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    Jammer Suppression in DS-CDMA Arrays Using Independent Component Analysis

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    (ICA) as an advanced pre-processing tool for blind suppression of interfering jammer signals in direct sequence spread spectrum communication systems utilizing antenna arrays. The role of ICA is to provide a jammer-mitigated signal to the conventional detection. If the jammer signal is weak or absent, preprocessing by ICA is not advisable. Therefore we also consider two possible switching schemes, called pre-switching and post-switching, which activate the ICA-based jammer canceller only when it is expected to improve conventional detection. ICA-RAKE preswitching is less complex, while post-switching performs better, especially when the jammer is pulsed in nature. Simulations are given to illustrate the achieved performance gains for single- and multi-path channels. Index Terms— I

    Secure Degrees of Freedom for the MIMO Wire-Tap Channel With a Multi-Antenna Cooperative Jammer

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    In this paper, a multiple antenna wire-tap channel in the presence of a multi-antenna cooperative jammer is studied. In particular, the secure degrees of freedom (s.d.o.f.) of this channel is established, with NtN-{t} antennas at the transmitter, NrN-{r} antennas at the legitimate receiver, and NeN-{e} antennas at the eavesdropper, for all possible values of the number of antennas, NcN-{c}, at the cooperative jammer. In establishing the result, several different ranges of NcN-{c} need to be considered separately. The lower and upper bounds for these ranges of NcN-{c} are derived and are shown to be tight. The achievability techniques developed rely on a variety of signaling, beamforming, and alignment techniques, which vary according to the (relative) number of antennas at each terminal and whether the s.d.o.f. is integer valued. Specifically, it is shown that, whenever the s.d.o.f. is integer valued, Gaussian signaling for both transmission and cooperative jamming, linear precoding at the transmitter and the cooperative jammer, and linear processing at the legitimate receiver, are sufficient for achieving the s.d.o.f. of the channel. By contrast, when the s.d.o.f. is not an integer, the achievable schemes need to rely on structured signaling at the transmitter and the cooperative jammer, and joint signal space and signal scale alignment. The converse is established by combining an upper bound, which allows for full cooperation between the transmitter and the cooperative jammer, with another upper bound which exploits the secrecy and reliability constraints

    IRS-Aided Uplink Security Enhancement via Energy-Harvesting Jammer

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    In this paper, we investigate the security enhancement by combining intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) and energy harvesting (EH) jammer for the uplink transmission. Specifically, we propose an IRS-aided secure scheme for the uplink transmission via an EH jammer, to fight against the malicious eavesdropper. The proposed scheme can be divided into an energy transfer (ET) phase and an information transmission (IT) phase. In the first phase, the friendly EH jammer harvests energy from the base station (BS) aided by IRS. We maximize the harvested energy of jammer by obtaining the closed-form solution to the phase-shift matrix of IRS. In the second phase, the user transmits confidential information to the BS while the jamming is generated to confuse the eavesdropper without affecting the legitimate transmission. The phase-shift matrix of IRS and time switching factor are jointly optimized to maximize the secrecy rate. To tackle the non-convex problem, we first decompose it into two sub-problems. The one of IRS can be approximated to convex with fixed time switching factor. Then, the time switching factor can be solved by Lagrange duality. Thus, the solution to the original problem can be obtained by alternately optimizing these two sub-problems. Simulation results show that the proposed Jammer-IRS assisted secure transmission scheme can significantly enhance the uplink security

    Letter, [Author unclear] to Paulina T. Merritt

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    Handwritten letter to Paulina Merritt from an unknown author, October 1, 1876.

    Uplink Secure Communication via Intelligent Reflecting Surface and Energy-Harvesting Jammer

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    In this paper, we investigate the uplink secure communication by combining intelligent reflecting surface (IRS) and energy-harvesting (EH) jammer. Specifically, we propose an IRS-aided secure scheme for the uplink transmission via an EH jammer, to fight against the malicious eavesdropper. An energy transfer (ET) phase and an information transmission (IT) phase are proposed in this scheme. In the ET phase, we optimize the phase-shift matrix of IRS to maximize the harvested energy of jammer. In the IT phase, the phase-shift matrix of IRS and time switching factor are jointly optimized to maximize the secrecy rate. To tackle the non-convex problem, we first decompose it into two subproblems to solve by capitalizing on semi-definite relaxation (SDR) and Lagrange duality. Then, the solutions to the original problem can be obtained by alternately optimizing the two subproblems. Simulation results show that the proposed Jammer-IRS assisted secure transmission scheme can significantly enhance the uplink security

    Jammer Cancellation In

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    In this paper Independent Component Analysis (ICA) is considered for blind interference cancellation in a direct sequence spread spectrum communication system utilizing antenna arrays. Recently, an ICA-assisted interference canceler was proposed [1]. This receiver structure is an extension to the framework proposed in [2], in which blind source separation (BSS) techniques were utilized to the jammer mitigation problem. A common feature for both is that they apply an advanced pre-processing tool to o#er an unjammed signal for conventional detection. However, it is not always desirable to apply the pre-processing tool, since it might even cause additional interference if the jammer is weak or absent. What would make the receivers more practical is to switch the additional canceler active only whenever it is expected to improve conventional detection. In this paper we compare two possible switching strategies at both ends of the receiver chain, pre and post switching schemes, and evaluate their impacts to the overall performance improvement of the array receiver

    Natural Selection: A Stethoscopic Amphibious Installation.

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    This paper discusses emergence as a complex behaviour in the sound domain and presents a design strategy that was used in the creation of the sound installation Natural Selection to encourage the perception of sonic emergence. The interactions in Natural Selection are based on an algorithm derived from an innately sonic emergent ecological system found in nature, that of mating choices by female frogs within a calling male frog chorus. This paper outlines the design and implementation of the installation and describes the research behind its design, most notably the notion of embodiment within a sonic environment and its importance to the perception of sonic emergence

    How many antennas does a cooperative jammer need for achieving the degrees of freedom of multiple antenna Gaussian channels in the presence of an eavesdropper?

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    In this work, multiple antenna Gaussian wiretap channels with a multiantenna cooperative jammer are considered. In particular, the focus is on identifying the spatial resources needed at the cooperative jammer in order to achieve a secure degree of freedom (s.d.o.f.) for the channel in question equal to the degrees of freedom (d.o.f.). In order to accomplish this goal, the cooperative jammer sets out to send correlated jamming signals. Simultaneously, the legitimate transmitter chooses a precoder that perfectly aligns its information signals over the jamming ones at the eavesdropper. Both terminals use structured signaling, i.e., discrete constellations. The proposed approach is shown to achieve full d.o.f. for the channel at hand as long as the cooperative jammer has twice the antennas of the eavesdropper. It is also shown that within 1/2 of the d.o.f. is achievable with one less antenna at the cooperative jammer. © 2013 IEEE

    Electromagnetic Fields of Mobile Phone Jammer Exposure on Blood Factors in Rats

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    Background: The increasing demand for using mobile phones has led to increasing mobile phone jammers as well. On the other hand, reports show that exposure to electromagnetic field causes an increase in the incidence of diseases such as leukemia, cancer, depression and failure in pregnancy outcomes; therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields of mobile phone jammers on blood factors. Materials and Methods: Thirty male Wistar immature and thirty mature rats were selected randomly and each one was divided into three groups of ten. The control group did not receive any radiation; the sham group was exposed to a switched-off jammer device and the experimental group was exposed to electromagnetic fields (EMF) radiated by Mobile Phone Jammer daily eight hours for five days a week during forty days. Blood sample was taken from heart and blood factors including PLT, MCHC and RDWCV were measured. The data were analyzed by ANOVA which was followed by Duncan’s test. Results: The data from mature rats revealed that jammer usage led to a significant difference in blood factors including RBC, platelet, hemoglobin, hematocrit, MCV and RDWCV (P≤0.05); however, the number of lymphocytes, WBC and MCVH in the blood was the same in all groups. In immature rats, the exposure to jammer did not change RBC, lymphocyte and WBC count, hemoglobin and hematocrit; while, the platelet count along with MCHC, MVC and RDWCV changed by jammer radiation. Conclusion: The results exhibited that mobile phone jammer caused frequent changes in blood cell factors
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