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Towards a Sustainable Internet-of-Underwater-Things based on AUVs, SWIPT, and Reinforcement Learning
Kenechi G. Omeke, Michael Mollel, Syed T. Shah +3
Life on earth depends on healthy oceans, which supply a large percentage of the planet's oxygen, food, and energy. However, the oceans are under threat from climate change, which i…
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Networks with Multi-Order-Reflection Effect: System Modelling and Critical Bounds
Yihong Liu, Lei Zhang, Feifei Gao +1
In this paper, we model, analyze and optimize the multi-user and multi-order-reflection (MUMOR) intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) networks. We first derive a complete MUMOR IRS…
High-Resolution Programmable Scattering for Wireless Coverage Enhancement: An Indoor Field Trial Campaign
James Rains, Jalil ur Rehman Kazim, Anvar Tukmanov +4
This paper presents a multi-bit reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) with a high phase resolution, capable of beam-steering in the azimuthal plane at sub-6 Gigahertz (GHz). Fie…
A Mean Field Game Analysis of Consensus Protocol Design
Lucy Klinger, Lei Zhang, Zhennan Zhou
A decentralized blockchain is a distributed ledger that is often used as a platform for exchanging goods and services. This ledger is maintained by a network of nodes that obeys a…
Smart and Secure CAV Networks Empowered by AI-Enabled Blockchain: The Next Frontier for Intelligent Safe Driving Assessment
Le Xia, Yao Sun, Rafiq Swash +3
Securing safe driving for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) continues to be a widespread concern, despite various sophisticated functions delivered by artificial intelligenc…
How Much Communication Resource is Needed to Run a Wireless Blockchain Network?
Lei Zhang, Hao Xu, Oluwakayode Onireti +2
Blockchain is built on a peer-to-peer network that relies on frequent communications among the distributively located nodes. In particular, the consensus mechanisms (CMs), which pl…
BE-RAN: Blockchain-enabled Open RAN for 6G with DID and Privacy-Preserving Communication
Hao Xu, Zihan Zhou, Lei Zhang +2
As 6G networks evolve towards a synergistic system of Communication, Sensing, and Computing, Radio Access Networks become more distributed, necessitating robust end-to-end authenti…
Review and Critical Analysis of Privacy-preserving Infection Tracking and Contact Tracing
William J Buchanan, Muhammad Ali Imran, Masood Ur-Rehman +6
The outbreak of viruses have necessitated contact tracing and infection tracking methods. Despite various efforts, there is currently no standard scheme for the tracing and trackin…
BeepTrace: Blockchain-enabled Privacy-preserving Contact Tracing for COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Hao Xu, Lei Zhang, Oluwakayode Onireti +3
The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an urgent need for effective contact tracing solutions through mobile phone applications to prevent the infection from spreading furth…