In future 6G Internet of Things (IoT) systems, extensive deployment of pivotal technologies such as high-frequency millimeter waves and terahertz spectrum makes it possible for wireless transmission among network devices situated in the near-field region. As a byproduct, Dynamic Metasurface Antenna (DMA) and other small-sized antenna arrays have been widely applied in this scenario due to their advantages in transmission efficiency, physical size, and power consumption. And related research has received increasing attention. Aiming to improve the energy performance of receivers in near-field wireless transmission, a downlink near-field wireless Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer (SWIPT) system based on DMA is proposed. Under the condition of satisfying the minimum transmission rate requirements of all information users, an efficient solution for jointly optimizing the tunable frequency response matrix of DMA and the digital precoding vector is proposed for this optimization problem. In addition, the influences of factors such as the distance between users and the minimum Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) on the system performance are also discussed on this basis. Simulation results show that the scheme proposed in this paper can effectively improve the joint performance of wireless information and power transmission compared with other existing technologies.

To address the challenge of high end-to-end delay in Flying Ad Hoc Network (FANET) under communication blackout scenarios, this paper proposes a Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL)-assisted Double-Hop Information Enhanced Routing Protocol (DHRP). The proposed protocol models the routing process as a Markov Decision Process (MDP) to enable effective decision-making. In constructing the state space, it incorporates both node location information and link channel capacity, while considering network information within a two-hop neighborhood. Centered on a deep value network, the protocol employs a reward function that reflects realtime network dynamics to guide the agent in selecting the optimal next-hop node. Simulation results show that, compared to existing approaches, DHRP significantly reduces the average end-to-end delay in FANET under communication blackout conditions. Furthermore, DHRP demonstrates strong adaptability and robustness across various node densities and levels of network congestion by leveraging realtime environmental awareness and an intelligent decision-making mechanism to maintain overall network performance.

In this paper, a Wireless Powered Communication Network (WPCN) based on Active Simultaneously Transmitting and Reflecting Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (ASTAR-RIS) is proposed. The communication network is mainly composed of four parts: Power Station (PS), Sensor Node Groups (SNGs), ASTAR-RIS and Access Point (AP). The operation process of the communication system is mainly divided into two stages: Wireless Energy Transfer (WET) stage and Wireless Information Transfer (WIT) stage. Energy Splitting (ES) mode is adopted in the wireless energy transmission phase, and Time Switching (TS) mode is adopted in the wireless information transmission phase. This paper aims to optimize the phase shift parameters and communication resource allocation of ASTAR-RIS to maximize system throughput. Since the optimization problem is non-convex, this paper uses an alternate optimization algorithm to solve the problem. Firstly, the problem is divided into two parts according to the coupled variables. The optimal solutions of the variables in these two parts are solved by Semidefinite Relaxation (SDR) and Fractional Programming (FP) respectively. Experimental results show that the communication scheme proposed in this paper can provide higher performance gain for the system.

Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology significantly enhances signal transmission rates and system reliability through multi-antenna systems. To improve spectral efficiency and anti-interference capabilities, spatial modulation technology, as an extension of MIMO, has been proposed and widely applied. Generalized Spatial Modulation (GSM) further integrates multiple modulation schemes, enhancing the system's performance. Polar codes, as an efficient error correction code, leverage channel polarization to transform physical channels into virtual channels with varying levels of reliability, thus effectively improving the performance of MIMO and spatial modulation systems. This paper presents a decoding scheme for multi-user polar codes, aimed at optimizing the decoding process in the uplink Polar Coded-Generalized Spatial Modulation (PC-GSM) system. By combining the channel polarization characteristics of polar codes with the advantages of GSM, the scheme improves decoding algorithms, enhancing the reliability and data transmission rate of multi-user systems. Simulation results show that the proposed decoding scheme significantly boosts system performance, providing a novel solution for the integration of multi-user polar codes and spatial modulation technology.

The Internet of Things (IoT), as one core area of 6G development, plays a crucial role in driving network architecture changes and supporting core application scenarios. However, IoT systems suffer from energy imbalances and short network lifecycles, which severely restrict the improvement of data collection efficiency. With the rise of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology, its high maneuverability can effectively construct Line of Sight (LOS) communication links, thereby improving communication speed. This has great application value in data collection of IoT systems and can solve the problem of low data collection efficiency caused by the short lifecycle of IoT networks. To this end, UAVs are used to collect data from ground IoT devices and build a data collection and transmission link for air-to-ground collaboration. An intelligent data collection method based on Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) is proposed. In addition, a predictive neural network is designed to further improve data collection efficiency by predicting network data at the Base Station (BS) side, thereby achieving the goal of reducing IoT device energy consumption and extending network lifespan. Simulation results show that the proposed data collection algorithm has good performance advantages in terms of device energy consumption and energy balance, and is superior to traditional data collection algorithms. At the same time, the proposed data collection network architecture can extend the network lifespan by 1.2 times when the predicted data accounts for 12.5%. In addition, simulations have shown that the designed predictive neural network outperforms other compared networks in terms of Mean Squared Error (MSE) and Mean Absolute Error (MAE) metrics.

Predicting trajectories of key individuals plays an important role in preventing potential criminal activities, optimizing emergency response, and intelligence analysis. Application of this technology by public security departments helps maintain social stability, improve urban management efficiency, and improve economic development. However, existing techniques face challenges in adapting to dynamic environments, neglecting the scope of social influence, and influence quantification of neighborhood moving objects. A novel model for predicting long-term trajectory areas of key individuals based on destination-intention learning by integrating spatio-temporal queries, is proposed. Firstly, aiming to solve the problem of capturing the spatio-temporal features of moving object trajectories, a key individuals trajectory prediction model called Spatio-Temporal Multiple Attention (STMA) is introduced. It can enhance the model sensitivity to the change of behavioral features by capturing temporal dependencies and spatial interactions through temporal and spatial attention modules, respectively. Secondly, in order to cope with the problem of quantifying the social influence, a social force function is constructed to simulate the social influence of pedestrians. The virtual contour construction method and the social force function can accurately simulate dynamic behaviors and improve the efficiency of influence capture. Experiments based on real-world traffic datasets show that, compared to the state-of-the-art trajectory prediction algorithms, STMA demonstrates higher accuracy and reliability in long-term and short-term trajectory prediction. In terms of long-term forecasting, the STMA model achieves an average accuracy rate of 54.3%, outperforming Sophie by 29.3%, Social Spatio Temporal Graph Convolutional Neural Network (S-STGCNN) by 13.4%, Conditional Generative Neural System (CGNS) by 36.8%.

Focusing on the channel estimation accuracy degradation caused by the beam splitting effect in near-field wideband Extremely-Large Scale Multiple Input Multiple Output (XL-MIMO) systems, this paper proposes a Bi-Directional Integrated Multi-Subcarrier Augmented Bilinear Pattern Detection (BDI-MSABPD) algorithm. Built upon the polar-domain sparse representation framework, the proposed method addresses both the sparse support set misalignment and parameter estimation bias induced by beam splitting through a dual mechanism combining explicit polar-domain resolution enhancement and implicit multi-subcarrier joint optimization. Simulation results demonstrate that the BDI-MSABPD achieves an average reduction of 2 dB in Normalized Mean Squared Error (NMSE) compared with conventional Bilinear Pattern Detection (BPD) algorithm.

The rapid development of intelligent transportation systems has intensified the demand for real-time and highly reliable computing services, driving the evolution of vehicular edge computing toward more dynamic and flexible collaborative architectures. Multi-layer aerial networks overcome the inherent limitations of traditional ground infrastructure in terms of coverage and service continuity, emerging as a promising supplement and development trend for vehicular edge computing. To this end, a multi-layer aerial edge computing architecture integrating High Altitude Platform (HAP) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is proposed, collaboratively providing efficient computing support for moving vehicles in the Internet of Vehicles(IoV). To address frequent aerial cell handovers caused by vehicle mobility, a novel handover-aware mechanism is introduced to predict the time window for cell switching under UAV coverage. Under the energy constraints of both vehicles and UAV, the bandwidth partitioning, computing resource allocation, and task offloading decisions are jointly optimized to minimize total task latency and mitigate handover-induced service interruptions. Moreover, to tackle the high computation complexity of the Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming (MINLP) problem, a three-step iterative algorithm is designed. This algorithm decomposes the problem into subproblems of bandwidth allocation, computing resource allocation, and offloading decision optimization, which can be solved using the CVX tool, linear relaxation, and Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers (ADMM), respectively. Simulation results demonstrate that compared to baseline schemes, the proposed solution reduces total task latency by 11.9%, 23.3% and 25.5% for task sizes ranging from 5~9 Mb, respectively.

With the vigorous development of Internet of Things technology, a large number of terminal devices have been widely deployed. As a result, the challenging issues of energy replenishment for massive terminal devices and the congestion of the frequency spectrum have become increasingly prominent. These not only limit the further development of the Internet of Things but also pose a severe challenge to existing network infrastructure. Low-power Internet of Things, as a key technology to address these issues, has received extensive attention from researchers. As a result, a survey on low-power Internet of Things is studied in this paper. Firstly, an overview of low-power Internet of Things is provided, including its principles and various low-power communication technologies. Secondly, based on existing research achievements, main transmission architectures of low-power Internet of Things are analyzed. Subsequently, aiming at the complex communication environment in the Internet of Things, communication architectures of low-power Internet of Things under different propagation environments are presented. Then, typical application scenarios of existing low-power In ternet of Things are discussed, demonstrating its potential value in multiple fields. Finally, future research trends of low-power Internet of Things are prospected and outlined.

Existing key point detection algorithms tend to suffer from reduced detection precision, missed detections, or misaligned key points in scenarios with varying lighting conditions and dense crowds with overlapping figures. To address this issue, an improved LBW-YOLOv8n-Pose algorithm for multi-person pose estimation in complex environments is proposed based on YOLOv8n-Pose. By introducing the Large Separable Kernel Attention (LSKA) in the Spatial Pyramid Pooling-Fast (SPPF) layer of the feature extraction backbone network, the algorithm enhances the image feature representation and perception capabilities. A weighted Bidirectional Feature Pyramid Network (BiFPN) is incorporated in the neck network for reconstruction to improve the multi-scale feature fusion effect. Additionally, an improved Wise-IoU loss function is adopted to accelerate the model's convergence speed and enhance its robustness in complex scenarios. Experimental results show that the improved model achieves precision, recall, and average detection precision of 85.7%, 76.8%, and 81.7% respectively on the MS-COCO2017 human key point dataset, representing significant improvements over the original model. Moreover, it can more accurately and effectively detect key point information of multiple people in complex situations.