Publications
Journal Papers:
[J18] M. Liu, C. Pan, K. Zhi, H. Ren, and J. Wang, ``Hybrid Precoding Design for Near-Field Wideband THz Systems with Spatial Non-Stationarity,” IEEE Communications Letters, \doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2024.3449568.
[J17] M. Liu, H. Ren, C. Pan, B. Wang, Z. Yu, R. Weng, K. Zhi, and Y. He, ``Joint Beamforming Design for Double Active RIS-Assisted Radar-Communication Coexistence Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, doi: 10.1109/TCCN.2024.3438350.
[J16] T. Wu, C. Pan, K. Zhi, H. Ren, M. Elkashlan, J. Wang, and C. Yuen, ``Employing High-Dimensional RIS Information for RIS-aided Localization Systems,” IEEE Communications Letters, doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2024.3433517.
[J15] N. Yan, K. Wang, K. Zhi, et al, ``Device Scheduling for Secure Aggregation in Wireless Federated Learning”, early access in IEEE Internet of Things Journal.
[J14] T. Wu, C. Pan, K. Zhi, et al, ``Exploit High-Dimensional RIS Information to Localization: What Is the Impact of Faulty Element?”, early access in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.
[J13] J. Dai, S. Zhang, K. Zhi, et al, ``Two-Timescale Design for Simultaneous Transmitting and Reflecting RIS-Assisted Massive MIMO Systems’’, early access in IEEE Transactions on Communications.
[J12] J. Dai, J. Ge, K. Zhi, et al. ``Two-timescale transmission design for RIS-aided cell-free massive MIMO systems”, early access in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.
[J11] M. Liu, Y. Zhang, Y. Jin, K. Zhi, C. Pan, ``Towards Near Towards Near-Field Communications for Field Communications for 6G: Challenges and Opportunities”, ZTE Communications, 2024, 22(1).
[J10] K. Zhi, C. Pan, H. Ren, K. K. Chai, C. X. Wang, R. Schober, X. You, ``Performance Analysis and Low-Complexity Design for XL-MIMO with Near-Field Spatial Non-Stationarities’’, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 1656-1672, Apr. 2024 (popular paper)
[J9] K. Zhi, C. Pan, H. Ren, K. Wang, M. Elkashlan, M. D. Renzo, R. Schober, H. V. Poor, J. Wang, L. Hanzo, ``Two-timescale design for reconfigurable intelligent surface-aided massive MIMO systems with imperfect CSI.” IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 69, no. 5, pp. 3001-3033, May 2023 (popular paper)
[J8] K. Zhi, C. Pan, G. Zhou, H. Ren, M. Elkashlan, R. Schober, ``Is RIS-Aided Massive MIMO Promising With ZF Detectors and Imperfect CSI?,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 40, no. 10, pp. 3010-3026, Oct. 2022
[J7] C. Pan, G. Zhou, K. Zhi, S. Hong, T. Wu, Y. Pan, H. Ren, M. D. Renzo, A. Lee Swindlehurst, R. Zhang, A. Y. Zhang, ``An Overview of Signal Processing Techniques for RIS/IRS-aided Wireless Systems,” IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 883-917, Aug. 2022 (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Hot Paper)
[J6] K. Zhi, C. Pan, H. Ren, K. Wang, ``Power Scaling Law Analysis and Phase Shift Optimization of RIS-Aided Massive MIMO Systems With Statistical CSI,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 70, no. 5, pp. 3558-3574, May 2022
[J5] K. Zhi, C. Pan, H. Ren, K. K. Chai, M. Elkashlan, ``Active RIS Versus Passive RIS: Which is Superior With the Same Power Budget?,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 1150-1154, May 2022 (ESI Highly Cited Paper, Hot Paper)
[J4] K. Zhi, C. Pan, H. Ren, K. Wang, ``Ergodic Rate Analysis of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Massive MIMO Systems With ZF Detectors,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 264-268, Feb. 2022
[J3] K. Zhi, C. Pan, H. Ren, K. Wang, ``Statistical CSI-Based Design for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Massive MIMO Systems With Direct Links,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 1128-1132, May 2021
[J2] K. Zhi, C. Pan, H. Ren, K. Wang, ``Uplink Achievable Rate of Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Aided Millimeter-Wave Communications With Low-Resolution ADC and Phase Noise,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 654-658, March 2021
[J1] J. Dai, Y. Wang, C. Pan, K. Zhi, H. Ren, K. Wang, ``Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided Massive MIMO Systems With Low-Resolution DACs,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 25, no. 9, pp. 3124-3128, Sept. 2021
Conference Papers:
[C10] X. Lai, K. Zhi, W. Li, T. Wu, C. Pan, and M. Elkashlan, ``FAS-assisted Wireless Powered Communication Systems,” IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), Denver, CO, USA, 2024, pp. 1731-1736
[C9] M. Liu, H. Ren, C. Pan, B. Wang, Z. Yu, R. Weng, and K. Zhi, ``Joint Beamforming Design for Double Active RIS-assisted Radar-Communication Coexistence,” IEEE International Workshop on Radio Frequency and Antenna Technologies (iWRF\&AT), Shenzhen, China, 2024, pp. 295-300
[C8] J. Dai, S. Zhang, K. Zhi, C. Pan, H. Ren, Z. Zhang, and J. Wang, ``Two-Timescale Design for Simultaneous Transmitting and Reflecting RIS-Assisted Massive MIMO Systems,” IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2024, pp. 01-06
[C7] K. Zhi, C. Pan, T. Wu, H. Ren, K. K. Chai, ``Analysis of XL-Array with Near-Field EM Channels,” European Signal Processing Conference, (EUSIPCO), Helsinki, Finland, 2023, pp. 910-914 (Invited paper)
[C6] K. Zhi, C. Pan, H. Ren, K. K. Chai, C. X. Wang, R. Schober, X. You, ``XL-MIMO with Near-Field Spatial Non-Stationarities: Low-complexity Detector Design,’’ IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2023
[C5] K. Zhi, C. Pan, G. Zhou, H. Ren, M. Elkashlan, R. Schober, ``Analysis and Optimization of RIS-Aided Massive MIMO with ZF Detectors and Imperfect CSI,” IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2022: 219-224
[C4] K. Zhi, C. Pan, H. Ren, K. Wang, M. Elkashlan, ``Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided MISO Systems with Statistical CSI: Channel Estimation, Analysis and Optimization,” IEEE 22nd International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC), 2021: 576-580 (Invited paper)
[C3] K. Zhi, C. Pan, G. Zhou, H. Ren, K. Wang, ``Analysis and Optimization of RIS-aided Massive MIMO Systems with Statistical CSI,” IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC Workshops), 2021: 153-158
[C2] G. Zhou, C. Pan, H. Ren, K. Zhi, S. Hong, K. K. Chai, ``User Cooperation for RIS-aided Secure SWIPT MIMO Systems under the passive eavesdropping,” IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC Workshops), 2021: 171-176
[C1] K. Zhi, G. Chen, L. Qiu, X. Liang, C. Ren, ``Analysis and Optimization of Random Cache in Multi-Antenna HetNets with Interference Nulling,” IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2019: 1-6