Tan, K. , Bremner, D. , Le Kernec, J. , Sambo, Y. , Zhang, L. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Graph neural network-based cell switching for energy optimization in ultra-dense heterogeneous networks. Scientific Reports, 12, (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25800-3) (PMID:36517543) (PMCID:PMC9751127)

Al Ayidh, A., Sambo, Y. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Mitigation pilot contamination based on matching technique for uplink cell-free massive MIMO systems. Scientific Reports, 12, 16893. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21241-0) (PMID:36207432) (PMCID:PMC9546999)

Khan, W. U., Nguyen, T. N., Jameel, F., Jamshed, M. A., Pervaiz, H. b., Javed, M. A. and Jäntti, R. (2022) Learning-based resource allocation for backscatter-aided vehicular networks. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 23(10), pp. 19676-19690. (doi: 10.1109/TITS.2021.3126766)

Ozturk, M., Abubakar, A. I. , Rais, R. N. B., Jaber, M., Hussain, S. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Context-aware wireless connectivity and processing unit optimization for IoT networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 9(17), pp. 16028-16043. (doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2022.3152381)

Cheng, R. , Sun, Y. , Liu, Y., Xia, L. , Feng, D. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Blockchain-empowered federated learning approach for an intelligent and reliable D2D caching scheme. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 9(11), pp. 7879-7890. (doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2021.3103107)

Chen, Y., Sambo, Y. A. , Onireti, O. and Imran, M. A. (2022) A survey on LPWAN-5G integration: main challenges and potential solutions. IEEE Access, 10, pp. 32132-32149. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3160193)

Abubakar, A. I. , Ozturk, C., Ozturk, M., Mollel, M. S. , Asad, S. M., Ul Hassan, N., Hussain, S. and Imran, M. A. (2022) Revenue maximization through cell switching and spectrum leasing in 5G HetNets. IEEE Access, 10, pp. 48301-48317. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3172280)

Khan, Z. A., Sherazi, H. H. R., Ali, M., Imran, M. A. , Rehman, I. U. and Chakrabarti, P. (2021) Designing a wind energy harvester for connected vehicles in green cities. Energies, 14(17), 5408. (doi: 10.3390/en14175408)

Bani-Bakr, A., Dimyati, K., Hindia, M.H.D. N., Wong, W. R. and Imran, M. A. (2021) Feasibility study of 28 GHz and 38 GHz millimeter-wave technologies for fog radio access networks using multi-slope path loss model. Physical Communication, 47, 101401. (doi: 10.1016/j.phycom.2021.101401)

Ozturk, M., Abubakar, A. I. , Battistella Nadas, J. P., Rais, R. N. B., Hussain, S. and Imran, M. A. (2021) Energy optimization in ultra-dense radio access networks via traffic-aware cell switching. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 5(2), pp. 832-845. (doi: 10.1109/TGCN.2021.3056235)

Bassoy, S., Jaber, M., Onireti, O. and Imran, M. A. (2021) Radio & backhaul load aware multi-objective clustering in multi-cell MIMO cooperative networks. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(5), pp. 4585-4600. (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2021.3070992)

Turkmen, A., Ansari, S. , Valente Klaine, P. , Zhang, L. and Imran, M. A. (2021) Indoor Mobility Prediction for mmWave Communications using Markov Chain. In: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2021), Nanjing, China, 29 March-1 April 2021, ISBN 9781728195056 (doi: 10.1109/WCNC49053.2021.9417348)

Rana, T., Imran, M. and Baz, A. (2020) A component model with verifiable composition for the construction of emergency management systems. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 45, pp. 10683-10692. (doi: 10.1007/s13369-020-04819-6)

Bani-Bakr, A., Dimyati, K., Hindia, M. N., Wong, W. R., Al-Omrai, A., Sambo, Y. A. and Imran, M. A. (2020) Optimizing the number of fog nodes for finite fog radio access networks under multi-slope path loss model. Electronics, 9(12), 2175. (doi: 10.3390/electronics9122175)

Qiao, T., Sambo, Y. A. , Imran, M. A. and Ahmad, W. (2020) Drone Trajectory Optimization using Genetic Algorithm with Prioritized Base Stations. In: IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks, Online Only, 14-16 Sep 2020, ISBN 9781728163390 (doi: 10.1109/CAMAD50429.2020.9209291)

Abubakar, A. I. , Öztürk, M., Rais, R. N. B., Hussain, S. and Imran, M. A. (2020) Load-Aware Cell Switching in Ultra-Dense Networks: An Artificial Neural Network Approach. In: 5th International Conference on UK - China Emerging Technologies (UCET 2020), Glasgow, UK, 20-21 Aug 2020, ISBN 9781728194882 (doi: 10.1109/UCET51115.2020.9205365)

Ozturk, M., Nadas, J. P.B., Klaine, P. H.V. , Hussain, S. and Imran, M. A. (2020) Clustering Based UAV Base Station Positioning for Enhanced Network Capacity. In: International Conference on Advances in the Emerging Computing Technologies (AECT 2019), Medina, Saudi Arabia, 08-10 Dec 2019, ISBN 9781728144528 (doi: 10.1109/AECT47998.2020.9194188)

Jameel, F., Khan, W. U., Jamshed, M. A., Pervaiz, H., Abbasi, Q. and Jantti, R. (2020) Reinforcement Learning for Scalable and Reliable Power Allocation in SDN-based Backscatter Heterogeneous Network. In: IEEE INFOCOM 2020, Toronto, Canada, 6-9 July 2020, pp. 1069-1074. ISBN 9781728186962 (doi: 10.1109/INFOCOMWKSHPS50562.2020.9162720)

Onireti, O. , Zhang, L. , Imran, A. and Imran, M. A. (2020) Outage probability in the uplink of multitier millimeter wave cellular networks. IEEE Systems Journal, 14(2), pp. 2520-2531. (doi: 10.1109/JSYST.2020.2965001)

Asad, S. M., Ahmad, J., Hussain, S. , Zoha, A. , Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2020) Mobility prediction-based optimisation and encryption of passenger traffic-flows using machine learning. Sensors, 20(9), 2629. (doi: 10.3390/s20092629)

Chang, B., Zhao, G. , Zhang, L. , Imran, M. A. , Chen, Z. and Li, L. (2020) Dynamic communication QoS design for real-time wireless control systems. IEEE Sensors Journal, 10(6), pp. 3005-3015. (doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2019.2957569)

Umer, A., Hassan, S. A., Pervaiz, H., Musavian, L., Ni, Q. and Imran, M. A. (2020) Secrecy spectrum and energy efficiency analysis in massive MIMO-enabled multi-tier hybrid HetNets. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 4(1), pp. 246-262. (doi: 10.1109/TGCN.2019.2956433)

Tan, M. C. , Li, M., Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2020) A wideband beamforming antenna array for 802.11ac and 4.9 GHz in modern transportation market. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 69(3), pp. 2659-2670. (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2019.2963111)

Rana, T., Bangash, Y. A., Baz, A., Rana, T. A. and Imran, M. A. (2020) Incremental composition process for the construction of component-based management. Sensors, 20(5), 1351. (doi: 10.3390/s20051351)

Mollaebrahim, S., Ghari, P. M., Fazel, M. S., Brante, G. and Imran, M. A. (2020) Interference alignment for one-hop and two-hops MIMO systems with uncoordinated interference. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 68(2), pp. 902-914. (doi: 10.1109/TCOMM.2019.2955441)

Tan, M. C. , Li, M., Abbasi, Q. H. and Imran, M. A. (2020) Design and characterization of T/R module for commercial beamforming applications. IEEE Access, 8, pp. 130252-130262. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3009531)

G. C., D., Ladas, A., Sambo, Y. A. , Pervaiz, H., Politis, C. and Imran, M. A. (2019) An overview of post-disaster emergency communication systems in the future networks. IEEE Wireless Communications, 26(6), pp. 132-139. (doi: 10.1109/MWC.2019.1800467)

Yang, J., Liu, Y., Chen, Y., Nie, H., Zhanqiu, W., Xu, L., Imran, M. A. and Ahmad, W. (2019) Assistive and Monitoring Multifunctional Smart Crutch for Elderly. In: 4th Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech 2019), Fukuoka, Japan, 5-8 August 2019, pp. 397-401. ISBN 9781728130248 (doi: 10.1109/DASC/PiCom/CBDCom/CyberSciTech.2019.00081)

Li, H., Yang, C., He, Z., Imran, M. A. and Ahmad, W. (2019) Health Activities Monitoring and Warning System for Geriatric Daily Living in Extra Care Homes. In: 4th Cyber Science and Technology Congress (CyberSciTech 2019), Fukuoka, Japan, 5-8 August 2019, pp. 386-391. ISBN 9781728130248 (doi: 10.1109/DASC/PiCom/CBDCom/CyberSciTech.2019.00079)

de Paula Parisotto, R., Valente Klaine, P. , Nadas, J. P.B., Demo Souza, R., Brante, G. and Imran, M. A. (2019) Drone Base Station Positioning and Power Allocation Using Reinforcement Learning. In: 16th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS 2019), Oulu, Finland, 27-30 Aug 2019, pp. 213-217. ISBN 9781728125275 (doi: 10.1109/ISWCS.2019.8877247)

Sambo, Y. A. , Valastro, G. C., Patane, G. M.M., Ozturk, M., Hussain, S. , Imran, M. A. and Panno, D. (2019) Motion Sensor-based Small Cell Sleep Scheduling for 5G Networks. In: 2019 IEEE 24th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), Limassol, Cyprus, 11-13 Sep 2019, ISBN 9781728110165 (doi: 10.1109/CAMAD.2019.8858435)

Uddin, H., Gibson, M., Safdar, G. A., Kalsoom, T., Ramzan, N., Ur-Rehman, M. and Imran, M. A. (2019) IoT for 5G/B5G Applications in Smart Homes, Smart Cities, Wearables and Connected Cars. In: 2019 IEEE 24th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), Limassol, Cyprus, 11-13 Sep 2019, ISBN 9781728110165 (doi: 10.1109/CAMAD.2019.8858455)

Ozturk, M., Gogate, M., Onireti, O. , Adeel, A., Hussain, A. and Imran, M. A. (2019) A novel deep learning driven low-cost mobility prediction approach for 5G cellular networks: The case of the Control/Data Separation Architecture (CDSA). Neurocomputing, 358, pp. 479-489. (doi: 10.1016/j.neucom.2019.01.031)

Mulvey, D., Foh, C. H., Imran, M. A. and Tafazolli, R. (2019) Cell fault management using machine learning techniques. IEEE Access, 7, pp. 124514-124539. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2938410)

Nadas, J., Klaine, P. , Zhang, L. , Zhao, G. , Imran, M. and Souza, R. (2019) Performance Analysis of Early-HARQ for Finite Block-Length Packet Transmission. In: IEEE International Conference on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (ICPS 2019), Taipei, Taiwan, 06-09 May 2019, pp. 391-396. ISBN 9781538685006 (doi: 10.1109/ICPHYS.2019.8780207)

Sambo, Y.A. , Klaine, P.V. , Nadas, J.P.B. and Imran, M.A. (2019) Energy Minimization UAV Trajectory Design for Delay-Tolerant Emergency Communication. In: 53rd IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops): Intelligent Wireless Emergency Communications Networks: Theory and Applications, Shanghai, China, 20-24 May 2019, ISBN 9781728123745 (doi: 10.1109/ICCW.2019.8757127)

Bassoy, S., Imran, M. A. , Yang, S. and Tafazolli, R. (2019) A load-aware clustering model for coordinated transmission in future wireless networks. IEEE Access, 7, pp. 92693-92708. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2927093)

Ansari, R. I., Pervaiz, H., Hassan, S. A., Chrysostomou, C., Imran, M. A. , Mumtaz, S. and Tafazolli, R. (2019) A new dimension to spectrum management in IoT empowered 5G networks. IEEE Network, 33(4), pp. 186-193. (doi: 10.1109/MNET.2019.1800157)

Asuhaimi, F. A., Bu, S. , Nadas, J. P. B. and Imran, M. A. (2019) Delay-aware energy-efficient joint power control and mode selection in device-to-device communications for FREEDM systems in smart grids. IEEE Access, 7, pp. 87369-87381. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2924488)

Ozturk, M., Akram, M., Hussain, S. and Imran, M. A. (2019) Novel QoS-aware proactive spectrum access techniques for cognitive radio using machine learning. IEEE Access, 7, pp. 70811-70827. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2918380)

Valente Klaine, P. , Jaber, M., Souza, R. D. and Imran, M. A. (2019) Backhaul aware user-specific cell association using Q-Learning. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 18(7), pp. 3528-3541. (doi: 10.1109/TWC.2019.2915083)

Battistella Nadas, J. P., Onireti, O. , Souza, R. D., Alves, H., Brante, G. and Imran, M. A. (2019) Performance analysis of hybrid ARQ for ultra-reliable low latency communications. IEEE Sensors Journal, 19(9), pp. 3521-3531. (doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2019.2891221)

Sherazi, H. H. R., Khan, Z. A., Iqbal, R., Rizwan, S., Imran, M. A. and Awan, K. (2019) A heterogeneous IoV architecture for data forwarding in vehicle to infrastructure communication. Mobile Information Systems, 2019, 3101276. (doi: 10.1155/2019/3101276)

Zhao, G. (P.) , Imran, M. A. , Pang, Z., Chen, Z. and Li, L. (2019) Toward real-time control in future wireless networks: communication-control co-design. IEEE Communications Magazine, 57(2), pp. 138-144. (doi: 10.1109/MCOM.2018.1800163)

Bangash, Y. A., Rana, T., Abbas, H., Imran, M. A. and Khan, A. A. (2019) Incast mitigation in a data center storage cluster through a dynamic fair-share buffer policy. IEEE Access, 7, pp. 10718-10733. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2891264)

Turkmen, A., Mollel, M. S. , Ozturk, M., Yao, S. , Zhang, L. , Ghannam, R. and Imran, M. A. (2019) Coverage Analysis for Indoor-Outdoor Coexistence for Millimetre-Wave Communication. In: 4th International Conference on UK - China Emerging Technologies (UCET 2019), Glasgow, UK, 21-22 Aug 2019, ISBN 9781728127972 (doi: 10.1109/UCET.2019.8881890)

Asuhaimi, F. A., Bu, S. , Klaine, P. V. and Imran, M. A. (2019) Channel access and power control for energy-efficient delay-aware heterogeneous cellular networks for smart grid communications using deep reinforcement learning. IEEE Access, 7, pp. 133474-133484. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2939827)

Onireti, O. , Imran, A. and Imran, M. A. (2018) Coverage and rate analysis in the uplink of millimeter wave cellular networks with fractional power control. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2018, 195. (doi: 10.1186/s13638-018-1208-0)

Pervaiz, H., Oniret, O. , Mohamed, A., Imran, M. A. , Tafazolli, R. and Ni, Q. (2018) Energy-efficient and load-proportional eNodeB for 5G user-centric networks: a multilevel sleep strategy mechanism. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, 13(4), pp. 51-59. (doi: 10.1109/MVT.2018.2871740)

Sherazi, H. H. R., Imran, M. A. , Boggia, G. and Grieco, L. A. (2018) Energy harvesting in LoRaWAN: a cost analysis for the industry 4.0. IEEE Communications Letters, 22(11), pp. 2358-2361. (doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2018.2869404)

Klaine, P. V. , Nadas, J. P.B., Souza, R. D. and Imran, M. A. (2018) Distributed drone base station positioning for emergency cellular networks using reinforcement learning. Cognitive Computation, 10(5), pp. 790-804. (doi: 10.1007/s12559-018-9559-8)

Mustafa, H. A., Ekti, A. R., Shakir, M. Z., Imran, M. A. and Tafazolli, R. (2018) Intracell interference characterization and cluster interference for D2D communication. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 67(9), pp. 8536-8548. (doi: 10.1109/TVT.2018.2850820)

Onireti, O. and Imran, M. A. (2018) Truncated Channel Inversion Power Control for the Uplink of mmWave Cellular Networks. In: 10th IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel Signal Processing Workshop (SAM 2018), Sheffield, UK, 8-11 July 2018, pp. 75-79. ISBN 9781538647530 (doi: 10.1109/SAM.2018.8448753)

Pervez, F., Jaber, M., Qadir, J., Younis, S. and Imran, M. A. (2018) Memory-based user-centric backhaul-aware user cell association scheme. IEEE Access, 6, pp. 39595-39605. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2850752)

Jafri, A. R., Majid, J., Zhang, L. , Imran, M. A. and Najam-ul-islam, M. (2018) FPGA Implementation of UFMC based baseband transmitter: case study for LTE 10MHz channelization. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2018, 2139794. (doi: 10.1155/2018/2139794)

Ozturk, M., Imran, M. and Jaber, M. (2018) Energy-aware smart connectivity for IoT networks: enabling smart ports. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 2018, 5379326. (doi: 10.1155/2018/5379326)

Naviq, S. A. R., Pervais, H., Hassan, S. A., Musavian, L., Ni, Q., Imran, M. A. , Ge, X. and Tafazolli, R. (2018) Energy-aware radio resource management in D2D-enabled multi-tier HetNets. IEEE Access, 6, pp. 16610-16622. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2817189)

Onireti, O. , Mohamed, A., Pervaiz, H. and Imran, M. (2018) Analytical Approach to Base Station Sleep Mode Power Consumption and Sleep Depth. In: 2017 IEEE 28th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 8-13 Oct 2017, ISBN 9781538635315 (doi: 10.1109/PIMRC.2017.8292518)

Onireti, O. , Mohamed, A., Pervaiz, H. and Imran, M. (2018) A Tractable Approach to Base Station Sleep Mode Power Consumption and Deactivation Latency. In: 2018 IEEE 29th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) - Workshop WS-04, Bologna, Italy, 09-12 Sep 2018, pp. 123-128. ISBN 9781538660096 (doi: 10.1109/PIMRC.2018.8580896)

Raza, M., Le-Minh, H., Aslam, N., Hussain, S. , Imran, M. A. , Tafazolli, R. and Nguyen, H. X. (2018) Dynamic priority based reliable real-time communications for infrastructure-less networks. IEEE Access, 6, pp. 67338-67359. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2879186)