Bilevel Optimization for ISAC Systems with Proactive Eavesdropping Capabilities

Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has attracted extensive attention as a key technology to improve spectrum utilization and system performance for future wireless sensor networks. At the same time, active surveillance, as a legitimate means of surveillance, can improve the success rate of...

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Main Authors: Tingyue Xue, Wenhao Lu, Mianyi Zhang, Yinghui He, Yunlong Cai, Guanding Yu
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author Tingyue Xue
Wenhao Lu
Mianyi Zhang
Yinghui He
Yunlong Cai
Guanding Yu
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Wenhao Lu
Mianyi Zhang
Yinghui He
Yunlong Cai
Guanding Yu
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description Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has attracted extensive attention as a key technology to improve spectrum utilization and system performance for future wireless sensor networks. At the same time, active surveillance, as a legitimate means of surveillance, can improve the success rate of surveillance by sending interference signals to suspicious receivers, which is important for crime prevention and public safety. In this paper, we investigate the joint optimization of performance of both ISAC and active surveillance. Specifically, we formulate a bilevel optimization problem where the upper-level objective aims to maximize the probability of successful eavesdropping while the lower-level objective aims to optimize the localization performance of the radar on suspicious transmitters. By employing the Rayleigh quotient, introducing a decoupling strategy, and adding penalty terms, we propose an algorithm to solve the bilevel problem where the lower-level objective is convex. With the help of the proposed algorithm, we obtain the optimal solution of the analog transmit beamforming matrix and the digital beamforming vector. Performance analysis and discussion of key insights, such as the trade-off between eavesdropping success probability and radar localization accuracy, are also provided. Finally, comprehensive simulation results validate the effectiveness of our proposed algorithm in enhancing both the eavesdropping success probability and the accuracy of radar localization.
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spelling doaj-art-06ea2f16890543f3b5aeb9a22316a2aa2025-08-20T02:36:33ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202025-07-012513423810.3390/s25134238Bilevel Optimization for ISAC Systems with Proactive Eavesdropping CapabilitiesTingyue Xue0Wenhao Lu1Mianyi Zhang2Yinghui He3Yunlong Cai4Guanding Yu5College of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaCollege of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaCollege of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaCollege of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaCollege of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaCollege of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, ChinaIntegrated sensing and communication (ISAC) has attracted extensive attention as a key technology to improve spectrum utilization and system performance for future wireless sensor networks. At the same time, active surveillance, as a legitimate means of surveillance, can improve the success rate of surveillance by sending interference signals to suspicious receivers, which is important for crime prevention and public safety. In this paper, we investigate the joint optimization of performance of both ISAC and active surveillance. Specifically, we formulate a bilevel optimization problem where the upper-level objective aims to maximize the probability of successful eavesdropping while the lower-level objective aims to optimize the localization performance of the radar on suspicious transmitters. By employing the Rayleigh quotient, introducing a decoupling strategy, and adding penalty terms, we propose an algorithm to solve the bilevel problem where the lower-level objective is convex. With the help of the proposed algorithm, we obtain the optimal solution of the analog transmit beamforming matrix and the digital beamforming vector. Performance analysis and discussion of key insights, such as the trade-off between eavesdropping success probability and radar localization accuracy, are also provided. Finally, comprehensive simulation results validate the effectiveness of our proposed algorithm in enhancing both the eavesdropping success probability and the accuracy of radar localization.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/13/4238integrated sensing and communicationproactive eavesdroppingradar detectionbilevel optimization
spellingShingle Tingyue Xue
Wenhao Lu
Mianyi Zhang
Yinghui He
Yunlong Cai
Guanding Yu
Bilevel Optimization for ISAC Systems with Proactive Eavesdropping Capabilities
Sensors
integrated sensing and communication
proactive eavesdropping
radar detection
bilevel optimization
title Bilevel Optimization for ISAC Systems with Proactive Eavesdropping Capabilities
title_full Bilevel Optimization for ISAC Systems with Proactive Eavesdropping Capabilities
title_fullStr Bilevel Optimization for ISAC Systems with Proactive Eavesdropping Capabilities
title_full_unstemmed Bilevel Optimization for ISAC Systems with Proactive Eavesdropping Capabilities
title_short Bilevel Optimization for ISAC Systems with Proactive Eavesdropping Capabilities
title_sort bilevel optimization for isac systems with proactive eavesdropping capabilities
topic integrated sensing and communication
proactive eavesdropping
radar detection
bilevel optimization
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/13/4238
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