Can Zheng

Publications & Under Review

(*: first author, †: corresponding author)

While I highly respect open-source projects, I cannot always release my code mainly because of the time required for code cleanup and maintenance.

Journal Papers

Submitted

JEPA-MSAC: A Joint-Embedding Predictive Architecture for Multimodal Sensing-Assisted Communications

Can Zheng*, Jiguang He†, Guofa Cai, Nannan Li, Mehdi Bennis, Henk Wymeersch, Merouane Debbah.

Preparing

JEPA Multimodal Beam Prediction Localization
arXiv

M2BeamLLM: Multimodal Sensing-empowered mmWave Beam Prediction with Large Language Models

Can Zheng*, Jiguang He†, Chung G. Kang, Guofa Cai, Zitong Yu, Merouane Debbah.

Preparing

Beam Prediction Multimodal LLM
arXiv

2025

A Sparsity-Agnostic SL0 Channel Estimation Approach for OTFS Systems

Xin Wang*, Can Zheng*, Pengjiang Hu†, Junan Yang, Chung G. Kang.

Published in IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 1097-1101, May 2025.

OTFS Channel Estimation SL0
IEEE Xplore Code

Conference Papers

Submitted

Rectified Flow for Vision-Aided mmWave V2I Beam Prediction

Can Zheng, Jiguang He, Chung G. Kang, Guofa Cai, Chongwen Huang, Henk Wymeersch.

Preparing

Beam Prediction Generative AI
arXiv

2026

Multimodal Radio and Vision Fusion for Robust Localization in Urban V2I Communications

Can Zheng, Jiguang He, Chung G. Kang, Guofa Cai, Henk Wymeersch.

Accepted by IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)

Localization Multimodal
arXiv

Low-Complexity AFDM Signal Detection for High-Mobility and LEO Satellite Communications

Can Zheng, Chung G. Kang.

Published in IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC)

AFDM Signal Detection
IEEE Xplore Poster

2025

Delay-Doppler Domain Channel Estimation for OTFS System Using the Gradient Projection Method

Can Zheng, Chung G. Kang.

Published in Asia-Pacific Conference on Communications (APCC)

OTFS Channel Estimation Gradient Projection
IEEE Xplore Code Slides

BeamLLM: Vision-Empowered mmWave Beam Prediction with Large Language Models

Can Zheng, Jiguang He, Guofa Cai, Zitong Yu, Chung G. Kang.

Published in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall)

Beam Prediction LLM
IEEE Xplore arXiv Code Slides

ADMM-Based Delay-Doppler Domain Channel Estimation for OTFS Systems

Can Zheng, Xin Wang, Chung G. Kang.

Published in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall)

OTFS Channel Estimation ADMM
IEEE Xplore Slides

Joint Clustering and Uplink Power Control for Cell-free Massive MIMO in LEO Satellite Networks

Can Zheng, Fitsum Debebe Tilahun, Chung G. Kang.

Published in International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN).

LEO Satellite Cell-Free Power Control
Runner-Up Award IEEE Xplore Code Slides