Physical layer security (PLS) has emerged as a new concept and powerful alternative that
can complement and may even replace encryption-based approaches, which entail many …

The development of the fifth generation (5G) wireless networks is gaining momentum to
connect almost all aspects of life through the network with much higher speed, very low …

The mobile edge computing (MEC) technology can simultaneously provide high-speed
computing services for multiple vehicular users (VUs) in vehicular edge computing (VEC) …

In this paper, intelligent reflecting surfaces (IRSs) are employed to enhance the physical
layer security in a challenging radio environment. In particular, a multi-antenna access point …

Massive access, also known as massive connectivity or massive machine-type
communication (mMTC), is one of the main use cases of the fifth-generation (5G) and …

Physical layer security which safeguards data confidentiality based on the information-
theoretic approaches has received significant research interest recently. The key idea …

The fifth generation (5G) wireless technologies serve as a key propellent to meet the
increasing demands of the future Internet of Things (IoT) networks. For wireless …

This work examines the performance gain achieved by deploying an intelligent reflecting
surface (IRS) in covert communications. To this end, we formulate the joint design of the …

The industrial environment poses strict requirements to the infrastructure of good and
service production and delivery. Communications are not an exception. Wired systems …

Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) has been widely recognized as a promising way to
scale up the number of users, enhance the spectral efficiency, and improve the user-fairness …