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most citedTransmit Beamforming Design for ISAC with Stacked Intelligent Metasurfaces

47 citations · 59 across the 16 of their papers we have counts for

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17 papers

eess.SP2026

Adaptive -Perturbed AFDM Waveform Design for Integrated Sensing and Communication

Shiqi Cui, Fan Zhang, Yuanshuo Gang +3

Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) is a promising waveform for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems owing to its superior performance in time--frequency d…

eess.SP2026

DAFT-s-AFDM Enabled ISAC Systems: Ambiguity Function Analysis and Waveform Design

Shiqi Cui, Tianqi Mao, Fan Zhang +3

Discrete affine Fourier transform spread affine frequency division multiplexing (DAFT-s-AFDM) is a promising waveform for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) due to its low…

eess.SP2025

Vision-Intelligence-Enabled Beam Tracking for Cross-Interface Optical Wireless Communication between Underwater and Low-Altitude Platforms

Jiayue Liu, Tianqi Mao, Leyu Cao +4

The rapid expansion of oceanic applications such as underwater surveillance and mineral exploration is driving the need for real-time wireless backhaul of massive observational dat…

eess.SP2025

NEFT: A Unified Transformer Framework for Efficient Near-Field CSI Feedback in XL-MIMO Systems

Tianqi Mao, Haiyang Li, Shufeng Tan +8

Extremely large-scale multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO) systems, operating in the near-field region due to their massive antenna arrays, are key enablers of next-generation…

eess.SP2025

Jamming Identification with Differential Transformer for Low-Altitude Wireless Networks

Pengyu Wang, Zhaocheng Wang, Tianqi Mao +3

Wireless jamming identification, which detects and classifies electromagnetic jamming from non-cooperative devices, is crucial for emerging low-altitude wireless networks consistin…

eess.SP2025

Near-Field ISAC for THz Wireless Systems

Fan Zhang, Tianqi Mao, Mingkun Li +4

Sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks are expected not only to provide high-speed connectivity but also to support reliable sensing capabilities, giving rise to the integrated se…

eess.SP2024

MIMO Precoding Exploiting Extra Degrees of Freedom (DoF) in the Wavenumber Domain

Yuanbin Chen, Xufeng Guo, Tianqi Mao +3

In this paper, we propose an emerging wavenumber-domain precoding scheme to break the limitations of rank-1 channels that merely supports single-stream transmission, enabling simul…

eess.SP2024★ 47 cited

Transmit Beamforming Design for ISAC with Stacked Intelligent Metasurfaces

Shunyu Li, Fan Zhang, Tianqi Mao +3

This paper proposes a transmit beamforming strategy for the integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems enabled by the novel stacked intelligent metasurface (SIM) architect…

eess.SP2024

Multi-Beam Integrated Sensing and Communication: State-of-the-Art, Challenges and Opportunities

Yinxiao Zhuo, Tianqi Mao, Haojin Li +4

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has been envisioned as a critical enabling technology for the next-generation wireless communication, which can realize location/motion…

eess.SP2024

Channel Estimation for AFDM With Superimposed Pilots

Kai Zheng, Miaowen Wen, Tianqi Mao +2

The recent proposed affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) employing a multi-chirp waveform has shown its reliability and robustness in doubly selective fading channels. In…

eess.SP2023★ 1 cited

Cross-Domain Dual-Functional OFDM Waveform Design for Accurate Sensing/Positioning

Fan Zhang, Tianqi Mao, Ruiqi Liu +3

Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) has been widely recognized as the representative waveform for 5G wireless networks, which can directly support sensing/positioning…

eess.SP2023

Doppler-Resilient Design of CAZAC Sequences for mmWave/THz Sensing Applications

Fan Zhang, Tianqi Mao, Zhaocheng Wang

Ultra-high-resolution target sensing has emerged as a key enabler for various cutting-edge applications, which can be realized by utilizing the millimeter wave/terahertz frequencie…

eess.SP2022★ 2 cited

Terahertz-Band Near-Space Communications: From a Physical-Layer Perspective

Tianqi Mao, Leyi Zhang, Zhenyu Xiao +2

Facilitated by rapid technological development of the near-space platform stations (NSPS), near-space communication (NS-COM) is envisioned to play a pivotal role in the space-air-g…

eess.SP2022★ 8 cited

LEO Satellite Access Network (LEO-SAN) Towards 6G: Challenges and Approaches

Zhenyu Xiao, Junyi Yang, Tianqi Mao +4

With the rapid development of satellite communication technologies, the space-based access network has been envisioned as a promising complementary part of the future 6G network. A…

eess.SP2022

Near Space Communications (NS-COM): A New Regime in Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network (SAGIN)

Zhenyu Xiao, Tianqi Mao, Zhu Han +1

Precipitated by the technological innovations of the near-space platform stations (NSPS), the near space communication (NS-COM) network has emerged as an indispensable part of the…

eess.SP2021

Terahertz Wireless Communications with Flexible Index Modulation Aided Pilot Design

Tianqi Mao, Zhaocheng Wang

Terahertz (THz) wireless communication is envisioned as a promising technology, which is capable of providing ultra-high-rate transmission up to Terabit per second. However, some h…

eess.SP2021★ 1 cited

Waveform Design for Joint Sensing and Communications in Millimeter-Wave and Low Terahertz Bands

Tianqi Mao, Jiaxuan Chen, Qi Wang +3

The convergence of sensing and communication in the millimeter-wave (mmWave) and low terahertz (THz) bands has been envisioned as a promising technology, since it incorporates high…