Professor Merouane Debbah Recognized for Groundbreaking Research Work on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces
Professor Merouane Debbah, Director, 6G Research Center, and Professor, Computer Communication, Khalifa University has been awarded the 2024 IEEE Communications Society Best Tutorial Paper Award by the IEEE Communications Society, honoring his groundbreaking research and advancements in wireless communications.
The award-winning paper titled 鈥楽mart Radio Environments Empowered by Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: How It Works, State of Research, and The Road Ahead鈥� was in the IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications in November 2020. It provides a comprehensive overview of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) – an emerging wireless transmission technology with the potential to transform future 6G networks.
Co-authors of the research paper and notable 2024 IEEE Communications Society Best Tutorial Paper Award recipients include Dr. Marco Di Renzo, Research Director, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Dr. Alessio Zappone, Professor, the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Dr. Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Al- Professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Dr. Chau Yuen, Associate Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Dr. Julien de Rosny, CNRS Senior Scientist with the Institut Langevin, Paris, and Sergei Tretyakov, Professor, Department of Radio Science and Engineering, Aalto University, Finland.
The 2024 IEEE Communications Society Best Tutorial Paper Award includes a plaque and an honorarium of up to US$500 for each author. Nominations were shortlisted and finalized by the Magazines and Journals Paper Awards Selection committees with the approval of the Magazines/Journals Editors-in-Chief, Director of Magazines, and Director of Journals.
In the award-winning paper, the research team has shown the great potential of RIS in enhancing wireless networks, making it easier to understand and develop these advanced systems. It 星空传媒 how RIS use many simple, low-cost antennas or special materials to control wireless signals. Unlike other technologies like phased arrays and relays, which are more complex, RIS is more affordable and can improve signal coverage, capacity, and energy efficiency.聽
Jade Sterling
Science Writer
4 July 2024
