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Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) networks strive to deliver both high-precision target localization and high-throughput data services across the entire coverage area. In this work, we examine the fundamental trade-off between…

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Sensing-assisted predictive beamforming, as one of the enabling technologies for emerging integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) paradigm, shows significant promise for enhancing various future unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-17 Yifan Jiang , Qingqing Wu , Hongxun Hui , Wen Chen , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng

This paper studies an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled wireless sensor network, in which one UAV flies in the sky to collect the data transmitted from a set of ground nodes (GNs) via distributed beamforming. We consider two scenarios…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-08-10 Tianxin Feng , Lifeng Xie , Jianping Yao , Jie Xu

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication has emerged as a prominent technology for emergency communications (e.g., natural disaster) in the Internet of Things (IoT) networks to enhance the ability of disaster prediction, damage…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-17 Dinh-Hieu Tran , Van-Dinh Nguyen , Sumit Gautam , Symeon Chatzinotas , Thang X. Vu , Bjorn Ottersten

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) in the near-field regime offers the potential to jointly support high-rate downlink transmission and high-resolution multi-target detection by exploiting the spherical-wave nature of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-10 Hang Ruan , Homa Nikbakht , Ruizhi Zhang , Honglei Chen , Yonina C. Eldar

Future 6G networks are expected to empower communication systems by integrating sensing capabilities, resulting in integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems. However, this integration may exacerbate the data traffic congestion in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-31 Lu Wang , Luis F. Abanto-Leon

This paper illustrates the potential of an Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) system, operating in the sub-6 GHz frequency range, for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging via an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) employed as an aerial…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-02-16 Stefano Moro , Francesco Linsalata , Marco Manzoni , Maurizio Magarini , Stefano Tebaldini

Low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks are integral to future 6G integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems. However, their deployment is hindered by challenges stemming from high mobility of UAVs, complex propagation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-14 Honghao Wang , Qingqing Wu , Yifan Jiang , Ziyuan Zheng , Ziheng Zhang , Yanze Zhu , Ying Gao , Wen Chen , Guanghai Liu , Abbas Jamalipour

Emerging as a cornerstone for next-generation wireless networks, integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems demand innovative solutions to balance spectral efficiency and sensing accuracy. In this paper, we propose a coordinated…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-02 Chunjie Wang , Xuhui Zhang , Wenchao Liu , Jinke Ren , Huijun Xing , Shuqiang Wang , Yanyan Shen

The recent development of integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) technology offers new opportunities to meet high-throughput and low-latency communication as well as high-resolution localization requirements in vehicular networks.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-15 Kaitao Meng , Qingqing Wu , Wen Chen , Deshi Li

This letter investigates the robust beamforming design for a near-field secure integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system with multiple communication users (CUs) and targets, as well as multiple eavesdroppers. Taking into account…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-18 Ziqiang CHen , Feng Wang , Guojun Han , Xin Wang , Vincent K. N. Lau

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) enables simultaneous localization, environment perception, and data exchange for connected autonomous vehicles. However, most existing ISAC designs prioritize sensing accuracy and communication…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-10-28 Xibin Jin , Guoliang Li , Shuai Wang , Fan Liu , Miaowen Wen , Huseyin Arslan , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Chengzhong Xu

In the evolving landscape of high-speed communication, the shift from traditional pilot-based methods to a Sensing-Oriented Approach (SOA) is anticipated to gain momentum. This paper delves into the development of an innovative Integrated…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-12-13 Shengcai Zhou , Halvin Yang , Luping Xiang , Kun Yang

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has emerged as a pivotal technology for advancing low-altitude wireless networks (LAWNs), serving as a critical enabler for next-generation communication systems. This paper investigates the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-29 Jun Wu , Weijie Yuan , Qingqing Cheng , Haijia Jin

UAV-assisted integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) network is crucial for post-disaster emergency rescue. The speed of UAV deployment will directly impact rescue results. However, the ISAC UAV deployment in emergency scenarios is…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-01-17 Zao Wang , Lianming Xu , Luyang Hou , Ruoguang Li , Li Wang

Over the air computation (AirComp) is a promising technique that addresses big data collection and fast wireless data aggregation. However, in a network where wireless communication and AirComp coexist, mutual interference becomes a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-08 Xunqiang Lan , Xiao Tang , Ruonan Zhang , Bin Li , Yichen Wang , Dusit Niyato , Zhu Han

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

This paper explores high-altitude platform station (HAPS) systems enabled by integrated sensing and communication (ISAC), in which a HAPS simultaneously transmits communication signals and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging signals to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-04 Xue Zhang , Bang Huang , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has been envisioned as a promising technique to alleviate the spectrum congestion problem. Inspired by the applications of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) in dynamically manipulating…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-02-23 Honghao Luo , Rang Liu , Ming Li , Qian Liu