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In Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS), reflective elements (REs) are typically configured as a single array, but as RE numbers increase, this approach incurs high overhead for optimal configuration. Subarray grouping provides an…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-25 Yizhu Wang , Zhou Zhang , Saman Atapattu , Marco Di Renzo

The key advantage of successive relaying (SR) networks is their ability to mimic the full-duplex (FD) operation with half-duplex (HD) relays. However, the main challenge that comes with such schemes is the associated inter-relay…

The introduction of the mm-Wave spectrum into 5G NR promises to bring about unprecedented data throughput to future mobile wireless networks but comes with several challenges. Network densification has been proposed as a viable solution to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-10-18 Paolo Fiore , Eugenio Moro , Ilario Filippini , Antonio Capone , Danilo De Donno

In sixth-generation (6G) networks, the deployment of large numbers of Internet of Things (IoT) users (IU) necessitates efficient resource utilization and reliable connectivity, making resource allocation a critical factor. Specifically, the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-06 Muddasir Rahim , Irfan Azam , Soumaya Cherkaoui

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are one of the most promising technological enablers of the next (6th) generation of wireless systems. In this paper, we introduce a novel use-case of the RIS technology in radio localization,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-24 Kamran Keykhosravi , Gonzalo Seco-Granados , George C. Alexandropoulos , Henk Wymeersch

With both the standardization and commercialization completed in an unforeseen pace for the 5th generation (5G) wireless network, researchers, engineers and executives from the academia and the industry have turned their sights on candidate…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-02-20 Ruiqi Liu , Qingqing Wu , Marco Di Renzo , Yifei Yuan

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) have been presented as a solution to realize the concept of smart radio environments, wherein uninterrupted coverage and extremely high quality of service can be ensured. In this paper, assuming…

In this paper, we investigate the performance of a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) assisted large-scale network by characterizing the coverage probability and the average achievable rate using stochastic geometry. Considering the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-19 Tianxiong Wang , Gaojie Chen , Mihai-Alin Badiu , Justin P. Coon

This paper investigates the impact of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) orientation on the throughput performance of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-assisted wireless communication systems. Specifically, we study how physical rotation…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-09 Zawar Hussain , Faran Awais Butt , Ali Hussein Muqaibel , Saleh Ahmed Alawsh , Ijaz Haider Naqvi

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) represent a promising candidate for sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks, as the RIS technology provides a new solution to control the propagation channel in order to improve the efficiency of a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-15 Mohamad H. Dinan , Nemanja Stefan Perovic , Mark F. Flanagan

In this study, we develop an active reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted multiple-input multiple-output orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) prototype compliant with the 5G New Radio standard at 3.5~GHz. The…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-11-16 De-Ming Chian , Feng-Ji Chen , Yu-Chen Chang , Chao-Kai Wen , Chi-Hung Wu , Fu-Kang Wang , Kai-Kit Wong , Chan-Byoung Chae

In addition to enhancing wireless communication coverage quality, reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technique can also assist in positioning. In this work, we consider RIS-assisted superimposed pilot and data transmission without the…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2025-04-08 Wenchao Xia , Ben Zhao , Wankai Tang , Yongxu Zhu , Kai-Kit Wong , Sangarapillai Lambotharan , Hyundong Shin

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has become a focal point of extensive research due to its remarkable "squared gain". However, achieving a substantial beamforming gain typically requires a significant number of elements, which leads…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-11-20 Hao Xie , Dong Li

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a promising technology that can reshape the electromagnetic environment in wireless networks, offering various possibilities for enhancing wireless channels. Motivated by this, we investigate the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-09-02 Shengguo Meng , Wankai Tang , Weicong Chen , Jifeng Lan , Qun Yan Zhou , Yu Han , Xiao Li , Shi Jin

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) show great promise in the realm of 6th generation (6G) wireless systems, particularly in the areas of localization and communication. Their cost-effectiveness and energy efficiency enable the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-12 Han Yan , Hua Chen , Wei Liu , Songjie Yang , Gang Wang , Chau Yuen

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is an emerging technology that is used to improve the system performance in beyond 5G systems. In this letter, we propose a novel convolutional neural network (CNN)-based autoencoder to jointly…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-19 Nipuni Ginige , Nandana Rajatheva , Matti Latva-aho

5G radio at millimeter wave (mmWave) and beyond 5G concepts at 0.1-1 THz can exploit angle and delay measurements for localization, by the virtue of increased bandwidth and large antenna arrays but are limited in terms of blockage caused by…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-12 Henk Wymeersch , Jiguang He , Benoît Denis , Antonio Clemente , Markku Juntti

This paper investigates the problem of resource allocation for a wireless communication network with distributed reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs). In this network, multiple RISs are spatially distributed to serve wireless users…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-04 Zhaohui Yang , Mingzhe Chen , Walid Saad , Wei Xu , Mohammad Shikh-Bahaei , H. Vincent Poor , Shuguang Cui

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are expected to make future 6G networks more connected and resilient against node failures, due to their ability to introduce controllable phase-shifts onto impinging electromagnetic waves and…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-08-22 Mohammed S. Al-Abiad , Mohammad Javad-Kalbasi , Shahrokh Valaee

In this paper, we focus on the energy efficiency (EE) optimization and analysis of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted multiuser downlink near-field communications. Specifically, we conduct a comprehensive study on several key…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-26 Wei Wang , Xiaoyu Ou , Zhihan Ren , Waqas Bin Abbas , Shuping Dang , Angela Doufexi , Mark A. Beach