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most citedSimultaneous Indoor and Outdoor 3D Localization with STAR-RIS-Assisted Millimeter Wave Systems

3 citations · 14 across the 14 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

eess.SP2025

Spatially Consistent Air-to-Ground Channel Modeling and Simulation via 3D Shadow Projections

Evgenii Vinogradov, Aymen Fakhreddine, Abdul Saboor +2

We present an approach for spatially-consistent semi-deterministic Air-to-Ground (A2G) channel modeling in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-assisted networks. We use efficient 3D building s…

cs.ET2025

Spatially Consistent Air-to-Ground Channel Modeling with Probabilistic LOS/NLOS Segmentation

Evgenii Vinogradov, Abdul Saboor, Zhuangzhuang Cui +1

In this paper, we present a spatially consistent A2G channel model based on probabilistic LOS/NLOS segmentation to parameterize the deterministic path loss and stochastic shadow fa…

cs.NI2024★ 1 cited

On the Detection of Non-Cooperative RISs: Scan B-Testing via Deep Support Vector Data Description

George Stamatelis, Panagiotis Gavriilidis, Aymen Fakhreddine +1

In this paper, we study the problem of promptly detecting the presence of non-cooperative activity from one or more Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs) with unknown characte…

eess.SP2024

Device-Free 3D Drone Localization in RIS-Assisted mmWave MIMO Networks

Jiguang He, Charles Vanwynsberghe, Hui Chen +2

In this paper, we investigate the potential of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) in facilitating passive/device-free three-dimensional (3D) drone localization within exist…

cs.NI2024★ 2 cited

Envisioning the Future Role of 3D Wireless Networks in Preventing and Managing Disasters and Emergency Situations

Ahmed Alhammadi, Anuj Abraham, Aymen Fakhreddine +3

In an era marked by unprecedented climatic upheavals and evolving urban landscapes, the role of advanced communication networks in disaster prevention and management is becoming in…

eess.SP2024

RIS-Augmented Millimeter-Wave MIMO Systems for Passive Drone Detection

Jiguang He, Aymen Fakhreddine, George C. Alexandropoulos

In the past decade, the number of amateur drones is increasing, and this trend is expected to continue in the future. The security issues brought by abuse and misconduct of drones…

eess.SP2023

Fairness-Driven Optimization of RIS-Augmented 5G Networks for Seamless 3D UAV Connectivity Using DRL Algorithms

Yu Tian, Ahmed Alhammadi, Jiguang He +2

In this paper, we study the problem of joint active and passive beamforming for reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-assisted massive multiple-input multiple-output systems tow…

eess.SP2023

Unleashing 3D Connectivity in Beyond 5G Networks with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces

Jiguang He, Aymen Fakhreddine, Arthur S. de Sena +2

Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) bring various benefits to the current and upcoming wireless networks, including enhanced spectrum and energy efficiency, soft handover, t…

eess.SP2023★ 3 cited

STAR-RIS-Enabled Simultaneous Indoor and Outdoor 3D Localization: Theoretical Analysis and Algorithmic Design

Jiguang He, Aymen Fakhreddine, George C. Alexandropoulos

Recent research and development interests deal with metasurfaces for wireless systems beyond their consideration as intelligent tunable reflectors. Among the latest proposals is th…

eess.SP2022★ 2 cited

3D Localization with a Single Partially-Connected Receiving RIS: Positioning Error Analysis and Algorithmic Design

Jiguang He, Aymen Fakhreddine, Charles Vanwynsberghe +2

In this paper, we introduce the concept of partially-connected Receiving Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (R-RISs), which refers to metasurfaces designed to efficiently sense el…

eess.SP2022★ 1 cited

Compressed-Sensing-Based 3D Localization with Distributed Passive Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces

Jiguang He, Aymen Fakhreddine, Henk Wymeersch +1

In this paper, the programmable signal propagation paradigm, enabled by Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs), is exploited for high accuracy -Dimensional (3D) user localiz…

eess.SP2022★ 2 cited

Joint Channel and Direction Estimation for Ground-to-UAV Communications Enabled by A Simultaneous Reflecting and Sensing RIS

Jiguang He, Aymen Fakhreddine, George C. Alexandropoulos

Hybrid Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (HRISs), which are capable of simultaneous programmable reflections and sensing, are expected to play a significant role in future wirele…

eess.SP2022★ 3 cited

Simultaneous Indoor and Outdoor 3D Localization with STAR-RIS-Assisted Millimeter Wave Systems

Jiguang He, Aymen Fakhreddine, George C. Alexandropoulos

Simultaneously transmitting (refracting) and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (STAR-RISs) have been recently identified to improve the spectrum/energy efficiency and…

cs.NI2021

An Experimental Analysis on Drone-Mounted Access Points for Improved Latency-Reliability

Igor Donevski, Christian Raffelsberger, Micha Sende +2

The anticipated densification of contemporary communications infrastructure expects the use of drone small cells (DSCs). Thus, we experimentally evaluate the capability of providin…

cs.NI2020

First Experiments with a 5G-Connected Drone

Raheeb Muzaffar, Christian Raffelsberger, Aymen Fakhreddine +3

We perform experiments on the wireless communication between a drone flying at different heights and a commercial 5G base station. An Android-based tool deployed on a 5G test platf…