Ad Hoc Networks

Article	Citations
Corrigendum to “Federated Learning assisted framework to periodically identify user communities in urban space” [Ad Hoc Networks 163 (2024) pp. 1-21/103589]	173
JamBIT: RL-based framework for disrupting adversarial information in battlefields	171
Residual multiscale attention based modulated convolutional neural network for radio link failure prediction in 5G	128
TemsRoute: A temporally and socially aware routing framework for delay-tolerant networks	118
Distributed serverless function scheduling in ad-hoc drone networks	113
An intelligent positioning method for underwater vehicle under hydroacoustic noises	108
BFL-SC: A blockchain-enabled federated learning framework, with smart contracts, for securing social media-integrated internet of things systems	98
Reliable and cost-efficient session provisioning in CRNs using spectrum sensing as a service	86
Editorial Board	82
CollOR: Distributed collaborative offloading and routing for tasks with QoS demands in multi-robot system	81
A privacy-preserving authentication scheme based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography and using Quotient Filter in fog-enabled VANET	77
Generative adversarial network to detect unseen Internet of Things malware	76
Gas sensing in industry. A case study: Train hangar	75
Newton-interpolation-based zk-SNARK for Artificial Internet of Things	73
MBC-SS: A multi-band cooperative sidelink scheme for NR V2X networks	71
Hybrid fusion of Pietra–Ricci index detector information for cooperative spectrum sensing	70
Performance of STAR-RIS-aided cooperative NOMA networks under Nakagami-	66
LESCA: LightwEight Stream Cipher Algorithm for emerging systems	65
Fuzzy-AHP based optimal RSU deployment (Fuzzy-AHP-ORD) approach using road and traffic analysis in VANET	64
Wireless communication protocols in smart agriculture: A review on applications, challenges and future trends	61
Performance evaluation of CNN-based pedestrian detectors for autonomous vehicles	61
A secure and efficient certificateless signature scheme for Internet of Things	58
Communication and Motion Coordination Awareness in Networked Aerial Robot Teams	57
Time–frequency fusion for enhancement of deep learning-based physical layer identification	57
A centralized discovery-based method for integrating Data Distribution Service and Time-Sensitive Networking for In-Vehicle Networks	56

Sum rate maximization for RSMA aided small cells edge users using meta-learning variational quantum algorithm	54
CRT-based group rekeying with efficient dynamically aggregate signature for IoMT	53
Energy-efficient multi-hop LoRa broadcasting with reinforcement learning for IoT networks	53
Protect your data and I’ll rank its utility: A framework for utility analysis of anonymized mobility data for smart city applications	52
Energy-efficient clustering and path planning for UAV-assisted D2D cellular networks	52
Communication architecture and operations for SDR-enabled UAVs network in disaster-stressed areas	51
A delay-tolerant network approach to satellite pickup and delivery scheduling	49
Performance analysis and optimization of frequency division duplex based virtual full-duplex communication systems	48
High-precision Time Synchronization Algorithm for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Ad Hoc Networks based on Bidirectional Pseudo-range Measurements	48
Multi-agent reinforcement learning for network routing in integrated access backhaul networks	47
Indoor tracking using auxiliary particle filter and deep learning in wireless sensor networks	46
An efficient energy saving scheme using reinforcement learning for 5G and beyond in H-CRAN	43
FogJam: A Fog Service for Detecting Traffic Congestion in a Continuous Data Stream VANET	43
vServiceInspector: Introspection-assisted evolutionary bag-of-ngram approach to detect malware in cloud servers	42
Special issue: Selected papers from COMSNETS 2020	41
Editorial Board	41
Integrated network-computing resource allocation and optimized scheduling for cyber physical production system	40
A self-supervised deep reinforcement learning for Zero-Shot Task scheduling in mobile edge computing environments	38
Enabling an inter-operator roaming capability in LoRaWAN networks	38
LETM-IoT: A lightweight and efficient trust mechanism for Sybil attacks in Internet of Things networks	37
Authentication and security challenges for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A survey	37
Flexible zero trust architecture for the cybersecurity of industrial IoT infrastructures	37
Federated Learning-based Misbehaviour detection on an emergency message dissemination scenario for the 6G-enabled Internet of Vehicles	37
An adaptive and cooperative MAC protocol for safety applications in cognitive radio enabled vehicular Ad-hoc networks	36
Dwell time estimation at intersections for improved vehicular micro cloud operations	36
Enhancing longevity: Sustainable channel modeling for wireless-powered implantable BANs	35
Machine learning attack detection based-on stochastic classifier methods for enhancing of routing security in wireless sensor networks	35
Editorial Board	35
RPL-TSCH cross-layer design for improve quality of service in LLNs of IIoT	35
THz band drone communications with practical antennas: Performance under realistic mobility and misalignment scenarios	35
A smart contract-based 6G-enabled authentication scheme for securing Internet of Nano Medical Things network	35
Joint hierarchical placement and configuration of edge servers in C-V2X	34
Design and implementation for a UAV-based streaming media system	33
ENSING: Energy saving based data transmission in Internet of Drones for 3D connectivity in 6G networks	33
A security optimization scheme for data security transmission in UAV-assisted edge networks based on federal learning	33
A new delay-based broadcast suppression mechanism for efficient emergency messages dissemination in CAVs environment	32
Machine learning for 5G security: Architecture, recent advances, and challenges	32
Adaptive link quality routing protocol for UASNs with double forwarding modes	32
An incentive mechanism based on a Stackelberg game for mobile crowdsensing systems with budget constraint	31
Multi-UAV path planning for connectivity-based sweep coverage	31
A CrowdSensing-based approach for proximity detection in indoor museums with Bluetooth tags	31
Instant on-demand charging strategy with multiple chargers in wireless rechargeable sensor networks	31
Privacy computing meets metaverse: Necessity, taxonomy and challenges	31
A Lightweight_PAEKS-based energy scheduling model considering priority in MicroGrid	30
High-throughput and energy-efficient data gathering in heterogeneous multi-channel wireless sensor networks using genetic algorithm	30
Computation offloading in MEC-assisted vehicular networks with task migration and result feedback	29
ADRP-DQL: An adaptive distributed routing protocol for underwater acoustic sensor networks using deep Q-learning	29
Editorial Board	29
Capacity and delay analysis of multi-hop wireless networks	29
Secure and multi-access offloading for computational efficiency optimization in ultra-dense NOMA-enabled networks	29

An integrated routing and data fragmentation strategy for optimizing end-to-end delay in LEO satellite networks	28
Adaptive guard band and power control for resource allocation in mobile and fixed mission-critical IoUT networks	28
Deep embedded median clustering for routing misbehaviour and attacks detection in ad-hoc networks	27
Probabilistic and distributed traffic control in LPWANs	26
The partial cloud member replacement for reconstructing vehicular clouds in VANETs: Reactive and proactive schemes	26
Efficient configuration for multi-objective QoS optimization in wireless sensor network	26
Cost optimization of UAV-MEC network calculation offloading: A multi-agent reinforcement learning method	26
A coarse to accurate noise-tolerant positioning evaluation for mobile target based on modified genetic algorithm	26
A novel method for spectrum sensing in cognitive radio networks using fractional GWO CS optimization	25
BitCover: Enhanced BitTorrent for interactive VoD streaming over 5G and WiFi-Direct	25
Resource allocation for multiple RISs assisted NOMA empowered D2D communication: A MAMP-DQN approach	25
Travel Hopping Enabled Resource Allocation (THEResA) and delay tolerant networking through the use of UAVs in railroad networks	25
Age of information is not just a number: Status updates against an eavesdropping node	25
HWMP-based secure communication of multi-agent systems	25
Optimum power allocation for an energy harvesting wireless communication system considering energy storage losses	25
Interlocking IT/OT security for edge cloud-enabled manufacturing	25
MOANS DV-Hop: An anchor node subset based localization algorithm for wireless sensor networks	25
Enhancing IIoT networks protection: A robust security model for attack detection in Internet Industrial Control Systems	24
Security of underwater and air–water wireless communication: State-of-the-art, challenges and outlook	24
V2X application server and vehicle centric distribution of commitments for V2V message authentication	24
Routing in Delay-Tolerant Networks under uncertain contact plans	24
Comparative study of novel packet loss analysis and recovery capability between hybrid TLI-µTESLA and other variant TESLA protocols	23
Editorial Board	23
WSN-based wildlife localization framework in dense forests through optimization techniques	23
Editorial Board	23
An innovative multi-agent approach for robust cyber–physical systems using vertical federated learning	22
A novel and lightweight wireless communication scheme for Vehicular Ad hoc Networks	22
MRPSO-Loc: Multi-targets UHF RFID localization system based on MRPSO algorithm	22
Battery life optimization in LoRa networks using spreading factor reallocation	22
ICMH-CHR: An intra-cluster multi-hop based cluster head rotation protocol for wireless sensor networks	22
Regularized constrained total least squares localization for underwater acoustic sensor networks using angle-delay-doppler measurements	22
Age and energy aware data collection scheme for urban flood monitoring in UAV-assisted Wireless Sensor Networks	22
An edge computing and distributed ledger technology architecture for secure and efficient transportation	21
Vehicular edge cloud computing content caching optimization solution based on content prediction and deep reinforcement learning	21
Detection and Mitigation of Clock Deviation in the Verification & Validation of Drone-aided Lifting Operations	21
Optimizing UAV-UGV coalition operations: A hybrid clustering and multi-agent reinforcement learning approach for path planning in obstructed environment	21
A cross layer based cooperative broadcast protocol for multichannel VANET	21
Deployment of UAV-BSs for on-demand full communication coverage	20
Joint computation offloading and resource allocation in space-air-terrestrial integrated networks for IoT Applications	20
A review of on-device machine learning for IoT: An energy perspective	20
ALSNAP: Attention-based long and short-period network security situation prediction	20
Joint resource allocation and UAV placement in UAV-assisted Wireless Powered Sensor Networks using TDMA and NOMA	20
Blockchain-based vehicular ad-hoc networks: A comprehensive survey	20
Mobile association scheme based on auction algorithm in heterogeneous wireless networks	19
An adaptive social-aware device-to-device communication mechanism for wireless networks	19
Proof of Evaluation-based energy and delay aware computation offloading for Digital Twin Edge Network	19
Inferring mobile applications usage from DNS traffic	19
Defending edge computing based metaverse AI against adversarial attacks	19
An Hybrid Heuristic optimal relay selection strategy for energy efficient multi hop cooperative cellular communication	19
A survey of cyber security threats and solutions for UAV communications and flying ad-hoc networks	19
Traffic based power consumption and node deployment in green LTE-A cellular networks	19
Editorial Board	19
Bandwidth partitioning in random-access Poisson networks: Stability, throughput and delay	19
Editorial Board	19
Multiple hypothesis testing in cognitive IoT sensor network	18
A new energy-efficient and temperature-aware routing protocol based on fuzzy logic for multi-WBANs	18
EDRP-GTDQN: An adaptive routing protocol for energy and delay optimization in wireless sensor networks using game theory and deep reinforcement learning	18
LB-OPAR: Load balanced optimized predictive and adaptive routing for cooperative UAV networks	18
Reliability and bandwidth aware routing in SDN-based fog computing for IoT applications	18
Resource and trajectory optimization for UAV-assisted MEC communication systems over unlicensed spectrum band	18
Bio-inspired multi-hop clustering algorithm for FANET	18
Improved junction-based routing for VANETs using a Bio-inspired route stability approach	18
Editorial Board	18
Distributed topology control of multiple ISAC-UAVs for mobile search teams in unknown 3-D terrains	18
EVRP: A novel geometrical based energy efficient eye vision routing protocol for wireless sensor networks based on the k-means algorithm	18
Editorial Board	18
D2D routing aided networking for efficient energy consumption management of wireless IoT	18
Editorial Board	18
Task offloading strategy and scheduling optimization for internet of vehicles based on deep reinforcement learning	17
A trustworthy data collection scheme based on active spot-checking in UAV-Assisted WSNs	17
Strategic deployment of RSUs in urban settings: Optimizing IEEE 802.11p infrastructure	17
On the performance of Zenoh in Industrial IoT Scenarios	17
A two-context-aware approach for navigation: A case study for vehicular route recommendation	17
Whale optimization-orchestrated Federated Learning-based resource allocation scheme for D2D communication	17
Enhancing MPTCP performance in wireless networks with PRS-MPTCP	17
RGSO-UAV: Reverse Glowworm Swarm Optimization inspired UAV path-planning in a 3D dynamic environment	17
Cross-layer UAV network routing protocol for spectrum denial environments	17
DV-Hop-based localization algorithm using optimum anchor nodes subsets for wireless sensor network	17
Joint spectrum sensing and D2D communications in Cognitive Radio Networks using clustering and deep learning strategies under SSDF attacks	17
Multi-type service placement for joint transmission and processing in mobile augmented reality	17

A spectral clustering-based deployment strategy for roadside units in vehicular edge computing environments	17
Evolving Explainable Artificial Intelligence for electroencephalography-based mental health classification in digital twin systems	17
iTRPL: An intelligent and trusted RPL protocol based on Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning	16
Security in wireless body area networks via anonymous authentication: Comprehensive literature review, scheme classification, and future challenges	16
Editorial Board	16
Greedy cooperative cache placement for mobile edge networks with user preferences prediction and adaptive clustering	16
Deep reinforcement learning for the computation offloading in MIMO-based Edge Computing	16
Verifying trust over IoT-ad hoc network-based applications under uncertainty	16
Enhancing quality of service through federated learning in edge-cloud architecture	16
Collecting large volume data from wireless sensor network by drone	15
STAG: A novel interaction-aware path prediction method based on Spatio-Temporal Attention Graphs for connected automated vehicles	15
FLAV: Federated Learning for Autonomous Vehicle privacy protection	15
Approximation schemes for age of information minimization in UAV grid patrols	15
Physical layer authentication in the internet of vehicles through multiple vehicle-based physical attributes prediction	15
Advanced intrusion detection in the industrial Internet of Things using federated learning and LSTM models	15
Trajectory prediction training scheme in vehicular ad-hoc networks based on federated learning	15
AI-optimized elliptic curve with Certificate-Less Digital Signature for zero trust maritime security	15
Data-driven cell-free scheduler	15
ECU-IoHT: A dataset for analyzing cyberattacks in Internet of Health Things	15
A dual-layer UAV-assisted mobile edge computing system for disaster rescue: Coordinated optimization of coverage, obstacle-avoidance path planning and task offloading	15
Distributed Detecting of Critical Nodes for Maximization of Connected Components in Wireless Multi-hop Networks	15
Coexistence of NR-U operators in multichannel scenarios: Fair cooperation or endless struggle for channel resources	14
URNFresh: Age-of-infomation-based 60 GHz UAV relay networks for video surveillance in linear environments	14
High-integrity based cooperative file transmission at urban intersections using pure V2V communication	14
An IPSO-assisted DNN operation scheme in UAV-mounted MEC networks	14
SFEM3: A performance comparative analysis for SDN-based FANET Emulation using Mininet-WiFi and ns-3	14
A weighted hybrid indoor positioning method based on path loss exponent estimation	14
Editorial Board	14
THz-enabled UAV communications: Motivations, results, applications, challenges, and future considerations	14
Positioning aerial relays to maintain connectivity during drone team missions	14
Extreme learning machine-driven joint user mobility and content popularity-based proactive caching in multi-tier wireless networks	14
A novel integrated quantum-resistant cryptography for secure scientific data exchange in ad hoc networks	14
Energy efficient and coverage aware grey wolf optimizer based clustering process for Software-defined wireless sensor networks	14
Li-Wi: An upper layer hybrid VLC-WiFi network handover solution	14
Impact of urban environments on FANET communication: A comparative study of propagation models	13
NMSFRA: Heterogeneous routing protocol for balanced energy consumption in mobile wireless sensor network	13
Deep reinforcement learning in NOMA-assisted UAV networks for path selection and resource offloading	13
Deep learning with synthetic data for wireless NLOS positioning with a single base station	13
Multi-attribute weighted convolutional attention neural network for multiuser physical layer authentication in IIoT	13
Trust secure data aggregation in WSN-based IIoT with single mobile sink	13
DIVE: A distributed ID assignment and topology discovery protocol for underwater acoustic networks	13
Fuzzy cluster-based multi-node charging strategy in mobile sensor networks	13
Energy efficient deployment of aerial base stations for mobile users in multi-hop UAV networks	13
MS_M2ATD3: A master-slave multi-agent reinforcement learning for energy-efficient task offloading in LEO satellite edge computing	13
Editorial Board	13
A game-theoretic approach of cyberattack resilient constraint-following control for cyber–physical systems	13
Multi-user motion state task offloading strategy for load balancing in mobile edge computing networks	13
RSSI-based fingerprint localization in LoRaWAN networks using CNNs with squeeze and excitation blocks	12
A secure three-factor authentication scheme for multi-gateway wireless sensor networks based on elliptic curve cryptography	12
Reduced network forwarding with controller enabled named software defined Internet of Mobile Things	12
Self-detection based fault diagnosis for wireless sensor networks	12
Mobility-aware Vehicular Cloud formation mechanism for Vehicular Edge Computing environments	12
EMBN-MANET: A method to Eliminating Malicious Beacon Nodes in Ultra-Wideband (UWB) based Mobile Ad-Hoc Network	12
FFP: A Force Field Protocol for the tactical management of UAV conflicts	12
A novel coverage-aware task allocation scheme in Cooperative Mobile Crowd Sensing	12
Towards a robust FANET: Distributed node importance estimation-based connectivity maintenance for UAV swarms	12
Editorial Board	12
Cost-effective live video streaming for internet of connected vehicles using heterogeneous networks	12
UAV-assisted task offloading system using dung beetle optimization algorithm & deep reinforcement learning	12
UAV relay network deployment through the area with barriers	12
BFSearch: Bloom filter based tag searching for large-scale RFID systems	12
Status-aware and energy-efficient data aggregation for inter-tidal monitoring systems	12
Characteristics analysis and suppression strategy of energy hole in wireless sensor networks	11
Editorial Board	11
A comprehensive survey on authentication and secure key management in internet of things: Challenges, countermeasures, and future directions	11
A Hybrid Charging Scheme for Non-deterministic Mobile Nodes aimed at minimizing the number of dead nodes	11
RAD-IoMT: Robust adversarial defence mechanisms for IoMT medical image analysis	11
IEEE 802.11ay enabled integrated mmWave radar detection and wireless communications	11
Intelligent agent based virtual clustering and multi-context aware routing for congestion mitigation in secure RPL-IoT environment	11
Mission-based PTR triangle for multi-UAV systems flight planning	11
Vehicle task offloading strategy based on DRL in communication and sensing scenarios	11
A hybrid and self-adaptive QoS and QoE-driven RAT selection strategy for IoT devices	11
Anomaly detection in unmanned aerial vehicles flight data: A survey	11
Distributed sparsity-based non-linear regression with multiple kernels in wireless sensor networks	11
Latency-aware computation offloading and DQN-based resource allocation approaches in SDN-enabled MEC	11
Fractional function energy efficiency optimization in wireless networks: A graph convolutional network approach	11
Joint computation offloading and resource allocation in clustered MEC-enabled ultra-dense networks with multi-slope channels	11
A Meta Meeting Mountain based opportunistic message forwarding strategy	11
A simulation-informed robust optimization framework for the design of energy efficient underwater sensor networks	11
A compendium of radio resource management in UAV-assisted next generation computing paradigms	11