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Non-terrestrial communications have emerged as a key enabler for seamless connectivity in the upcoming generation networks. This kind of network can support high data rate communications among aerial platforms (i.e., unmanned aerial…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-06 Jia Ye , Jingping Qiao , Abla Kammoun , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

This paper investigates the integration of a fluid reconfigurable intelligent surface (FRIS) into ambient backscatter communication (AmBC) systems. Unlike conventional reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) with fixed position elements,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-30 Masoud Kaveh , Farshad Rostami Ghadi , Riku Jantti , Kai-Kit Wong , F. Javier Lopez-Martinez

The reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology shows great potential in sixth-generation (6G) terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) since it can effectively change wireless settings to improve connectivity. Extensive…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-25 Wali Ullah Khan , Eva Lagunas , Asad Mahmood , Muhammad Asif , Manzoor Ahmed , Symeon Chatzinotas

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) has recently been emerged as an effective way for improving the performance of wireless networks by reconfiguring the propagation environment through a large number of passive reflecting elements. This…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-12-07 Parisa Ramezani , Abbas Jamalipour

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) can provide stable connectivity for vehicular communications when direct transmission becomes significantly weaker with dynamic channel conditions between an access point and a moving vehicle. In…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-04-22 Vinay Kumar Chapala , Arsalan Malik , S. M. Zafaruddin

Bistatic backscatter communication facilitates ubiquitous, massive connectivity of passive tags for future Internet-of-Things (IoT) networks. The tags communicate with readers by reflecting carrier emitter (CE) signals. This work addresses…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-29 S. Zargari , D. Galappaththige , C. Tellambura

This paper presents a novel approach for the joint design of a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) and a transmitter-receiver pair that are trained together as a set of deep neural networks (DNNs) to optimize the end-to-end…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-12-09 Tugba Erpek , Yalin E. Sagduyu , Ahmed Alkhateeb , Aylin Yener

Backscatter Communication (BackCom) nodes harvest energy from and modulate information over external carriers. Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) adapts phase shift response to alter channel strength in specific directions. In this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-24 Yang Zhao , Bruno Clerckx

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) has drawn a lot of attention recently as a promising new solution to achieve high spectral and energy efficiency for future wireless networks. By utilizing massive low-cost passive reflecting elements,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-10-17 Ming-Min Zhao , Qingqing Wu , Min-Jian Zhao , Rui Zhang

Internet-of-Things (IoT) is rapidly growing in wireless technology, aiming to connect vast numbers of devices to gather and distribute vital information. Despite individual devices having low energy consumption, the cumulative demand…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-08 Shayan Zargari , Azar Hakimi , Fatemeh Rezaei , Chintha Tellambura , Amine Maaref

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

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

In this paper, we present an experimental setup to evaluate the performance of a radio frequency identification (RFID)-based integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system. We focus on both the communication and sensing capabilities of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-04 Yu Zhang , Xiaoyu Shi , Tongyang Xu

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is anticipated to augment the performance of beyond fifth-generation (B5G) and sixth-generation (6G) networks by intelligently manipulating the state of its components. Rather than employing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-27 Zhendong Li , Wen Chen , Qingqing Wu , Ziwei Liu , Chong He , Xudong Bai , Jun Li

In the sixth-generation (6G) Internet of Things (IoT) networks, the use of UAV-mounted base stations and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) has been considered to enhance coverage, flexibility, and security in non-terrestrial…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-07-29 Abrar Bin Sarawar , A. S. M. Badrudduza , Md. Ibrahim , Imran Shafique Ansari , Heejung Yu

Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) systems are becoming more and more popular in the field of ubiquitous computing, in particular for objects identification. An RFID system is composed by one or more readers and a number of tags. One of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-07-04 Maurizio A. Bonuccelli , Francesca Lonetti , Francesca Martelli

Communication range in passive Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) front-end devices is a critical barrier in the real-world implementation of this low-cost technology. Purely passive RFID tags power up by harvesting the limited RF energy…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-09-13 Sai Nithin R. Kantareddy , Ian Mathews , Rahul Bhattacharyya , Ian Marius Peters , Tonio Buonassisi , Sanjay E. Sarma

This paper investigates an integrated sensing and communication system where the base station serves multiple downlink users, while employing a passive reconfigurable intelligent surface to detect small, noncooperative airborne targets. We…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-26 Georgios Mylonopoulos , Luca Venturino , Emanuele Grossi , Stefano Buzzi , Ciro D'Elia

Next-generation communication technology will be made possible by cooperation between terrestrial networks with non-terrestrial networks (NTN) comprised of high-altitude platform stations and satellites. Further, as humanity embarks on the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-04-26 Kürşat Tekbıyık , Güneş Karabulut Kurt , Ali Rıza Ekti , Halim Yanikomeroglu

The emerging reflecting intelligent surface (RIS) technology promises to enhance the capacity of wireless communication systems via passive reflect beamforming. However, the product path loss limits its performance gains. Fully-connected…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-03-26 Konstantinos Ntougias , Symeon Chatzinotas , Ioannis Krikidis