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Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) design is crucial for 6G and harmonizes environmental data sensing with communication, emphasizing the need to understand and model these elements. This paper delves into dual-channel models for…

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Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) is poised to become one of the defining capabilities of the sixth generation (6G) wireless communications systems, enabling the network infrastructure to jointly support high-throughput…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-21 Kai Wu , Zhongqin Wang , Shu-Lin Chen , J. Andrew Zhang , Y. Jay Guo

This paper studies an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-assisted integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system, in which one IRS is deployed to not only assist the wireless communication from a multi-antenna base station (BS) to a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-15 Xianxin Song , Ding Zhao , Haocheng Hua , Tony Xiao Han , Xun Yang , Jie Xu

Integrated Sensing and Communication(ISAC) has become a key technology for the 5th generation (5G) and 6th generation (6G) wireless communications due to its high spectrum utilization efficiency. Utilizing infrastructure such as 5G Base…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-04 Bohao Lu , Zhiqing Wei , Lin Wang , Ruiyun Zhang , Zhiyong Feng

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has emerged as a key development direction in the sixth-generation (6G) era, which provides essential support for the collaborative sensing and communication of future intelligent networks.…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-12-18 Wenwen Xie , Geng Sun , Ruichen Zhang , Xuejie Liu , Yinqiu Liu , Jiacheng Wang , Dusit Niyato , Ping Zhang

Hybrid reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (HRISs) constitute an emerging paradigm of metasurfaces that empowers the concept of smart wireless environments, inherently supporting simultaneously communications and sensing. Very recently,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-30 Ioannis Gavras , George C. Alexandropoulos

To meet the growing demand for data traffic, spectrum-rich optical wireless communication (OWC) has emerged as a key technological driver for the development of 6G. The resonant beam communication (RBC) system, which employs spatially…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-16 Wen Fang , Wen Chen , Qingqing Wu , Xusheng Zhu , Qiong Wu , Nan Cheng

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is a cornerstone for future sixth-generation (6G) networks, enabling simultaneous connectivity and environmental awareness. However, practical realization faces significant challenges, including…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-12 Adam Umra , Kevin Weinberger , Aymen Khaleel , Gerald Enzner , Aydin Sezgin

We consider transmit beamforming and reflection pattern design in reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems to jointly precode communication symbols and radar waveforms. We treat…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-16 R. S. Prasobh Sankar , Sundeep Prabhakar Chepuri , Yonina C. Eldar

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is a crucial component of future wireless networks, enabling seamless integration of Communication and Sensing (C\&S) functionalities. However, ensuring security in ISAC systems remains a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-25 Yongxiao Li , Feroz Khan , Manzoor Ahmed , Aized Amin Soofi , Wali Ullah Khan , Chandan Kumar Sheemar , Muhammad Asif , Zhu Han

Improving the fundamental performance trade-off in integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems has been deemed as one of the most significant challenges. To address it, we propose in this letter a novel ISAC system that leverages an…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-24 Peilan Wang , Yu Xue , Weidong Mei , Jun Fang , Rui Zhang

Backscatter Communication (BackCom), which is based on passive reflection and modulation of an incident radio-frequency (RF) wave, has emerged as a cutting-edge technological paradigm for self-sustainable Internet-of-things (IoT).…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-07-19 Sarah Basharat , Syed Ali Hassan , Aamir Mahmood , Zhiguo Ding , Mikael Gidlund

Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) are a promising technology for enhancing coverage and spectral efficiency, both in the sub-6 GHz and the millimeter wave (mmWave) bands. Existing approaches to leverage the benefits of IRS involve the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-03 L. Yashvanth , Chandra R. Murthy

Next-generation vehicular networks are expected to provide the capability of robust environmental sensing in addition to reliable communications to meet intelligence requirements. A promising solution is the integrated sensing and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-28 Weijie Yuan , Lin Zhou , Saeid K. Dehkordi , Shuangyang Li , Pingzhi Fan , Giuseppe Caire , H. Vincent Poor

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) combines sensing and communication within a shared system framework by using the same transmitted signal for both objectives. ISAC can improve the efficiency of spectrum and hardware use but also…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Truman Welling , Onur Günlü , Aylin Yener

In 6G networks, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is envisioned as a key technology that enables wireless systems to perform joint sensing and communication using shared hardware, antennas and spectrum. ISAC designs facilitate…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-06-19 Homa Nikbakht , Yonina C. Eldar , H. Vincent Poor

Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is envisioned to become a key technology for the upcoming six-generation (6G) wireless system due to its potential of reaping high performance in a power-efficient and cost-efficient way. With its…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-03-17 Wei Jiang , Hans Schotten

One of the key features of sixth-generation (6G) mobile communications will be integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). While the main goal of ISAC in standardization efforts is to detect objects, the byproducts of radar operations can…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-19 Victoria Palhares , Artjom Grudnitsky , Silvio Mandelli

The Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) paradigm is anticipated to be a cornerstone of the upcoming 6G networks. In order to optimize the use of wireless resources, 6G ISAC systems need to harness the communication data payload…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-18 Fan Liu , Ya-Feng Liu , Yuanhao Cui , Christos Masouros , Jie Xu , Tony Xiao Han , Stefano Buzzi , Yonina C. Eldar , Shi Jin

In this paper, an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) is leveraged to enhance the physical layer security of an integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system in which the IRS is deployed to not only assist the downlink communication…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-07-20 Meng Hua , Qingqing Wu , Wen Chen , Octavia A. Dobre , A. Lee Swindlehurst