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Efficient communication is critical for decentralized Multi-Robot Path Planning (MRPP), yet existing learned communication methods treat all neighboring robots equally regardless of their spatial proximity, leading to diluted attention in…

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Novel backscatter communication techniques enable battery-free sensor tags to interoperate with unmodified standard IoT devices, extending a sensor network's capabilities in a scalable manner. Without requiring additional dedicated…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-04-06 Daniel F. Perez-Ramirez , Carlos Pérez-Penichet , Nicolas Tsiftes , Thiemo Voigt , Dejan Kostic , Magnus Boman

Communication delays can be catastrophic for multiagent systems. However, most existing state-of-the-art multiagent trajectory planners assume perfect communication and therefore lack a strategy to rectify this issue in real-world…

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We explore the benefits of using fine-grained statistics in small world DTNs to achieve high throughput without the aid of external infrastructure. We first design an empirical node-pair inter-contacts model that predicts meetings within a…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-02-19 Dhrubojyoti Roy , Mukundan Sridharan , Satyajeet Deshpande , Anish Arora

Operating Earth observing satellites requires efficient planning methods that coordinate activities of multiple spacecraft. The satellite task planning problem entails selecting actions that best satisfy mission objectives for autonomous…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2020-08-20 Duncan Eddy , Mykel J. Kochenderfer

Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems are essential for wireless communications. Sinceclassical algorithms for symbol detection in MIMO setups require large computational resourcesor provide poor results, data-driven algorithms are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-03-15 Alexander Fuchs , Christian Knoll , Nima N. Moghadam , Alexey Pak Jinliang Huang , Erik Leitinger , Franz Pernkopf

This article investigates the transmission delay of a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communication system in a bent pipe structure. By employing a stochastic geometry framework, satellites are modeled as spherical binomial point processes…

Geometric Topology · Mathematics 2023-09-12 Sixi Cheng , Xiang Ling

The sixth-generation (6G) network is expected to achieve global coverage based on the space-air-ground integrated network, and the latest satellite network will play an important role in it. The introduction of inter-satellite links (ISLs)…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-27 Guanhua Wang , Fang Yang , Jian Song , Zhu Han

Although communication delays can disrupt multiagent systems, most of the existing multiagent trajectory planners lack a strategy to address this issue. State-of-the-art approaches typically assume perfect communication environments, which…

This paper introduces $\Delta$-MILP, a powerful variant of the mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) optimization framework to solve NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN) scheduling problem. This work is an extension of our original MILP…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-04-27 Thomas Claudet , Ryan Alimo , Edwin Goh , Mark Johnston , Ramtin Madani , Brian Wilson

We study a spatiotemporal service matching problem in which demand, heterogeneous in location and time sensitivity/preference, is to be assigned to service stations. The planner seeks to maximize social welfare, defined as total service…

Theoretical Economics · Economics 2026-03-17 Mingyang Fu , Ming Hu

Motion planning involves determining a sequence of robot configurations to reach a desired pose, subject to movement and safety constraints. Traditional motion planning finds collision-free paths, but this is overly restrictive in clutter,…

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Emergence of new types of services has led to various traffic and diverse delay requirements in fifth generation (5G) wireless networks. Meeting diverse delay requirements is one of the most critical goals for the design of 5G wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-03-27 Yi Zhong , Tony Q. S. Quek , Xiaohu Ge

The rapid advancement of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication systems has significantly enhanced global connectivity, offering high-capacity, low-latency services crucial for next-generation applications. However, the dense…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-15 Qianqian Zhang , Ye Hu , Minchae Jung

Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites play an essential role in intelligent Earth observation by leveraging artificial intelligence models. However, limited onboard memory and excessive inference delay prevent the practical deployment of large…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Songge Zhang , Wen Wu , Liang Li , Ye Wang , Xuemin , Shen

Satellite communications present challenging characteristics. Continuous end-to-end connectivity may not be available due to the large distances between satellites. Moreover, resources such as link capacity and buffer memory may be limited.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Tania Alhajj , Vincent Corlay

Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites are a crucial component of the future non-terrestrial networks (NTN) due to lower latency, robust signal strengths, shorter revisit times, and dense constellations. However, acquiring reliable channel state…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-19 Ali Hanif , Yuchen Zhang , Pinjun Zheng , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

Due to the relatively high cost of deploying optical fibers, free space optical (FSO) links have been developed as a cost-effective alternative technology for next generation cellular networks. However, in order to have a practical role in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-10-05 Mohammad Taghi Dabiri , Himan Savojbolaghchi , Seyed Mohammad Sajad Sadough

The increasing demand for wireless communication services has led to the development of non-terrestrial networks, which enables various air and space applications. Free-space optical (FSO) communication is considered one of the essential…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-09-21 Hyung-Joo Moon , Chan-Byoung Chae , Kai-Kit Wong , Mohamed-Slim Alouini