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This paper studies the physical layer security (PLS) of a vehicular network employing reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs). RIS technologies are emerging as an important paradigm for the realisation of next-generation smart radio…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-24 Abubakar U. Makarfi , Khaled M. Rabie , Omprakash Kaiwartya , Kabita Adhikari , Xingwang Li , Marcela Quiroz-Castellanos , Rupak Kharel

A novel reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided hybrid reflection/transmitter design is proposed for achieving information exchange in cross-media communications. In pursuit of the balance between energy efficiency and low-cost…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-08 Mingming Wu , Yue Xiao , Yulan Gao , Ming Xiao

The paper studies a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted multi-user uplink massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system with imperfect hardware. At the RIS, the paper considers phase noise, while at the base station,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-18 Zhangjie Peng , Xianzhe Chen , Cunhua Pan , Maged Elkashlan , Jiangzhou Wang

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is an emerging technology for application to wireless communications. In this paper, we consider the problem of anomalous reflection and model the RIS as a periodic surface impedance boundary. We…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-09 Ahmed Najjar , Hajar El Hassani , Marco Di Renzo , Kezhi Wang , Merouane Debbah

In this work, we present a recent investigation on leveraging large reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) as anchors for positioning in wireless communication systems. Unlike existing approaches, we explicitly address the uncertainty…

Emerging Technologies · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Zeyu Huang , Markus Rupp , Stefan Schwarz

With a motive of ubiquitous connectivity over the globe with enhanced spectral efficiency, intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS) integrated satellite-terrestrial communications is a topic of research interest in an infrastructure-deficient…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-02 Parvez Shaik , Kamal Kishore Garg , Praveen Kumar Singya , Vimal Bhatia , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Owing to the recent advancements of meta-materials and meta-surfaces, the concept of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has been embraced to meet the spectral- and energy-efficient, and yet cost-effective solutions for the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-02 Yulan Gao , Yue Xiao , Xianfu Lei , Qiaonan Zhu , Dusit Niyato , Kai-Kit Wong , Pingzhi Fan , Rose Qingyang Hu

Recently, significant research attention has been devoted to the study of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs), which are capable of reconfiguring the wireless propagation environment by exploiting the unique properties of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-05-04 Xuelin Cao , Bo Yang , Chongwen Huang , Chau Yuen , Marco Di Renzo , Zhu Han , Dusit Niyato , H. Vincent Poor , Lajos Hanzo

A point-to-point movable element (ME) enabled reconfigurable intelligent surface (ME-RIS) communication system is investigated, where each element position can be flexibly adjusted to create favorable channel conditions. For maximizing the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-20 Jingjing Zhao , Qingyi Huang , Kaiquan Cai , Quan Zhou , Xidong Mu , Yuanwei Liu

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have emerged as a candidate technology for future 6G networks. However, due to the "multiplicative fading" effect, the existing passive RISs only achieve a negligible capacity gain in environments…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-01-20 Zijian Zhang , Linglong Dai , Xibi Chen , Changhao Liu , Fan Yang , Robert Schober , H. Vincent Poor

Large optical reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (ORISs) are proposed for employment on building rooftops to facilitate free-space quantum key distribution (QKD) between highaltitude platforms (HAPs) and low-altitude platforms (LAPs). Due…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-23 Phuc V. Trinh , Shinya Sugiura , Chao Xu , Lajos Hanzo

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have tremendous potential for both communication and localization. While communication benefits are now well-understood, the breakthrough nature of the technology may well lie in its capability to…

The synergy of metasurface-based holographic surfaces (HoloS) and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) is considered a key aspect for future communication networks. However, the optimization of dynamic metasurfaces requires the use of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-03 Juan Carlos Ruiz-Sicilia , Marco Di Renzo , Merouane Debbah , H. Vincent Poor

Cell-Free Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) are two promising technologies for application to beyond-5G networks. This paper considers Cell-Free Massive MIMO systems with the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-12-20 Trinh Van Chien , Hien Quoc Ngo , Symeon Chatzinotas , Marco Di Renzo , Björn Ottersten

Signal processing and communication communities have witnessed the rise of many exciting communication technologies in recent years. Notable examples include alternative waveforms, massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) signaling,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-11-10 Ertugrul Basar , H. Vincent Poor

This letter considers the reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication systems in urban areas under the general Rician fading channel. A hybrid offline-online design is proposed to improve the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-30 Kaiyuan Tian , Bin Duo , Xiaojun Yuan , Wu Luo

We propose decoupling networks for the reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) array as a solution to benefit from the mutual coupling between the reflecting elements. In particular, we show that when incorporating these networks, the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-11-28 Dominik Semmler , Josef A. Nossek , Michael Joham , Benedikt Böck , Wolfgang Utschick

In this work, we propose an innovative system that combines high-altitude platforms (HAPs) and optical intelligent reflecting surfaces (OIRS) to address line-of-sight (LOS) challenges in urban environments. Our three-hops system setup…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-11-04 Shunyuan Shang , Emna Zedini , Abla Kammoun , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are two dimensional (2D) metasurfaces which can intelligently manipulate electromagnetic waves by low-cost near passive reflecting elements. RIS is viewed as a potential key technology for the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-07 Jie Huang , Cheng-Xiang Wang , Yingzhuo Sun , Rui Feng , Jialing Huang , Bolun Guo , Zhimeng Zhong , Tie Jun Cui

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has emerged as a transformative technology for 6G networks, enabling the seamless integration of communication and sensing functionalities. Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), with their…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-14 Shoushuo Zhang , Rang Liu , Ming Li , Wei Wang , Qian Liu