no code implementations • 12 Jan 2024 • Davide Tornielli Bellini, Dario Tagliaferri, Marouan Mizmizi, Stefano Tebaldini, Umberto Spagnolini
This paper deals with radar imaging in non-line of sight (NLOS) with the aid of non-reconfigurable electromagnetic skins (NR-EMSs).
no code implementations • 11 Jan 2024 • Lorenzo Cazzella, Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Damiano Badini, Matteo Matteucci, Umberto Spagnolini
Simulation results over different urban vehicular mobility scenarios show that the proposed T2U method provides a probability of correct association that increases with the size of the BS antenna array, highlighting the respective increase of the separability of the VEs in the beamspace.
no code implementations • 19 Dec 2023 • Silvia Mura, Dario Tagliaferri, Marouan Mizmizi, Umberto Spagnolini, Athina Petropulu
In particular, waveform design for legacy Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) systems consists of a suitable time-frequency resource allocation policy balancing between communication and sensing performance.
no code implementations • 13 Nov 2023 • Dario Tagliaferri, Marco Manzoni, Marouan Mizmizi, Stefano Tebaldini, Andrea Virgilio Monti-Guarnieri, Claudio Maria Prati, Umberto Spagnolini
Coherent multistatic radio imaging represents a pivotal opportunity for forthcoming wireless networks, which involves distributed nodes cooperating to achieve accurate sensing resolution and robustness.
no code implementations • 26 Sep 2023 • Silvia Mura, Marouan Mizmizi, Umberto Spagnolini, Athina Petropulu
This paper tackles the challenge of wideband MIMO channel estimation within indoor millimeter-wave scenarios.
no code implementations • 8 Aug 2023 • Dario Tagliaferri, Marouan Mizmizi, Giacomo Oliveri, Umberto Spagnolini, Andrea Massa
The advantage is twofold: \textit{(i)} by introducing a compact high-reflectivity structure on the target, we make vehicles behave like \textit{point targets}, avoiding perspective deformations and related ranging biases and \textit{(ii)} we increase the reflectivity the vehicle, improving localization performance.
no code implementations • 1 Jun 2023 • Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Marco Di Renzo, Umberto Spagnolini
Space-time modulated metasurfaces (STMMs) are a recently proposed generalization of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, which include a proper time-varying phase at the metasurface elements, enabling higher flexibility and control of the reflected signals.
no code implementations • 17 May 2023 • Marco Manzoni, Dario Tagliaferri, Stefano Tebaldini, Marouan Mizmizi, Andrea Virgilio Monti-Guarnieri, Claudio Maria Prati, Umberto Spagnolini
Networked sensing refers to the capability of properly orchestrating multiple sensing terminals to enhance specific figures of merit, e. g., positioning accuracy or imaging resolution.
no code implementations • 14 Mar 2023 • Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Damiano Badini, Umberto Spagnolini
Target-to-user (T2U) association is a prerequisite to fully exploit the potential of the sensing function in communication-centric integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems, e. g., for beam and blockage management.
no code implementations • 16 Feb 2023 • Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Umberto Spagnolini
An STMM augments the spatial phase function with a time-varying one across the elements, allowing for the conveyance of information that possibly modulates the impinging signal.
no code implementations • 15 Nov 2022 • Reza Aghazadeh Ayoubi, Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Danilo De Donno, Umberto Spagnolini
Network-controlled repeaters (NCR) and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) are being considered by the third generation partnership project (3GPP) as valid candidates for range extension in millimeter-wave (mmW, 30-300 GHz frequency) 5G and 6G networks, to counteract large path and penetration losses.
no code implementations • 10 Oct 2022 • Kai Dong, Silvia Mura, Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Umberto Spagnolini
Smart Repeaters (SR) can potentially enhance the coverage in Millimeter-wave (mmWave) wireless communications.
no code implementations • 14 Aug 2022 • Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Misagh Khosronejad, Laura Resteghini, Gian Guido Gentili, Lorenza Draghi, Umberto Spagnolini
Intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRS) will represent a key technology in the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) communication networks to extend the network coverage and overcome link blockage.
no code implementations • 3 Apr 2022 • Francesco Linsalata, Dario Tagliaferri, Luca Rinaldi, Lorenzo Bezzetto, Marouan Mizmizi, Davide Scazzoli, Damiano Badini, Christian Mazzucco, Maurizio Magarini, Umberto Spagnolini
Moreover, there is not a winning technology for BM between BS-mounted radar and VE's onboard positioning systems.
no code implementations • 21 Jan 2022 • Marouan Mizmizi, Reza Aghazadeh Ayoubi, Dario Tagliaferri, Kai Dong, Gian Guido Gentili, Umberto Spagnolini
This paper proposes using conformal metasurfaces (either C-RIS or C-IRS) deployed on vehicles' body to mitigate the blockage impact in a highway multi-lane scenario.
no code implementations • 24 Nov 2021 • Luca Rinaldi, Dario Tagliaferri, Francesco Linsalata, Marouan Mizmizi, Maurizio Magarini, Umberto Spagnolini
The evolution of wireless communication systems towards millimeter-wave ($30-100$ GHz) and sub-THz ($>100$ GHz) frequency bands highlighted the need for accurate and fast beam management and a proactive link-blockage prediction in high-mobility scenarios.
no code implementations • 15 Nov 2021 • Francesco Linsalata, Silvia Mura, Marouan Mizmizi, Maurizio Magarini, Peng Wang, Majid Nasiri Khormuji, Alberto Perotti, Umberto Spagnolini
Recent advances in Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) technology and the upcoming sixth-generation (6G) network will dawn a new era for vehicular services with enhanced communication capabilities.
no code implementations • 15 Nov 2021 • Silvia Mura, Francesco Linsalata, Marouan Mizmizi, Maurizio Magarini, Majid Nasiri Khormuji, Peng Wang, Alberto Perotti, Umberto Spagnolini
Distributed resource allocation (RA) schemes have been introduced in cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) standard for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) sidelink (SL) communications to share the limited spectrum (sub-6GHz) efficiently.
no code implementations • 20 Oct 2021 • Kai Dong, Marouan Mizmizi, Dario Tagliaferri, Umberto Spagnolini
Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communications are revolutionizing the connectivity of transportation systems supporting safe and efficient road mobility.
no code implementations • 31 Aug 2021 • Lorenzo Cazzella, Dario Tagliaferri, Marouan Mizmizi, Damiano Badini, Christian Mazzucco, Matteo Matteucci, Umberto Spagnolini
Algebraic Low-rank (LR) channel estimation exploits space-time channel sparsity through the computation of position-dependent MIMO channel eigenmodes leveraging recurrent training vehicle passages in the coverage cell.
no code implementations • 10 Jun 2021 • Marouan Mizmizi, Francesco Linsalata, Mattia Brambilla, Filippo Morandi, Kai Dong, Maurizio Magarini, Monica Nicoli, Majid Nasiri Khormuji, Peng Wang, Renaud Alexandre Pitaval, Umberto Spagnolini
The ever-increasing demand for intelligent, automated, and connected mobility solutions pushes for the development of an innovative sixth Generation (6G) of cellular networks.