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This paper investigates the use of multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) to address distributed channel access in wireless local area networks. In particular, we consider the challenging yet more practical case where the agents…

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We investigate the integration of beyond diagonal reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (BDRISs) into cell free massive multiple input multiple output (CFmMIMO) systems to enhance simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT).…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-08-20 Duc Thien Hua , Mohammadali Mohammadi , Hien Quoc Ngo , Michail Matthaiou

Judicious resource allocation can effectively enhance federated learning (FL) training performance in wireless networks by addressing both system and statistical heterogeneity. However, existing strategies typically rely on block fading…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-07 Jiacheng Wang , Le Liang , Hao Ye , Chongtao Guo , Shi Jin

This letter investigates the reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted multiple-input single-output (MISO) wireless system, where both half-duplex (HD) and full-duplex (FD) operating modes are considered together, for the first time…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-12 Alice Faisal , Ibrahim Al-Nahhal , Octavia A. Dobre , Telex M. N. Ngatched

This paper proposes a novel optimization framework for enhancing the security resilience of cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) networks with multi-antenna access points (APs) and protective partial zero-forcing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-25 Junbin Yu , Tianyu Lu , Mohammadali Mohammadi , Michail Matthaiou

Cell-Free Massive Multiple-input Multiple-output (mMIMO) consists of many access points (APs) in a coverage area that jointly serve the users. These systems can significantly reduce the interference among the users compared to conventional…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-16 Abbas Khalili , Alexei Ashikhmin , Hong Yang

Deploying teams of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to harvest data from distributed Internet of Things (IoT) devices requires efficient trajectory planning and coordination algorithms. Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has emerged…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-10 Jichao Chen , Omid Esrafilian , Harald Bayerlein , David Gesbert , Marco Caccamo

Multi-functional reconfigurable intelligent surface (MF-RIS) is conceived to address the communication efficiency thanks to its extended signal coverage from its active RIS capability and self-sustainability from energy harvesting (EH). We…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-17 Chi-Te Kuo , Li-Hsiang Shen , Jyun-Jhe Huang

Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) are two promising technologies for 5G-and-beyond wireless networks, capable of providing large array gain and multiuser spatial multiplexing. Without…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-07 Trinh Van Chien , Hien Quoc Ngo , Symeon Chatzinotas , Björn Ottersten

This paper investigates the downlink power allocation of the simultaneous transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surface (STAR-RIS)-assisted cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system with multi-antenna…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-23 Jun Qian , Ross Murch , Khaled B. Letaief

With the explosive growth of data traffic and the ubiquitous connectivity of wireless devices, the energy demands of wireless networks have inevitably escalated. Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has emerged as a promising solution…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-16 Hongyi Luo , Wenyu Song , Daniel K. C. So , Zahra Mobini , Zhiguo Ding

The cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system is considered a cutting-edge technology in next-generation mobile communication due to its ability to provide high-performance coverage seamlessly and uniformly. This…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-31 Jiakang Zheng , Jiayi Zhang , Hongyang Du , Dusit Niyato , Dong In Kim , Bo Ai

This paper considers a simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surface (STAR-RIS)-aided cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) system, accounting for imperfect hardware in spatially…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-08-27 Zeping Sui , Hien Quoc Ngo , Michail Matthaiou

This paper focuses on energy savings in downlink operation of cell-free massive MIMO (CF mMIMO) networks under dynamic traffic conditions. We propose a multi-agent deep reinforcement learning (MADRL) algorithm that enables each access point…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-09 Qichen Wang , Keyu Li , Ozan Alp Topal , Özlem Tugfe Demir , Mustafa Ozger , Cicek Cavdar

With wireless devices increasingly forming a unified smart network for seamless, user-friendly operations, random access (RA) medium access control (MAC) design is considered a key solution for handling unpredictable data traffic from…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-08-12 Myeung Suk Oh , Zhiyao Zhang , FNU Hairi , Alvaro Velasquez , Jia Liu

Cell-free Massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) is a promising distributed network architecture for 5G-and-beyond systems. It guarantees ubiquitous coverage at high spectral efficiency (SE) by leveraging signal co-processing at…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-04-17 Giovanni Interdonato , Marcus Karlsson , Emil Björnson , Erik G. Larsson

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology has recently emerged as a spectral- and cost-efficient approach for wireless communications systems. However, existing hand-engineered schemes for passive beamforming design and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-04 Nhan Thanh Nguyen , Ly V. Nguyen , Thien Huynh-The , Duy H. N. Nguyen , A. Lee Swindlehurst , Markku Juntti

In this paper, we explore the integration of low-power, low-cost stacked intelligent metasurfaces (SIM) into cell-free (CF) massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) systems to enhance access point (AP) capabilities and address high…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-20 Enyu Shi , Jiayi Zhang , Yiyang Zhu , Jiancheng An , Chau Yuen , Bo Ai

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are an emerging technology for improving spectral efficiency and reducing power consumption in future wireless systems. This paper investigates the joint design of the transmit precoding matrices…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-22 Shumin Wang , Hajar El Hassani , Marco Di Renzo , Marios Poulakis

In this paper, we investigate the performance of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) fading channels assisted by a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), through the employment of partition-based RIS schemes. The proposed schemes are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-09 Andreas Nicolaides , Constantinos Psomas , Ghassan M. Kraidy , Sheng Yang , Ioannis Krikidis