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In this work, in order to achieve higher spectrum efficiency, we propose a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted multi-user communication uplink system. Different from previous work in which the RIS only optimizes the phase of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-11-19 Liang Yang , Fanxu Meng , Mazen O. Hasna , Ertugrul Basar

It is well established that the performance of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted systems critically depends on the optimal placement of the RIS. Previous works consider either simple coverage maximization or simultaneous…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-09 Abhishek Rajasekaran , Mehdi Karbalayghareh , Xiaoyan Ma , David J. Love , Christopher G. Brinton

In recent years, a brand-new technology, reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has been widely studied for reconfiguring the wireless propagation environment. RIS is an artificial surface of electromagnetic material that is capable of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-09-13 Rujing Xiong , Xuehui Dong , Tiebin Mi , Robert caiming Qiu

The reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a promising technology to provide smart radio environment. In contrast to the well-studied patch-array-based RISs, this work focuses on the metasurface-based RISs and simultaneously…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-08 Jiaqi Xu , Xidong Mu , Yuanwei Liu

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have a revolutionary capability to customize the radio propagation environment for wireless networks. To fully exploit the advantages of RISs in wireless systems, the phases of the reflecting…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-04-29 Zongze Li , Shuai Wang , Qingfeng Lin , Yang Li , Miaowen Wen , Yik-Chung Wu , H. Vincent Poor

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have recently emerged as a promising technology that can achieve high spectrum and energy efficiency for future wireless networks by integrating a massive number of low-cost and passive reflecting…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-05 Minchae Jung , Walid Saad , Merouane Debbah , Choong Seon Hong

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a new and revolutionary technology to achieve spectrum-, energy- and cost-efficient wireless networks. This paper studies the resource allocation for RIS-empowered device-to-device (D2D)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-07-21 Gang Yang , Yating Liao , Ying-Chang Liang , Olav Tirkkonen

A reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) can shape the wireless propagation channel by inducing controlled phase shift variations to the impinging signals. Multiple works have considered the use of RIS by time-varying configurations of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-07 João Henrique Inacio de Souza , Victor Croisfelt , Fabio Saggese , Taufik Abrão , Petar Popovski

In this paper, we examine the potential for a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) to be powered by energy harvested from information signals. This feature might be key to reap the benefits of RIS technology's lower power consumption…

Considering the spectrum sharing system (SSS) coexisting with multiple primary networks, we have employed a well-designed reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) to control the radio environments of wireless channels and relieve the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-11-07 Zhong Tian , Zhengchuan Chen , Min Wang , Yunjian Jia , Wanli Wen

In this paper, we investigate reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) OAC systems designed to emulate the fully-connected (FC) layer of a neural network (NN) via analog OAC, where the RIS and the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Meng Hua , Chenghong Bian , Haotian Wu , Deniz Gunduz

We consider a two--tile reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) assisted wireless network with a two-antenna transmitter and receiver over Rayleigh fading. We show that the average received signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) optimal transmission…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-10-12 Prathapasinghe Dharmawansa , Saman Atapattu , Marco Di Renzo

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) is a novel communication technology that has been recently presented as a potential candidate for beyond fifth-generation wireless communication networks. In this paper, we propose a priority-aware…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-30 Lakshmikanta Sau , Priyadarshi Mukherjee , Sasthi C. Ghosh

The disruptive reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology is steadily gaining relevance as a key element in future 6G networks. However, a one-size-fits-all RIS hardware design is yet to be defined due to many practical…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-03-17 Fabio Maresca , Antonio Albanese , Placido Mursia , Vincenzo Sciancalepore , Xavier Costa-Pérez

A reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a metamaterial that can be integrated into walls and influence the propagation of electromagnetic waves. This, typically passive radio frequency (RF) technology is emerging for indoor and…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-10 Aly Sabri Abdalla , Talha Faizur Rahman , Vuk Marojevic

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) is a promising technology to enhance the spectral efficiency of wireless communication systems. By optimizing the RIS elements, the performance of the overall system can be improved. Yet, in contrast…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-13 Mohammad Soleymani , Ignacio Santamaria , Aydin Sezgin , Eduard Jorswieck

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) enhance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)-assisted communication by extending coverage, improving efficiency, and enabling adaptive beamforming. This paper investigates a multiple-input single-output…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-10-28 Mahmoud M. Salim , Khaled M. Rabie , Ali H. Muqaibel

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) achieve high passive beamforming gains for signal enhancement or interference nulling by dynamically adjusting their reflection coefficients. Their employment is particularly appealing for…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-12-01 Ming-Min Zhao , Kaidi Xu , Yunlong Cai , Yong Niu , Lajos Hanzo

This paper presents a novel approach for the joint design of a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) and a transmitter-receiver pair that are trained together as a set of deep neural networks (DNNs) to optimize the end-to-end…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-12-09 Tugba Erpek , Yalin E. Sagduyu , Ahmed Alkhateeb , Aylin Yener

A Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) can significantly enhance network positioning and mapping, acting as an additional anchor point in the reference system and improving signal strength and measurement diversity through the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-15 Dimitris Kompostiotis , Dimitris Vordonis , Vassilis Paliouras , George C. Alexandropoulos , Florin Grec