<Research Topics of Interest in Unicon Lab>
[Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing] [Topic: Cloud-Edge Function Split]
[Topic: ISAC (Integrated Sensing and Communications)]
[Topic: NTN (Non-Terrestrial Networks: Satellite, HAP, LAP)]
[Topic: Near-field Communications] [Topic: Broadcasting Communications] [Topic: Biomedical Signal Processing]
[Topic: RSMA (Rate-Splitting Multiple Access)]
[Topic: IRS (Intelligent Reflective Surface)]
[Topic: Physical-layer Security] [Topic: SWIPT (Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer)]
[Topic: Performance Analysis] [Topic: Robust Design against Channel Imperfectness]
<In preparation>
[P12] S. Ha, J. Kang*, S. Jeong, and J. Kang, "Robust Beamforming in Wireless MapReduce Distributed Computing System with Full-Duplex Radios," to be submitted, IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing]
[P11] D. Ha, J. Kang* and S. Jeong*, "Joint Communication and Radar Sensing Design for Perceptive Mobile Networks with Limited Fronthaul," to be submitted, IEEE Wireless Communications Letter [Topic: ISAC, Cloud-Edge Function Split]
[P10] J. Jung, S. Jeong, S. Ahn, and J. Kang*, "Resource Optimization of Layered Transmissions between Media and ITS Broadcasting," to be submitted, IEEE Trans. Broadcasting [Topic: Broadcasting]
[P9] Y. Jang, S. Jeong, and J. Kang*, "Near-field ISCC for Vehicular Edge Computing," to be submitted, IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing, Near-field, ISAC]
[P8] S. Park, S. Jeong, and J. Kang*, "Joint Beam Allocation and User Scheduling Optimization for Beamspace RSMA," to be submitted, IEEE Wireless Communications Letter [Topic: RSMA]
[P7] J. Park, S. Jeong, and J. Kang*, "Semi-NOMA Based Multi-static ISAC Bandwidth Allocation in Perceptive Vehicular Networks," to be submitted, IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology [Topic: ISAC]
[P6] S. Kim, W. Yeo, I. Cho and S. Jeong*, "Latency Minimization for IRS-aided Vehicular Edge Computing with Imperfect CSI," to be submitted, IEEE Wireless Communications Letter [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing, IRS, Robust Design]
[P5] D. Kwon, and S. Jeong*, "STAR-RIS Element Partitioning Design for Near-Field SWIPT," to be submitted, IEEE Wireless Communications Letter [Topic: Near-field, IRS, SWIPT]
[P4] W. Yeo, and S. Jeong*, "Performance Analysis of OTFS-ISAC Framework for UAV-enabled Vehicular Networks," to be submitted, IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology [Topic: ISAC, NTN]
[P3] J. Park, and S. Jeong*, "Near-field Hybrid Beamfocusing and Fronthaul Compression for Cell-free Massive MIMO ISAC systems," to be submitted, IEEE Wireless Communications Letter [Topic: Near-field, ISAC]
[P2] J. Maeng, S. Lee, S. Jeong*, and J. Kang*, "Optimal SIC Ordering and Resource Allocation for IRS-aided RSMA Wireless Powered Communication Networks," to be submitted, IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 2025 [Topic: RSMA, SWIPT]
[P1] J. Jung, and S. Jeong*, "Joint Optimization of Computation Offloading and Resource Allocation in ISAC-assisted High-speed Railways," to be submitted, IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, 2025 [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing, ISAC]
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<Under review>
[U4] S. Jeong, S. Jeong, S. Yoo, and J. Kang*, "Solar-Powered High-Altitude-Airship for Maritime Emergency Communications," under revision, IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, 2025 [Topic: NTN]
[U3] J. Kim, S. Jeong and J. Kang*, "Sum-Rate Maximization for RIS-Assisted Cell-Free MIMO Systems with Limited Fronthaul Capacity," under revision, IEEE Wireless Communications Letter, 2025 [Topic: Cloud-Edge Function Split, IRS]
[U2] S. Jung, S. Jeong, and J. Kang*, "Joint Optimization of Computation Offloading and Resource Allocation in ISAC-assisted SAGIN-based IoT," under revision, IEEE Wireless Communications Letter, 2025 [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing, NTN, ISAC]
[U1] S. Yoo, J. Jung, S. Jeong, J. Kang, M. Juntti, and J. Kang*, "RIS-assisted ISAC Systems for Industrial Revolution 6.0: Exploring the Near-field and Far-field Coexistence," under revision, IoT Journal, 2025 [Topic: ISAC, IRS]
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<Published>
[J39] S. Park, S. Jeong, and J. Kang*, "Sum-Rate Maximization of Cooperative Rate-Splitting for Massive IoT ," accepted, IEEE Wireless Communications Letter, 2025 [Topic: RSMA]
[J38] S. Kim and S. Jeong*, "Fronthaul Compression and Beamforming Optimization for Secure Cell-free ISAC Systems," in Early Access, IEEE Wireless Communications Letter, 2025 [Topic: ISAC, Physical-layer Security]
[J37] D. Kim, and S. Jeong*, "Joint Mechanical and Electrical Adjustment of IRS-aided LEO Satellite Communication Systems," in Early Access, IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, 2025 [Topic: NTN, IRS]
[J36] J. Kim, S. Jeong, S. Yoo, W. Son, and J. Kang*, "Rate-splitting Multiple Access for Hierarchical HAP-LAP Networks under Limited Fronthaul ," IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, Vol. 74, No. 8, pp. 13173-13178, Aug. 2025 [Topic: RSMA, NTN]
[J35] S. Jung, S. Jeong, J. Kang, G. Im, J. Ryu, and J. Kang*, "LR-FHSS Transceiver for Direct-to-Satellite IoT Communications: Design, Implementation, and Verification," IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology, Vol.6, pp. 1920-1942, Jul. 2025 [Topic: NTN]
[J34] S. Jeong, J. Kang*, O. Simeone, and S. Shamai, "Cell-Free MIMO Perceptive Mobile Networks: Cloud vs. Edge Processing," IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, Vol.74, No.6, pp. 9520-9532, June 2025 [Topic: ISAC, Cloud-Edge Function Split]
[J33] C. Son and S. Jeong*, "Secrecy Enhancement for AAV-enabled Integrated Sensing and Communication Systems," IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol.14, No.3, pp. 696-700, Mar. 2025 [Topic: ISAC, NTN, Physical-layer Security]
[J32] K. Nam, S. Lee, and S. Jeong*, "AIRS-Assisted Vehicular Networks With Rate-Splitting SWIPT Receivers: Joint Trajectory and Communication Design," IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, Vol.74, No.2, pp. 3527-3532, Feb. 2025 [Topic: RSMA, NTN]
[J31] S. Yoo, S. Jeong, and J. Kang*, "Cache-assisted Mobile Edge Computing over Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks for Extended Reality applications," IEEE IoT Journal, Vol.11, No.10, pp. 18306-18319, May 2024 [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing, NTN]
[J30] D. Kim, S. Jeong*, and J. Kang*, "Energy-Efficient Secure Offloading System Designed via UAV-Mounted Intelligent Reflecting Surface for Resilience Enhancement," IEEE IoT Journal, Vol.11, No.3, pp. 3768-3778, Feb. 2024 [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing, NTN, IRS]
[J29] Y. Jang, S. Jeong, and J. Kang*, "Energy-Efficient Vehicular Edge Computing with One-by-one Access Scheme," IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol.13, No.1, pp. 39-43, Jan. 2024 [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing]
[J28] S. Jung, S. Jeong, J. Kang, G. Im, J. Ryu, and J. Kang*, "Transceiver Design and Performance Analysis for LR-FHSS-based Direct-to-Satellite IoT," IEEE Communications Letters, Vol.27, No.12, pp. 3310-3314, 2023 [Topic: NTN]
[J27] J. Kim, E. Hong, J. Jung, J. Kang, and S. Jeong*, "Energy Minimization in RIS-assisted UAV-enabled Wireless Powered Mobile Edge Computing System with RSMA," Drones, Vol.7(12), No.688, 2023 [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing, NTN]
[J26] D. Ha, S. Jeong, J. Kang, and J. Kang*, "Secrecy Energy Efficiency Maximization for Secure UAV-Assisted SWIPT Systems," Drones, Vol.7(11), No.672, Nov. 2023 [Topic: Physical-layer Security, NTN, SWIPT]
[J25] S. Jung, S. Jeong, J. Kang, and J. Kang*, "Marine IoT Systems with Space-Air-Sea Integrated Networks: Hybrid LEO and UAV Edge Computing," Special issue on "Towards Intelligence for Space-Air-Ground Integrated Internet of Things" of IEEE IoT Journal, Vol.10, No.23, pp. 20498-20510, Dec. 2023 [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing, NTN]
[J24] S. Yoo, S. Jeong, and J. Kang*, "Hybrid UAV-enabled Secure Offloading via Deep Reinforcement Learning," IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol.12, No.6, pp. 972-976, Jun. 2023 [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing, Physical-layer Security, NTN]
[J23] J. Kang, S. Jeong, and H. Lee*, "Error Rate Performance Analysis of M-ary Coherent FSO Communications with Spatial Diversity in Strong Atmospheric Turbulence," IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences, Vol. E105-A, No. 5, pp.897-990, May. 2022 [Topic: NTN]
[J22] J. Park, S. Jeong*, "Optimization of Jamming Power and Trajectory Design for Cooperative UAV Jammer with Imperfect Channel State Information," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (J-KCIS), Vol. 47, No.3, pp. 409 - 421, Mar. 2022 [Topic: Physical-layer Security, NTN]
[J21] S. Jeong, J. Kang*, and H. Lee, "Effect of channel estimation errors on asymptotic secrecy outage performance for space shift keying systems," IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing & Computing, Vol.11, No.1, pp. 57-61, Feb. 2022 [Topic: Performance Analysis, Robust Design]
[J20] J. Kang, S. Jeong, and H. Lee*, "Accurate BER Approximation for SIM with BPSK and Multiple Transmit Apertures over Strong Atmospheric Turbulence," IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences, Vol.E105-A, No. 2, pp.126-129, Feb. 2022 [Topic: Performance Analysis]
[J19] S. Jeong, J. Kang, and H. Lee*, "Tight Upper Bound on the Bit Error Rate of Convolutional Codes over Correlated Nakagami-m Fading Channels," IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences, Vol. E104-A, No. 08, pp.1080-1083, Aug. 2021 [Topic: Performance Analysis]
[J18] S. Jeong*, "Edge Computing and Vehicles: Opportunities and Challenges for the Future ," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (J-KCIS), Vol. 46, No. 5, pp.834-847, May 2021 [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing]
[J17] S. Park, S. Jeong*, Jinyeop Na, O. Simeone, and S. Shamai, "Collaborative Cloud and Edge Mobile Computing in C-RAN Systems with Minimal End-to-End Latency ," IEEE Transactions on Signal and Information Processing over Networks, Vol. 7, pp.259-274, Apr. 2021 [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing]
[J16] S. Jeong and H. Lee*, "A Closed-Form Approximate BER Expression for Space-Time Block Coding in Free-Space Optical Systems over Negative Exponential Atmospheric Turbulence Channels," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences (J-KCIS), Vol. 46, No. 4, pp.619-625, Apr. 2021 [Topic: NTN]
[J15] S. Jeong, J. Kang, and H. Lee*, "G-MGF based performance analysis of coherent FSO systems with multiple receivers," Electronics Letters, Vol. 57, No. 7, pp.273-275, Mar. 2021 [Topic: NTN]
[J14] S. Ahn, S. Park, J. Kang, and S. Jeong*, "Pilot and Data Power Allocation in Poisson Interference Field with Protected Zone for Physical-Layer Security," IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp.271-275, Feb. 2021 [Topic: Physical-layer Security]
[J13] S. Jeong, X. Li, J. Yang, Q. Li and V. Tarokh*, "Sparse Representation-Based Denoising for High-Resolution Brain Activation and Functional Connectivity Modeling: A Task fMRI Study," IEEE Access, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp.36728-36740, Feb. 2020 [Topic: Biomedical Signal Processing]
[J12] S. Jeong, O. Simeone, and J. Kang*, "Optimization of Massive Full-Dimensional MIMO for Positioning and Communication," IEEE Trans. Wireless Communications, Vol. 17, No. 9, pp.6205-6217, Sep. 2018 [Topic: ISAC]
[J11] S. Jeong, O. Simeone, and J. Kang*, "Mobile Edge Computing via a UAV-Mounted Cloudlet: Optimization of Bit Allocation and Path Planning," IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, Vol. 67, No. 3, pp.2049-2063, Mar. 2018 (IEEE Vehicular Technology Society 2021 Jack Neubauer Memorial Award) [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing, NTN]
[J10] S. Jeong*, J. Kang, K. Pahlavan, and V. Tarokh, "Fundamental Limits of TOA/DOA and Inertial Measurement Unit-based Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Hybrid Localization," Special Issue on International Journal of Wireless Information Networks, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp.169-179, Jun. 2017 [Topic: Biomedical Signal Processing]
[J9] S. Jeong, O. Simeone, and J. Kang*, "Mobile Cloud Computing with an UAV-Mounted Cloudlet: Optimal Bit Allocation for Communication and Computation," IET Communications, Vol. 11, No. 7, pp.969-974, May 2017 [Topic: Cloud-Edge Computing, NTN]
[J8] H. Farhadi, Y. Xiang, S. Jeong, X. Li, N. Guo, J. Sepulcre, V. Tarokh*, Q. Li, "Inferring the Causality Network of Abeta and Tau Accumulation in the Aging Brain: a Statistical Inference Approach," The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 58, No. Supplement 1, pp.803-803, May 2017 [Topic: Biomedical Signal Processing]
[J7] J. Kang, S. Jeong, and H. Lee*, "Achievable Error Rate Performance Analysis of Space Shift Keying Systems with Imperfect CSI," IEICE Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences, Vol. E100-A, No. 4, pp.1084-1087, Apr. 2017 [Topic: Robust Design, Performance Analysis]
[J6] S. Lee, J. Kang, S. Jeong, J. Kang* and S. Al-Araji, "Joint Design of Precoder and Backhaul Quantizer in Cooperative Cognitive Radio Networks, " IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, Vol. 66, No.2, pp.1871-1875, Feb. 2017 [Topic: Cloud-Edge Function Split]
[J5] S. Jeong, O. Simeone, A. Haimovich and J. Kang*, "Positioning via Direct Localisation in C-RAN Systems," IET Communications, Vol. 10, No. 16, pp.2238-2244, Nov. 2016 [Topic: ISAC, Cloud-Edge Function Split]
[J4] S. Jeong, S. Khalili, O. Simeone, A. Haimovich and J. Kang*, "Multistatic Cloud Radar Systems: Joint Sensing and Communication Design," Trans. Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, Vol. 27, No. 5, pp.716-730, May 2016 [Topic: ISAC]
[J3] S. Jeong, O. Simeone, A. Haimovich and J. Kang*, "Optimal Fronthaul Quantization for Cloud Radio Positioning," IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, Vol. 65, No. 4, pp.2763-2768, Apr. 2016 (Silver, the 21st Samsung Human Tech Paper Award) [Topic: ISAC, Cloud-Edge Function Split]
[J2] S. Jeong, O. Simeone, A. Haimovich and J. Kang*, "Beamforming Design for Joint Localization and Data Transmission in Distributed Antenna System," IEEE Trans. Vehicular Technology, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp.62-76, Jan. 2015 (Bronze, the 20th Samsung Human Tech Paper Award) [Topic: ISAC]
[J1] S. Jeong, K. Lee, H. Huh and J. Kang*, "Secure Transmission in Downlink Cellular Network with a Cooperative Jammer," IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp.463-466, Aug. 2013 [Topic: Physical-layer Security]