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Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) has recently emerged as an excellent backward-compatible 6G waveform. In this paper, we study matched filtering (MF) assisted channel estimation (CE) for AFDM systems in complex doubly selective…

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This paper proposes an anti-interference affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) system to ensure reliability and resource efficiency under malicious high-power interference originating from adversarial devices in high-mobility…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-18 Peng Yuan , Zulin Wang , Tao Luo , Yuanhan Ni

Integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) is considered an innovative technology in sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks, where utilizing orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communication signals for sensing provides a…

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A novel dual-function radar communication (DFRC) system is proposed, that achieves high target resolution and high communication rate. It consists of a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar, where only a small number of antennas are…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-06-11 Zhaoyi Xu , Athina Petropulu , Shunqiao Sun

In this white paper, we summarize for the benefit of the wider research community on wireless communications, the two key results that we shared with the attendees of the 2026 IEEE Communication Theory Workshop in Azores, Portugal, about…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-27 Hyeon Seok Rou , Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu

The integration of sensing capabilities into communication systems, by sharing physical resources, has a significant potential for reducing spectrum, hardware, and energy costs while inspiring innovative applications. Cooperative networks,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-26 Zhenkun Zhang , Hong Ren , Cunhua Pan , Sheng Hong , Dongming Wang , Jiangzhou Wang , Xiaohu You

This paper introduces the concept of Distributed Intelligent integrated Sensing and Communications (DISAC), which expands the capabilities of Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) towards distributed architectures. Additionally, the…

A bidirectional integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system is proposed, in which a pair of transceivers carry out two-way communication and mutual sensing. Both full-duplex and half-duplex operations in narrowband and wideband…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-05 Zhaolin Wang , Xidong Mu , Yuanwei Liu

Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM), tailored as a superior multicarrier technique utilizing chirp signals for high-mobility communications, is envisioned as a promising candidate for the sixth-generation (6G) wireless network.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-04-24 Guangyao Liu , Tianqi Mao , Zhenyu Xiao , Miaowen Wen , Ruiqi Liu , Jingjing Zhao , Ertugrul Basar , Zhaocheng Wang , Sheng Chen

The integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) technique has the potential to achieve coordination gain by exploiting the mutual assistance between sensing and communication (S&C) functions. While the sensing-assisted communications (SAC)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-07-24 Fuwang Dong , Fan Liu , Shihang Lu , Weijie Yuan , Yuanhao Cui , Yifeng Xiong , Feifei Gao

The ultimate goal of enabling sensing through the cellular network is to obtain coordinated sensing of an unprecedented scale, through distributed integrated sensing and communication (D-ISAC). This, however, introduces challenges related…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-31 Kawon Han , Kaitao Meng , Christos Masouros

Low-Earth-orbit (LEO) inter-satellite links must cope with strongly doubly selective channels and aged channel state information (CSI). In this paper, the term ``sensing'' refers to the receiver-side identifiability of a small set of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-06 Houtianfu Wang , Ozgur Akan

In this paper, we investigate the hybrid beamforming design for a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, where a multi-antenna base station (BS) with hybrid analog-digital transmit antenna…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-09 Yizhuo Wang , Shuowen Zhang

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) techniques can leverage existing, wide-coverage communication networks to perform sensing tasks, enabling large-scale and low-cost target sensing. However, the inherent randomness of communication…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-25 Kaitao Meng , Kawon Han , Christos Masouros , Fan Liu

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) in the near-field regime offers the potential to jointly support high-rate downlink transmission and high-resolution multi-target detection by exploiting the spherical-wave nature of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-10 Hang Ruan , Homa Nikbakht , Ruizhi Zhang , Honglei Chen , Yonina C. Eldar

A novel monostatic multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) dual-function radar communication (DFRC) system is proposed, that uses the available bandwidth efficiently for both sensing and communication. The proposed system, referred to as…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-03-30 Zhaoyi Xu , Athina Petropulu

Beamforming design has been widely investigated for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems with full-duplex (FD) sensing and half-duplex (HD) communication. To achieve higher spectral efficiency, in this paper, we extend…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-04-20 Zhenyao He , Wei Xu , Hong Shen , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Yonina C. Eldar , Xiaohu You

When applying integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) in future mobile networks, many sensing tasks have low latency requirements, preferably being implemented at terminals. However, terminals often have limited computing capabilities…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-29 Peng Liu , Zesong Fei , Xinyi Wang , Jingxuan Huang , Jie Hu , J. Andrew Zhang

This paper studies transmit beamforming design in an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, where a base station sends symbols to perform downlink multi-user communication and sense an extended target simultaneously. We first…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-12-19 Yiqiu Wang , Meixia Tao , Shu Sun

Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) has emerged as a key enabler for sixth generation (6G) wireless systems by jointly supporting data transmission and environmental awareness within a unified framework. However, communication and…

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