First it was Communications, then along came Sensing | Prof Christos Masouros

Abstract

For this Inaugural Lecture, Christos will share his research journey to date working on the physical layer of wireless communications, and lately integrated sensing and communications. The overarching theme has been making wireless networks sustainable through signalling and hardware reuse. He will touch on research topics including symbol-level precoding (SLP) approaches that treat interference as a useful resource of signal power in multi-access communication systems. This work involves transmission mechanisms that have been shown to offer orders of magnitude savings in power consumption, over a range of communication scenarios. Additionally, he will discuss enabling the multi-functionality of signals and wireless transmissions, as a means of hardware reuse and carbon footprint reduction. He will overview recent research on a paradigm shift that enables a both sensing and communication functionalities from a single transmission, a single spectrum use and ultimately a common infrastructure. This lecture will describe the path taken, overview the challenges and successes experienced, and discuss what comes next.

Professor Christos Masouros

Professor Christos Masouros is a Professor of Signal Processing and Wireless Communications at UCL’s Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and a member of the Institute for Communications and Connected Systems. His research focuses on wireless communications, with expertise in green communications, large-scale antenna systems, integrated sensing and communications (ISAC), and energy-efficient network design.

He has coordinated major EU-funded projects, including PAINLESS (2018–2022) on energy-autonomous networks and ISLANDS (2024–2028) on next-generation vehicular networks. A Fellow of the IEEE and IET, Professor Masouros has received several prestigious awards, including the IEEE SPS Best Paper Award (2024) and the IEEE ComSoc Stephen O. Rice Prize (2023). He is also an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer (2024–2025), contributing significantly to advancing ISAC technologies globally.

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