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Marco Di Renzo

Marco Di Renzo

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Computer Science
France
2026
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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
France
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
96
Citations
44365
World Ranking
431
National Ranking
8

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
96
Citations
44305
World Ranking
222
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in France Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in France Leader Award

Overview

Marco Di Renzo is affiliated with CentraleSupélec in France and has significantly contributed to the field of engineering, with a strong focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Their research spans several subfields, including aerospace engineering, computer networks and communications, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and ocean engineering.

The scientist has authored numerous publications, reflecting an extensive research output particularly in advanced wireless communication technologies and antenna design. Key topics covered in their work include advanced antenna and metasurface technologies, indoor and outdoor localization technologies, satellite communication systems, advanced MIMO systems optimization, and energy harvesting in wireless networks.

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include Mérouane Debbah, Chau Yuen, Alessio Zappone, Lajos Hanzo, and H. Vincent Poor. These collaborations have contributed to a diverse range of research outputs in communication and wireless technologies.

Marco Di Renzo has published prolifically in high-profile venues. Their most frequent publication platforms include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Wireless Communications Letters
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Notable recent papers authored by Marco Di Renzo include:

  • "Smart Radio Environments Empowered by Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: How it Works, State of Research, and Road Ahead," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces vs. Relaying: Differences, Similarities, and Performance Comparison," 2020, IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society

Other significant publications related to their research interest in reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, although authored by co-researchers, frame the broader scope of the scientific community's current focus in this area:

  • "Wireless Communications With Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface: Path Loss Modeling and Experimental Measurement," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • "Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Principles and Opportunities," 2021, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • "On the Road to 6G: Visions, Requirements, Key Technologies, and Testbeds," 2023, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials

Best Publications

  • Wireless Communications Through Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces

    Ertugrul Basar;Marco Di Renzo;Julien De Rosny;Merouane Debbah

  • Smart Radio Environments Empowered by Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: How It Works, State of Research, and The Road Ahead

    Marco Di Renzo;Alessio Zappone;Merouane Debbah;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

  • Smart radio environments empowered by reconfigurable AI meta-surfaces: an idea whose time has come

    Marco Di Renzo;Merouane Debbah;Dinh-Thuy Phan-Huy;Alessio Zappone

  • Spatial Modulation for Generalized MIMO: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implementation

    Marco Di Renzo;Harald Haas;Ali Ghrayeb;Shinya Sugiura

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: Principles and Opportunities

    Yuanwei Liu;Xiao Liu;Xidong Mu;Tianwei Hou

  • Wireless Communications With Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface: Path Loss Modeling and Experimental Measurement

    Wankai Tang;Ming Zheng Chen;Xiangyu Chen;Jun Yan Dai

  • Holographic MIMO Surfaces for 6G Wireless Networks: Opportunities, Challenges, and Trends

    Chongwen Huang;Sha Hu;George C. Alexandropoulos;Alessio Zappone

  • Safeguarding 5G wireless communication networks using physical layer security

    Nan Yang;Lifeng Wang;Giovanni Geraci;Maged Elkashlan

  • Spatial modulation for multiple-antenna wireless systems: a survey

    M. D. Renzo;H. Haas;P. M. Grant

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for 6G Systems: Principles, Applications, and Research Directions

    Cunhua Pan;Hong Ren;Kezhi Wang;Jonas Florentin Kolb

  • Index Modulation Techniques for Next-Generation Wireless Networks

    Ertugrul Basar;Miaowen Wen;Raed Mesleh;Marco Di Renzo

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces vs. Relaying: Differences, Similarities, and Performance Comparison

    Marco Di Renzo;Konstantinos Ntontin;Jian Song;Fadil Habibi Danufane

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Based Wireless Communications: Antenna Design, Prototyping, and Experimental Results

    Linglong Dai;Bichai Wang;Min Wang;Xue Yang

  • Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Assisted UAV Communication: Joint Trajectory Design and Passive Beamforming

    Sixian Li;Bin Duo;Xiaojun Yuan;Ying-Chang Liang

  • Design Guidelines for Spatial Modulation

    Ping Yang;Marco Di Renzo;Yue Xiao;Shaoqian Li

  • Wireless Networks Design in the Era of Deep Learning: Model-Based, AI-Based, or Both?

    Alessio Zappone;Marco Di Renzo;Merouane Debbah

  • Stochastic Geometry Modeling and Analysis of Multi-Tier Millimeter Wave Cellular Networks

    Marco Di Renzo

  • What Will the Future of UAV Cellular Communications Be? A Flight from 5G to 6G.

    Giovanni Geraci;Adrian García-Rodríguez;Mohammad Mahdi Azari;Angel Lozano

  • A Survey on Spatial Modulation in Emerging Wireless Systems: Research Progresses and Applications

    Miaowen Wen;Beixiong Zheng;Kyeong Jin Kim;Marco Di Renzo

  • Bit Error Probability of SM-MIMO Over Generalized Fading Channels

    M. Di Renzo;H. Haas

  • Smart Radio Environments Empowered by Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: How it Works, State of Research, and Road Ahead.

    Marco Di Renzo;Alessio Zappone;Merouane Debbah;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Frequent Co-Authors

Harald Haas
Harald Haas University of Cambridge
Fabio Graziosi
Fabio Graziosi University of L'Aquila
Christos Verikoukis
Christos Verikoukis University of Patras
Merouane Debbah
Merouane Debbah Khalifa University
Alessio Zappone
Alessio Zappone University of Cassino and Southern Lazio
Lajos Hanzo
Lajos Hanzo University of Southampton
Angelos Antonopoulos
Angelos Antonopoulos Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Trung Q. Duong
Trung Q. Duong Memorial University of Newfoundland
Pierre Duhamel
Pierre Duhamel CentraleSupélec
Fabrizio Granelli
Fabrizio Granelli University of Trento

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