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The integration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into wireless networks has opened a new horizon to meet the capacity and coverage requirements foreseen in future wireless networks. Harnessing UAVs as flying base stations (BSs) has helped…

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Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) enables the joint use of spectrum and hardware resources for radar sensing and data transmission, serving as a key enabler of next-generation wireless networks. However, most existing ISAC studies…

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This paper investigates the impact of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) orientation on the throughput performance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-assisted wireless communication systems. Specifically, we study how physical rotation…

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Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) is a novel communication technology that has been recently presented as a potential candidate for beyond fifth-generation wireless communication networks. In this paper, we propose a priority-aware…

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Localization using multiple base stations (BSs) has gained much attention for its advantage in localization accuracy. However, the performance of the multi-BS system suffers from its limited number of antennas. To solve the above issue, we…

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Augmenting ground-level communications with flying networks, such as the high-altitude platform system (HAPS), is among the major innovative initiatives of the next generation of wireless systems (6G). Given HAPS quasi-static positioning at…

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Recently, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have attracted the attention of researchers in academia and industry for providing wireless services to ground users in diverse scenarios like festivals, large sporting events, natural and man-made…

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With the aim of integrating over-the-air federated learning (AirFL) and non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) into an on-demand universal framework, this paper proposes a novel reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided hybrid network…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-07-05 Wanli Ni , Yuanwei Liu , Zhaohui Yang , Hui Tian , Xuemin Shen

In this paper, we study the problem of joint active and passive beamforming for reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted massive multiple-input multiple-output systems towards the extension of the wireless cellular coverage in 3D,…

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Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly deployed in complex networked environments, yet the joint optimization of multi-UAV motion control and connectivity remains a fundamental challenge. In this paper, we study a multi-UAV system…

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As an emerging wireless communication technology, reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has become a basic choice for providing signal coverage services in scenarios with dense obstacles or long tunnels through multi-hop configurations.…

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This study investigates the integration of an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) into an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform to utilize the advantages of these leading technologies for sixth-generation communications, e.g., improved…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-22 Hung Nguyen-Kha , Hieu V. Nguyen , Mai T. P. Le , Oh-Soon Shin

This paper studies a high-altitude platform (HAP) network supported by reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs). The practical irregular placement of HAPs and RISs is modeled using homogeneous Poisson point processes, while buildings that…

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The low-altitude economy (LAE) has emerged and developed in various fields, which has gained considerable interest. To ensure the security of LAE, it is essential to establish a proper sensing coverage scheme for monitoring the unauthorized…

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Efficient computation offloading in multi-UAV edge networks becomes particularly challenging in dense urban areas, where line-of-sight (LoS) links are frequently blocked and user demand varies rapidly. Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces…

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Communication infrastructure is often severely disrupted in post-disaster areas, which interrupts communications and impedes rescue. Recently, the technology of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-equipped-UAV has been investigated as…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-18 Yinong Chen , Wenchi Cheng , Wei Zhang

In this paper, we investigate reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted communication systems which involve a fixed-antenna base station (BS) and a mobile user (MU) that is equipped with fluid antenna system (FAS). Specifically, the…

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