1 code implementation • 16 Apr 2025 • Thanh-Dung Le, Vu Nguyen Ha, Ti Ti Nguyen, Geoffrey Eappen, Prabhu Thiruvasagam, Hong-Fu Chou, Duc-Dung Tran, Hung Nguyen-Kha, Luis M. Garces-Socarras, Jorge L. Gonzalez-Rios, Juan Carlos Merlano-Duncan, Symeon Chatzinotas
This study introduces ResNet-GLUSE, a lightweight ResNet variant enhanced with Gated Linear Unit-enhanced Squeeze-and-Excitation (GLUSE), an adaptive channel-wise attention mechanism.
no code implementations • 7 Apr 2025 • Monir Abughalwa, Diep N. Nguyen, Dinh Thai Hoang, Thang X. Vu, Eryk Dutkiewicz, Symeon Chatzinotas
In real-life scenarios, due to hardware limitations of the IRS' passive reflective elements (PREs), the use of a full-resolution (continuous) phase shift (CPS) is impractical.
no code implementations • 3 Apr 2025 • Asad Mahmood, Thang X. Vu, Wali Ullah Khan, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
This paper proposes a framework for robust design of UAV-assisted wireless networks that combine 3D trajectory optimization with user mobility prediction to address dynamic resource allocation challenges.
no code implementations • 21 Mar 2025 • Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Wali Ullah Khan, George C. Alexandropoulos, Manzoor Ahmed, Symeon Chatzinotas
This paper studies the problem of hybrid holographic beamforming for sum-rate maximization in a communication system assisted by a reconfigurable holographic surface.
no code implementations • 20 Mar 2025 • Wali Ullah Khan, Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas
We formulate a joint optimization problem to maximize the secrecy rate by optimizing BD-RIS phase shifts and the secondary transmitter power allocation while controlling the interference temperature from the secondary network to the primary network.
no code implementations • 12 Mar 2025 • Ti Ti Nguyen, Thanh-Dung Le, Vu Nguyen Ha, Hong-Fu Chou, Geoffrey Eappen, Duc-Dung Tran, Hung Nguyen-Kha, Prabhu Thiruvasagam, Luis M. Garces-Socarras, Jorge L. Gonzalez-Rios, Juan C. Merlano-Duncan, Symeon Chatzinotas
The integration of machine learning (ML) has significantly enhanced the capabilities of Earth Observation (EO) systems by enabling the extraction of actionable insights from complex datasets.
no code implementations • 11 Mar 2025 • Wali Ullah Khan, Manzoor Ahmed, Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Marco Di Renzo, Eva Lagunas, Asad Mahmood, Syed Tariq Shah, Octavia A. Dobre, Jorge Querol, Symeon Chatzinotas
Beyond Diagonal Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (BD-RIS) represent a groundbreaking innovation in sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks, enabling unprecedented control over wireless propagation environments compared to conventional diagonal RIS (D-RIS).
no code implementations • 3 Mar 2025 • Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Wali Ullah Khan, Marco Di Renzo, Asad Mahmood, Jorge Querol, Symeon Chatzinotas
Reconfigurable holographic surfaces (RHS) have emerged as a transformative material technology, enabling dynamic control of electromagnetic waves to generate versatile holographic beam patterns.
no code implementations • 24 Feb 2025 • Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Christo Kurisummoottil Thomas, George C. Alexandropoulos, Jorge Querol, Symeon Chatzinotas, Walid Saad
Reconfigurable holographic surfaces (RHS) have emerged as a transformative material technology, enabling dynamic control of electromagnetic waves to generate versatile holographic beam patterns.
no code implementations • 24 Feb 2025 • Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Asad Mahmood, Christo Kurisummoottil Thomas, George C. Alexandropoulos, Jorge Querol, Symeon Chatzinotas, Walid Saad
This paper pioneers the field of multi-user holographic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications, laying a solid foundation for future innovations in next-generation aerial wireless networks.
no code implementations • 23 Feb 2025 • Juan Andrés Vasquez-Peralvo, Aral Ertug Zorkun, Jorge Querol, Eva Lagunas, Flor Ortiz, Luis Manuel Garcés-Socarrás, Jorge Luis González-Rios, Symeon Chatzinotas
This is particularly relevant for communication at 28 GHz, a key frequency in the mmWave spectrum, used for high-bandwidth satellite links and 5G communications.
no code implementations • 23 Feb 2025 • Praveen Naidu Vummadisetty, Aral Ertug Zorkun, Juan Andres Vasquez Peralvo, Mehmet Abbak, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas
The demand for cost-effective, low-profile user terminals for satellite communications supporting multicast services for Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellites, has become a key focus for many Direct-to-Home (DTH) providers where the high data rates in the downlink are required.
no code implementations • 21 Feb 2025 • Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Wali Ullah Khan, George Alexandropoulos, Jorge Querol, Symeon Chatzinotas
To optimize the system performance, we propose a novel weighted multi-objective problem formulation that aims to simultaneously maximize the communication rate and minimize the CRBs.
no code implementations • 1 Feb 2025 • Arkadii Kazanskii, Juan Andres Vasquez-Peralvo, Symeon Chatzinotas
Phased antenna arrays enable dynamic beam shaping, which is essential for Non-Geostationary (NGSO) satellite communications where efficient beam distribution is important.
no code implementations • 9 Jan 2025 • Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Prabhu Thiruvasagam, Wali Ullah Khan, Sourabh Solanki, George C. Alexandropoulos, Jorge Querol, Jan Plachy, Oliver Holschke, Symeon Chatzinotas
Satellite Networks (SN) have traditionally been instrumental in providing two key services: communications and sensing.
no code implementations • 15 Nov 2024 • Giovanni Iacovelli, Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Wali Ullah Khan, Asad Mahmood, George C. Alexandropoulos, Jorge Querol, Symeon Chatzinotas
In this article, we propose the integration of the Holographic Multiple Input Multiple Output (HMIMO) as a transformative solution for next generation Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs), addressing key challenges, such as high hardware costs, launch expenses, and energy inefficiency.
1 code implementation • 31 Oct 2024 • Thanh-Dung Le, Vu Nguyen Ha, Ti Ti Nguyen, Geoffrey Eappen, Prabhu Thiruvasagam, Hong-Fu Chou, Duc-Dung Tran, Luis M. Garces-Socarras, Jorge L. Gonzalez-Rios, Juan Carlos Merlano-Duncan, Symeon Chatzinotas
This study presents an innovative dynamic weighting knowledge distillation (KD) framework tailored for efficient Earth observation (EO) image classification (IC) in resource-constrained settings.
no code implementations • 23 Sep 2024 • Hong-Fu Chou, Vu Nguyen Ha, Prabhu Thiruvasagam, Thanh-Dung Le, Geoffrey Eappen, Ti Ti Nguyen, Luis M. Garces-Socarras, Jorge L. Gonzalez-Rios, Juan Carlos Merlano-Duncan, Symeon Chatzinotas
Earth Observation (EO) systems are crucial for cartography, disaster surveillance, and resource administration.
no code implementations • 9 Sep 2024 • Wali Ullah Khan, Eva Lagunas, Asad Mahmood, Muhammad Asif, Manzoor Ahmed, Symeon Chatzinotas
This work proposes the integration of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communications and BD-RIS in 6G NTNs, which has the potential to further enhance wireless coverage and spectral efficiency.
1 code implementation • 5 Sep 2024 • Thanh-Dung Le, Vu Nguyen Ha, Ti Ti Nguyen, Geoffrey Eappen, Prabhu Thiruvasagam, Luis M. Garces-Socarras, Hong-Fu Chou, Jorge L. Gonzalez-Rios, Juan Carlos Merlano-Duncan, Symeon Chatzinotas
This study focuses on identifying the most effective pre-trained model for land use classification in onboard satellite processing, emphasizing achieving high accuracy, computational efficiency, and robustness against noisy data conditions commonly encountered during satellite-based inference.
no code implementations • 27 Aug 2024 • Hung Nguyen-Kha, Vu Nguyen Ha, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas, Joel Grotz
This paper examines integrated satellite-terrestrial networks (ISTNs) in urban environments, where terrestrial networks (TNs) and non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) share the same frequency band in the C-band which is considered the promising band for both systems.
no code implementations • 21 Aug 2024 • Ahmet M. Elbir, Özlem Tuğfe Demir, Kumar Vijay Mishra, Symeon Chatzinotas, Martin Haardt
After nearly a century of specialized applications in optics, remote sensing, and acoustics, the near-field (NF) electromagnetic propagation zone is experiencing a resurgence in research interest.
no code implementations • 16 Aug 2024 • Geoffrey Eappen, Jorge Luis Gonzalez, Vibhum Singh, Rakesh Palisetty, Alireza Haqiqtnejad, Liz Martinez Marrero, Jevgenij Krivochiza, Jorge Querol, Nicola Maturo, Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan, Eva Lagunas, Stefano Andrenacci, Symeon Chatzinotas
To mitigate this issue, the optimal linear precoders are implemented at the gateways (GWs).
no code implementations • 20 Jun 2024 • Ayush Kumar Dwivedi, Houcine Chougrani, Sachin Chaudhari, Neeraj Varshney, Symeon Chatzinotas
This study analyses the medium access control (MAC) layer aspects of a low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite-based Internet of Things (IoT) network.
no code implementations • 6 Jun 2024 • Mostafa Samy, Hayder Al-Hraishawi, Abuzar B. M. Adam, Konstantinos Ntontin, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Otteresten
Furthermore, closed-form expressions for the outage probability, achievable spectral and energy efficiency, symbol error probability, and diversity order for the proposed system model are derived.
no code implementations • 28 May 2024 • Luis M. Garcés-Socarrás, Amirhossein Nik, Flor Ortiz, Juan A. Vásquez-Peralvo, Jorge L. González-Rios, Mouhamad Chehailty, Marcele Kuhfuss, Eva Lagunas, Jan Thoemel, Sumit Kumar, Vishal Singh, Juan C. Merlano Duncan, Sahar Malmir, Swetha Varadajulu, Jorge Querol, Symeon Chatzinotas
The Artificial Intelligence Satellite Telecommunications Testbed (AISTT), part of the ESA project SPAICE, is focused on the transformation of the satellite payload by using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) methodologies over available commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) AI-capable chips for onboard processing.
no code implementations • 27 May 2024 • Gianluca Fontanesi, Anna Guerra, Francesco Guidi, Juan A. Vásquez-Peralvo, Nir Shlezinger, Alberto Zanella, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas, Davide Dardari, Petar M. Djurić
In this paper, we consider a scenario with one UAV equipped with a ULA, which sends combined information and sensing signals to communicate with multiple GBS and, at the same time, senses potential targets placed within an interested area on the ground.
no code implementations • 21 May 2024 • Hung Nguyen-Kha, Vu Nguyen Ha, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas, Joel Grotz
Particularly, the interference channel from the low-earth-orbit (LEO) satellite to the dense urban area is analyzed carefully under the impact of the environment's characteristics, i. e., the building density, building height, and the elevation angle.
no code implementations • 2 May 2024 • Yuma Abe, Flor Ortiz, Eva Lagunas, Victor Monzon Baeza, Symeon Chatzinotas, Hiroyuki Tsuji
Satellite constellation systems are becoming more attractive to provide communication services worldwide, especially in areas without network connectivity.
no code implementations • 19 Apr 2024 • Flor Ortiz, Eva Lagunas, Almoatssimbillah Saifaldawla, Mahdis Jalali, Luis Emiliani, Symeon Chatzinotas
Moving onto operational aspects related to the sharing of spectrum, we introduce recent work on interference detection, identification, and mitigation and provide our vision of the emerging role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the aforementioned tasks.
no code implementations • 26 Mar 2024 • Asad Mahmood, Thang X. Vu, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
This work investigates the application of Beyond Diagonal Intelligent Reflective Surface (BD-IRS) to enhance THz downlink communication systems, operating in a hybrid: reflective and transmissive mode, to simultaneously provide services to indoor and outdoor users.
no code implementations • 13 Mar 2024 • Vu Nguyen Ha, Duy H. N. Nguyen, Juan C. -M. Duncan, Jorge L. Gonzalez-Rios, Juan A. Vasquez, Geoffrey Eappen, Luis M. Garces-Socarras, Rakesh Palisetty, Symeon Chatzinotas, Bjorn Ottersten
This paper introduces a joint optimization framework for user-centric beam selection and linear precoding (LP) design in a coordinated multiple-satellite (CoMSat) system, employing a Digital-Fourier-Transform-based (DFT) beamforming (BF) technique.
no code implementations • 17 Jan 2024 • Alejandro Gonzalez-Garrido, Jorge Querol, Henk Wymeersch, Symeon Chatzinotas
Accurate asset localization holds paramount importance across various industries, ranging from transportation management to search and rescue operations.
no code implementations • 12 Jan 2024 • Eva Lagunas, Flor Ortiz, Geoffrey Eappen, Saed Daoud, Wallace Alves Martins, Jorge Querol, Symeon Chatzinotas, Nicolas Skatchkovsky, Bipin Rajendran, Osvaldo Simeone
Spiking neural networks (SNNs) implemented on neuromorphic processors (NPs) can enhance the energy efficiency of deployments of artificial intelligence (AI) for specific workloads.
no code implementations • 21 Nov 2023 • Juan A. Vásquez-Peralvo, Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan, Geoffrey Eappen, Symeon Chatzinotas
Satellite swarms have recently gained attention in the space industry due to their ability to provide extremely narrow beamwidths at a lower cost than single satellite systems.
no code implementations • 13 Nov 2023 • Asad Mahmood, Thang X. Vu, Wali Ullah Khan, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
We propose a joint optimization strategy to reduce system's worst-case latency and UAV hovering time by optimizing BD-IRS-UAV deployment and resource allocation.
no code implementations • 2 Nov 2023 • Juan Andrés Vásquez-Peralvo, Jorge Querol, Eva Lagunas, Flor Ortiz, Luis Manuel Garcés-Socarrás, Jorge Luis González-Rios, Victor Monzon Baeza, Symeon Chatzinotas
The incorporation of subarrays in Direct Radiating Arrays for satellite missions is fundamental in reducing the number of Radio Frequency chains, which correspondingly diminishes cost, power consumption, space, and mass.
no code implementations • 2 Nov 2023 • Flor Ortiz, Juan A. Vasquez-Peralvo, Jorge Querol, Eva Lagunas, Jorge L. Gonzalez Rios, Marcele O. K. Mendonca, Luis Garces, Victor Monzon Baeza, Symeon Chatzinotas
Satellite communications (SatCom) are crucial for global connectivity, especially in the era of emerging technologies like 6G and narrowing the digital divide.
no code implementations • 25 Oct 2023 • Ahmet M. Elbir, Kumar Vijay Mishra, Symeon Chatzinotas
In this work, we examine near-field DoA estimation for THz automotive radar.
no code implementations • 18 Oct 2023 • Marcele O. K. Mendonca, Flor G. Ortiz-Gomez, Jorge Querol, Eva Lagunas, Juan A. Vásquez Peralvo, Victor Monzon Baeza, Symeon Chatzinotas, Bjorn Ottersten
Satellite communications, essential for modern connectivity, extend access to maritime, aeronautical, and remote areas where terrestrial networks are unfeasible.
no code implementations • 29 Sep 2023 • Victor Monzon Baeza, Steven Kisseleff, Jorge Luis González Rios, Juan Andrés Vasquez-Peralvo, Carlos Mosquera, Roberto López Valcarce, Tomás Ramírez Parracho, Pablo Losada Sanisidro, Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan, Symeon Chatzinotas
This paper provides an overview of the diverse range of applications and use cases for Single-Channel Full-Duplex (SCFD) techniques within the field of satellite communication.
no code implementations • 28 Sep 2023 • Houcine Chougrani, Oltjon Kodheli, Ali Georganaki, Jan Thoemel, Chiara Vittoria Turtoro, Frank Zeppenfeldt, Petros Pissias, Mahulena Hofmann, Symeon Chatzinotas
This paper performs a feasibility study on the concept of connecting space missions to the network through commercial mega-constellations.
no code implementations • 26 Sep 2023 • Inés Larráyoz-Arrigote, Marcele O. K. Mendonca, Alejandro Gonzalez-Garrido, Jevgenij Krivochiza, Sumit Kumar, Jorge Querol, Joel Grotz, Stefano Andrenacci, Symeon Chatzinotas
This paper delves into the application of Machine Learning (ML) techniques in the realm of 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (5G-NTN), particularly focusing on symbol detection and equalization for the Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH).
no code implementations • 25 Sep 2023 • Flor Ortiz, Juan A. Vasquez-Peralvo, Jorge Querol, Eva Lagunas, Jorge L. Gonzalez Rios, Luis Garces, Victor Monzon-Baeza, Symeon Chatzinotas
In today's ever-connected world, the demand for fast and widespread connectivity is insatiable, making multibeam satellite systems an indispensable pillar of modern telecommunications infrastructure.
no code implementations • 21 Sep 2023 • Wali Ullah Khan, Eva Lagunas, Zain Ali, Asad Mahmood, Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Manzoor Ahmed, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
Backscatter communication (BC) technology offers sustainable solutions for next-generation Internet-of-Things (IoT) networks, where devices can transmit data by reflecting and adjusting incident radio frequency signals.
no code implementations • 19 Sep 2023 • Victor Monzon Baeza, Flor Ortiz, Eva Lagunas, Tedros Salih Abdu, Symeon Chatzinotas
Among the recent advances and innovations in satellite communications, Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) satellite constellations are gaining popularity as a viable option for providing widespread broadband internet access and backhauling services.
no code implementations • 6 Sep 2023 • Ahmet M. Elbir, Kumar Vijay Mishra, Symeon Chatzinotas
Terahertz (THz) band is currently envisioned as the key building block to achieving the future sixth generation (6G) wireless systems.
no code implementations • 6 Sep 2023 • Wali Ullah Khan, Asad Mahmood, Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
This paper studies the potential of RIS-integrated NTNs to revolutionize the next-generation connectivity.
no code implementations • 22 Aug 2023 • Flor Ortiz, Nicolas Skatchkovsky, Eva Lagunas, Wallace A. Martins, Geoffrey Eappen, Saed Daoud, Osvaldo Simeone, Bipin Rajendran, Symeon Chatzinotas
The latest satellite communication (SatCom) missions are characterized by a fully reconfigurable on-board software-defined payload, capable of adapting radio resources to the temporal and spatial variations of the system traffic.
no code implementations • 18 Aug 2023 • Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Jorge Querol, Symeon Chatzinotas
Furthermore, it grants a much wider research community the ability to independently perform APC for emerging complex 6G antenna systems, without relying on anechoic chambers.
no code implementations • 16 Aug 2023 • Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Sourabh Solanki, Jorge Querol, Sumit Kumar, Symeon Chatzinotas
In this manuscript, we present a novel approach to jointly optimize active and passive beamforming in a multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) FD system assisted by an IRS for weighted sum rate (WSR) maximization.
no code implementations • 15 Aug 2023 • Chandan Kumar Sheemar, Jorge Querol, Sourabh Solanki, Sumit Kumar, Symeon Chatzinotas
We also analyze the achievable WSR of an IRS-assisted FD with imperfect CSI, for which the lower and the upper bounds are derived.
no code implementations • 29 Jul 2023 • Wali Ullah Khan, Eva Lagunas, Asad Mahmood, Zain Ali, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
The objective is to maximize the sum rate of NOMA D2D communications by simultaneously optimizing the power budget of D2D transmitter, NOMA power allocation coefficients of D2D receivers and passive beamforming of RIS while guaranteeing the quality of services of UAV user.
no code implementations • 18 Jul 2023 • Duc-Dung Tran, Vu Nguyen Ha, Symeon Chatzinotas, Ti Ti Nguyen
In this design, a multi-agent deep Q network (MADQN) approach is employed to conduct the subchannel assignment (SA) among users.
no code implementations • 10 Jul 2023 • Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan, Vu Nguyen Ha, Jevgenij Krivochiza, Rakesh Palisetty, Geoffrey Eappen, Juan Andres Vasquez, Wallace Alves Martins, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
The space communications industry is challenged to develop a technology that can deliver broadband services to user terminals equipped with miniature antennas, such as handheld devices.
no code implementations • 17 Jun 2023 • Wali Ullah Khan, Eva Lagunas, Asad Mahmood, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
Then, in step 2, given the transmit power, we design passive beamforming for RIS by solving the semi-definite programming.
no code implementations • 15 May 2023 • Arsham Mostaani, Thang X. Vu, Hamed Habibi, Symeon Chatzinotas, Bjorn Ottersten
Numerical results show striking improvements in reducing the computational complexity of obtaining VoI needed for the TOCD in a MAS problem without compromising the average return performance of the MAS.
no code implementations • 8 May 2023 • Asad Mahmood, Thang X. Vu, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
The main aim of this work is to derive an efficient technique for the allocation of radio resources, $3$D placement of UAVs, and user association matrices.
no code implementations • 26 Apr 2023 • Vu Nguyen Ha, Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan, Eva Lagunas, Jorge Querol, Symeon Chatzinotas
This paper proposes a joint optimization framework for energy-efficient linear precoding and feeder-link-beam matching design in a multi-gateway multi-beam bent-pipe satellite communication system.
no code implementations • 25 Apr 2023 • Asad Mahmood, Thang X. Vu, Shree Krishna Sharma, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
The main aim of this work is to derive the optimal allocation of radio resources, 3D placement of UAVs, and user association matrices.
no code implementations • 19 Mar 2023 • Hung Nguyen-Kha, Vu Nguyen Ha, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas, Joel Grotz
This paper presents a study of an integrated satellite-terrestrial network, where Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellites are used to provide the backhaul link between base stations (BSs) and the core network.
no code implementations • 11 Mar 2023 • Vu Nguyen Ha, Eva Lagunas, Tedros Salih Abdu, Haythem Chaker, Symeon Chatzinotas, Joel Grotz
This paper presents a centralized framework for optimizing the joint design of beam placement, power, and bandwidth allocation in an MEO satellite constellation to fulfill the heterogeneous traffic demands of a large number of global users.
no code implementations • 9 Mar 2023 • Wali Ullah Khan, Eva Lagunas, Asad Mahmood, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
The proposed framework simultaneously optimizes the transmit power of ground terminals at LEO satellite and passive beamforming at RIS while ensuring the quality of services.
no code implementations • 9 Feb 2023 • Ahmet M. Elbir, Wei Shi, Anastasios K. Papazafeiropoulos, Pandelis Kourtessis, Symeon Chatzinotas
Unlike prior works which mostly ignore the impact of near-field beam-split (NB) and consider either narrowband scenario or far-field models, this paper introduces both a model-based and a model-free techniques for wideband THz channel estimation in the presence of NB.
no code implementations • 6 Feb 2023 • Van-Dinh Nguyen, Thang X. Vu, Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Dinh C. Nguyen, Markku Juntti, Nguyen Cong Luong, Dinh Thai Hoang, Diep N. Nguyen, Symeon Chatzinotas
To enable an intelligent, programmable and multi-vendor radio access network (RAN) for 6G networks, considerable efforts have been made in standardization and development of open RAN (O-RAN).
no code implementations • 5 Feb 2023 • Ahmet M. Elbir, Symeon Chatzinotas
Terahertz (THz)-band has been envisioned for the sixth generation wireless networks thanks to its ultra-wide bandwidth and very narrow beamwidth.
no code implementations • 4 Feb 2023 • Stylianos E. Trevlakis, Alexandros-Apostolos A. Boulogeorgos, Dimitrios Pliatsios, Konstantinos Ntontin, Panagiotis Sarigiannidis, Symeon Chatzinotas, Marco Di Renzo
Finally, insights that arise from the presented analysis are summarized and used to highlight the most important future directions for localization in 6G wireless systems.
no code implementations • 3 Feb 2023 • Ahmet M. Elbir, Kumar Vijay Mishra, Symeon Chatzinotas
The sixth-generation networks envision the terahertz (THz) band as one of the key enabling technologies because of its ultrawide bandwidth.
no code implementations • 2 Feb 2023 • Hung Nguyen-Kha, Vu Nguyen Ha, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas, Joel Grotz
This paper aims to develop satellite-user association and resource allocation mechanisms to minimize the total transmit power for integrated terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks wherein a constellation of LEO satellites provides the radio access services to both terrestrial base stations (BSs) and the satellite-enabled users (SUEs).
no code implementations • 13 Dec 2022 • Nguyen Cong Luong, Quoc-Viet Pham, Thien Huynh-The, Van-Dinh Nguyen, Derrick Wing Kwan Ng, Symeon Chatzinotas
Fourth, we present the design of the DL-based auction for edge resource allocation in SemCom-enabled Metaverse.
no code implementations • 16 Nov 2022 • Vu Nguyen Ha, Zaid Abdullah, Geoffrey Eappen, Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan, Rakesh Palisetty, Jorge Luis Gonzalez Rios, Wallace Alves Martins, Hong-Fu Chou, Juan Andres Vasquez, Luis Manuel Garces-Socarras, Haythem Chaker, Symeon Chatzinotas
This paper jointly designs linear precoding (LP) and codebook-based beamforming implemented in a satellite with massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) antenna technology.
no code implementations • 15 Nov 2022 • Hayder Al-Hraishawi, Junaid ur Rehman, Mohsen Razavi, Symeon Chatzinotas
Quantum technologies are increasingly recognized as groundbreaking advancements set to redefine the landscape of computing, communications, and sensing by leveraging quantum phenomena, like entanglement and teleportation.
no code implementations • 17 Oct 2022 • Fatemeh Kavehmadavani, Van-Dinh Nguyen, Thang X. Vu, Symeon Chatzinotas
For this purpose, we propose a joint intelligent traffic prediction, flow-split distribution, dynamic user association and radio resource management (JIFDR) framework in the presence of unknown dynamic traffic demands.
no code implementations • 5 Oct 2022 • Wali Ullah Khan, Muhammad Awais Javed, Sherali Zeadally, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas
We present an overview of enabling technologies for ISRE-based 6G vehicular aided HetNets.
no code implementations • 2 Oct 2022 • Wali Ullah Khan, Asad Mahmood, Arash Bozorgchenani, Muhammad Ali Jamshed, Ali Ranjha, Eva Lagunas, Haris Pervaiz, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten, Petar Popovski
This paper first describes the introduction of 6G-empowered V2X communications and IRS technology.
no code implementations • 25 Sep 2022 • Zhen Gao, Xingyu Zhou, Jingjing Zhao, Juan Li, Chunli Zhu, Chun Hu, Pei Xiao, Symeon Chatzinotas, Derrick Wing Kwan Ng, Bjorn Ottersten
With the blooming of Internet-of-Things (IoT), we are witnessing an explosion in the number of IoT terminals, triggering an unprecedented demand for ubiquitous wireless access globally.
no code implementations • 21 Sep 2022 • Victor Monzon Baeza, Eva Lagunas, Hayder Al-Hraishawi, Symeon Chatzinotas
Satellite communications industry is currently going through a rapid and profound transformation to adapt to the recent innovations and developments in the realm of non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites.
no code implementations • 22 Aug 2022 • Vu Nguyen Ha, Ti Ti Nguyen, Eva Lagunas, Juan Carlos Merlano Duncan, Symeon Chatzinotas
Regarding constraint on the maximum number of illuminated beams per time slot, the technical requirement is formulated as a sparse optimization problem in which the hardware-related beam illumination energy is modeled in a sparsity form of the LP vectors.
no code implementations • 7 Aug 2022 • Ahmet M. Elbir, Wei Shi, Anastasios K. Papazafeiropoulos, Pandelis Kourtessis, Symeon Chatzinotas
For the demonstration of ultra-wideband bandwidth and pencil-beamforming, the terahertz (THz)-band has been envisioned as one of the key enabling technologies for the sixth generation networks.
no code implementations • 4 Aug 2022 • Wali Ullah Khan, Zain Ali, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
We also propose two suboptimal schemes with fixed power allocation and random subcarrier beam assignment as the benchmark.
no code implementations • 2 Aug 2022 • Ahmet M. Elbir, Kumar Vijay Mishra, Symeon Chatzinotas, Mehdi Bennis
The sixth generation (6G) wireless networks aim to achieve ultra-high data transmission rates, very low latency and enhanced energy-efficiency.
no code implementations • 13 Jul 2022 • Ahmet M. Elbir, Wei Shi, Kumar Vijay Mishra, Symeon Chatzinotas
This paper addresses two major challenges in terahertz (THz) channel estimation: the beam-split phenomenon, i. e., beam misalignment because of frequency-independent analog beamformers, and computational complexity because of the usage of ultra-massive number of antennas to compensate propagation losses.
no code implementations • 24 Jun 2022 • Ahmet M. Elbir, Wei Shi, Kumar Vijay Mishra, Anastasios K. Papazafeiropoulos, Symeon Chatzinotas
Without channel estimation, the proposed approach exhibits approximately 60% improvement in image and speech classification tasks for diverse scenarios such as millimeter wave and IEEE 802. 11p vehicular channels.
no code implementations • 24 Jun 2022 • Mirza Golam Kibria, Hayder Al-Hraishawi, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
Beam hopping (BH) and carrier aggregation (CA) are two promising technologies for the next generation satellite communication systems to achieve several orders of magnitude increase in system capacity and to significantly improve the spectral efficiency.
no code implementations • 16 Jun 2022 • Osamah A. Abdullah, Hayder Al-Hraishawi, Symeon Chatzinotas
Location-based services (LBS) are witnessing a rise in popularity owing to their key features of delivering powerful and personalized digital experiences.
no code implementations • 14 Apr 2022 • Ahmet M. Elbir, Kumar Vijay Mishra, M. R. Bhavani Shankar, Symeon Chatzinotas
The intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) alters the behavior of wireless media and, consequently, has potential to improve the performance and reliability of wireless systems such as communications and radar remote sensing.
no code implementations • 31 Mar 2022 • Wali Ullah Khan, Eva Lagunas, Zain Ali, Muhammad Awais Javed, Manzoor Ahmed, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten, Petar Popovski
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are an important component of next-generation wireless networks that can assist in high data rate communications and provide enhanced coverage. Their high mobility and aerial nature offer deployment flexibility and low-cost infrastructure support to existing cellular networks and provide many applications that rely on mobile wireless communications.
no code implementations • 16 Mar 2022 • Liz Martinez Marrero, Juan C. Merlano Duncan, Jorge Querol, Sumit Kumar, Jevgenij Krivochiza, Shree Krishna Sharma, Symeon Chatzinotas, Adriano Camps, Bjorn Otterstern
This article also provides an extensive list of applications and examples of synchronization techniques for DSS in addition to the most significant advances in other operations closely related to synchronization, such as inter-satellite ranging and relative position.
no code implementations • 3 Feb 2022 • Wali Ullah Khan, Muhammad Ali Jamshed, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas, Xingwang Li, Bjorn Ottersten
Automotive-Industry 5. 0 will use beyond fifth-generation (B5G) technologies to provide robust, computationally intelligent, and energy-efficient data sharing among various onboard sensors, vehicles, and other devices.
no code implementations • 3 Feb 2022 • Wali Ullah Khan, Muhammad Ali Jamshed, Asad Mahmood, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas, Bjorn Ottersten
Then the RSUs transmit the superimposed signal to their serving vehicles in the second time slot exploiting decode and forward protocol.
no code implementations • 1 Feb 2022 • Wali Ullah Khan, Eva Lagunas, Asad Mahmood, Symeon Chatzinotas, Bjorn Ottersten
To enhance the effective gain, the signal delivery from satellite to the ground mobile terminal is also assisted by RIS which smartly shift the phase of the signal towards ground terminal.
no code implementations • 13 Jan 2022 • M. Mahdi Azari, Sourabh Solanki, Symeon Chatzinotas, Mehdi Bennis
Envisioned use cases of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) impose new service requirements in terms of data rate, latency, and sensing accuracy, to name a few.
no code implementations • 15 Oct 2021 • Hayder Al-Hraishawi, Mario Minardi, Houcine Chougrani, Oltjon Kodheli, Jesus Fabian Mendoza Montoya, Symeon Chatzinotas
Specifically, space-based Internet providers, such as Starlink, OneWeb, and SES O3b, can be utilized for broadband connectivity directly to/from the nanosatellites, which allows a larger degree of connectivity in space network topologies.
no code implementations • 13 Oct 2021 • Yaxiong Yuan, Lei Lei, Thang X. Vu, Zheng Chang, Symeon Chatzinotas, Sumei Sun
Low earth orbit (LEO) satellite-assisted communications have been considered as one of key elements in beyond 5G systems to provide wide coverage and cost-efficient data services.
no code implementations • 23 Sep 2021 • Wali Ullah Khan, Eva Lagunas, Asad Mahmood, Zain Ali, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten, Octavia A. Dobre
This paper proposes a new optimization approach to enhance the spectral efficiency of nonorthogonal multiple access (NOMA)-BC network.
no code implementations • 14 Jul 2021 • Wallace A. Martins, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
This work addresses the issue of interference generated by co-channel users in downlink multi-antenna multicarrier systems with frequency-packed faster-than-Nyquist (FTN) signaling.
no code implementations • 12 Jul 2021 • Hayder Al-Hraishawi, Houcine Chougrani, Steven Kisseleff, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas
The next phase of satellite technology is being characterized by a new evolution in non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites, which conveys exciting new communication capabilities to provide non-terrestrial connectivity solutions and to support a wide range of digital technologies from various industries.
no code implementations • 4 Jul 2021 • Van-Dinh Nguyen, Symeon Chatzinotas, Bjorn Ottersten, Trung Q. Duong
data, users' heterogeneity), we first propose an efficient FL algorithm based on Federated Averaging (called FedFog) to perform the local aggregation of gradient parameters at fog servers and global training update at the cloud.
no code implementations • 18 Jun 2021 • Shicong Liu, Zhen Gao, Yongpeng Wu, Derrick Wing Kwan Ng, Xiqi Gao, Kai-Kit Wong, Symeon Chatzinotas, Bjorn Ottersten
The rapid development of communication technologies in the past decades has provided immense vertical opportunities for individuals and enterprises.
no code implementations • 7 May 2021 • Ahmet M. Elbir, Sinem Coleri, Anastasios K. Papazafeiropoulos, Pandelis Kourtessis, Symeon Chatzinotas
To address this common scenario, we propose a more efficient approach called hybrid federated and centralized learning (HFCL), wherein only the clients with sufficient resources employ FL, while the remaining ones send their datasets to the PS, which computes the model on behalf of them.
no code implementations • 5 Apr 2021 • Nhan Thanh Nguyen, Jiguang He, Van-Dinh Nguyen, Henk Wymeersch, Derrick Wing Kwan Ng, Robert Schober, Symeon Chatzinotas, Markku Juntti
In this paper, we provide an overview of a hybrid relay-reflecting intelligent surface (HR-RIS) architecture, in which only a few elements are active and connected to power amplifiers and radio frequency chains.
no code implementations • 27 Feb 2021 • Ahmet M. Elbir, Kumar Vijay Mishra, Symeon Chatzinotas
Wireless communications and sensing at terahertz (THz) band are increasingly investigated as promising short-range technologies because of the availability of high operational bandwidth at THz.
no code implementations • 23 Feb 2021 • Ahmet M. Elbir, Anastasios K. Papazafeiropoulos, Symeon Chatzinotas
Model-free techniques, such as machine learning (ML), have recently attracted much interest towards the physical layer design, e. g., symbol detection, channel estimation, and beamforming.
no code implementations • 18 Feb 2021 • Anastasios Papazafeiropoulos, Cunhua Pan, Ahmet Elbir, Pandelis Kourtessis, Symeon Chatzinotas, John M. Senior
This paper suggests the use of multiple distributed intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) towards a smarter control of the propagation environment.
Information Theory Information Theory
no code implementations • 20 Jan 2021 • Houcine Chougrani, Steven Kisseleff, Wallace A. Martins, Symeon Chatzinotas
The satellite component is recognized as a promising solution to complement and extend the coverage of future Internet of things (IoT) terrestrial networks (TNs).
no code implementations • 20 Jan 2021 • Hayder Al-Hraishawi, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
Besides conventional geostationary (GSO) satellite broadband communication services, non-geostationary (NGSO) satellites are envisioned to support various new communication use cases from countless industries.
no code implementations • 18 Jan 2021 • Thang X. Vu, Symeon Chatzinotas, Van-Dinh Nguyen, Dinh Thai Hoang, Diep N. Nguyen, Marco Di Renzo, Bjorn Ottersten
We investigate the performance of multi-user multiple-antenna downlink systems in which a BS serves multiple users via a shared wireless medium.
Information Theory Information Theory
no code implementations • 30 Nov 2020 • Yun Ai, Felipe A. P. de Figueiredo, Long Kong, Michael Cheffena, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) is considered as a revolutionary technique to improve the wireless system performance by reconfiguring the radio wave propagation environment artificially.
no code implementations • 20 Nov 2020 • Juan Merlano Duncan, Liz Martinez-Marrero, Jorge Querol, Sumit Kumar, Adriano Camps, Symeon Chatzinotas, Bjorn Ottersten
Phase, frequency, and time synchronization are crucial requirements for many applications, such as multi-static remote sensing and communication systems.
no code implementations • 19 Nov 2020 • Konstantinos Ntontin, Alexandros A. Boulogeorgos, Dimitrios Selimis, Fotis Lazarakis, Angeliki Alexiou, Symeon Chatzinotas
Subsequently, based on the model we derive the end-to-end expression of the received signal power and, furthermore, provide approximate closed-form expressions in the case that the RIS size is either much smaller or at least equal to the transmission beam footprint.
Information Theory Signal Processing Information Theory
no code implementations • 15 Nov 2020 • Quang Nhat Le, Van-Dinh Nguyen, Nam-Phong Nguyen, Symeon Chatzinotas, Octavia A. Dobre, Ruiqin Zhao
To address this problem, we develop two efficient unsupervised machine learning (ML) based UC algorithms, namely k-means++ and improved k-means++, to effectively cluster users into disjoint clusters in cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CFmMIMO) system.
no code implementations • 10 Nov 2020 • Steven Kisseleff, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
Challenging environments comprise a range of scenarios, which share the fact that it is extremely difficult to establish a communication link using conventional technology due to many impairments typically associated with the propagation medium and increased signal scattering.
no code implementations • 7 Nov 2020 • Abderrahmane Mayouche, Wallace A. Martins, Christos G. Tsinos, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
In this work, we consider secure communications in wireless multi-user (MU) multiple-input single-output (MISO) systems with channel coding in the presence of a multi-antenna eavesdropper (Eve).
no code implementations • 2 Nov 2020 • Bhavani Shankar Mysore, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas, Bjorn Ottersten
Precoding has stood out as a promising multi-user transmission technique to meet the emerging throughput demand of satellite communication systems while awaiting the technological maturity for exploiting higher bands.
no code implementations • 6 Sep 2020 • Shree Krishna Sharma, Jorge Querol, Nicola Maturo, Symeon Chatzinotas, Bjorn Ottersten
Future generation wireless networks are targeting the convergence of fixed, mobile and broadcasting systems with the integration of satellite and terrestrial systems towards utilizing their mutual benefits.
no code implementations • 2 Sep 2020 • Steven Kisseleff, Wallace A. Martins, Hayder Al-Hraishawi, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
The concept of Smart Cities has been introduced as a way to benefit from the digitization of various ecosystems at a city level.
no code implementations • 24 Aug 2020 • Duc-Dung Tran, Shree Krishna Sharma, Symeon Chatzinotas, Isaac Woungang, Björn Ottersten
The achieved results show that MIMO NOMA can serve multiple users simultaneously using a smaller blocklength compared with MIMO OMA, thus demonstrating the benefits of MIMO NOMA for SPC in minimizing the transmission latency.
no code implementations • 12 Aug 2020 • Ke-Xin Li, Li You, Jiaheng Wang, Xiqi Gao, Christos G. Tsinos, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
We show that, in this case, the design of precoding vectors can be simplified into that of scalar variables, for which an effective algorithm is developed.
no code implementations • 1 Aug 2020 • Dinh-Hieu Tran, Van-Dinh Nguyen, Sumit Gautam, Symeon Chatzinotas, Thang X. Vu, Bjorn Ottersten
In this context, we aim to maximize the number of served IoT devices by jointly optimizing bandwidth, power allocation, and the UAV trajectory while satisfying each device's requirement and the UAV's limited storage capacity.
1 code implementation • 14 Jul 2020 • Hayder Al-Hraishawi, Eva Lagunas, Symeon Chatzinotas
This paper aims at developing a tool, multibeam satellite traffic simulator, that helps addressing these fundamental challenges, and more importantly, provides an understanding to the spatial-temporal traffic pattern of satellite networks in large-scale environments.
no code implementations • 8 Jul 2020 • Hieu V. Nguyen, Van-Dinh Nguyen, Octavia A. Dobre, Shree Krishna Sharma, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten, Oh-Soon Shin
This paper investigates the combined benefits of full-duplex (FD) and cell-free massive multiple-input multipleoutput (CF-mMIMO), where a large number of distributed access points (APs) having FD capability simultaneously serve numerous uplink and downlink user equipments (UEs) on the same time-frequency resources.
no code implementations • 24 Jun 2020 • Yaxiong Yuan, Lei Lei, Thang Xuan Vu, Symeon Chatzinotas, Sumei Sun, Bjorn Ottersten
The conventional RL/DRL, e. g., deep Q-learning, however, is limited in dealing with two main issues in constrained combinatorial optimization, i. e., exponentially increasing action space and infeasible actions.
no code implementations • 2 Jun 2020 • Gabriela Lewenfus, Wallace Alves Martins, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
We tackle the problem of forecasting network-signal snapshots using past signal measurements acquired by a subset of network nodes.
no code implementations • 28 May 2020 • Arsham Mostaani, Thang X. Vu, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
Motivated by these recent developments, in this paper, we perform an indirect design of the communications in a multi-agent system (MAS) in which agents cooperate to maximize the averaged sum of discounted one-stage rewards of a collaborative task.
no code implementations • 14 May 2020 • Ashok Bandi, Bhavani Shankar Mysore R, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
This paper studies the joint design of user grouping, scheduling (or admission control) and precoding to optimize energy efficiency (EE) for multigroup multicast scenarios in single-cell multiuser MISO downlink channels.
2 code implementations • ICLR 2020 • Yang Yang, Yaxiong Yuan, Avraam Chatzimichailidis, Ruud JG van Sloun, Lei Lei, Symeon Chatzinotas
In this paper, we consider the problem of training neural networks (NN).
no code implementations • 4 Apr 2020 • Yuris Mulya Saputra, Diep N. Nguyen, Dinh Thai Hoang, Thang Xuan Vu, Eryk Dutkiewicz, Symeon Chatzinotas
In this paper, we propose a novel energy-efficient framework for an electric vehicle (EV) network using a contract theoretic-based economic model to maximize the profits of charging stations (CSs) and improve the social welfare of the network.
Networking and Internet Architecture Signal Processing
no code implementations • 2 Oct 2018 • Arsham Mostaani, Osvaldo Simeone, Symeon Chatzinotas, Bjorn Ottersten
In this work, it is demonstrated that the performance of the collaborative task can be improved if the agents learn jointly how to communicate and to act, even in the presence of a delay in the communication channel.
Information Theory Multiagent Systems Information Theory
no code implementations • 28 Jun 2018 • Yang Yang, Marius Pesavento, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
The proposed framework has several attractive features, namely, i) flexibility, as different choices of the approximate function lead to different type of algorithms; ii) fast convergence, as the problem structure can be better exploited by a proper choice of the approximate function and the stepsize is calculated by the line search; iii) low complexity, as the approximate function is convex and the line search scheme is carried out over a differentiable function; iv) guaranteed convergence to a stationary point.
no code implementations • 23 Oct 2017 • Anestis Tsakmalis, Symeon Chatzinotas, Björn Ottersten
The cognitive part of this sequential probing process is the selection of the power levels of the Secondary Users (SUs) which aims to learn the PU interference constraint with a minimum number of probing attempts while setting a limit on the number of harmful probing-induced interference events or equivalently of NACK packet observations over a time window.