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In this paper, we investigate methods for reducing the likelihood that a message transmitted between two multiantenna nodes is intercepted by an undetected eavesdropper. In particular, we focus on the judicious transmission of artificial…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-05-19 Amitav Mukherjee , A. Lee Swindlehurst

Wireless physical-layer security is an emerging field of research aiming at preventing eavesdropping in an open wireless medium. In this paper, we propose a novel waveform design approach to minimize the likelihood that a message…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2013-06-04 Ming Li , Sandipan Kundu , Dimitris A. Pados , Stella N. Batalama

This paper studies the design of energy-efficient artificial noise (AN) schemes in the context of physical layer security in visible light communications (VLC). Two different transmission schemes termed $\textit{selective AN-aided…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-09-27 Thanh V. Pham , Anh T. Pham , Susumu Ishihara

Wireless communication systems, such as wireless sensor networks and RFIDs, are increasingly adopted to transfer potential highly sensitive information. Since the wireless medium has a sharing nature, adversaries have a chance to eavesdrop…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-10-27 Jialin Wan , Siyao Cheng , Shanshan Han , Jianzhong Li

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

Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology can achieve high-speed communication due to the large available spectrum. Furthermore, the use of directional beams in mmWave system provides a natural defense against physical layer security attacks. In…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-11 Kartik Patel , Nitin Jonathan Myers , Robert W. Heath

This paper investigates the utilization of simultaneously transmitting and reflecting RIS (STAR-RIS) in supporting joint physical layer security (PLS) and covert communications (CCs) in a multi-antenna millimeter wave (mmWave) system, where…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-07-18 Han Xiao , Xiaoyan Hu , Ang Li , Wenjie Wang , Zhou Su , Kai-Kit Wong , Kun Yang

Massive MIMO is one of the salient techniques for achieving high spectral efficiency in next generation wireless networks. Recently, a combined strategy of the massive MIMO and the artificial noise (AN), namely, {\it AN assisted massive…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-08-24 Changick Song

This paper investigates physical layer security (PLS) in wireless interference networks. Specifically, we consider confidential transmission from a legitimate transmitter (Alice) to a legitimate receiver (Bob), in the presence of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-01 Lin Hu , Jiabing Fan , Hong Wen , Jie Tang , Qianbin Chen

Near-field beamfocusing with extremely large aperture arrays can effectively enhance physical layer security. Nevertheless, even small estimation errors of the eavesdropper's location may cause a pronounced focal shift, resulting in a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-04 Shicong Liu , Xianghao Yu , Robert Schober

Physical layer security (PLS) is a promising paradigm for safeguarding 6G wireless networks by exploiting the inherent characteristics of wireless channels. However, the efficiency of conventional PLS is often limited by fixed orientation…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-15 Ailing Zheng , Qingqing Wu , Xingxiang Peng , Qiaoyan Peng , Ziyuan Zheng , Yuxuan Chen , Wen Chen

We propose an optimal destination scheduling scheme to improve the physical layer security (PLS) of a power-line communication (PLC) based Internet-of-Things system in the presence of an eavesdropper. We consider a pinhole (PH) architecture…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-07 Chinmoy Kundu , Ankit Dubey , Andrea M. Tonello , Arumugam Nallanathan , Mark F. Flanagan

Sixth-Generation (6G) wireless networks aim to support innovative Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications that demand faster and more secure data transmission. While higher Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) layers employ measures like…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-30 Dimitris Kompostiotis , Dimitris Vordonis , Vassilis Paliouras , George C. Alexandropoulos

We investigate beamforming and artificial noise generation at the secondary transmitters to establish secure transmission in large scale spectrum sharing networks,where multiple non-colluding eavesdroppers attempt to intercept the secondary…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-03-14 Yansha Deng , Lifeng Wang , Syed Ali Raza Zaidi , Jinhong Yuan , Maged Elkashlan

Terahertz (THz) communications have naturally promising physical layer security (PLS) performance in the angular domain due to the high directivity feature brought by the ultra-massive multiple-antenna techniques. However, traditional…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-07-26 Weijun Gao , Xuyang Lu , Chong Han , Zhi Chen

The existing research on physical layer security commonly assumes the number of eavesdropper antennas to be known. Although this assumption allows one to easily compute the achievable secrecy rate, it can hardly be realized in practice. In…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Biao He , Xiangyun Zhou , Thushara D. Abhayapala

In this paper, we examine the physical layer security for cooperative wireless networks with multiple intermediate nodes, where the decode-and-forward (DF) protocol is considered. We propose a new joint relay and jammer selection (JRJS)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-01-10 Haiyan Guo , Zhen Yang , Linghua Zhang , Jia Zhu , Yulong Zou

Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) has recently emerged as a promising waveform for high-mobility communications due to its resilience to Doppler effects and its advantages for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC). AFDM…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-15 Hengxuan Liu , Vincent Savaux , Arman Farhang

In this paper, we explore the physical-layer security of a multi-user wireless system that consists of multiple users intending to transmit to a base station (BS), while multiple eavesdroppers attempt to tap the user transmissions. We…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Yulong Zou , Jia Zhu , Gongpu Wang , Hua Shao

We propose an efficient scheme for generating fake network traffic to disguise the real event notification in the presence of a global eavesdropper, which is especially relevant for the quality of service in delay-intolerant applications…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2010-12-03 Silvija Kokalj-Filipovic , Fabrice Le Fessant , Predrag Spasojevic
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