Ad Hoc Networks

Article	Citations
MBC-SS: A multi-band cooperative sidelink scheme for NR V2X networks	153
Corrigendum to “Federated Learning assisted framework to periodically identify user communities in urban space” [Ad Hoc Networks 163 (2024) pp. 1-21/103589]	143
JamBIT: RL-based framework for disrupting adversarial information in battlefields	121
TemsRoute: A temporally and socially aware routing framework for delay-tolerant networks	103
BFL-SC: A blockchain-enabled federated learning framework, with smart contracts, for securing social media-integrated internet of things systems	93
Residual multiscale attention based modulated convolutional neural network for radio link failure prediction in 5G	84
LESCA: LightwEight Stream Cipher Algorithm for emerging systems	75
Hybrid fusion of Pietra–Ricci index detector information for cooperative spectrum sensing	73
Gas sensing in industry. A case study: Train hangar	72
Editorial Board	71
Generative adversarial network to detect unseen Internet of Things malware	70
Performance of STAR-RIS-aided cooperative NOMA networks under Nakagami-m	67
Newton-interpolation-based zk-SNARK for Artificial Internet of Things	65
Performance evaluation of CNN-based pedestrian detectors for autonomous vehicles	65
CollOR: Distributed collaborative offloading and routing for tasks with QoS demands in multi-robot system	63
A secure and efficient certificateless signature scheme for Internet of Things	63
Multi-label active learning from crowds for secure IIoT	63
Reliable and cost-efficient session provisioning in CRNs using spectrum sensing as a service	62
Fuzzy-AHP based optimal RSU deployment (Fuzzy-AHP-ORD) approach using road and traffic analysis in VANET	57
A privacy-preserving authentication scheme based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography and using Quotient Filter in fog-enabled VANET	55
Wireless communication protocols in smart agriculture: A review on applications, challenges and future trends	54
Time–frequency fusion for enhancement of deep learning-based physical layer identification	51
An efficient energy saving scheme using reinforcement learning for 5G and beyond in H-CRAN	50
Indoor tracking using auxiliary particle filter and deep learning in wireless sensor networks	49
Integrated network-computing resource allocation and optimized scheduling for cyber physical production system	47

Authentication and security challenges for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A survey	46
Multi-agent reinforcement learning for network routing in integrated access backhaul networks	45
Enabling an inter-operator roaming capability in LoRaWAN networks	44
vServiceInspector: Introspection-assisted evolutionary bag-of-ngram approach to detect malware in cloud servers	44
Performance analysis and optimization of frequency division duplex based virtual full-duplex communication systems	43
Interference management for coexisting Internet of Things networks over unlicensed spectrum	42
Special issue: Selected papers from COMSNETS 2020	41
High-precision Time Synchronization Algorithm for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Ad Hoc Networks based on Bidirectional Pseudo-range Measurements	41
Editorial Board	40
Sum rate maximization for RSMA aided small cells edge users using meta-learning variational quantum algorithm	40
A delay-tolerant network approach to satellite pickup and delivery scheduling	38
Energy-efficient multi-hop LoRa broadcasting with reinforcement learning for IoT networks	38
CRT-based group rekeying with efficient dynamically aggregate signature for IoMT	38
LETM-IoT: A lightweight and efficient trust mechanism for Sybil attacks in Internet of Things networks	37
Communication architecture and operations for SDR-enabled UAVs network in disaster-stressed areas	37
Protect your data and I’ll rank its utility: A framework for utility analysis of anonymized mobility data for smart city applications	37
FogJam: A Fog Service for Detecting Traffic Congestion in a Continuous Data Stream VANET	37
An adaptive and cooperative MAC protocol for safety applications in cognitive radio enabled vehicular Ad-hoc networks	36
Federated Learning-based Misbehaviour detection on an emergency message dissemination scenario for the 6G-enabled Internet of Vehicles	36
Energy-efficient clustering and path planning for UAV-assisted D2D cellular networks	36
Flexible zero trust architecture for the cybersecurity of industrial IoT infrastructures	36
A CrowdSensing-based approach for proximity detection in indoor museums with Bluetooth tags	35
Dwell time estimation at intersections for improved vehicular micro cloud operations	35
ADAPT: An Adaptive Directional Antenna Protocol for medium access control in Terahertz communication networks	34
ENSING: Energy saving based data transmission in Internet of Drones for 3D connectivity in 6G networks	33
RPL-TSCH cross-layer design for improve quality of service in LLNs of IIoT	33
High-throughput and energy-efficient data gathering in heterogeneous multi-channel wireless sensor networks using genetic algorithm	33
Machine learning attack detection based-on stochastic classifier methods for enhancing of routing security in wireless sensor networks	32
Design and implementation for a UAV-based streaming media system	32
An incentive mechanism based on a Stackelberg game for mobile crowdsensing systems with budget constraint	32
A security optimization scheme for data security transmission in UAV-assisted edge networks based on federal learning	31
Enhancing longevity: Sustainable channel modeling for wireless-powered implantable BANs	30
A new delay-based broadcast suppression mechanism for efficient emergency messages dissemination in CAVs environment	30
Joint hierarchical placement and configuration of edge servers in C-V2X	30
THz band drone communications with practical antennas: Performance under realistic mobility and misalignment scenarios	29
Instant on-demand charging strategy with multiple chargers in wireless rechargeable sensor networks	29
Machine learning for 5G security: Architecture, recent advances, and challenges	29
Editorial Board	29
A smart contract-based 6G-enabled authentication scheme for securing Internet of Nano Medical Things network	29
BitCover: Enhanced BitTorrent for interactive VoD streaming over 5G and WiFi-Direct	28
Adaptive link quality routing protocol for UASNs with double forwarding modes	28
Editorial Board	28
Privacy computing meets metaverse: Necessity, taxonomy and challenges	28
The partial cloud member replacement for reconstructing vehicular clouds in VANETs: Reactive and proactive schemes	28
WITHDRAWN: A privacy-preserving authentication scheme based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography and using Quotient Filter in VANET	28
Probabilistic and distributed traffic control in LPWANs	27
ADRP-DQL: An adaptive distributed routing protocol for underwater acoustic sensor networks using deep Q-learning	27
Editorial Board	27
Capacity and delay analysis of multi-hop wireless networks	27
A Lightweight_PAEKS-based energy scheduling model considering priority in MicroGrid	27

Cost optimization of UAV-MEC network calculation offloading: A multi-agent reinforcement learning method	26
MOANS DV-Hop: An anchor node subset based localization algorithm for wireless sensor networks	26
Efficient configuration for multi-objective QoS optimization in wireless sensor network	26
Optimum power allocation for an energy harvesting wireless communication system considering energy storage losses	25
HWMP-based secure communication of multi-agent systems	25
Travel Hopping Enabled Resource Allocation (THEResA) and delay tolerant networking through the use of UAVs in railroad networks	25
Interlocking IT/OT security for edge cloud-enabled manufacturing	24
Routing in Delay-Tolerant Networks under uncertain contact plans	24
A novel method for spectrum sensing in cognitive radio networks using fractional GWO CS optimization	23
Deep embedded median clustering for routing misbehaviour and attacks detection in ad-hoc networks	23
Age of information is not just a number: Status updates against an eavesdropping node	23
V2X application server and vehicle centric distribution of commitments for V2V message authentication	23
On improving the cooperative localization performance for IoT WSNs	23
A cross layer based cooperative broadcast protocol for multichannel VANET	22
Security of underwater and air–water wireless communication: State-of-the-art, challenges and outlook	22
Editorial Board	22
A coarse to accurate noise-tolerant positioning evaluation for mobile target based on modified genetic algorithm	22
Enhancing IIoT networks protection: A robust security model for attack detection in Internet Industrial Control Systems	22
Editorial for special issue on “D-Sense: Algorithms, systems and applications of distributed sensing”	22
Resource allocation for multiple RISs assisted NOMA empowered D2D communication: A MAMP-DQN approach	22
Editorial Board	21
Bandwidth partitioning in random-access Poisson networks: Stability, throughput and delay	21
An Hybrid Heuristic optimal relay selection strategy for energy efficient multi hop cooperative cellular communication	21
Comparative study of novel packet loss analysis and recovery capability between hybrid TLI-µTESLA and other variant TESLA protocols	21
Traffic based power consumption and node deployment in green LTE-A cellular networks	21
Joint robust 3D trajectory and communication design for dual-UAV enabled secure communications in probabilistic LoS channel	21
MRPSO-Loc: Multi-targets UHF RFID localization system based on MRPSO algorithm	20
WSN-based wildlife localization framework in dense forests through optimization techniques	20
Editorial Board	20
An adaptive social-aware device-to-device communication mechanism for wireless networks	20
Regularized constrained total least squares localization for underwater acoustic sensor networks using angle-delay-doppler measurements	20
ICMH-CHR: An intra-cluster multi-hop based cluster head rotation protocol for wireless sensor networks	20
Blockchain-based vehicular ad-hoc networks: A comprehensive survey	20
Detection and Mitigation of Clock Deviation in the Verification & Validation of Drone-aided Lifting Operations	20
A novel and lightweight wireless communication scheme for Vehicular Ad hoc Networks	20
Mobile association scheme based on auction algorithm in heterogeneous wireless networks	19
Joint resource allocation and UAV placement in UAV-assisted Wireless Powered Sensor Networks using TDMA and NOMA	19
Joint computation offloading and resource allocation in space-air-terrestrial integrated networks for IoT Applications	19
An edge computing and distributed ledger technology architecture for secure and efficient transportation	19
Proof of Evaluation-based energy and delay aware computation offloading for Digital Twin Edge Network	19
Deployment of UAV-BSs for on-demand full communication coverage	19
Optimizing UAV-UGV coalition operations: A hybrid clustering and multi-agent reinforcement learning approach for path planning in obstructed environment	19
Reliability and bandwidth aware routing in SDN-based fog computing for IoT applications	18
Age and energy aware data collection scheme for urban flood monitoring in UAV-assisted Wireless Sensor Networks	18
Defending edge computing based metaverse AI against adversarial attacks	18
Editorial Board	18
An innovative multi-agent approach for robust cyber–physical systems using vertical federated learning	18
ALSNAP: Attention-based long and short-period network security situation prediction	18
Vehicular edge cloud computing content caching optimization solution based on content prediction and deep reinforcement learning	18
Editorial Board	18
A review of on-device machine learning for IoT: An energy perspective	18
A survey of cyber security threats and solutions for UAV communications and flying ad-hoc networks	18
Editorial Board	17
Inferring mobile applications usage from DNS traffic	17
Improved junction-based routing for VANETs using a Bio-inspired route stability approach	17
D2D routing aided networking for efficient energy consumption management of wireless IoT	17
Joint spectrum sensing and D2D communications in Cognitive Radio Networks using clustering and deep learning strategies under SSDF attacks	17
EDRP-GTDQN: An adaptive routing protocol for energy and delay optimization in wireless sensor networks using game theory and deep reinforcement learning	17
EVRP: A novel geometrical based energy efficient eye vision routing protocol for wireless sensor networks based on the k-means algorithm	17
Resource and trajectory optimization for UAV-assisted MEC communication systems over unlicensed spectrum band	17
DV-Hop-based localization algorithm using optimum anchor nodes subsets for wireless sensor network	16
Cross-layer UAV network routing protocol for spectrum denial environments	16
Task-driven charger placement and power allocation for wireless sensor networks	16
Distributed topology control of multiple ISAC-UAVs for mobile search teams in unknown 3-D terrains	16
A new energy-efficient and temperature-aware routing protocol based on fuzzy logic for multi-WBANs	16
Whale optimization-orchestrated Federated Learning-based resource allocation scheme for D2D communication	16
A trustworthy data collection scheme based on active spot-checking in UAV-Assisted WSNs	16
Bio-inspired multi-hop clustering algorithm for FANET	16
Task offloading strategy and scheduling optimization for internet of vehicles based on deep reinforcement learning	16
Multiple hypothesis testing in cognitive IoT sensor network	16
A two-context-aware approach for navigation: A case study for vehicular route recommendation	16
Editorial Board	16
LB-OPAR: Load balanced optimized predictive and adaptive routing for cooperative UAV networks	16
Verifying trust over IoT-ad hoc network-based applications under uncertainty	15
Physical layer authentication in the internet of vehicles through multiple vehicle-based physical attributes prediction	15
Security in wireless body area networks via anonymous authentication: Comprehensive literature review, scheme classification, and future challenges	15
A spectral clustering-based deployment strategy for roadside units in vehicular edge computing environments	15
On the performance of Zenoh in Industrial IoT Scenarios	15
Strategic deployment of RSUs in urban settings: Optimizing IEEE 802.11p infrastructure	15
Enhancing quality of service through federated learning in edge-cloud architecture	15

Collecting large volume data from wireless sensor network by drone	15
Greedy cooperative cache placement for mobile edge networks with user preferences prediction and adaptive clustering	15
iTRPL: An intelligent and trusted RPL protocol based on Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning	15
Enhancing MPTCP performance in wireless networks with PRS-MPTCP	15
RGSO-UAV: Reverse Glowworm Swarm Optimization inspired UAV path-planning in a 3D dynamic environment	14
DIVE: A distributed ID assignment and topology discovery protocol for underwater acoustic networks	14
Editorial Board	14
Deep reinforcement learning for the computation offloading in MIMO-based Edge Computing	14
URNFresh: Age-of-infomation-based 60 GHz UAV relay networks for video surveillance in linear environments	14
Li-Wi: An upper layer hybrid VLC-WiFi network handover solution	14
Editorial Board	14
Approximation schemes for age of information minimization in UAV grid patrols	13
Positioning aerial relays to maintain connectivity during drone team missions	13
Trust secure data aggregation in WSN-based IIoT with single mobile sink	13
A novel integrated quantum-resistant cryptography for secure scientific data exchange in ad hoc networks	13
Energy efficient and coverage aware grey wolf optimizer based clustering process for Software-defined wireless sensor networks	13
AI-optimized elliptic curve with Certificate-Less Digital Signature for zero trust maritime security	13
Coexistence of NR-U operators in multichannel scenarios: Fair cooperation or endless struggle for channel resources	13
Energy efficient deployment of aerial base stations for mobile users in multi-hop UAV networks	13
Distributed Detecting of Critical Nodes for Maximization of Connected Components in Wireless Multi-hop Networks	13
FLAV: Federated Learning for Autonomous Vehicle privacy protection	13
Fuzzy cluster-based multi-node charging strategy in mobile sensor networks	13
Buffer-aided relay selection for secure communication in two-hop wireless networks with limited packet lifetime	13
Data-driven cell-free scheduler	13
A weighted hybrid indoor positioning method based on path loss exponent estimation	12
Deep reinforcement learning in NOMA-assisted UAV networks for path selection and resource offloading	12
A game-theoretic approach of cyberattack resilient constraint-following control for cyber–physical systems	12
BFSearch: Bloom filter based tag searching for large-scale RFID systems	12
Deep learning with synthetic data for wireless NLOS positioning with a single base station	12
STAG: A novel interaction-aware path prediction method based on Spatio-Temporal Attention Graphs for connected automated vehicles	12
Anomaly detection framework to prevent DDoS attack in fog empowered IoT networks	12
Trends and challenges in energy-efficient UAV networks	12
An IPSO-assisted DNN operation scheme in UAV-mounted MEC networks	12
High-integrity based cooperative file transmission at urban intersections using pure V2V communication	12
NMSFRA: Heterogeneous routing protocol for balanced energy consumption in mobile wireless sensor network	12
THz-enabled UAV communications: Motivations, results, applications, challenges, and future considerations	12
ECU-IoHT: A dataset for analyzing cyberattacks in Internet of Health Things	12
A comprehensive survey on authentication and secure key management in internet of things: Challenges, countermeasures, and future directions	11
A Meta Meeting Mountain based opportunistic message forwarding strategy	11
FFP: A Force Field Protocol for the tactical management of UAV conflicts	11
Self-detection based fault diagnosis for wireless sensor networks	11
Editorial Board	11
Multi-user motion state task offloading strategy for load balancing in mobile edge computing networks	11
EMBN-MANET: A method to Eliminating Malicious Beacon Nodes in Ultra-Wideband (UWB) based Mobile Ad-Hoc Network	11
Reduced network forwarding with controller enabled named software defined Internet of Mobile Things	11
Mobility-aware Vehicular Cloud formation mechanism for Vehicular Edge Computing environments	11
Cost-effective live video streaming for internet of connected vehicles using heterogeneous networks	11
Status-aware and energy-efficient data aggregation for inter-tidal monitoring systems	11
Impact of urban environments on FANET communication: A comparative study of propagation models	11
UAV relay network deployment through the area with barriers	11
Towards a robust FANET: Distributed node importance estimation-based connectivity maintenance for UAV swarms	11
RSSI-based fingerprint localization in LoRaWAN networks using CNNs with squeeze and excitation blocks	11
A secure three-factor authentication scheme for multi-gateway wireless sensor networks based on elliptic curve cryptography	11
Multi-attribute weighted convolutional attention neural network for multiuser physical layer authentication in IIoT	11
A hybrid and self-adaptive QoS and QoE-driven RAT selection strategy for IoT devices	10
UAV-assisted task offloading system using dung beetle optimization algorithm & deep reinforcement learning	10
Editorial Board	10
Intelligent agent based virtual clustering and multi-context aware routing for congestion mitigation in secure RPL-IoT environment	10
Privacy Preserving Three-factor Authentication Protocol for Secure Message Forwarding in Wireless Body Area Networks	10
Multi-agent deep reinforcement learning based resource management in SWIPT enabled cellular networks with H2H/M2M co-existence	10
Characteristics analysis and suppression strategy of energy hole in wireless sensor networks	10
IEEE 802.11ay enabled integrated mmWave radar detection and wireless communications	10
A Hybrid Charging Scheme for Non-deterministic Mobile Nodes aimed at minimizing the number of dead nodes	10
Mission-based PTR triangle for multi-UAV systems flight planning	10
An optimizing geo-distributed edge layering with double deep Q-networks for predictive mobility-aware offloading in mobile edge computing	10
A comprehensive survey on clustering in vehicular networks: Current solutions and future challenges	10
A novel coverage-aware task allocation scheme in Cooperative Mobile Crowd Sensing	10
Metaheuristic Algorithms for 6G wireless communications: Recent advances and applications	10
Editorial Board	10
A compendium of radio resource management in UAV-assisted next generation computing paradigms	10
Vehicle task offloading strategy based on DRL in communication and sensing scenarios	10
Remediation of chaos in cognitive Internet of Things sensor network	10
A 5G-TSN joint resource scheduling algorithm based on optimized deep reinforcement learning model for industrial networks	10
Distributed sparsity-based non-linear regression with multiple kernels in wireless sensor networks	10
A privacy-preserving route planning scheme for the Internet of Vehicles	10
Latency-aware computation offloading and DQN-based resource allocation approaches in SDN-enabled MEC	10
A schedulability-aware routing algorithm for time sensitive network based on improved ant colony algorithm	10
Voronoi diagrams and tree structures in HRP-EE: Enhancing IoT network lifespan with WSNs	10
Fractional function energy efficiency optimization in wireless networks: A graph convolutional network approach	10
Fairness-aware task offloading and load balancing with delay constraints for Power Internet of Things	9
HPS: A Hybrid Proactive Scheduler with adaptive channel selection for industrial 6TiSCH networks	9
A novel resource allocation method based on supermodular game in EH-CR-IoT networks	9
A pipeline approach for privacy preservation against poisoning attacks in a Mobile Edge Computing environment	9
PLLM-CS: Pre-trained Large Language Model (LLM) for cyber threat detection in satellite networks	9
Novel MAC protocol for handling correlation and dynamics of medical traffic in WBANs	9
Q-learning-Based Opportunistic Routing with an on-site architecture in UASNs	9
A dynamic method to protect user privacy against traffic-based attacks on smart home	9
Non-Terrestrial UAV Clients for Beyond 5G Networks: A Comprehensive Survey	9
Geographic Position based Hopless Opportunistic Routing for UAV networks	9
Tamper-proof access control for IoT clouds using enclaves	9
Multi-objective-derived energy efficient routing in wireless sensor network using adaptive black hole-tuna swarm optimization strategy	9
A branch-and-price approach to a variant of the cognitive radio resource allocation problem	9
Blockchain and trust-based clustering scheme for the IoV	9
K-means online-learning routing protocol (K-MORP) for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) adhoc networks	9
An RTS–CTS based medium access control protocol for full-duplex wireless local area networks	9