Seminar: Optimization techniques for metasurface-based wireless networks
Seminar by Prof. Alessio Zappone, IEEE Fellow
Title: Optimization techniques for metasurface-based wireless networks
Date: 2 Feb 2026 (Monday) 10 am.
Venue: EEE Executive Seminar Rm (S2.2-B2-53) NTU
Host: Chau Yuen, EEE NTU
Abstract: With 5G rolled-out, the attention of the research community is shifting towards the development of candidate technologies for 6G wireless networks. Compared to 5G, 6G wireless networks will be required to have more stringent performance requirements, especially as far as energy efficiency is concerned. A major 6G candidate technology is the use of metasurfaces. In this context, one issue to tackle is the huge number of design variables to optimize. The talk will address the use of metasurface technologies for wireless networks, with focus on radio resource allocation techniques. Different instances of wireless networks and uses of metasurfaces will be discussed. Several optimization techniques for metasurface-aided wireless networks will be analyzed, discussing their complexity and performance.
Biography: Alessio Zappone received his Ph.D. from the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (Cassino, Italy) in 2011. From 2012 to 2016 he was with the Dresden University of Technology, managing the project CEMRIN on energy-efficient resource allocation in wireless networks, funded by the German research foundation (DFG). In 2017 he was the recipient of the H2020 Marie Curie IF BESMART fellowship for experienced researchers, carried out at the LANEAS group of CentraleSupelec (Gif-sur-Yvette, France). Since 2019, he is a tenured professor at the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio.
His research interests lie in the area of communication theory and signal processing, with main focus on optimization techniques for resource allocation and energy efficiency maximization. For his research he received the 2021 Marconi Award, the 2023 Fred Ellersick Award, and the 2024 Best Tutorial Paper Award of the IEEE Communications Society. Alessio currently serves as senior area editor for the IEEE Communications Letters and Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. He has been elevated to IEEE Fellow in the 2025 class.
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