THz Industrial Mesh Networks in Smart Sensing and Propagation Environments

Project Information

TIMES

Grant agreement ID: 101096307

DOI

10.3030/101096307

EC signature date 16 November 2022

Start date 1 January 2023

End date 31 March 2026

Funded under

• Digital, Industry and Space

Total cost

€ 6 180 161,00

EU contribution

€ 5 969 258,00

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CONSORZIO NAZIONALE INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER LE TELECOMUNICAZIONI
Italy

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (6)

Intermediate report on multi-goal mesh network optimization and exploitation of smart propagation environments

This deliverable will present enhanced opportunities offered by the exploitation of intelligent reflecting surfaces within multi-goal mesh networks. It will also describe the intermediate outcomes concerning multi-goal network optimization schemes and MAC procedures developed for THz-based mesh networks.

Definition of scenarios for software simulation

This deliverable will provide the scenario of the software simulation testing.

Definition of the scenarios and KPI for hardware demonstration and PoC

This deliverable will provide the scenario and KPIs for hardware demonstration and PoC.

Intermediate report on PHY layer enhancements for THz links supporting sensing and communication functionalities

This deliverable will summarize intermediate findings on physical layer procedures for enabling highly efficient and reliable THz links supporting sensing and communication functionalities. Furthermore, estimation mechanisms that predict the evolution of THz channels will be discussed.

Design and characterization report of the THz circuits

This deliverable will report on the design and on-wafer measurement results of the THz front-end circuits.

TIMES Mid-Project Report

This deliverable will present the overall mid-project results and insights.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (1)

Project Website

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Publications

Conference proceedings (22)

Terahertz Communications for Industrial Manufacturing: a Use Case Analysis

Author(s): Tommaso Zugno, Lutfi Samara, Mate Boban, Per Hjalmar Lehne, Thomas Kurner
Published in: 2024 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2023, ISSN 2644-3252
Publisher: 2024 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
DOI: 10.1109/CSCN60443.2023.10453153

Characterization of Propagation in an Industrial Scenario from Sub-6 GHz to 300 GHz

Author(s): Diego Dupleich; Alexander Ebert; Yanneck Völker-Schöneberg; Damir Sitdikov; Mate Boban; Lutfi Samara; Giovanni Del Galdo; Reiner Thomä
Published in: 2024 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps), 2023, ISBN 979-8-3503-7021-8
Publisher: 2024 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)
DOI: 10.1109/GCWkshps58843.2023.10464485

Metasurfaces as 6G Enabling Technology: A discussion on RIS applicability to Industrial IoT scenarios

Author(s): Alessia Tarozzi, Enrico M. Vitucci, Franco Fuschini, Roberto Verdone
Published in: 2024 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Industry 4.0 & IoT (MetroInd4.0 & IoT), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/METROIND4.0IOT61288.2024.10584164

Parametric Near-Field MMSE Channel Estimation for sub-THz XL-MIMO Systems

Author(s): Wen-Xuan Long, Marco Moretti, Michele Morelli, Luca Sanguinetti, Rui Chen
Published in: 2025 33rd European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/EUSIPCO63237.2025.11226716

Adapt and Aggregate: Adaptive OFDM Numerology and Carrier Aggregation for High Data Rate Terahertz Communications

Author(s): Lutfi Samara , Tommaso Zugno, Mate Boban , Senior Member, IEEE, Malte Schellmann , and Thomas Kürner
Published in: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, 2023, ISSN 1932-4553
Publisher: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing
DOI: 10.1109/JSTSP.2023.3285448

Direct Clustering and Multi-Path Component Identification on THz Channel Measurements in a Factory Environment

Author(s): Mengfan Wu, Tommaso Zugno, Mate Boban, Falko Dressler
Published in: 2023 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN), 2024, ISBN 978-88-31299-09-1
Publisher: 2023 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN)
DOI: 10.23919/EuCAP60739.2024.10501254

Highly-Compact 20-mW, 270–320-GHz InGaAs mHEMT Power Amplifier MMIC

Author(s): Laurenz John, Axel Tessmann, Sandrine Wagner, Arnulf Leuther
Published in: 2024 IEEE/MTT-S International Microwave Symposium - IMS 2024, 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/IMS40175.2024.10600274

Hybrid Beamforming for Sub-THz MIMO: How Close to Fully Digital?

Author(s): L. Antonelli, A. A. D'Amico, L. Sanguinetti
Published in: 2025 33rd European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/EUSIPCO63237.2025.11226612

ML-Based Channel Parameters Estimation For Sensing Applications in Industrial IoT Scenarios

Author(s): Alessia Tarozzi, Roberto Verdone
Published in: 2024 IEEE 100th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2024-Fall), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/VTC2024-FALL63153.2024.10757891

Characterization of Propagation from Measurements at sub-THz for ISAC Applications in an Emulated Dynamic Industrial Scenario

Author(s): """Diego Dupleich , Alexander Ebert, Yanneck Völker-Schöneberg, Damir Sitdikov, Mate Boban, Giovanni Del Galdo, and Reiner Thomä"""
Published in: 2023 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps), 2024, ISBN 978-88-31299-09-1
Publisher: 2023 IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps)
DOI: 10.23919/EuCAP60739.2024.10501207

H-Band Waveguide Filters for Duplex THz Communications

Author(s): Simon Haussmann, Marc Guenter, Axel Tessmann, Ingmar Kallfass
Published in: 2025 16th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/GEMIC64734.2025.10979193

LoS MIMO-Arrays vs. LoS MIMO-Surfaces

Author(s): Marco Di Renzo, Davide Dardari, and Nicolo` Decarli
Published in: 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2023, ISBN 978-1-6654-7541-9
Publisher: 2023 17th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
DOI: 10.23919/EuCAP57121.2023.10133498

Reconfigurable Electromagnetic Environments: A Signal Processing Approach

Author(s): Davide Dardari
Published in: 2023 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2023, ISSN 2766-2284
Publisher: 2023 International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA)
DOI: 10.1109/ICEAA57318.2023.10297738

RIS-Empowered Near-Field Imaging in NLOS Scenarios

Author(s): G. Torcolacci, A. Guerra, H. Zhang, F. Guidi, Q. Yang, Y. C. Eldar, D. Dardari
Published in: 2024 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICCWORKSHOPS59551.2024.10615296

Ray Tracing and Measurement-Based Characterization of Inter/Intra-Machine THz Wireless Channels

Author(s): Steffen Pahlke, Tommaso Zugno, Mate Boban, Diego Dupleich, Thomas Kürner
Published in: 2025 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2024, ISBN 978-88-31299-09-1
Publisher: 2025 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
DOI: 10.23919/EuCAP60739.2024.10501627

Channel Measurements in Workspace with Robotic Manipulators at 300 GHz and Recent Results

Author(s): Varvara V. Elesina, Carla E. Reinhardt, Thomas Kürner
Published in: 2024 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2024, ISBN 978-88-31299-09-1
Publisher: 2024 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP)
DOI: 10.23919/EuCAP60739.2024.10501210

Towards System-Level Modeling of Broadband Sub-THz Amplifiers for Wireless Communication

Author(s): Simon Haussmann, Dominik Wrana, Lutfi Samara, Tommaso Zugno, Ingmar Kallfass
Published in: 2025 IEEE Topical Conference on RF/Microwave Power Amplifiers for Radio and Wireless Applications (PAWR), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/PAWR63954.2025.10904043

Channel Parameters Extraction: A Comparison Between Reference And Real Industrial Scenarios

Author(s): Alessia Tarozzi, Roberto Verdone
Published in: 2024 IEEE 10th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/WF-IOT62078.2024.10811157

Channel Measurements in an Industrial Environment for Access Point-to-Sensor Communication at 300 GHz

Author(s): Carla E. Reinhardt, Varvara V. Elesina, Johannes M. Eckhardt, Tobias Doeker, Lucas C. Ribeiro, Thomas Kürner
Published in: 2024 15th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC), 2024, ISSN 2167-8022
Publisher: 2024 15th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC)
DOI: 10.23919/GeMiC59120.2024.10485341

Guidelines for RIS Planning in IIoT Scenarios

Author(s): Alessia Tarozzi, Enrico M. Vitucci, Franco Fuschini, Roberto Verdone
Published in: 2024 IEEE 8th Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry Innovation (RTSI), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/RTSI61910.2024.10761677

Near-field Localization with Dynamic Metasurface Antennas

Author(s): Qianyu Yang, Anna Guerra, Francesco Guidi, Nir Shlezinger, Haiyang Zhang, Davide Dardari, Baoyun Wang, Yonina C. Eldar
Published in: ICASSP 2023 - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 2023
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICASSP49357.2023.10097166

Metaprism-aided NLOS Target Localization

Author(s): Marina Lotti and Davide Dardari
Published in: 2023 31st European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), 2023, ISSN 2076-1465
Publisher: 2023 31st European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO)
DOI: 10.23919/EUSIPCO58844.2023.10290002

Peer reviewed articles (10)

Guest editorial: advanced signal processing for sustainable and low footprint wireless communications

Author(s): Giacomo Bacci, Lina Bariah, E. Veronica Belmega, Rodrigo C. de Lamare
Published in: EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Issue 2025, 2025, ISSN 1687-6180
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1186/S13634-025-01261-4

6G Wireless Communications: From Far-Field Beam Steering to Near-Field Beam Focusing

Author(s): Haiyang Zhang, Nir Shlezinger, Francesco Guidi, Davide Dardari, Yonina C. Eldar
Published in: IEEE Communications Magazine, Issue 61, 2023, ISSN 0163-6804
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.001.2200259

Radio SLAM for 6G Systems at THz Frequencies: Design and Experimental Validation

Author(s): M. Lotti, G. Pasolini, A. Guerra, F. Guidi, R. D’Errico, and D. Dardari
Published in: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, 2023, ISSN 1941-0484
Publisher: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing
DOI: 10.1109/JSTSP.2023.3285101

Investigating the WSSUS Assumption in 300 GHz Time-Variant Channels in Industrial Environments

Author(s): Varvara V. Elesina, Carla E. Reinhardt, Lennart Thielecke, Tobias Doeker, Thomas Kürner
Published in: IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology, Issue 5, 2024, ISSN 2644-1330
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/OJVT.2024.3460979

Sub-THz Power Amplifiers: Measurements, Behavioral Modeling, and Predistortion Algorithms

Author(s): Lutfi Samara, Simon Haussmann, Erind Tufa, Antonio Alberto D'Amico, Tommaso Zugno, Ingmar Kallfass, Thomas Kürner
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology, Issue 15, 2025, ISSN 2156-342X
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/TTHZ.2025.3598622

The integrated sensing and communication revolution for 6G: vision, technologies, and applications

Author(s): Nuria Gonzalez-Prelcic, Musa Furkan Keskin, Ossi Kaltiokallio, Mikko Valkama, Davide Dardari, Xiao Shen, Yuan Shen, Murat Bayraktar, and Henk Wymeersch
Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE, 2024, ISSN 1558-2256
Publisher: Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2024.3397609

Terahertz networks for future Industrial Internet of Things

Author(s): Sara Cavallero, Nicolò Decarli, Giampaolo Cuozzo, Chiara Buratti, Davide Dardari, Roberto Verdone
Published in: ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies, Issue 4, 2025, ISSN 2616-8375
Publisher: International Telecommunication Union
DOI: 10.52953/ATHI4610

Deep Learning Prediction of Beam Coherence Time for Near-Field TeraHertz Networks

Author(s): Irched Chafaa, E. Veronica Belmega, Giacomo Bacci
Published in: IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Issue 15, 2025, ISSN 2162-2337
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/LWC.2025.3629571

Near-Field MMSE Channel Estimation for THz RIS-Aided Communications With Electromagnetic Interference

Author(s): Wen-Xuan Long, Marco Moretti, Giacomo Bacci, Luca Sanguinetti
Published in: IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Issue 14, 2025, ISSN 2162-2337
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/LWC.2025.3615392

Toward 6G Holographic Localization: Enabling Technologies and Perspectives

Author(s): Ahmed Elzanaty, Anna Guerra, Francesco Guidi, Davide Dardari, Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Published in: IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, Issue 6, 2023, ISSN 2576-3180
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/IOTM.001.2200218

Other (1)

NLOS Localization Exploiting Frequency-selective Metasurfaces

Author(s): M. Lotti, G. Calesini, D. Dardari
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Arxiv
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2307.12800