Integrated Electromagnetic Skin-Assisted Localization and Communication System
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Communications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2025 | Viewed by 32
Special Issue Editors
Interests: device-free radio localization and activity recognition; signal processing and machine learning in wireless systems
Interests: signal processing aspects of wireless communications systems; antenna array processing; channel estimation and tracking; MIMO-OFDM systems; cooperative communication; ad-hoc networking and wireless sensor networks
Interests: advanced coding and modulation schemes for wireless communication; channel equalization and estimation; interference management; alignment; cancellation in wireless networks; massive MIMO for mmWaves; UAV-based communications and networks; molecular communications
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to demonstrate an integrated framework that combines Electromagnetic Skin (EMS)-assisted localization and communication methodologies within simultaneous localization and communication (SLAC) systems. The main challenge in radio frequency (RF)-based localization systems is modeling the errors in received signals caused by factors such as line-of-sight (LoS) blockage. This issue seeks to explore passive/active EMS solutions to manipulate propagation channel properties, demonstrating the potential for significantly increasing localization accuracy and efficiency in wireless communication environments. Specifically, the goal of this Special Issue is to exploit the synergies among EMSs, localization, and SLAC approaches, ultimately developing a solution for precise and adaptive localization in dynamically evolving wireless networks. Additionally, the application of EMS in SLAC systems at the mm wave band is a novel topic. Performance evaluation of EMS-aided passive localization within SLAC systems presents a challenge, as improving localization accuracy through EMS also increases the complexity of signal propagation. Lastly, EMS-assisted localization in real-world scenarios, particularly through experimental activity, remains underexplored. This gap is especially evident in applications like operator localization in industrial networks or patient monitoring in healthcare settings.
Dr. Sanaz Kianoush
Dr. Stefano Savazzi
Prof. Dr. Maurizio Magarini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- smart skin
- reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)
- integrated sensing and communication (ISAC)
- simultaneous localization and communication (SLAC)
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