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• 2020

  AI for Emerging Verticals: Human-Robot Computing, Sensing and Networking

  Shakir, M. Z. (ed.) & Ramzan, N. (ed.), 26 Jan 2020, IET.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Robots
  • Machine learning
  • Learning systems
  • Industry

• A lightweight permission-based blockchain for IoT environments

  Cooper, A., Zaidi, S. A. R., Shakir, M. Z. & Ahmadi, H., 27 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on UK-China Emerging Technologies (UCET). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 4 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Blockchain
  • Internet of things
  • Industrial robots
  • Agriculture
  • Secure communication
  24 Downloads (Pure)

• Artificial intelligence for localisation of ultra-wide bandwidth (UWB) sensor nodes

  Che, F., Ahmed, A., Ahmed, Q. Z. & Shakir, M. Z., 10 Apr 2020, (Accepted/In press) AI for Emerging Verticals: Human-Robot Computing, Sensing and Networking. 2020 ed. IET

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  Open Access

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  30 Downloads (Pure)

• Artificial neural network (ANN) enabled internet of things (IoT) architecture for music therapy

  Siddiqui, S., Nesbitt, R., Shakir, M. Z., Khan, A. A., Khan, A. A., Khan, K. K. & Ramzan, N., 29 Nov 2020, In: Electronics. 9, 12, 24 p., 9122019.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Internet of things
  • Neural networks
  • Blood pressure
  • Monitoring
  • Surgery
  1 Downloads (Pure)

• Blockchain-based energy trading in electric vehicle enabled microgrids

  Umoren, I. A., Jaffary, S. S. A., Shakir, M. Z., Katzis, K. & Ahmadi, H., 1 Nov 2020, In: IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. 9, 6, p. 66-71 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Blockchain
  • Electric vehicles
  • Ecosystems
  • Graphical user interfaces
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  34 Downloads (Pure)

• Combined economic emission based resource allocation for electric vehicle enabled microgrids

  Umoren, I. A. & Shakir, M. Z., 30 Nov 2020, In: IET Smart Grid. 3, 6, p. 768-776 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Electric vehicles
  • Resource allocation
  • Economics
  • Energy resources
  • Carbon
  1 Downloads (Pure)

• CVD0570 - Impact of Covid-19 on DCMS Sectors

  Imran, M. A., Shakir, M. Z., Zaidi, S. A. R. & Sambo, Y. A., 15 Jul 2020, London: UK Parliament. 8 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

  • Telecommunication industry
  • Broadband networks
  • Telecommunication
  • Education
  • Wireless networks

• Deep Q-Network based coverage hole detection for future wireless networks

  Al-Ahmed, S., Shakir, M. Z. & Ahmed, Q. Z., 10 Apr 2020, (Accepted/In press) AI for Emerging Verticals: Human-Robot Computing, Sensing and Networking. 2020 ed. IET

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  6 Downloads (Pure)

• Guest editorial: design and analysis of communication interfaces for industry 4.0

  Zaidi, S. A. R., Shakir, M. Z., Song, H., Jara, A. J., Sun, Y., Chau, S. C-K. & Ail, R., 6 May 2020, In: IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 38, 5, p. 797-802 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

  Open Access

  • Industry 4.0
  • Ecosystems
  • Communication
  • Internet of things
  • Actuators

• Hybrid passive optical network–free-space optic-based fronthaul architecture for ultradense small cell network

  Jaffar, S. S., Hussain, A., Klaine, P. V., Shakir, M. Z. & Qureshi, M. A., 20 Jul 2020, In: Optical Engineering. 59, 7, 075104.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Space optics
  • Radio access networks
  • optics
  • cells
  • Passive optical networks
  48 Downloads (Pure)

• Machine learning based approach for indoor localization using ultra-wide bandwidth (UWB) system for industrial internet of things (IIoT)

  Che, F., Ahmed, A., Ahmed, Q. Z., Zaidi, S. A. R. & Shakir, M. Z., 28 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on UK-China Emerging Technologies (UCET). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 4 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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  • Internet of things
  • Learning algorithms
  • Machine learning
  • Bandwidth
  • Ultra-wideband (UWB)
  13 Downloads (Pure)

• Machine learning enabled ECG monitoring for early detection of hyperkalaemia

  Farrell, C. & Shakir, M. Z., 10 Apr 2020, (Accepted/In press) AI for Emerging Verticals: Human-Robot Computing, Sensing and Networking. 2020 ed. IET

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  Open Access

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  56 Downloads (Pure)

• Optimal 3D UAV BS placement by considering autonomous coverage hole detection, wireless backhaul and user demand

  Al-Ahmed, S. A., Shakir, M. Z. & Zaidi, S. A. R., 31 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Communications and Networks. 22, 6, p. 467-475 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
  • Antennas
  • Planning
  • Costs
  5 Downloads (Pure)

• Resource efficient vehicle-to-grid (V2G) communication systems for electric vehicle enabled microgrids

  Umoren, I. A., Shakir, M. Z. & Tabassum, H., 23 Sep 2020, In: IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. p. 1-10 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Vehicle-to-grid
  • Electric vehicles
  • Communication systems
  • Base stations
  • Telecommunication networks
  24 Downloads (Pure)

• UAV-enabled IoT networks: architecture, opportunities and challenges

  Al-Ahmed, S. A., Ahmed, T., Zhu, Y., Malaolu, O. O. & Shakir, M. Z., 14 Apr 2020, (Accepted/In press) Wireless Networks and Industrial IoT: Applications, Challenges and Enablers. 2020 ed. Springer Nature Switzerland AG

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

  • Network architecture
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
  • Internet of things
  • Smart city
  • Agriculture

• Wireless communication and the pandemic: the story so far

  Ahmadi, H., Katzis, K., Shakir, M. Z., Arvaneh, M. & Gatherer, A., 17 Apr 2020, IEEE ComSoc Technology News, April 2020.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

  Open Access

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  • communication
  • telecommunication
  • worker
  • Healthcare
  • pharmacist
  102 Downloads (Pure)
• 2019

  Achievable rate of hybrid precoding for hardware impaired MIMO underground mine channel

  Belaoura, W., Ghanem, K., Shakir, M. Z., Nedil, M. & Bousbia, H., 4 Apr 2019, In: Electronics Letters. 55, 7, p. 425-426 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Millimeter waves
  • Computer hardware
  • Transceivers
  • Communication systems
  189 Downloads (Pure)

• EVaaS: a novel on-demand outage mitigation framework for electric vehicle enabled microgrids

  Umoren, I. A. & Shakir, M. Z., 21 Feb 2019, IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps). 2018 ed. Abu Dhabi, 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  • Outages
  • Electric vehicles
  • Heuristic methods
  • Operating costs
  • Computer simulation

• Human bond communications: architectures, challenges and possibilities

  Iftikhar, T., Khattak, H. A., Ameer, Z., Shah, M. A., Qureshi, F. & Shakir, M. Z., 21 Feb 2019, In: IEEE Communications Magazine. 57, 2, p. 19-25 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Communication
  • Health care
  • Monitoring
  • Patient monitoring
  • Acoustic waves
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  134 Downloads (Pure)

• Impact of hardware impairments on the performance of millimeter-wave massive MU-MIMO systems with distributed antennas

  Belaoura, W., Ghanem, K., Shakir, M. Z. & Qaraqe, K. A., 19 Dec 2019, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of the 8th IEEE International Conference on Communications and Networking: ComNet 2020. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, 4 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Millimeter waves
  • Antennas
  • Computer hardware
  • Base stations
  • Transmitters
  28 Downloads (Pure)

• Mode selection schemes for D2D enabled unmanned aerial vehicle-based wireless networks

  Omri, A., Hasna, M. O., Shakir, M. Z. & Shaqfeh, M., 25 Jun 2019, In: IET Communications. 13, 10, p. 1397-1404 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
  • Wireless networks
  • Antennas
  139 Downloads (Pure)

• New development and evaluation model for self-regulated smart learning environment in higher education

  Gambo, Y. & Shakir, M. Z., 30 May 2019, IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON). 2019 ed. Dubai, UAE: IEEE Conference Publications, p. 990-994 5 p. (IEEE Conference Proceedings).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • development model
  • learning environment
  • evaluation
  • education
  • learning
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  171 Downloads (Pure)

• Optimized link distribution schemes for ultra reliable and low latent communications in multi-layer airborne networks

  Wang, D., Al-Ahmed, S. & Shakir, M. Z., 2 Dec 2019, In: IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 16, 9, p. 5866-5873 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Communication
  • Wireless networks
  • Base stations
  • Internet
  • Set theory
  111 Downloads (Pure)

• Remote condition monitoring: a prototype based on Pycom Development Board FiPy and Pysense

  Voisin-Grall, A., Malaolu, O. O., Zhu, Y., Ahmed, T., Al-Ahmed, S. & Shakir, M. Z., 24 Oct 2019, 2019 UK/ China Emerging Technologies (UCET): UAV, Drone and Vehicle Communication. 2019 ed. Glasgow, UK: IEEE, 6 p. 8881870

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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  • Condition monitoring
  • Photosensitivity
  • Network protocols
  • Wi-Fi
  • Internet of things
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  163 Downloads (Pure)
• 2018

  3-D placement schemes of multiple UAVs in NFP-based wireless networks

  Omri, A., Hasna, M. O., Shakir, M. Z. & Shaqfeh, M., 7 Dec 2018, 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies for Disaster Management (ICT-DM). 2018 ed. Sendai, Japan: IEEE, 5 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
  • Wireless networks
  • Parallel algorithms
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  154 Downloads (Pure)

• A distributed approach for networked flying platform association with small cells in 5G+ networks

  Shah, S. A. W., Khattab, T., Shakir, M. Z. & Hasna, M. O., 15 Jan 2018, 2017 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM). Singapore: IEEE, 7 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Base stations
  • Drones
  • Balloons
  • Densification
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
  22 Citations (Scopus)

  97 Downloads (Pure)

• A novel airborne self organising architecture for 5G+ Networks

  Shakir, M. Z., Ahmadi, H. & Katzis, K., 12 Feb 2018, 2017 IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall). Toronto, Canada: IEEE, 5 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Drones
  • Balloons
  • Sports
  • Network architecture
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  49 Downloads (Pure)

• Association of networked flying platforms with small cells for network centric 5G+ C-RAN

  Shah, S. A. W., Khattab, T., Shakir, M. Z. & Hasna, M. O., 15 Feb 2018, 2017 IEEE 28th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) . 2017 ed. Montreal, Canada: IEEE, 7 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Densification
  • Telecommunication links
  • Quality of service
  • Bandwidth
  • Costs
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  136 Downloads (Pure)

• Can Blockchain revolutionize the industrial internet-of-things?

  Shakir, M. Z. & Aijaz, A., 1 Nov 2018, IEEE ComSoc Technology News, 2018, October.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

  Open Access

• D7.4 Report and Functional Demonstration of the Use Cases

  Pedro, R. (ed.), Neves, P. (ed.), Henriques, N. (ed.), Neves, P., Pedro, R., Henriques, N., Gaspar, G., Fernandes, M., Gil Pérez, M., Huertas Celdrán, A., Martinez Perez, G., Nespoli, P., García Clemente, F. J., Maimó, L. F., Ahrens, J., Zemitis, J., Strufe, M., Jiang, W., Ahrens, L., Salva-Garcia, P. & 12 others, Alcaraz-Calero, J., Wang, Q., Nightingale, J., Shakir, M. Z., Marco Alaez, R., Chirivella Perez, E., Ulbricht, M., Foglar, A., Monge, M. A. S., Vidal, J. M., Vivar, A. L. & Villalba, L. J. G., 1 Jan 2018, SELFNET Consortium. 93 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

  • Performance Evaluation
  • Next Generation Network
  • Knowledge Use
  • Domain Knowledge
  • Network Management

• Dynamic symbol allocation for spectral and energy efficient millimeter wave multi-antenna system

  Kiyani, A., Naqvi, I. H. & Shakir, M. Z., 5 Dec 2018, In: Electronics Letters. 55, 3, 157.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  83 Downloads (Pure)

• Empirical performance evaluation of FSO availability under different weather conditions

  Gunathilake, N. A. & Shakir, M. Z., 11 Jan 2018, 8th International Conference on the Network of the Future (NOF), 2017. 2017 ed. London, UK: IEEE, p. 156-158

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  Open Access

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  • Space optics
  • Availability
  • Infrared lasers
  • Communication
  • Military applications
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  144 Downloads (Pure)

• EVaaS: a novel framework for on-demand electric vehicle and critical load association to improve resilience in smart cities

  Umoren, I. A. & Shakir, M. Z., 14 May 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

• FSO-based vertical fronthaul/backhaul framework for 5G+ systems

  Alzenad, M., Shakir, M. Z., Yanikomeroglu, H. & Alouini, M-S., 12 Jan 2018, In: IEEE Communications Magazine. 56, 1, p. 218-224

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Space optics
  • Wireless networks
  • Drones
  • Balloons
  • Mountings
  142 Citations (Scopus)

  128 Downloads (Pure)

• Geometric mean decomposition based hybrid precoding for millimeter-wave massive MIMO

  Xie, T., Dai, L., Gao, X., Shakir, M. Z. & Li, J., 19 Jun 2018, In: China Communications. 15, 5, p. 229-238 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Singular value decomposition
  • Millimeter waves
  • MIMO systems
  20 Citations (Scopus)

• IEEE 1900.7 Standard for White Space Dynamic Spectrum Access Radio Systems

  Filin, S., Noguet, D., Doré, J-B., Mawlawi, B., Holland, O., Shakir, M. Z., Harada, H. & Kojima, F., 12 Jan 2018, In: IEEE Communications Magazine. 56, 1, p. 188-192 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Radio systems
  • IEEE Standards
  • Frequency bands
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  172 Downloads (Pure)

• IEEE access special section editorial: mission critical public-safety communications: architectures, enabling technologies, and future applications

  Kaleem, Z., Rehmani, M. H., Imran, M. A., Shakir, M. Z., Jamalipour, A. & Ahmed, E., 26 Dec 2018, In: IEEE Access. 6, p. 79258-79262 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

  Open Access

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  • Long Term Evolution (LTE)
  • Communication
  • Disasters
  • Mobile radio systems
  • Voice/data communication systems
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  39 Downloads (Pure)

• Intracell interference characterization and cluster interference for D2D communication

  Mustafa, H. A., Ekti, A. R., Shakir, M. Z., Imran, M. A. & Tafazolli, R., 26 Jun 2018, In: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 67, 9, p. 8536-8548 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Interference
  • Communication
  • Poisson Point Process
  • Characterization
  • Spatial Modeling
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  146 Downloads (Pure)

• Real time remote monitoring of railway point machine using Internet of Things

  Ahmed, T. & Shakir, M. Z., 6 Nov 2018, p. 19-19. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

  • Internet of things
  • Monitoring

• Resilience of airborne networks

  Ahmadi, H., Fontanesi, G., Katzis, K., Shakir, M. Z. & Zhu, A., 20 Dec 2018, IEEE 29th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC). Piscataway, NJ: IEEE, p. 1155-1156 2 p. (IEEE Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC)).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Blockchain
  • Machine learning
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  142 Downloads (Pure)

• Self regulated Learning in Engineering and Computing Classrooms

  Shakir, M. Z., Imran, M. A. & Casaseca, J. P., 12 Jan 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review

  Open Access

  • engineering
  • classroom
  • learning
  • intrinsic motivation
  • student

• When research meets teaching: addressing global, health, society and sustainability challenges through research-led teaching

  Shakir, M. Z., Casaseca, J. P. & Imran, M. A., 27 Jun 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
• 2017

  Backhaul-aware robust 3D drone placement in 5G+ wireless networks

  Kalantari, E., Shakir, M. Z., Yanikomeroglu, H. & Yongacoglu, A., 3 Jul 2017, IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops). 2017 ed. Paris, France: IEEE, p. 1-6 6 p. (IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops)).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Base stations
  • Wireless networks
  • Telecommunication links
  • Availability
  114 Citations (Scopus)

  139 Downloads (Pure)

• Channel modelling and performance evaluation of FSO communications under different weather conditions

  Gunathilake, N. A. & Shakir, M. Z., 3 Oct 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

• Efficient k-NN implementation for real-time detection of cough events in smartphones

  Hoyos Barceló, C., Monge-Álvarez, J., Shakir, M. Z., Alcaraz Calero, J. M. & Casaseca, J. P., 2 Nov 2017, In: IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics. 22, 5, p. 1672-1771 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Smartphone
  • Cough
  • Smartphones
  • Detectors
  • Machine Learning
  11 Citations (Scopus)

  169 Downloads (Pure)

• From D2D to Ds2D: prolonging the battery life of mobile devices via Ds2D communications in 5G network

  Shakir, M. Z., Ismail, M., Qaraqe, K. A., Serpedin, E. & Wang, X., 22 Aug 2017, In: IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine. 24, 4, p. 55-63

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mobile computing
  • Smartphones
  • Communication
  • Energy efficiency
  • Wireless networks
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Fronthaul and Backhaul Networks for 5G & Beyond

  Imran, M. A., Zaidi, S. A. R. & Shakir, M. Z., 1 Aug 2017, UK: IET. 584 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review

  • Radio access networks
  • Hinges
  • Standardization
  • Students
  • Engineers

• Spatial and social paradigms for interference and coverage analysis in underlay D2D network

  Ul Mustafa, H. A., Shakir, M. Z., Imran, M. A. & Tafazolli, R., 28 Apr 2017, In: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 66, 10, p. 9328-9337 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Interference
  • Coverage Probability
  • Coverage
  • Paradigm
  • Poisson Point Process
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  146 Downloads (Pure)

• Water-constrained geographic load balancing in data centers

  Islam, M. A., Ren, S., Quan, G., Shakir, M. Z. & Vasilakos, A. V., 1 Apr 2017, In: IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing. 5, 2, p. 208-220 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Resource allocation
  • Water
  • Drought
  • Water supply
  • Costs
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  18 Downloads (Pure)

• What?-Model Versus How?-Model: An Effective Way to Teach Computing and Engineering Programs

  Shakir, M. Z. & Imran, M. A., 11 Jan 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review