Adversaries can fool deep learning modulator classifiers over wireless channels.
problem Vulnerability of deep learning modulator classifiers to adversarial attacks over wireless channels.
method Presented various adversarial attacks considering channel effects, including targeted and non-targeted attacks, and a universal adversarial perturbation attack.
result Modulation classification is vulnerable to adversarial attacks over wireless channels with realistic channel effects.
DEFINED uses decision feedback ICL to detect symbols with minimal pilot data.
problem Limited pilot data in wireless receivers.
method In-context learning with decision feedback mechanism.
result Small Transformer trained with DEFINED achieves significant performance improvements.
DEFINED improves wireless symbol detection with limited pilot data.
problem Efficient symbol detection over block-fading channels with scarce pilot data.
method In-context learning with decision feedback mechanism.
result Significant performance improvements, often needing only a single pilot pair.
Edge devices learn a global model collaboratively over wireless channels.
problem Learning a global model from edge devices with imperfect channel state information.
method Proposed analog aggregation scheme, receive beamforming at PS, and convergence analysis.
result Performance improvement with more PS antennas, even with imperfect CSI.
The paper presents a novel approach of spoofing wireless signals by using a general adversarial network (GAN) to generate and transmit synthetic signals that cannot be reliably distinguished from intended signals. It is of paramount importance to authenticate wireless signals at the PHY layer before they proceed throug…
Adversarial machine learning hides 5G communications from eavesdroppers.
problem Hiding 5G communications from eavesdroppers using DL classifiers.
method Craft adversarial perturbations to fool DL classifiers.
result Adversarial perturbations can hide 5G communications with high probability.
Optimizes wireless power control using graph neural networks and counterfactual optimization.
problem Mitigating interference in wireless networks with multiple transmitter-receiver pairs.
method Graph neural network architecture combined with unsupervised primal-dual counterfactual optimization.
result Guarantees a minimum rate constraint that adapts to network size, balancing user rates.
Generative model learns wireless channel distributions efficiently.
problem Learning precise wireless channel distributions for optimal communication.
method Physics-informed sparse Bayesian generative modeling (SBGM) with compressed data.
result Model learns channel parameters from compressed AP observations, is physically interpretable, and generalizes across different systems.
FedRec learns universal receivers for fading channels without channel statistics.
problem Training neural network-based receivers for diverse fading channels without accurate statistics.
method Federated learning of a MAP detector for downlink fading channels.
result Performance approaches MAP without channel statistics, reduced communication overhead.
Proposes efficient calibration for indoor localization models.
problem Calibration data scarcity in wireless indoor localization.
method Uses synthetic labels and prediction sets to fine-tune a predictor and estimate bias.
result Yields rigorous coverage guarantees for prediction sets.
Study compares different levels of supervision for training graph embeddings in wireless networks.
problem Improving power control in wireless interference networks.
method Training graph neural networks (GNNs) with different levels of supervision (supervised, unsupervised, self-supervised).
result Different levels of supervision impact system-level throughput, convergence, and generalization.
Paper proposes a graph model for optimal AP deployment in indoor optical wireless networks.
problem Challenges in deploying optical wireless networks due to LoS requirement and limited range.
method Graph modeling approach to identify minimum number of APs and their optimal locations.
result Optimal deployment of APs ensures connectivity and minimizes interference in indoor environments.
Wi-GATr learns to simulate wireless signals with high accuracy and speed.
problem Inaccurate wireless signal propagation models limit modern communication system design.
method Wi-GATr uses a Geometric Algebra Transformer to learn from scene primitives.
result Wi-GATr achieves more accurate predictions than existing methods.
Paper defends deep learning classifiers against channel-aware adversarial attacks.
problem Deep learning classifiers are vulnerable to adversarial attacks.
method Channel-aware adversarial attacks are presented and defended against.
result Certified defense based on randomized smoothing makes classifiers robust.
CHOOSE enhances shallow Transformers for wireless symbol detection.
problem Improving wireless symbol detection with shallow Transformers.
method Introducing autoregressive latent reasoning steps within hidden space.
result Lightweight Transformers achieve comparable performance to deep models.
Paper proposes DRL for unsupervised IoT localization.
problem Challenges in unsupervised localization of IoT devices.
method Modeling localization as MDP, using DRL with reward-setting and RSS measurements.
result Demonstrated effectiveness of DRL in wireless localization.
We propose a framework for the derivation and evaluation of distributed iterative algorithms for receiver cooperation in interference-limited wireless systems. Our approach views the processing within and collaboration between receivers as the solution to an inference problem in the probabilistic model of the whole sys…
Deep learning models can learn confounding factors instead of device fingerprints in wireless signals.
problem Learning device fingerprints from complex-valued deep neural networks in the presence of confounding factors.
method Investigating complex-valued deep neural networks (DNNs) to distinguish between wireless transmitters, focusing on clock drift and channel variations.
result DNNs learn confounding features rather than device-specific characteristics, requiring strategies to promote generalization.
Optimizes energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks with limited information.
problem Maximizing energy efficiency in energy harvesting wireless sensor networks with limited channel state information.
method Modeling as a Multi-Armed Bandits problem and developing an Upper Confidence Bound algorithm.
result Significant gains in energy efficiency compared to benchmark schemes.
New approach uses SPG for semantic communication without a known channel model.
problem Designing efficient semantic communication systems without a known channel model.
method Applying Stochastic Policy Gradient (SPG) for reinforcement learning.
result Achieves comparable performance to model-aware approaches with a decreased convergence rate.
We show that compact fully connected (FC) deep learning networks trained to classify wireless protocols using a hierarchy of multiple denoising autoencoders (AEs) outperform reference FC networks trained in a typical way, i.e., with a stochastic gradient based optimization of a given FC architecture. Not only is the co…
Efficient deep learning for wireless source identification using test SNR estimates.
problem Training deep classifiers for wireless signal modulation and technology identification.
method Greedy training SNR Boosting and bootstrap aggregating (Bagging) based on training SNR values.
result Uniform improvement in accuracy across all SNR values with small subsets of training SNR values.
Optimizes convergence time of federated learning over wireless networks.
problem Limited resource blocks in wireless networks affect federated learning convergence time and performance.
method Formulates an optimization problem to minimize convergence time while optimizing performance, proposes a probabilistic user selection scheme and uses ANNs for estimation.
result Improves convergence time and performance of federated learning over wireless networks.
We design iterative receiver schemes for a generic wireless communication system by treating channel estimation and information decoding as an inference problem in graphical models. We introduce a recently proposed inference framework that combines belief propagation (BP) and the mean field (MF) approximation and inclu…
We propose a novel receiver for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmissions in impulsive noise environments. Impulsive noise arises in many modern wireless and wireline communication systems, such as Wi-Fi and powerline communications, due to uncoordinated interference that is much stronger than the…
A deep RL framework optimizes resource allocation in wireless networks.
problem Optimizing resource allocation and interference in wireless networks.
method Multi-agent deep reinforcement learning for distributed decision-making.
result Our approach outperforms decentralized and centralized baselines in terms of user rates.
New system preserves message meaning in wireless networks, improving data rate.
problem Efficiently transmitting message meaning in wireless networks.
method Modeling semantics as hidden random variables, using Information Bottleneck for compression.
result 20 dB SNR improvement for semantic communication.
Iterative information processing, either based on heuristics or analytical frameworks, has been shown to be a very powerful tool for the design of efficient, yet feasible, wireless receiver architectures. Within this context, algorithms performing message-passing on a probabilistic graph, such as the sum-product (SP) a…
Adversarial perturbations and RIS interaction vectors improve covert communication.
problem Covert communication in the presence of RISs.
method Designing RIS interaction vectors to balance receiver and eavesdropper detection, adding adversarial perturbations to signals.
result Adversarial perturbations and RIS interaction vectors can be jointly designed to boost covert communications.
Study resource allocation strategies in sequential decisions with unknown rewards.
problem Sequential resource allocation with unknown rewards.
method Design combinatorial multi-armed bandit algorithms for discrete or continuous budgets.
result Prove algorithms achieve logarithmic cumulative regret under semi-bandit feedback.
In this paper, we investigate deep learning (DL)-enabled signal demodulation methods and establish the first open dataset of real modulated signals for wireless communication systems. Specifically, we propose a flexible communication prototype platform for measuring real modulation dataset. Then, based on the measured …
In this paper, we present a Bayesian channel estimation algorithm for multicarrier receivers based on pilot symbol observations. The inherent sparse nature of wireless multipath channels is exploited by modeling the prior distribution of multipath components' gains with a hierarchical representation of the Bessel K pro…
A central machine is interested in estimating the underlying structure of a sparse Gaussian Graphical Model (GGM) from datasets distributed across multiple local machines. The local machines can communicate with the central machine through a wireless multiple access channel. In this paper, we are interested in designin…
Recent advancements in radio frequency machine learning (RFML) have demonstrated the use of raw in-phase and quadrature (IQ) samples for multiple spectrum sensing tasks. Yet, deep learning techniques have been shown, in other applications, to be vulnerable to adversarial machine learning (ML) techniques, which seek to …
We consider a communication scenario, in which an intruder tries to determine the modulation scheme of the intercepted signal. Our aim is to minimize the accuracy of the intruder, while guaranteeing that the intended receiver can still recover the underlying message with the highest reliability. This is achieved by per…
Receiver algorithms which combine belief propagation (BP) with the mean field (MF) approximation are well-suited for inference of both continuous and discrete random variables. In wireless scenarios involving detection of multiple signals, the standard construction of the combined BP-MF framework includes the equalizat…
The paper discusses scalable learning for wireless data-driven systems.
problem Expanding data volume and model complexity limit centralized learning solutions.
method Discusses scalable architecture and local learning strategies.
result Promising research directions in scalable data-driven wireless communications.
With millimeter wave wireless communications, the resulting radiation reflects on most visible objects, creating rich multipath environments, namely in urban scenarios. The radiation captured by a listening device is thus shaped by the obstacles encountered, which carry latent information regarding their relative posit…
Paper tackles federated linear bandit learning with AirComp for noisy channels.
problem Minimize cumulative regret in federated linear bandit learning.
method Proposes a federated linear bandits scheme using over-the-air computation (AirComp) over noisy fading channels.
result Determines the regret bound of the proposed scheme.
The growing role that artificial intelligence and specifically machine learning is playing in shaping the future of wireless communications has opened up many new and intriguing research directions. This paper motivates the research in the novel direction of \textit{vision-aided wireless communications}, which aims at …
Ricean channel model is widely used in wireless communications to characterize the channels with a line-of-sight path. The Ricean K factor, defined as the ratio of direct path and scattered paths, provides a good indication of the link quality. Most existing works estimate K factor based on either maximum-likelihood cr…
A deep learning subsampling technique improves modulation classification accuracy.
problem Improving modulation classification accuracy in wireless communication systems.
method Proposes a data-driven subsampling strategy using deep neural networks to simulate signal removal.
result Improves classification accuracy to higher levels than traditional methods.
Adversaries with multiple antennas can fool deep learning modulators more effectively.
problem Improving evasion attacks on deep learning-based modulation classifiers.
method Utilizing multiple antennas to enhance adversarial attacks on deep learning classifiers.
result Adversarial attacks with multiple antennas significantly improve classifier accuracy.
The idea of end-to-end learning of communication systems through neural network-based autoencoders has the shortcoming that it requires a differentiable channel model. We present in this paper a novel learning algorithm which alleviates this problem. The algorithm enables training of communication systems with an unkno…
Paper introduces REED for noncoherent OTA-FL, reducing latency without phase alignment.
problem Noncoherent OTA-FL requires signed model updates without phase alignment.
method Introduces REED for continuous signed aggregation using resource-element energy difference.
result Exact variance laws for REED and chip-diverse extension in Rayleigh fading.
A novel method for efficient CDRL over wireless networks.
problem Challenges in collaborative deep reinforcement learning over wireless networks.
method Semantic-aware heterogeneous federated deep reinforcement learning (HFDRL) algorithm.
result Superior performance compared to state-of-the-art baselines.
In this paper, the problem of training federated learning (FL) algorithms over a realistic wireless network is studied. In particular, in the considered model, wireless users execute an FL algorithm while training their local FL models using their own data and transmitting the trained local FL models to a base station …
We study the problem of interference source identification, through the lens of recognizing one of 15 different channels that belong to 3 different wireless technologies: Bluetooth, Zigbee, and WiFi. We employ deep learning algorithms trained on received samples taken from a 10 MHz band in the 2.4 GHz ISM Band. We obta…