3 papers
cs.NI2026
HAPS-RIS or HAPS-Relay: Which Outperforms Under Impairments with NOMA in 6G NTN?
Bilal Karaman, Faicel Khennoufa, Ilhan Basturk +4
This paper investigates the performance of high-altitude platform station (HAPS)-assisted communication systems employing either reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) or relay…
eess.SP2026
RSMA Enabled Hierarchical UAV Networks with Non Linear Energy Harvesting: Outage Probability Analysis and UAV Placement Optimization
Faicel Khennoufa, Khelil Abdellatif, Metin Ozturk +2
Uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) are expected to enhance connectivity, extend network coverage, and support advanced communication services in sixth-generation (6G) cellular network…
eess.SP2026
Two-Tier High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) for Exploring Wireless Energy Harvesting
Faicel Khennoufa, Khelil Abdellatif, Halim Yanikomeroglu +3
In sixth-generation (6G) cellular networks and beyond, aerial platforms, such as uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) and high-altitude platform stations (HAPS), are anticipated to play…