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Semantic communication (SemCom) with learned encoder-decoder architectures enables end-to-end learning of compact task-oriented representations optimized for the wireless channel, reducing channel resources needed to convey task-relevant…

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Wireless networked control system (WNCS) connecting sensors, controllers, and actuators via wireless communications is a key enabling technology for highly scalable and low-cost deployment of control systems in the Industry 4.0 era. Despite…

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Decision making in large scale urban environments is critical for many applications involving continuous distribution of resources and utilization of infrastructure, such as ambient lighting control and traffic management. Traditional…

Wireless connectivity has traditionally been regarded as an opaque data pipe carrying messages, whose context-dependent meaning and effectiveness have been ignored. Nevertheless, in emerging cyber-physical and autonomous networked systems,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-03-11 Marios Kountouris , Nikolaos Pappas

In this paper, we study the timeliness of actions in communication systems where actuation is constrained by control permissions or energy availability. Building on the Age of Actuation (AoA) metric, which quantifies the timeliness of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-03-26 Ali Nikkhah , Anthony Ephremides , Nikolaos Pappas

The prosperity of artificial intelligence (AI) has laid a promising paradigm of communication system, i.e., intelligent semantic communication (ISC), where semantic contents, instead of traditional bit sequences, are coded by AI models for…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Le Xia , Yao Sun , Xiaoqian Li , Gang Feng , Muhammad Ali Imran

Lunar surface operations impose stringent requirements on wireless communication systems, including autonomy, robustness to disruption, and the ability to adapt to environmental and mission-driven context. While Space-O-RAN provides a…

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Wirelessly-connected robotic systems empower robots with real-time intelligence by leveraging remote computing resources for decision-making. However, the data exchange between robots and edge servers often overwhelms communication links,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Wenchao Wu , Shutong Chen , Wenjie Liu , Zhibo Pang , Yansha Deng , Robert Schober

In this paper, we investigated semantic communication for multi-task processing using an information-theoretic approach. We introduced the concept of a "semantic source", allowing multiple semantic interpretations from a single observation.…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-10 Ahmad Halimi Razlighi , Carsten Bockelmann , Armin Dekorsy

Networked control systems (NCSs) are an example of task-oriented communication systems, where the purpose of communication is real-time control of processes over a network. In the context of NCSs, with the processes sending their state…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-29 Polina Kutsevol , Onur Ayan , Wolfgang Kellerer

Future wireless networks must support real-time, data-driven cyber-physical systems in which communication is tightly coupled with sensing, inference, control, and decision-making. Traditional communication paradigms centered on accuracy,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2025-12-16 Jiping Luo , Erfan Delfani , Mehrdad Salimnejad , Nikolaos Pappas

The emergence of the semantic-aware paradigm presents opportunities for innovative services, especially in the context of 6G-based applications. Although significant progress has been made in semantic extraction techniques, the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-07-08 Hamidreza Mazandarani , Masoud Shokrnezhad , Tarik Taleb

Semantic communication is recognized for its high compression efficiency and robust resistance to noise. However, utilizing a fixed transmission rate in environments with dynamic signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) often results in inefficient use…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-30 Zhiye Sun , Shuai Ma , Shiyin Li

In this paper, the problem of wireless resource allocation and semantic information extraction for energy efficient semantic communications over wireless networks with rate splitting is investigated. In the considered model, a base station…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-01-06 Zhaohui Yang , Mingzhe Chen , Zhaoyang Zhang , Chongwen Huang

This paper addresses the challenge of integrating semantic communication principles into operated networks, traditionally optimized based on network-centric metrics rather than application-specific needs. Operated networks strongly adhere…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-02 Quentin Lampin , Louis-Adrien Dufrène , Guillaume Larue

Semantic communications have emerged as a crucial research direction for future wireless communication networks. However, as wireless systems become increasingly complex, the demands for computation and communication resources in semantic…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-14 Xuyang Chen , Chong Huang , Gaojie Chen , Daquan Feng , Pei Xiao

For cyber-physical systems in the 6G era, semantic communications connecting distributed devices for dynamic control and remote state estimation are required to guarantee application-level performance, not merely focus on…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-10-28 Jiazheng Chen , Wanchun Liu , Daniel Quevedo , Yonghui Li , Branka Vucetic

Empowered by deep learning, semantic communication marks a paradigm shift from transmitting raw data to conveying task-relevant meaning, enabling more efficient and intelligent wireless systems. In this study, we explore a deep…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-28 Chenyang Wang , Roger Olsson , Stefan Forsström , Qing He

Semantic communication (SemCom) has recently been considered a promising solution to guarantee high resource utilization and transmission reliability for future wireless networks. Nevertheless, the unique demand for background knowledge…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-28 Le Xia , Yao Sun , Dusit Niyato , Xiaoqian Li , Muhammad Ali Imran