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The physical-layer secret key generation has emerged as a promising solution for establishing cryptographic keys by leveraging reciprocal and time-varying wireless channels. However, existing approaches suffer from low key generation rates…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-12-07 Guyue Li , Haiyu Yang , Junqing Zhang , Hongbo Liu , Aiqun Hu

Fluid antenna systems (FASs) offer substantial spatial diversity by exploiting the electromagnetic port correlation within compact array spaces, thereby generating favorable small-scale fading conditions with beneficial channel gain…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-19 Haoyu Liang , Zhentian Zhang , Jian Dang , Hao Jiang , Zaichen Zhang

This paper develops a framework for analyzing UAV-enabled short-packet communication, leveraging fluid antenna system (FAS)-assisted relaying networks. Operating in the short-packet regime and focusing on challenging urban environments, we…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-02-09 Xusheng Zhu , Kai-Kit Wong , Hanjiang Hong , Han Xiao , Hao Xu , Tuo Wu , Chan-Byoung Chae

The rapid evolution of communication technologies and the emergence of sixth-generation (6G) networks have introduced unprecedented opportunities for ultra-reliable, low-latency, and energy-efficient communication. However, the integration…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-01-17 Farshad Rostami Ghadi , Masoud Kaveh , Kai-Kit Wong , Diego Martin , Riku Jantti , Zheng Yan

Key generation is a promising technique to establish symmetric keys between resource-constrained legitimate users. However, key generation suffers from low secret key rate (SKR) in harsh environments where channel randomness is limited. To…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-02 Tianyu Lu , Liquan Chen , Junqing Zhang , Chen Chen , Aiqun Hu

This letter investigates a fluid antenna system (FAS) where multiple ports can be activated for signal combining for enhanced receiver performance. Given $M$ ports at the FAS, the best $K$ ports out of the $M$ available ports are selected…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-15 Xiazhi Lai , Tuo Wu , Junteng Yao , Cunhua Pan , Maged Elkashlan , Kai-Kit Wong

This paper presents a comprehensive physical layer security (PLS) framework for fluid antenna system (FAS)-aided short-packet communications under the variable block-correlation model (VBCM). We consider a downlink wiretap scenario in which…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-19 Jianchao Zheng , Tuo Wu , Kai-Kit Wong , Baiyang Liu , Runyu Pan , Maged Elkashlan , Kin-Fai Tong , Sumei Sun

Fluid antenna system (FAS) is an emerging technology that uses the new form of shape- and position-reconfigurable antennas to empower the physical layer for wireless communications. Prior studies on FAS were however limited to narrowband…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-30 Hanjiang Hong , Kai-Kit Wong , Haoyang Li , Hao Xu , Han Xiao , Hyundong Shin , Kin-Fai Tong , Yangyang Zhang

This paper addresses the challenge of co-channel interference and intentional jamming in low-altitude air-ground communications. Since conventional fixed-position antenna (FPA) systems lack spatial adaptability to dynamically balance signal…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-03 Yifan Guo , Junshan Luo , Fanggang Wang , Haiyang Ding , Shilian Wang , Zhenhai Xu

Most existing integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) studies focus on enabling a base station (BS) to support sensing and communication over shared resources through advanced waveform design and power allocation. In contrast, the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-25 Noor Waqar , Kai-Kit Wong , Chan-Byoung Chae , Ross Murch

Fluid antenna system (FAS) revolutionizes wireless communications via utilizing position-flexible antennas that dynamically optimize channel conditions and mitigate multipath fading. This innovation is particularly valuable in indoor…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-06 Tong Zhang , Qianren Li , Shuai Wang , Wanli Ni , Jiliang Zhang , Rui Wang , Kai-Kit Wong , Chan-Byoung Chae

Fluid antenna multiple access (FAMA) is an emerging technology in massive access designed to meet the demands of future wireless communication networks by naturally mitigating multiuser interference through the utilization of the fluid…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-25 Hanjiang Hong , Kai-Kit Wong , Xusheng Zhu , Hao Xu , Han Xiao , Farshad Rostami Ghadi , Hyundong Shin

Physical layer key generation is a promising candidate for cryptographic key establishment between two wireless communication parties. It offers information-theoretic security and is an attractive alternative to public-key techniques. Here,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-03-09 Paul Staat , Harald Elders-Boll , Markus Heinrichs , Rainer Kronberger , Christian Zenger , Christof Paar

The emerging technology of fluid antenna systems (FASs) represents a promising next-generation reconfigurable antenna solution, capable of exploiting the full spatial diversity within a predefined space by finely reconfiguring the positions…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-26 Jiangsheng Huangfu , Zhengyu Song , Tianwei Hou , Anna Li , Yuanwei Liu , Arumugam Nallanathan

In this paper, we investigate a large intelligent surface-enhanced (LIS-enhanced) system, where a LIS is deployed to assist secure transmission. Our design aims to maximize the achievable secrecy rates in different channel models, i.e.,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-10-28 Biqian Feng , Yongpeng Wu , Mengfan Zheng , Xiang-Gen Xia , Yongjian Wang , Chengshan Xiao

Reconfigurable-antenna systems have received increasing attention for their ability to adapt wireless channels. However, existing architectures exhibit scenario-dependent limitations: fluid antennas provide strong diversity gains in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-12 Xiao Lin , Yizhe Zhao , Xiangyang Wang , Halvin Yang , Bingxin Zhang

Powered by position-flexible antennas, the emerging fluid antenna system (FAS) technology is postulated as a key enabler for massive connectivity in 6G networks. The free movement of antenna elements enables the opportunistic minimization…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-07-24 Pablo Ramirez-Espinosa , David Morales-Jimenez , Kai-Kit Wong

This paper proposes a novel fluid antenna system (FAS)-enabled architecture to improve energy efficiency (EE) without sacrificing capacity. Specifically, we integrate FAS into cell-free massive MIMO systems to counteract low-resolution…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-28 Jun Qian , Ross Murch , Khaled B. Letaief

The advent of the sixth-generation (6G) networks presents another round of revolution for the mobile communication landscape, promising an immersive experience, robust reliability, minimal latency, extreme connectivity, ubiquitous coverage,…

This paper introduces a unified analytical and optimization framework for fluid antenna system-active reconfigurable intelligent surface (FAS-ARIS) communications in 6G. By combining the port reconfigurability of FAS with the signal…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-23 Hong-Bae Jeon , Kai-Kit Wong , Chan-Byoung Chae