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Wireless-Powered Untrusted Relaying Networks
An early-career research program on physical-layer security for two-way relay networks where the forwarding node is inherently untrusted, exploiting cooperative jamming and wireless energy harvesting to achieve information-theoretic security without additional power infrastructure.
Physical-Layer Security Untrusted AF Relaying Two-Way Relay Networks Cooperative Jamming Wireless Energy Harvesting
Safeguarding Wireless UAV Communications
A PhD research program designing and optimizing physical-layer security frameworks for UAV-assisted wireless networks, combining convex optimization and deep reinforcement learning to achieve secure, energy-efficient aerial communications in beyond-5G systems.
Physical-Layer Security UAV Trajectory Optimization Covert Communications Terahertz Communications Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces
Physical-Layer Security for Wireless Machine-Type Communications
An ARC-funded project developing new theoretical frameworks and transmission designs to secure wireless IoT and machine-type communications in the finite blocklength regime — the critical operating mode for 6G networks where short packets and strict latency constraints invalidate classical security results.
Physical-Layer Security Information-Theoretic Security Finite Blocklength Communications Secure Short-Packet Transmission Wireless Communications
Integrated Sensing and Communications for 6G
A research program developing physical-layer security solutions for Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) systems, using Stackelberg game theory and deep reinforcement learning to protect dual-function base stations against intelligent mobile adversaries.
ISAC Physical-Layer Security Stackelberg Game Theory Deep Reinforcement Learning Mobile Adversary Modeling
publications
Secure two-way communication via a wireless-powered untrusted relay and friendly jammer
Published in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Singapore, 2017
M. Tatar Mamaghani, A. Mohammadi, P. Yeoh, and A. Kuhestani, "Secure two-way communication via a wireless-powered untrusted relay and friendly jammer," in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM, Singapore, pp. 1–6, Dec. 2017.
Secure two-way transmission via wireless-powered untrusted relay and external jammer
Published in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2018
M. Tatar Mamaghani, A. Kuhestani, and K. K. Wong, "Secure two-way transmission via wireless-powered untrusted relay and external jammer," IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 67, no. 9, pp. 8451–8465, Jul. 2018.
Security and reliability performance analysis for two-way wireless energy harvesting based untrusted relaying with cooperative jamming
Published in IET Communications, 2019
M. Tatar Mamaghani and R. Abbas, "Security and reliability performance analysis for two-way wireless energy harvesting based untrusted relaying with cooperative jamming," IET Commun., vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 449–459, Mar. 2019.
On the performance of low-altitude UAV-enabled secure AF relaying with cooperative jamming and SWIPT
Published in IEEE Access, 2019
M. Tatar Mamaghani and Y. Hong, "On the performance of low-altitude UAV-enabled secure AF relaying with cooperative jamming and SWIPT," IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 153060–153073, Oct. 2019.
Improving PHY-security of UAV-enabled transmission with wireless energy harvesting: Robust trajectory design and communications resource allocation
Published in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2020
M. Tatar Mamaghani and Y. Hong, "Improving PHY-security of UAV-enabled transmission with wireless energy harvesting: Robust trajectory design and communications resource allocation," IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 69, no. 8, pp. 8586–8600, May 2020.
Can a multi-hop link relying on untrusted amplify-and-forward relays render security?
Published in Wireless Networks, 2020
M. Tatar Mamaghani, A. Kuhestani, and H. Behroozi, "Can a multi-hop link relying on untrusted amplify-and-forward relays render security?" Wireless Netw., vol. 27, pp. 795–807, Nov. 2020.
Intelligent trajectory design for secure full-duplex MIMO-UAV relaying against active eavesdroppers: A model-free reinforcement learning approach
Published in IEEE Access, 2020
M. Tatar Mamaghani and Y. Hong, "Intelligent trajectory design for secure full-duplex MIMO-UAV relaying against active eavesdroppers: A model-free reinforcement learning approach," IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 4447–4465, Dec. 2020.
Joint trajectory and power allocation design for secure artificial noise aided UAV communications
Published in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2021
M. Tatar Mamaghani and Y. Hong, "Joint trajectory and power allocation design for secure artificial noise aided UAV communications," IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 70, no. 3, pp. 2850–2855, Mar. 2021.
Aerial intelligent reflecting surface-enabled terahertz covert communications in beyond-5G Internet of Things
Published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2022
M. Tatar Mamaghani and Y. Hong, "Aerial intelligent reflecting surface-enabled terahertz covert communications in beyond-5G Internet of Things," IEEE Internet Things J., vol. 9, no. 19, pp. 19012–19033, Mar. 2022.
Terahertz meets untrusted UAV-relaying: Minimum secrecy energy efficiency maximization via trajectory and communication co-design
Published in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2022
M. Tatar Mamaghani and Y. Hong, "Terahertz meets untrusted UAV-relaying: Minimum secrecy energy efficiency maximization via trajectory and communication co-design," IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 71, no. 5, pp. 4991–5006, May 2022.
Secure short-packet transmission with aerial relaying: Blocklength and trajectory co-design
Published in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2023
M. Tatar Mamaghani, X. Zhou, N. Yang, and A. L. Swindlehurst, "Secure short-packet transmission with aerial relaying: Blocklength and trajectory co-design," in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 5998–6004, Dec. 2023.
Secure short-packet communications via UAV-enabled mobile relaying: Joint resource optimization and 3D trajectory design
Published in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2023
M. Tatar Mamaghani, X. Zhou, N. Yang, and A. L. Swindlehurst, "Secure short-packet communications via UAV-enabled mobile relaying: Joint resource optimization and 3D trajectory design," IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 23, no. 7, pp. 7802–7815, July 2024
Performance analysis of finite blocklength transmissions over wiretap fading channels: An average information leakage perspective
Published in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2024
M. Tatar Mamaghani, X. Zhou, N. Yang, A. L. Swindlehurst, and H. V. Poor, "Performance analysis of finite blocklength transmissions over wiretap fading channels: An average information leakage perspective," IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 13252–13266, Oct. 2024.
On the average information leakage of finite blocklength transmissions over Rayleigh fading channels
Published in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2024
M. Tatar Mamaghani, X. Zhou, N. Yang, A. L. Swindlehurst, and H. V. Poor, "On the average information leakage of finite blocklength transmissions over Rayleigh fading channels," in ICC 2024 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, Denver, CO, USA, pp. 1467–1472, Jun. 2024.
Securing integrated sensing and communication against a mobile adversary: A Stackelberg game with deep reinforcement learning
Published in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), 2025
M. Tatar Mamaghani, X. Zhou, N. Yang, and A. L. Swindlehurst, "Securing integrated sensing and communication against a mobile adversary: A Stackelberg game with deep reinforcement learning," IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 44, pp. 942–958, Sep. 2025.
Symbol-aware precoder design for physical-layer anonymous communications
Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2026
Y. Li, M. Tatar Mamaghani, X. Zhou, and N. Yang, "Symbol-aware precoder design for physical-layer anonymous communications," submitted to IEEE Trans. Commun., Mar. 2026.