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Open PhD Position: Multi-Band Fusion in a Joint Communication and Sensing system

• Tuesday, 26 May 2026

Next-generation cellular networks – including 6G and future Wi-Fi systems – will not only communicate but also sense their surroundings in a radar-like manner, an emerging paradigm known as Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC). Existing ISAC systems can perform target detection and parameter estimation, such as distance and moving velocity, and even target tracking and recognition.

However, by fully leveraging the ubiquity and spectral agility of communication networks, a finer-grained representation of the environment could be obtained through radio imaging, similar to spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems. This would enable applications with significant social and environmental impact in healthcare, remote structural monitoring of buildings or bridges, landslide and flood prevention,  among others.

This PhD project focuses on designing radio imaging algorithms exploiting the multiple disjoint frequency bands available in existing and future communication networks, which span from below GHz to millimeter-wave bands.