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Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) are emerging as promising enablers for the next generation of wireless communication systems, because of their ability to customize favorable radio propagation environments. However, with the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-25 Dongfang Xu , Xianghao Yu , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Robert Schober

We investigate THz communication uplink multiple access using cascaded intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) assuming correlated channels. Two independent objectives to be achieved via adjusting the phases of the cascaded IRSs: 1)…

This paper investigates intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) enabled non-line-of-sight (NLoS) wireless sensing, in which an IRS is deployed to assist an access point (AP) to sense a target in its NLoS region. It is assumed that the AP is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-14 Xianxin Song , Jie Xu , Fan Liu , Tony Xiao Han , Yonina C. Eldar

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) has recently emerged as a new solution to enhance wireless communication performance via passive signal reflection. In this letter, we unlock the potential of IRS controller in relaying information and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-06-24 Beixiong Zheng , Rui Zhang

This letter investigates an intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS)-enhanced network from spectral efficiency enhancement point of view for downlink multi-user (MU) multi-input-single-output systems (MISO). In contrast to previous works which…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-01 Farimehr Zohari , S. M. Mahdi Shahabi , Mehrdad Ardebilipour

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS) will represent a key technology in the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) communication networks to extend the network coverage and overcome link blockage. Research on IRS is expected to take a giant leap…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-16 Marouan Mizmizi , Dario Tagliaferri , Misagh Khosronejad , Laura Resteghini , Gian Guido Gentili , Lorenza Draghi , Umberto Spagnolini

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS) have become the subject of many current research efforts, as the ongoing wireless spectrum crunch has made the need to open higher frequency bands a priority. IRS are one of the alternatives proposed to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-01 Alessandro Nordio , Alberto Tarable , Francisco J. Escribano

We propose a novel design of a dual-function radar communication (DFRC) system aided by an Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS). We consider a scenario with one target and multiple communication receivers, where there is no line-of-sight…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-04-12 Yikai Li , Athina Petropulu

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is an emerging technology to enhance spatial multiplexing in wireless networks. This letter considers the discrete passive beamforming design for IRS in order to maximize the minimum…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-08-29 Wenhai Lai , Zheyu Wu , Yi Feng , Kaiming Shen , Ya-Feng Liu

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is a key enabler in 6G networks, where sensing and communication capabilities are designed to complement and enhance each other. One of the main challenges in ISAC lies in resource allocation,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-30 Duc Nguyen Dao , André B. J. Kokkeler , Haibin Zhang , Yang Miao

In cell-free multiple input multiple output (MIMO) networks, multiple base stations (BSs) collaborate to achieve high spectral efficiency. Nevertheless, high penetration loss due to large blockages in harsh propagation environments is often…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-03-16 Chen Chen , Sai Xu , Jiliang Zhang , Jie Zhang

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is a revolutionary and low-cost technology for boosting the spectrum and energy efficiencies in future wireless communication network. In order to create controllable multipath transmission in the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-07-12 Rongen Dong , Shaohua Jiang , Xinhai Hua , Yin Teng , Feng Shu , Jiangzhou Wang

Intelligent omni-surface (IOS) is a promising technique to enhance the capacity of wireless networks, by reflecting and refracting the incident signal simultaneously. Traditional IOS configuration schemes, relying on all sub-channels'…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-12-30 Xiaowen Ye , Xianghao Yu , Liqun Fu

This paper investigates an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) aided cooperative communication network, where the IRS exploits large reflecting elements to proactively steer the incident radio-frequency wave towards destination terminals…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-21 Yulan Gao , Chao Yong , Zehui Xiong , Dusit Niyato , Yue Xiao , Jun Zhao

The combination of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems and intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) is foreseen as a critical enabler of beyond 5G (B5G) and 6G. In this work, two different approaches are considered for the joint…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-31 Dariel Pereira-Ruisánchez , Óscar Fresnedo , Darian Pérez-Adán , Luis Castedo

In this paper, we propose a new dynamic IRS beamforming framework to boost the sum throughput of an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) aided wireless powered communication network (WPCN). Specifically, the IRS phase-shift vectors across…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-11-22 Qingqing Wu , Xiaobo Zhou , Wen Chen , Jun Li , Xiuyin Zhang

This letter investigates the reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted multiple-input single-output (MISO) wireless system, where both half-duplex (HD) and full-duplex (FD) operating modes are considered together, for the first time…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-10-12 Alice Faisal , Ibrahim Al-Nahhal , Octavia A. Dobre , Telex M. N. Ngatched

Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) has emerged as an efficient approach to resource allocation due to its strong capability in handling complex decision-making tasks. However, only limited research has explored the training of DRL models…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Aohan Li , Miyu Tsuzuki

This study considers multiple reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs)-aided multiuser downlink systems with the goal of jointly optimizing the transmitter precoding and RIS phase shift matrix to maximize spectrum efficiency. Unlike prior…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-01 Po-Heng Chou , Bo-Ren Zheng , Wan-Jen Huang , Walid Saad , Yu Tsao , Ronald Y. Chang

Autonomous driving and intelligent transportation applications have dramatically increased the demand for high-accuracy and low-latency localization services. While cellular networks are potentially capable of target detection and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-08 Kaitao Meng , Qingqing Wu , Wen Chen , Deshi Li