UKRI-India Future Networks Initiative
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Southampton
Department Name: School of Electronics and Computer Science
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Lajos Hanzo (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Singh J
(2025)
Joint Hybrid Transceiver and Reflection Matrix Design for RIS-Aided mmWave MIMO Cognitive Radio Systems
in IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking
Gupta A
(2025)
Bayesian Learning Aided Parameter Estimation and Joint Beamformer Design in mmWave MIMO-OFDM ISAC Systems
in IEEE Transactions on Communications
Zhang C
(2025)
Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks: Their Channel Model and Performance Analysis
in IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology
An J
(2025)
Flexible Intelligent Metasurfaces for Downlink Multiuser MISO Communications
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Li Q
(2025)
Stacked Intelligent Metasurface-Based Transceiver Design for Near-Field Wideband Systems
in IEEE Transactions on Communications
Meng K
(2025)
Cooperative ISAC Networks: Opportunities and Challenges
in IEEE Wireless Communications
Liu X
(2025)
OTFS-Based CV-QKD Systems for Doubly Selective THz Channels
in IEEE Transactions on Communications
Omid Y
(2025)
Reinforcement Learning-Based Downlink Transmit Precoding for Mitigating the Impact of Delayed CSI in Satellite Systems
in IEEE Transactions on Communications
Saxena S
(2025)
Multiple Measurement Vector Based Bayesian Learning for Simultaneously Sparse Time/Delay-Domain Channel Estimation in ADO-OFDM Visible Light Systems
in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Wang D
(2025)
Short-Block Polar-Coded Reverse and Direct Reconciliation in CV-QKD
in IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology
Popovski P
(2025)
1Q: First-Generation Wireless Systems Integrating Classical and Quantum Communication
in IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
An J
(2025)
Flexible Intelligent Metasurfaces for Enhancing MIMO Communications
in IEEE Transactions on Communications
Tong M
(2025)
Adaptive FTN Signaling Over Rapidly-Fading Channels
in IEEE Transactions on Communications
Trinh P
(2025)
Toward Quantum SAGINs Harnessing Optical RISs: Applications, Advances, and the Road Ahead
in IEEE Network
Maity P
(2025)
Super-Resolution-Based Bayesian Learning for the Localization of Extended Targets in mmWave MIMO OFDM Systems
in IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology
Nguyen D
(2025)
Hybrid Quantum Convolutional Neural Network-Aided Pilot Assignment in Cell-Free Massive MIMO Systems
in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Hawkins H
(2025)
Iterative Soft-MMSE Detection Aided AFDM and OTFS
in IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology
Zhu W
(2025)
Holographic Multi-User Multi-Stream Beamforming Maintaining Rate-Fairness
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Meng K
(2025)
Cooperative ISAC Networks: Performance Analysis, Scaling Laws, and Optimization
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Liu X
(2025)
Tetherless THz CV-QKD - Would It Work?
in IEEE Wireless Communications
Feng X
(2025)
Graph Neural Network Aided Detection for the Multi-User Multi-Dimensional Index Modulated Uplink
in IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology
Trinh P
(2025)
Optical RISs Improve the Secret Key Rate of Free-Space QKD in HAP-to-UAV Scenarios
in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Xu C
(2025)
Integrated Positioning and Communication Relying on Wireless Optical OFDM
in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
Meng K
(2025)
Network-Level ISAC: An Analytical Study of Antenna Topologies Ranging From Massive to Cell-Free MIMO
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Hawkins H
(2025)
CDMA/OTFS Sensing Outperforms Pure OTFS at the Same Communication Throughput
in IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology
Liu X
(2025)
Hybrid Beamforming Assisted OTFS-Based CV-QKD Systems for Doubly Selective THz Channels
in IEEE Transactions on Communications
Singh J
(2025)
Pareto-Optimal Hybrid Beamforming for Finite-Blocklength Millimeter Wave Systems
in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Singh J
(2025)
Pareto Optimal Hybrid Beamforming for Short-Packet Millimeter-Wave Integrated Sensing and Communication
in IEEE Transactions on Communications
Kumar Gadamsetty P
(2025)
Sum-Rate Maximization of RIS-Aided Digital and Holographic Beamformers in MU-MISO Systems
in IEEE Transactions on Communications
Li Q
(2025)
Holographic MIMO Aided Integrated User-Centric Cell-Free Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks
in IEEE Network
Li Q
(2025)
Holographic Metasurface-Based Beamforming for Multi-Altitude LEO Satellite Networks
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Garg A
(2025)
Bayesian Learning Aided Simultaneous Sparse Estimation of Dual-Wideband THz Channels in Multi-User Hybrid MIMO Systems
in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Li S
(2026)
Faster-Than-Nyquist Signaling for Next-Generation Wireless: Principles, Applications, and Challenges
in IEEE Communications Standards Magazine
Xuan Tung N
(2026)
Graph Neural Networks for Next-Generation-IoT: Recent Advances and Open Challenges
in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
Meng K
(2026)
ISAC Network Planning: Sensing Coverage Analysis and 3-D BS Deployment Optimization
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Li Q
(2026)
XL-MIMO Based Hierarchical Receive Beamforming Subject to Hardware Impairments in the Uplink of Cell-Free Networks
in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Hong Z
(2026)
Delay-Doppler-Domain Channel Estimation and Reduced-Complexity Detection of Faster-Than-Nyquist Signaling Aided OTFS
in IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology
Wang D
(2026)
Rate-Compatible Polar- and LDPC-Coded Hybrid ARQ Aided Reverse Reconciliation in CV-QKD
in IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology
Ghadi F
(2026)
Fluid Antenna-Aided Rate-Splitting Multiple Access
in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Soleymani M
(2026)
Rate Splitting Multiple Access for RIS-Aided URLLC MIMO Broadcast Channels
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
| Description | This project substantially contributed towards the evolution of next-generation wireless networks. A few of the key findings are: 1/ The designer can strike a compelling trade-off amongst the entire suite of performance metrics of next-generation networks based on our findings; 2/ The space-air-ground integrated networking (SAGIN) concept is capable of eliminating the coverage holes of existing networks; 3/ New perfectly secure quantum networking concepts were developed; |
| Exploitation Route | These findings will gradually influence both academic and industrial research; |
| Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Education Electronics |
| URL | https://www-mobile.ecs.soton.ac.uk/sites/www-mobile.ecs.soton.ac.uk/files/merged-comsoc-course-reading.pdf |
| Description | 1/ The research results have found their way to industry, since Prof. Rob Maunder started the spinoff company AccelerCom; 2/ Furthermore, we organized a 'Hothouse' at BT for a large number of ECRs. In addition to research presentations from a large number of industrial speakers, the Satellite Catapult, OFCOM etc the 2-day workshop also touched upon touched transferable skills. 3/ Furthermore, we also organized a 2-day workshop at Surrey University together with the Indian partners. This has been extremely beneficial, because we were able to secure further funding under the auspices of two India-UK projects. One of them is a coordination/networking activity attracting 1.5M funding with the UNI. of East Anglia, UCL and Surrey. The other one is a pure research project in spectrum innovation as well as integrated sensing and communications known as ISAC. This one also has a value of about 1.5 M over four years. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2023 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Communities and Social Services/Policy,Electronics |
| Impact Types | Cultural Societal Economic |
| Description | EPSRC Phase 2- UK-India Future Networks Initiative NetworkPlus 2025-2029 |
| Amount | £1,250,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2025 |
| End | 01/2029 |
| Description | Platform Driving The Ultimate Connectivity |
| Amount | £2,030,861 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/X04047X/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2023 |
| End | 04/2026 |
| Description | UKRI - FNI |
| Organisation | University of Essex |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| PI Contribution | Essex University - Prof. Gerard Parr UCL - Prof. Steve Hailes Surrey U - Prof. Rahim Tafazolli Indian Institute of Science - Prof. KVS Hari Indian Institute of Technology - Numerous Colleagues BT - Nader Azarmi |
| Collaborator Contribution | As an attractive enabling technology for next-generation wireless communications, network slicing supports diverse customized services in the global space-air-ground integrated network (SAGIN) with diverse resource constraints. In this paper, we dynamically consider three typical classes of radio access network (RAN) slices, namely high-throughput slices, low-delay slices and wide-coverage slices, under the same underlying physical SAGIN. The throughput, the service delay and the coverage area of these three classes of RAN slices are jointly optimized in a non-scalar form by considering the distinct channel features and service advantages of the terrestrial, aerial and satellite components of SAGINs. A joint central and distributed multi-agent deep deterministic policy gradient (CDMADDPG) algorithm is proposed for solving the above problem to obtain the Pareto optimal solutions. The algorithm first determines the optimal virtual unmanned aerial vehicle (vUAV) positions and the inter-slice sub-channel and power sharing by relying on a centralized unit. Then it optimizes the intra-slice sub-channel and power allocation, and the virtual base station (vBS)/vUAV/virtual low earth orbit (vLEO) satellite deployment in support of three classes of slices by three separate distributed units. Simulation results verify that the proposed method approaches the Pareto-optimal exploitation of multiple RAN slices, and outperforms the benchmarkers. |
| Impact | 1/ We surveyed the entire field of open radio access networks and composed a technical report; 2/ Organized a workshop in India with the objective of building a long-term consortium for an India - UK project; 3/ Currently we are organizing a similar one in the UK; 4/ We published numerous research studies; |
| Start Year | 2021 |