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Blockchain can serve as a good foundation for applications based on transactions as well as interactions and can help to solve most of the security vulnerabilities together with traceability. It means that blockchain can act as a common platform for ...

Quantum networks towards the so-called Quantum Internet (QI) are the ultimate target in quantum communications, where many connected users can share information carried by quantum systems. QI will improve functional benefits and enable applications with ...

Quantum sensing networks (QSNs) embody a fusion of quantum sensing and quantum communication, achieving both Heisenberg precision and unconditional security through the exploitation of quantum phenomena such as superposition and entanglement. However, the ...

To realize a global quantum Internet, there is a need for communication between quantum subnetworks. To accomplish this task, there have been multiple design proposals for a quantum backbone network and quantum subnetworks. In this work, we elaborate on a ...

This article will explore the design and implementation of quantum networks in space integrated with quantum networks on Earth. We propose a three-layer approach, involving GEO and LEO satellites integrated with terrestrial ground stations. We first ...

Next generation communications will require the exploration of alternatives to existing technologies to enable end-to-end connections for secure data exchange. 5G presents advanced connectivity opportunities even for remote rural areas. However, existing ...

Quantum networking is an emerging area with the potential to transform information processing and communications. In this article, we present a brief introduction to quantum network control, an area in quantum networking dedicated to designing algorithms ...

Quantum communication infrastructures are being built worldwide to establish a quantum secure communication shield across geographical areas to protect economies, societies, and individuals from cyberthreats. It is a first step toward interconnecting ...

This article envisions the concept of a “Quantum Internet in the Sky,” aiming to establish ubiquitous quantum communication links among distant nodes via free-space optical channels. Our key focus is on deploying quantum communication ...

In the coming years, space missions will increasingly require communication systems capable of ensuring high-performance, safe, and reliable data transmission between ground stations and spacecraft. Since classical communication systems will be inadequate ...

In entanglement distribution networks, communication between two nodes necessitates the generation of end-to-end entanglement by entanglement swapping at intermediate nodes. Efficiently creating end-to-end entanglements over long distances is a key ...

This article addresses novel quantum multi-agent reinforcement learning (QMARL)-based scheduling for integrated terrestrial ground-stations and large-scale non-terrestrial cube-satellites networks to enable coordinated global access services. By utilizing ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has received rocketing attention in recent years, no longer primarily of interest only to researchers and specialists but gaining widespread attention. Both academia, industry and governments now explore and discuss military ...

Mobile multimedia networks (MMNs) demonstrate great potential in delivering low-latency and high-quality entertainment and tactical applications, such as short-video sharing, online conferencing, and battlefield surveillance. For instance, in tactical ...

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offer a means to relay signals around obstacles in millimeter wave (mmWave) mobile ad hoc networks. Achieving these benefits, however, requires a dynamic beam management strategy that efficiently allocates resources for ...

Cyber attackers are rapidly developing their attack tactics and techniques, and their threats already pose a great danger to the world. Using cyber threat intelligence, security analysts make attack reconstruction possible, and human analysts are mainly ...

Vehicular-to-everything (V2X) communications have gained popularity as a cutting-edge technology in Internet of Vehicles (loV), ensuring low-latency communication for emerging transportation features. Federated learning (FL), a widely-used distributed ...

In recent years we have witnessed the uprising of location-based applications which depend on the device's capabilities to accurately obtain position. IEEE 802.11, foretelling the need for such applications, started the IEEE 802.11az work on next ...

Reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) attracts considerable attention as a promising solution to enhance coverage and energy efficiency in 5G communication. In this article, we validate the performance of RIS in a 5G commercial FR2 band network, ...

The evolution of wireless networks gravitates toward connected intelligence, a concept that envisions seamless interconnectivity among humans, objects, and intelligence in a hyper-connected cyber-physical world. Edge artificial intelligence (Edge AI) is a ...