Descrizione del progetto
Trasformazione di metasuperfici intelligenti delle reti wireless
Il funzionamento delle reti cellulari rimane condizionato dalle limitazioni intrinseche imposte dai canali wireless. Il progetto Pathfinder, finanziato dall’UE, tenterà di potenziare un modello wireless 2.0 per adattare i canali wireless al funzionamento delle reti cellulari. Ciò consentirà loro di prevalere sui limiti intrinseci. Il progetto si baserà sulle innovazioni nel campo dei metamateriali elettromagnetici in grado di controllare e gestire le onde radio. Questa tecnologia consente la progettazione e la produzione di metasuperfici intelligenti riconfigurabili tramite software che ottimizzano i canali wireless e consentono il controllo delle onde dall’interno di questi canali. Il progetto mira a stabilire le basi teoriche e algoritmiche delle reti wireless 2.0 potenziate dalle metasuperfici intelligenti riconfigurabili che porteranno a ulteriori trasformazioni delle reti wireless.
Obiettivo
The long-term vision of Pathfinder is to kick-start a wireless 2.0 paradigm where wireless channels will adapt to the operation of cellular networks, allowing networks to overcome the inherent limitations imposed by wireless channels hitherto. In this course, Pathfinder builds upon the advancements in the area of electromagnetic meta-materials that can control and manipulate radio waves. This technology allows for designing and fabricating software reconfigurable intelligent meta-surfaces (RISs) that dynamically optimize the wireless channels in response to the dynamic behavior of radio waves, showing an unprecedented potential to control waves from within the wireless channels.
This control allows for radio waves to circumvent physical obstacles, improving network coverage, while the phase alignment of RIS constituent elements can maximize the power at the receiver through constructive interference. This, can increase data-rates and reduce the transmit power. Furthermore, sensors and IoT devices can “recycle” and backscatter the ambient radio waves through RISs instead of generating their own, realizing the objective of smart, interconnected cities by employing passive elements that neither generate radio waves nor consume power to generate them.
In this setup, the overarching objective of Pathfinder is to set the theoretical and algorithmic foundations of RIS enabled wireless 2.0 networks by deriving: (1) physics-inspired models for the RIS/radio wave interaction. (2) communication & information-theoretic models for RISs networks. (3) models for large-scale analysis of RIS networks. (4) algorithms for the design and optimization of RIS operation. (5) measurements for the experimental verification of the developed models and algorithms. The realization of these objectives can indeed transform wireless networks, driving the economic and intellectual growth of all European society, creating new jobs, increasing revenues and simplifying our lives.
Campo scientifico
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of things
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksmobile network
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinatore
75794 Paris
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