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This paper considers the application of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) (a.k.a. intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs)) to assist multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) uplink transmission from several multi-antenna user…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-14 Li You , Jiayuan Xiong , Yufei Huang , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Cunhua Pan , Wenjin Wang , Xiqi Gao

We investigate a wireless power transfer (WPT)-based backscatter-mobile edge computing (MEC) network with a {reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)}.In this network, wireless devices (WDs) offload task bits and harvest energy, and they…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-06-03 S. Zargari , C. Tellambura , S. Herath

This paper explores the integration of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) into cell-free massive multiple-input-multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) networks operating in FR1 and FR3 frequency bands. We present a comprehensive framework for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-21 Alejandro de la Fuente , Fernando Galindo , Uriel García-Bárbulo , Sandra-Noemy Arana-Alegre , Jan García-Morales

Direct-to-satellite (DtS) communication has gained importance recently to support globally connected Internet of things (IoT) networks. However, relatively long distances of densely deployed satellite networks around the Earth cause a high…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-07-26 Kürşat Tekbıyık , Güneş Karabulut Kurt , Ali Rıza Ekti , Halim Yanikomeroglu

We investigate the integration of beyond diagonal reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (BDRISs) into cell free massive multiple input multiple output (CFmMIMO) systems to enhance simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT).…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-08-20 Duc Thien Hua , Mohammadali Mohammadi , Hien Quoc Ngo , Michail Matthaiou

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) is a transformative technology with great potential in many applications in wireless communications and realizing the Internet of Everything at sixth generation (6G). In this study, we propose a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-25 Xuejian Wei , Hui-Ming Wang

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 Space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGIN), the inherent openness and extensive broadcast coverage expose these networks to significant eavesdropping threats. Considering the inherent co-channel interference due to spectrum sharing…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-29 Zhaowei Wang , Zhisheng Yin , Xiucheng Wang , Nan Cheng , Yuan Zhang , Tom H. Luan

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has emerged as a cost-effective and energy-efficient technique for 6G. By adjusting the phase shifts of passive reflecting elements, RIS is capable of suppressing the interference and combining the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-04-26 Jinglian He , Yijie Mao , Yong Zhou , Ting Wang , Yuanming Shi

The advent of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) in wireless communication networks unlocks the way to support high frequency radio access (e.g. in millimeter wave) while overcoming their sensitivity to the presence of deep fading…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-05-31 Fatima Ezzahra Airod , Mattia Merluzzi , Paolo Di Lorenzo , Emilio Calvanese Strinati

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

Next generation wireless networks focus on improving spectral efficiency (SE) while reducing power consumption and hardware cost. Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) offer a viable solution to meet these requirements. In order to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-16 Ahmet M. Elbir , Abdulkadir Celik , Asmaa Abdallah , Ahmed M. Eltawil

The ever-growing popularity and rapid improving of artificial intelligence (AI) have raised rethinking on the evolution of wireless networks. Mobile edge computing (MEC) provides a natural platform for AI applications since it is with rich…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-12-29 Shanfeng Huang , Shuai Wang , Rui Wang , Miaowen Wen , Kaibin Huang

Maritime communication is becoming a vital component of 6G networks, driven by the rapid expansion of the maritime economy. However, existing technologies face critical challenges in signal coverage, availability, and robustness, especially…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Qianqian Zhang , Long Wang , Ben Wu , Jia Mi

Over-the-air federated learning (OTA-FL) exploits the inherent superposition property of wireless channels to integrate the communication and model aggregation. Though a naturally promising framework for wireless federated learning, it…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-20 Jiayu Mao , Aylin Yener

This paper unveils the importance of intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) in a wireless powered sensor network (WPSN). Specifically, a multi-antenna power station (PS) employs energy beamforming to provide wireless charging for multiple…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-22 Zheng Chu , Zhengyu Zhu , Miao Zhang , Fuhui Zhou , Li Zhen , Xueqian Fu , and Naofal Al-Dhahir

This paper investigates the system spectral efficiency (SE) in reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided multiuser multiple-input single-output (MISO) systems, where RIS can reconfigure the propagation environment via a large number of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-01-31 Yulan Gao , Chao Yong , Zehui Xiong , Dusit Niyato , Yue Xiao , Jun Zhao

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) has emerged as a promising technology to enhance the wireless propagation environment for next-generation wireless communication systems. This paper introduces a new RIS-assisted multiple-antenna…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-14 Xiaofan Niu , Minquan Cheng , Kai Wan , Robert Caiming Qiu , Giuseppe Caire

This paper investigates the model aggregation process in an over-the-air federated learning (AirFL) system, where an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is deployed to assist the transmission from users to the base station (BS). With the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-23 Jingheng Zheng , Wanli Ni , Hui Tian

Innovative reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technologies are rising and recognized as promising candidates to enhance 6G and beyond wireless communication systems. RISs acquire the ability to manipulate electromagnetic signals,…