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The integration of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has emerged as a promising solution for enhancing connectivity in future wireless networks. This paper designs well-connected and resilient…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-05-02 Mohammed Saif , Shahrokh Valaee

This paper proposes a solution for energy-efficient communication in reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks. The limited battery life of UAVs is a major concern for their sustainable…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-21 Mohammad Javad-Kalbasi , Mohammed S Al-Abiad , Shahrokh Valaee

The integrated use of non-terrestrial network (NTN) entities such as the high-altitude platform station (HAPS) and low-altitude platform station (LAPS) has become essential elements in the space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGINs).…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-24 Atefeh H. Arani , Peng Hu , Yeying Zhu

Many future Internet of Things (IoT) applications are expected to rely heavily on reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). However, the endurance of such systems is constrained by the limited onboard…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-28 Mahmoud M. Salim , Khaled M. Rabie , Ali H. Muqaibel

Next generation mobile networks need to expand towards uncharted territories in order to enable the digital transformation of society. In this context, aerial devices such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are expected to address this gap…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-05-11 Placido Mursia , Francesco Devoti , Vincenzo Sciancalepore , Xavier Costa-Pérez

This paper presents and analyzes a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-based high-altitude platform (HAP) network. Stochastic geometry is used to model the arbitrary locations of the HAPs and RISs as a homogenous Poisson point process.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-17 Islam M. Tanash , Ayush Kumar Dwivedi , Fatemeh Rafiei Maleki , Taneli Riihonen

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has emerged as a pivotal technology for enhancing wireless networks. Compared to terrestrial RIS deployed on building facades, aerial RIS (ARIS) mounted on quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-30 Bin Li , Dongdong Yang , Lei Liu , Dusit Niyato

This paper investigates the problem of secure energy efficiency maximization for a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) assisted uplink wireless communication system, where an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with an RIS works as…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-08 Hui Long , Ming Chen , Zhaohui Yang , Bao Wang , Zhiyang Li , Xu Yun , Mohammad Shikh-Bahaei

The recent trend towards the high-speed transportation system has spurred the development of high-speed trains (HSTs). However, enabling HST users with seamless wireless connectivity using the roadside units (RSUs) is extremely challenging,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-10-27 Yu Min Park , Yan Kyaw Tun , Zhu Han , Choong Seon Hong

This paper proposes an innovative approach by leveraging uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) as base stations (BSs) and a high-altitude platform station (HAPS) as the central processing unit (CPU) in an integrated sensing and communication…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-22 Parisa Kanani , Mohammad Javad Omidi , Mahmoud Modarres-Hashemi , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Intelligent Transportation Systems are thriving thanks to a wide range of technological advances, namely 5G communications, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and edge computing. Central to this is the wide deployment of smart…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-26 Ahmed Al-Hilo , Moataz Samir , Mohamed Elhattab , Chadi Assi , Sanaa Sharafeddine

High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) has the potential to provide global wireless connectivity and data services such as high-speed wireless backhaul, industrial Internet of things (IoT), and public safety for large areas not served by…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-08 Yunchou Xing , Frank Hsieh , Amitava Ghosh , Theodore S. Rappaport

The effective integration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in future wireless communication systems depends on the conscious use of their limited energy, which constrains their flight time. Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) can…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-16 Dimitrios Tyrovolas , Sotiris A. Tegos , Panagiotis D. Diamantoulakis , George K. Karagiannidis

In recent years, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) have garnered significant attention for their ability to control the phase shifts in reflected signals. By intelligently adjusting these phases, RIS can establish seamless direct…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-12-17 Peini Yi , Wenchi Cheng , Jingqing Wang , Wei Zhang

To meet the ambitious goals of next-generation 6G networks, including ultra-high data rates and ubiquitous coverage, we propose a novel high-altitude platform station (HAPS)-based integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) architecture.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-28 Parisa Kanani , Mohammad Javad Omidi , Mahmoud Modarres-Hashemi , Halim Yanikomeroglu

This paper investigates an aerial reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided communication system under the probabilistic line-of-sight (LoS) channel, where an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with an RIS is deployed to assist two…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-12 Yifan Liu , Bin Duo , Qingqing Wu , Xiaojun Yuan , Jun Li , Yonghui LI

High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) have emerged as a promising enabler for next-generation wireless networks, offering ubiquitous connectivity to ground users. Operating either in standalone mode or in integration with terrestrial…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-29 Afsoon Alidadi Shamsabadi , Animesh Yadav , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Thanks to the line-of-sight (LoS) transmission and flexibility, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) effectively improve the throughput of wireless networks. Nevertheless, the LoS links are prone to severe deterioration by complex propagation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-12-10 Sixian Li , Bin Duo , Xiaojun Yuan , Ying-Chang Liang , Marco Di Renzo

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) and simultaneously transmitting and reflecting RIS (STAR-RIS) have emerged as key enablers for enhancing wireless coverage and capacity in next-generation networks. When mounted on unmanned aerial…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-12-10 Dongdong Yang , Bin Li , Jiguang He

Drones are envisaged as an important part of the future 6G systems. With the possibility of their fast deployment they provide additional connectivity options in form of a hotspot. However, typically in such a use case they require…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-03-11 Salim Janji , Paweł Sroka