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eess.SP2026

Effects of Residual Chirp Rate on DAFT-s-AFDM Uplink Performance

Henrique L. Senger, Gustavo P. Gonçalves, Bruno S. Chang +2

Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) is robust to doubly dispersive channels in high-mobility 6G systems but, like orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), suffe…

eess.SP2026

Comparative Analysis of Filter Bank Waveforms for ISAC Systems: 2D-FFT FB and AFBM

Polianna Basso, Victor Augusto Del Monego, Hyeon Seok Rou +3

We present a comparative analysis of two promising filter bank multicarrier waveforms for integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) systems operating in high-mobility environmen…

eess.SP2026

Integrated Communication and Computing with Index Modulation

Shreesal Shrestha, Kuranage Roche Rayan Ranasinghe, Hyeon Seok Rou +1

We propose an integrated communication and computing (ICC) architecture that repurposes the inactive antennas of a spatial index modulation (IM) transmitter to perform over-the-air…

eess.SP2026

Joint PAPR and OOBE Reduction for AFDM via Chirp Parameter Tuning

Vincent Savaux, Hyeon Seok Rou, Zeping Sui +2

This paper addresses the joint reduction of the peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) and out-of-band emissions (OOBE) in affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) systems by sele…

eess.SP2026

Distortion-Aware Integrated Sensing and Communication with Affine Filter Bank Modulation

Eya Gourar, Henrique L. Senger, Gustavo P. Gonçalves +6

The stringent energy-efficiency requirements of future Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) systems are fundamentally challenged. Unlike conventional communication systems,…

eess.SP2026

Bistatic Integrated Sensing and Communications with Flexible Intelligent Metasurfaces

Iván Alexander Morales Sandoval, Thushar Venkataramanaiah, Kuranage Roche Rayan Ranasinghe +3

We propose a novel doubly-dispersive (DD) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channel model incorporating flexible intelligent metasurfaces (FIMs), suitable for integrated sensin…

eess.SP2026

Multi-Chirp AFDM for Rydberg Atomic Quantum Receivers: Waveform and Algorithm Design

Hanvit Kim, Hyeon Seok Rou, Kihong Min +2

We propose a multi-chirp affine frequency division multiplexing (MC-AFDM) scheme for joint delay-Doppler estimation with Rydberg atomic quantum receivers (RAQRs). The work is motiv…

eess.SP2026

Joint Synchronization and Radar Parameter Estimation for OFDM-based DISAC Systems

Niclas Führling, Hyeon Seok Rou, Kuranage Roche Rayan Ranasinghe +2

We propose a novel approach to the synchronization paradigm in distributed ISAC (DISAC) systems in doubly-dispersive (DD) channel environments via a joint synchronization and radar…

eess.SP2026

On the Robustness of AFBM Sensing to Power Amplifier Nonlinearities

Eya Gourar, Henrique L. Senger, Gustavo P. Gonçalves +6

We investigate the impact of power amplifier (PA) nonlinearities on the sensing performance of affine filter bank modulation (AFBM). While AFBM offers several advantageous properti…

eess.SP2026

AFDM as a Software Upgrade of OFDM: One Firmware Patch, a New Frontier

Hyeon Seok Rou, Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu

In this white paper, we summarize for the benefit of the wider research community on wireless communications, the two key results that we shared with the attendees of the 2026 IEEE…

eess.SP2026

Reciprocal Beyond Diagonal Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface: Distributed Scattering Matrix Design and MIMO Beamforming via Fractional Programming and Manifold Optimization

Iván Alexander Morales Sandoval, Marko Fidanovski, Hyeon Seok Rou +2

We consider the optimization of beyond diagonal reconfigurable intelligent surface (BD-RIS)-aided multi-user (MU) cell-free (CF)-massive multiple-input multiple-output (mMIMO) syst…

eess.SP2026

The Resurrection of Spectrum Spreading for 6G and Beyond: From Sinusoids to Chirps

Hyeon Seok Rou, Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu, Emil Björnson +2

Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) and its sinusoidal subcarriers have underpinned the 4G and 5G eras, delivering high spectral efficiency and resilience to multipat…

eess.SP2026

Regularized Approximate Message Passing for Overloaded Discrete Linear Inversion

Shreesal Shrestha, Getuar Rexhepi, Kuranage Roche Rayan Ranasinghe +2

We propose regularized approximate message passing (RAMP), a low-complexity algorithm for discrete signal detection in overloaded multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems wher…

eess.SP2026

Dual-Chirp AFDM for Joint Delay-Doppler Estimation with Rydberg Atomic Quantum Receivers

Hanvit Kim, Hyeon Seok Rou, Kihong Min +2

In this paper, we propose a joint delay-Doppler estimation framework for Rydberg atomic quantum receivers (RAQRs) leveraging affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM), as a fut…

eess.SP2026

Environment-aware Near-field UE Tracking under Partial Blockage and Reflection

Hyunwoo Park, Hyeon Seok Rou, Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu +1

This paper proposes an environment-aware near-field (NF) user equipment (UE) tracking method for extremely large aperture arrays. By integrating known surface geometries and tracki…

eess.SP2026

Continuous-Time Analysis of AFDM: Pulse-Shaping, Fundamental Bounds and Impact of Hardware Impairments

Michele Mirabella, Hyeon Seok Rou, Pasquale Di Viesti +2

Affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) has recently emerged as a resilient waveform candidate for high-mobility next-generation wireless systems. However, current literature…

eess.SP2026

AFDM: Evolving OFDM Towards 6G+

Hyeon Seok Rou, Vincent Savaux, Zeping Sui +2

As sixth generation (6G) standardization accelerates, there is growing consensus in favor of evolutionary waveforms that add new capabilities while preserving compatibility with th…

eess.SP2026

Rigid Body Localization via Gaussian Belief Propagation with Quadratic Angle Approximation

Niclas Führling, Hyeon Seok Rou, Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu +2

Gaussian belief propagation (GaBP) is a technique that relies on linearized error and input output models to yield low-complexity solutions to complex estimation problems, which ha…

eess.SP2025

Normalized Ambiguity Function Characteristics of OFDM, OTFS, AFDM, and CP-AFDM for ISAC

Hyeon Seok Rou, Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu

This paper presents a unified and system-agnostic analysis of the ambiguity function (AF) characteristics of four representative multicarrier waveforms, orthogonal frequency divisi…

eess.SP2025

The IEEE Signal Processing Society's Leading Role in Developing Standards for Computational Imaging and Sensing: Part II

Andreas Bathelt, Benjamin Deutschmann, Hyeon Seok Rou +3

In every imaging or sensing application, the physical hardware creates constraints that must be overcome or they limit system performance. Techniques that leverage additional degre…

eess.SP2025

On the Noise Robustness of Affine Frequency Division Multiplexing: Analysis and Applications

Vincent Savaux, Steve Sawadogo, Hyeon Seok Rou +1

This paper investigates the robustness of affine frequency division multiplexing (AFDM) and orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) modulation schemes against non-white Gaussian noi…

eess.SP2025

Secrecy-Driven Beamforming for Multi-User Integrated Sensing and Communication

Ali Khandan Boroujeni, Hyeon Seok Rou, Ghazal Bagheri +4

This paper proposes a secure integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) framework for multi-user systems with multiple communication users (CUs) and adversarial targets, where th…

eess.SP2025

A Secure ISAC Waveform Design Framework via Random Frequency and PRI Agility

Ali Khandan Boroujeni, Hyeon Seok Rou, Ghazal Bagheri +4

This paper presents a novel framework for enhancing the security, data rate, and sensing performance of integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) systems. We employ a random fre…

eess.SP2025

Affine Filter Bank Modulation (AFBM): A Novel 6G ISAC Waveform with Low PAPR and OOBE

Kuranage Roche Rayan Ranasinghe, Henrique L. Senger, Gustavo P. Gonçalves +4

We propose the affine filter bank modulation (AFBM) waveform for enhanced integrated sensing and communications (ISAC) in sixth generation (6G), designed by drawing on concepts fro…