho , Luiz A. DaSilva

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have demonstrated significant potential for enhancing communication system performance if properly configured. However, a RIS might also pose a risk to the network security. In this letter, we…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-22 Steven Rivetti , Ozlem Tugfe Demir , Emil Bjornson , Mikael Skoglund