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ISAC is emerging as a foundational capability in 6G, enabling mobile networks to not only offer communication services but also to sense and perceive their environment at scale. This paper explores architectural considerations to enable…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-08-20 Sebastian Robitzsch , Laksh Bhatia , Konstantinos G. Filis , Neda Petreska , Michael Bahr , Pablo Picazo Martinez , Xi Li

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), which allows individual radar and communication systems to share the same spectrum bands, is an emerging and promising technique for alleviating spectrum congestion problems. In this paper, we…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-12-02 Jinjin Chu , Rang Liu , Ming Li , Yang Liu , Qian Liu

Tri-hybrid beamforming architectures have been proposed to enable energy-efficient communications systems in extra-largescale antenna arrays using low-cost programmable metasurface antennas. We study the tri-hybrid beamforming design for…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-23 Tianyu Fang , Mengyuan Ma , Markku Juntti , Nhan Thanh Nguyen

One of the beyond-5G developments that is often highlighted is the integration of wireless communication and radio sensing. This paper addresses the potential of communication-sensing integration of Large Intelligent Surfaces (LIS) in an…

In this paper, an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is leveraged to enhance the physical layer security of an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system in which the IRS is deployed to not only assist the downlink communication…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-07-20 Meng Hua , Qingqing Wu , Wen Chen , Octavia A. Dobre , A. Lee Swindlehurst

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has been envisioned as a promising technology to tackle the spectrum congestion problem for future networks. In this correspondence, we investigate to deploy a reconfigurable intelligent surface…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-04 Honghao Luo , Rang Liu , Ming Li , Yang Liu , Qian Liu

This paper presents an overview on intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-enabled sensing and communication for the forthcoming sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks, in which IRSs are strategically deployed to proactively reconfigure…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-12 Xianxin Song , Yuan Fang , Feng Wang , Zixiang Ren , Xianghao Yu , Ye Zhang , Fan Liu , Jie Xu , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Rui Zhang , Shuguang Cui

The sixth generation (6G) wireless networks aim to achieve ultra-high data transmission rates, very low latency and enhanced energy-efficiency. To this end, terahertz (THz) band is one of the key enablers of 6G to meet such requirements.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-07 Ahmet M. Elbir , Kumar Vijay Mishra , Symeon Chatzinotas , Mehdi Bennis

Integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) has emerged as an intrinsic service of upcoming 6G wireless systems, enabling the reuse of communication signals for environmental sensing and supporting context-aware network functionalities.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-13 Osmel Martínez Rosabal , Onel L. Alcaraz López

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has emerged as a transformative technology for 6G networks, enabling the seamless integration of communication and sensing functionalities. Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), with their…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-14 Shoushuo Zhang , Rang Liu , Ming Li , Wei Wang , Qian Liu

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has attracted growing interests for enabling the future 6G wireless networks, due to its capability of sharing spectrum and hardware resources between communication and sensing systems. However,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-01-27 Renwang Li , Xiaodan Shao , Shu Sun , Meixia Tao , Rui Zhang

Driven by the vision of intelligent connection of everything and digital twin towards 6G, a myriad of new applications, such as immersive extended reality, autonomous driving, holographic communications, intelligent industrial internet,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-06-30 Zhiqin Wang , Kaifeng Han , Jiamo Jiang , Zhiqing Wei , Guangxu Zhu , Zhiyong Feng , Jianmin Lu , Chunwei Meng

The sixth-generation wireless communications (6G) is often labeled as "connected intelligence". Radio sensing, aligned with machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI), promises, among other benefits, breakthroughs in the…

Communication-sensing integration represents an up-and-coming area of research, enabling wireless networks to simultaneously perform communication and sensing tasks. However, in urban cellular networks, the blockage of buildings results in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-03 Zezhong Sun , Shi Yan , Ning Jiang , Jiaen Zhou , Mugen Peng

Integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) is a key enabler for next-generation wireless systems, aiming to support both high-throughput communication and high-accuracy environmental sensing using shared spectrum and hardware. Theoretical…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-05 Lin Chen , Chang Cai , Huiyuan Yang , Xiaojun Yuan , Ying-Jun Angela Zhang

The future of mobile communications looks exciting with the potential new use cases and challenging requirements of future 6th generation (6G) and beyond wireless networks. Since the beginning of the modern era of wireless communications,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-07-23 Ertugrul Basar , Marco Di Renzo , Julien de Rosny , Merouane Debbah , Mohamed-Slim Alouini , Rui Zhang

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) represents a transformative approach within 5G and beyond, aiming to merge wireless communication and sensing functionalities into a unified network infrastructure. This integration offers…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-14 Utku Demir , Kemal Davaslioglu , Yalin E. Sagduyu , Tugba Erpek , Gustave Anderson , Sastry Kompella

Future wireless networks are poised to transform into integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) networks, unlocking groundbreaking services such as digital twinning. To harness the full potential of ISAC networks, it is essential to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-31 Jie Yang , Hang Que , Tao Du , Le Liang , Xiao Li , Chao-Kai Wen , Shi Jin

This paper investigates the design of integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems assisted by simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (STAR-RISs), which act as multi-functional programmable…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-19 Ziming Liu , Tao Chen , Giacinto Gelli , Vincenzo Galdi , Francesco Verde

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a promising technology to fully utilize the precious spectrum and hardware in wireless systems, which has attracted significant attentions recently. This paper studies ISAC for the important…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-17 Zhiqiang Xiao , Yong Zeng