UAV communications

KAUST researchers propose a distributed coordination framework for heterogeneous non-terrestrial networks

2 min read · Wed, Nov 12 2025

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First analyzed the unique characteristics of non-terrestrial networks (NTN) platforms with impact on network specification, and proposed an efficient distributed coordination framework for heterogeneous NTN, verified by a case study on IAB-enabled heterogeneous UAV networks.

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Zhengying Lou

Ph.D. Student, Electrical and Computer Engineering

UAV communications

Maurilio Matracia

Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Maurilio Matracia is a doctoral student under Dr. Mustafa Kishk’s and Prof. Mohamed-Slim Alouini’s supervisions at the Communication Theory Lab (CTL) in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Education and Early Career Maurilio studied at the University of Palermo (Italy), where he received both a B.S. and a M.S. degrees in Energy Engineering (2017) and Electrical Engineering (2019), respectively. His bachelor thesis involved evolutionary algorithms in order to study the influence of the soil non-homogeneity on the design of grounding systems. His master thesis based on