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Preprints

  1. Z. Wang, C Ouyang, and Y. Liu, “Beamforming Optimization for Continuous Aperture Array (CAPA)-based Communications,” Oct. 2024. [Arxiv]

  2. C. Ouyang, Z. Wang, X. Zhang, and Y. Liu, “Diversity and Multiplexing for Continuous Aperture Array (CAPA)-Based Communications,” Sep. 2024. [Arxiv]

  3. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “Performance Analysis of Near-Field Sensing (NISE) in Wideband MIMO Systems,” Aug. 2024. [Arxiv]

Journal Articles

  1. Z. Wang, P Ramezani, Y Liu, and E Björnson, “Near-Field Localization and Sensing with Large-Aperture Arrays: From Signal Modeling to Processing,” IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, accepted to appear, 2024. [Arxiv]

  2. H. Ting, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Adaptive TTD Configurations for Near-Field Communications: An Unsupervised Transformer Approach,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, early access, Nov. 2024.[Arxiv]

  3. X. Mu, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Simultaneously Transmitting And Reflecting Surfaces (STARS) for Multi-Functional 6G,” IEEE Network, early access, Oct. 2024.

  4. Y. Liu, C. Ouyang, Z. Wang, J. Xu, X. Mu, and A. L. Swindlehurst, “Near-Field Communications: A Comprehensive Survey,” IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, early access, Oct. 2024. [Arxiv]

  5. Y. Guo, Y. Zhang, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Wideband Beamforming for Near-Field Communications with Circular Arrays,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, early access, Oct. 2024. [Arxiv]

  6. H. Jiang, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “Sense-Then-Train: An Active-Sensing-Based Beam Training Design for Near-Field MIMO Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 15525-15539, Oct. 2024. [Arxiv]

  7. C. Ouyang, Z. Wang, B. Zhao, X. Zhang, and Y. Liu, “On the Impact of Reactive Region on the Near-Field Channel Gain,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 28, no. 10, pp. 2417-2421, Oct. 2024. [Arxiv]

  8. Z. Zheng, Y. Liu, Z. Wang, J. Chen, and T. Quek, “Dynamic MIMO architecture design for near-field communications,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 14669-14684, Oct. 2024. [Arxiv]

  9. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “Near-Field Velocity Sensing and Predictive Beamforming,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, early access, Sep. 2024. [Arxiv] [Code]

  10. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “Rethinking Integrated Sensing and Communication: When Near Field Meets Wideband,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 62, no. 9, pp. 44-50, Sep. 2024. [Arxiv]

  11. H. Li, Z. Wang, X. Mu, Z. Pan, and Y. Liu, “Near-Field Integrated Sensing, Positioning, and Communication: A Downlink and Uplink Framework,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 42, no. 9, pp. 2196-2212, Sep, 2024. [Arxiv]

  12. C. Ouyang, Z. Wang, Y. Chen, X. Mu, and P. Zhu, “A Primer on Near-Field Communications for Next-Generation Multiple Access,” Proceedings of the IEEE, early access, Aug. 2024. [Arxiv]

  13. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “Bidirectional Integrated Sensing and Communication: Full-Duplex or Half-Duplex?,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 8184-8199, Aug. 2024. [Arxiv]

  14. Z. Zhang, Y. Liu, Z. Wang, X. Mu, and J. Chen, “Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer in Near-Field Communications,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 11, no. 16, pp. 27760-27774, Aug. 2024. [Arxiv]

  15. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “Beamfocusing Optimization for Near-Field Wideband Multi-User Communications“, IEEE Transactions on Communications, early access, Jul. 2024. [Arxiv] [Code]

  16. Z. Zhang, Y. Liu, Z. Wang, X. Mu, and J. Chen, “Physical Layer Security in Near-Field Communications,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 73, no. 7, pp. 10761-10766, Jul. 2024. [Arxiv]

  17. X. Mu, Z. Wang, and Y. Liu, “NOMA for Integrating Sensing and Communications towards 6G: A Multiple Access Perspective,” IEEE Wireless Communications, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 316-323, Jun. 2024. [Arxiv]

  18. Z. Zhang, Y. Liu, Z. Wang, J. Chen, and D. I. Kim, “Near Field Communications for DMA-NOMA Networks,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 11, no. 17, pp. 28021-28035, Jun. 2024. [Arxiv]

  19. X. Mu, J. Xu, Z. Wang, and N. Al-Dhahir, “Simultaneously Transmitting and Reflecting Surfaces for Ubiquitous Next Generation Multiple Access in 6G and Beyond,” Proceedings of the IEEE, early access, Jun. 2024.

  20. Z. Wang, X. Mu, Y. Liu, and R. Schober, “TTD Configurations for Near-Field Beamforming: Parallel, Serial, or Hybrid?,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 72, no. 6, pp. 3783-3799, Jun. 2024. [Arxiv] [Code]

  21. Y. Liu, J. Xu, Z. Wang, X. Mu, J. Zhang and P. Zhang, “Simultaneously Transmitting And Reflecting (STAR) RISs for 6G: Fundamentals, Recent Advances, and Future Directions,” Frontiers of Information Technology & Electronic Engineering, vol. 24, pp. 1689-1707, Jan. 2024. [Arxiv]

  22. J. Chen, K. Zhai, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, J. Jia, and X. Wang, “CoMP and RIS-assisted Multicast Transmission in a Multi-UAV Communication System,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 72, no. 6, pp. 3602-3617, Jun. 2024.

  23. J. Xiao, J. Wang, Z. Wang, W. Xie, Y. Liu, “Multi-Scale Attention Based Channel Estimation for RIS-Aided Massive MIMO Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 5969-5984, Jun. 2024. [Code]

  24. Z. Zhang, Y. Liu, Z. Wang, and J. Chen, “STARS-ISAC: How Many Sensors Do We Need?,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 1085-1099, Feb. 2024. [Arxiv]

  25. Y. Liu, Z. Wang, J. Xu, C. Ouyang, X. Mu, and R. Schober, “Near-Field Communications: A Tutorial Review,” IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 4, pp. 1999-2049, Aug. 2023. [Arxiv]

  26. Z. Wang, X. Mu, J. Xu, and Y. Liu, “Simultaneously Transmitting and Reflecting Surface (STARS) for Terahertz communications,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 861-877, Jul. 2023. [Arxiv] [Code]

  27. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “Near-Field Integrated Sensing and Communications,” IEEE Communication Letters, vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 2048-2052, Aug. 2023. [Arxiv] [Code]

  28. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “STARS Enabled Integrated Sensing and Communications,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 6750-6765, Oct. 2023. [Arxiv] [Code]

  29. Z. Zhang, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, B. He, L. Lv, and J. Chen, “Security Enhancement for Coupled Phase-Shift STAR-RIS Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 72, no. 6, pp. 8210-8215, Jun. 2023. [Arxiv]

  30. Z. Wang, X. Mu, Y. Liu, X. Xu, and P. Zhang, “NOMA-aided Joint Communication, Sensing, and Multi-tier Computing Systems,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 574-588, Mar. 2023. [Arxiv] [Code]

  31. Z. Wang, X. Mu, Y. Liu, and R. Schober, “Coupled Phase-Shift STAR-RISs: A General Optimization Framework,” IEEE Wireless Communication Letters, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 207-211, Nov. 2022. [Arxiv] [Code]

  32. Z. Wang, Y. Liu, X. Mu, Z. Ding, and O. A. Dobre, “NOMA Empowered Integrated Sensing and Communication,” IEEE Communication Letters, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 677-681, Mar. 2022. [Arxiv] [Code]

Conference Proceedings

  1. J. Hao, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, “Active-Sensing-Based Beam Alignment for Near Field MIMO Communications,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Communications Conf. (ICC'24), Denver, CO, USA, Jun. 2024.

  2. H. Li, Z. Wang, X. Mu, Y. Liu, Y. Chen, and Z. Pan, “Downlink CRB Minimization for Near-Field Integrated Sensing and Communication,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Communications Conf. (ICC'24), Denver, CO, USA, Jun. 2024.

  3. Z. Zheng, Y. Liu, Z. Wang, X. Mu, and J. Chen, “Hybrid Beamforming Design for Near-Field SWIPT Networks,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Communications Conf. (ICC'24), Denver, CO, USA, Jun. 2024.

  4. Z. Wang, X. Mu, Y. Zou, and Y. Liu, “Near-Field Wideband Beamforming Design with Short-Range True-Time Delayers,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Communications Conf. (ICC'24), Denver, CO, USA, Jun. 2024.

  5. Z. Wang, X. Mu, Y. Zou, and Y. Liu, “Near-Field Wideband Beamfocusing Optimization: A Heuristic Two-Stage Approach,” in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conf. (GLOBECOM'23), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 2023.

  6. Z. Wang, X. Mu, J. Xu, Y. Zou, and Y. Liu, “STARS for Spectral Efficiency in Wideband Terahertz Communications,” in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conf. (GLOBECOM'23), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 2023.

  7. Z. Wang, X. Mu, Y. Liu, “Full-Duplex Communication in Bidirectional ISAC,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Communications Conf. (ICC'23) Workshop, Rome, Italy, May 2022.

  8. Z. Wang, X. Mu, Y. Liu, X. Xu, and P. Zhang, “Joint Communication, Sensing, and Multi-tier Computing: A NOMA-aided Framework,” in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conf. (GLOBECOM'22), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 2022.

  9. Z. Wang, X. Mu, and Y. Liu, “STARS Enabled Integrated Sensing and Communications: A CRB Optimization Perspective,” in Proc. IEEE 96th Veh. Technol. Conf. (VTC2022-Fall), London & Beijing, Sep 2022.

  10. Z. Wang, Y. Liu, X. Mu and Z. Ding, “NOMA Inspired Interference Cancellation for Integrated Sensing and Communication,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Communications Conf. (ICC'22), Seoul, South Korea, May 2022.