IEEE

The Future of Aerial Communications: A Survey of IRS-Enhanced UAV Communication Technologies

Abstract: The advent of Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces (IRS) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is setting a new benchmark in the field of wireless communications. IRS, with their groundbreaking ...
IEEE

BD-IRS Aided Uplink ISAC Exploiting Prior Information: SDMA or TDMA?

Abstract: In this paper, we study a beyond diagonal intelligent reflecting surface (BD-IRS) aided uplink integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) system with device-based sensing. Specifically, we ...
IEEE

Optimized IRS Positioning for Phase-Tuned Wireless Physiological Motion Detection

Abstract: This paper explores the impact of physical positioning of Intelligent Reflective Surfaces (IRS) on enhancing physiological motion detection in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) millimeter-wave ...
The Bond Buyer

Puerto Rico governor introduces $550 million tax reform plan

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González Colón introduced a $550 million tax reform plan that would reduce rates for those earning less than $90,000 a year and raise the deduction for dependents.
IEEE

The Time Domain Dielectric Response of 138 kV and 550 kV OIP Bushing

Abstract: In this paper the dielectric response in time domain which is polarization and depolarization current (PDC) measurement is applied to assess the global condition of OIP bushings. The ...
IEEE

Covert Communication via IRS with Unequal Transmit Prior Probabilities

Abstract: Covert communication assisted by intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) has been widely investigated. Specifically, IRS can reconfigure wireless propagation environment to introduce ...
IEEE

NOMA and IRS-assisted Secure UAV Communications

Abstract: With the advantages of intelligent reflecting surface (IRS), we consider an IRS-assisted unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) secure communication system, in which multiple ground users (GUs) are ...
Times Union

Swifty’s Pub back after tax seizure as owner says he ‘messed up’

Swifty’s Colonie location on Everett Road is seen before reopening on Sunday. The Delmar location of Swifty’s is seen on Dec. 4, with notices of being closed that day by the state. Swifty’s Restaurant ...
IEEE

Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Secrecy Performance Optimization for Aerial IRS-Assisted Communications

Abstract: Intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) introduces additional degrees of freedom and randomness for changing wireless channel properties, which enables programmable wireless environments. The ...
IEEE

Channel Estimation for XL-IRS Assisted Wireless Systems with Double-sided Visibility Regions

Abstract: In this paper, we study efficient channel estimation design for an extremely large-scale intelligent reflecting surface (XL-IRS) assisted multi-user communication system, where both the base ...
IEEE

IRS-Assisted Challenge-Response Physical Layer Authentication Scheme Considering Power Budget

Abstract: Intelligent Reflecting Surface (IRS) assisted challenge-response physical layer authentication (CR-PLA) offers a promising solution for enhancing the security and stability of authentication ...