activity
20242026
collaborators

9 papers

cs.NI2026

Version-Aware Communication in Multi-Hop IoT Networks with Feedback

Erfan Delfani, Nikolaos Pappas

Timely communication of information in Internet of Things (IoT) networks is critical to enhancing system performance and energy efficiency by minimizing the transmission of outdate…

cs.IT2026

From AoI to QVAoI: Query-Based Semantics-Aware Scheduling for Energy-Harvesting IoT Systems

Erfan Delfani, Nikolaos Pappas

In this work, we study the freshness and significance of information in an IoT status update system in which an Energy Harvesting (EH) device samples an information source and forw…

cs.NI2026

Semantics-Aware Unified Terrestrial Non-Terrestrial 6G Networks

Erfan Delfani, Agapi Mesodiakaki, Leandros Tassiulas +1

The integration of Terrestrial and Non-Terrestrial Networks (TN-NTNs), introduced in 5G, is advancing toward a unified and seamless network of networks in Sixth-Generation (6G). Th…

cs.NI2026

From Timestamps to Versions: Version AoI in Single- and Multi-Hop Networks

Erfan Delfani, Nikolaos Pappas

Timely and informative data dissemination in communication networks is essential for enhancing system performance and energy efficiency, as it reduces the transmission of outdated…

cs.IT2025

From Information Freshness to Semantics of Information and Goal-oriented Communications

Jiping Luo, Erfan Delfani, Mehrdad Salimnejad +1

Future wireless networks must support real-time, data-driven cyber-physical systems in which communication is tightly coupled with sensing, inference, control, and decision-making.…

cs.NI2025

Optimizing Version AoI in Energy-Harvesting IoT: Model-Based and Learning-Based Approaches

Erfan Delfani, Nikolaos Pappas

Efficient data transmission in resource-constrained Internet of Things (IoT) systems requires semantics-aware management that maximizes the delivery of timely and informative data.…