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Patents

  1. A. Imran, A. Asghar, and H. Farooq, "Enhancement of Capacity and User Quality of Service (QoS) in Mobile Cellular Networks," , Patent No. 10979932UNITED STATES, Application Date : 06/06/2019, Date Issued : 04/13/2021.
  2. A. Imran, H. Farooq, and A. Asghar, "Methods And Apparatus For Proactive Self-Optimization Using Data About Network User Behaviour, Mobility And Measurements," , PCT/US19/35816, 2019.
  3. A. Imran, and A. Abu-Dayya, "METHODS OF OPTIMIZING TILT ANGLE OF AN ANTENNA," , Google Patents, PCT/IB2013/058807.

Book Chapters

  1. F. Ahmed, M. Z. Asghar, and Ali Imran, "Combinatorial Optimization for Artificial Intelligence Enabled Mobile Network Automation," a book chapter in book titled "Metaheuristics in Machine Learning: Theory and Applications" , pp. 663-690, October 2021 .
  2. A. Taufique, A. Rizwan, A. Imran, K. Arshad, A. Zoha, Q. H. Abbasi, and M. A. Imran, "Big data analytics for 5G networks: utilities, frameworks, challenges and opportunities," In: Tafazolli, R., Wang, C.-L. and Chatzimisios, P. (eds.) Wiley 5G REF: the Essential 5G Reference Online. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. ISBN 9781119471509 , 2021.
  3. H. N. Qureshi, and A. Imran, "Towards Realistic Modelling of Drone-based Cellular Network Coverage," a book chapter in book titled “Verticals of 5G”, in press for publication by Wiley, December 2018.
  4. M. S. Parwez, H. Farooq, A. Imran, and H. Refai, "Spectral efficiency self-optimization through dynamic user clustering and beam steering," Big Data Applications in the Telecommunications Industry, pp. 137-155, IGI Global, May 2017.
  5. A. Zoha, O. Onireti, A. Saeed, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and A. Abu-Dayya, "Outage Detection Framework for Energy Efficient Communication Network," Energy Management in Wireless Cellular and Ad-hoc Networks, Volume 50 of the series Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, pp. 3-29, Springer, 15-Jan-2016.
  6. H. Farooq, M. S. Parwez, and A. Imran, "Continuous time markov chain based reliability analysis for future cellular networks," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), pp. 1-6, IEEE, December 2015.
  7. L. Giupponi, and A. Imran, "Self Organizing ICIC for SCN," , Cambridge University Press, December 2015.
  8. A. Imran, and L. Giupponi, "Use of Learning, Game Theory and Optimization as Biomimetic Approaches for Self-Organization in Heterogeneous Networks," Cognitive Communication and Cooperative HetNet Coexistence, pp. 237-268, Springer, June 2014.

Journal Articles

  1. T. Saeed, A. Ijaz, I. Sadiq, H.N. Qureshi, A. Rizwan, A. Imran , "An AI-Enabled Bias-Free Respiratory Disease Diagnosis Model Using Cough Audio," MDPI Bioengineering (Basel), January 2024, doi: 10.3390/bioengineering11010055.
  2. S. M. A. Zaidi, H. Qureshi, M. Manalastas, A. Abu-Dayya, A. Rizwan and A. Imran, "AI-Assisted Joint Search Approach for Mmwave Cell Discovery Using Sparse MDT Data," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, June 2023, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2023.3289718.
  3. M. Manalastas, M. U. B. Farooq, S. M. A. Zaidi, and A. Imran, "Towards the Development of 6G System Level Simulators: Addressing the Computational Complexity Challenge," IEEE Wireless Communications [Accepted], April 2023.
  4. H. N. Qureshi, U. Masood, M. Manalastas, A. Zaidi, H. Farooq, J. Forgeat, M. Bouton, S. Bothe, P. Karlsson, A. Rizwan, and A. Imran, "Towards Addressing Training Data Scarcity Challenge in Emerging Radio Access Networks: A Survey and Framework," IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials [Accepted], March 2023.
  5. A. Ijaz, W. Raza, H. Farooq, M. Manalastas and A. Imran, "An AI-Enabled Framework to Defend Ingenious MDT-based Attacks on the Emerging Zero Touch Cellular Networks," IEEE Network, March 2023, doi: 10.1109/MNET.006.2100377.
  6. H. N. Qureshi, M. Manalastas, M. U. B. Farooq, A. Imran, Y. Liu, and M. O. Al Kalaa , "5G-Enabled Healthcare in Mobile Scenarios: Challenges and Implementation Considerations," IEEE Network magazine, January 2023.
  7. A. Zaidi, H. Farooq, A. Rizwan, A. Abu-Dayya, and A. Imran, "A Framework to Address Mobility Management Challenges in Emerging Networks," IEEE Wireless Communications, November 2022, doi: 10.1109/MWC.015.2100666.
  8. S. K. Kasi, U. S. Hashmi, S. Ekin, A. Abu-Dayya and A. Imran, "D-RAN: A DRL-based Demand-Driven Elastic User-Centric RAN Optimization for 6G & Beyond," IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, October 2022, doi: 10.1109/TCCN.2022.3217785.
  9. S. M. A. Zaidi, M. Manalastas, M. U. B. Farooq, H. Qureshi, A. Abu-Dayya, and A. Imran, "A Data Driven Framework for QoE-Aware Intelligent EN-DC Activation," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, pp. 1-14, October 2022, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2022.3211741.
  10. M. S. Riaz, H. N. Qureshi, U. Masood, A. Rizwan, A. Abu-Dayya and A. Imran, "A Hybrid Deep Learning-Based (HYDRA) Framework for Multifault Diagnosis Using Sparse MDT Reports," IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 67140-67151, June 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3185639.
  11. M. Manalastas, M. Nabeel, A. Ijaz, S. M. A. Zaidi, U. Masood, H. N. Qureshi, H. Refai, and A. Imran, "Design Considerations and Deployment Challenges for TurboRAN 5G and Beyond Testbed," IEEE Access, pp. 1-1, April 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3166947.
  12. M. Manalastas, M. U. B. Farooq, S. M. A. Zaidi, A. Abu-Dayya, and A. Imran, "A Data Driven Framework for Inter-Frequency Handover Failure Prediction and Mitigation," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, pp. 1-1, March 2022, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2022.3157802.
  13. M. U. B. Farooq, M. Manalastas, W. Raza, A. Rizwan, S. M. A. Zaidi, M. Manalastas, A. Abu-Dayya, and A. Imran, "A Data-Driven Self-Optimization Solution for Inter-Frequency Mobility Parameters in Emerging Networks," IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, February 2022, doi: 10.1109/TCCN.2022.3152510.
  14. W. Raza, E. Abele, J. O'Hara, B. Sadr, P. LoPresti, A. Imran, W. Choi, C. Song, S. Altunc, O. Kegege, and S. Ekin, "Towards a Hybrid RF/Optical Lunar Communication System (LunarComm)," IEEE Network, February 2022.
  15. A. Ijaz, M. Nabeel, U. Masood, T. Mahmood, M.S. Hashmi, I. Posokhova, A. Rizwan, and A. Imran, "Towards using cough for respiratory disease diagnosis by leveraging Artificial Intelligence: A survey," Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, vol. 29, pp. 100832, February 2022, doi: j.imu.2021.100832.
  16. H. N. Qureshi, M. Manalastas, A. Ijaz, Y. Liu, A. Imran, and M. O. Al Kalaa, "Communication Requirements in 5G-Enabled Healthcare Applications: Review and Considerations," MDPI Healthcare, vol. 10, no. 2 , pp. 293, February 2022, doi: 10.3390/healthcare10020293.
  17. U. Masood, H. Farooq, A. Imran, and A. Abu-Dayya, "Interpretable AI-based Large-scale 3D Pathloss Prediction Model for enabling Emerging Self-Driving Networks," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, January 2022, doi: 10.1109/TMC.2022.3147191.
  18. H. N. Qureshi, M. Manalastas, A. Imran, and M. O. Al Kalaa, "Service Level Agreements for 5G-Enabled Healthcare Systems: Challenges and Considerations," IEEE Network, vol. 36, issue. 1, pp. 181 - 188, December 2021, doi: 10.1109/MNET.011.2100343.
  19. S. K. Kasi, U. S. Hashmi, M. Nabeel, S. Ekin and A. Imran, "Analysis of Area Spectral & Energy Efficiency in a CoMP-Enabled User-Centric Cloud RAN," IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 999-2015, December 2021, doi: 10.1109/TGCN.2021.3093390.
  20. M. Ibrahim, U. S. Hashmi, M. Nabeel, A. Imran, and S. Ekin, "Embracing Complexity: Agent-Based Modeling for HetNets Design and Optimization via Concurrent Reinforcement Learning Algorithms," IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 4042 - 4062, December 2021, doi: 10.1109/TNSM.2021.3121282.
  21. A. Rizwan, M. Jaber, F. Filali, A. Imran and A. Abu-Dayya, "A Zero-Touch Network Service Management Approach Using AI-Enabled CDR Analysis," IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 157699 - 157714, November 2021 , doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3129281.
  22. M. Nabeel, U. S. Hashmi,S. Ekin, H. Refai, A. Abu-Dayya, and A. Imran, "SpiderNet: Spectrally Efficient and Energy Efficient Data Aided Demand Driven Elastic Architecture for 6G," IEEE Network, July 2021.
  23. A. Asghar, H. Farooq, H. N. Qureshi, A. Abu-Dayya and A. Imran, "Entropy Field Decomposition Based Outage Detection for Ultra-Dense Networks," IEEE ACCESS, January 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3056551.
  24. H. N. Qureshi, M. Manalastas, S. M. A. Zaidi, A. Imran and M. O. A. Kalaa, "Service Level Agreements for 5G and beyond: Overview, Challenges and Enablers of 5G-Healthcare Systems," IEEE Access, December 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3046927.
  25. A. Kachroo, A. Popuri, M. Ibrahim, A. Imran, and S. Ekin, "Interference Spreading through Random Subcarrier Allocation Technique and Its Error Rate Performance in Cognitive Radio Networks," Sensors, vol. 20, no. 19, September 2020, doi: 10.3390/s20195700.
  26. H. N. Qureshi, A. Imran and A. Abu-Dayya, "Enhanced MDT-based Performance Estimation for AI Driven Optimization in Future Cellular Networks," IEEE Access, September 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3021030.
  27. S. Manzoor, S. Mazhar, A. Asghar, A. N. Mian, A. Imran, and J. Crowcroft, "Leveraging mobility and content caching for proactive load balancing in heterogeneous cellular networks," Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, vol. 31, no. 2, September 2020, doi: 10.1002/ett.3739.
  28. S. M. A. Zaidi, M. Manalastas, H. Farooq, and A. Imran, "Mobility Management in Emerging Ultra-Dense Cellular Networks: A Survey, Outlook, and Future Research Directions," IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 183505-183533, August 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3027258.
  29. A. Imran, I. Posokhova, H. N. Qureshi, U. Masood, M. S. Riaz, K. Ali, C. N. John, I. Hussain, and M. Nabeel , "AI4COVID-19: AI Enabled Preliminary Diagnosis for COVID-19 from Cough Samples via an App," Elsevier Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, vol. 20, pp. 100378, June 2020.
  30. U. S. Hashmi, S. A. R. Zaidi, A. Imran, and A. Abu-Dayya, "Enhancing Downlink QoS and Energy Efficiency through a User-Centric Stienen Cell Architecture for mmWave Networks," IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 387-403, June 2020, doi: 10.1109/TGCN.2020.2967888.
  31. S. M. A. Zaidi, M. Manalastas, H. Farooq, and Ali Imran, "SyntheticNET: A 3GPP Compliant Simulator for AI Enabled 5G and Beyond," IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 82938-82950, May 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2991959.
  32. H. Farooq, A. Asghar, and A. Imran, "Mobility Prediction Based Proactive Dynamic Network Orchestration for Load Balancing With QoS Constraint (OPERA)," IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 3370-3383, March 2020, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2020.2966725.
  33. A. Kachroo, S. Ekin, and A. Imran, "Statistical Modelling of Dynamic Interference Threshold and Its Effect on Network Capacity," IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY, March 2020.
  34. M. A. Imran, Y. Zhang, I. Lee, X. Zhang, D. B. D. Costa, and A. Imran, "EDITORIAL: DEPLOYMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF SMALL HETEROGENEOUS CELLS FOR 5G," IEEE Access, 8, pp. 19406-19409, January 2020, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2961102.
  35. O. Onireti, L. Zhang, A. Imran, and M. A. Imran , "Outage Probability in the Uplink of Multitier Millimeter Wave Cellular Networks," IEEE SYSTEMS JOURNAL, January 2020, doi: 10.1109/JSYST.2020.2965001.
  36. B. Hussain, Q. Du, A. Imran, and M. A. Imran, "Artificial Intelligence-powered Mobile Edge Computing-based Anomaly Detection in Cellular Networks," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, January 2020, doi: 10.1109/TII.2019.2953201.
  37. H. N. Qureshi, and A. Imran, "On the Tradeoffs between Coverage Radius, Altitude and Beamwidth for Practical UAV Deployments," IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, vol. 6, pp. 2805-2821, December 2019, doi: 10.1109/TAES.2019.2893082.
  38. B. Hussain, Q. D. S. Zhang, A. Imran, and M. A. Imran, "Mobile Edge Computing-Based Data-Driven Deep Learning Framework for Anomaly Detection," IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 137656-137667, September 2019, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2942485.
  39. M. Hartmann, U. S. Hashmi, and A. Imran, "Edge computing in smart health care systems: Review, challenges, and research directions," Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, August 2019.
  40. S. Bothe, H. N. Qureshi, and A. Imran, "Which Statistical Distribution Best Characterizes Modern Cellular Traffic and What Factors Could Predict Its Spatiotemporal Variability?," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 810-813, June 2019, doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2019.2908370.
  41. S. W. H. Shah, M. Rahman, A. N. Mian, A. Imran, S. Mumtaz, and O. A. Dobre, "On the impact of mode selection on effective capacity of device-to-device communication," IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, June 2019, doi: 10.1109/LWC.2019.2901460.
  42. H. N. Qureshi, and A. Imran, "Optimal Bin Width for Autonomous Coverage Estimation Using MDT Reports in the Presence of User Positioning Error," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 716-719, April 2019, doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2019.2899094.
  43. A. Taufique, A. Mohamed, H. Farooq, A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Analytical Modeling for Mobility Signalling in Ultradense HetNets," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 2709-2723, March 2019, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2018.2864627.
  44. H. Farooq, A. Asghar, and A. Imran, "Mobility Prediction-Based Autonomous Proactive Energy Saving (AURORA) Framework for Emerging Ultra-Dense Networks," IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 958-971, December 2018, doi: 10.1109/TGCN.2018.2858011. This solution won first prize in IEEE Green ICT International competition for Best Solution, held in Paris, 2017. The competing teams included participants from over 30 countries.
  45. A. Said, S. W. H. Shah, H. Farooq, A. N. Mian, A. Imran, and J. Crowcroft, "Proactive Caching at the Edge Leveraging Influential User Detection in Cellular D2D Networks," Future Internet, 21 September 2018, doi: 10.3390/?10100093.
  46. A. Asghar, H. Farooq, and A. Imran, "Concurrent Optimization of Coverage, Capacity, and Load Balance in HetNets Through Soft and Hard Cell Association Parameters," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no. 9, pp. 8781-8795, September 2018, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2018.2846655.
  47. O. Onireti ,A. Imran, and M. A. Imran , "Coverage and rate analysis in the uplink of millimeter wave cellular networks with fractional power control," Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, August 2018, doi: 10.1186/s13638-018-1208-0.
  48. A. Asghar, H. Farooq, and A. Imran, "Self-Healing in Emerging Cellular Networks: Review, Challenges, and Research Directions," IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 1682-1709, July 2018, doi: 10.1109/COMST.2018.2825786.
  49. A. Zoha, A. Saeed, H. Farooq, A. Rizwan, A. Imran, and M. A. Imran, "Leveraging intelligence from network CDR data for interference aware energy consumption minimization," IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 1569-1582, July 2018, doi: 10.1109/TMC.2017.2773609.
  50. O. Onireti, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Coverage, capacity, and energy efficiency analysis in the uplink of mmWave cellular networks," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 67, no. 5, pp. 3982-3997, May 2018, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2017.2775520.
  51. U. S. Hashmi, S. A. R. Zaidi, and A. Imran, "User-centric cloud RAN: An analytical framework for optimizing area spectral and energy efficiency," IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 19859-19875, April 2018, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2820898.
  52. S. Bassoy, H. Farooq, M. A. Imran, and A. Imran, "Coordinated multi-point clustering schemes: A survey," IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 743-764, April 2017, doi: 10.1109/COMST.2017.2662212.
  53. A. Taufique, M. Jaber, A. Imran, Z. Dawy, and E. Yaacoub, "Planning wireless cellular networks of future: Outlook, challenges and opportunities," IEEE Access, vol. 5, pp. 4821-4845, March 2017.
  54. A. Mohamed, O. Onireti, M. A. Imran, A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Predictive and Core-Network Efficient RRC Signalling for Active State Handover in RANs With Control/Data Separation," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 1423-1436, March 2017, doi: 10.1109/TWC.2016.2644608.
  55. H. Farooq, and A. Imran, "Spatiotemporal mobility prediction in proactive self-organizing cellular networks," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 370-373, February 2017, doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2016.2623276.
  56. O. Onireti, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Energy efficient inter-frequency small cell discovery in heterogeneous networks," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 65, no. 9, pp. 7122-7135, September 2016, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2015.2482818.
  57. H. Farooq, A. Imran, and A. Abu-Dayya, "A multi-objective performance modelling framework for enabling self-optimization of cellular network topology and configurations," Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, 15 MAY 2016.
  58. I. Akbari, O. Onireti, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "How reliable is MDT-based autonomous coverage estimation in the presence of user and BS positioning error?," IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 196-199, April 2016.
  59. R. H. Aquino, S. Zaidi, D. McLernon, M. Ghogho, and A. Imran, "Tilt Angle Optimization in Two-Tier Cellular Networks. A Stochastic Geometry Approach," IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 63, no. 12, pp. 5162-5177, December 2015.
  60. A. Zoha, A. Saeed, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and A. Abu-Dayya, "A learning-based approach for autonomous outage detection and coverage optimization," Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 439-450, August 2015.
  61. H. A. Mustafa, M. Z. Shakir, M. A. Imran, A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Coverage gain and device-to-device user density: Stochastic geometry modeling and analysis," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 19, no. 10, pp. 1742-1745, July 2015.
  62. H. A. Mustafa, M. A. Imran, M. Z. Shakir, A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Separation framework: An enabler for cooperative and D2D communication for future 5G networks," IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 419-445, July 2015.
  63. A. Mohamed, O. Onireti, M. A. Imran, A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Control-data separation architecture for cellular radio access networks: A survey and outlook," IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 446-465, June 2015.
  64. H. Y. Lateef, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, L. Giupponi, and M. Dohler, "LTE-Advanced Self-Organising Network Conflicts and Coordination Algorithms," IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 108-117, June 2015.
  65. O. Onireti, A. Zoha, J. Moysen, A. Imran, L. Giupponi, M. A. Imran, and A. Abu-Dayya, "A cell outage management framework for dense heterogeneous networks," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 65, no. 4, pp. 2097-2113, April 2015.
  66. S. A. R. Zaidi, A. Imran, D. C. McLernon, and M. Ghogho, "Characterizing coverage and downlink throughput of cloud empowered hetnets," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 1013-1016, February 2015.
  67. A. Imran, A. Zoha, and A. Abu-Dayya, "Challenges in 5G: how to empower SON with big data for enabling 5G," IEEE network, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 27-33, November 2014.
  68. T. Alsedairy, Y. Qi, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and B. Evans, "Self organising cloud cells: a resource efficient network densification strategy," Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, vol. 26, no. 8, pp. 1096-1107, April 2014.
  69. A. Imran, M. A. Imran, A. Abu-Dayya, and R. Tafazolli, "Self organization of tilts in relay enhanced networks: A distributed solution," IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 764-779, February 2014.
  70. O. Aliu, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and B. Evans, "A survey of self organisation in future cellular networks," IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 336-361, February 2012.
  71. A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Relay station access link spectral efficiency optimization through SO of macro BS tilts," IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 15, no. 12, pp. 1326-1328, November 2011.
  72. A. Quddus, T. Guo, M. Shariat, B. Hunt, A. Imran, Y. Ko, and R. Tafazolli, "Next generation femtocells: an enabler for high efficiency multimedia transmission," E-LETTER - IEEE Communications Society, November 2010.

Peer Reviewed Conference Papers

  1. W. Raza, F. A. Khan, M. U. Farooq, S. Ekin and A. Imran, "Positioning Error Impact Compensation for Data-Driven Optimization of User Centric RAN," IEEE Global Communications Conference, IEEE, December 2023.
  2. F. A. Khan, H. N. Qureshi, A. Imran, and H. Refai, "Handover Probability Analysis in Multi-Tier Aerial Networks at Varying Altitudes," IEEE ICC 2023, IEEE, May 2023.
  3. S. M. A. Zaidi, M. Manalastas and A. Imran, "An Analytical Model to Quantify the Effect of Handover and Cell Density on SINR in Emerging Cellular Networks," IEEE 20th Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), pp. 897-898, IEEE, January 2023, doi: 10.1109/CCNC51644.2023.10060458.
  4. M. Manalastas, M. U. B. Farooq, S. M. A. Zaidi, A. Ijaz, W.Raza and A. Imran, "Machine Learning-Based Handover Failure Prediction Model for Handover Success Rate Improvement in 5G," IEEE 20th Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), pp. 684-685, IEEE, January 2023, doi: 10.1109/CCNC51644.2023.10060203.
  5. M.U.B. Farooq, M. Manalastas, H. Qureshi, Y. Liu, A. Imran, and M. O. Al-Kalaa, "MDT-based Intelligent Route Selection for 5G-Enabled Connected Ambulances," IEEE International Conference on E-health Networking, Application & Services (Healthcom), Genoa, Italy, pp. 81-87, IEEE, October 2022, doi: 10.1109/HealthCom54947.2022.9982778.
  6. M. Ibrahim, U. S. Hashmi, M. Nabeel, A. Imran, and S. Ekin, "Complex Agent-based Modeling for HetNets Design and Optimization," 1st International Conference on 6G Networking (6GNet), pp. 1 - 7, July 2022, doi: 10.1109/6GNet54646.2022.9830485.
  7. S. K. Kasi, U. S. Hashmi, M. Nabeel, S. Ekin, and A. Imran, "Is CoMP Beneficial In User-Centered Wireless Networks?," 1st International Conference on 6G Networking (6GNet), pp. 1-5, July 2022, doi: 10.1109/6GNet54646.2022.9830168.
  8. M.U.B. Farooq, M. Manalastas, S.M.A. Zaidi, A. Abu-Dayya, and A. Imran, "Machine Learning Aided Holistic Handover Optimization for Emerging Networks," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp. 710-715, IEEE, May 2022, doi: 10.1109/ICC45855.2022.9839024.
  9. W. Raza, U. S. Hashmi, A. Imran, and S. Ekin, "Towards Positioning Error Impact Characterization and Minimization in User-Centric RAN," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 734 - 739, IEEE, April 2022, doi: 10.1109/WCNC51071.2022.9771775.
  10. M. S. Riaz, H. N. Qureshi, U. Masood, A. Rizwan, A. Abu-Dayya, and A. Imran, "Deep Learning-based Framework for Multi-Fault Diagnosis in Self-Healing Cellular Networks," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2022), pp. 746-751, April 2022, doi: 10.1109/WCNC51071.2022.9771947.
  11. A. Rizwan, A. Abu-Dayya, F. Filali and A. Imran, "Addressing Data Sparsity with GANs for Multi-fault Diagnosing in Emerging Cellular Networks," International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Information and Communication (ICAIIC), pp. 318-323, IEEE, March 2022, doi: 10.1109/ICAIIC54071.2022.9722696.
  12. M. Nabeel, M. Manalastas, A. Ijaz, H. Refai, and A. Imran, "Investigating Handover Behavior with 5G and Beyond TurboRAN Testbed," Seventh International Conference On Mobile And Secure Services (MobiSecServ), pp. 1-6, February 2022, doi: 10.1109/MobiSecServ50855.2022.9727204.
  13. J. Shodamola, H. N. Qureshi, U. Masood, and A. Imran, "Towards Addressing the Spatial Sparsity of MDT Reports to Enable Zero Touch Network Automation," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2021), pp. 1-6, IEEE, December 2021, doi: 10.1109/GLOBECOM46510.2021.9686011.
  14. M. U. B. Farooq, M. Manalastas, W. Raza, A. Ijaz, S.M.A. Zaidi, A. Abu-Dayya, and A. Imran, " Data Driven Optimization of Inter-Frequency Mobility Parameters for Emerging Multi-band Networks," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), pp. 1-6, IEEE, December 2020, doi: 10.1109/GLOBECOM42002.2020.9348101.
  15. S. M. A. Zaidi, M. Manalastas, A. Abu-Dayya, and A. Imran, "AI-Assisted RLF Avoidance for Smart EN-DC Activation," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), pp. 1-6, IEEE, December 2020, doi: 10.1109/GLOBECOM42002.2020.9322339.
  16. C. Bales, M. Nabeel, C. John, U. Masood, H. N. Qureshi, H. Farooq, I. Posokhova, and A. Imran, "Can machine learning be used to recognize and diagnose coughs?," E-Health and Bioengineering Conference (EHB), IEEE [Accepted], October 2020.
  17. M. U. B. Farooq, J. Qadir, M. M. Butt, M. Naeem, and A. Imran, "Utilizing Loss Tolerance and Bandwidth Expansion for Energy Efficient User Association in HetNets," IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), IEEE, August 2020.
  18. J. B. Porch, C. H. Foh, H. Farooq, and A. Imran , "Machine Learning Approach for Automatic Fault Detection and Diagnosis in Cellular Networks," BlackSeaCom, IEEE, May 2020, doi: 10.1109/BlackSeaCom48709.2020.9234962.
  19. J. Shodamola, U. Masood, M. Manalastas, and A. Imran, " A Machine Learning based Framework for KPI Maximization in Emerging Networks using Mobility Parameters," BlackSeaCom, IEEE, May 2020.
  20. S. Bothe, U. Masood, H. Farooq, and A. Imran, "Neuromorphic AI Empowered Root Cause Analysis of Faults in Emerging Networks," BlackSeaCom, IEEE, May 2020, doi: 10.1109/BlackSeaCom48709.2020.9235002.
  21. M. Manalastas, H. Farooq, S. A. Zaidi, and A. Imran, "Where to Go Next? : A Realistic Evaluation of AI-Assisted Mobility Predictors for HetNets," IEEE 17th Annual Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), pp. 1-6, IEEE, Jan, 2020, doi: 10.1109/CCNC46108.2020.9045127.
  22. U. Masood, H. Farooq, and A. Imran, "A Machine Learning based 3D Propagation Model for Intelligent Future Cellular Networks," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), pp. 1-6, IEEE, December 2019, doi: 10.1109/GLOBECOM38437.2019.9014187.
  23. U. S. Hashmi, A. Rudrapatna, Z. Zhao, M. Rozwadowski, J. Kang, R. Wuppalapati, and A. Imran, "Towards Real-time User QoE assessment via Machine Learning on LTE network data," IEEE 90th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall), pp. 1-7, IEEE, September 2019.
  24. M. Hartmann, H. Farooq, and Ali Imran , "Distilled Deep Learning based Classification of Abnormal Heartbeat Using ECG Data through a Low Cost Edge Device," IEEE International Workshop on ICT Solutions for e-Health, pp. 1068-1071, IEEE, July 3, 2019.
  25. B. Hughes, S. Bothe, H. Farooq, and A. Imran, "Generative Adversarial Learning for Machine Learning empowered Self Organizing 5G Networks," International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), pp. 282-286, IEEE, February 2019, doi: 10.1109/ICCNC.2019.8685527.
  26. H. Farooq, A. Imran, and M. Jaber, "AI empowered Smart User Association in LTE Relays HetNets," IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), pp. 1-6, IEEE, August 2019, doi: 10.1109/ICCW.2019.8756942.
  27. H. Gebre, H. Farooq, and A. Imran, "What machine learning predictor performs best for mobility prediction in cellular networks?," IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), pp. 1-6, IEEE, August 2019.
  28. A. Asghar, H. Farooq, and A. Imran, "Outage Detection for Millimeter Wave Ultra-Dense HetNets in High Fading Environments," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp. 1-6, IEEE, August 2019, doi: 10.1109/ICC.2019.8762054.
  29. A. Hayajneh, S. A. R. Zaidi, D. McLernon, M. Z. Win, A. Imran, and M. Ghogho, "Optimal Coverage and Rate in Downlink Cellular Networks: A SIR Meta-Distribution Based Approach," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), pp. 1-7, IEEE, December 2018.
  30. M. N. Rafiq, H. Farooq, A. Zoha, and A. Imran, "Can temperature be used as a predictor of data traffic? A real network big data analysis," IEEE/ACM 5th International Conference on Big Data Computing Applications and Technologies (BDCAT), pp. 167-173, IEEE, December 2018.
  31. U. Masood, A. Asghar, A. Imran, and A. N. Mian, "Deep Learning Based Detection of Sleeping Cells in Next Generation Cellular Networks," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), pp. 206-212, IEEE, December 2018, doi: 10.1109/GLOCOM.2018.8647689.
  32. H. Farooq, A. Asghar, and A. Imran, "Mobility Prediction Empowered Proactive Energy Saving Framework for 5G Ultra-Dense HetNets," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), pp. 1-7, IEEE, December 2018.
  33. U. Farooq, U. S. Hashmi, J. Qadir, A. Imran, and A. N. Mian, "User Transmit Power Minimization through Uplink Resource Allocation and User Association in HetNets," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), pp. 1-6, IEEE, December 2018, doi: 10.1109/GLOCOM.2018.8647409.
  34. H. N. Qureshi, and A. Imran, "Towards Designing Systems with Large Number of Antennas for Range Extension in Ground-to-Air Communications," IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp. 1-5, IEEE, September 2018.
  35. U. Hashmi, A. Islam, K. M. Nasr, and A. Imran, "Towards User QoE-Centric Elastic Cellular Networks: A Game Theoretic Framework for Optimizing Throughput and Energy Efficiency," IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp. 1-7, IEEE, September 2018.
  36. A. Asghar, H. Farooq, and A. Imran, "Concurrent CCO and LB Optimization in Emerging HetNets: A Novel Solution and Comparative Analysis," IEEE 29th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2018), pp. 1-6, IEEE, September 2018, doi: 10.1109/PIMRC.2018.8580900.
  37. U. S. Hashmi, S. A. R. Zaidi, A. Darbandi, and A. Imran, "On the efficiency tradeoffs in User-Centric cloud RAN," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp. 1-7, IEEE, May 2018.
  38. S. Cetinkaya, U. S. Hashmi, and A. Imran, "What user-cell association algorithms will perform best in mmWave massive MIMO ultra-dense HetNets?," IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp. 1-7, IEEE, October 2017.
  39. A. Asghar, H. Farooq, and A. Imran, "A novel load-aware cell association for simultaneous network capacity and user QoS optimization in emerging HetNets," IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp. 1-7, IEEE, October 2017.
  40. Y. Kumar, H. Farooq, and A. Imran, "Fault prediction and reliability analysis in a real cellular network," 13th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), pp. 1090-1095, IEEE, June 2017, doi: 10.1109/IWCMC.2017.7986437.
  41. O. Onireti, A. Imran, and M. A. Imran, "Coverage analysis in the uplink of mmwave cellular networks," European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC), pp. 1-6, IEEE, June 2017.
  42. U. S. Hashmi, A. Darbandi, and A. Imran, "Enabling proactive self-healing by data mining network failure logs," International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), pp. 511-517, IEEE, January 2017, doi: 10.1109/ICCNC.2017.7876181.
  43. M. O. Al Kalaa, A. Imran, and H. H. Refai, "mmWave based vs 2 GHz networks: What is more energy efficient?," International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), pp. 67-71, IEEE, September 2016.
  44. O. Onireti, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Impact of positioning error on achievable spectral efficiency in database-aided networks," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp. 1-6, IEEE, May 2016.
  45. N. Bitar, A. Imran, and H. H. Refai, "A user centric self-optimizing grid-based approach for antenna steering based on call detail records," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, pp. 1-6, IEEE, April 2016.
  46. H. Farooq, M. S. Parwez, and A. Imran, "Continuous time markov chain based reliability analysis for future cellular networks," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), pp. 1-6, IEEE, December 2015.
  47. M. S. Parwez, H. Farooq, A. Imran, and H. H. Refai, "Spectral efficiency self-optimization through dynamic user clustering and beam steering," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), pp. 137-155, IEEE, December 2015.
  48. B. Romanous, N. Bitar, S. A. R. Zaidi, A. Imran, M. Ghogho, and H. H. Refai, "A game theoretic approach for optimizing density of remote radio heads in user centric Cloud-based radio access network," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), pp. 1-6, IEEE, December 2015.
  49. I. Akbari, O. Onireti, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Impact of inaccurate user and base station positioning on autonomous coverage estimation," IEEE 20th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modelling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), pp. 114-118, IEEE, June 2015.
  50. A. Saeed, E. Katranaras, A. Zoha, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and M. Dianati, "Energy efficient resource allocation for 5g heterogeneous networks," IEEE 20th international workshop on computer aided modelling and design of communication links and networks (CAMAD), pp. 119-123, IEEE, June 2015.
  51. A. Mohamed, O. Onireti, S.A. Hoseinitabatabaei, M. A. Imran, A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Mobility prediction for handover management in cellular networks with control/data separation," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp. 3939-3944, IEEE, June 2015, doi: 10.1109/ICC.2015.7248939.
  52. A. Zoha, A. Saeed, A. Imran, M.A. Imran, and A. Abu-Dayya, "Data-driven analytics for automated cell outage detection in Self-Organizing Networks," IEEE 11th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN), pp. 203-210, IEEE, March 2015.
  53. O. Onireti, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "On Energy Efficient Inter-Frequency Small Cell Discovery in Heterogeneous Networks," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp. 13-18, IEEE, June 2015.
  54. A. Mohamed, O. Onireti, M. A. Imran, A. Imrany, and R. Tafazolli, "Correlation-based adaptive pilot pattern in control/data separation architecture," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp. 2233-2238, IEEE, June 2015.
  55. A. Zoha, A. Imran, A. Abu-Dayya, and A. Saeed, "A machine learning framework for detection of sleeping cells in LTE network," Proceedings of the Machine Learning and Data Analysis Symposium, Doha, Qatar, vol. 34, Machine Learning and Data Analysis Symposium, Doha, Qatar, December 2014.
  56. A. Zoha, A. Saeed, A. Imran, M.A. Imran, and A. Abu-Dayya, "A SON solution for sleeping cell detection using low-dimensional embedding of MDT measurements," IEEE 25th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communication (PIMRC), pp. 1626-1630, IEEE, August 2014.
  57. S. A. R. Zaidi, A. Imran, D. McLernon, and M. Ghogho, "Enabling IoT empowered smart lighting solutions: A communication theoretic perspective," IEEE Wireless communications and networking conference workshops (WCNCW), pp. 140-144, IEEE, June 2014.
  58. H. Peyvandi, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "A target-following regime using Similarity Measure for Coverage and Capacity Optimization in Self-Organizing Cellular Networks with hot-spot," European Wireless Conference, pp. 1-6, VDE, May 2014.
  59. I. Akbari, O. Onireti, M. A. Imran, A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Effect of inaccurate position estimation on self-organising coverage estimation in cellular networks," European Wireless Conference, pp. 1-5, VDE, May 2014.
  60. O. Onireti, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Cell outage detection in heterogeneous networks with separated control and data plane," European Wireless Conference, pp. 1-6, VDE, May 2014.
  61. A. Mohamed, O. Onireti, Y. Qi, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Physical layer frame in signalling-data separation architecture: Overhead and performance evaluation," European Wireless Conference, pp. 1-6, VDE, May 2014.
  62. A. Imran, E. Yaacoub, Z. Dawy, and A. Abu-Dayya, "A mathematical modeling approach and a novel solution for sector azimuth angle planning," IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON), pp. 334-338, IEEE, April 2014.
  63. E. Yaacoub, A. Imran, and Z. Dawy, "A generic simulation-based dimensioning approach for planning heterogeneous LTE cellular networks," IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON), pp. 320-326, IEEE, April 2014.
  64. A. Imran, L. Giupponi, M. A. Imran, and A. Abu-Dayya, "Joint coverage and backhaul self-optimization in emerging relay enhanced heterogeneous networks," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp. 2671-2677, IEEE, July 2014.
  65. H. Peyvandi, A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "On Pareto-Koopmans efficiency for performance-driven optimisation in Self-Organising Networks," IET Intelligent Signal Processing Conference (ISP), IET, December 2013.
  66. E. Yaacoub, A. Imran, Z. Dawy, and A. Abu-Dayya, "A game theoretic framework for energy efficient deployment and operation of heterogeneous LTE networks," IEEE 18th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), pp. 33-37, IEEE, September 2013.
  67. H. Y. Lateef, A. Imran,and A. Abu-Dayya, "A framework for classification of self-organising network conflicts and coordination algorithms," IEEE 24th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp. 2898-2903, IEEE, August 2013.
  68. A. Imran, E. Yaacoub, Z. Dawy, and A. Abu-Dayya, "Planning future cellular networks: A generic framework for performance quantification," European Wireless Conference, pp. 1-7, VDE, April 2013.
  69. M. A. Imran, A. Imran, and O. Onireti, "Participatory sensing as an enabler for self-organisation in future cellular networks," IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 012003, IOP Publishing, March 2013.
  70. A. Imran, E. Yaacoub, Z. Dawy, and A. Abu-Dayya, "On the capacity and spatial fairness trade-off in planning sectorization and frequency reuse," Third International Conference on Communications and Information Technology (ICCIT), pp. 406-410, IEEE, August 2013.
  71. A. Imran, E. Yaacoub, M. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Distributed load balancing through self organisation of cell size in cellular systems," IEEE 23rd International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp. 1114-1119, IEEE, September 2012.
  72. A. Imran, M. Bennis, and L. Giupponi, "Use of learning, game theory and optimization as biomimetic approaches for self-organization in macro-femtocell coexistence," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference Workshops (WCNCW), pp. 103-108, IEEE, April 2012.
  73. A. Imran, M. A. Imran, R. Tafazolli, and others, "Distributed spectral efficiency optimization at hotspots through self organisation of BS tilts," IEEE GLOBECOM Workshops (GC Wkshps), pp. 570-574, IEEE, December 2011.
  74. C. Kosta, A. Imran, A. Quddus, and R. Tafazolli, "Flexible soft frequency reuse schemes for heterogeneous networks (macrocell and femtocell)," IEEE 73rd vehicular technology conference (VTC Spring), pp. 1-5, IEEE, September 2011.
  75. A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "A novel self organizing framework for adaptive frequency reuse and deployment in future cellular networks," IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp. 2354-2359, IEEE, September 2010.
  76. A. Imran, M. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "A new performance characterization framework for Deployment Architectures of next generation distributed cellular networks," IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp. 2046-2051, IEEE, September 2010.
  77. A. Imran, M. Shateri, and R. Tafazolli, "On the comparison of performance, capacity and economics of terrestrial base station and high altitude platform based deployment of 4G," Proceedings of the 6th ACM symposium on Performance evaluation of wireless ad hoc, sensor, and ubiquitous networks, pp. 58-62, ACM, October 2009.
  78. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Performance & capacity of mobile broadband WiMAX (802.16 e) deployed via high altitude platform," European Wireless Conference, pp. 319-323, IEEE, May 2009.
  79. A. Imran, and R. Tafazolli, "Evaluation and comparison of capacities and costs of multihop cellular networks," International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT), pp. 160-165, IEEE, April 2009.
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