11 papers
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…
Hetero-Net: An Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation and 3D Placement in Heterogeneous LoRa Networks via Multi-Agent Optimization
Abdullahi Isa Ahmed, Ana Maria DrÄgulinescu, 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…
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…