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most citedPractical Implementation of RIS-Aided Spectrum Sensing: A Deep Learning-Based Solution

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eess.SP2026

CII: Novel CSI-RS Metric for Joint Precoder and RIS Reporting in Multi-User NextG Networks

Ali Fuat Sahin, Sefa Kayraklik, Ali Gorcin +3

While reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) are among the key enablers for next-generation (NextG) wireless networks, efficient feedback reporting for joint base station (BS)…

eess.SP2026

A Novel Stripe-based RIS Optimization for UAV Communications and Sensing in Low-Altitude Wireless Networks

Burak Ahmet Celebi, Sefa Kayraklik, Onur Salan +3

Low-altitude wireless networks (LAWN) envision a reconfigurable 3D network capable of supporting mission-critical aerial operations. This paper presents a reconfigurable intelligen…

eess.SP2026

Radar-Assisted Beam Management Framework for mmWave NTNs: Overhead Reduction and Physical Layer Security Application

Bora Bozkurt, Cevdet Tosun, Mehmet Nuri Akinci +3

Fast and low-overhead beam management is a critical requirement for the practical deployment of non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) operating at millimeter-wave and higher frequencies.…

eess.SP2026

RFNoC-Based FPGA Offloading for Fully Programmable PHY Acceleration

A. Oguz Kislal, Osman Mert Yilmaz, Bengu Bilgic Keskin +2

Hardware acceleration has emerged as a key research topic for supporting computationally intensive signal processing and artificial intelligence applications in 6G research and dev…

eess.SP2026

A Novel CSI-RS Reporting Scheme for RIS Optimization in O-RAN-based NextG Networks

Ali Fuat Sahin, Sefa Kayraklik, Ali Gorcin +3

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology is a promising enabler for next-generation (NextG) wireless systems, capable of dynamically shaping the propagation environment.…

eess.SP2025★ 1 cited

RIS-Assisted Physical Layer Security: Artificial Noise-Driven Optimization and Measurements

Ahmet Muaz Aktas, Sefa Kayraklik, Sultangali Arzykulov +3

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) has emerged as a key enabler for providing signal coverage, energy efficiency, reliable communication, and physical layer security (PLS) in…

eess.SP2025

Space-Time Coded RIS-Assisted Wireless Systems with Practical Reflection Models: Error Rate Analysis and Negative Moment-Based Optimization with Saddle Point Approximation

Tayfun Yilmaz, Haci Ilhan, Ibrahim Hokelek

RIS-assisted communication has recently attracted significant attention for enhancing wireless performance in challenging environments, making accurate error analysis under practic…

eess.SP2025

Joint Phase Shift Optimization and Precoder Selection for RIS-Assisted 5G NR MIMO Systems

Osman Mert Yilmaz, Tayfun Yilmaz, Ali Gorcin +3

By intelligently reconfiguring wireless propagation environment, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) can enhance signal quality, suppress interference, and improve channel c…

eess.SP2025

Interference Modulation: A Novel Technique for Low-Rate and Power Efficient Multiple Access

M. Yaser Yagan, Ali E. Pusane, Ali Gorcin +1

The majority of spatial signal processing techniques focus on increasing the total system capacity and providing high data rates for intended user(s). Unlike the existing studies,…

eess.SP2025

A Practical Demonstration of DRL-Based Dynamic Resource Allocation xApp Using OpenAirInterface

Onur Sever, Onur Salan, Ibrahim Hokelek +1

Network slicing is a key enabler for providing a differentiated service support to heterogeneous use cases and applications in 5G and beyond networks through creating multiple logi…

eess.SP2025★ 9 cited

RIS Meets O-RAN: A Practical Demonstration of Multi-user RIS Optimization through RIC

Ali Fuat Sahin, Onur Salan, Ibrahim Hokelek +1

Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) along with artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud and edge networking, and virtualization are important enablers for designing flexible…

eess.SP2024★ 1 cited

Fast Network Recovery from Large-Scale Disasters: A Resilient and Self-Organizing RAN Framework

M. Yaser Yagan, Sefa Kayraklik, Samed Kesir +8

Extreme natural phenomena are occurring more frequently everyday in the world, challenging, among others, the infrastructure of communication networks. For instance, the devastatin…

eess.SP2023★ 13 cited

Practical Implementation of RIS-Aided Spectrum Sensing: A Deep Learning-Based Solution

Sefa Kayraklik, Ibrahim Yildirim, Ertugrul Basar +2

This paper presents reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided deep learning (DL)-based spectrum sensing for next-generation cognitive radios. To that end, the secondary user (…

eess.SP2023

Measurement-based Channel Characterization for A2A and A2G Wireless Drone Communication Systems

Ubeydullah Erdemir, Batuhan Kaplan, İbrahim Hökelek +2

This paper presents field measurement-based channel characterization for air--to--ground (A2G) and air--to--air (A2A) wireless communication systems using two drones equipped with…