Computer Communications

Article	Citations
Digital twin-assisted multi-layer networks for low-latency and energy-efficient communication	301
Channel-hopping sequence generation for blind rendezvous in cognitive radio-enabled internet of vehicles: A multi-agent twin delayed deep deterministic policy gradient-based method	296
Editorial special issue on AI-Driven sensing and computing for cyber-physical systems	216
Editorial Board	175
Sensor-based implicit authentication through learning user physiological and behavioral characteristics	155
Editorial Board	151
A max plus algebra based scheduling algorithm for supporting time triggered services in ethernet networks	103
ReTREM: A responsibility based trust revision model for determining trustworthiness of fog nodes	98
A distributed antenna orientation solution for optimizing communications in a fleet of UAVs	93
A Steiner Tree based efficient network infrastructure design in 5G urban vehicular networks	86
Festschrift to honor the lifetime achievements of Prof. Marco Ajmone Marsan	85
Energy consumption model for data transfer in smartphone	79
How to improve the rumor-confutation ability of official rumor-refuting account on social media: A Chinese case study	78
A dynamic data access control scheme for hierarchical structures in big data	77
A multimodal dual-fusion entity extraction model for large and complex devices	76
An attack-resistant target localization in underwater based on consensus fusion	74
A lightweight framework for abnormal driving behavior detection	74
Editorial Board	71
Swin-T-NFC CRFs: An encoder–decoder neural model for high-precision UAV positioning via point cloud super resolution and image semantic segmentation	71
Temporal ECDSA: A timestamp and signature mask enabled ECDSA algorithm for IoT client node authentication	70
Protocol Reverse-Engineering Methods and Tools: A Survey	68
A Binary Gray Wolf Optimization algorithm for deployment of Virtual Network Functions in 5G hybrid cloud	66
An improved authentication scheme for BLE devices with no I/O capabilities	65
RLCS: Towards a robust and efficient mobile edge computing resource scheduling and task offloading system based on graph neural network	65
FAMG: A flow-aware and mixed granularity method for load-balancing in data center networks	64

Deep reinforcement learning based transmission policy enforcement and multi-hop routing in QoS aware LoRa IoT networks	62
A survivable multipath resource allocation strategy based on fragmentation-sensitive fragmentation-aware in space division multiplexing elastic optical networks	62
Blockchain-empowered multi-skilled crowdsourcing for mobile web 3.0	61
FedAFR: Enhancing Federated Learning with adaptive feature reconstruction	60
NetSentry: A deep learning approach to detecting incipient large-scale network attacks	60
Graph-based deep learning for communication networks: A survey	58
Deep reinforcement learning based trajectory design and resource allocation for task-aware multi-UAV enabled MEC networks	58
Link and stability-aware adaptive cooperative routing with restricted packets transmission and void-avoidance for underwater acoustic wireless sensor networks	57
A distributed routing-aware power control scheme for underwater wireless sensor networks	56
Big data-driven scheduling optimization algorithm for Cyber–Physical Systems based on a cloud platform	55
HMLB: Holonic multi-agent approach for preventive controllers load-balancing in SDN-enabled smart grid	52
Buffer-loss estimation to address congestion in 6LoWPAN based resource-restricted ‘Internet of Healthcare Things’ network	52
Attacks and vulnerabilities of Wi-Fi Enterprise networks: User security awareness assessment through credential stealing attack experiments	50
APAP: An adaptive packet-reproduction and active packet-loss data collection protocol for WSNs	50
Multi-UAV WRSN charging path planning based on improved heed and IA-DRL	50
Stochastic modelling of multi-layer HAP-LEO systems in 6G for energy saving: An analytical approach	49
Probing-aided spectrum sensing-based hybrid access strategy for energy harvesting CRNs	48
Flow-based Service Time optimization in software-defined networks using Deep Reinforcement Learning	48
Estimating autonomous system risk levels by analyzing IXP route server RIB	48
Autonomous cyber defense for AIoT using Graph Attention Network-Enhanced reinforcement learning	47
NOMA-inspired coexistence enabling method in cell-free massive MIMO using opportunistic interference alignment	47
On the optimal resistance against mafia and distance fraud in distance-bounding protocols	46
UAVs deployment optimization in cell-free aerial communication networks	46
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Bandwidth abstraction and service rate instantiation for latency-bounded reliability provisioning in 5th generation wireless networks	45
Opportunistic airborne virtual network infrastructure for urban wireless networks	45
Available energy routing algorithm considering QoS requirements for LEO satellite network	44
Maximizing the stable throughput of heterogeneous nodes under airtime fairness in a CSMA environment	44
A coordinates-based hierarchical computing framework towards spatial data processing	44
Efficient resource allocation in 5G URLLC with packet duplication based macro-diversity	43
Face detection algorithm based on improved TinyYOLOv3 and attention mechanism	42
FedMBC: Personalized federated learning via mutually beneficial collaboration	42
SANet: A novel segmented attention mechanism and multi-level information fusion network for 6D object pose estimation	41
An experimental investigation of Round-Trip Time and virtualization	41
HeavySeparation: A Generic framework for stream processing faster and more accurate	40
Fine-grained frequencies meet synchronous transmission	40
Periodic data collection in hybrid energy-harvesting sensor networks	40
Cache-Based Green Distributed Cell Dormancy Technique for Dense Heterogeneous Networks	40
Optimal caching scheme in D2D networks with multiple robot helpers	40
Performance evaluation of vehicular Visible Light Communication based on angle-oriented receiver	40
A discrete time-varying greywolf IoT botnet detection system	39
Revving up VNDN: Efficient caching and forwarding by expanding content popularity perspective and mobility	39
DRL: Dynamic rebalance learning for adversarial robustness of UAV with long-tailed distribution	39
A first look at HTTP/3 adoption and performance	39
High-precision real-time UAV target recognition based on improved YOLOv4	39
Resource management in multi-heterogeneous cluster networks using intelligent intra-clustered federated learning	39
Enhancing human–robot communication with a comprehensive language-conditioned imitation policy for embodied robots in smart cities	38
PUF-based dynamic secret-key strategy with hierarchical blockchain for UAV swarm authentication	38
GNNetSlice: A GNN-based performance model to support network slicing in B5G networks	38
Path extension similarity link prediction method based on matrix algebra in directed networks	38

Federated learning: A cutting-edge survey of the latest advancements and applications	38
IoT video analytics for surveillance-based systems in smart cities	38
Reinforcement learning based flow and energy management in resource-constrained wireless networks	38
BSAPM: BlockChain based secured authentication protocol for large scale WSN with FPGA implementation	37
Access-oblivious and Privacy-Preserving K Nearest Neighbors Classification in dual clouds	37
Trust-Defined Network: A panoramic P2P framework for distributed ledger systems	37
Autonomous confrontation strategy learning evolution mechanism of unmanned system group under actual combat in the loop	37
Cluster head selection method of multiple UAVs under COVID-19 situation	36
Resource allocation for cost minimization of a slice broker in a 5G-MEC scenario	36
Editorial Board	36
Editorial Board	36
Analysis and implementation of Discrete Time Markov Chain based method for pilot decontamination in cognitive radio based ultra-dense networks	36
A machine learning-based approach to detect threats in bio-cyber DNA storage systems	36
Blind-trust: Raising awareness of the dangers of using unsecured public Wi-Fi networks	35
Enabling simulation services for digital twins of 5G/B5G mobile networks	35
Clustered jamming in U-V2X communications with 3D antenna beam-width fluctuations	35
Performance of UAV-assisted C-V2X communications with 3D antenna beam-width fluctuations	34
Opportunistic RIS-assisted rate splitting transmission in coordinated multiple points networks	34
Estimating coverage and capacity of high frequency mobile networks in ultradense urban areas	34
Lower boundary based nonlinear model predictive control of transmission power for smart grid WSNs	33
Rolling bearing fault diagnosis based on wireless sensor network data fusion	33
GLSFF: Global–local specific feature fusion for cross-modality pedestrian re-identification	33
Content privacy enforcement models in decentralized online social networks: State of play, solutions, limitations, and future directions	32
UMPL- VINS: Generalized SLAM for multi-scene metaverse applications	32
UAV hovering location optimization for maximizing the throughput of IPv6 packet broadcast in Wireless Powered Sensor Network	32
A multi-agent enhanced DDPG method for federated learning resource allocation in IoT	32
Secrecy analysis of orthogonal/nonorthogonal multiple access in energy scavenging-enabled short-packet transmission	31
Reinforcement learning for radio resource management of hybrid energy cellular networks with battery constraints	31
A privacy-preserving and verifiable federated learning method based on blockchain	31
Host load prediction in cloud computing with Discrete Wavelet Transformation (DWT) and Bidirectional Gated Recurrent Unit (BiGRU) network	30
Towards a quantum-safe 5G: Quantum Key Distribution in core networks	30
Hidden terminal aware grouping scheme for IEEE 802.11ah based dense IoT networks	30
5G core network control plane: Network security challenges and solution requirements	30
DINNRS: A Distributed In-Network Name Resolution System for information-centric networks	30
Distributed optimization for intelligent IoT under unstable communication conditions	30
Energy-efficient routing in LEO satellite networks for extending satellites lifetime	30
Construction of FANETs for user coverage and information transmission in disaster rescue scenarios	30
Enhancing the ACME protocol to automate the management of all X.509 web certificates (Extended version)	29
Editorial Board	29
Attribute-based policies through microservices in a smart home scenario	29
Editorial Board	29
RIPPLE-WiN: An efficient protocol for loop-free multipath routing in wireless networks	29
A cross entropy based approach to minimum propagation latency for controller placement in Software Defined Network	29
Predicting and mitigating cyber threats through data mining and machine learning	29
Editorial Board	29
Multi-agent reinforcement learning based computation offloading and resource allocation for LEO Satellite edge computing networks	29
A Task-Oriented Hybrid Routing Approach based on Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient	28
CSformer: Enhancing deep learning efficiency for intelligent IoT	28
Network architecture and ROA protection of government mail domains: A case study	28
Secure, accurate and privacy-aware fully decentralized learning via co-utility	28
Design and performance evaluation of QoE/QoS-oriented scheme for reliable data transmission in Internet of Things environments	28
Data detection in decentralized and distributed massive MIMO networks	28
Host identification based on self-similarity of network activity	28
A cost-efficient hybrid redundancy coding scheme for wireless storage systems	28
Path selection and resource allocation for 5G multi-hop D2D networks	28
Revisiting the problem of optimizing spreading factor allocations in LoRaWAN: From theory to practice	27
An effective method for Data Aggregation Point placement in LoRaWAN network for smart metering service	27
On-the-fly (D)DoS attack mitigation in SDN using Deep Neural Network-based rate limiting	27
Triad link prediction method based on the evolutionary analysis with IoT in opportunistic social networks	27
A slot-based energy storage decision-making approach for optimal Off-Grid telecommunication operator	27
A cost-efficient, load-balanced and fragmentation-aware approach for deployment of VNF service chains in Elastic Optical Networks	27
Blockchain and differential privacy-based data processing system for data security and privacy in urban computing	26
Graph convolutional networks and deep reinforcement learning for intelligent edge routing in IoT environment	26
A novel hybrid method for achieving accurate and timeliness vehicular traffic flow prediction in road networks	26
A secured and lightweight RFID-tag based authentication protocol with privacy-preserving in Telecare medicine information system	26
Lightweight blockchain-based remote user authentication for fog-enabled IoT deployment	26
Decentralized federated learning based on blockchain: concepts, framework, and challenges	26
A new platform for machine-learning-based network traffic classification	26
A Novel Edge Computing Architecture Based on Adaptive Stratified Sampling	26
A federated learning system with data fusion for healthcare using multi-party computation and additive secret sharing	26
Detection of DDoS attacks in D2D communications using machine learning approach	25
BioMixD: A Bio-Inspired and Traffic-Aware Mix Zone Placement Strategy for Location Privacy on the Internet of Drones	25
On flexible association and placement in disaggregated RAN designs	25
PbCP: A profit-based cache placement scheme for next-generation IoT-based ICN networks	25
Privacy enhanced data aggregation based on federated learning in Internet of Vehicles (IoV)	25
Design and deployment of a practical IoT-based monitoring system for protected cultivations	25
DCDIM: Diversified influence maximization on dynamic social networks	25
An anonymous and privacy-preserving lightweight authentication protocol for secure communication in UAV-assisted IoAV networks	25
An overview of MAC energy-saving mechanisms in Wi-Fi	24
aBBR: An augmented BBR for collaborative intelligent transmission over heterogeneous networks in IIoT	24

Honey-list based authentication protocol for industrial IoT swarms	24
Integrating interactions between target users and opinion leaders for better recommendations: An opinion dynamics approach	24
Multi-objective optimization for coverage aware energy consumption in wireless 3D video sensor network	24
Sum-rate maximization for cognitive relay NOMA Systems with channel uncertainty	23
Sub-rate linear network coding	23
SPARQ: SYN Protection using Acyclic Redundancy check and Quartile range on P4 switches	23
Making slotted ALOHA efficient and fair using reinforcement learning	23
On the design and performance of scheduling policies exploiting spatial diversity for URLLC	23
Energy and congestion-aware load balanced multi-path routing for wireless sensor networks in ambient environments	22
Security-aware spectrum sharing for NOMA in cognitive radio networks with discrete-time energy harvesting	22
Efficient consensus algorithm based on improved DPoS in UAV-assisted mobile edge computing	22
Mobility-aware incentive mechanism for relaying D2D communications	22
Empowering disaster response: Advanced Network Slicing solutions for reliable Wi-Fi and 5G communications	22
COCKTAIL: Video streaming QoE optimization with chunk replacement and guided learning	22
Throughput maximization in multi-slice cooperative NOMA-based system with underlay D2D communications	22
Discovery privacy threats via device de-anonymization in LoRaWAN	22
Optimizing Key Value Indicators in Intent-Based Networks through Digital Twins aided service orchestration mechanisms	22
SLICES, a scientific instrument for the networking community	21
Performance analysis of general P4 forwarding devices with controller feedback: Single- and multi-data plane cases	21
An efficient and reliable ultralightweight RFID authentication scheme for healthcare systems	21
A pricing strategy for electric vehicle charging in residential areas considering the uncertainty of charging time and demand	21
Editorial Board	21
Direction-agnostic gesture recognition system using commercial WiFi devices	21
A crowd cooperative defense model for mitigating DDoS attacks in Mobile Crowdsensing networks	21
Secrecy outage performance of NOMA relay networks using partial relay selection in the presence of multiple colluding eavesdroppers	21
Autonomous collaborative combat strategy of unmanned system group in continuous dynamic environment based on PD-MADDPG	21
Distributed cyber-physical intrusion detection using stacking learning for wide-area protection system	21
DAR-DRL: A dynamic adaptive routing method based on deep reinforcement learning	21
IoT based real-time traffic monitoring system using images sensors by sparse deep learning algorithm	21
Enhancing fog load balancing through lifelong transfer learning of reinforcement learning agents	21
Adaptive layer-wise personalized federated learning via dual delay update in future communication networks	21
A Multi-View attention-based deep learning framework for malware detection in smart healthcare systems	21
Latency-aware service provisioning in survivable multilayer IP-over-elastic optical networks to support multi-class of service transmission	21
Information centric wireless communication for variation detection and Mitigation Model in industrial internet of Things	20
Performance based Risk driven Trust (PRTrust): On modeling of secured service sharing in peer-to-peer federated cloud	20
Reliable and energy-efficient UAV-assisted air-to-ground transmission: Design, modeling and analysis	20
A novel joint short-packet transmission in satellite–terrestrial NOMA networks	20
A novel security framework for densely populated Internet of Things users in pervasive service access	20
Hybrid CSMA/CA and HCCA uplink medium access control protocol for VLC based heterogeneous users	20
On the properties of device-free multi-point CSI localization and its obfuscation	20
An adaptive formal parallel technique with reputation integration for the enforcement of security policy in the cloud environment	20
A contract-based energy harvesting mechanism in UAV communication network	20
Activate or sleep? An optimal two-threshold policy for transmission service	20
A review on uncertainty quantification of shadowing reconstruction and signal measurements in Radio Tomographic Imaging	20
TDS-NA: Blockchain-based trusted data sharing scheme with PKI authentication	19
A robust and distributed architecture for 5G-enabled networks in the smart blockchain era	19
The pupil outdoes the master: Imperfect demonstration-assisted trust region jamming policy optimization against frequency-hopping spread spectrum	19
IMCNN:Intelligent Malware Classification using Deep Convolution Neural Networks as Transfer learning and ensemble learning in honeypot enabled organizational network	19
An automated context-aware IoT vulnerability assessment rule-set generator	19
DRL-assisted task offloading in enhanced time-expanded graph (eTEG)-modeled aerial computing	19
A bandwidth-aware service migration method in LEO satellite edge computing network	19
Optimizing bandwidth allocation in mmWave/sub-THz cellular networks using maximum flow algorithms	19
Hybrid classical relay and advanced RISs for performance enhancement of IoT sensor networks with impaired hardware	19
Wi-Fi frame detection via spiking neural networks with memristive synapses	19
A blockchain-based infection tracing and notification system by non-fungible tokens	19
Online Learning to parallel offloading in heterogeneous wireless networks	19
Resource allocation for efficient AI inference in wireless sensing edge networks	19
Multimedia services placement algorithm for cloud–fog hierarchical environments	19
AIRSDN: AI based routing in software-defined networks for multimedia traffic transmission	19
A futuristic green service computing approach for smart city: A fog layered intelligent service management model for smart transport system	19
Constructions of broadcast encryption with personalized messages from bilinear map	19
ASAP 2.0: Autonomous & proactive detection of malicious applications for privacy quantification in 6G network services	19
Optimizing mobility prediction in 5G for enhanced C-V2X applications: A multidisciplinary research survey	19
IoT-assisted feature learning for surface settlement prediction caused by shield tunnelling	19
A novel energy-efficient cross-layer design for scheduling and routing in 6TiSCH networks	19
Integrating blockchain with IoT: Evaluating the feasibility of lightweight Bitcoin wallets on resource-constrained devices	18
Correctness of flow migration across Network Function instances	18
An IoT and machine learning enhanced framework for real-time digital human modeling and motion simulation	18
Toward the simulation of WiFi Fine Time measurements in NS3 network simulator	18
Effective networking: Enabling effective communications towards 6G	18
Estimating the composition ratios of network services carried in mixed traffic	18
Dynamic power allocation strategy for uplink non-orthogonal multiple access systems	18
IoT-based generalized multi-granulation sequential three-way decisions	18
Privacy-preserving and verifiable data aggregation for Internet of Vehicles	18
A robust multi-key authority system for privacy-preserving distribution and access control of healthcare data	18
A coalitional game-based joint monitoring mechanism for combating COVID-19	18
A Novel Secured Multi-Access Edge Computing based VANET with Neuro fuzzy systems based Blockchain Framework	18
Reliable and efficient emergency rescue networks: A blockchain and fireworks algorithm-based approach	18
Beam adaptation using out-of-band signals for robust millimeter-wave communications	18
A parallel computing based model for online binary computation offloading in mobile edge computing	18
A cross-chain access control mechanism based on blockchain and the threshold Paillier cryptosystem	18
EAPRAD: A MAC protocol for Enhancing Access Probability and Reducing Access Delay in VANETs	17
Privacy-preserving spam filtering using homomorphic and functional encryption	17
Testing AGV mobility control method for MANET coverage optimization using procedural simulation	17
Traffic flow prediction using multi-view graph convolution and masked attention mechanism	17
Analysis of attack-defense game for advanced malware propagation control in cloud	17
Mixed noise-guided mutual constraint framework for unsupervised anomaly detection in smart industries	17
Floating Nodes Assisted Cluster-Based Routing for Efficient Data Collection in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks	17
5G for connected and automated mobility - Network level evaluation on real neighboring 5G networks: The Greece - Turkey cross border corridor	17
VeriBypasser: An automatic image verification code recognition system based on CNN	17
Edge intelligence for smart airport runway: Architectures and enabling technologies	17
An anomaly-based approach for cyber–physical threat detection using network and sensor data	17
Intelligent routing algorithm for wireless sensor networks dynamically guided by distributed neural networks	17
Optimizing UAV delivery for pervasive systems through blockchain integration and adversarial machine learning	17
Requirement-driven multi-workflow scheduling based on improved evolutionary multitasking embedded bi-level optimization	17