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cs.IT2026
Outage Analysis and Bilevel Resource Optimization in RIS-Assisted Clustered UAV-NOMA Networks
Masoud Ghazikor, Ly V. Nguyen, Morteza Hashemi
This paper investigates RIS-assisted downlink UAV communications based on NOMA. Since conventional NOMA becomes difficult to scale as the number of UAVs grows, we develop a cluster…
cs.IT2026
Partially-Observable Transmission Control for UAV-Enabled Federated Learning in IoT Networks
Masoud Ghazikor, Zhou Ni, Morteza Hashemi
Uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV)-enabled federated learning (FL) can provide flexible, on-demand edge intelligence for large-scale IoT deployments, but operating in shared unlicensed…
cs.NI2026
A Vertical Look at UAV Connectivity in the Wild: Cellular vs. Starlink, 3D Characterization, and Performance Prediction
Sravan Reddy Chintareddy, Sherwan Jalal Abdullah, Justin D. Clough +3
In this paper, we present an open-source measurement platform designed to characterize the performance of commercial cellular (Verizon, a major US provider) and LEO satellite (Star…