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The air-ground integrated sensing and communications (AG-ISAC) network, which consists of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and ground terrestrial networks, offers unique capabilities and demands special design techniques. In this article, we…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-14 Zesong Fei , Xinyi Wang , Nan Wu , Jingxuan Huang , J. Andrew Zhang

In Beyond5G and 6G networks, a common theme is that sensing will play a more significant role than ever before. Over this trend, Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) is focused on unifying the sensing functionalities and the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Luis Guijarro , Maurizio Naldi , Vicent Pla , Jose-Ramon Vidal

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has recently emerged as a candidate 6G technology, aiming to unify the two key operations of the future network in spectrum/energy/cost efficient way. ISAC involves communicating information to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-19 Zhongxiang Wei , Fan Liu , Christos Masouros , Nanchi Su , Athina P. Petropulu

Rapid advancements in field robots have brought a new kind of cyber physical system (CPS)--unmanned robotic system--under the spotlight. In the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) era, these systems hold great potential to replace humans in…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-25 Xinran Fang , Chengleyang Lei , Wei Feng , Yunfei Chen , Ming Xiao , Ning Ge , Chengxiang Wang

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) boosts network efficiency by using existing resources for diverse sensing applications. In this work, we propose a cell-free massive MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output)-ISAC framework to detect…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-01-28 Xinyue Li , Zinat Behdad , Ozan Alp Topal , Ozlem Tugfe Demir , Cicek Cavdar

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a cornerstone technology for 6G networks, offering unified support for high-rate communication and high-accuracy sensing. While existing literature extensively covers link-level designs, the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-16 Edward Andrews , Lawrence Ong , Duy T. Ngo , Yao Liu , Min Li

Active inference is a mathematical framework that originated in computational neuroscience. Recently, it has been demonstrated as a promising approach for constructing goal-driven behavior in robotics. Specifically, the active inference…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-07-28 Mohamed Baioumy , Corrado Pezzato , Riccardo Ferrari , Nick Hawes

This paper proposes an innovative approach by leveraging uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) as base stations (BSs) and a high-altitude platform station (HAPS) as the central processing unit (CPU) in an integrated sensing and communication…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-22 Parisa Kanani , Mohammad Javad Omidi , Mahmoud Modarres-Hashemi , Halim Yanikomeroglu

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is poised to redefine the landscape of wireless networks by seamlessly combining data transmission and environmental sensing. However, ISAC systems remain susceptible to eavesdropping, especially…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-16 Hancheng Zhu , Zongze Li , Yik-Chung Wu

In this paper, we propose a dual-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled secure communication and sensing (SCS) scheme for an air-to-ground integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, in which a dual-functional source UAV and jamming…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Libiao Lou , Yuan Liu , Fotis Foukalas , Hongjiang Lei , Gaofeng Pan , Theodoros A. Tsiftsis , Hongwu Liu

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is regarded as a key enabler for next-generation wireless systems. However, conventional fixed-position antennas limit the ability of UAVs to fully exploit…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-20 Wenchao Liu , Xuhui Zhang , Jinke Ren , Weijie Yuan , Changsheng You , Shuangyang Li

Cell-free (CF) integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) combines CF architecture with ISAC. CF employs distributed access points, eliminates cell boundaries, and enhances coverage, spectral efficiency, and reliability. ISAC unifies radar…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-12 Diluka Galappaththige , Mohammadali Mohammadi , Gayan Aruma Baduge , Chintha Tellambura

Active Inference (AIF) is emerging as a powerful framework for decision-making under uncertainty, yet its potential in engineering applications remains largely unexplored. In this work, we propose a novel dual-layer AIF architecture that…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-03-25 Seyyed Danial Nazemi , Mohsen A. Jafari , Andrea Matta

Integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) is regarded as a key technology in next-generation (6G) mobile communication systems. Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) is a recently proposed waveform that achieves optimal diversity…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-02-27 Ali Bemani , Nassar Ksairi , Marios Kountouris

Airborne mobile Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) base stations have garnered significant attention recently, with ISAC technology being a crucial application for 6G networks. Since ISAC can sense potential mobile communication…

Performance · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Shengcai Zhou , Luping Xiang , Kun Yang , Kai Kit Wong , Dapeng Oliver Wu , Chan-Byoung Chae

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly deployed in mission-critical applications such as target tracking, where they must simultaneously sense dynamic environments, ensure reliable communication, and achieve precise control. A key…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-06 Zhiyu Chen , Ming-Min Zhao , Songfu Cai , Ming Lei , Min-Jian Zhao

Recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI), wireless communications, and sensing technologies have accelerated the evolution of edge intelligence. However, conventional systems still grapple with issues such as low communication…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-17 Zhijie Cai , Xiaowen Cao , Xu Chen , Yuanhao Cui , Guangxu Zhu , Kaibin Huang , Shuguang Cui

Future wireless networks are envisioned to support both sensing and artificial intelligence (AI) services. However, conventional integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) networks may not be suitable due to the ignorance of diverse…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-09-04 Wenhao Zhuang , Xinyu He , Yuyi Mao , Juan Liu

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a potential technology of the sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication system, which enables communication base station (BS) with sensing capability. However, the performance of single-BS…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-30 Zhiqing Wei , Haotian Liu , Hujun Li , Wangjun Jiang , Zhiyong Feng , Huici Wu , Ping Zhang

In this paper, we investigate joint resource allocation and trajectory design for multi-user multi-target unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). To improve sensing accuracy, the UAV is forced to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-25 Ata Khalili , Atefeh Rezaei , Dongfang Xu , Robert Schober