UKRI-India Future Networks Initiative
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Southampton
Department Name: Sch of Electronics and Computer Sci
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Lajos Hanzo (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Chandra D
(2022)
On the Road to Quantum Communications
in Infocommunications journal
Winter S
(2024)
A Lattice-Reduction Aided Vector Perturbation Precoder Relying on Quantum Annealing
in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
Tan S
(2023)
Communication-Assisted Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Improves Task-Offloading in UAV-Aided Edge-Computing Networks
in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
Peng Z
(2022)
Multi-Pair Two-Way Massive MIMO DF Relaying Over Rician Fading Channels Under Imperfect CSI
in IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
Wei Z
(2021)
Orthogonal Time-Frequency Space Modulation: A Promising Next-Generation Waveform
in IEEE Wireless Communications
An J
(2024)
Codebook-Based Solutions for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and Their Open Challenges
in IEEE Wireless Communications
An J
(2024)
Stacked Intelligent Metasurface-Aided MIMO Transceiver Design
in IEEE Wireless Communications
Zhao J
(2024)
Multiple-Antenna Aided Aeronautical Communications in Air-Ground Integrated Networks: Channel Estimation, Reliable Transmission, and Multiple Access
in IEEE Wireless Communications
Chen J
(2023)
Trustworthy Semantic Communications for the Metaverse Relying on Federated Learning
in IEEE Wireless Communications
Wei Z
(2022)
Physical Layer Anonymous Precoding: The Path to Privacy-Preserving Communications
in IEEE Wireless Communications
Ma K
(2023)
Deep Learning for mmWave Beam-Management: State-of-the-Art, Opportunities and Challenges
in IEEE Wireless Communications
Liu D.
(2022)
Deep Learning Aided Routing for Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks Relying on Real Satellite, Flight, and Shipping Data
in IEEE Wireless Communications
Wang C
(2024)
Electromagnetic Information Theory: Fundamentals and Applications for 6G Wireless Communication Systems
in IEEE Wireless Communications
Xu J
(2022)
Simultaneously Transmitting and Reflecting Intelligent Omni-Surfaces: Modeling and Implementation
in IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
Zheng K
(2023)
Vision-Assisted Millimeter-Wave Beam Management for Next-Generation Wireless Systems: Concepts, Solutions, and Open Challenges
in IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
Mu X
(2024)
Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Near-Field Communications for 6G: Opportunities and Challenges
in IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
Srivastava S
(2023)
Hybrid Transceiver Design for Tera-Hertz MIMO Systems Relying on Bayesian Learning Aided Sparse Channel Estimation
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Li Q
(2024)
Performance Analysis of Reconfigurable Holographic Surfaces in the Near-Field Scenario of Cell-Free Networks Under Hardware Impairments
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Zhu W
(2024)
Max-Min Rate Optimization of Low-Complexity Hybrid Multi-User Beamforming Maintaining Rate-Fairness
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Yu H
(2022)
Maximizing the Geometric Mean of User-Rates to Improve Rate-Fairness: Proper vs. Improper Gaussian Signaling
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Cheng Y
(2024)
Achievable Rate Optimization of the RIS-Aided Near-Field Wideband Uplink
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Zhao M
(2023)
Secrecy Rate Maximization of RIS-Assisted SWIPT Systems: A Two-Timescale Beamforming Design Approach
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Yu H
(2022)
RIS-Aided Zero-Forcing and Regularized Zero-Forcing Beamforming in Integrated Information and Energy Delivery
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Xu C
(2024)
Noncoherent Orthogonal Time Frequency Space Modulation
in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
Zhu W
(2024)
A New Class of Analog Precoding for Multi-Antenna Multi-User Communications Over High-Frequency Bands
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 | 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 |