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The fluid antenna system (FAS) is a disruptive tech-nology for future wireless communication networks. This paper considers the joint optimization of beamforming matrices and antenna positions for weighted sum rate (WSR) maximization in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-09-26 Tianyi Liao , Wei Guo , Hengtao He , Shenghui Song , Jun Zhang , Khaled B. Letaief

Movable antenna (MA) is an emerging technology that utilizes localized antenna movement to achieve better channel conditions for enhancing communication performance. In this paper, we study the MA-enhanced multicast transmission from a base…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-27 Ying Gao , Qingqing Wu , Wen Chen

Movable antennas offer new potential for wireless communication by introducing degrees of freedom in antenna positioning, which has recently been explored for improving sum rates. In this paper, we aim to fully leverage the capabilities of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-25 Songjie Yang , Zihang Wan , Yue Xiu , Boyu Ning , Yong Li , Yuenwei Liu , Chau Yuen

The use of the millimeter (mm) wave spectrum for next generation (5G) mobile communication has gained significant attention recently. The small carrier wavelengths at mmwave frequencies enable synthesis of compact antenna arrays, providing…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-10-22 Jaspreet Singh , Sudhir Ramakrishna

A new approach to distributed cooperative beamforming in relay networks with frequency selective fading is proposed. It is assumed that all the relay nodes are equipped with finite impulse response (FIR) filters and use a filter-and-forward…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2016-11-15 Haihua Chen , Alex B. Gershman , Shahram Shahbazpanahi

With multi-GHz bandwidth, Terahertz (THz) beamforming has drawn increasing attention in the sixth generation (6G) and beyond communications. Existing beamforming designs mainly focus on a compact antenna array where typical communication…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-18 Heyin Shen , Yuhang Chen , Chong Han , Jinhong Yuan

Beamforming-capable antenna arrays overcome the high free-space path loss at higher carrier frequencies. However, the beams must be properly aligned to ensure that the highest power is radiated towards (and received by) the user equipment…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-15 George Yammine , Georgios Kontes , Norbert Franke , Axel Plinge , Christopher Mutschler

Future wireless networks, deploying thousands of antenna elements, may operate in the radiative near-field (NF), enabling spatial multiplexing across both angle and range domains. Sparse arrays have the potential to achieve comparable…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-22 Ahmed Hussain , Asmaa Abdallah , Abdulkadir Celik , Emil Björnson , Ahmed M. Eltawil

This paper proposes a two-scale spatial deployment strategy to ensure reliable coverage for multiple target areas, integrating macroscopic intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) and fine-grained movable antennas (MAs). Specifically, IRSs…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-15 Ying Gao , Qingqing Wu , Ziyuan Zheng , Yanze Zhu , Wen Chen , Xin Lin , Shanpu Shen

This paper investigates a multiple unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system equipped with movable antenna (MA) arrays. To align with practical scenarios, we simulate the dynamic roaming of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-19 Bin Li , Pengcheng Rao , Xuedong Zhang , Xinyi Wang

Analogy-Based Estimation (ABE) is a popular method for non-algorithmic estimation due to its simplicity and effectiveness. The Analogy-Based Estimation (ABE) model was proposed by researchers, however, no optimal approach for reliable…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-12-02 Tarun Chintada , Uday Kiran Cheera

This paper addresses the optimization challenges in dual-functional radar-communication (DFRC) systems with a focus on array selection and beamforming in dynamic and heterogeneous operational contexts. We propose a novel array selection…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-25 Anis Hamadouche , Tharm Ratnarajah , Christos Masouros , John Thompson , Mathini Sellathurai

Antenna arrays are widely used in wireless communication, radar systems, radio astronomy, and military defense to enhance signal strength, directivity, and interference suppression. We introduce a deep learning-based optimization approach…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-04-25 David Lu , Lior Maman , Jackson Earls , Amir Boag , Pierre Baldi

This paper proposes a novel multi-antenna architecture, termed ray antenna array (RAA), which practically enables flexible beamforming and also enhances wireless communication performance for high frequency systems in a cost-effective…

Hardware Architecture · Computer Science 2025-05-30 Zhenjun Dong , Zhiwen Zhou , Yong Zeng

Movable antennas (MAs), which can be swiftly repositioned within a defined region, offer a promising solution to the limitations of fixed-position antennas (FPAs) in adapting to spatial variations in wireless channels, thereby improving…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-06 Ziyuan Zheng , Qingqing Wu , Wen Chen , Guojie Hu

Due to the very narrow beam used in millimeter wave communication (mmWave), beam alignment (BA) is a critical issue. In this work, we investigate the issue of mmWave BA and present a novel beam alignment scheme on the basis of a machine…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-29 Songjie Yang , Baojuan Liu , Zhiqin Hong , Zhongpei Zhang

The design of both FIR and IIR digital filters is a multi-variable optimization problem, where traditional algorithms fail to obtain optimal solutions. A modified Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm (SFLA) is here proposed for the design of FIR…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-02 D. Jiménez-Galindo , P. Casaseca-de-la-Higuera , Luis M. San-José-Revuelta

In this paper, we propose an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system enabled by movable antennas (MAs), which can dynamically adjust antenna positions to enhance both sensing and communication performance for future wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-17 Lebin Chen , Ming-Min Zhao , Min-Jian Zhao , Rui Zhang

The combination of non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) and intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is an efficient solution to significantly enhance the energy efficiency of the wireless communication system. In this paper, we focus on a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-15 Ximing Xie , Fang Fang , Zhiguo Ding

This paper studies a novel movable antenna (MA)-enhanced multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system to leverage the corresponding spatial degrees of freedom (DoFs) for improving the performance of wireless communications. We aim to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-21 Xintai Chen , Biqian Feng , Yongpeng Wu , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Robert Schober