TY - RPRT KW - Artificial materials KW - millimeter wave KW - mobile communications KW - multiobjective optimization KW - smart electromagnetic (EM) environment. PB - ELEDIA Research Center - University of Trento AV - public ID - elediasc12892 A1 - ROCCA, Paolo A1 - DA Rù, Pietro A1 - ANSELMI, Nicola A1 - SALUCCI, Marco A1 - OLIVERI, Giacomo A1 - MASSA, Andrea N2 - Design of modular, passive, and static artificial metasurface as electromagnetic skins (EMSs) is introduced in this paper to boost wireless signals in cities. To achieve this goal, we propose a specialized design strategy that seeks optimal tradeoff solutions to ensure adequate coverage in areas with weak base station signals. The optimal EMS layout is determined using a binary multiobjective optimization method.Representative numerical results are presented and discussed to showcase the features and potential of the EMS solution within a smart electromagnetic environment (SEME), demonstrating the effectiveness of the proposed design method. M1 - technical_report UR - http://www.eledia.org/students-reports/892/ Y1 - 2024/// TI - Developing Modular Reflective EM Skins to Boost Wireless Signals in Cities ER -