Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rafael F. Schaefer

2026

• Leveraging Angle of Arrival Estimation Against Impersonation Attacks in Physical Layer AuthenticationPham, T. M., Senigagliesi, L., Baldi, M., Schaefer, R. F., Fettweis, G. P. & Chorti, A., Mar 2026, In: IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. 21, p. 3226-3239, 14 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• AI/ML-Driven 6G Network Solutions with Energy Efficiency ConsiderationsRoessler, A., Lopez, M. M., Diab, R., Cavalcante, R. L. G., Abdi, A., Arendt, C., Bockelmann, C. & 21 others, 20 Feb 2026, In: IEEE access. 14, p. 39617-39645, 29 p., 11404155Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Joint communication and sensing in 6GSeguel, F., Wagner, J., Weißer, F., Andrei, V., Abdmoulah, M., Nimr, A., Li, Z. & 15 others, Feb 2026, 6G-life: Unveiling the Future of Technological Sovereignty, Sustainability, and Trustworthiness. Fitzek, F. H., Boche, H., Kellerer, W. & Seeling, P. (eds.). Academic Press, p. 291-322, 32 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
• 6G PHY: Insights From 6G-ANNA Research InitiativeBanerjee, B., Agarwal, B., Ahmad, A., Bockelmann, C., Cavalcante, R. L., Danaee, A., Dekorsy, A. & 23 others, 28 Jan 2026, In: IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. 7, p. 1210-1234, 25 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Enhancing Secret Key Generation in Low-Mobility Scenarios by Locally Generated PilotsPham, T. M., Chorti, A., Fettweis, G. P. & Schaefer, R. F., Jan 2026, 2025 IEEE 102nd Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC 2025-Fall - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution

2025

• Efficient Feedback Design for Unsourced Random Access with Integrated Sensing and CommunicationAhmadi, M. J., Kazemi, M. & Schaefer, R. F., 4 Dec 2025, In: IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. 15, p. 710-714, 5 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Algorithmic Computability of the Capacity of Additive Colored Gaussian Noise ChannelsBoche, H., Grigorescu, A., Schaefer, R. F. & Vincent Poor, H., Oct 2025, In: IEEE transactions on information theory. 71, 10, p. 7419-7434, 16 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Beam-Space Intermodulation Suppression for LoS MIMO System with Nonlinear Power AmplifiersLiu, B., Schaefer, R. F. & Fettweis, G. P., 26 Sep 2025, ICC 2025 - IEEE International Conference on Communications. Valenti, M., Reed, D. & Torres, M. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 6245-6250, 6 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• Code Design and Capacity Estimation for Fast-Fading Gaussian Channels: An Algorithmic PerspectiveBoche, H., Grigorescu, A., Schaefer, R. F. & Poor, H. V., 26 Sep 2025, ICC 2025 - IEEE International Conference on Communications. Valenti, M., Reed, D. & Torres, M. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 2002-2007, 6 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• Modular Neural Wiretap Codes for Fading ChannelsSeifert, D., Günlü, O. & Schaefer, R. F., 4 Sep 2025, 2025 IEEE 36th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 5 p., 11274860Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• Algorithmic Characterization of the Outage Capacity of Fading Gaussian ChannelsBoche, H., Grigorescu, A., Schaefer, R. F. & Poor, H. V., Sep 2025, ICC 2025 - IEEE International Conference on Communications. Valenti, M., Reed, D. & Torres, M. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 2839-2844, 6 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• Toward AI in 6G: Concepts, Techniques, and StandardsShafaei, S., Palaios, A., Ennaceur, Z., Zhang, J., Pandit, V., Gautam, P., Gharouni, A. & 32 others, 4 Aug 2025, In: IEEE access. 13, p. 143843-143874, 32 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Building Resilience in Wireless Communication Systems With a Secret-Key BudgetBesser, K. L., Schaefer, R. F. & Vincent Poor, H., 9 Jun 2025, In: IEEE Transactions on Communications. 73, 11, p. 12473-12486, 14 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Pilot Randomization-based Secret Key Generation for Static ScenariosPham, T. M., Schaefer, R. F., Fettweis, G. P. & Chorti, A., Mar 2025, GLOBECOM 2024 - 2024 IEEE Global Communications Conference - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 37-42, 6 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• Sensing-Assisted Secure Communications over Correlated Rayleigh Fading ChannelsMittelbach, M., Schaefer, R. F., Bloch, M. R., Yener, A. & Günlü, O., Mar 2025, In: Entropy. 27, 3, 17 p., 225Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• A Practical Framework for Unsourced Integrated Sensing and CommunicationAhmadi, M. J., Schaefer, R. F. & Poor, V. H., 2025, 2025 IEEE 26th International Workshop on Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence for Wireless Communications (SPAWC). IEEE Signal Processing Society, 5 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• Arithmetic Complexity of the Secrecy Capacity of Fast-Fading Gaussian ChannelsBoche, H., Grigorescu, A., Schaefer, R. F. & Poor, H. V., 2025, ISIT 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• MinGRU-Based Encoder for Turbo Autoencoder FrameworksFritschek, R. & Schaefer, R. F., 2025, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning for Communication and Networking, ICMLCN 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 1-6Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution

2024

• Optimized Random Antenna Switching for Channel Measurement Based Secret Key GenerationNestler, J., Mittelbach, M., Schmidt, A. & Schaefer, R. F., Sep 2024, 2024 IEEE 25th International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, SPAWC 2024. Lucca, Italy, p. 211-215, 5 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• Joint Redundancy and Blocklength Allocation for Secure-Reliability Performance Optimization in Future V2X NetworksZhu, Y., Tong, W., Hu, Y., Han, B., Schaefer, R. F. & Schmeink, A., 2 Aug 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73, 12, p. 19826-19831, 6 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• On the Solvability of Resource Allocation Problems for Wireless Systems on Digital ComputersBoche, H., Grigorescu, A., Schaefer, R. F. & Poor, H. V., Aug 2024, ICC 2024 - IEEE International Conference on Communications. Valenti, M., Reed, D. & Torres, M. (eds.). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 4108-4113, 6 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• Generalized Rainbow Differential PrivacyGu, Y., Zhou, Z., Günlü, O., D'Oliveira, R. G. L., Sadeghi, P., Medard, M. & Schaefer, R. F., 24 Jun 2024, In: Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality. 14, 2, 16 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• On the Need of Neuromorphic Twins to Detect Denial-of-Service Attacks on Communication NetworksBoche, H., Schaefer, R. F., Poor, H. V. & Fitzek, F. H., 14 Mar 2024, In: IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking. 32, 4, p. 2875-2887, 13 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
• Nonasymptotic Performance Limits of Low-Latency Secure Integrated Sensing and Communication SystemsGunlu, O., Bloch, M., Schaefer, R. F. & Yener, A., Mar 2024, ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings. p. 12971-12975, 5 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
• Reliability and Latency Analysis for Wireless Communication Systems with a Secret-Key BudgetBesser, K. L., Schaefer, R. F. & Poor, H. V., 1 Feb 2024, In: IEEE Transactions on Communications. 72, 2, p. 1033-1044, 12 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article