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DC8 – Ferdaous Tarhouni

Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg (FAU)

Ferdaous Tarhouni was born in Bizerte, Tunisia. She received the National Engineering Diploma degree from the Ecole Polytechnique de Tunisie (EPT), and the M.Sc. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Institute for Digital Communications (IDC), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. Her current research interests include non terrestrial networks, free space optical communication, stochastic geometry, and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces.

DC8 – Project research

This DC project, entitled “Modelling, analysis, and design of optical RIS-assisted aerial/space FSO systems”, aims at studying different scenarios where the use of optical reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) can significantly enhance the resilience of non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), particularly in the case of flying access points (e.g., high-altitude platforms or UAVs). Additionally, it will also investigate the use of hybrid radio frequency (RF) and free-space optical (FSO) links with optimised multi-hop transmission to maximise link availability. More specifically, the project aims at:

  • Developing accurate end-to-end channel models for RIS-assisted aerial/space FSO systems.
  • Providing optimal phase-shift designs for optical RIS taking into account geometric and misalignment losses.
  • Designing robust and reliable hybrid RF/FSO RIS-assisted aerial/space systems.
  • Developing joint transmission and signal processing schemes for hybrid RF/FSO links in the presence of varying atmospheric conditions and mobility.