Integrated Sensing and Communications for Next-Generation Networks
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 October 2023) | Viewed by 2176
Special Issue Editors
Interests: integrated sensing and communications
Interests: learning (artificial intelligence); image classification; probability; radar imaging; radio spectrum management; wireless channels; MIMO communication; signal detection; telecommunication security; 5G mobile communication; Doppler radar; channel estimation
Interests: wireless communications; channel coding; multiple access; physical layer security; joint radar and communications; MIMO systems
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Interests: integrated sensing and communications
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Radar sensing and wireless communication are the most common radio functionalities used by both civilian and military applications. Traditionally, these systems have been designed and developed in isolation from each other. At present, the research trend of integrating radar/sensing with communications has become a new era of information technology, triggering a vast number of innovative applications for remote sensing systems. On the one hand, communication and networking technologies can assist in the acquired results and reducing the system overhead of the current remote sensing systems by fusing the sensing results from widely distributed sensors. Regardless of whether the captured transmission data are figures or device control commands, communication between different devices requires the support of efficient networks and protocols. On the other hand, benefiting from the environmental information extracted from various remote sensing technologies, the communication performance in specified areas can also be improved by exploiting the channel information inferred from the sensory data. Therefore, designing communication and networking technologies while considering the geo-distribution of heterogeneous sensing devices is also critical.
This kind of strategy, namely, integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), is urgently required in many real-world applications because of advantages such as lower cost, reduced size, less power consumption, more flexible spectrum usage, etc. However, these studies are still inadequate, and relevant solutions and techniques are worthy of being developed. Despite drawing huge attention both from academia and industry, many open problems still require investigation. The Special Issue aims to bring together researchers from academia and industry in an effort to identify and discuss the major technical challenges, recent breakthroughs, and new applications related to ISAC. Contributions may be focused on topics including but not limited to the following:
- Weather monitoring technologies by ISAC;
- Communication technologies assisted by sensors;
- Advanced networking technologies assisted by sensors;
- Network building in extreme environments;
- Testbed and simulators for ISAC for sensors;
- Performance evaluation and benchmarks for ISAC with sensors;
- Security and privacy ISAC;
- Application of advanced technologies ISAC;
- Standardization progress of ISAC.
Dr. Yuanhao Cui
Prof. Dr. Xiaojun Jing
Prof. Dr. Zesong Fei
Dr. Qixun Zhang
Dr. Xinyu Li
Guest Editors
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