RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Physical layer security in FAS-aided wireless powered NOMA systems A1 Rostami Ghadi, Farshad A1 Kaveh, Masoud A1 Wong, Kai-Kit A1 Martín De Andrés, Diego A1 Jäntti, Riku A1 Yan, Zheng K1 Wireless powered communication network K1 Fluid antenna system K1 Physical layer security K1 Non-orthogonal multiple access K1 Secrecy outage probability K1 Average secrecy capacity K1 1203.17 Informática AB The rapid evolution of communication technologies and the emergence of sixth-generation (6G) networks haveintroduced unprecedented opportunities for ultra-reliable, low-latency, and energy-efficient communication.Integrating technologies like non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) and wireless powered communicationnetworks (WPCNs) brings new challenges. These include energy constraints and increased security vulnera-bilities. Traditional antenna systems and orthogonal multiple access schemes struggle to meet the increasingdemands for performance and security in such environments. To address this gap, this paper investigatesthe impact of emerging fluid antenna systems (FAS) on the performance of physical layer security (PLS) inWPCNs. Specifically, we consider a scenario in which a transmitter, powered by a power beacon via an energylink, transmits confidential messages to legitimate FAS-aided users over information links while an externaleavesdropper attempts to decode the transmitted signals. Additionally, users leverage the NOMA scheme,where the far user may also act as an internal eavesdropper. For the proposed model, we first derive thedistributions of the equivalent channels at each node and subsequently obtain compact expressions for thesecrecy outage probability (SOP) and average secrecy capacity (ASC), using the Gaussian quadrature methods.Our results reveal that incorporating the FAS for NOMA users, instead of the TAS, enhances the performanceof the proposed secure WPCN PB Elsevier SN 0140-3664 YR 2025 FD 2025 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/78658 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/78658 LA eng NO Computer Communications, 2025, vol. 242, p. 108274 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 26-nov-2025