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Centralized RAN for Future Low-Power Wide-Area Networks: A LoRa Case Study
Joachim Tapparel, Amavi Dossa, El Mehdi Amhoud +1
In recent years, low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) technologies have gained significant traction as a connectivity option for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. While these n…
Hetero-Net: An Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation and 3D Placement in Heterogeneous LoRa Networks via Multi-Agent Optimization
Abdullahi Isa Ahmed, Ana Maria Drăgulinescu, El Mehdi Amhoud
The evolution of Internet of Things (IoT) into multi-layered environments has positioned Low-Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs), particularly Long Range (LoRa), as the backbone for…
PrivFly: A Privacy-Preserving Self-Supervised Framework for Rare Attack Detection in IoFT
Safaa Menssouri, El Mehdi Amhoud
The Internet of Flying Things (IoFT) plays a vital role in modern applications such as aerial surveillance and smart mobility. However, it remains highly vulnerable to cyberattacks…
Energy-Efficient Quantized Federated Learning for Resource-constrained IoT devices
Wilfrid Sougrinoma Compaoré, Yaya Etiabi, El Mehdi Amhoud +1
Federated Learning (FL) has emerged as a promising paradigm for enabling collaborative machine learning while preserving data privacy, making it particularly suitable for Internet…
Scalable Association of Users in CF-mMIMO: A Synergy of Communication, Sensing, and JCAS
Ahmed Naeem, Anastassia Gharib, El Mehdi Amhoud +1
Cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) is a key enabler for the sixth generation (6G) networks, offering unprecedented spectral efficiency and ubiquitous cover…
Exact Sum Distribution of alpha-eta-kappa-mu Fading Channels for Statistical Performance Analysis of RRS-Based Wireless Transmission
Rayees Ahmad Wani, Rajeev Rajagopal, Pranay Bhardwaj +2
Reconfigurable refractive surface (RRS) is an efficient alternative to holographic multiple input multiple outputs (HMIMO) systems that can serve as a transmission unit operating i…
A Conditional Tabular GAN-Enhanced Intrusion Detection System for Rare Attacks in IoT Networks
Safaa Menssouri, El Mehdi Amhoud
Internet of things (IoT) networks, boosted by 6G technology, are transforming various industries. However, their widespread adoption introduces significant security risks, particul…
Energy-Efficient UAV-assisted LoRa Gateways: A Multi-Agent Optimization Approach
Abdullahi Isa Ahmed, Jamal Bentahar, El Mehdi Amhoud
As next-generation Internet of Things (NG-IoT) networks continue to grow, the number of connected devices is rapidly increasing, along with their energy demands, creating challenge…
Impact of Reactive Jamming Attacks on LoRaWAN: a Theoretical and Experimental Study
Amavi Dossa, Andreas Burg, El Mehdi Amhoud
This paper investigates the impact of reactive jamming on LoRaWAN networks, focusing on showing that LoRaWAN communications can be effectively disrupted with minimal jammer exposur…
Joint Adaptive OFDM and Reinforcement Learning Design for Autonomous Vehicles: Leveraging Age of Updates
Mamady Delamou, Ahmed Naeem, Huseyin Arslan +1
Millimeter wave (mmWave)-based orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) stands out as a suitable alternative for high-resolution sensing and high-speed data transmission.…
MetaGraphLoc: A Graph-based Meta-learning Scheme for Indoor Localization via Sensor Fusion
Yaya Etiabi, Eslam Eldeeb, Mohammad Shehab +4
Accurate indoor localization remains challenging due to variations in wireless signal environments and limited data availability. This paper introduces MetaGraphLoc, a novel system…
Optimal Joint Radar and Communication User Association in Cell-Free mMIMO Systems
Ahmed Naeem, El Mehdi Amhoud, Hüseyin Arslan
The cell-free massive multiple-input multiple-output (CF-mMIMO) systems are crucial for 6G development due to their high spectral efficiency and uniform user-experienced data rates…
Enhanced Intrusion Detection System for Multiclass Classification in UAV Networks
Safaa Menssouri, Mamady Delamou, Khalil Ibrahimi +1
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have become increasingly popular in various applications, especially with the emergence of 6G systems and networks. However, their widespread adopti…
A Duty-Cycle-Efficient Synchronization Protocol for Slotted-Aloha in LoRaWAN
Amavi Dossa, El Mehdi Amhoud
In the current context of massive IoT, the Pure-Aloha scheme used in LoRaWAN is reaching its limit, and Slotted-Aloha is being considered as an alternative, as it offers twice Pure…
FeMLoc: Federated Meta-learning for Adaptive Wireless Indoor Localization Tasks in IoT Networks
Yaya Etiabi, Wafa Njima, El Mehdi Amhoud
The rapid growth of the Internet of Things fosters collaboration among connected devices for tasks like indoor localization. However, existing indoor localization solutions struggl…
A Unified Deep Transfer Learning Model for Accurate IoT Localization in Diverse Environments
Abdullahi Isa Ahmed, Yaya Etiabi, Ali Waqar Azim +1
Internet of Things (IoT) is an ever-evolving technological paradigm that is reshaping industries and societies globally. Real-time data collection, analysis, and decision-making fa…
Interference Reduction Design for Improved Multitarget Detection in ISAC Systems
Mamady Delamou, El Mehdi Amhoud
The advancement of wireless communication systems toward 5G and beyond is spurred by the demand for high data rates, exceedingly dependable low-latency communication, and extensive…
Deep Learning-based Estimation for Multitarget Radar Detection
Mamady Delamou, Ahmad Bazzi, Marwa Chafii +1
Target detection and recognition is a very challenging task in a wireless environment where a multitude of objects are located, whether to effectively determine their positions or…
Deep Reinforcement Learning-based Energy Efficiency Optimization For Flying LoRa Gateways
Mohammed Jouhari, Khalil Ibrahimi, Jalel Ben Othman +1
A resource-constrained unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can be used as a flying LoRa gateway (GW) to move inside the target area for efficient data collection and LoRa resource manage…
An Efficient Radar Receiver for OFDM-based Joint Radar and Communication Systems
Mamady Delamou, Kawtar Zerhouni, Guevara Noubir +1
We propose in this work a radar detection system for orthogonal-frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission. We assume that the transmitting antenna Tx is colocated with a…
Federated Distillation based Indoor Localization for IoT Networks
Yaya Etiabi, Marwa Chafii, El Mehdi Amhoud
Federated distillation (FD) paradigm has been recently proposed as a promising alternative to federated learning (FL) especially in wireless sensor networks with limited communicat…
Spreading Factor assisted LoRa Localization with Deep Reinforcement Learning
Yaya Etiabi, Mohammed JOUHARI, Andreas Burg +1
Most of the developed localization solutions rely on RSSI fingerprinting. However, in the LoRa networks, due to the spreading factor (SF) in the network setting, traditional finger…
A Survey on Scalable LoRaWAN for Massive IoT: Recent Advances, Potentials, and Challenges
Mohammed Jouhari, Nasir Saeed, Mohamed-Slim Alouini +1
Long-range (LoRa) technology is most widely used for enabling low-power wide area networks (WANs) on unlicensed frequency bands. Despite its modest data rates, it provides extensiv…
OFDM with Index Modulation in Orbital Angular Momentum Multiplexed Free Space Optical Links
El-Mehdi Amhoud, Marwa Chafii, Ahmad Nimr +1
Communication using orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes has recently received a considerable interest in free space optical (FSO) communications. Propagating OAM modes through fre…