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Movable antennas are antennas that can be\n\nphysically moved in a three-dimensional space. This movement can be\n\none-dimensional sliding (e.g., along a sliding rack), movement inside a small\n\nenclosure (e.g., fluid antennas), movement across multiple closely spaced\n\nswitchable positions, or repositioning within a compact aperture. Importantly,\n\nduring these movements, only the antenna position changes, while the antenna\n\nhardware remains the same. With movable antennas, an additional degree\n\nof freedom is introduced, similar to time, frequency, polarization, and other\n\nspatial dimensions. As a result, antennas with mobility capability can provide\n\nseveral benefits: \n\n fading mitigation and enhanced\n\n spatial multiplexing without additional RF resources such as antennas,\n\n where the collective net effect is a higher beamforming gain as well as\n\n increased interference suppression; \n\n hardware-efficient MIMO where less\n\n RF resources are needed to achieve reliable communication; \n\n adaptability to dynamic\n\n environments. These benefits of movable antennas are\n\nespecially attractive for dense networks such as cell-free massive MIMO and\n\ndistributed wireless networks in FR2-3 bands. In addition to cell-free systems,\n\nmovable antennas are also promising for massive MIMO with reduced RF chains,\n\nmmWave/THz systems, and space-constrained devices such as IoT and wearable\n\ndevices. Despite their benefits, movable antennas\n\nare still at an early stage of research and face some key limitations. For\n\ninstance, antenna movement requires time, making them unsuitable for\n\nfast-fading applications. Hence, they are best suited for quasi-static or\n\nslow-fading channels and block-fading scenarios.   In this internship, the student will study\n\nmovable-antenna-enhanced distributed massive MIMO wireless networks.\n\nSpecifically, the focus will be on one-, two-, or three-dimensional movable\n\nantennas, and a comprehensive system model will first be developed for\n\ndistributed MIMO networks. This system modeling will include a mathematical\n\nframework for movable-antenna-based cell-free wireless systems as well as\n\nchannel modeling. Based on the developed models, resource allocation problems\n\nin cell-free wireless systems will be investigated including the antenna\n\npositions using the available local or glabal\n\nchannel state information. The student will conduct a\n\ncomparative study to evaluate the complexity, performance, and feasibility of\n\nmovable-antenna-based cell-free systems versus conventional fixed-antenna\n\ncell-free systems.   The successful candidate must demonstrate a\n\nstrong understanding of optimization, signal processing, and mathematics in\n\nwireless communications. The candidate will be part of a large IMEC team\n\nworking on the research, implementation, and prototyping of future\n\ncommunication systems. Candidates should be enrolled in\n\na Master's program in Electrical Engineering or a related field with\n\na background in signal processing.   Daily supervisor(s) : Muteen Munawar (  )   Type of internship : Master internship Duration : 06 months Required educational background : Electrotechnics/Electrical Engineering Supervising scientist(s) : For further information or for application, please contact Muteen Munawar (  ) The reference code for this position is 2026-INT-086 . Mention this reference code in your application. 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