Information Theory in Emerging Wireless Communication Systems and Networks, Second Edition
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Information Theory, Probability and Statistics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 19 January 2025 | Viewed by 120
Special Issue Editor
Interests: communication systems; machine learning; information systems; signal processing; networking theory
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wireless communication systems and networks are rapidly evolving to meet the ever-increasing demands for higher data rates, better reliability and seamless connectivity anytime, anywhere. As we look beyond 5G, the development of 6G and 7G networks introduces a plethora of new technologies and communication techniques. These include autonomous aerial networks and the Internet of Space Things, terahertz communications, large-scale massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs), visible light communication (VLC), molecular communications and the Internet of Bio/Nano Things, blockchain-based wireless systems and quantum communications and computing.
A significant driving force in the evolution of next-generation communication systems is the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). These technologies are poised to revolutionize wireless networks by enabling smarter, more efficient and more adaptive communication systems. AI and ML are expected to play critical roles in network optimization, resource management and the development of intelligent protocols, making them essential components of 6G and 7G networks.
The nascent nature of these innovative methods raises several fundamental questions: What are the ultimate performance limits of emerging wireless communication systems and networks? How can we design practical schemes to achieve these ultimate limits? This Special Issue aims to address these questions by soliciting original research articles that explore the frontiers of 6G/7G and AI/ML in wireless communications.
Since its inception more than 70 years ago by Claude Shannon, information theory has been the primary method for studying the performance limits of communication systems and networks. Thus, an information theoretic analysis of emerging wireless communication systems and networks is the main focal point of this Special Issue. We also welcome practical schemes that achieve these information theoretic limits. In general, prospective authors must either directly utilize or work with information theory or demonstrate the connection of their work to information theoretic concepts.
Dr. Erdem Koyuncu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- information theory
- emerging systems
- AI/ML
- 6G/7G
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