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20192023
most citedWhite Paper on Critical and Massive Machine Type Communication Towards 6G

164 citations · 526 across the 21 of their papers we have counts for

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24 papers

eess.SP2023

Predictive Resource Allocation for URLLC using Empirical Mode Decomposition

Chandu Jayawardhana, Thushan Sivalingam, Nurul Huda Mahmood +2

Effective resource allocation is a crucial requirement to achieve the stringent performance targets of ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) services. Predicting future…

eess.SP2023★ 79 cited

Multi-UAV Path Learning for Age and Power Optimization in IoT with UAV Battery Recharge

Eslam Eldeeb, Jean Michel de Souza Sant'Ana, Dian Echevarría Pérez +3

In many emerging Internet of Things (IoT) applications, the freshness of the is an important design criterion. Age of Information (AoI) quantifies the freshness of the received inf…

cs.CR2022

Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces: The New Frontier of Next G Security

Jacek Kibilda, Nurul H. Mahmood, André Gomes +2

RIS is one of the significant technological advancements that will mark next-generation wireless. RIS technology also opens up the possibility of new security threats, since the re…

cs.AI2022★ 19 cited

A Learning-Based Trajectory Planning of Multiple UAVs for AoI Minimization in IoT Networks

Eslam Eldeeb, Dian Echevarría Pérez, Jean Michel de Souza Sant'Ana +4

Many emerging Internet of Things (IoT) applications rely on information collected by sensor nodes where the freshness of information is an important criterion. \textit{Age of Infor…

cs.NI2022★ 76 cited

A Functional Architecture for 6G Special Purpose Industrial IoT Networks

{Nurul Huda Mahmood, Gilberto Berardinelli, Emil J. Khatib +3

Future industrial applications will encompass compelling new use cases requiring stringent performance guarantees over multiple key performance indicators (KPI) such as reliability…

cs.IT2022

Joint Sum Rate and Blocklength Optimization in RIS-aided Short Packet URLLC Systems

Ramin Hashemi, Samad Ali, Nurul Huda Mahmood +1

In this paper, a multi-objective optimization problem (MOOP) is proposed for maximizing the achievable finite blocklength (FBL) rate while minimizing the utilized channel blockleng…

cs.IT2022★ 3 cited

Deep Learning-Based Blind Multiple User Detection for Grant-free SCMA and MUSA Systems

Thushan Sivalingam, Samad Ali, Nurul Huda Mahmood +2

Massive machine-type communications (mMTC) in 6G requires supporting a massive number of devices with limited resources, posing challenges in efficient random access. Grant-free ra…

eess.SP2021★ 1 cited

A Nonlinear Autoregressive Neural Network for Interference Prediction and Resource Allocation in URLLC Scenarios

Christian Padilla, Ramin Hashemi, Nurul Huda Mahmood +1

Ultra reliable low latency communications (URLLC) is a new service class introduced in 5G which is characterized by strict reliability and low latency requirements (1…

cs.IT2021

Deep Reinforcement Learning for Practical Phase Shift Optimization in RIS-aided MISO URLLC Systems

Ramin Hashemi, Samad Ali, Nurul Huda Mahmood +1

We study the joint active/passive beamforming and channel blocklength (CBL) allocation in a non-ideal reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided ultra-reliable and low-latency…

cs.IT2021★ 2 cited

Deep Neural Network-Based Blind Multiple User Detection for Grant-free Multi-User Shared Access

Thushan Sivalingam, Samad Ali, Nurul Huda Mahmood +2

Multi-user shared access (MUSA) is introduced as advanced code domain non-orthogonal complex spreading sequences to support a massive number of machine-type communications (MTC) de…

cs.IT2021★ 1 cited

Deep Learning-Based Active User Detection for Grant-free SCMA Systems

Thushan Sivalingam, Samad Ali, Nurul Huda Mahmood +2

Grant-free random access and uplink non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) have been introduced to reduce transmission latency and signaling overhead in massive machine-type communi…

cs.NI2021★ 3 cited

Beyond 5G URLLC Evolution: New Service Modes and Practical Considerations

Hirley Alves, Gweon Do Jo, JaeSheung Shin +13

Ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) arose to serve industrial IoT (IIoT) use cases within the 5G. Currently, it has inherent limitations to support future services. B…

cs.IT2021★ 7 cited

Average Rate Analysis of RIS-aided Short Packet Communication in URLLC Systems

Ramin Hashemi, Samad Ali, Nurul Huda Mahmood +1

In this paper, the average achievable rate of a re-configurable intelligent surface (RIS) aided factory automation is investigated in finite blocklength (FBL) regime. First, the co…

cs.IT2021★ 100 cited

Average Rate and Error Probability Analysis in Short Packet Communications over RIS-aided URLLC Systems

Ramin Hashemi, Samad Ali, Nurul Huda Mahmood +1

In this paper, the average achievable rate and error probability of a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) aided systems is investigated for the finite blocklength (FBL) regime…

cs.IT2020

A Predictive Interference Management Algorithm for URLLC in Beyond 5G Networks

Nurul Huda Mahmood, Onel Alcaraz Lopez, Hirley Alves +1

Interference mitigation is a major design challenge in wireless systems,especially in the context of ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) services. Conventional average…

cs.IT2020★ 3 cited

Ultra-low Latency, Low Energy and Massiveness in the 6G Era via Efficient CSIT-limited Schemes

Onel L. A. López, Nurul H. Mahmood, Hirley Alves +2

Channel state information (CSI) has been a key component in traditional wireless communication systems. This might no longer hold in future networks supporting services with string…

cs.NI2020

CSI-free vs CSI-based multi-antenna WET for massive low-power Internet of Things

Onel L. A. López, Nurul Huda Mahmood, Hirley Alves +1

Wireless Energy Transfer (WET) is a promising solution for powering massive Internet of Things deployments. An important question is whether the costly Channel State Information (C…

cs.NI2020★ 164 cited

White Paper on Critical and Massive Machine Type Communication Towards 6G

Nurul Huda Mahmood, Stefan Böcker, Andrea Munari +28

The society as a whole, and many vertical sectors in particular, is becoming increasingly digitalized. Machine Type Communication (MTC), encompassing its massive and critical aspec…

cs.IT2020

Enabling URLLC for Low-Cost IoT Devices via Diversity Combining Schemes

Onel L. Alcaraz López, Nurul Huda Mahmood, Hirley Alves

Supporting Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC) in the Internet of Things (IoT) era is challenging due to stringent constraints on latency and reliability combined with…

cs.NI2019★ 25 cited

Dynamic Multi-Connectivity Activation for Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communication

Nurul Huda Mahmood, Hirley Alves

Multi-connectivity (MC) with packet duplication, where the same data packet is duplicated and transmitted from multiple transmitters, is proposed in 5G New Radio as a reliability e…

cs.NI2019★ 4 cited

Uplink Grant-Free Random Access Solutions for URLLC services in 5G New Radio

Nurul Huda Mahmood, Renato Abreu, Ronald Böhnke +3

The newly introduced ultra-reliable low latency communication service class in 5G New Radio depends on innovative low latency radio resource management solutions that can guarantee…

cs.NI2019

On the Resource Utilization of Multi-Connectivity Transmission for URLLC Services in 5G New Radio

Nurul Huda Mahmood, Ali Karimi, Gilberto Berardinelli +2

Multi-connectivity with packet duplication, where the same data packet is duplicated and transmitted from multiple transmitters, is proposed in 5G New Radio as a reliability enhanc…

cs.NI2019★ 39 cited

Six Key Enablers for Machine Type Communication in 6G

Nurul Huda Mahmood, Hirley Alves, Onel Alcaraz López +3

While 5G is being rolled out in different parts of the globe, few research groups around the world such as the Finnish 6G Flagship program have already started posing the q…

cs.NI2019

Multi-Channel Access Solutions for 5G New Radio

Nurul Huda Mahmood, Daniela Laselva, David Palacios +4

5G New Radio paves the way for introducing novel multi-service radio resource management solutions tailored for enhanced Mobile Broadband and Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communicati…