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Securing the Internet of Things (IoT) is a necessary milestone toward expediting the deployment of its applications and services. In particular, the functionality of the IoT devices is extremely dependent on the reliability of their message…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-11-07 Aidin Ferdowsi , Walid Saad

Providing Internet connectivity to a massive number of Internet-of-things (IoT) objects over the unlicensed spectrum requires: (i) identifying a very large number of narrowband channels in a wideband spectrum and (ii) aggressively reusing…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-12-18 Ghaith Hattab , Danijela Cabric

Ambient backscatter communication technology has been introduced recently, and is then quickly becoming a promising choice for self-sustainable communication systems as an external power supply or a dedicated carrier emitter is not…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-09-28 Xiao Lu , Dusit Niyato , Hai Jiang , Dong In Kim , Yong Xiao , Zhu Han

As the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes an integral part of critical infrastructure and commercial services, runtime firmware attestation of constituent Micro-Controllers (MCUs) has become instrumental in maintaining security and trust.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-26 Varun Kohli , Biplab Sikdar

The rapid growth of IoT driven by recent advancements in consumer electronics, 5G communication technologies, and cloud-computing enabled big-data analytics, has recently attracted tremendous attention from both the industry and academia.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-03-28 Wanchun Liu , Kaibin Huang , Xiangyun Zhou , Salman Durrani

The high rate of development of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has brought to attention new challenges in the area of data security, especially within the resource-limited realm of RFID tags, sensors, and embedded systems. Traditional…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-07 Brahim Khalil Sedraoui , Abdelmadjid Benmachiche , Amina Makhlouf

Backscatter wireless communication is an emerging technique widely used in low-cost and low-power wireless systems, especially in passive radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. Recently, the requirement of high data rates, data…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Qian Yang , Hui-Ming Wang , Yi Zhang , Zhu Han

The evolving landscape of the Internet of Things (IoT) has given rise to a pressing need for an efficient communication scheme. As the IoT user ecosystem continues to expand, traditional communication protocols grapple with substantial…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-25 Rafaela Scaciota , Glauber Brante , Richard Souza , Onel Lopez , Septimia Sarbu , Mehdi Bennis , Sumudu Samarakoon

Recently, simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (STAR-RISs) have emerged as a novel technology that provides 360 coverage and new degrees-of-freedom (DoFs). They are also capable of manipulating…

Backscatter Communication (BackCom) nodes harvest energy from and modulate information over external carriers. Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) adapts phase shift response to alter channel strength in specific directions. In this…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-10-24 Yang Zhao , Bruno Clerckx

Attaining the vision of Smart Cities requires the deployment of an enormous number of sensors for monitoring various conditions of the environment. Backscatter-sensors have emerged to be a promising solution due to the uninterruptible…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-01-11 Guangxu Zhu , Seung-Woo Ko , Kaibin Huang

Ambient radio frequency (RF) energy harvesting has emerged as a promising solution for powering small devices and sensors in massive Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem due to its ubiquity and cost efficiency. In this paper, we study joint…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-05-22 Mustafa A. Kishk , Harpreet S. Dhillon

This paper addresses a fundamental physical layer conflict in hybrid Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) between high-throughput primary communication and the stringent power envelope requirements of passive backscatter sensors. We propose a…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-01-08 Rahul Gulia , Ashish Sheikh , Feyisayo Favour Popoola , Serisha Vadlamudi

This work compares different linear and nonlinear RF energy harvesting models, including limited or unlimited sensitivity, for simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT). The probability of successful SWIPT reception under…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-02-28 Panos N. Alevizos , Georgios Vougioukas , Aggelos Bletsas

Radio frequency (RF) wireless energy transfer (WET) is a promising technology for powering the growing ecosystem of Internet of Things (IoT) using power beacons (PBs). Recent research focuses on efficient PB architectures that can support…

IoT environments such as smart homes are susceptible to privacy inference attacks, where attackers can analyze patterns of encrypted network traffic to infer the state of devices and even the activities of people. While most existing…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-12-09 Ronghua Li , Shinan Liu , Haibo Hu , Qingqing Ye , Nick Feamster

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) has become the primary transmission media due to its extremely low energy consumption, good network scope, and data transfer speed for the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart wearable devices. With the exponential…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-05-08 Tushar Nagrare , Parul Sindhwad , Faruk Kazi

Reliable uplink connectivity remains a persistent challenge for IoT devices, particularly those at the cell edge, due to their limited transmit power and single-antenna configurations. This paper introduces a novel framework aimed at…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-05-13 Yimeng Li , Yulin Shao

As the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) devices continues to rise in enterprise environments, the need for effective and efficient security measures becomes increasingly critical. This paper presents a cost-efficient platform to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-08-26 Carlos A. Rivera A. , Arash Shaghaghi , Gustavo Batista , Salil S. Kanhere

In this paper, we study resource allocation algorithm design for power efficient secure communication with simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (WIPT) in multiuser communication systems. In particular, we focus on power…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-02-25 Shiyang Leng , Derrick Wing Kwan Ng , Robert Schober