{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7125806550","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/twc.2026.3655342","title":"RIS-Based Communication Enhancement and Location Privacy Protection in UAV Networks","display_name":"RIS-Based Communication Enhancement and Location Privacy Protection in UAV Networks","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-01-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7125806550","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/twc.2026.3655342"},"language":null,"primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/twc.2026.3655342","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/twc.2026.3655342","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S63459445","display_name":"IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications","issn_l":"1536-1276","issn":["1536-1276","1558-2248"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5123883822","display_name":"Ziqi Chen","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I99065089","display_name":"Tsinghua University","ror":"https://ror.org/03cve4549","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I99065089"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Ziqi Chen","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I99065089"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5123961234","display_name":"Jun Du","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I99065089","display_name":"Tsinghua University","ror":"https://ror.org/03cve4549","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I99065089"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jun Du","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Electronic Engineering and the State Key Laboratory of Space Network and Communications, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Electronic Engineering and the State Key Laboratory of Space Network and Communications, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I99065089"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5123961048","display_name":"Chunxiao Jiang","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I99065089","display_name":"Tsinghua University","ror":"https://ror.org/03cve4549","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I99065089"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Chunxiao Jiang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology and the State Key Laboratory of Space Network and Communications, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology and the State Key Laboratory of Space Network and Communications, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I99065089"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5124007569","display_name":"Tony Q. S. Quek","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I152815399","display_name":"Singapore University of Technology and Design","ror":"https://ror.org/05j6fvn87","country_code":"SG","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I152815399"]}],"countries":["SG"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Tony Q. S. Quek","raw_affiliation_strings":["Singapore University of Technology and Design, Tampines, Singapore"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Singapore University of Technology and Design, Tampines, Singapore","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I152815399"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5124004069","display_name":"Zhu Han","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I44461941","display_name":"University of Houston","ror":"https://ror.org/048sx0r50","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I44461941"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Zhu Han","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I44461941"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":3,"institutions_distinct_count":5,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5123883822"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I99065089"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.22071128,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"25","issue":null,"first_page":"11270","last_page":"11285"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11133","display_name":"UAV Applications and Optimization","score":0.660099983215332,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11133","display_name":"UAV Applications and Optimization","score":0.660099983215332,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11458","display_name":"Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies","score":0.3100000023841858,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10964","display_name":"Wireless Communication Security Techniques","score":0.009700000286102295,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/transmitter-power-output","display_name":"Transmitter power output","score":0.5504000186920166},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reduction","display_name":"Reduction (mathematics)","score":0.46650001406669617},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/channel","display_name":"Channel (broadcasting)","score":0.46369999647140503},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/scheme","display_name":"Scheme (mathematics)","score":0.4523000121116638},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless","display_name":"Wireless","score":0.40130001306533813},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-noise","display_name":"Artificial noise","score":0.40059998631477356},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/base-station","display_name":"Base station","score":0.3752000033855438},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/optimization-problem","display_name":"Optimization problem","score":0.37049999833106995},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/secure-communication","display_name":"Secure communication","score":0.3508000075817108},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/communications-security","display_name":"Communications security","score":0.3483000099658966}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.79830002784729},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C65422117","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q358527","display_name":"Transmitter power output","level":4,"score":0.5504000186920166},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111335779","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3454686","display_name":"Reduction (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.46650001406669617},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127162648","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16858953","display_name":"Channel (broadcasting)","level":2,"score":0.46369999647140503},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77618280","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1155772","display_name":"Scheme (mathematics)","level":2,"score":0.4523000121116638},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C79403827","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3988","display_name":"Real-time computing","level":1,"score":0.41260001063346863},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.41019999980926514},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C555944384","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249","display_name":"Wireless","level":2,"score":0.40130001306533813},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780909371","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4801092","display_name":"Artificial noise","level":4,"score":0.40059998631477356},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C68649174","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1379116","display_name":"Base station","level":2,"score":0.3752000033855438},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C137836250","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q984063","display_name":"Optimization problem","level":2,"score":0.37049999833106995},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C510870077","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7444868","display_name":"Secure communication","level":3,"score":0.3508000075817108},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C151423352","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5154228","display_name":"Communications security","level":3,"score":0.3483000099658966},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C99498987","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2210247","display_name":"Noise (video)","level":3,"score":0.3407999873161316},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C13944312","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7512748","display_name":"Signal-to-noise ratio (imaging)","level":2,"score":0.3384000062942505},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C65682993","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1056451","display_name":"Reflection (computer programming)","level":2,"score":0.3310000002384186},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779843651","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7390335","display_name":"SIGNAL (programming language)","level":2,"score":0.33079999685287476},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C163258240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25342","display_name":"Power (physics)","level":2,"score":0.325300008058548},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C101765175","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q577764","display_name":"Communications system","level":2,"score":0.32350000739097595},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C192126672","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1068715","display_name":"Telecommunications network","level":2,"score":0.3077999949455261},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.30730000138282776},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C123657996","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12271","display_name":"Architecture","level":2,"score":0.3001999855041504},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C160562895","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7239557","display_name":"Precoding","level":4,"score":0.28929999470710754},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C148730421","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141090","display_name":"Encryption","level":2,"score":0.28619998693466187},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C198082294","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3399648","display_name":"Position (finance)","level":2,"score":0.2808000147342682},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C93996380","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44127","display_name":"Server","level":2,"score":0.27869999408721924},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779338814","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5179285","display_name":"Covert","level":2,"score":0.27160000801086426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18555067","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8375051","display_name":"Joint (building)","level":2,"score":0.2703000009059906},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C59519942","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q650665","display_name":"Drone","level":2,"score":0.262800008058548},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C148417208","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4825882","display_name":"Authentication (law)","level":2,"score":0.2621999979019165},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77553402","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13222579","display_name":"Upper and lower bounds","level":2,"score":0.25589999556541443},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C108037233","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11375","display_name":"Wireless network","level":3,"score":0.2549999952316284},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C12725497","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q810247","display_name":"Baseline (sea)","level":2,"score":0.2533000111579895},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C163294075","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q581861","display_name":"Noise reduction","level":2,"score":0.250900000333786}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/twc.2026.3655342","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/twc.2026.3655342","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S63459445","display_name":"IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications","issn_l":"1536-1276","issn":["1536-1276","1558-2248"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/16","display_name":"Peace, Justice and strong institutions","score":0.5285131335258484}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":34,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1970830346","https://openalex.org/W1982352648","https://openalex.org/W2124541664","https://openalex.org/W2164278908","https://openalex.org/W2788350651","https://openalex.org/W2990747873","https://openalex.org/W4220691471","https://openalex.org/W4220697450","https://openalex.org/W4221161032","https://openalex.org/W4225817403","https://openalex.org/W4296704797","https://openalex.org/W4313001863","https://openalex.org/W4320005495","https://openalex.org/W4365800547","https://openalex.org/W4390872666","https://openalex.org/W4391021891","https://openalex.org/W4391924469","https://openalex.org/W4393305224","https://openalex.org/W4394711360","https://openalex.org/W4394862994","https://openalex.org/W4395028133","https://openalex.org/W4399311056","https://openalex.org/W4399344952","https://openalex.org/W4399666271","https://openalex.org/W4399768442","https://openalex.org/W4402673547","https://openalex.org/W4403600563","https://openalex.org/W4406857877","https://openalex.org/W4406858266","https://openalex.org/W4407361539","https://openalex.org/W4408423666","https://openalex.org/W4409580962","https://openalex.org/W4411688347","https://openalex.org/W4417002066"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"With":[0],"the":[1,9,21,34,37,47,53,115,120,128,131,138,170,188,195,206,211,225,229,236],"explosive":[2],"advancement":[3],"of":[4,11,24,36,130,194,214],"unmanned":[5],"aerial":[6],"vehicles":[7],"(UAVs),":[8],"security":[10],"efficient":[12,59],"UAV":[13,39],"networks":[14],"has":[15],"become":[16],"increasingly":[17],"critical.":[18],"Owing":[19],"to":[20,111,125,203],"open":[22],"nature":[23],"its":[25,101],"communication":[26,60,75,113,160,226],"environment,":[27],"illegitimate":[28],"malicious":[29],"UAVs":[30,64],"(MUs)":[31],"can":[32],"infer":[33],"position":[35],"source":[38],"(SU)":[40],"by":[41,133,216],"analyzing":[42],"received":[43,146],"signals,":[44],"thus":[45],"compromising":[46],"SU":[48,54,116,132,230,237],"location":[49,55,238],"privacy.":[50,239],"To":[51],"protect":[52],"privacy":[56],"while":[57,119],"ensuring":[58],"with":[61,93,127,145,219],"legitimate":[62],"receiving":[63],"(RUs),":[65],"we":[66,86,153,166],"propose":[67],"an":[68,94],"Active":[69],"Reconfigurable":[70],"Intelligent":[71],"Surface":[72],"(ARIS)-assisted":[73],"covert":[74],"scheme":[76,208],"based":[77,150],"on":[78,151],"virtual":[79],"partitioning":[80,173],"and":[81,117,162,168,174,191,231],"artificial":[82],"noise":[83],"(AN).":[84],"Specifically,":[85],"design":[87,193],"a":[88,155,221],"novel":[89],"ARIS":[90,172],"architecture":[91,98],"integrated":[92],"AN":[95,124,192],"module.":[96],"This":[97],"dynamically":[99],"partitions":[100],"reflecting":[102],"elements":[103],"into":[104],"multiple":[105],"sub-regions:":[106],"one":[107],"subset":[108,122],"is":[109],"optimized":[110],"enhance":[112],"between":[114,228],"RUs,":[118,232],"other":[121],"generates":[123],"interfere":[126],"localization":[129,144,163,212],"MUs.":[134],"We":[135],"first":[136],"derive":[137,167],"Cram\u00e9r-Rao":[139],"Lower":[140],"Bound":[141],"(CRLB)":[142],"for":[143,159,187],"signal":[147],"strength":[148],"(RSS),":[149],"which,":[152],"establish":[154],"joint":[156],"optimization":[157,183],"framework":[158],"enhancement":[161],"interference.":[164],"Subsequently,":[165],"validate":[169,200],"optimal":[171],"power":[175],"allocation":[176],"under":[177],"average":[178],"channel":[179],"conditions.":[180],"Finally,":[181],"tailored":[182],"methods":[184],"are":[185],"proposed":[186,207],"reflection":[189],"precoding":[190],"two":[196],"partitions.":[197],"Simulation":[198],"results":[199],"that,":[201],"compared":[202],"baseline":[204],"schemes,":[205],"significantly":[209],"increases":[210],"error":[213],"MUs":[215],"approximately":[217],"37.65%":[218],"only":[220],"3.69%":[222],"reduction":[223],"in":[224],"rate":[227],"thereby":[233],"effectively":[234],"protecting":[235]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-03-27T05:58:40.876381","created_date":"2026-01-28T00:00:00"}