Security threats and mitigation techniques in UAV communications: A comprehensive survey

GK Pandey, DS Gurjar, HH Nguyen, S Yadav - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been instrumental in enabling many new
applications and services, including military and rescue operations, aerial surveillance …

Secure wireless-powered noma communications in multi-uav systems

D Diao, B Wang, K Cao, J Weng… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper investigates the green and secure communications of multi-UAV NOMA systems.
A joint energy transfer and artificial noise (ETAN) scheme is proposed to enhance the …

[HTML][HTML] On the secure performance of intelligent reflecting surface-assisted HARQ systems

Y Wu, K Mu, K Duan, S Yin, H Yang - Entropy, 2023 - mdpi.com
This paper analyzes the physical layer security performance of hybrid automatic repeat
request (HARQ) systems with the assistance of an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) and …

Alternative optimization for secrecy throughput maximization in UAV-aided NOMA networks

LP Qian, W Zhang, Q Wang, Y Wu… - IEEE Wireless …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid boost of wireless networks, it is challenging to guarantee the secure
transmission and massive connectivity in the process of data collection. This letter considers …

Self-evolving integrated vertical heterogeneous networks

A Farajzadeh, MG Khoshkholgh… - IEEE Open Journal …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
6G and beyond networks tend towards fully intelligent and adaptive design in order to
provide better operational agility in maintaining universal wireless access and supporting a …

UAV-Mounted Multi-Functional RIS for Combating Eavesdropping in Wireless Networks

W Wang, W Ni, H Tian, YC Eldar… - IEEE Wireless …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, we propose an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-mounted multi-functional
reconfigurable intelligent surface (MF-RIS) to combat an eavesdropping attack. The …

Timeliness and Secrecy-Aware Uplink Data Aggregation for Large-Scale UAV-IoT Networks

Y Ma, K Liu, Y Liu, L Zhu - IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the inherent characteristics of system extensibility and implementation flexibility,
unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted data aggregations will play an essential role in …

[HTML][HTML] Hypergraph convolution mix DDPG for multi-aerial base station deployment

H He, F Zhou, Y Zhao, W Li, L Feng - Journal of Cloud Computing, 2023 - Springer
Aerial base stations (AeBS), as crucial components of air-ground integrated networks, can
serve as the edge nodes to provide flexible services to ground users. Optimizing the …

Energy-Aware Resource Optimization for Improved URLLC in Multi-hop Integrated Aerial Terrestrial Networks

M Awais, H Pervaiz, MA Jamshed… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development of futuristic wireless infrastructure necessitates low power consumption,
high reliability, and massive connectivity. One of the most promising solutions to address …

Secure Transmission of mmWave NOMA UAV‐Assisted Relay System against Randomly Located Eavesdroppers

D Diao, B Wang, K Cao, R Dong… - Security and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
UAV wireless communication has been regarded as a promising technology in the fifth‐
generation (5G) networks. In this paper, we consider the security of the mmWave NOMA …