Towards standardized 6G connectivity for ambiently-powered energy neutral IoT devices

Project Information

AMBIENT-6G

Grant agreement ID: 101192113

DOI

10.3030/101192113

EC signature date 15 November 2024

Start date 1 January 2025

End date 31 December 2027

Funded under

• Digital, Industry and Space

Total cost

€ 8 419 622,75

EU contribution

€ 7 994 612,50

Coordinated by

INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELECTRONICA CENTRUM
Belgium

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Publications

Conference proceedings (18)

AmbAu: Accurate and Robust Physical Layer Authentication for Ambient Backscatter Devices

Author(s): Yifan Zhang, Yongchao Dang, Yishan Yang, Masoud Kaveh, Zheng Yan, Riku Jäntti
Published in: ICC 2025 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2025, ISSN 1938-1883
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICC52391.2025.11161111

MCU-Free Backscatter Communication with Light-Enabled Frequency Control for Ambient IoT

Author(s): Boxuan Xie, Jari Lietzén, Kalle Koskinen, Lauri Mela, Kalle Ruttik, Riku Jäntti
Published in: 2025 4th International Conference on 6G Networking (6GNet), 2026
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/6GNET68413.2025.11314133

Performance Analysis of Fluid Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Over Covert Communications

Author(s): Farshad Rostami Ghadi, Masoud Kaveh, Hanjiang Hong, Kai-Kit Wong, Riku Jantti, F. Javier Lopez-Martinez
Published in: 2025 4th International Conference on 6G Networking (6GNet), 2026
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/6GNET68413.2025.11314078

Experimental Study on the Effect of Synchronization Accuracy for Near-Field RF Wireless Power Transfer in Multi-Antenna Systems

Author(s): Gilles Callebaut, Jarne Van Mulders, Bert Cox, Benjamin J. B. Deutschmann, Geoffrey Ottoy, Lieven De Strycker, Liesbet Van der Perre
Published in: 2025 19th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/EUCAP63536.2025.10999740

IEEE Power Electronics Magazine

Author(s): Jarne Van Mulders, Gilles Callebaut
Published in: 2025 IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo (WPTCE), 2025, ISSN 2329-9207
Publisher: IEEE Power Electronics Society
DOI: 10.1109/WPTCE62521.2025.11062287

RIS-Aided Backscattering Tag-to-Tag Networks: Performance Analysis

Author(s): Masoud Kaveh, Farshad Rostami Ghadi, Zheng Yan, Riku Jäntti
Published in: 2025 IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking (MeditCom), 2026
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/MEDITCOM64437.2025.11104323

Joint Time-Frequency-Power Resource Optimization in Backscatter Device-Assisted ISAC Systems

Author(s): Yifan Zhang, Shuhao Zeng, Zheng Yan, Riku Jäntti, Zhu Han
Published in: GLOBECOM 2025 - 2025 IEEE Global Communications Conference, 2025, ISSN 2576-6813
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/GLOBECOM59602.2025.11431696

Starlink Ku-Band Downlink Based Ambient Backscatter Communication

Author(s): Liao, Jingyi; Ruttik, Kalle; Jäntti, Riku; Han, Zhu
Published in: 2025 IEEE 26th International Workshop on Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence for Wireless Communications (SPAWC), 2025, ISSN 1948-3252
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/SPAWC66079.2025.11143459

Sense-then-Charge: Wireless Power Transfer to Unresponsive Devices with Unknown Location

Author(s): Amirhossein Azarbahram, Onel L. A. López, Richard D. Souza, Petar Popovski, Matti Latva-aho
Published in: IEEE Globecomm 2025, 2025, ISSN 2576-6813
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.48550/ARXIV.2504.20580

Feasibility of Energy Neutral Wildlife Tracking using Multi-Source Energy Harvesting

Author(s): Samer Nasser, Henrique Duarte Moura, Dragan Subotic, Ritesh Kumar Singh, Maarten Weyn, Jeroen Famaey
Published in: Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good, 2025
Publisher: ACM
DOI: 10.48550/ARXIV.2507.14234

Demo: Energy Neutral Backscatter Device Utilizing High Performance Commercial Components

Author(s): Kalle Koskinen, Jingyi Liao, Kalle Ruttik, Riku Jäntti
Published in: 2025 4th International Conference on 6G Networking (6GNet), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/6GNET68413.2025.11314141

Long-Range Backscatter: A Bottom-Up Approach

Author(s): Tijl Schepens, Gilles Callebaut, Liesbet Van der Perre
Published in: 46th Symposium on Information theory and signal processing, 2026
Publisher: WIC
DOI: 10.48550/ARXIV.2605.11811

Spatiotemporal Synchronization of Distributed Arrays using Particle-based Loopy Belief Propagation

Author(s): Benjamin J. B. Deutschmann, Peter Vouras
Published in: 2025 IEEE Conference on Computational Imaging Using Synthetic Apertures (CISA), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/CISA64343.2025.11091572

Data Assisted Backscatter Communications Using DECT-2020 NR+ as Ambient Signal

Author(s): Liao, Jingyi; Ruttik, Kalle; Jäntti, Riku; Han, Zhu
Published in: 2025 IEEE 26th International Workshop on Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence for Wireless Communications (SPAWC), 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/SPAWC66079.2025.11143257

Drone Area Network for Remote IoT Devices

Author(s): Jona Cappelle, Lieven De Strycker, Liesbet Van der Perre
Published in: 46th Symposium on Information theory and signal processing, 2026
Publisher: WIC

Symbol-Synchronous Communication for Ultra-Low-Power Multi-Hop Ambient IoT Networks

Author(s): Xinlei Liu, Andrey Belogaev, Jeroen Famaey
Published in: 2026 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2026, ISSN 1558-2612
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.48550/ARXIV.2603.23084

RF-Powered Batteryless Plant Movement Sensor for Precision Agriculture

Author(s): Jona Cappelle, Jarne Van Mulders, Sarah Goossens, Thomas Reher, Liesbet Van der Perre, Lieven De Strycker, Bram Van de Poel, Gilles Callebaut
Published in: IEEE Sensors 2025, 2026, ISSN 1558-1748
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.48550/ARXIV.2509.13004

Posterior Cramér–Rao Bounds on Localization and Mapping Errors in Distributed MIMO SLAM

Author(s): Benjamin J. B. Deutschmann, Xuhong Li, Florian Meyer, Erik Leitinger
Published in: 2025 59th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, 2025, ISSN 2576-2303
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/IEEECONF67917.2025.11443670

Peer reviewed articles (19)

Secure Backscatter Communications Through RIS: Modeling and Performance

Author(s): Masoud Kaveh, Farshad Rostami Ghadi, Zhao Li, Zheng Yan, Riku Jäntti
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2025, ISSN 0018-9545
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2025.3612485

Physically Large Apertures for Wireless Power Transfer: Performance and Regulatory Aspects

Author(s): Benjamin J. B. Deutschmann, Ulrich Muehlmann, Ahmet Kaplan, Gilles Callebaut, Thomas Wilding, Bert Cox, Liesbet Van der Perre, Fredrik Tufvesson, Erik G. Larsson, Klaus Witrisal
Published in: IEEE Wireless Communications, Issue 33, 2026, ISSN 1536-1284
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/MWC.2025.3636246

Li2BC: From Visible Light Communication to Ambient RF Backscatter

Author(s): Xie Boxuan; Koskinen Kalle; Jantti Riku; Ruttik Kalle
Published in: 2025 16th German Microwave Conference (GeMiC), 2025, ISSN 2167-8022
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/GEMIC64734.2025.10979106

Physical Layer Challenge-Response Authentication Between Ambient Backscatter Devices

Author(s): Yifan Zhang, Yongchao Dang, Masoud Kaveh, Zheng Yan, Riku Jäntti, Zhu Han
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, Issue 21, 2025, ISSN 1556-6013
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/TIFS.2026.3655191

AmbShield: Enhancing Physical Layer Security With Ambient Backscatter Devices Against Eavesdroppers

Author(s): Yifan Zhang, Yishan Yang, Masoud Kaveh, Riku Jäntti, Zheng Yan, Dusit Niyato, Zhu Han
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, Issue 21, 2026, ISSN 1556-6013
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/TIFS.2026.3688905

Integration of Backscatter-Based Ambient Internet of Things to Cellular Communication Systems

Author(s): Riku Jäntti, Jingyi Liao, Tianshu Zhang, Boxuan Xie, Muhammad Usman Sheikh, Kalle Ruttik, Giang Phan, Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy, Ayman Hassan
Published in: IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, Issue 9, 2025, ISSN 2471-2825
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/MCOMSTD.2025.3573817

Energy Management and Wakeup for IoT Networks Powered by Energy Harvesting

Author(s): David E. Ruíz-Guirola, Samuel Montejo-Sánchez, Israel Leyva-Mayorga, Zhu Han, Petar Popovski, Onel L. A. López
Published in: IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Issue 13, 2026, ISSN 2327-4662
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2026.3664201

Adaptive Multipath-Based SLAM for Distributed MIMO Systems

Author(s): Xuhong Li, Benjamin J. B. Deutschmann, Erik Leitinger, Florian Meyer
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Issue 25, 2026, ISSN 1536-1276
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.48550/ARXIV.2506.21798

Voltage Profile-Driven Physical Layer Authentication for RIS-Aided Backscattering Tag-to-Tag Networks

Author(s): Masoud Kaveh, Farshad Rostami Ghadi, Yifan Zhang, Zheng Yan, Riku Jäntti
Published in: IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Issue 12, 2025, ISSN 2327-4662
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2025.3611714

Contactless Battery Solution for Sustainable IoT Devices: Assessment of Environmental Impact

Author(s): Jona Cappelle, Lieven De Strycker, Liesbet Van der Perre
Published in: Electronics, Issue 14, 2025, ISSN 2079-9292
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/ELECTRONICS14214140

Artificial Noise Management for Securing Backscatter Communication Networks: Current Advances, Open Challenges, and Future Directions

Author(s): Yifan Zhang, Zheng Yan, Jie Wang, Yishan Yang, Zhao Li, Riku Jäntti
Published in: IEEE Network, 2025, ISSN 0890-8044
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/MNET.2025.3570547

Computer Communications

Author(s): Rostami Ghadi, Farshad; Kaveh, Masoud; Wong, Kai-Kit; Martín De Andrés, Diego; Jäntti, Riku; Yan, Zheng
Published in: Computer Communications, 2025, ISSN 0140-3664
Publisher: Elsevier
DOI: 10.48550/ARXIV.2501.09106

Context-Awareness for Dependable Low-Power IoT

Author(s): David E. Ruiz-Guirola, Prasoon Raghuwanshi, Gabriel M. De Jesus, Mateen Ashraf, Onel L. A. Lopez
Published in: IEEE Communications Magazine, Issue 64, 2026, ISSN 0163-6804
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.001.2500638

Ambient IoT Connectivity Topologies: Technology Enablers, Applications, and Challenges

Author(s): Azzam Al-nahari, Jingyi Liao, Riku Jäntti, Deepak Mishra, Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy, Yi Zhou
Published in: IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, Issue 9, 2026, ISSN 2576-3199
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/MIOT.2025.3596177

Ambient IoT: Backscatter-Based Connectivity Topologies and Outage Behavior

Author(s): Azzam Al-Nahari, Riku Jäntti, Deepak Mishra, Yi Zhou
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, Issue 12, 2026, ISSN 2332-7731
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/TCCN.2025.3586219

Wireless Energy Transfer Beamforming Optimization for Intelligent Transmitting Surface

Author(s): Osmel Martínez Rosabal, Onel L. Alcaraz López, Victoria Dala Pegorara Souto, Richard Demo Souza, Samuel Montejo-Sánchez, Robert Schober, Hirley Alves
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Issue 25, 2025, ISSN 1536-1276
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.48550/ARXIV.2507.06805

Physical Layer Security Over Fluid Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Communication Systems

Author(s): Masoud Kaveh, Farshad Rostami Ghadi, Francisco Hernando-Gallego, Diego Martín, Kai-Kit Wong, Riku Jäntti
Published in: IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Issue 15, 2026, ISSN 2162-2337
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.48550/ARXIV.2509.24845

End-to-End Joint Waveform and Beamforming Optimization for RF Wireless Power Transfer with Hybrid Transmit Architecture and Non-Linear Energy Harvesters

Author(s): Abdul Basit Khattak, Amirhossein Azarbahram, Deepak Kumar, Matti Latva-aho, Onel L. A. López
Published in: IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2025, ISSN 2327-4662
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2025.3631508

IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security

Author(s): Yifan Zhang; Boxuan Xie; Yishan Yang; Zheng Yan 0002; Riku Jäntti; Zhu Han 0001
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, 2025, ISSN 1556-6013
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/TIFS.2025.3585453