Smart Waves 2025 - GeoSto4RIS

Project leads: Bartłomiej Błaszczyszyn and Julien de Rosny

Participating institutions: ENS – PSL and Institut Langevin

Project Summary: This PhD project focuses on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS), an emerging technology that is radically transforming how electromagnetic waves interact with the environment. The goal is to model and analyze the impact of RIS on the performance of large-scale wireless networks using tools from stochastic geometry. The work aims to deepen our understanding of RIS-specific propagation effects, such as multi-hop reflections and spatial energy focusing. It will also explore key concepts such as spatial fairness, connectivity percolation, and the critical activation density of RIS.

The PhD will be conducted in collaboration between Inria–ENS/Dyogene and the Institut Langevin (PSL), combining expertise in network mathematics and wave physics. The project remains open to further collaboration with academic or industrial partners.