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Multitask Semantic-Coded Image Communication for UAV Integrated Sensing and Communication: A Channel-wise Feature Enhancement Approach

  • Chen Mao
  • , Zhongqiang Zhang*
  • , Shuhang Zhang
  • , Shuai Ma
  • , Guangming Shi
  • , Zhihua Yang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Information Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen
  • Pengcheng Laboratory
  • Peking University
  • Dep. of Intelligent Network
  • Xidian University

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Abstract

In integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) networks, the single-to-noise ratio (SNR) and available data rate continuously vary with altitude, distance, blockage, and maneuvering, which heavily challenges conventional image compression and channel coding methods with layered and separate design. In this paper, we propose a multitask semantic-coded image communication (MSCIC) framework for UAV-ISAC with a channel-wise feature enhancement (CFE) mechanism, which could leverage involution and adjustment blocks to emphasize robust informative features under varying channel states. Besides, a transmission-rate adaptive design is developed to dynamically control the amount of transmitted features through a rate adjustment module, together with a corresponding decoding module to support multitask inference. The simulation results show that the proposed framework performs better with adaptive UAV image transmission in varying SNRs compared with typical algorithms.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationINFOCOM 2026 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798331549619
DOIs
StatePublished - 2026
Externally publishedYes
Event2026 IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, INFOCOM 2026 - Tokyo, Japan
Duration: 18 May 202621 May 2026

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE INFOCOM
ISSN (Print)0743-166X

Conference

Conference2026 IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, INFOCOM 2026
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityTokyo
Period18/05/2621/05/26

Keywords

  • ISAC
  • Semantic communications
  • UAV communications
  • channel

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