Channel-Aware Conditional Diffusion Model for Secure MU-MISO Communications

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Authors: Tong Hui, Xiao Tang, Yichen Wang, Qinghe Du, Dusit Tao Niyato, Zhu Han
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Abstract

While information security is a fundamental requirement for wireless communications, conventional optimization-based approaches often struggle with real-time implementation, and deep models, typically discriminative in nature, may lack the ability to cope with unforeseen scenarios. To address this challenge, this paper investigates the design of legitimate beamforming and artificial noise (AN) to achieve physical layer security by exploiting the conditional diffusion model. Specifically, we reformulate the security optimization as a conditional generative process, using a diffusion model to learn the inherent distribution of near-optimal joint beamforming and AN strategies. We employ a U-Net architecture with cross-attention to integrate channel state information, as the basis for the generative process. Moreover, we fine-tune the trained model using an objective incorporating the sum secrecy rate such that the security performance is further enhanced. Finally, simulation results validate the learning process convergence and demonstrate that the proposed generative method achieves superior secrecy performance across various scenarios as compared with the baselines.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Wireless Communication Security Techniques Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Smart Grid Security and Resilience

Publication details

Journal / source
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Volume
75
Issue
7
Pages
15287–15292
Publication date
9 February 2026
Language
EN