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Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) have received considerable attention from the wireless communications research community recently. In particular, as low-cost passive devices, IRSs enable the control of the wireless propagation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-04-30 Xianghao Yu , Dongfang Xu , Robert Schober

Radio frequency (RF) communications offer reliable but low data rates and energy-inefficient satellite links, while free-space optical (FSO) promises high bandwidth but struggles with disturbances imposed by atmospheric effects. A hybrid…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-24 Mostafa Ibrahim , Arsalan Ahmad , Sabit Ekin , Peter LoPresti , Serhat Altunc , Obadiah Kegege , John F. O'Hara

In this letter, we study a rate-splitting multiple access (RSMA)-based intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-aided multi-user multiple-input single-output (MISO) secure communication system with a potential eavesdropper (Eve). Aiming to…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-11-28 Ying Gao , Qingqing Wu , Wen Chen , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng

This paper proposes a three-dimensional (3D) satellite-terrestrial communication network assisted with reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs). Using stochastic geometry models, we present an original framework to derive tractable yet…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-22 Islam M. Tanash , Risto Wichman

In this paper, a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) assisted cell free massive MIMO (CFmMIMO) framework is designed to enhance physical layer security (PLS) and mitigate multi user (MU) interference in next generation wireless…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-16 Sumeyra Hassan , Bin Li , Yalcin Sadi , Erdal Panayirci , H. Vincent Poor

Wireless-powered communications (WPCs) are increasingly crucial for extending the lifespan of low-power Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Furthermore, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) can create favorable electromagnetic…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-09-17 Waqas Khalid , A. -A. A. Boulogeorgos , Trinh Van Chien , Junse Lee , Howon Lee , Heejung Yu

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted communications appear as a promising candidate for future wireless systems due to its attractive advantages in terms of implementation cost and end-to-end system performance. In this paper,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-11 Aymen Khaleel , Ertugrul Basar

An introduction of intelligent interconnectivity for people and things has posed higher demands and more challenges for sixth-generation (6G) networks, such as high spectral efficiency and energy efficiency, ultra-low latency, and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-05-24 Enyu Shi , Jiayi Zhang , Hongyang Du , Bo Ai , Chau Yuen , Dusit Niyato , Khaled B. Letaief , Xuemin Shen

Although reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have demonstrated the potential to boost network capacity and expand coverage by adjusting their electromagnetic properties, existing RIS architectures have certain limitations, such as…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-28 Wanli Ni , Ailing Zheng , Wen Wang , Dusit Niyato , Naofal Al-Dhahir , Merouane Debbah

In this paper, we propose and study a multi-functional reconfigurable intelligent surface (MF-RIS) architecture. In contrast to conventional single-functional RIS (SF-RIS) that only reflects signals, the proposed MF-RIS simultaneously…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-05 Wen Wang , Wanli Ni , Hui Tian , Yonina C. Eldar , Rui Zhang

The goal of this paper is to address the physical layer (PHY) security problem for multi-user multi-input single-output (MU-MISO) Internet of Things (IoT) systems in the presence of passive eavesdroppers (Eves). To this end, we propose an…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-22 Bin Qiu , Wenchi Cheng , Wei Zhang

Backscatter communication (BC) has emerged as a pivotal wireless communication paradigm owing to its low-power and cost-effective characteristics. However, BC faces various challenges from its low signal detection rate to its security…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-04 Masoud Kaveh , Farshad Rostami Ghadi , Zhao Li , Zheng Yan , Riku Jantti

With the rapid development of Internet of Things (IoT), massive machine-type communication has become a promising application scenario, where a large number of devices transmit sporadically to a base station (BS). Reconfigurable intelligent…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-01-26 Shuhao Xia , Yuanming Shi , Yong Zhou , Xiaojun Yuan

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) refers to a signal reflection surface containing a large number of low-cost passive reflecting elements. RIS can improve the performance of radar and communication systems by dynamically modulating…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-06-16 Da Li , Bo Tang , Xuyang Wang , Wenjun Wu , Lei Xue

In this chapter, using statistical physics methods, asymptotic closed-form expressions for the mean and variance of the mutual information for a multi-antenna transmitter-receiver pair in the presence of multiple Reconfigurable Intelligent…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-23 Aris L. Moustakas , George C. Alexandropoulos

This work proposes a provably convergent and low complexity optimization algorithm for the maximization of the secrecy energy efficiency in the uplink of a wireless network aided by a Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS), in the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-12 Robert Kuku Fotock , Alessio Zappone , Marco Di Renzo

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are rapidly gaining prominence in the realm of fifth generation (5G)-Advanced, and predominantly, sixth generation (6G) mobile networks, offering a revolutionary approach to optimizing wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-17 Ertugrul Basar , George C. Alexandropoulos , Yuanwei Liu , Qingqing Wu , Shi Jin , Chau Yuen , Octavia A. Dobre , Robert Schober

Physical layer security in reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted wireless systems can be improved through coordinated control of signal transmission and RIS configuration. In this work, the base station simultaneously transmits…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-27 Mustafa Furkan Beker , Ahmet Muaz Aktas , Sefa Kayraklik , Sultangali Arzykulov

We study a multiple-input single-output (MISO) communication system assisted by a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS). A base station (BS) having multiple antennas is assumed to be communicating to a single-antenna user equipment (UE),…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-10-08 Neel Kanth Kundu , Matthew R. McKay

Simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (STAR-RISs) have emerged as a promising technology for enabling full-space signal manipulation and enhancing wireless network coverage and capacity. In this…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-15 Taissir Y. Elganimi , Mahmoud Aldababsa , Ali A. Nasir , Khaled M. Rabie