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Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) has been widely recognized as the representative waveform for 5G wireless networks, which can directly support sensing/positioning with existing infrastructure. To guarantee superior…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-03-21 Fan Zhang , Tianqi Mao , Ruiqi Liu , Zhu Han , Sheng Chen , Zhaocheng Wang

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) systems are recognised as one of the key ingredients of the sixth generation (6G) network. A challenging topic in ISAC is the design of a single waveform combining both communication and sensing…

The standardization of the sixth-generation (6G) has recently commenced to address the rapidly growing demands for enhanced wireless network services. Nevertheless, existing wireless systems, particularly at the physical layer waveform…

Orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation stands out as a promising waveform for sixth generation (6G) and beyond wireless communication systems, offering superior performance over conventional methods, particularly in high-mobility…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-21 Emin Akpinar , Emir Aslandogan , Burak Ahmet Ozden , Haci Ilhan , Erdogan Aydin

Waveform design has served as a cornerstone for each generation of mobile communication systems. The future sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication networks are expected to employ larger-scale antenna arrays and exploit higher-frequency…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-14 Zhiqiang Xiao , Xianda Liu , Yong Zeng , J. Andrew Zhang , Shi Jin , Rui Zhang

Semantic communication (SemCom) has emerged as a transformative paradigm for future 6G networks, offering task-oriented and meaning-aware transmission that fundamentally redefines traditional bit-centric design. Recognized by leading…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-03 Ping Zhang , Xiaodong Xu , Mengying Sun , Haixiao Gao , Nan Ma , Xiaoyun Wang , Ruichen Zhang , Jiacheng Wang , Dusit Niyato

The expansion of sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks into space introduces technical challenges that conventional bit-oriented communication approaches cannot efficiently address, including intermittent connectivity, severe latency,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-04-01 Hanlin Cai , Houtianfu Wang , Haofan Dong , Ozgur B. Akan

In this paper, we introduce the concept of a mother waveform to address key challenges in 5th generation (5G) and 6th generation (6G) networks, including spectral efficiency, backward compatibility, enhanced flexibility, and the integration…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-20 Ayoub Ammar Boudjelal , Rania Yasmine Bir , Huseyin Arslan

Semantic communication (SemCom) is emerging as a key technology for future sixth-generation (6G) systems. Unlike traditional bit-level communication (BitCom), SemCom directly optimizes performance at the semantic level, leading to superior…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-07-22 Maojun Zhang , Guangxu Zhu , Richeng Jin , Xiaoming Chen , Qingjiang Shi , Caijun Zhong , Kaibin Huang

Semantic communication (SemCom) significantly reduces redundant data and improves transmission efficiency by extracting the latent features of information. However, most of the conventional deep learning-based SemCom systems focus on analog…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-30 Ming Lyu , Hao Chen , Dan Wang , Chen Qiu , Guangyin Feng , Nan Ma , Xiaodong Xu

The rapid evolution of the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT) landscape has prompted the International Telecommunications Union Working Party 5D (ITU WP5D) to outline the framework for IMT-2030 and beyond. This next-generation…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-09-16 Koteswara Rao Gudimitla , Sibgath Ali Khan M , Kiran Kuchi

As digital technologies advance, communication networks face challenges in handling the vast data generated by intelligent devices. Autonomous vehicles, smart sensors, and IoT systems necessitate new paradigms. This thesis addresses these…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-05 Francesco Pezone

In this paper, a novel semantic communication framework empowered by generative artificial intelligence (GAI) is proposed, to enhance the robustness against both channel noise and transmission data distribution shifts. A theoretical…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-07-18 Xiucheng Wang , Honggang Jia , Nan Cheng

The remarkable success of Large Language Models (LLMs) in understanding and generating various data types, such as images and text, has demonstrated their ability to process and extract semantic information across diverse domains. This…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-01-23 Soheyb Ribouh , Osama Saleem

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is the dominant waveform in modern wireless systems, but suffers performance degradation in high-mobility environments due to Doppler-induced inter-carrier interference and unreliable…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-17 S. Ashwin Hebbar , Sravan Kumar Ankireddy , Harshithanjani Athi , Brandon Nguyen , Pramod Viswanath , Hyeji Kim

Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) is a promising waveform candidate for future joint sensing and communication systems. It is well known that the OFDM waveform is vulnerable to in-phase and quadrature-phase (IQ) imbalance,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-11-17 Oliver Lang , Christian Hofbauer , Moritz Tockner , Reinhard Feger , Thomas Wagner , Mario Huemer

This work designs a novel semantic communication (SemCom) framework for the next-generation wireless network to tackle the challenges of unnecessary transmission of vast amounts that cause high bandwidth consumption, more latency, and…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-10-16 Avi Deb Raha , Md. Shirajum Munir , Apurba Adhikary , Yu Qiao , Choong Seon Hong

With deployment of 6G technology, it is envisioned that competitive edge of wireless networks will be sustained and next decade's communication requirements will be stratified. Also 6G will aim to aid development of a human society which is…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-09-08 Sridhar Iyer , Rajashri Khanai , Dattaprasad Torse , Rahul Jashvantbhai Pandya , Khaled Rabie , Krishna Pai , Wali Ullah Khan , Zubair Fadlullah

The growing demands of artificial intelligence and immersive media require communication beyond bit-level accuracy to meaning awareness. Conventional optical systems that focused on syntactic precision suffer significant inefficiencies.…

Semantic communication represents a promising technique towards reducing communication costs, especially when dealing with image segmentation, but it still lacks a balance between computational efficiency and bandwidth requirements while…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-22 Ebrahim Abu-Helalah , Jordi Serra , Jordi Perez-Romero