The META WIRELESS project drove significant advancements in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS). Progress beyond state-of-the-art includes developing third-generation, real-time reconfigurable RISs for joint communication and sensing, establishing new electromagnetically consistent theoretical frameworks, and creating the first open-access system-level simulator for large-scale RIS-based networks.
Key results feature innovative tunable RIS designs achieving 30% efficiency improvements for anomalous reflection, and pioneering wireless power and control mechanisms for RIS.
The project developed optimal secrecy energy efficiency algorithms, advanced active-RIS aided localization (outperforming passive methods), and proposed AI-assisted deployment strategies.
Furthermore, it enabled simultaneous Angle-of-Arrival sensing with anomalous reflection, and integrated full RIS support into system-level simulators. Potential impacts involve transforming wireless propagation for enhanced signal quality, coverage, and localization accuracy, leading to more cost-effective and energy-efficient deployments. This work profoundly contributes to future 5G/6G systems and global standardization efforts.
As of August 2025, 9 ESRs have already completed their PhD, and are all employed. The other ESRs are completing their PhD studies.