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In this paper, we propose and study a multi-functional reconfigurable intelligent surface (MF-RIS) architecture. In contrast to conventional single-functional RIS (SF-RIS) that only reflects signals, the proposed MF-RIS simultaneously…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-05 Wen Wang , Wanli Ni , Hui Tian , Yonina C. Eldar , Rui Zhang

We consider a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided massive multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication system with transceiver hardware impairments (HWIs) and RIS phase noise. Different from the existing…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-10-14 Jianxin Dai , Feng Zhu , Cunhua Pan , Hong Ren , Kezhi Wang

The incorporation of reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) into massive multiple-input-multiple-output (mMIMO) systems can unleash the potential of next-generation networks by improving the performance of user equipments (UEs) in service…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-09-12 Anastasios Papazafeiropoulos , Ioannis Krikidis , Pandelis Kourtessis

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have been proposed as a key enabler to improve the coverage of the signals and mitigate the frequent blockages in millimeter wave (mmWave) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-07-16 Rafaela Schroeder , Jiguang He , Glauber Brante , Markku Juntti

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) are a promising technique for enhancing the performance of Next Generation (NextG) wireless communication systems in terms of both spectral and energy efficiency, as well as resource utilization.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Maria Tsampazi , Tommaso Melodia

With the capability to support gigabit data rates, millimetre-wave (mm-Wave) communication is unanimously considered a key technology of future cellular networks. However, the harsh propagation at such high frequencies makes these networks…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-06-09 Eugenio Moro , Ilario Filippini , Antonio Capone , Danilo De Donno

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have recently received widespread attention in the field of wireless communication. An RIS can be controlled to reflect incident waves from the transmitter towards the receiver; a feature that is…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-09-15 Jiangfeng Hu , Haifan Yin , Emil Björnson

The integration of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) with extremely large multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) arrays at the base station has emerged as a key enabler for enhancing wireless network performance. However, this setup…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-05 Ahmad Dkhan , Simon Tarboush , Hadi Sarieddeen , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri

Future wireless networks are envisioned to deliver not only gigabit communications but also ubiquitous sensing. Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have emerged to reshape radio propagation, recently showing considerable promise for…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-22 Ziyuan Zheng , Qingqing Wu , Yanze Zhu , Wen Chen , Ying Gao , Honghao Wang

In this paper, we investigate the performance of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) fading channels assisted by a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS), through the employment of partition-based RIS schemes. The proposed schemes are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-05-09 Andreas Nicolaides , Constantinos Psomas , Ghassan M. Kraidy , Sheng Yang , Ioannis Krikidis

Intelligent surfaces that reshape electromagnetic waves are regarded as disruptive technologies for wireless networks. However, existing designs sit at two costly extremes: dynamic reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) offer fine beam…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-11-24 Ziyuan Zheng , Qingqing Wu , Wen Chen , Weiren Zhu , Ying Gao

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs), comprising large numbers of low-cost and almost passive metamaterials with tunable reflection properties, have been recently proposed as an enabling technology for programmable wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-08-23 Aris L. Moustakas , George C. Alexandropoulos , Mérouane Debbah

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) are one of the key emerging 6th Generation (6G) technologies that are expected to improve the link budgets between transmitters and receivers by adding artificial propagation paths. In such…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-09-30 Yi Yu , Rita Ibrahim , Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) and cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) are effective solutions for mitigating large path loss and inter-cell interference in terahertz (THz) systems. However, passive RISs…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-14 Mario R. Camana , Zaid Abdullah , Carla E. Garcia , Chandan Kumar Sheemar , Eva Lagunas , Symeon Chatzinotas

Cascaded or stacked intelligent metasurfaces (SIMs) have emerged as a promising technology to overcome the physical limitations of single-layer reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) in wideband wireless communication. By intelligently…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-02 Muhammad Ibrahim , Amine Mezghani , Ekram Hossain

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) have emerged as a promising technology to enhance the performance of sixth-generation (6G) and beyond communication systems. The passive nature of RISs and their large number of reflecting elements…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-06-12 Nipuni Ginige , Arthur Sousa de Sena , Nurul Huda Mahmood , Nandana Rajatheva , Matti Latva-aho

This paper investigates the reconfigurable reflecting surface (RIS)-aided multiple-input-single-output (MISO) systems with imperfect channel state information (CSI), where RIS-related channels are modeled by Rician fading. Considering the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-07-13 Kangda Zhi , Cunhua Pan , Hong Ren , Kezhi Wang , Maged Elkashlan

Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are two potential sixth-generation (6G) technologies. However, channel aging due to user mobility and electromagnetic interference (EMI)…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-02-27 Jun Qian , Chi Zhang , Ross Murch , Khaled B. Letaief

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are envisioned to be a disruptive wireless communication technique that is capable of reconfiguring the wireless propagation environment. In this paper, we study a free-space RIS-assisted…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-09-19 Xin Cheng , Yan Lin , Weiping Shi , Jiayu Li , Cunhua Pan , Feng Shu , Yongpeng Wu , Jiangzhou Wang

This letter proposes a fluid reconfigurable intelligent surface (FRIS) paradigm, extending the conventional reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology to incorporate position reconfigurability of the elements. In our model, a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-03-20 Han Xiao , Xiaoyan Hu , Kai-Kit Wong , Hanjiang Hong , George C. Alexandropoulos , Chan-Byoung Chae