Publications

Books:

• 1. N. Pappas, M. A. Abd-Almagid, B. Zhou, W. Saad, H. Dhillon  Age of Information Foundations and Applications,  Cambridge University Press, January 2023.

  2. C. S. Hong, L. U. Khan, M. Chen, D. Chen, W. Saad, and Z. Han, "Federated Learning for Wireless Networks", Springer, 2021 

  3. W. Saad, M. Bennis,  M. Mozaffari, and X. Lin, "Wireless Communications and Networking for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles", Cambridge University Press, March 2020.

  4. Z. Han, D. Niyato, W. Saad, and T. Başar, "Game Theory for Next Generation Wireless and Communication Networks: Modeling, Analysis, and Design", Cambridge University Press, 2019.

  5. Z. Han, Y. Gu, and W. Saad, "Matching Theory For Wireless Networks", Springer, in production, 2017.

  6. T. Wang, L. Song, Z. Han, and W. Saad, "Overlapping Coalition Formation Games in Wireless Communication Networks", Springer, 2016.

  7. Z. Han, D. Niyato, W. Saad, T. Başar, and A. Hjørungnes, "Game Theory in Wireless and Communication Networks: Theory, Models, and Applications," Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Book Chapters:

• 1. M. Chehimi and W. Saad, "Quantum Technologies for the Metaverse: Opportunities and Challenges", Metaverse Communication and Computing Networks: Applications, Technologies, and Approaches, Wiley-IEEE Press Publisher, September 2023.  

  2. A. Yavuz, T. Runsewe, N. Celik, C. Chaccour, W. Saad, and F. Darema, 2022, DDDAS @ 5G and Beyond 5G for Resilient Microgrid Clusters, Handbook of Dynamic Data Driven Application Systems Volume III, (eds. Blasch, E. and Darema, F. (Eds.), ), Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2022.

  3. C. Chaccour and W. Saad, "Edge Intelligence in 6G Systems", in 6G Mobile Wireless Networks, (eds. Y. Wu, S. Singh, T. Taleb, A. Roy, H. S. Dhillon, M. R. Kanagarathinam, A. De), Springer, 2021.

  4. Z. Yang, M. Chen, W. Saad, M. Shikh-Bahaei, H. V. Poor, and S. Cui, "Federated Learning in 6G Mobile Wireless Networks", in 6G Mobile Wireless Networks, (eds. Y. Wu, S. Singh, T. Taleb, A. Roy, H. S. Dhillon, M. R. Kanagarathinam, A. De), Springer, 2021.

  5. W. Saad, "6G Wireless Systems: Challenges and Opportunities", in 5G and Beyond: Fundamentals and Standards, (eds. X. Lin and N. Lee), Springer, 2020.

  6. M. Chen, W. Saad, and C. Yin, "Cache-Enabled UAVs" in Wireless Networks, in Wireless Edge Caching: Modelling, Analysis, and Optimization, (eds. T. Q. S. Quek, E. Bastug, S. Chatzinotas, and T. X. Vu), Cambridge University Press, 2019.

  7. O. Semiari, W. Saad, and M. Bennis,"Caching in Mobile Millimeter Wave - Sub-6 GHz Networks", in Wireless Edge Caching: Modelling, Analysis, and Optimization, (eds. T. Q. S. Quek, E. Bastug, S. Chatzinotas, and T. X. Vu), Cambridge University Press, 2019.

  8. K. Hamidouche, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Distributed Caching in C-RAN", in Cloud Radio Access Networks: Principles, Technologies, and Applications, Cambridge University Press (eds. T. Q. S. Quek, M. Peng, O. Simeone, and W. Yu), 2016.

  9. A. Sanjab and W. Saad, "Power System Analysis: Competitive Markets, Demand Management, and Security," in Handbook of Dynamic Game Theory (eds. G. Zaccour and T. Başar) , Springer, 2018.

  10. W. Saad and T. Başar, "Network Formation Games in Wireless Multi-Hop Networks," in Multimedia Over Cognitive Radio Networks: Algorithms, Protocols, and Experiments, Taylor and Francis LLC, CRC Press, 2014.

  11. W. Saad, Z. Han, and A. Hjørungnes, "Coalitional Games for Cooperative Cellular Networks," in Cooperative Cellular Wireless Networks, Cambridge University Press (Editors: Ekram Hossain and Vijay Bhargava).

  12. N. Marina, W. Saad, Z. Han, and A. Hjørungnes, "Modeling Malicious Behaviour in Cooperative Cellular Wireless Networks," in Cooperative Cellular Wireless Networks, Cambridge University Press (Editors: Ekram Hossain and Vijay Bhargava).

  13. W. Saad and H. V. Poor, "Cooperation in Cognitive Radio Networks: From Monitoring to Access," in Mechanisms and Games for Dynamic Spectrum Allocation, Cambridge University Press (Editors T. Alpcan, H. Boche, M. Honig and H. V. Poor), 2013.

  14. A. Khanafer, W. Saad, and T. Başar, "Self-Organizing Service-Aware Small Cell Networks: Challenges and Future Opportunities," in Mechanisms and Games for Dynamic Spectrum Allocation, Cambridge University Press (Editors T. Alpcan, H. Boche, M. Honig and H. V. Poor), 2013.

Journal Publications:

• 1. J. Jalali, A. Khalili, H. Tabassum, R. Berkvens, J. Famaey, and W. Saad, "Energy-Efficient THz NOMA for SWIPT-aided Miniature UAV Networks", IEEE Communications Letters, to appear, 2024.

  2. C. Chaccour, W. Saad, M. Debbah, and H. V. Poor, "Joint Sensing, Communication, and AI: A Trifecta for Resilient THz User Experience," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, to appear, 2024.

  3. B. Simon, A. Ortiz, W. Saad, and A. Klein, "Decentralized Online Learning in Task Assignment Games for Mobile Crowdsensing," IEEE Transactions on Communications, to appear, 2024.

  4. T. M. Getu, W. Saad, G. Kaddoum, M. Bennis, "Performance Limits of a Deep Learning-Enabled Text Semantic Communication under Interference," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, to appear, 2024.

  5. C. Thomas, C. Chaccour, W. Saad, M.  Debbah, and C. S. Hong, "Causal Reasoning: Charting a Revolutionary Course for Next-Generation AI-Native Wireless Networks", IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, to appear, 2024.

  6. K. Wang, Z. Li, K. Nonomura, T. Yu, K. Sakaguchi, O. Hashash, W. Saad, "Smart Mobility Digital Twin Based Automated Vehicle Navigation System: A Proof of Concept," IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, to appear, 2024.

  7. M. Chehimi, C. Chaccour, C. K. Thomas, and W. Saad, "Quantum Semantic Communications for Resource-Efficient Quantum Networking," IEEE Communications Letters, to appear, 2024. 

  8. M. Kim, W. Saad, M. Mozaffari, and M. Debbah, “Green, Quantized Federated Learning Over Wireless Networks: An Energy-Efficient Design”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 1386-1402, Feb. 2024.  

  9. M. Vaezi, X. Lin, H. Zhang, W. Saad, and H. V. Poor, "Deep Reinforcement Learning for Interference Management in UAV-Based 3D Networks: Potentials and Challenges", IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 62, no. 2, pp. 134-140, Feb. 2024. 

  10. S. S. Hassan, Y. M. Park, Y. K. Tun, W. Saad, Z. Han, and C. S. Hong, "SpaceRIS: LEO Satellite Coverage Maximization in 6G Sub-THz Networks by MAPPO DRL and Whale Optimization", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Special Issue on  Space Communications New Frontiers: From Near Earth to Deep Space , to appear, 2023.

  11. C. K. Thomas, W. Saad, Y. Xiao, "Causal Semantic Communication for Digital Twins: A Generalizable Imitation Learning Approach", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Information Theory (JSAIT), Special Issue on The Role of Freshness and Semantic Measures in the Transmission of Information for Next Generation Networks, to appear, 2023.

  12. M. Chehimi, S. Yen-Chi Chen, W. Saad, D. Towsley, and M. Debbah, "Foundations of Quantum Federated Learning Over Classical and Quantum Networks", IEEE Network, to appear, 2023.

  13. Y. Xiao, Y. Liao, Y. Li, G. Shi, H. V. Poor, W. Saad, M. Debbah, and M. Bennis. "Reasoning over the Air: A Reasoning-based Implicit Semantic-Aware Communication Framework", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, to appear, 2023.  

  14. B. Al Homssi, K. Dakic, K. Wang, T. Alpcan, B. Allen, R. Boyce, S. Kandeepan, A. Al-Hourani, and W. Saad, "Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Next-Generation Mega Satellite Networks", IEEE Communications Magazine, to appear, 2023.

  15. C. K. Thomas, and W. Saad, "Neuro-Symbolic Causal Reasoning Meets Signaling Game for Emergent Semantic Communications", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, to appear, 2023.  

  16. A. Ferdowsi, and W. Saad, "Brainstorming Generative Adversarial Networks (BGANS): Towards Multi-Agent Generative Models with Distributed Private Datasets", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, to appear, 2023.

  17. Md. S. Munir, K. T. Kim, A. Adhikary, W. Saad, S. Shetty, S.B. Park, and C. S. Hong, "Neuro-Symbolic Explainable Artificial Intelligence Twin for Zero-Touch IoE in Wireless Network", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 10, no. 24, pp. 22451-22468, December, 2023.

  18. M. N. H. Nguyen, S. R. Pandey, T. N. Dang, E.-N. Huh, C. S. Hong, M. H. Tran,  and W. Saad, "Self-organizing Democratized Learning: Towards Large-scale Distributed Learning Systems", IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, vol. 34, no. 12, pp. 10698-10710, Dec. 2023.

  19. S. Wang, M. Chen, C. G. Brinton, C. Yin, W. Saad, and S. Cui, "Performance Optimization for Variable Bitwidth Federated Learning in Wireless Networks", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, to appear, 2023.  

  20. S. S. Hassan, Y. M. Park, Y. K. Tun, W. Saad, Z. Han, C. S. Hong, "Satellite-based ITS Data Offloading & Computing in 6G Networks: A Cooperative Multi-Agent Proximal Policy Optimization DRL with Attention Approach", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, to appear, 2023.

  21. J. Zhang, G. Shen, W. Saad, and K. Chowdhury, "Radio Frequency Fingerprint Identification, Device Authentication for Internet of Things", IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 61, no. 10, pp. 110-115, October 2023.

  22. T. Zeng, A. Ferdowsi, O. Semiari, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Convergence of Communications, Control, and Machine Learning for Secure and Autonomous Vehicle Navigation",  IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, to appear, 2023.

  23. Y. Karacora, C. Chaccour, A. Sezgin, and W. Saad, "Event-Based Beam Tracking with Dynamic Beamwidth Adaptation in Terahertz (THz) Communications", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 71, no. 10, pp. 6195-6210, October 2023.

  24. B. Zhou, and W. Saad, "Age of Information in Ultra-Dense IoT Systems: Performance and Mean-Field Game Analysis", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, to appear, 2023.

  25. Y. Oh, Y. Jeon, M. Chen, and W. Saad, "FedVQCS: federated Learning via Vector Quantized Compressed Sensing", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, to appear, 2023.  

  26. L. Sun, Y. Yang, M. Chen, C. Guo, W. Saad, and H. V. Poor, "Adaptive Information Bottleneck Guided Joint Source and Channel Coding for Image Transmission", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), vol. 41, no. 8, pp. 2628-2644, Aug. 2023.

  27. K. Kim, Y. K. Tun, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Deep Reinforcement Learning for Channel Estimation in RIS-Aided Wireless Networks", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 27, no. 8, pp. 2053-2057, Aug. 2023.

  28. D. H. Kim, A. Manzoor, M. Alsenwi, Y. K. Tun, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Ruin Theory for User Association and Energy Optimization in Multi-Access Edge Computing", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 72, no. 9, pp. 12436-12440, Sept. 2023.

  29. T. Zeng, O. Semiari, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, “Wireless-Enabled Asynchronous Federated Fourier Neural Network for Turbulence Prediction in Urban Air Mobility (UAM)”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 22, no. 11, pp. 7902-7916, Nov. 2023.  

  30. M. T. Dabiri, M. Hasna, and W. Saad, "Downlink Interference Analysis of UAV-based mmWave Fronthaul for Small Cell Networks", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 72, no. 5, pp. 5560-5575, May 2023. 

  31. Z. Zhu, C. Guo, R. Bao, M. Chen, W. Saad, and Y. Yang, "Positioning Using Visible Light Communications: A Perspective Arcs Approach", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 22, no. 10, pp. 6962-6977, Oct. 2023.

  32. C. Faulkner, D. S. Jankowski, J. E. Castellini, W. Zuo, P. Epple, M. D. Sohn, A. T. Z. Kasgari, and W. Saad, "Fast Prediction of Indoor Airflow Distribution Inspired by Synthetic Image Generation Artificial Intelligence", Building Simulation, vol. 16, pp. 1219-1238, March 2023.

  33. M. K. Farshbafan, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Curriculum Learning for Goal-Oriented Semantic Communications with a Common Language", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 1430-1446, March 2023.

  34. A. Pourranjbar, G. Kaddoum, and W. Saad, "Recurrent Neural Network-based Anti-jamming Framework for Defense Against Multiple Jamming Policies", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 10, no. 10, pp. 8799-8811, May 2023.

  35. S. Hassan, D. H. Kim, Y. K. Tun, N. H. Tran, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Seamless and Energy Efficient Maritime Coverage in Coordinated 6G Space-Air-Sea Non-Terrestrial Networks", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 10, no. 6, pp. 4749-4769, March, 2023.

  36. G. Lee, W. Saad, M. Bennis, C. Kim, and M. Jung, "An Online Framework for Ephemeral Edge Computing in the Internet of Things", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 1992-2007, March 2023.

  37. D.-Y. Kim, W. Saad, and J.-W. Lee, "On the Use of High-Rise Topographic Features for Optimal Aerial Base Station Placement", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 1868-1884, March 2023.

  38. Y. Wang, Y. Hu, Z. Yang, W. Saad, K.-K. Wong, and V. Friderikos,"Learning from Images: Proactive Caching with Parallel Convolutional Neural Networks", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 22, no. 12, pp. 7234-7248, Dec. 2023.

  39. Y. Hu, X. Wang, and W. Saad, "Distributed and Distribution-Robust Meta Reinforcement Learning (D2-RMRL) for Data Pre-storing and Routing in Cube Satellite Networks", IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 128-141, Jan. 2023.

  40. H. Zarini, A. Khalili, H. Tabassum, M. Rasti, and W. Saad, "AlexNet Classifier and Support Vector Regressor for Scheduling and Power Control in Multimedia Heterogeneous Networks", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 2520-2536, 1 May 2023.

  41. C. Chaccour, W. Saad, M. Debbah, Z. Han, and H. V. Poor, "Less Data, More Knowledge: Building Next Generation Semantic Communication Networks", arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.14343, 2022. 

  42. C. Zhao, H. Zou, S. Lasaulce, W. Saad, M. Kountouris, and M. Bennis, "Goal-Oriented Communications for the IoT and Application to Data Compression", IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 58-63, December 2022.

  43. M. Chehimi and W. Saad, "Physics-informed Quantum Communication Networks: A Vision Towards the Quantum Internet", IEEE Network, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 32-38, September 2022.

  44. T. Zeng, O. Semiari, M. Chen, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Federated Learning on the Road: Autonomous Controller Design for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 21, no. 12, pp. 10407-10423, Dec. 2022.

  45. Y. Wang, M. Chen, T. Luo, W. Saad, D. Niyato, H. V. Poor, and S. Cui, "Performance Optimization for Semantic Communications: An Attention-based Reinforcement Learning Approach", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas for Communications (JSAC), Special Issue on Machine Learning for Communications and Networks,  vol. 40, no. 9, pp. 2598-2613, Sept. 2022.

  46. L. U. Khan, Z. Han, W. Saad, E. Hossain, M. Guizani, and C. S. Hong, "Digital Twin of Wireless Systems: Overview, Taxonomy, Challenges, and Opportunities", IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 2230-2254, Fourth Quarter 2022.

  47. Y. K. Tun, T. N. Dang, K. Kim, M. Anselwi, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Collaboration in the Sky: A Distributed Framework for Task Offloading and Resource Allocation in Multi-Access Edge Computing", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 23, pp. 24221-24235, Dec. 2022.

  48. Md. Noor-A-Rahim, Z. Liu, H. Lee, M. O. Khyam, J. He, D. Pesch, K. Moessner, W. Saad, H. V. Poor, "6G for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communications: Enabling Technologies, Challenges, and Opportunities", Proceedings of IEEE, vol. 110, no. 6, pp. 712 - 734, June 2022.

  49. Z. M. I. Gould, S. Day, G. Reichard, T. Shealy, and W. Saad, "A Transdisciplinary Blueprint for Energy Markets Modelled after Mycorrhizal Networks", Transdisciplinary Journal of Engineering and Science, vol. 13, Jan. 2022.

  50. Z. Yang, M. Chen, W. Saad, W. Xu, and M. Shikh-Bahaei, "Sum-Rate Maximization of Uplink Rate Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA) Communication", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 21, no. 7, pp. 2596-2609, July 2022.

  51. C. Chaccour, M. Naderi Soorki, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and P. Popovski, "Can Terahertz Provide High-Rate Reliable Low Latency Communications for Wireless VR?", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 9712 - 9729, June 2022.

  52. C. Chaccour, M. Naderi Soorki, W. Saad, M. Bennis, P. Popovski, and M. Debbah,  "Seven Defining Features of Terahertz (THz) Wireless Systems: A Fellowship of Communication and Sensing", IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 967 - 993, Second Quarter 2022.

  53. M. Kim, S. Lee, C. Park, J. Lee, and W. Saad, "Ensuring Data Freshness for Blockchain-enabled Monitoring Networks", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 9775 - 9788, June 2022.

  54. Z. Mahrez, E. Sabir, E. Badidi, W. Saad, and M. Sadik, "Smart Urban Mobility: When Mobility Systems Meet Smart Data", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 23, no. 7, pp. 6222-6239, July 2022.

  55. B. Zhou and W. Saad, "Performance Analysis of Age of Information in Ultra-Dense Internet of Things  (IoT) Systems with Noisy Channels", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 3493-3507, May 2022.

  56. S. Wang, M Chen, Z. Yang, C. Yin, W. Saad, S. Cui, and H. V. Poor, "Distributed Reinforcement Learning for Age of Information Minimization in Real-Time IoT Systems", IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Signal Processing (JSTSP), Special Issue on Distributed Machine Learning for Wireless Communication, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 501 - 515, April 2022.

  57. D. Gupta, A. Karati, W. Saad, and D. da Costa Benevides, "Quantum-Defended Blockchain-Assisted Data Authentication Protocol for Internet of Vehicles", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 3255 - 3266, March 2022.

  58. Q. Zhang, A. Ferdowsi, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Distributed Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for Data-Driven Millimeter Wave Communications in UAV Networks", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 1438 - 1452, March 2022.

  59. L. Bai, Y. Yang, M. Chen, C. Feng, C. Guo, W. Saad, and S. Cui, "Computer Vision-based Localization with Visible Light Communications", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 2051-2065, March 2022.

  60. Q. Zhang, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Millimeter Wave Communications with an Intelligent Reflector: Performance Optimization and Distributional Reinforcement Learning", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 1836 - 1850, March 2022.

  61. M. Abdel-Aziz, C. Perfecto, S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, and W. Saad, "Vehicular Cooperative Perception Through Action Branching and Federated Reinforcement Learning", IEEE Trans. on Communications, vol. 70, no. 2, pp. 891 - 903, Feb. 2022.

  62. L. Khan, W. Saad, D. Niyato, Z. Han, and C. S. Hong, "Digital-Twin-Enabled 6G: Vision, Architectural Trends, and Future Directions", IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 74 - 80, Jan. 2022. 

  63. Z. Zhang, M. Zeng, M. Chen, D. Liu, W. Saad, S. Cui, and H. V. Poor, "Joint User Grouping, Version Selection and Bandwidth Allocation for Live Video Multicasting", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 70, no. 1, pp. 350-365, Jan. 2022.

  64. Z. Yang, M. Chen, , W. Saad,  W. Xu, M. Shikh-Bahaei, H. V. Poor, and S. Cui, "Energy-Efficient Wireless Communications with Distributed Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 665-679, Jan. 2022.

  65. L. U. Khan, W. Saad, Z. Han, and C. S. Hong, "Dispersed Federated Learning: Vision, Taxonomy, and Future Directions", IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 192 - 198, Oct. 2021. 

  66. A. Ferdowsi, A. El-Dosouky, and W. Saad, "Interdependence-Aware Game-Theoretic Framework for Secure Intelligent Transportation Systems", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 22, pp. 16395-16405, Nov. 2021.

  67. M. Chen, D. Gunduz, K. Huang, W. Saad, M. Bennis, A. V. Feljan, and H. V. Poor, "Distributed Learning in Wireless Networks: Recent Progress and Future Challenges", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special Issue on Distributed Learning over Wireless Edge Networks, vol. 39, no. 12, pp. 3579-3605, Dec. 2021.

  68. H. Tong, Z. Yang, S. Wang, Y. Hu, O. Semiari, W. Saad, and C. Yin, "Federated Learning for Audio Semantic Communication", Frontiers in Communications and Networks, Data Science for Communications, vol. 2, Sep. 2021.

  69. M. Naderisoorki, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and C. S. Hong, "Ultra-Reliable Indoor Millimeter Wave Communications using Multiple Artificial Intelligence-Powered Intelligent Surfaces", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 69, no. 11, pp. 7444-7457, Nov. 2021.

  70. Y. Hu, M. Chen, W. Saad, H. V. Poor, and S. Cui, "Distributed Multi-agent Meta Learning for Trajectory Design in Wireless Drone Networks", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special Issue on UAV Communications in 5G and Beyond Networks, vol. 39, no. 10, pp. 3177-3192, Oct. 2021.

  71. M. Dabiri, S. Khankalantary, M. J. Piran, I. S. Ansari, M.Uysal, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "UAV-Assisted Free Space Optical Communication System with Amplify-and-Forward Relaying", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 70, no. 9, pp. 8926-8936, Sep. 2021.

  72. R. Moioli, P. H. J. Nardelli, M. T. Barros,  W. Saad, A. Hekmatmanesh, P. Gória,  A. S. de Sena, M. Dzaferagic, H. Siljak, W. van Leekwijck, D. Carrillo,  and S. Latré, "Neurosciences and Wireless Networks: The Potential of Brain-Type Communications and Their Applications",  IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 1599-1621, Third Quarter 2021.

  73. L. U. Khan, W. Saad, Z. Han, E. Hossain, and C. S. Hong, "Federated Learning for Internet of Things: Recent Advances, Taxonomy, and Open Challenges", IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 1759-1799, Third Quarter 2021.

  74. S. Wang, M. Chen, C. Yin, W. Saad, C. S. Hong, S. Cui, and H. V. Poor, "Federated Learning for Task and Resource Allocation in Wireless High Altitude Balloon Networks", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 24, pp. 17460-17475, Dec. 2021.

  75. A. Ferdowsi, M. A. Abd-Elmagid, W. Saad, H. S. Dhillon, "Neural Combinatorial Deep Reinforcement Learning for Age-optimal Joint Trajectory and Scheduling Design in UAV-assisted Networks", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special Issue on Age of Information in Real-time Systems and Networks, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 1250-1265, May 2021.

  76. I. Donevski, N. Babu, J. J. Nielsen, P. Popovski, and W. Saad, "Federated Learning with a Drone Orchestrator: Path Planning for Minimized Staleness",  IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 2, pp. 1000-1014, April 2021.

  77. M. Jung, W. Saad, M. Debbah, and C. S. Hong, "On the Optimality of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RISs): Passive Beamforming, Modulation, and Resource Allocation", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 20, no. 7, pp. 4347-4363, July 2021.

  78. M. Jung, W. Saad, and G. Kong, "Performance Analysis of Active Large Intelligent Surfaces (LISs): Uplink Spectral Efficiency and Pilot Training", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 69, no. 5, pp. 3379-3394, May 2021.

  79. A. Pourranjbar, G. Kaddoum, A. Ferdowsi,  and W. Saad, "Reinforcement Learning for Deceiving Reactive Jammers in Wireless Networks", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 3682-3697, June 2021.

  80. A. Manzoor, K. Kim, S. R. Pandey, S. M. A. Kazmi, N. H. Tran, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Ruin Theory for Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation in UAV-assisted Cellular Networks", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 3943-3956, June 2021.

  81. L. Xu, M. Chen, M. Chen, Z. Yang, C. Chaccour, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Joint Location, Bandwidth and Power Optimization for THz-enabled UAV Communications", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 1984-1988, June 2021.

  82. Md. S. Munir, N. H. Tran, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Multi-Agent Meta-Reinforcement Learning for Self-Powered and Sustainable Edge Computing Systems", IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 3353-3374, Sept. 2021.

  83. T. Park, G. Lee, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Sum-Rate and Reliability Analysis for Power-Domain Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (PD-NOMA)", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 12, pp. 10160-10169, June 2021.

  84. S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Predictive Ultra-Reliable Communication: A Survival Analysis Perspective", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 1221-1225, April 2021.

  85. T. Park, B. Zhou, and W. Saad, "Centralized and Distributed Age of Information Minimization with non-linear Aging Functions in the Internet of Things", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 10, pp. 8437-8455, May, 2021.

  86. M. Chen, H. V. Poor, W. Saad, and S. Cui, "Convergence Time Optimization for Federated Learning over Wireless Networks", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 2457-2471, April 2021.

  87. M. N. H. Nguyen, S. R. Pandey, K. Thar, N. H. Tran,  M. Chen, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Distributed and Democratized Learning: Philosophy and Research Challenges",  IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 49 - 62, February 2021.

  88. A. T. Z. Kasgari, W. Saad, M. Mozaffari, and H. V. Poor,  "Experienced Deep Reinforcement Learning with Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) for Model-Free Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 69, no. 2, pp. 884 - 899, February 2021.

  89. Z. Yang, M. Chen, W. Saad, C. S. Hong, and M. Shikh-Bahaei, "Energy Efficient Federated Learning Over Wireless Communication Networks", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 1935-1949, March 2021.

  90. M. M. U. Chowdhury, I. Guvenc, W. Saad, and A. Bhuyan, "Ensuring Reliable Connectivity to Cellular-Connected UAVs with Uptilted Antennas and Interference Coordination," ITU Journal on Future and Evolving Technologies, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 165-185, Jan. 2021.

  91. M. Chen, H. V. Poor, W. Saad, and S. Cui,  "Wireless Communications for Collaborative Federated Learning", IEEE Communications Magazine, Special Issue on Communication Technologies for Efficient Edge Learning, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 48 - 54, December 2020.

  92. Y. Xiao, G. Shi, Y. Li, W. Saad, and H. V. Poor, "Towards Self-learning Edge Intelligence in 6G", IEEE Communications Magazine, Special Issue on Communication Technologies for Efficient Edge Learning, vol. 58, no. 12, pp. 34 - 40, December 2020.

  93. Q. Zhang, W. Saad, M. Bennis, X. Lu, M. Debbah, and W. Zuo, "Predictive Deployment of UAV Base Stations in Wireless Networks: Machine Learning Meets Contract Theory", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 637 - 652, January 2021.

  94. A. El-Dosouky, W. Saad, and N. B. Mandayam, "Resilient Critical Infrastructure: Bayesian Network Analysis and Contract-Based Optimization",  Reliability Engineering and System Safety, vol. 205, January 2021.

  95. A. Ferdowsi, W. Saad, and N. B. Mandayam, "Colonel Blotto Game for Sensor Protection in Interdependent Critical Infrastructure", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, pp. 2857 - 2874, February 2021.

  96. M. M. Moghaddam, M. H. Manshaei, M. Naderi Soorki, W. Saad, M. Goudarzi, and D. Niyato, "On Coordination of Smart Grid and Cooperative Cloud Providers", IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 672-683, March 2021.

  97. A. Sanjab, W. Saad, and T. Başar, "A Game of Drones: Cyber-Physical Security of Time-Critical UAV Applications with Cumulative Prospect Theory Perceptions and Valuations", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 68, no. 11, pp. 6990 - 7006, November 2020.

  98. S. R. Etesami, W. Saad, N. B. Mandayam, and H. V. Poor, "Smart Routing of Electric Vehicles for Load Balancing in Smart Grids", Automatica, vol. 120, October 2020.

  99. S. Ghosh, M. Bhatnagar, and W. Saad, "Defending False Data Injection on State Estimation over Fading Wireless Channels", IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, vol. 16, pp. 1424-1439, October 2020.

  100. L. U. Khan, S. R. Pandey, N. H. Tran, W. Saad, Z. Han, M. N. H. Nguyen, and C. S. Hong, "Federated Learning for Edge Networks: Resource Optimization and Incentive Mechanism", IEEE Communications Magazine, Data Science/Artificial Intelligence Series, vol. 58, no. 10, pp. 88 - 93, October 2020.

  101. A. S. de Sena, D. Carrillo, F. Fang, P. H. K. Nardelli, D. B. da Costa, U. S. Dias, Z. Ding, C. B. Papdias, and W. Saad, "What Role Do Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces Play in Multi-Antenna Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access?", IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 27, no. 5, pp. 24 - 31, October 2020.

  102. Y. K. Tun, N. H. Tran, W. Saad, S. R. Pandey, and C. S. Hong, "Energy-Efficient Resource Management in UAV-Assisted Mobile Edge Computing", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 249 - 253, January 2021.

  103. M. Chen, Z. Yang, W. Saad, C. Yin, H. V. Poor, and S. Cui, "A Joint Learning and Communications Framework for Federated Learning over Wireless Networks", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 269 - 283, January 2021.

  104. W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Chen, "A Vision of 6G Wireless Systems: Applications, Trends, Technologies, and Open Research Problems", IEEE Network, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 134 - 142, May 2020.

  105. G. Lee, J. Park, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Performance Analysis of Blockchain Systems with Wireless Mobile Miners", IEEE Networking Letters, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 111 - 115, September 2020.

  106. Y. Wang, M. Chen, Z. Yang, T. Luo. and W. Saad, "Deep Learning for Optimal Deployment of UAVs with Visible Light Communications", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 19, no. 11, pp. 7049 - 7063, November 2020.

  107. A. Dabarov, M. Sharipov, A. Dadlani, S. Kumar Muthukrishnan, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Heterogeneous Projection of Disruptive Malware Prevalence in Mobile Social Networks", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 24, no. 8, pp. 1673 - 1677, August 2020.

  108. F. Hu, Y. Deng, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and H. Avghami, "Cellular-Connected Wireless Virtual Reality: Requirements, Challenges, and Solutions", IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. 105 - 111, May 2020.

  109. Y. Hu, M. Chen, and W. Saad, "Joint Access and Backhaul Resource Management in Satellite-Drone Networks: A Competitive Market Approach", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 3908 - 3923, June 2020.

  110. S. Ali, A. Ferdowsi, W. Saad, N. Rajatheva,  and J. Haapola, "Sleeping Multi-Armed Bandit Learning for Fast Uplink Grant Allocation in Machine Type Communications", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 68, no. 8, pp. 5072 - 5086, August 2020.

  111. J. Kibilda, A. MacKenzie, M. Abdel-Rahman, S. K. Yoo, G. Galati, S. Cotton, N. Marchetti, W. Saad, W. Scanlon, A. Garcia-Rodriguez, D. Lopez-Perez, H. Claussen, and L. DaSilva, "Indoor Millimeter-Wave Systems: Design and Performance Evaluation", Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 108, no. 6, pp. 923 - 944, May 2020.

  112. R. Amer, W. Saad, and N. Marchetti, "Mobility in the Sky: Performance and Mobility Analysis for Cellular-Connected UAVs", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 68, no. 5, pp. 3229-3246, May 2020.

  113. X. Chen, A. T. Z. Kasgari, and W. Saad, "Deep Learning for Content-based Personalized Viewport Prediction of 360-Degree VR Videos", IEEE Networking Letters, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 81-84, June 2020.

  114. A. El-Dosouky, A. Ferdowsi, and W. Saad, "Drones in Distress: A Game-Theoretic Countermeasure for Protecting UAVs Against GPS Spoofing", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 2840 - 2854, April 2020.

  115. D. H. Kim, S. M. A. Kazmi, N. Ndikumana, A. Manzoor, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Distributed Radio Slice Allocation in Wireless Network Virtualization: Matching Theory meets Auctions", IEEE Access, vo. 8, pp. 73494-73507, April 2020.

  116. A. Ndikumana, N. H. Tran, T. M. Ho, Z. Han, W. Saad, D. Niyato, C. S. Hong, "Joint Communication, Computation, Caching, and Control in Big Data Multi-access Edge Computing", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 1359-1374, June 2020.

  117. M. Jung, W. Saad, Y. Jang, G. Kong, and S. Choi, "Performance Analysis of Large Intelligent Surfaces (LISs): Asymptotic Data Rate and Channel Hardening Effects", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 2052 - 2065, March 2020.

  118. B. Zhou and W. Saad, "Minimum Age of Information in the Internet of Things with Non-uniform Status Packet Sizes", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 1933 - 1947, March 2020. 

  119. M. Abdel-Aziz, C.-F. Liu, S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, and W. Saad, "Optimized Age of Information Tail for Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications in Vehicular Networks", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 1911 - 1924, March 2020.

  120. M. T. Dabiri , H. Safi,  S. Parsaeefard ,  and W. Saad, "Analytical Channel Models for Millimeter Wave UAV Networks Under Hovering Fluctuations", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 2868 - 2883, April 2020.

  121. M. Abdel-Aziz, S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, and W. Saad, "Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Vehicular Communication: An Active Learning Approach", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 367-370, Feb. 2020.

  122. S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Distributed Federated Learning for Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Vehicular Communications", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 68, no. 2, pp. 1146-1159, Feb. 2020.

  123. S. Ali, H. Asgharimoghaddam, N. Rajatheva, W. Saad, and J. Haapola, "Contextual Bandit Learning for Machine Type Communications in the Null Space of Multi-Antenna Systems", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 68, no. 2, pp. 1284-1296, Feb. 2020.

  124. S. Rostami, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Deep Learning with Persistent Homology for Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) Decoding", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 117-121, Jan. 2020.

  125. M. Chen, O. Semiari, W. Saad, X. Liu, and C. Yin, "Federated Echo State Learning for Minimizing Breaks in Presence in Wireless Virtual Reality Networks", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 177-191, Jan. 2020.

  126. M. Jung, W. Saad, Y. Jang, G. Kong, and S. Choi, "Reliability Analysis of Large Intelligent Surfaces (LISs): Rate Distribution and Outage Probability", IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 1662-1666, Dec. 2019.

  127. B. Zhou and W. Saad, "Joint Status Sampling and Updating for Minimizing Age of Information in the Internet of Things", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 67, no. 11, pp. 7468-7482, Nov. 2019.

  128. A. Sanjab, W. Saad, and T. Başar, "Graph-Theoretic Framework for Unified Analysis of Observability and Data Injection Attacks in the Smart Grid", arXiv:1801.08951, Feb. 2020.

  129. A. T. Z. Kasgari, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Human-in-the-Loop Wireless Communications: Machine Learning and Brain-Aware Resource Management", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 67, no. 11, pp. 7727-7743, Nov. 2019.

  130. T. Zeng, O. Semiari, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Joint Communication and Control for Wireless Autonomous Vehicular Platoon Systems", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 67, no. 11, pp. 7907-7922, Nov. 2019.

  131. A. Ferdowsi, S. Ali, W. Saad, and N. B. Mandayam, "Cyber-Physical Security and Safety of Autonomous Connected Vehicles: Optimal Control Meets Multi-Armed Bandit Learning", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 67, no. 10, pp. 7228 - 7244, Oct. 2019.

  132. M. Naderi Soorki, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Optimized Deployment of Millimeter Wave Networks for In-venue Regions with Stochastic Users' Orientation", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 18, no. 11, pp. 5037-5049, Nov. 2019.

  133. R. Amer, W. Saad, and N. Marchetti, "Towards a Connected Sky: Performance of Beamforming with Down-tilted Antennas for Ground and UAV User Co-existence", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 23, no. 10, pp. 1840-1844, Oct. 2019.

  134. M. Chen, U. Challita, W. Saad, C. Yin, and M. Debbah, "Artificial Neural Networks-Based Machine Learning for Wireless Networks: A Tutorial", IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 3039-3071, Fourthquarter 2019.

  135. M. M. Moghaddam, M. H. Manshaei, W. Saad, and M. Goudarzi, "On Data Center Demand Response: A Cloud Federation Approach", IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 101829-101843, July 2019.

  136. Y. Yang, M. Chen, C. Guo,  C. Feng, and W. Saad, "Power Efficient Visible Light Communication (VLC) with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 23, no. 7, pp. 1272-1275, July 2019.

  137. D. G. Schmale, A. P. Ault, W. Saad, D. Scott, and J. Westwrick, "Perspectives on Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and the Cyberbiosecurity of Freshwater Systems", Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Biosafety and Biosecurity, vol. 7, June 2019.

  138. M. Baghani, S. Parsaeefard, M. Derakhshani, and W. Saad, "Dynamic Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) and Orthogonal Multiple Access (OMA) in 5G Wireless Networks", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 67, no. 9, pp. 6360-6373, Sept. 2019.

  139. M. Chen, W. Saad, and C. Yin, "Echo-Liquid State Deep Learning for 360∘ Content Transmission and Caching in Wireless VR Networks with Cellular-Connected UAVs", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 67, no. 9, pp. 6386-6400, Sept. 2019.

  140. N. Sawyer, M. Naderi Soorki, W. Saad, D. Smith, and N. Ding, "Evolutionary Games for Correlation-Aware Clustering in Massive Machine-to-Machine Networks", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 67, no. 9, pp. 6527-6543, Sept. 2019.

  141. N. Abuzainab, W. Saad, and A. B. MacKenzie, "Distributed Uplink Power Control in an Ultra-Dense Millimeter Wave Network: A Mean-field Game Approach", IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 1328-1332, Oct. 2019.

  142. M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, Y.-H. Nam, and M. Debbah, "A Tutorial on UAVs for Wireless Networks: Applications, Challenges, and Open Problems", IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 2334-2360, Third Quarter 2019.

  143. T. Zeng, O. Semiari, W. Saad, and M. Thai, "Spatial Motifs for Device-to-Device Network Analysis in Cellular Networks", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 67, no. 8, pp. 5474-5489, Aug. 2019.

  144. X. Lu, K. Hinkelman, Y. Fu, J. Wang, W. Zuo, Q. Zhang, and W. Saad, "An Open Source Modeling Framework for Interdependent Energy-Transportation-Communication Infrastructure in Smart and Connected Communities", IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 55458-55476, April 2019.

  145. Y. Sharaf-Dabbagh and W. Saad, "Authentication of Wireless Devices in the Internet of Things: Learning and Environmental Effects", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 6692-6705, Aug. 2019.

  146. K. Hamidouche, W. Saad, M. Debbah, M. T. Thai, and Z. Han, "Contract-based Incentive Mechanism for LTE over Unlicensed Channels", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 67, no. 9, pp. 6427-6440, Sept. 2019.

  147. T. Park and W. Saad, "Distributed Learning for Low Latency Machine Type Communication in a Massive Internet of Things", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 5562-5576, June 2019.

  148. G. Lee, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "An Online Optimization Framework for Distributed Fog Network Formation with Minimal Latency", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 2244-2258, April 2019.

  149. M. Chen, W. Saad, C. Yin, and M. Debbah, "Data Correlation-Aware Resource Management in Wireless Virtual Reality (VR): An Echo State Transfer Learning Approach", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 67, no. 6, pp. 4267-4280, June 2019.

  150. M. Mozaffari, A. T. Z. Kasgari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Beyond 5G with UAVs: Foundations of a 3D Wireless Cellular Network", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 357–372, January 2019.

  151. U. Challita, W. Saad, and C. Bettstetter, "Interference Management for Cellular-Connected UAVs: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 18, no.4, pp. 2125-2140, April 2019.

  152. M. Chen, W. Saad, and C. Yin, "Liquid State Machine Learning for Resource and Cache Management in LTE-U Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Networks",  IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 1504-1517, March 2019.

  153. Y. Hu, A. Sanjab, and W. Saad, "Dynamic Psychological Game Theory for Secure Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT) Systems", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 3712-3726, April 2019.

  154. S. Ali, N. Rajatheva, and W. Saad, "Fast Uplink Grant for Machine Type Communications: Challenges and Opportunities", IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 97-103,  March 2019.

  155. A. Manzoor, N. H. Tran, W. Saad, S. M. A. Kazmi, S. R. Pandey, and C. S. Hong, "Ruin Theory for Dynamic Spectrum Allocation in LTE-U Networks", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 366 - 369, February 2019.

  156. A. Ferdowsi, U. Challita, and W. Saad, "Deep Learning for Reliable Mobile Edge Analytics in Intelligent Transportation Systems", IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Special Issue on Mobile Edge Computing for Vehicular Networks, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 62 - 70, March 2019.

  157. O. Semiari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Integrated Millimeter Wave and Sub-6 GHz Wireless Networks: A Roadmap for Joint Mobile Broadband and Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency", IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 109-115, April 2019.

  158. A. Ferdowsi and W. Saad, "Deep Learning for Signal Authentication and Security in Massive Internet of Things Systems", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 1371 - 1387, February 2019.

  159. N. Abuzainab and W. Saad, "A Graphical Bayesian Game for Secure Sensor Activation in Internet of Battlefield Things", invited, Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 85, pp. 103-109, March 2019. 

  160. U. Challita, A. Ferdowsi, M. Chen, and W. Saad, "Machine Learning for Wireless Connectivity and Security of Cellular-Connected UAVs", IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, Special Issue on Integrating UAVs into 5G and Beyond, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 28-35, February 2019.

  161. M. Chen, W. Saad, and C. Yin, "Virtual Reality over Wireless Networks: Quality-of-Service Model and Learning-Based Resource Management", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 66, no. 11, pp. 5621 - 5635, November 2018.

  162. M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Communications and Control for Wireless Drone-Based Antenna Array",  IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 820 - 834, January 2019.

  163. A. Bairagi, N. T. Tran, W. Saad, Z. Han, and C. S. Hong, "A Game-Theoretic Approach for Fair Coexistence between LTE-U and Wi-Fi Systems", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 442 - 455, January 2019.

  164. S. Gupta, V. Kekatos, and W. Saad, "Optimal Real-Time Coordination of Energy Storage Units as a Voltage-Constrained Game", IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 3883-3894, July 2019.

  165. M. Naderi Soorki, W. Saad, H. Manshaei, and H. Saidi, "Social Community-Aware Content Placement in Wireless Device-to-Device Communication Networks", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 1938-1950, 1 Aug. 2019.

  166. C. Pham , N. H. Tran, S. Ren , W. Saad, C.-S. Hong,"Traffic-aware and Energy-efficient vNF Placement for Service Chaining: Joint Sampling and Matching Approach", IEEE Transactions on Service Computing, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 172-185, Jan.-Feb. 2020.

  167. M. I. Ashraf, C.-F. Liu, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Dynamic Resource Allocation for Optimized Latency and Reliability in Vehicular Networks", IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 63843 - 63858, October 2018.

  168. S. Ali, W. Saad, and N. Rajatheva, "A Directed Information Learning Framework for Event-Driven M2M Traffic Prediction", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 22, no. 11, pp. 2378 - 2381, November 2018.

  169. N. Abuzainab and W. Saad, "Multiclass Mean-Field Game for Thwarting Misinformation Spread in the Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT)", IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 66, no. 12, pp. 6643 - 6658, December 2018.

  170. M. El-Bamby, M. Bennis, W. Saad, M. Latva-aho, and C. S. Hong, "Proactive Edge Computing in Fog Networks with Latency and Reliability Guarantees", EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2018,  August 2018.

  171. U. Challita, L. Dong, and W. Saad, "Proactive Resource Management for LTE in Unlicensed Spectrum: A Deep Learning Perspective", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 4674 - 4689, July 2018.

  172. B. Daher, R. Mohtar, E. Pistikopoulos, K. Portney, R. Kaiser, and W. Saad, "Developing Socio-Techno-Econo-Political (STEP) Solutions for Addressing Resource Nexus Hotspots", Sustainability, vol. 10, no. 2, February 2018.

  173. A. Merwaday, M. Yuksel, T. Quint, I. Guvenc, W. Saad, and N. Kapucu, "Incentivizing Spectrum Sharing via Subsidy Regulations for Future Wireless Networks", Computer Networks, vol. 135, pp. 132-146, April 2018.

  174. M. Darabi, A. M. Montazeri, B. Maham, W. Saad, and H. Zarrabi, "Packet Size Adjustment for Minimizing the Average Delay in Cognitive Machine-to-Machine Networks", Computers & Electrical Engineering, vol. 68, pp. 298-309, May 2018.

  175. N. Abuzainab and W. Saad, "Dynamic Connectivity Game for Adversarial Internet of Battlefield Things Systems", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 378 - 390, February 2018.

  176. Sudheesh P. G., M. Mozaffari, M. Magarini, W. Saad, and P. Muthuchidambaranathan, "Sum-Rate Analysis for High Altitude Platform (HAP) Drones with Tethered Balloon Relay", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 1240 - 1243, June 2018.

  177. S. R. Etesami, W. Saad, N. B. Mandayam, and H. V. Poor, "Stochastic Games for Smart Grid Energy Management with Prospect Prosumers", IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 63, no. 8, pp. 2327 - 2342, August 2018.

  178. O. Semiari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and B. Maham, "Caching Meets Millimeter Wave Communications for Enhanced Mobility Management in 5G Networks", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 779 - 793, February 2018.

  179. L. Wei, A. Sarwat, W. Saad, and S. Biswas, "Stochastic Games for Power Grid Protection Against Coordinated Cyber-Physical Attacks," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 684 - 694, March 2018.

  180. M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Wireless Communication using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): Optimal Transport Theory for Hover Time Optimization", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 12, pp. 8052 - 8066, December 2017.

  181. M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Mobile Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Energy-Efficient Internet of Things Communications", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 11, pp. 7574 - 7589, November 2017.

  182. G. El-Rahi, S. R. Etesami, W. Saad, N. B. Mandayam, and H. V. Poor, "Managing Price Uncertainty in Prosumer-Centric Energy Trading: A Prospect-Theoretic Stackelberg Game Approach", IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 10, no. 9, pp. 702 - 713, January 2019.

  183. N. Abuzainab, W. Saad, C. S. Hong, and H. V. Poor, "Cognitive Hierarchy Theory for Distributed Resource Allocation in the Internet of Things", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 12, pp. 7687 - 7702, December 2017.

  184. G. Lee, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Online Optimization Techniques for Effective Fog Computing under Uncertainty", invited, IEEE MMTC Communications - Frontiers, pp. 19-23, July 2017.

  185. M. Naderi Soorki, W. Saad, H. Manshaei, and H. Saidi, "Stochastic Coalitional Games for Cooperative Random Access in M2M Communications", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 6179 - 6192, September 2017.

  186. B. Daher, W. Saad, S. A. Pierce, S. Hülsmann, and R. H. Mohtar, "Trade-offs and Decision Support Tools for FEW Nexus-Oriented Management", Current Sustainable/Renewable Energy Reports, July 2017.

  187. M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Optimal Transport Theory for Cell Association in UAV-Enabled Cellular Networks", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 21, no. 9, pp. 2053 - 2056,  September 2017.

  188. O. Semiari, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Joint Millimeter Wave and Microwave Resources Allocation in Cellular Networks with Dual-Mode Base Stations", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 7, pp. 4802 - 4816, July 2017.

  189. O. Semiari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and Z. Dawy, "Inter-Operator Resource Management for Millimeter Wave, Multi-Hop Backhaul Networks", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 8, pp. 5258 - 5272, August 2017.

  190. M. El-Bamby, M. Bennis, W. Saad, M. Debbah, and M. Latva-aho, "Resource Optimization and Power Allocation in In-band Full Duplex (IBFD)-Enabled Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Networks", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special Issue on Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access for 5G Systems, vol. 35, no. 12, pp. 2860 - 2873, December 2017.

  191. K. Hamidouche, W. Saad, M. Debbah, J. B. Song, and C. S. Hong, "The 5G Cellular Backhaul Management Dilemma: To Cache or to Serve", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 8, pp. 4866 - 4879, August 2017.

  192. M. Chen, W. Saad, C. Yin, and M. Debbah, "Echo State Networks for Proactive Caching in Cloud-Based Radio Access Networks with Mobile Users", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 3520 - 3535, June 2017.

  193. I. Ashraf, M. Bennis, W. Saad, M. Katz, and C. S. Hong, "Dynamic Clustering and User Association in Wireless Small Cell Networks with Social Considerations", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, no. 7, pp. 6553 - 6568, July 2017.

  194. W. Saad, A. Sanjab, Y. Wang, C. Kamhoua, and K. Kwiat, "Hardware Trojan Detection Game: A Prospect-Theoretic Approach", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, no. 9, pp. 7697 - 7710, September 2017.

  195. G. Lee, W. Saad, M. Bennis, A. Mehbodniya, and F. Adachi, "Online Ski Rental for ON/OFF Scheduling of Energy Harvesting Base Stations", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 2976 - 2990, May 2017.

  196. M. Chen, M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, C. Yin, M. Debbah, and C. S. Hong, "Caching in the Sky: Proactive Deployment of Cache-Enabled Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Optimized Quality-of-Experience", IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special Issue on Human-In-The-Loop Mobile Networks, vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 1046 - 1061, May 2017.

  197. S. M. A. Kazmi, N. H. Tran, W. Saad, Z. Han, T. M. Ho, T. Z. Oo, and C. S. Hong, "Mode Selection and Resource Allocation in Device-to-Device Communications: A Matching Game Approach", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 16, no. 11, pp. 3126 - 3141, November 2017.

  198. K. Vasudeva, S. Dikmese, I. Guvenc, A. Mehbodniya, W. Saad, and F. Adachi, "Fuzzy-Based Game Theoretic Mobility Management for Energy Efficient Operation in HetNets", IEEE Access, vol. 5, pp. 7542-7552, March 2017.

  199. A. Hajijamali Arani, A. Mehbodniya, M. J. Omidi, F. Adachi, W. Saad, and I. Guvenc, "Distributed Learning for Energy-Efficient Resource Management in Self-Organizing Heterogeneous Networks", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, no. 10, pp. 9287 - 9303, October 2017.

  200. M. D. Alim, T. Pan, M. Thai, and W. Saad, "Leveraging Social Communities for Optimizing Cellular Device-to-Device Communications",  IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 551 - 564, January 2017.

  201. Y. Wang, W. Saad, A. Sarwat, and C. S. Hong, "Reactive Power Compensation Game under Prospect-Theoretic Framing Effects", IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 4181-4193, September 2018.

  202. T. LeAnnh, N. H. Tran, W. Saad, L. B. Le, D. Niyato, T. M. Ho, and C.-S. Hong, "Matching Theory for Distributed User Association and Resource Allocation in Cognitive Femtocell Network", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 66, no. 9, pp. 8413 - 8428, September 2017.

  203. T. Z. Oo, N. H. Tran, W. Saad, D. Niyato, Z. Han, and C. S. Hong, "Offloading in HetNets: A Coordination of Interference Mitigation, User Association, and Resource Allocation", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 16, no. 8, pp. 2276 - 2291, August 2017.

  204. Z. Dawy, W. Saad, A. Ghosh, J. G. Andrews, and E. Yaacoub, "Towards Massive Machine Type Cellular Communications," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 120-128, February 2017.

  205. M. Chen, W. Saad, and C. Lin, "Echo State Networks for Self-Organizing Resource Allocation in LTE-U with Uplink-Downlink Decoupling", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 3-16, January 2017.

  206. T. Park, N. Abuzainab, and W. Saad, "Learning How to Communicate in the Internet of Things: Finite Resources and Heterogeneity", IEEE Access, Special Issue on Optimization for Emerging Wireless Networks: IoT, 5G and Smart Grid Communication Networks, vol. 4, pp. 7063-7073, Nov. 2016.

  207. K. Hamidouche, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "A Multi-Game Framework for Harmonized LTE-U and WiFi Coexistence over Unlicensed Bands", IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, Special Issue on LTE in Unlicensed Spectrum, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 62-69, December 2016.

  208. M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Efficient Deployment of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Optimal Wireless Coverage", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 1647-1650, August 2016.

  209. N. Kapucu, B. Haupt, M. Yuksel, I. Guvenc, and W. Saad, "On the Evolution of Wireless Communication Technologies and Spectrum Sharing for Public Safety", Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 129-145, September 2016.

  210. A. Sanjab and W. Saad, "Data Injection Attacks on Smart Grids with Multiple Adversaries: A Game-Theoretic Perspective," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Special Issue on Theory of Complex Systems with Applications to Smart Grid Operations, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 2038-2049, July 2016.

  211. M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with Underlaid Device-to-Device Communications: Performance and Tradeoffs," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 3949 - 3963, June 2016. IEEE Communications Society Young Author Best Paper Award.

  212. S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, W. Saad, M. Debbah, and M. Latva-aho, "Ultra Dense Small Cell Networks: Turning Density into Energy Efficiency," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special issue on Green Networks, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 1267 - 1280, May 2016.

  213. D. Li, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Decentralized Renewable Energy Pricing and Allocation for Millimeter Wave Cellular Backhaul," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special issue on Green Networks, vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 1140-1159, May 2016.

  214. W. Saad, A. Glass, N. Mandayam, and H. V. Poor, "Towards a Consumer-Centric Grid: A Behavioral Perspective," Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 104, no. 4, pp. 865-882, April 2016.

  215. T. M. Ho, N. H. Tran, L. B. Le, W. Saad, S. M. A. Kazmi and C. S. Hong, "Coordinated Resource Partitioning and Data Offloading in Wireless Heterogeneous Networks," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 974-977, May 2016.

  216. A. Kazmi, N. H. Tran, T. M. Ho, W. Saad, L. B. Le, and C. S. Hong,  "Optimized Resource Management in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 20, no. 7, pp. 1397-1400, July 2016.

  217. M. Yuksel, I. Guvenc, W. Saad, and N. Kapucu, "Pervasive Spectrum Sharing for Public Safety Communications," IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 22 - 29, March 2016.

  218. S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Latva-aho, "Dynamic Clustering and ON/OFF Strategies for Wireless Small Cell Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 2164-2178, March 2016.

  219. A. Merwaday, I. Guvenc, W. Saad, A. Mehbodniya, and F. Adachi, "Sojourn Time Based Velocity Estimation in Small Cell Poisson Networks," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 340-343, February  2016

  220. G. Bacci, S. Lasaulce, W. Saad, and L. Sanguinetti, "Game Theory for Networks: A tutorial on game-theoretic tools for emerging signal processing applications," IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 94-119, January 2016.

  221. X. Xu, W. Saad, X. Zhang, X. Xu, and S. Zhou, "Joint Deployment of Small Cells and Wireless Backhaul Links in Next-Generation Networks," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 19, no. 12, pp. 2250-2253, December 2015.

  222. Y. Wang, W. Saad, N. B. Mandayam, and H. V. Poor, "Load Shifting in the Smart Grid: To Participate or Not?," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 2604 - 2614, November 2016.

  223. T. Wang, L. Song, Z. Han, and W. Saad, "Overlapping Coalition Formation Games for Emerging Communication Networks," IEEE Network, vol. 30, no. 5, pp. 46-53, October 2016.

  224. O. Semiari, W. Saad, S. Valentin, M. Bennis, and H. V. Poor, "Context-Aware Small Cell Networks: How Social Metrics Improve Wireless Resource Allocation," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 14, no. 11, pp. 5927 - 5940, November 2015.

  225. Q. Xu, R. Zheng, W. Saad, and Z. Han, "Device Fingerprinting in Wireless Networks: Challenges and Opportunities," IEEE Communications Tutorials and Surveys, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 94 - 104, First Quarter 2016.

  226. D. Niyato, P. Wang, D.-I. Kim, W.Saad, and Z. Han, "Mobile Energy Sharing Networks: Performance Analysis and Optimization," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 3519 - 3535, May 2016.

  227. D. Li, W. Saad, I. Guvenc, A. Mehbodniya, and F. Adachi, "Decentralized Energy Allocation for Wireless Networks with Renewable Energy Powered Base Stations," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 63, no. 6, pp. 2126-2142, June 2015.

  228. Y. Gu, W. Saad, M. Bennis, M. Debbah, and Z. Han, "Matching Theory for Future Wireless Networks: Fundamentals and Applications," IEEE Communications Magazine, Special Issue on Emerging Applications, Services, and Engineering for Cellular Cognitive Systems, vol. 53, no. 15, pp. 52 - 59, May 2015.

  229. Y. Zhang, L. Song, W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and Z. Han, "Contract-Based Incentive Mechanisms for Device-to-Device Communications in Cellular Networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special issue on Heterogeneous Networks, vol. 33, no. 10, pp. 2144 - 2155,  October 2015.

  230. D. Niyato, P. Wang, H.-P. Tan, and W. Saad, "Cooperation in Delay Tolerant Networks with Wireless Energy Transfer: Performance Analysis and Optimization," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 64, no. 8, pp. 3740 - 3754, August 2015.

  231. Y. Zhang, E. Pan, L. Song, W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and Z. Han, "Social Network Aware Device-to-Device Communication in Wireless Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 177-190, January 2015.

  232. Y. Liu, X. Zhong, Y. Yan, J. Wang, and W. Saad, "Incentives in Cooperative Networks: A Contract-Theoretic Perspective," EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2014.

  233. W. Zhu, D. Li, and W. Saad, "Multiple Vehicles Collaborative Data Download Protocol via Network Coding," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 64, no. 4, pp. 1607-1619, April 2015.

  234. B. Maham, W. Saad, M. Debbah, and Z. Han, "Interference Analysis and Management for Spatially Reused Cooperative Multihop Wireless Networks," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 62, no. 11, pp. 3778-3790, October 2014.

  235. T. Wang, L. Song, Z. Han, and W. Saad, "Distributed Cooperative Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks: An Overlapping Coalition Formation Approach," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 62, no. 9, pp. 3144-3160, August 2014.

  236. W. Saad, X. Zhou, Z. Han, and H. V. Poor, "On the Physical Layer Security of Backscatter Wireless Systems," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 3442-3451, June 2014.

  237. N. Namvar, W. Saad, and B. Maham, "Cell Selection in Wireless Two-Tier Networks: A Context-Aware Matching Game," ICST Wireless Spectrum, 2014.

  238. L. Rose, E. V. Belmega, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Pricing in Wireless Networks with Heterogeneous Services and Customers: Hierarchical Games and Dynamics," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 4985-5001, May 2014.

  239. Z. Zang, L. Song, Z. Han, and W. Saad, "Coalitional Games with Overlapping Coalitions for Interference Management in Small Cell Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 2659-2669, May 2014.

  240. F. Pantisano, M. Bennis, W. Saad, M. Debbah, and M. Latva-aho, "Improving Macrocell - Small Cell Coexistence through Adaptive Interference Draining," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 942-955, February, 2014.

  241. Y. Wang, W. Saad, Z. Han, H. V. Poor, and T. Başar, "A Game-Theoretic Approach to Energy Trading in the Smart Grid," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 1439-1450, May 2014.

  242. S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Latva-aho, "Backhaul-Aware Interference Management in the Uplink of Wireless Small Cell Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 12, no. 11, pp. 5813-5825, November 2013.

  243. L. Al-Kanj, Z. Dawy, W. Saad, and E. Kutanoglu, "Energy-Aware Cooperative Content Distribution over Wireless Networks: Optimized and Distributed Approaches," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 62, no. 8, pp. 3828-3847, October 2013.

  244. M. Bennis, M. Simsek, W. Saad, S. Valentin, M. Debbah, and A. Czylwik, "When Cellular Meets WiFi in Wireless Small Cell Networks," IEEE Communications Magazine, Special Issue on Heterogeneous Networks, vol. 51, no. 6, June 2013 (featured among top 10 most accessed online papers in IEEE Comsoc for June 2013 and July 2013).

  245. F. Pantisano, M. Bennis, W. Saad, M. Debbah, and M. Latva-aho, "Interference Alignment for Cooperative Femtocell Networks: A Game-Theoretic Approach," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 12, no. 11, pp. 2233-2246, November 2013.

  246. W. Tushar, W. Saad, H. V. Poor, and D. Smith, "Economics of Electric Vehicle Charging: A Game Theoretic Approach," IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 1767-1779, December 2012.

  247. W. Saad, X. Zhou, B. Maham, T. Başar, and H. V. Poor, "Tree Formation with Physical Layer Security Considerations in Wireless Multi-Hop Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 11, no. 11, pp. 3980-3991, November 2012.

  248. Y. Wang and W. Saad, "Toward Evolved Energy Trading Mechanisms in the Smart Grid," invited, IEEE MMTC e-Letters, vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 49-53, November 2012.

  249. W. Saad, Z. Han, H. V. Poor, and T. Başar, "Game Theoretic Methods for the Smart Grid," IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, Special issue on Signal Processing for the Smart Grid, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 86-105, September 2012.

  250. W. Saad, Z. Han, H. V. Poor, T. Başar, and J.B. Song, "A Cooperative Bayesian Nonparametric Framework for Primary User Activity Monitoring in Cognitive Radio Networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special issue on Cooperative Networking, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 1815-1822, October 2012.

  251. W. Saad, Z. Han, R. Zheng, A. Hjørungnes, T. Başar, and H. V. Poor, "Coalitional Games in Partition Form for Joint Spectrum Sensing and Access in Cognitive Radio Networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Signal Processing (JSTSP), Special issue on Game Theory, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 195-209, April 2012.

  252. F. Pantisano, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Spectrum Leasing as an Incentive towards Uplink Macrocell and Femtocell Cooperation," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special issue on Femtocell Networks, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 617-630, April 2012.

  253. W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and S. Sharafeddine, "A Utility-Based Algorithm for Joint Uplink/Downlink Scheduling in Wireless Cellular Networks," Elsevier Journal of Networking and Computer Applications, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 348-356, January 2012.

  254. W. Saad, Z. Han, T. Başar, M. Debbah, and A. Hjørungnes, "Network Formation Games Among Relay Stations in Next Generation Wireless Networks," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 59, no. 9, pp. 2528-2542, September 2011.

  255. W. Saad, Z. Han, T. Başar, M. Debbah, and A. Hjørungnes, "Hedonic Coalition Formation for Distributed Task Allocation among Wireless Agents," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 10, no.9, pp. 1327-1344, September 2011.

  256. W. Saad, Z. Han, T. Başar, M. Debbah, and A. Hjørungnes, "Coalition Formation Games for Collaborative Spectrum Sensing," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 276-297, January 2011.

  257. W. Saad, Z. Han, A. Hjørungnes, D. Niyato and E. Hossain, "Coalition Formation Games for Distributed Cooperation Among Roadside Units in Vehicular Networks," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC), Special issue on Vehicular Communications and Networks, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 48-60, January 2011.

  258. D. Niyato, P. Wang, E. Hossain, W. Saad, and A. Hjørungnes, "Exploiting Mobility Diversity in Sharing Wireless Access: A Game Theoretic Approach," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 3866-3877, December 2010.

  259. D. Niyato, P. Wang, W. Saad, and A. Hjørungnes, "Controlled Coalitional Games for Cooperative Mobile Social Networks," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 1812-1824, May 2011.

  260. W. Saad, Z. Han, M. Debbah, A. Hjørungnes, and T. Başar, "Coalitional Game Theory for Communication Networks: A Tutorial," IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, Special Issue on Game Theory, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 77-97, September 2009.

  261. W. Saad, Z. Han, M. Debbah and A. Hjørungnes, "A Distributed Coalition Formation Framework for Fair User Cooperation in Wireless Networks," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 4580-4593, September 2009.

  262. W. Saad, Z. Han, T. Başar, M. Debbah and A. Hjørungnes, "Distributed Coalition Formation Games for Secure Wireless Transmission," ACM/Springer Journal on Mobile Networks and Applications, 2010.

Conference Publications:

• 1. V. C. Andrei, A. Djuhera, X. Li, U. J. Monich, H. Boche, and W. Saad, "Resilient-By-Design Framework for MIMO-OFDM Communications under Smart Jamming", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications, Second Workshop on Enabling Security, Trust, and Privacy in 6G Wireless Systems, Denver, CO, USA, June 2024. 

  2. L. Wang, W. Wu, F. Zhou, F. Tian, Q. Wu, and W. Saad, "A Unified Hierarchical Semantic Knowledge Base for Multi-Task Semantic Communication", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), SAC Machine Learning for Communications and Networking Track, Denver, CO, USA, June 2024. 

  3. M. S. Munir, S. Proddatoori, M. Muralidhara, W. Saad, Z. Han, and S. Shetty, "A Zero Trust Framework for Realization and Defense Against Generative AI Attacks in Power Grid", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), SAC Smart Grid Communications Track, Denver, CO, USA, June 2024. 

  4. C. Li, H. Zhu, Y. Xiao, Y. Li, D. Niyato, S. Sun, and W. Saad, "Optimizing Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Distributed Wireless Sensing", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), SAC Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces and Smart Environments Track, Denver, CO, USA, June 2024.  

  5. P.-H. Chou, Y.-T. Liu, W.-C. Chen, and W. Saad, "Markov Modeling for Licensed and Unlicensed Band Allocation in Underlay and Overlay D2D", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication QoS, Reliability and Modeling Symposium, Denver, CO, USA, June 2024.   

  6. K. Kim, Y. K. Tun, M. S. Munir. W. Saad, and C. S. Hong "Pilot Optimization and Channel Estimation Scheme for Semantic Communication: A Framework for Edge Intelligence", in Proc. of  IEEE Network Operations and Management Symposium, Seoul, Korea, May 2024.

  7. M. Kim and W. Saad, "Analysis of the Memorization and Generalization Capabilities of AI Agents: Are Continual Learners Robust?", in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Seoul, Korea, April 2024. 

  8. K. Wang, T. Yao, Z. Li, K. Sakaguchi, O. Hashash, and W. Saad, "Digital Twins for Autonomous Driving: A Comprehensive Implementation and Demonstration", in Proc. 38th International Conference on Information Networking (ICOIN), Ho Chi Minh CIty, Vietnam, January 2024. 

  9. C. Kim, M. Chehimi, M. Jung, and W. Saad, "Real-time Task Scheduling for Digital Twin Edge Network,"  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), IoT and Sensor Networks, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2023.

  10. M. Chehimi, B. Simon, W. Saad, A. Klein, D. Towsley, and M. Debbah, "Matching Game for Optimized Association in Quantum Communication Networks,"  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Selected Areas in Communications: Quantum Communications and Computing, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2023.

  11. P. Sinha, J. Kibilda, and W. Saad, "On the Tradeoff Between Heterogeneity and Communication Complexity in Federated Learning," in Proc. of the 57th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, November 2023. 

  12. J. Chai, Y. Xiao, G. Shi, and W. Saad, “Rate-Distortion-Perception Theory for Semantic Communication”, in Proc. of the 31st annual edition of the IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols, First Workshop on 6G Enablers: Satellite, Qualitative and Semantic  Communications (6G SQSC 2023) , Reykjavik, Iceland, October 2023.

  13. H. Zhu, Y. Xiao, Y. Li, G. Shi, and W. Saad, “Physical-Layer Semantic-Aware Network for Zero-Shot Wireless Sensing”, in Proc. of the 31st annual edition of the IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols, First Workshop on 6G Enablers: Satellite, Qualitative and Semantic Communications (6G SQSC 2023) , Reykjavik, Iceland, October 2023. 

  14. M. Chehimi, S. Pouryousef, N. K. Panigrahy, W. Saad, and D. Towsley, "Scaling Limits of Quantum Repeater Networks"  in Proc. of  the IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE23), Bellevue, WA USA, September 2023. Best Paper Award.

  15. M. Chehimi, O. Hashash, and W. Saad, "The Roadmap to a Quantum-Enabled Wireless Metaverse: Beyond the Classical Limits"  in Proc. of  the 2023 Fifth International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications (ACTEA), Beirut, Lebanon, July 2023.

  16. C. Thomas and W. Saad, "Reliable Beamforming at Terahertz Bands: Are Causal Representations The Way Forward?", in Proc. of International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, & Signal Processing (ICASSP), Rhodes Island, Greece, June 2023.

  17. Z. Mahrez, M. Ben Driss, E. Sabir, W. Saad, and E. Driouch, "Benchmarking of Anomaly Detection Techniques in O-RAN for Handover Optimization", in Proc. International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), Marrakesh, Morocco, June 2023 

  18. S. Ross, Y. Karacora, C. Chaccour, A. Sezgin, and W. Saad, “Integrated Communication and Control Systems: A Data Significance Perspective”, in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), SemComm Workshop, Rome, Italy, May 2023. 

  19. R. Mundlamuri, R.  Gangula, C. Thomas, F. Kaltenberger, and W. Saad, "Sensing aided Channel Estimation in Wideband Millimeter-Wave MIMO Systems" in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Workshop on Synergies of Communication, Localization, and Sensing towards 6G Rome, Italy, May 2023.

  20. O. Hashash, C. Chaccour, W. Saad, K. Sakaguchi, and T. Yu, "Towards a Decentralized Metaverse: Synchronized Orchestration of Digital Twins and Sub-Metaverses", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Next-Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Rome, Italy, May 2023.

  21.  Z. Mahrez , E. Sabir, W. Saad, T. Nesh-Nash, and M. Sadik, "Theory of Change for the Transformation Towards Open Smart and Sustainable Mobility", in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Smart Mobility (SM), KSA, March 2023.

  22. M. Kim, A. Derieux, and W. Saad, “A Bargaining Game for Personalized, Energy Efficient Split Learning over Wireless Networks”, in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Marrakech, Glasgow, Scotland, March 2023.

  23. O. Hashash, W. Saad, M. F. Imani, and D. R. Smith, "Simultaneous Transmitting and Reflecting (STAR)-RIS for Harmonious Millimeter Wave Spectrum Sharing", in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Networking and MAC Track, Glasgow, Scotland, March 2023. 

  24. Z. Mahrez, F. Sabir, W. Saad, and E. Badidi, "Drive-Charge Dilemma in Electric Mobility: Price of Anarchy and Data Analytics Standpoint", in 2022 5th International Conference on Advanced Communication Technologies and Networking (CommNet), Marrakech, Morroco, December 2022.

  25. C. Chaccour and W. Saad, "Disentangling Learnable and Memorizable Data via Contrastive Learning for Semantic Communications", in Proc. of the 56th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, November 2022.

  26. C. Thomas and W. Saad, "Neuro-Symbolic Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Intent based Semantic Communication", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Cognitive Radio and AI-Enabled Network Symposium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 2022.

  27. R. Vera-Amaro, M. Burke, and W. Saad, "Coordinated UAVs for Effective Payload Delivery", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Selected Areas in Communications: Aerial Communications Track, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 2022.

  28. C. Kim, M. Jung, and W. Saad, "Achievable Rate of Multiuser Scheduling in RIS-based Massive MIMO Systems", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communications Theory Symposium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 2022.

  29. N. Yang, S. Wang, M. Chen, C. G. Brinton, C. Yin, W. Saad, and S. Cui, "Model-Based Reinforcement Learning for Quantized Federated Learning Performance Optimization", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 2022.

  30. Y. Yang, Y. Yang, H. Xia, C. Guo, M. Chahimi, and W. Saad, "A Joint Transmit and Receive Design for Dimmable High Speed MC MU VLC Systems", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Optical Networks and Systems Symposium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 2022.

  31. Y. Oh, Y.-S. Jeon, M. Chen, and W. Saad, "Vector Quantized Compressed Sensing for Communication-Efficient Federated Learning", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Workshop on Wireless Communications for Distributed Intelligence, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 2022.

  32. O. Hashash, C. Chaccour, and W. Saad, "Edge Continual Learning for Dynamic Digital Twins over Wireless Networks", in Proc. 23rd IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, Special Session on Intelligence and Processing at the Edge for Next Generation Networks, Oulu, Finland, June 2022. 

  33. J. Jalali, A. Khalili, A. Rezaei, J. Famaey, and W. Saad, "Power-efficient Antenna Switching and Beamforming Design for Multi-User SWIPT with Non-Linear Energy Harvesting", in Proc. IEEE 20th Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), Las Vegas, NV, USA, January 2023.

  34. M. Chehimi and W. Saad, "Quantum Federated Learning with Quantum Data", in Proc. of International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, & Signal Processing (ICASSP), Singapore, May 2022.

  35. M. Kim, W. Saad, M. Mozaffari, and M. Debbah, "On the Tradeoff between Energy, Precision, and Accuracy in Federated Quantized Neural Networks", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Green Communication Systems and Networks Symposium, Seoul, South Korea, May 2022. Best Paper Award.

  36. M. Karimzadeh, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Common Language for Goal-Oriented Semantic Communications: A Curriculum Learning Framework", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC),  Next-Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Seoul, South Korea, May 2022.

  37. C. Chaccour, W. Saad, O. Semiari, M. Bennis, and P. Popovski, "Joint Sensing and Communication for Situational Awareness in Wireless THz Systems", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC),  Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Seoul, South Korea, May 2022.

  38. F. Lotfi, O. Semiari, and W. Saad, "Semantic-Aware Collaborative Deep Reinforcement Learning Over Wireless Cellular Networks", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), IoT and Sensor Networks Symposium, Seoul, South Korea, May 2022.

  39. S. S. Hassan, Y. M. Park, Y. K. Tun, W. Saad, Z. Han, and C. S. Hong, "3TO: THz-Enabled Throughput and Trajectory Optimization of UAVs in 6G Networks by Proximal Policy Optimization Deep Reinforcement Learning", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC),  Next-Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Seoul, South Korea, May 2022.

  40. X. Fan, D. Moscovitz, and W. Saad, "A Data-Driven Democratized Control Architecture for Regional Transmission Operators", Proc. IEEE Power & Energy Society Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), New Orleans, LA, USA, April 2022.

  41. T. Sen, H. Shen, W. Saad, and T. Doan, "A Resilient and Robust Edge-Cloud Network System Supporting CPS", in Proc. IEEE 18th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Smart Systems (MASS), Denver, CO, USA, October 2021.

  42. A. Pourranjbar, G. Kaddoum, and W. Saad, "Jamming Pattern Recognition over Multi-Channel Networks: A Deep Learning Approach", in Proc. of the 55th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, November 2021.

  43. Q. Zhang and W. Saad, "Semi-Supervised Learning for Channel Charting-Aided IoT Localization in Millimeter Wave Networks",  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), IoT and Sensor Networks Symposium,  Madrid, Spain, December 2021.

  44. T. Zeng, O. Semiari, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Performance Analysis of Aircraft-to-Ground Communication Networks in Urban Air Mobility (UAM)",  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Next Generation Networking and Internet Symposium,  Madrid, Spain, December 2021.

  45. Y. Wang, M. Chen, W. Saad, T. Luo, S. Cui, and H. V. Poor, "Performance Optimization for Semantic Communications: An Attention-based Learning Approach",   in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Signal Processing for Communications Symposium,  Madrid, Spain, December 2021.

  46. S. S. Hassan, Y. K. Tun, W. Saad, Z. Han, and C. S. Hong, "Blue Data Computation Maximization in 6G Space-Air-Sea Non-Terrestrial Networks",  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Next Generation Networking and Internet Symposium,  Madrid, Spain, December 2021.

  47. H. Tong, Z. Yang, S. Wang, Y. Hu, W. Saad, and C. Yin, "Federated Learning based Audio Semantic Communication over Wireless Networks",  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication QoS, Reliability and Modeling Symposium,  Madrid, Spain, December 2021.

  48. T. Zeng, O. Semiari, M. Chen, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Federated Learning for Collaborative Controller Design of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles", in Proc. of the 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Austin, TX, USA, December 2021.

  49. M. Chehimi and W. Saad, "Entanglement Rate Optimization in Heterogeneous Quantum Communication Networks", invited, in Proc. of the 17th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), September 2021.

  50. B. Zhou and W. Saad, "Age of Information in Ultra-Dense Computation-Intensive Internet of Things  (IoT) Systems", invited, in Proc. of the 19th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), Philadelphia, PA, USA, October 2021.

  51. Q. Zhang, A. Ferdowsi, and W. Saad, "Distributed Generative Adversarial Networks for mmWave Channel Modeling in Wireless UAV Networks",  in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Next-Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Montreal, Canada, June 2021.

  52. T. Zeng, J. Guo, K. J. Kim, K. Parsons, P. Orlik, S. Di Cairano, and W. Saad, "Multi-Task Federated Learning for Traffic Prediction and its Application to Route Planning",  in Proc. of the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), Nagoya, Japan, July 2021. 

  53. M. Jung and W. Saad, "Meta-Learning for 6G Communication Networks with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces", in Proc. of International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, & Signal Processing (ICASSP), Ontario, Canada, June 2021.

  54. Y. Wang, M. Chen, Z. Yang, W. Saad, T. Luo, H. V. Poor, and S. Cui, "Meta-Reinforcement Learning for Immersive Virtual Reality over THz/VLC Wireless Networks",  Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Montreal, Canada, June 2021.

  55. B. Zhou and W. Saad, "Age of Information in Ultra-Dense IoT Systems with Noisy Channels: With and Without Feedback",  Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, Montreal, Canada, June 2021.

  56. Z. Gong, Q. Cui, C. Chaccour, B. Zhou, M. Chen, and W. Saad, "Lifelong Learning for Minimizing Age of Information in Internet of Things Networks",  Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), SAC Machine Learning for Communications Track, Montreal, Canada, June 2021.

  57. Z. Yang, M. Chen, K. K. Wong, W. Saad, H. V. Poor, and S. Cui, "Performance Optimization of a Distributed Primal-Dual Algorithm over Wireless Networks", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Green Communication Systems and Networks Symposium, Montreal, Canada, June 2021.

  58. T. Park, W. Saad, and B. Zhou, "On the Minimization of Non-Linear Age of Information in the Internet of Things",  in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Next-Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Montreal, Canada, June 2021.

  59. J. Liu, Y. Xiao, Y. Li, G. Shi, W. Saad, and H. V. Poor, "Spatio-temporal Modeling for Large-scale Vehicular Networks Using Graph Convolutional Networks",  in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Next-Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Montreal, Canada, June 2021.

  60. Y. Hu, M. Chen, W. Saad, H. V. Poor, and S. Cui, "Meta-Reinforcement Learning for Trajectory Design in Wireless UAV Networks", in  Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Cognitive Radio and AI-Enabled Networks Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, December 2020. Best Paper Award.

  61. C. Chaccour and W. Saad, "On the Ruin of Age of Information in Augmented Reality over Wireless Terahertz (THz) Networks", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication QoS, Reliability and Modeling Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, December 2020.

  62. B. Zhou and W. Saad, "On the Age of Information in Internet of Things Systems with Correlated Devices", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication Theory Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, December 2020.

  63. S. Wang, M. Chen, W. Saad, C. Yin, S. Cui, and H. V. Poor, "Reinforcement Learning for Minimizing Age of Information under Realistic Physical Dynamics",  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Green Communications Systems and Networks Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, December 2020.

  64. Q. Zhang, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Distributional Reinforcement Learning for mmWave Communications with Intelligent Reflectors on a UAV",  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Next Generation Networking and Internet Symposium,  Taipei, Taiwan, December 2020.

  65. Z. Yang, M. Chen, W. Saad, W. Xu, M. Shikh-Bahaei, H. V. Poor and S. Cui,  "Resource Allocation for Wireless Communications with Distributed Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces",  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium,  Taipei, Taiwan, December 2020.

  66. Z. Yang, M. Chen, W. Saad, C. S. Hong, M. Shikh-Bahaei, H. V. Poor and S. Cui, "Delay Minimization for Federated Learning Over Wireless Communication Networks", in Proc. of International Conference on Machine Learning, Workshop on Federated Learning for User Privacy and Data Confidentiality (ICML-FL), Vienna, Austria, July 2020.

  67. G. Lee, J. Guo, K. J. Kim, P. Orlik, H. Ahn, S. Di Cairano, and W. Saad, "Edge Computing for Interconnected Intersections in Internet of Vehicles",  in Proc. of the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), Las Vegas, NV, USA, June 2020.

  68. C. Chaccour, M. Naderi Soorki, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and P. Popovski, "Risk-Based Optimization of Virtual Reality over Terahertz Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Next-Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020.

  69. B. Zhou, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and P. Popovski, "Risk-Aware Optimization of Age of Information in the Internet of Things", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020.

  70. T. Zeng, O. Semiari, M. Mozaffari, M. Chen, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Federated Learning in the Sky: Joint Power Allocation and Scheduling with UAV Swarms", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Next-Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020.

  71. M. Chen, H. V. Poor, W. Saad, and S. Cui, "Convergence Time Minimization of Federated Learning over Wireless Networks", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Cognitive Radio and AI-Enabled Networks Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020.  Best Paper Award.

  72. M. Jung, W. Saad, M. Debbah, and C. S. Hong, "Asymptotic Optimality of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces:Passive Beamforming and Achievable Rate", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Wireless Communications Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020.

  73. R. Amer, W. Saad, B. Galkin, and N. Marchetti, "Performance Analysis of Mobile Cellular-Connected Drones under Practical Antenna Configurations", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020.

  74. S. Wang, M. Chen, W. Saad, and C. Yin, "Federated Learning for Energy-Efficient Task Computing in Wireless Networks",  in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Wireless Communications Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020.

  75. G. Lee, M. Jung, A. T. Kasgari, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Deep Reinforcement Learning for Energy-Efficient Networking with Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Green Communication Systems and Networks Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020.

  76. X. Zhang, Y. Xiao, Q. Li, and W. Saad, "Deep Reinforcement Learning for Fog Computing-based Vehicular System with Multi-operator Support",  in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), SAC Cloud & Fog Computing, Networking, and Storage Track, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020.

  77. C. W. Zaw, N. T. Tran, W. Saad, Z. Han, and C. S. Hong, "Generalized Nash Equilibrium Game for Radio and Computing Resource Allocation in Co-located MEC", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Software, Services and Multimedia Applications Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020.

  78. Z. Yang, M. Chen, W. Saad, and M. Shikh-Bahaei , "Downlink Sum-Rate Maximization for Rate Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA)", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020.

  79. M. U. Chowdhury, W. Saad, and I. Guvenc, "Mobility Management for Cellular-Connected UAVs: A Learning-Based Approach", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Workshop on Edge Machine Learning for 5G Mobile Networks and Beyond, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020.

  80. M. Chen, H. V. Poor, W. Saad, and S. Cui, "Performance Optimization of Federated Learning over Mobile Wireless Networks", invited, in Proc. of 21st IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Atlanta, GA, USA, May 2020.

  81. X. Liu, M. Chen, S. Wang, W. Saad, and C. Yin, "Trajectory Design for Energy Harvesting UAV Networks: A Foraging Approach", in Proc. of IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Wireless Networks Track, Seoul, South Korea, April 2020.

  82. M. Chen, Z. Yang, W. Saad, C. Yin, H. V. Poor, and S. Cui, "Performance Optimization of Federated Learning over Wireless Networks",  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Cognitive Radio and AI-Enabled Networks Symposium, Waikoloa, HI, USA, December 2019.

  83. M. Chen, O. Semiari, W. Saad, X. Liu, and C. Yin, "Federated Deep Learning for Immersive Virtual Reality over Wireless Networks",  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Cognitive Radio and AI-Enabled Networks Symposium, Waikoloa, HI, USA, December 2019.

  84. A. Ferdowsi and W. Saad, "Generative Adversarial Networks for Distributed Intrusion Detection in the Internet of Things",  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication & Information System Security Symposium, Waikoloa, HI, USA, December 2019.

  85. T. Zeng, O. Semiari, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Dependence Control for Reliability Optimization in Vehicular Networks", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Next-Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Waikoloa, HI, USA, December 2019.

  86. Q. Zhang, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Reflections in the Sky: Millimeter Wave Communication with UAV-Carried Intelligent Reflectors", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Next-Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Waikoloa, HI, USA, December 2019.

  87. Y. Wang, M. Chen, Z. Yang, X. Hao, T. Luo, and W. Saad, "Gated Recurrent Units Learning for Optimal Deployment of Visible Light Communications Enabled UAVs", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Next-Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Waikoloa, HI, USA, December 2019.

  88. M. Jung, W. Saad, and G. Kong, "Spectral Efficiency in Large Intelligent Surfaces: Asymptotic Analysis Under Pilot Contamination",  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication Theory Symposium, Waikoloa, HI, USA, December 2019.

  89. M. Naderi Soorki, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Ultra-Reliable Millimeter-Wave Communications using an Artificial Intelligence-Powered Reflector", in  Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Wireless Communications Symposium, Waikoloa, HI, USA, December 2019.

  90. Z. Yang, M. Chen, W. Saad, W. Xu, and M. Shikh-Bahaei, "Sum-Rate Maximization of Uplink Rate Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA) Communication", in  Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Wireless Communications Symposium, Waikoloa, HI, USA, December 2019.

  91. M. A. Abd-Elmagid, A. Ferdowsi, H. S. Dhillon, and W. Saad, "Deep Reinforcement Learning for Minimizing Age-of-Information in UAV-assisted Networks", in  Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Waikoloa, HI, USA, December 2019.

  92. Y. Zhao, B. Zhou, W. Saad, and X. Luo, "Age of Information Analysis for Dynamic Spectrum Sharing", in  Proc. of  the IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing (GlobalSIP), Ottawa, Canada, November 2019.

  93. M. Rahman, M. Yuksel, and W. Saad, "Regulations and Strategies in Subsidy-based Spectrum Sharing Markets", in Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySpan), Newark, NJ, USA, November 2019.

  94. C. Chaccour, R. Amer, B. Zhou, and W. Saad, "On the Reliability of Wireless Virtual Reality at Terahertz (THz) Frequencies", in Proc. of 10th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS), Mobility & Wireless Networks Track, Canary Islands, Spain, June 2019. Best Paper Award.

  95. Y. Hu, M. Chen, and W. Saad, "Competitive Market for Joint Access and Backhaul Resource Allocation in Satellite-Drone Networks",  in Proc. of 10th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS), Mobility & Wireless Networks Track, Canary Islands, Spain, June 2019.

  96. A. El-Dosouky, A. Ferdowsi, and W. Saad, "Deceiving GPS Spoofers: A Game Theoretic Countermeasure for Wireless Drones", in Proc. IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (Poster Track), Washington, DC, June 2019.

  97. A. T. Z. Kasgari and W. Saad, "Model-Free Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC): a Deep Reinforcement Learning Framework", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Next-Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Shanghai, China, May 2019.

  98. B. Zhou and W. Saad, "Minimizing Age of Information in the Internet of Things with Non-uniform Status Packet Sizes", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication Theory Symposium, Shanghai, China, May 2019.

  99. T. Zeng, O. Semiari, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Joint Communication and Control System Design for Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Navigation", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Next-Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Shanghai, China, May 2019.

  100. M. Chen, W. Saad, and C. Yin, "Deep Learning for 360 Content Transmission in UAV-Enabled Virtual Reality", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Next-Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Shanghai, China, May 2019.

  101. M. Chen, W. Saad, and C. Yin, "Liquid State based Transfer Learning for 360 Image Transmission in Wireless VR Networks", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Cognitive Radio and Networks Symposium, Shanghai, China, May 2019.

  102. G. M. M. Hasan, M. A. Rahman, M. Manshaei, and W. Saad, "A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Pricing Competition between Aggregators in V2G Systems", in Proc. of IEEE 43rd Annual Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMPSAC), Milwaukee, WI, USA, July 2019.

  103. R. Amer, W. Saad, H. Elsawy, M. Butt, and N. Marchetti, "Caching to the Sky: Performance Analysis of Cache-Assisted CoMP for Cellular-Connected UAVs", in Proc. of IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Wireless Networks Track, Marrakech, Morocco, April 2019.

  104. A. French, M. Mozaffari, A. El-Dosouky, and W. Saad, "Environment-Aware Deployment of Wireless Drones Base Stations with Google Earth Simulator", in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing (PerCom), Workshop on  UNmanned aerial vehicle Applications in the Smart City: from Guidance technology to enhanced system Interaction (UNAGI), Kyoto, Japan, March 2019.

  105. A. Ferdowsi and W. Saad, "A Colonel Blotto Game for Security of Interdependent Intelligent Transportation and Communications Systems", in Proc. of International Conference on Emerging Technologies of Information and Communications (ETIC), Bhutan, 2019.

  106. B. Zhou and W. Saad, "Optimal Sampling and Updating for Minimizing Age of Information in the Internet of Things", in  Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communications Theory Symposium, Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2018. This paper received the Best Paper Award at IEEE GLOBECOM 2018.

  107. M. Mozaffari, A. T. Z. Kasgari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "3D Cellular Network Architecture with Drones for Beyond 5G", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM),Next Generation Networking and Internet Symposium,  Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2018.

  108. Q. Zhang, M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Machine Learning for Predictive On-Demand Deployment of UAVs for Wireless Communications", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Green Communications Systems and Networks Symposium,  Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2018.

  109. G. Lee, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Online Optimization for UAV-assisted Distributed Fog Computing in Smart Factories of Industry 4.0", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Selected Areas in Communications Symposiums - Internet of Things Track,  Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2018.

  110. S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Federated Learning for Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency V2V Communications", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Selected Areas in Communications Symposium - Tactile Internet Track,  Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2018.

  111. M. Abdel-Aziz, C.-F. Liu, S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, and W. Saad, "Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Vehicular Networks: Taming the Age of Information Tail", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Next Generation Networking and Internet Symposium,  Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2018.

  112. N. Abuzainab and W. Saad, "Misinformation Control in the Internet of Battlefield Things: A Multiclass Mean-Field Game", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Selected Areas in Communications Symposiums - Internet of Things Track,  Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2018.

  113. M. K. Tareq, O. Semiari, M. A. Salehi, and W. Saad, "Ultra Reliable, Low Latency Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Wireless Communications with Edge Computing", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium,  Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2018.

  114. M. Monwar, O. Semiari, and W. Saad, "Optimized Path Planning for Inspection by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Swarm with Energy Constraints", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks Symposium,  Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2018.

  115. T. Park, G. Lee, and W. Saad, "Message-Aware Uplink Transmit Power Level Partitioning for Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA)", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Next Generation Networking and Internet Symposium,  Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2018.

  116. S. Ali, A. Ferdowsi, W. Saad, and N. Rajatheva, "Sleeping Multi-Armed Bandits for Fast Uplink Grant Allocation in Machine Type Communications", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Workshop on Ultra-high speed, low latency and massive connectivity communication for 5G/B5G,  Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2018.

  117. X. Liu, M. Chen, C. Yin, and W. Saad, "Analysis of Memory Capacity for Deep Echo State Networks",  in Proc. 17th IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA), Orlando, FL, USA, December 2018.

  118. A. Ferdowsi, U. Challita, W. Saad, and N. B. Mandayam, "Robust Deep Reinforcement Learning for Security and Safety in Autonomous Vehicle Systems", in Proc. 21st IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Maui, HI, USA, November 2018.

  119. T. Zeng, M. Mozaffari, O. Semiari, W. Saad,  M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Wireless Communications and Control for Swarms of Cellular-Connected UAVs", in Proc. of the 52nd Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, November 2018.

  120. A. Ferdowsi, A. Sanjab, W. Saad, and T. Başar, "Generalized Colonel Blotto Game", in Proc. American Control Conference (ACC), Milwaukee, WI, USA, June 2018.

  121. A. Taleb Zadeh Kasgari, B. Maham, H. Kebriaei, and W. Saad, "Dynamic Learning for Distributed Power Control in Underlaid Cognitive Radio Networks", in Proc. 14th International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), Limasol, Cyprus, June 2018.

  122. K. Hamidouche, A. Taleb Zadeh Kasgari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Collaborative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for User-Cell Association in Ultra-Dense Cellular Systems", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Workshop on Promises and Challenges of Machine Learning in Communication Networks, Kansas City, MO, USA, May 2018.

  123. T. Zeng, O. Semiari, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Integrated Communications and Control Co-Design for Wireless Vehicular Platoon System", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), SAC Symposium Smart Cities Track, Kansas City, MO, USA, May 2018.

  124. U. Challita, W. Saad, and C. Bettstetter, "Deep Reinforcement Learning for Interference-Aware Path Planning of Cellular-Connected UAVs", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Wireless Networking Symposium, Kansas City, MO, USA, May 2018.

  125. M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Drone-based Antenna Array for Service Time Minimization in Wireless Networks", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Wireless Networking Symposium, Kansas City, MO, USA, May 2018.

  126. A. Ferdowsi and W. Saad, "Deep Learning-Based Dynamic Watermarking for Secure Signal Authentication in the Internet of Things", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication and Information Systems Security Symposium, Kansas City, MO, USA, May 2018.

  127. Y. Hu, N. Abuzainab, and W. Saad, "Dynamic Psychological Game for Adversarial Internet of Battlefield Things Systems", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication and Information Systems Security Symposium, Kansas City, MO, USA, May 2018.

  128. M. Chen, W. Saad, and C. Yin, "Echo State Learning for Wireless Virtual Reality Resource Allocation in UAV-enabled LTE-U Networks", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Cognitive Radio Networking Symposium, Kansas City, MO, USA, May 2018.

  129. K. Ahn, A. Dadlani, K. Kim, and W. Saad, "Revenue Maximization of Multi-class Charging Stations with Opportunistic Charger Sharing", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Smart Grid Communications Track, Kansas City, MO, USA, May 2018.

  130. A. Taleb Zadeh Kasgari  and W. Saad, "Stochastic Optimization and Control Framework for 5G Network Slicing with Effective Isolation", Proc. of the IEEE 52nd Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, NJ, USA, March 2018.

  131. T. Zeng, O. Semiari, and W. Saad, "Spatio-Temporal Motifs for Optimized Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Communications", in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), Mobile Computing and Vehicle Communications Track, Maui, HI, USA, March 2018.

  132. A. K. Bairagi, N. H. Tran, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Bargaining Game for Effective Coexistence between LTE-U and Wi-Fi Systems", in Proc. IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS), Taipei, Taiwan, April 2018.

  133. A. El-Dosouky and W. Saad, "On the Cybersecurity of m-Health IoT Systems with LED Bitslice Implementation", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), Las Vegas, NV, USA, January 2018.

  134. G. Lee, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Online Optimization for Low-Latency Computational Caching in Fog Networks", in Proc. of Fog World Congress, Santa Clara, CA, USA, November 2017.

  135. M. Chen, W. Saad, and C. Yin, "Liquid State Machine Learning for Resource Allocation in a Network of Cache-Enabled LTE-U UAVs", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Next Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Singapore, December 2017.

  136. M. Chen, W. Saad, and C. Yin, "Resource Management for Wireless Virtual Reality: Machine Learning Meets Multi-Attribute Utility", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Singapore, December 2017.

  137. U. Challita and W. Saad, "Network Formation in the Sky: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Multi-hop Wireless Backhauling",  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Next Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, Singapore, December 2017.

  138. K. Hamidouche, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Popular Matching Games for Correlation-aware Resource Allocation in the Internet of Things", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Selected Areas in Communications - Internet of Things (IoT) Track, Singapore, December 2017.

  139. O. Semiari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and B. Maham, "Mobility Management for Heterogeneous Networks: Leveraging Millimeter Wave for Seamless Handover", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Singapore, December 2017.

  140. O. Semiari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Performance Analysis of Integrated Sub-6 GHz-Millimeter Wave Wireless Local Area Networks", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Singapore, December 2017.

  141. M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Performance Optimization for UAV-Enabled Wireless Communications under Flight Time Constraints",  in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Singapore, December 2017.

  142. N. Sawyer, M. Naderi Soorki, W. Saad, and D. Smith, "Evolutionary Coalitional Game for Correlation-Aware Clustering in Machine-to-Machine Communications", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Singapore, December 2017.

  143. Q. Zhang, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Network Formation Game for Multi-Hop Wearable Communications over Millimeter Wave Frequencies", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Singapore, December 2017.

  144. M. Naderi Soorki, M. H. Manshaei, W. Saad, H. Saidi, R. Hasibi , A. Shafieyoun, and A. Hajrasouliha, "Collaborative Real-Time Content Download Application for Wireless Device-to-Device Communications", in Proc. of  the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communications Software, Services and Multimedia Apps Symposium, Singapore, December 2017.

  145. S. R. Etesami, W. Saad, N. B. Mandayam, and H. V. Poor, "Smart Routing in Smart Grids", in Proc. of the 56th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), Melbourne, Australia, December 2017.

  146. M. Naderi Soorki, A. B. MacKenzie, and W. Saad, "Millimeter Wave Network Coverage with Stochastic User Orientation", in Proc. of the  28th IEEE Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) , Mobile and Wireless Networks Track, Montreal, Canada, October 2017.

  147. A. Taleb Zadeh Kasgari, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Brain-Aware Wireless Networks: Learning and Resource Management", in Proc. of the 51st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, November 2017.

  148. T. Park and W. Saad, "Kolkata Paise Restaurant Game for Resource Allocation in the Internet of Things",  in Proc. of the 51st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, November 2017.

  149. T. Zeng, O. Semiari, and W. Saad, "Exploring Spatial Motifs for Device-to-Device Network Analysis (DNA) in 5G Networks", in Proc. of the 51st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, November 2017.

  150. M. Chen, W. Saad, C. Yin, and M. Debbah, "Echo State Transfer Learning for Data Correlation Aware Resource Allocation in Wireless Virtual Reality", in Proc. of the 51st Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, November 2017.

  151. A. Ferdowsi, A. Sanjab, W. Saad, and N. B. Mandayam, "Game Theory for Secure Critical Interdependent Gas-Power-Water Infrastructure", in Proc. Resilience Week - Critical Infrastructure Track, Wilmington, DE, USA, September 2017.

  152. A. El-Dosouky and W. Saad, "On the Resilience of Transportation Systems to Flooding in Coastal Cities: A Game-Theoretic Perspective", extended abstract, in Proc. Resilience Week - Students Competition Track, Wilmington, DE, USA, September 2017.

  153. M. Lasghari, B. Maham, and W. Saad, "Transmission Rate Maximization in Self-Backhauled Wireless Small Cell Networks", in Proc. IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall), Workshop on Backhaul Networks, Toronto, Canada, September 2017.

  154. M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Optimal Transport Theory for Effective UAV-Based Wireless Communications under Flight Time Constraints", poster, in IEEE Communications Theory Workshop (CTW), June 2017.

  155. M. El-Bamby, M. Bennis, and W. Saad, "Proactive Edge Computing in Latency-Constrained Fog Networks", in Proc. European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC), Oulu, Finland, June 2017. Best Student Paper Award.

  156. I. Ashraf, C.-F. Liu, M. Bennis, and W. Saad, "Towards Low-Latency and Ultra-Reliable Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication", in Proc. European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC), Oulu, Finland, June 2017.

  157. K. Hamidouche, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Minority Games for Backhaul Management in Cache-Enabled Small Cell Networks", in Proc. European Wireless, Second International Workshop on COmpetitive and COoperative Approaches for 5G networks (COCOA ), Dresden, Germany, May 2017.

  158. M. Aghababaie Alavijeh, B. Maham, Z. Han, and W. Saad, "Truthful Spectrum Auction for Efficient Anti-Jamming in Cognitive Radio Networks", in Proc. of 22nd IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communication (ISCC 2017), Heraklion, Greece, July 2017.

  159. N. Abuzainab, W. Saad, and B. Maham, "Robust Bayesian Learning for Wireless RF Energy Harvesting Networks", in Proc. of the 15th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), Paris, France, May 2017.

  160. U. Challita, L. Dong, and W. Saad, "Deep Learning for Proactive Resource Allocation in LTE-U Networks", in Proc. of European Wireless, Dresden, Germany, May 2017.

  161. M. Naderi soorki, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, A. MacKenzie, and W. Saad, "Joint Access Point Deployment and Assignment in mmWave Networks with Stochastic User Orientation", in Proc. of the 15th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), RAWNET Workshop,  Paris, France, May 2017.

  162. G. Lee, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "An Online Secretary Framework for Fog Network Formation with Minimal Latency",  in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), SAC Symposium Internet of Things Track, Paris, France, May 2017.

  163. A. Sanjab, W. Saad, and T. Başar, "Prospect Theory for Enhanced Cyber-Physical Security of Drone Delivery Systems: A Network Interdiction Game," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication and Information Systems Security Symposium, Paris, France, May 2017.

  164. J. Kollmer, R. Irwin, S. Biswas, A. Sarwat, and W. Saad, "Development of an Experimental Platform for Analysis of Cyber Attacks on the Power Grid,", in Proc. of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, OH, USA, June 2017.

  165. M. Darabi, N. Namvar, B. Maham, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Adaptive Mode Selection in Cognitive Buffer-Aided Full-Duplex Relay Networks with Imperfect Self-Interference Cancellation for Power and Delay Limited Cases", in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Workshop on Full-Duplex Communications for Future Wireless Networks, Paris, France, May 2017.

  166. K. Vasudeva, S. Dikmese, I. Guvenc, A. Mehbodniya, W. Saad, and F. Adachi, "Fuzzy Logic Game-Theoretic Approach for Energy Efficient Operation in HetNets",  in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Workshop on Application of Green Techniques to Emerging Communication and Computing Paradigms (GCC), Paris, France, May 2017.

  167. A. Ferdowsi, W. Saad, B. Maham, and N. B. Mandayam, "A Colonel Blotto Game for Interdependence-Aware Cyber-Physical Systems Security in Smart Cities", in Proc. IEEE/ACM CPS Week, 2nd Workshop on Science of Smart City Operations and Platforms Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, April 2017.

  168. Y. Sharaf-Dabbagh and W. Saad, "Cyber-Physical Fingerprinting for Internet of Things Authentication: Demo", in Proc. IEEE/ACM CPS Week, Second International Conference on Internet-of-Things Design and Implementation, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, April 2017.

  169. K. Hamidouche, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Multi-Games for LTE and WiFi Coexistence over Unlicensed Bands", in Proc. International conference on NETwork Games, COntrol and OPtimization (NETGCOOP), Avignon, France, November 2016.

  170. V. Namblar, E. Vattapparamban, A. I. Yurekli, I. Guvenc, M. Mozaffari, and W. Saad, "SDR Based Indoor Localization Using Ambient WiFi and GSM Signals", in Proc. International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communication (ICNC), 3rd National Workshop for REU Research in Networking and Systems (REUNS), Silicon Valley, USA, January 2017.

  171. T. Park and W. Saad, "Resource Allocation and Coordination for Critical Messages using Finite Memory Learning," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Workshop on Self-organization Networks for 5G Wireless Communications and Internet of Things, Washington, DC, USA, December 2016.

  172. M. Naderisoorki, M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, H. Manshaei, and H. Saidi, "Resource Allocation for Machine-to-Machine Communications with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Workshop on Wireless Networking, Control, and Positioning for Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles , Washington, DC, USA, December 2016.

  173. M. Chen, W. Saad, C. Yin, and M. Debbah, "Echo State Networks for Proactive Caching and Content Prediction in Cloud Radio Access Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Workshop on 5G RAN Design, Washington, DC, USA, December 2016.

  174. G. Lee, W. Saad, M. Bennis, A. Mehbodniya, and F. Adachi, "Online Channel Allocation for Full-Duplex Device-to-Device Communications," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Workshop on Full Duplex Wireless Communications, Washington, DC, USA, December 2016.

  175. I. Ashraf, M. Bennis, C. Perfecto, and W. Saad, "Dynamic Proximity-aware Resource Allocation in Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Communications," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Workshop on Internet of Everything, Washington, DC, USA, December 2016

  176. L. Wei, A. Sarwat, and W. Saad, "Risk Assessment of Coordinated Cyber-Physical Attacks Against Power Grids: A Stochastic Game Approach,", in Proc. of the IEEE Industrial Applications Society Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, USA, October 2016.

  177. G. El-Rahi, A. Sanjab, W. Saad, N. B. Mandayam, and H. V. Poor, "Prospect Theory for Enhanced Smart Gird Resilience Using Distributed Energy Storage,", in Proc. of the 54th Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Monticello, IL, USA, September 2016. 

  178. M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Mobile Internet of Things: Can UAVs Provide an Energy-Efficient Mobile Architecture?," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Selected Areas in Communications - Internet of Things Symposium, Washington, DC, USA, December 2016.

  179. O. Semiari, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Downlink Cell Association and Load Balancing for Joint Millimeter Wave-Microwave Cellular Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Washington, DC, USA, December 2016.

  180. Q. Zhang, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Quantum Game Theory for Beam Alignment in Millimeter Wave Device-to-Device Communications," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Next Generation Networking Symposium, Washington, DC, USA, December 2016.

  181. K. Hamidouche, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Breaking the Economic Barrier of Caching in Cellular Networks: Incentives and Contracts," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Washington, DC, USA, December 2016.

  182. D. Athukoralage, I. Guvenc, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Regret Based Learning for UAV assisted LTE-U/WiFi Public Safety Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Washington, DC, USA, December 2016.

  183. N. Namvar, W. Saad, N. Bahadori, and B. T. Kelley, "Jamming in the Internet of Things: A Game-Theoretic Perspective," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication and Information Systems Symposium, Washington, DC, USA, December 2016.

  184. Y. Zhang, C. Jiang, L. Song, W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and Z. Han, "Complementary Investment of Infrastructure and Service Providers in Wireless Network Virtualization," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Washington, DC, USA, December 2016.

  185. M. S. Nourbakhsh, M. H. Manshaei, M. A. Rahman, and W. Saad, "Electric Vehicle Consumption Markets: An Economic Analysis," invited, in Proc. of the IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing (GlobalSIP), Washington, DC, USA, December 2016.

  186. N. Abuzainab, W. Saad, and H. V. Poor, "Cognitive Hierarchy Theory for Heterogeneous Uplink Multiple Access in the Internet of Things," in Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), Barcelona, Spain, June 2016.

  187. G. El-Rahy, W. Saad, A. Glass, N. B. Mandayam, and H. V. Poor, "Prospect Theory for Prosumer-Centric Energy Trading in the Smart Grid," in  Proc. of 7th IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), Minneapolis, MN, USA, September 2016.

  188. N. Abuzainab and W. Saad, "Cloud Radio Access meets Heterogeneous Small Cell Networks: A Cognitive Hierarchy Perspective," in Proc. of the 13th IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communication (SPAWC), Edinburgh, UK, June 2016.

  189. Y. Sharaf-Dabbagh and W. Saad, "On the Authentication of Devices in the Internet of Things," in Proc. of 17th IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), Work in Progress Track, Coimbra, Portugal, June 2016.

  190. A. Sanjab and W. Saad, "On Bounded Rationality in Cyber-Physical Systems Security: Game-Theoretic Analysis and Application to Smart Grid Protection," in Proc. of IEEE/ACM CPS Week, Workshop on Cyber-Physical Security and Resilience in Smart Grids, Vienna, Austria, April 2016.

  191. K. Hamidouche, W. Saad, M. Debbah, and H. V. Poor, "Mean-Field Games for Distributed Caching in Ultra-Dense Small Cell Networks," in Proc. of the 2016 American Control Conference (ACC), Boston, MA, USA, July 2016.

  192. O. Semiari, W. Saad, and M. Bennis, "Context-Aware Scheduling of Joint Millimeter Wave and Microwave Resources for Dual-Mode Base Stations," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Kualalumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

  193. M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Optimal Transport Theory for Power-Efficient Deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Wireless Communications Symposium, Kualalumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

  194. G. Lee, W. Saad, M. Bennis, A. Mehbodniya, and F. Adachi, "Online Ski Rental for Scheduling Self-Powered, Energy Harvesting Small Base Stations," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Green Communications Systems and Networks Symposium, Kualalumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

  195. M. Chen, W. Saad, and C. Yin, "Optimized Uplink-Downlink Decoupling in LTE-U Networks: An Echo State Approach," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Kualalumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

  196. A. El-Dosouky, W. Saad, and D. Niyato, "Single Controller Stochastic Games for Optimized Moving Target Defense," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication and Information Systems Symposium, Kualalumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

  197. X. Xu, W. Saad, L. Zhang, L. Xiao, and S. Zhou, "Deployment of 5G Networking Infrastructure with Machine Type Communication Considerations," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Next Generation Networks Symposium, Kualalumpur, Malaysia, May 2016.

  198. X. Xu, W. Saad, L. Zhang, L. Xiao, and S. Zhou, "Dynamic On/Off Control of Wireless Small Cells with Heterogeneous Backhauls," in Proc. of the 23rd International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT), Thessaloniki, Greece, May 2016.

  199. T. Park and W. Saad, "Learning with Finite Memory for Machine Type Communication," in Proc. of the IEEE 50th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, NJ, March 2016.

  200. M. Hajimirsadeghi, G. Sridharan, W. Saad, and N. B. Mandayam, "Inter-Network Dynamic Spectrum Allocation Via a Colonel Blotto Game," in Proc. of the IEEE 50th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, NJ, March 2016 (invited paper).

  201. R. El-Bardan, W. Saad, S. Brahman, and P. Varshney, "Matching Theory for Cognitive Spectrum Allocation in Wireless Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE 50th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, NJ, March 2016.

  202. M. Naderisoorki, M. Yaghini, H. Manshaei, W. Saad, and H. Saidi, "Energy-Aware Optimization and Mechanism Design for Cellular Device-to-Device Local Area Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE 50th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS), Princeton, NJ, March 2016.

  203. T. Zin Oo, N. H. Tran, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Traffic Offloading via Markov Approximation in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS), Istanbul, Turkey, April 2016.

  204. T. LeAnh, N. H. Tran, W. Saad, S. Moon, and C. S. Hong, "Matching-based Distributed Resource Allocation in Cognitive Femtocell Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS), Istanbul, Turkey, April 2016.

  205. C. Pham, N. H. Tran, M. N. H. Nguyen, S. Ren, W. Saad, and C. S. Hong, "Hosting Virtual Machines on a Cloud Datacenter: A Matching Theoretic Approach," in Proc. of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS), Mini-conference Track, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2016.

  206. A. Sanjab and W. Saad, "Smart Grid Data Injection Attacks: To Defend or Not?," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm), Smart Grid Cyber Security and Privacy Symposium, Miami, FL, November 2015. The paper received a "Best Student Paper Award".

  207. M. Erkoc, E. El-Ahmadi, N. Celik, and W. Saad, "A Game Theoretic Approach for Load-Shifting in the Smart Grid," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm), Data Management, Grid Analytics and Dynamic Pricing Symposium, Miami, FL, November 2015.

  208. M. Mozaffari, W. Saad, M. Bennis, and M. Debbah, "Drone Small Cells in the Clouds: Design, Deployment and Performance Analysis," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Wireless Networks Symposium, San Diego, CA, USA, December 2015.

  209. S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, W. Saad, M. Debbah, and M. Latva-aho, "Energy-Efficient Resource Management in Ultra Dense Small Cell Networks: A Mean-Field Approach," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Selected Areas in Communications: Green Communications and Computing Symposium, San Diego, CA, USA, December 2015.

  210. A. El-Dosouky, W. Saad, C. Kamhoua, and K. Kwiat, "Contract-Theoretic Resource Allocation for Critical Infrastructure Protection," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication and Information System Security Symposium, San Diego, CA, USA, December 2015.

  211. M. Labib, S. Ha, W. Saad, and J. Reed, "A Colonel Blotto Game for Anti-jamming in the Internet of Things," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication and Information System Security Symposium, San Diego, CA, USA, December 2015.

  212. M. Darabi, B. Maham, W. Saad, A. Mehbodniya, and F. Adachi, "Context Aware Medium Access Control for Buffer-Aided Multichannel Cognitive Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Workshop on Software Defined and Cognitive Radio Networks, San Diego, CA, USA, December 2015.

  213. M. Darabi, B. Maham, W. Saad, A. Mehbodniya, and F. Adachi, "Joint Machine-Type Device Selection and Power Allocation for Buffer-Aided Cognitive M2M Communication," in Proc. of IEEE 26th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Workshop on M2M Communications, Hong Kong, September 2015.

  214. Y. Sharaf-Dabbagh and W. Saad, "Transfer Learning for Device Fingerprinting with Application to Cognitive Radio Networks," in Proc. of IEEE 26th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Hong Kong, September 2015. The paper received a "Best Paper Award" at PIMRC'15.

  215. K. Hamidouche, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Distributed Caching in Dense Small Cell Networks," poster presentation, in IEEE Communication Theory Workshop (CTW), Dana Point, CA, USA, May 2015.

  216. M. Lasghari, B. Maham, H. Kebriaei, and W. Saad, "Distributed Power Allocation and Interference Mitigation in Two-Tier Femtocell Networks: A Game-Theoretic Approach," in Proc. of the 11th International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), Wireless Networking Symposium, Dubrovnic, Croatia, August 2015.

  217. O. Semiari, W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and M. Bennis, "Matching Theory for Backhaul Management in Small Cell Networks with mmWave Capabilities," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, London, UK, June 2015.

  218. F. Pantisano, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Match to Cache: Joint User Association and Backhaul Allocation in Cache-aware Small Cell Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, London, UK, June 2015.

  219. A. Khanafer, W. Saad, and T. Başar, "Context-Aware Wireless Small Cell Networks: How to Exploit User Information for Resource Allocation," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, London, UK, June 2015.

  220. Y. Wang and W. Saad, "On the Role of Utility Framing in Smart Grid Energy Storage Management," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Workshop on Green Communications and Networks, London, UK, June 2015.

  221. M. Darabi, B. Maham, W. Saad, and X. Zhou, "Buffer-Aided Relay Selection and Secondary Power Minimization for Two-Way Cognitive Radio Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Cognitive Radio Networking Symposium, London, UK, June 2015.

  222. D. Niyato, P. Wang, D. I. Kim, and W. Saad, "Finding the Best Friend in Mobile Social Energy Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, London, UK, June 2015.

  223. A. Kumar and W. Saad, "On the Tradeoff between Energy Harvesting and Caching in Wireless Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Workshop on Green Communications and Networks, London, UK, June 2015.

  224. A. Mehbodniya and K. Temma and R. Sugai and W. Saad and I. Guvenc, and F. Adachi, "Energy-Efficient Dynamic Spectrum Access in Wireless Heterogeneous Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Workshop on Next Generation Green ICT, London, UK, June 2015.

  225. A. Mehbodniya and W. Saad and F. Adachi and R. Yoneya, and I. Guvenc, "An Energy-Efficient Handover Algorithm for Next Generation Heterogeneous Mobile Networks," in Proc. of the 5th Annual International Conference on Energy Aware Computing Systems and Applications (ICEAC), Cairo, Egypt, 2015.

  226. A. Hojeij, W. Saad, and T. Başar, "Optimal Deployment of Wireless Small Cell Base Stations with Security Considerations," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication and Information System Security Symposium, Austin, TX, USA, December 2014.

  227. O. Semiari, W. Saad, and S. Valentin, "On Self-Organizing Resource Allocation for Social Context-Aware Small Cell Networks," in Proc. of the 1st KuVS Workshop on Anticipatory Networks, Stuttgart, Germany, September 2014.

  228. E. Bastug, K. Hamidouche, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Centrality-Based Caching for Mobile Wireless Networks," in Proc. of the 1st KuVS Workshop on Anticipatory Networks, Stuttgart, Germany, September 2014.

  229. F. Pantisano, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "In-Network Caching and Content Placement in Cooperative Small Cell Networks," in Proc. of the 1st International Conference on 5G for Ubiquitous Connectivity, Levi, Finland, November 2014.

  230. X. Xu, X. Zhang, W. Saad, Y. Zhao, and S. Zhou, "How to Upgrade Wireless Networks: Small Cells or Massive MIMO?," in Proc. of IEEE 25th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Mobile and Wireless Networks Track, Washington, DC, September 2014.

  231. S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Lava-aho, "Dynamic Clustering and Sleep Mode Strategies for Small Cell Networks," invited paper, in Proc. of the IEEE 11th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), Barcelona, Spain, August 2014

  232. M. S. ElBamby, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Lava-aho, "Content-Aware User Clustering and Caching in Wireless Small Cell Networks," invited paper, in Proc. of the IEEE 11th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), Barcelona, Spain, August 2014

  233. M. S. ElBamby, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Lava-aho, "Dynamic Uplink-Downlink Optimization in TDD-based Small Cell Networks," invited paper, in Proc. of the IEEE 11th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), Barcelona, Spain, August 2014

  234. A. Merwaday, N. Rupasinghe, I. Guvenc, W. Saad, and M. Yuksel, "USRP-Based Indoor Channel Estimation for D2D and Multi-Hop Communications," in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless and Microwave Conference (WAMICON), Tampa, FL, USA, June 2014.

  235. K. Hamidouche, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Many-to-Many Matching Games for Proactive Social-Caching in Wireless Small Cell Networks," invited paper, in Proc. of the 12th Intl. Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), Workshop on Wireless Networks: Communication, Cooperation, and Competition, Hammamet, Tunisia, May 2014.

  236. F. Pantisano, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Cache-Aware User Association in Backhaul-Constrained Small Cell Networks," invited paper, in Proc. of the 12th Intl. Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), 5th Workshop on Indoor and Outdoor Small Cells, Hammamet, Tunisia, May 2014.

  237. Y. Wang, W. Saad, N. Mandayam, and H. V. Poor, "Integrating Energy Storage into the Smart Grid: A Prospect Theoretic Approach," in Proc. of the 39th IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Florence, Italy, May 2014.

  238. O. Semiari, W. Saad, S. Valentin, M. Bennis, and B. Maham, "Matching Theory for Priority-Based Cell Association in the Downlink of Wireless Small Cell Networks," in Proc. of the 39th IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Florence, Italy, May 2014.

  239. N. Namvar, W. Saad, S. Valentin, and B. Maham, "A Context-Aware Matching Game for User Association in Wireless Small Cell Networks," in Proc. of the 39th IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Florence, Italy, May 2014.

  240. W. Saad, Z. Han, R. Zheng, M. Debbah, and H. V. Poor, "A College Admissions Game for Uplink User Association in Wireless Small Cell Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Toronto, Canada, April 2014

  241. Y. Liu, X. Zhong, Y. Yan, J. Wang, and W. Saad, "Contract Theory for Incentive Mechanism Design in Cooperative Relaying Networks," in Proc. of the 9th International Conference on Wireless Algorithms, Systems, and Applications (WASA), Harbin, China, June 2014

  242. M. I. Ashraf, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Katz, "Exploring Social Networks for Optimized User Association in Wireless Small Cell Networks with Device-to-Device Communications," in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Workshop on Device-to-Device Communications, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2014.

  243. S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Latva-aho, "Opportunistic Sleep Mode Strategies in Wireless Small Cell Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Mobile and Wireless Networks Symposium, Sydney, Australia, June 2014.

  244. M. Darabi, B. Maham, X. Zhou, and W. Saad, "Buffer-Aided Relay Selection with Interference Cancellation and Secondary Power Minimization for Cognitive Radio Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN), McLean, VA, USA April 2014.

  245. C. Diaz, W. Saad, B. Maham, D. Niyato, and A. S. Madhukumar, "Strategic Device-to-Device Communications in Backhaul-Constrained Wireless Small Cell Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), MAC Track, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2014.

  246. M. Yuksel, T. Quint, I. Guvenc, W. Saad, and N. Kapucu, "Fostering Wireless Spectrum Sharing via Subsidization," invited paper, in Proc. of the 51st Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Monticello, IL, USA, October 2013.

  247. F. Pantisano, M. Bennis, W. Saad, S. Valentin, and M. Debbah, "Matching with Externalities for Context-Aware User-Cell Association in Small Cell Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Wireless Networking Symposium, Atlanta, GA, USA, December 2013.

  248. F. Pantisano, M. Bennis, W. Saad, S. Valentin, and M. Debbah, "Proactive User Association in Small Cell Networks via Collaborative Filtering," in Proc. of the 47th Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, USA, November 2013.

  249. A. Hojeij, W. Saad, and T. Başar, "Evading Eavesdroppers in Adversarial Cognitive Radio Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Communication and Information System Security Symposium, Atlanta, GA, USA, December 2013.

  250. Y. Zhang, L. Song, W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and Z. Han, "Exploring Social Ties for Enhanced Device-to-Device Communications in Wireless Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Wireless Networking Symposium, Atlanta, GA, USA, December 2013.

  251. B. Maham, W. Saad, M. Debbah, and Z. Han, " Interference Analysis for Spatial Reused Cooperative Multihop Wireless Networks," in Proc. of IEEE 24th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Fundamentals and PHY Track, London, UK, September 2013.

  252. H. Khayami, M. Ghassemi, K. Ardekani, B. Maham, and W. Saad, "Cognitive Radio Ad Hoc Networks for Smart Grid Communications: A Disaster Management Approach," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), Xian, China, August 2013.

  253. Y. Zhang, E. Pan, L. Song, W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and Z. Han, "Social Network Enhanced Device-to-Device Communication Underlaying Cellular Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), Workshop on Device-to-Device Communications, Xian, China, August 2013.

  254. A. Hojeij, W. Saad, and T. Başar, "A Game-Theoretic View on The Physical Layer Security of Cognitive Radio Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Communication and Information Systems Security Symposium, Budapest, Hungary, June 2013.

  255. Z. Zhang, L. Song, Z. Han, W. Saad, and Z. Lu, "Overlapping Coalition Formation Games for Cooperative Interference Management in Small Cell Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), MAC Track, Shanghai, China, April 2013.

  256. T. Wang, L. Song, Z. Han, and W. Saad, "Overlapping Coalitional Games for Collaborative Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), PHY Track, Shanghai, China, April 2013.

  257. Y. Li, R. Wang, P. Wang, D. Niyato, W. Saad, and Z. Han, "Resilient PHEV Charging Policies under Price Information Attacks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm), Smart Grid Cyber Security and Privacy Symposium, Tainan City, Taiwan, November 2012.

  258. L. Rose, E. V. Belmega, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Dynamic Service Selection Games in Heterogeneous Small Cell Networks with Multiple Providers," in Proc. of the International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), Paris, France, August 2012.

  259. F. Pantisano, M. Bennis, W. Saad, R. Verdone, and M. Latva-aho, "On the Dynamic Formation of Cooperative Multipoint Transmissions in Small Cell Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Workshop on Multicell Cooperation, Annaheim, CA, USA, December 2012.

  260. H. Alves, M. Bennis, W. Saad, M. Debbah, and M. Latva-aho, "On the Fly Self-Organized Base Station Placement," in Proc. of the International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), Paris, France, August 2012.

  261. W. Saad, Z. Han, and H. V. Poor, "On the Physical Layer Security of Backscatter RFID Systems," in Proc. of the International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS), Paris, France, August 2012.

  262. S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Latva-aho, "Enabling Relaying Over Heterogeneous Backhauls in the Uplink of Femtocell Networks," in Proc. of the 10th IEEE International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), Paderborn, Germany, May 2012.

  263. V. Naghshin, B. Maham, W. Saad, and M. Nickray, "Lifetime Maximization in Cluster-based Outage-restricted Wireless Sensor Networks," in Proc. of the 13th IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communication (SPAWC), Cesme, Turkey, June 2012.

  264. W. Tushar and D. B. Smith and W. Saad and H. V. Poor, "Distributed Transmit Beamforming: Performance Improvement Using A Two-Bit Feedback Scheme," in Proc. of the 12th International Symposium on Communications & Information Technologies, Gold Coast, Australia, October 2012.

  265. A. Lam, L. Huang, A. Silva, and W. Saad, "A Multi-Layer Market for Vehicle-to-Grid Energy Trading in the Smart Grid," in Proc. of IEEE INFOCOM, Workshop on Communications and Control for Sustainable Energy Systems: Green Networking and Smart Grids, Orlando, FL, USA, March 2012.

  266. A. Khanafer, W. Saad, T. Başar, and M. Debbah, "Competition in Femtocell Networks: Strategic Access Policies in the Uplink," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Wireless Networks Symposium, Ottawa, Canada, June 2012.

  267. F. Pantisano, M. Bennis, W. Saad, M. Debbah, and M. Latva-aho, "On the Impact of Heterogeneous Backhauls on Coordinated Multipoint Transmission in Femtocell Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Wireless Networks Symposium, Ottawa, Canada, June 2012.

  268. A. El-Hajj, Z. Dawy, and W. Saad, "A Stable Matching Game for Joint Uplink/Downlink Resource Allocation in OFDMA Wireless Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Wireless Networks Symposium, Ottawa, Canada, June 2012.

  269. F. Pantisano, M. Bennis, W. Saad, M. Latva-aho, and R. Verdone, "Enabling Macrocell-Femtocell Coexistence through Interference Draining," in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Workshop on Broadband Femtocell Technologies, Paris, France, April 2012.

  270. D. Niyato, P. Wang, E. Hossain, W. Saad, and Z. Han, "Game Theoretic Modeling of Cooperation among Service Providers in Mobile Cloud Computing Environments," in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Services, Applications, an Business Symposium, Paris, France, April 2012. The paper received a "Best Paper Award" at WCNC'12

  271. W. Saad, Z. Han, H. V. Poor, and T. Başar, "A Noncooperative Game for Double Auction-Based Energy Trading between PHEVs and Distribution Grids," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGridComm), Electrical Vehicles Track, Brussels, Belgium, October 2011.

  272. F. Pantisano, M. Bennis, W. Saad, and M. Debbah, "Cooperative Interference Alignment in Femtocell Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Next Generation Networking Symposium, Houston, TX, USA, December 2011.

  273. Q. Zhu, W. Saad, Z. Han, H. V. Poor, and T. Başar, "Eavesdropping And Jamming In Next-Generation Wireless Networks: A Game Theoretic Approach," in Proc. of the IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), Waveforms and Signal Processing Track, Baltimore, MD, USA, November 2011.

  274. L. Al-Kanj, W. Saad, and Z. Dawy, "A Game Theoretic Approach for Content Distribution over Wireless Networks with Mobile-to-Mobile Cooperation," in Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2011), Toronto, Canada, September 2011.

  275. W. Saad, Z. Han, and H. V. Poor, "Coalitional Game Theory for Cooperative Micro-Grid Distribution Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Workshop on Smartgrid communications, Kiyoto, Japan, June 2011.

  276. W. Saad, Z. Han, and H. V. Poor, "A Game Theoretic Approach for Multi-hop Power Line Communication," in Proc. of the 2nd International ICST Conference on Game Theory for Networks (GameNets), Shanghai, China, April 2011.

  277. F. Pantisano, M. Bennis, W. Saad, R. Verdone, and M. Latva-aho, "Coalition Formation Games for Femtocell Interference Management: A Recursive Core Approach," in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Networking Symposium, Cancun, Mexico, April 2011.

  278. D. Niyato, P. Wang, W. Saad, Z. Han, and A. Hjørungnes, "Coalition Formation Games for Relay Transmission: Stability Analysis under Uncertainty," in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Networking Symposium, Cancun, Mexico, April 2011.

  279. W. Saad, Z. Han, T. Başar, M. Debbah, and A. Hjørungnes, "A Coalition Formation Game in Partition Form for Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Next Generation Networking Symposium, Miami, USA, December 2010.

  280. D. Niyato, Z. Han, W. Saad, and A. Hjørungnes, "A Controlled Coalitional Game for Wireless Connection Sharing and Bandwidth Allocation in Mobile Social Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Wireless Networking Symposium, Miami, USA, December 2010.

  281. D. Niyato, P. Wang, W. Saad, and A. Hjørungnes, "Coalition Formation Game for Improving Data Delivery in Delay Tolerant Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Wireless Networking Symposium, Miami, USA, December 2010.

  282. B. Maham, W. Saad, M. Debbah, Z. Han, and A. Hjørungnes, "Efficient Cooperative Protocols for General Outage-Limited Multihop Wireless Networks," invited paper, in Proc. of IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2010), Istanbul, Turkey, September 2010.

  283. W. Saad, T. Alpcan, T. Başar, and A. Hjørungnes, "Coalitional Game Theory for Security Risk Management," in Proc. of the 5th International Conference on Internet Monitoring and Protection (ICIMP), Barcelona, Spain, May 2010. The paper received a "Best Paper Award" at ICIMP'10

  284. W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and S. Sharafeddine, "Joint BS Assignment and End-to-End Scheduling for Wireless Cellular Networks with Heterogeneous Services," in the IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Pervasive Computing (ISWPC), Modena, Italy, May 2010.

  285. W. Saad, Z. Han, T. Başar, A. Hjørungnes, and J. B. Song, "Hedonic Coalition Formation Games for Secondary Base Station Cooperation in Cognitive Radio Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Networking Symposium, Sydney, Australia, April 2010.

  286. D. Niyato, P. Wang, W. Saad and A. Hjørungnes, "Coalition Formation Games for Bandwidth Sharing in Vehicle-to-Roadside Communications," in Proc. of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Networking Symposium, Sydney, Australia, April 2010.

  287. W. Saad, Z. Han, T. Başar, M. Debbah and A. Hjørungnes, "Coalitional Games for Distributed Eavesdroppers Cooperation in Wireless Networks," in Proc. of the Third International Workshop on Game Theory in Communication Networks (Gamecomm), Pisa, Italy, October, 2009.

  288. W. Saad, A. Hjørungnes, Z. Han and T. Başar, "Network Formation Games for Wireless Multi-hop Networks in the Presence of Eavesdroppers (invited paper)," in Proc. of the Third International Workshop on Computational Advances in Multi-Sensor Adaptive Processing (CAMSAP), Aruba, December, 2009.

  289. W. Saad, Q. Zhu, T. Başar, Z. Han and A. Hjørungnes, "Hierarchical Network Formation Games in the Uplink of Multi-hop Wireless Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Wireless Networking Symposium, Hawaii, USA, December 2009.

  290. W. Saad, Z. Han, T. Başar, M. Debbah and A. Hjørungnes, "Physical Layer Security: Coalitional Games for Distributed Cooperation," in Proc. of the 7th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), Seoul, South Korea, June 2009.

  291. The paper received the "Best Paper Award" at WiOpt'09.W. Saad, Z. Han, T. Başar, M. Debbah and A. Hjørungnes, "A Selfish Approach to Coalition Formation among Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Wireless Networks," in Proc. of the International Conference on Game Theory for Networks (GameNets), Istanbul, Turkey, May 2009.

  292. W. Saad, Z. Han, M. Debbah, A. Hjørungnes, and T. Başar, "Coalitional Games for Distributed Collaborative Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 2009.

  293. W. Saad, Z. Han, M. Debbah, A. Hjørungnes, and T. Başar, "A Game-Based Self-Organizing Uplink Tree for VoIP Services in IEEE 802.16j Networks," in Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Wireless Networking Symposium, Dresden, Germany , June 2009.

  294. W. Saad, Z. Han, M. Debbah and A. Hjørungnes, "Network Formation Games for Distributed Uplink Tree Construction in IEEE 802.16j Networks," in Proc. of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Wireless Networking Symposium, New Orleans, USA, December 2008.

  295. W. Saad, Z. Han, M. Debbah, and A. Hjørungnes, "A Distributed Merge and Split Algorithm for Fair Cooperation in Wireless Networks," in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Workshop on Cooperative Communications and Networking, Beijing, China, May 2008.

  296. W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and S. Sharafeddine, "On End-to-End Scheduling in Wireless Cellular Networks," in Proc. of the 10th International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications (ISSSTA), Bologna, Italy , 2008.

  297. W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and S. Sharafeddine, "A Micro-economics Approach for Scheduling in CDMA Networks with End-to-End QoS Guarantees," in Proc. of 18th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2007), Athens, Greece, September 2007.

  298. W. Saad, "An End-to-End Approach for Scheduling in CDMA Networks," accepted for publication in 6th FEA Students Conference, American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon , May 2007.
       The paper received the "Best Paper Submitted by a Graduate Student" Award at the FEA conference.

Patents:

• 1. Z. Han, W. Saad, and H. V. Poor, "A method for securing backscatter communication systems", U.S. patent granted, 2017.