8 papers
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…
HAPS-RIS-assisted IoT Networks for Disaster Recovery and Emergency Response: Architecture, Application Scenarios, and Open Challenges
Bilal Karaman, Ilhan Basturk, Engin Zeydan +4
Reliable and resilient communication is essential for disaster recovery and emergency response, yet terrestrial infrastructure often fails during large-scale natural disasters. Thi…
Solutions for Sustainable and Resilient Communication Infrastructure in Disaster Relief and Management Scenarios
Bilal Karaman, Ilhan Basturk, Sezai Taskin +6
As natural disasters become more frequent and severe, ensuring a resilient communications infrastructure is of paramount importance for effective disaster response and recovery. Th…
Near-Field SWIPT with gMIMO in the Upper Mid-Band: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward
Ãzlem Tugfe Demir, Mustafa Ozger, Ferdi Kara +2
This paper explores the integration of simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) with gigantic multiple-input multiple-output (gMIMO) technology operating in the…
On the Trade-Off Between Sum-Rate and Energy Efficiency through the Convergence of HAPS and Active RIS Technologies
Bilal Karaman, Ilhan Basturk, Ferdi Kara +3
This paper investigates the integration of active reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) relay with high-altitude platform stations (HAPS) to enhance non-terrestrial network (NT…
On-Demand HAPS-Assisted Communication System for Public Safety in Emergency and Disaster Response
Bilal Karaman, Ilhan BaÅtürk, Ferdi Kara +5
Natural disasters often disrupt communication networks and severely hamper emergency response and disaster management. Existing solutions, such as portable communication units and…