OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of IEEE Network is 9. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Enhancing Account Privacy in Blockchain-Based IoT Access Control via Zero Knowledge Proof	642
Pricing for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Aided Wireless Networks: Models and Principles	182
Digital Twin Enabled 6G Cell-Free Multi-Function Reconfigurable Metasurfaces Communications: Concepts, Challenges and Future Directions	169
Enabling Application-Aware Traffic Engineering in IPv6 Networks	144
Audio-Based Security Techniques for Secure Device-to-Device Communications	121
Supporting Next-Generation Network Management with Intelligent Moving Devices	115
[Front cover]	108
A Secure Neural Network Inference Framework for Intelligent Connected Vehicles	108
ComSoc Training	107
Cover 2	97
Scanning the Literature	96
Wireless Multi-Interface Connectivity with Deep Learning-Enabled User Devices: An Energy Efficiency Perspective	89
Comsoc Publications	89
Federated Imitation Learning: A Cross-Domain Knowledge Sharing Framework for Traffic Scheduling in 6G Ubiquitous IoT	88
Table of Contents	86
Table of Contents	86
GO SPACE: Researcher Positions in Space Communications	85
FLeS: A Federated Learning-Enhanced Semantic Communication Framework for Mobile AIGC-Driven Human Digital Twins	84
TDM-PON-Based Optical Access Network for Tactile Internet, 5G, and Beyond	80
A Lean Networking Framework (LeaNet): Potential Technical Space and Approaches for Latency Sensitive Mobile Services	78
Toward Seamless Localization and Communication: A Satellite-UAV NTN Architecture	74
Secure Semantic Communications: Challenges, Approaches, and Opportunities	68
Space-Terrestrial Integrated Time-Sensitive Networks: Architecture, Challenges, and Open Issues	67
Integrated Sensing and Communications in Terahertz Systems: A Theoretical Perspective	67
RoPe-Door: Toward Robust and Persistent Backdoor Data Poisoning Attacks in Federated Learning	66

Network Slicing for Zero-Touch Networks: A Top-Notch Technology	62
Edge Intelligence for Smart Metro Systems: Architecture and Enabling Technologies	62
Input and Output Matter: Malicious Traffic Detection With Explainability	59
Federated Analytics: Opportunities and Challenges	57
Security and Privacy in Artificial Intelligence-Enabled 6G	54
DT-SFC-6G: Digital Twins Assisted Service Function Chains in Softwarized 6G Networks for Emerging V2 X	54
Generative AI for Advanced UAV Networking	53
Scanning the Literature	52
Blockchain-Aided Decentralized Trust Management of Edge Computing: Toward Reliable Off-Chain and On-Chain Trust	52
The Universal Fog Proxy: A Third-party Authentication Solution for Federated Fog Systems with Multiple Protocols	51
IEEE App	50
IEEE Foundation	49
[Back inside cover - Advertisement]	49
IEEE Access	48
Practical Applicability of PLA for Industrial Wireless Networks: Gaps and Directions	47
Blockchain-Enabled Network Sharing for O-RAN in 5G and Beyond	46
System Wide Vulnerability and Trust in Multi-Component Communication System Software	46
Quantum Networks with Multiple Service Providers: Transport Layer Protocols and Research Opportunities	46
Metaverse-Inspired Cybertwin-Based Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks	45
An Asynchronous Entanglement Distribution Protocol for Quantum Networks	45
Making Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces More Intelligent: A Roadmap Through Reservoir Computing	43
mMTC Deployment over Sliceable Infrastructure: The Megasense Scenario	43
IEEE Membership	43
Collaborative Cross System AI: Toward 5G System and Beyond	43
Design of Attack and Defense Framework for 1553B-based Integrated Electronic Systems	42
Deep Reinforcement Learning for End-to-End Network Slicing: Challenges and Solutions	41
Toward the Internet of Medical Things for Real-Time Health Monitoring Over Wi-Fi	40
Digital-Analog Transmission Framework for Task-Oriented Semantic Communications	40
Asynchronous Semi-Supervised Federated Learning with Provable Convergence in Edge Computing	40
Anomaly-Flow: A Multi-domain Federated Generative Adversarial Network for Distributed Denial-of-Service Detection	39
Bio-Inspired Routing Protocols: The Path to On-Demand UAV Networks	39
Edge-Enabled Anti-Noise Telepathology Imaging Reconstruction Technology in Harsh Environments	39
Toward Privacy-Preserving Spatial Crowdsourcing: From Offline to Online	38
Exploring Edge-Driven Collaborative Fine-Tuning Toward Customized AIGC Services	38
Computing Meets Network: COIN-Aware Offloading for Data-Intensive Blind Source Separation	37
Simultaneous Transmitting and Reflecting-Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface in 6G: Design Guidelines and Future Perspectives	37
Direct-V2X Support with 5G Network-Based Communications: Performance, Challenges and Solutions	37
Toward RIS-Enhanced Integrated Terrestrial/Non-Terrestrial Connectivity in 6G	36
Emulation of Quantum Key Distribution Networks	36
Internet of Behavior and Explainable AI Systems for Influencing IoT Behavior	36
Decentralized Federated Learning for UAV Networks: Architecture, Challenges, and Opportunities	36
ComSoc Training	35
Global-Local AI Coordinated Learning over Optical Access Networks for Scalable H2M/R Collaborations	35
Large Language Models for Networking: Workflow, Advances and Challenges	34
Intent-Oriented Network Slicing with Hypergraphs	34
Incentive Mechanism and Semantic Communication for Edge Computing-Assisted Metaverse	34
Integrated Non-Terrestrial and Terrestrial Quantum Anonymous Networks	34
Distributed Task Scheduling for Wireless Powered Mobile Edge Computing: A Federated-Learning-Enabled Framework	34
Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Network under Interference toward 6G Applications	33
Cover 2	33

IEEE Network masthead	33
Call for Papers	33
Comsoc Training	33
Toward Smart and Efficient Service Systems: Computational Layered Federated Learning Framework	32
Providing Location Information at Edge Networks: A Federated Learning-Based Approach	32
Scanning the Literature	31
Towards Edge General Intelligence via Large Language Models: Opportunities and Challenges	31
Customized Slicing for 6G: Enforcing Artificial Intelligence on Resource Management	31
Deploying Intrusion Detection on In-Vehicle Networks: Challenges and Opportunities	31
Reinforcement Learning for Digital Twin Empowered Ride-Sharing System Optimization	31
Auto-CIoV: Autonomous Connected Internet of Vehicles Security Requirements, Open Challenges with Future Research Directions	31
Efficient and Trusted Data Sharing in a Sharding-Enabled Vehicular Blockchain	31
SAV6: A Novel Inter-AS Source Address Validation Protocol for IPv6 Internet	31
Network Optimization Aspects of Autonomous Vehicles: Challenges and Future Directions	31
In-Network Neural Networks: Challenges and Opportunities for Innovation	30
Blockchain-Based Secure Communication for Space Information Networks	30
[Back cover - IEEE Advertisement]	29
PUF-Based Lightweight Authentication Framework for Large-Scale IoT Devices in Distributed Cloud	29
Semantic Communication in Non-Terrestrial Networks: A Future-Ready Paradigm	29
Women in Engineering	29
Guest Editorial: Next-Generation Optical Access Networks to Support Super-Broadband Services and 5G/6G Mobile Networks	29
The Research and Analysis on Controlling the Number of VPN Routes Through VPN Prefix Outbound Route Filter (ORF) Mechanism	29
Guest Editorial: Federated Optimizations and Networked Edge Intelligence	29
Quantum Communications and Networking: Series 2	28
Federated and Asynchronized Learning for Autonomous and Intelligent Things	28
Evolving Intelligent Reflector Surface Toward 6G for Public Health: Application in Airborne Virus Detection	28
A New Vision of Wireless Edge Caching Networks (WECNs): Issues, Technologies, and Open Research Trends	27
Advancing O-RAN to Facilitate Intelligence in V2X	27
Streamlined Transmission: A Semantic-Aware XR Deployment Framework Enhanced by Generative AI	27
Cell-Free IoT With Non-Orthogonal Random Pilots: Key Research and Future Directions	26
Over-the-Air Computation for Distributed Systems: Something Old and Something New	26
Exploring the Privacy-Energy Consumption Tradeoff for Split Federated Learning	26
Task-Oriented Integrated Sensing, Computation and Communication for Wireless Edge AI	26
k-Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks: Overview and Future Research Directions	26
Harmonizing Artificial Intelligence with Radio Access Networks: Advances, Case Study, and Open Issues	25
Interdependent Cell-Free and Cellular Networks: Thinking the Role of Cell-Free Architecture for 6G	25
Connection-Oriented and Connectionless Remote Entanglement Distribution Strategies in Quantum Networks	25
Massive Unsourced Random Access for NGMA: Architectures, Opportunities, and Challenges	25
SCAXR: Empowering Scalable Multi-User Interaction for Heterogeneous XR Devices	25
Scalable Self-Sovereign Identity Architecture	25
Intelligent Resource Management at the Edge for Ubiquitous IoT: An SDN-Based Federated Learning Approach	25
Full-Life Cycle Intent-Driven Network Verification: Challenges and Approaches	25
Quantum Network Tomography	25
Women in Engineering	24
Energy-efficient and Privacy-preserving Edge Intelligence for 6G-Empowered Intelligent Transportation Systems	24
Large Language Models for Networking: Applications, Enabling Techniques, and Challenges	24
TechRxiv: Share Your Preprint Research With the World!	24
Women in Networks: Professor Cecilia Mascolo	24
Comsoc Membership	24
Cover 2	24
Table of Contents	24
Integrated Satellite-Terrestrial Networks: Architectures, Key Techniques, and Experimental Progress	24
AI-Driven Multipath Transmission: Empowering UAV-Based Live Streaming	23
Secure Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access: An Interference Engineering Perspective	23
Deterministic Networking Empowered Robotic Teleoperation	23
When In-Network Computing Meets Distributed Machine Learning	22
Toward Distributed Collaborative Rendering Service for Immersive Mobile Web	22
Computing Networks Enabled Semantic Communications	22
Deep Graph Reinforcement Learning for Mobile Edge Computing: Challenges and Solutions	22
Privacy Attacks and Defenses for Digital Twin Migrations in Vehicular Metaverses	22
AI-SPACE: A Cloud-Edge Aggregated Artificial Intelligent Architecture for Tiansuan Constellation-Assisted Space-Terrestrial Integrated Networks	22
A Vision of 3GPP Wireless Sensing for Intelligent Vehicles: Scenarios, Architectures, Security Challenges, Solutions, and Future Trends	22
Network for AI and AI for Network: Challenges and Opportunities for Learning-Oriented Networks	22
Round Trip Time (RTT) Delay in the Internet: Analysis and Trends	21
IEEE Women in Engineering	21
Intent-Based Management of Next-Generation Networks: an LLM-Centric Approach	21
Network Load Balancing With No Out-of-Order Packet for RoCE	21
Security and Privacy in Space-Air-Ocean Integrated Unmanned Surface Vehicle Networks	21
Affine Frequency Division Multiplexing for 6G Networks: Fundamentals, Opportunities, and Challenges	21
FDSFL: Filtering Defense Strategies toward Targeted Poisoning Attacks in IIoT-Based Federated Learning Networking System	20
Toward the Age of Intelligent Vehicular Networks for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in 6G	20
Enabling Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight Drones Operation Over Open RAN 5G Networks With Slicing	20
ComSoc Membership	20
Table of Contents	20
Account Service Network: A Unified Decentralized Web 3.0 Portal With Credible Anonymity	20
Task-Oriented 6G Native-AI Network Architecture	20
IEEE Foundation	20
VHetNets for AI and AI for VHetNets: An Anomaly Detection Case Study for Ubiquitous IoT	20
Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning as a Service: Challenges and Opportunities	20
Artificial Noise Management for Securing Backscatter Communication Networks: Current Advances, Open Challenges, and Future Directions	20

Empowering the V2X Network by Integrated Sensing and Communications: Background, Design, Advances, and Opportunities	20
In Situ and Crowd-Sensing Techniques for Monitoring Flows in Ephemeral Streams	20
Advancing Software-Defined Service-Centric Networking Toward In-Network Intelligence	20
Blockchain Function Virtualization: A New Approach for Mobile Networks Beyond 5G	20
Advancing End-to-End Programmable Networks: Exploring the Interplay of Generative AI with Opportunities and Challenges	19
A Novel Generalized Meta Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning Method for Autonomous Vehicles	19
Secure Data Sharing for Autonomous Vehicles in Mobile Blockchain Networks	19
The Security of Internet of Vehicles Network: Adversarial Examples for Trajectory Mode Detection	19
Collaborative Satellite-Terrestrial Edge Computing Network for Everyone-Centric Customized Services	19
Introducing IEEE Collabratec	19
Federated Learning on 5G Edge for Industrial Internet of Things	19
Joint Communication and Sensing System Performance Evaluation and Testbed: A Communication-Centric Approach	19
Intelligent Blockchain-Based Edge Computing via Deep Reinforcement Learning: Solutions and Challenges	18
TC-Flow: Chain Flow Scheduling for Advanced Industrial Applications in Time-Sensitive Networks	18
Byzantine-Resilient Online Federated Learning with Applications to Network Traffic Classification	18
NFT-Based Intelligence Networking for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: A Quantum Reinforcement Learning Approach	18
Congestion Control: A Renaissance with Machine Learning	18
Joint Communication, Sensing, and Computation Enabled 6G Intelligent Machine System	18
Incentive Mechanisms in Federated Learning and A Game-Theoretical Approach	18
Overbook in Advance, Trade in Future: Computing Resource Provisioning in Hybrid Device-Edge-Cloud Networks	18
IEEE Network Publication Information	18
SIaTS: A Service Intent-Aware Task Scheduling Framework for Computing Power Networks	17
Scanning the Literature	17
An Effective Double-Layer Detection System Against Social Engineering Attacks	17
Column Generation for Optimization Problems in Communication Networks	17
Digital Twins for Maintaining QoS in Programmable Vehicular Networks	17
Table of Contents	17
Integration of Data Center into the Distributed Satellite Cluster Networks: Challenges, Techniques, and Trends	17
Blockchain-Enabled SLA Compliance for Crowdsourced Edge-Based Network Function Virtualization	17
Breaking Down Data Sharing Barrier of Smart City: A Digital Twin Approach	17
Digital Twins Based on Quantum Networking	17
Facilitating Edge Intelligence via Joint Computing, Communications, and Sensing	17
How Matching Theory Enables Multi-access Edge Computing Adaptive Task Scheduling in IIoT	17
Comsoc Training	16
Table of Contents	16
Pioneering Air-Ground Integrated Mobility: A Knowledge-Driven Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network for 6G On-Demand Service	16
Virtual Quantum Key Distribution Network Ecosystem: The National Czech QKD Network	16
Call for Papers	16
Satellite-UAV Networks for 6G Control: A Sensing-Communication-Computing-Control Closed Loop Perspective	16
Scalable Traffic Control Using Programmable Data Planes in a Space Information Network	16
Agent-as-a-Service: An AI-Native Edge Computing Framework for 6G Networks	16
Building Scalable and Flexible Virtual Networks on Programmable Data Plane	16
IEEE Collabratec	16
A Decentralized Collaborative Learning Approach in 5G+ Core Networks	16
Quality of Service in Quantum Networks	16
Blockchain-Assisted Intelligent Symbiotic Radio in Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks	15
IEEE Future Networks	15
Enabling Mobile AI Agent in 6G Era: Architecture and Key Technologies	15
Integrated Sensing and Communications Enabled Low Earth Orbit Satellite Systems	15
Toward Next Generation Open Radio Access Networks: What O-RAN Can and Cannot Do!	15
Standardization of Extended Reality (XR) over 5G and 5G-Advanced 3GPP New Radio	15
Byzantine Resistant Secure Blockchained Federated Learning at the Edge	15
Deep Information Fusion-Driven POI Scheduling for Mobile Social Networks	15
NetGPT: An AI-Native Network Architecture for Provisioning Beyond Personalized Generative Services	15
Large Multi-Modal Models (LMMs) as Universal Foundation Models for AI-Native Wireless Systems	15
Coordinated Backdoor Attacks against Federated Learning with Model-Dependent Triggers	15
Zero Trust Architecture Empowered Attack Detection Framework to Secure 6G Edge Computing	15
Quantum-Empowered Federated Learning in Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks	15
Communication-Efficient and Byzantine-Robust Federated Learning for Mobile Edge Computing Networks	15
IS2N: Intent-Driven Security Software-Defined Network With Blockchain	15
[Back inside cover]	14
Edge-Enabled Distributed Deep Learning for 5G Privacy Protection	14
Front cover	14
Cover 2	14
[Front cover]	14
Semantic-Enabled 6G Communication: A Task-oriented and Privacy-preserving Perspective	14
ComSoc Tech Committees	14
Comsoc Training	14
Comsoc Membership	14
ComSoc Membership	14
Federated-Learning-Aided Next-Generation Edge Networks for Intelligent Services	14
Table of Contents	13
ECMER: Edge-Cloud Collaborative Personalized Multimodal Emotion Recognition Framework in the Internet of Vehicles	13
A Reputation-Aided Lightweight Consensus Service Framework for Multi-Chain Metaverse	13
UAV-Aided Covert Federated Learning Networks	13
Advancing Multi-Connectivity in Satellite-Terrestrial Integrated Networks: Architectures, Challenges, and Applications	13
Enabling 6G Applications in the Sky: Aeronautical Federation Framework	13
Integrated Communication and Navigation Enabled Low Earth Orbit Satellite Systems	13
OTFS Enabled LEO Satellite Communications: A Promising Solution to Severe Doppler Effects	13
Low Earth Orbit Satellite Networks: Architecture, Key Technologies, Measurement, and Open Issues	13
Physical Layer Standardization for AI Data Centers: Challenges, Progress and Perspectives	13
A Tensor-Based Computing and Optimization Model for Intelligent Edge Services	13
Key Technologies in 6G SAGS IoT: Shape-Adaptive Antenna and Radar-Communication Integration	13
Table of Contents	13
Incentive Mechanisms for Mobile Edge Computing: Present and Future Directions	13
Network Automation and Data Analytics in 3GPP 5G Systems	13
Covert Communication for Cellular and X2U-Enabled UAV Networks with Active and Passive Wardens	13
A Systematic Exploration of Edge Computing-Enabled Metaverse	13
Blockchain-Based Public Key Infrastructure: A Transparent Digital Certification Mechanism for Secure Communication	13
GainNet: Coordinates the Odd Couple of Generative AI and 6G Networks	13
IoT NTN for Voice Services: Architectures, Protocols, and Challenges	13
IEEE Access	13
Women in Networks: Dr. Lili Qiu	12
Generative AI-Enabled Vehicular Networks: Fundamentals, Framework, and Case Study	12
Incentive Mechanism Design for Federated Learning: Challenges and Opportunities	12