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36 Citations
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9 March 2023

Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) technology-based sensors have found diverse fields of application due to the advancement in semiconductor manufacturing technology, which produces sensitive, low-cost, and powerful sensors. Due to the fabricatio...

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32 Citations
17,257 Views
41 Pages

6G Mobile Networks: Key Technologies, Directions, and Advances

  • Ramraj Dangi,
  • Gaurav Choudhary,
  • Nicola Dragoni,
  • Praveen Lalwani,
  • Utkarsh Khare and
  • Souradeep Kundu

1 December 2023

The exponential growth of the fifth-generation (5G) network gives businesses and universities a chance to turn their attention to the next-generation network. It is widely acknowledged that many IoT devices require more than 5G to send various types...

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30 Citations
15,436 Views
120 Pages

A Comprehensive Survey on Knowledge-Defined Networking

  • Patikiri Arachchige Don Shehan Nilmantha Wijesekara and
  • Subodha Gunawardena

2 August 2023

Traditional networking is hardware-based, having the control plane coupled with the data plane. Software-Defined Networking (SDN), which has a logically centralized control plane, has been introduced to increase the programmability and flexibility of...

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4 Citations
15,284 Views
26 Pages

30 July 2024

This study examines the significant growth of e-commerce in Romania, which has surpassed the rates of expansion observed in other more developed countries of the European Union. Based on market analysis by sector-specific companies, the Romanian e-co...

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4 Citations
13,243 Views
40 Pages

RF Energy-Harvesting Techniques: Applications, Recent Developments, Challenges, and Future Opportunities

  • Stella N. Arinze,
  • Emenike Raymond Obi,
  • Solomon H. Ebenuwa and
  • Augustine O. Nwajana

The increasing demand for sustainable and renewable energy solutions has made radio frequency energy harvesting (RFEH) a promising technique for powering low-power electronic devices. RFEH captures ambient RF signals from wireless communication syste...

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31 Citations
12,322 Views
19 Pages

AI-Enabled 6G Internet of Things: Opportunities, Key Technologies, Challenges, and Future Directions

  • Madduma Wellalage Pasan Maduranga,
  • Valmik Tilwari,
  • R. M. M. R. Rathnayake and
  • Chamali Sandamini

16 August 2024

The advent of sixth-generation (6G) networks promises revolutionary advancements in wireless communication, marked by unprecedented speeds, ultra-low latency, and ubiquitous connectivity. This research paper delves into the integration of Artificial...

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8 Citations
12,221 Views
27 Pages

Frequency Selective Surfaces: Design, Analysis, and Applications

  • Waseem Afzal,
  • Muhammad Zeeshan Baig,
  • Amir Ebrahimi,
  • Md. Rokunuzzaman Robel,
  • Muhammad Tausif Afzal Rana and
  • Wayne Rowe

5 November 2024

This paper aims to provide a general review of the fundamental ideas, varieties, methods, and experimental research of the most advanced frequency selective surfaces available today. Frequency-selective surfaces are periodic structures engineered to...

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2 Citations
10,511 Views
27 Pages

7 March 2024

In recent years, two of the largest open-source ground station (GS) networks capable of enabling Earth–satellite communication have emerged: TinyGS and SatNOGS. These open-source projects enable anyone to build their own GS inexpensively and ea...

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8 Citations
9,826 Views
15 Pages

Benchmarking Message Queues

  • Rokin Maharjan,
  • Md Showkat Hossain Chy,
  • Muhammad Ashfakur Arju and
  • Tomas Cerny

13 June 2023

Message queues are a way for different software components or applications to communicate with each other asynchronously by passing messages through a shared buffer. This allows a sender to send a message without needing to wait for an immediate resp...

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49 Citations
9,633 Views
14 Pages

Digital Twins: Enabling Interoperability in Smart Manufacturing Networks

  • Eoin O’Connell,
  • William O’Brien,
  • Mangolika Bhattacharya,
  • Denis Moore and
  • Mihai Penica

11 May 2023

As Industry 4.0 networks continue to evolve at a rapid pace, they are becoming increasingly complex and distributed. These networks incorporate a range of technologies that are integrated into smart manufacturing systems, requiring adaptability, secu...

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18 Citations
7,518 Views
19 Pages

Phishing Detection in Blockchain Transaction Networks Using Ensemble Learning

  • Roseline Oluwaseun Ogundokun,
  • Micheal Olaolu Arowolo,
  • Robertas Damaševičius and
  • Sanjay Misra

31 May 2023

The recent progress in blockchain and wireless communication infrastructures has paved the way for creating blockchain-based systems that protect data integrity and enable secure information sharing. Despite these advancements, concerns regarding sec...

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7 Citations
7,231 Views
18 Pages

Integrating Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) into Open 5G Core

  • Ruben Xavier,
  • Rogério S. Silva,
  • Maria Ribeiro,
  • Waldir Moreira,
  • Leandro Freitas and
  • Antonio Oliveira-Jr

3 June 2024

Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) represents the central concept that enables the creation of new applications and services that bring the benefits of edge computing to networks and users. By implementing applications and services at the edge, close...

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7,169 Views
27 Pages

6 March 2025

Consumer behavior has changed considerably over time. In recent decades, people have used resources at a rate that exceeds the total consumed throughout history. This paper aims to address the determinants of the smartphone purchase decision, emphasi...

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17 Citations
7,101 Views
14 Pages

Feature-Selection-Based DDoS Attack Detection Using AI Algorithms

  • Muhammad Saibtain Raza,
  • Mohammad Nowsin Amin Sheikh,
  • I-Shyan Hwang and
  • Mohammad Syuhaimi Ab-Rahman

17 April 2024

SDN has the ability to transform network design by providing increased versatility and effective regulation. Its programmable centralized controller gives network administration employees more authority, allowing for more seamless supervision. Howeve...

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11 Citations
7,046 Views
11 Pages

23 February 2023

This study aims to analyze and discuss the risks facing construction projects by reviewing some of the processes and procedures that address risks through the use of the digital twin technology. The paper studies generic risks and their treatment, an...

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2 Citations
7,017 Views
26 Pages

Bridging the Digital Divide in Mexico: A Critical Analysis of Telecommunications Infrastructure and Predictive Models for Policy Innovation

  • Carolina Del-Valle-Soto,
  • Ramon A. Briseño,
  • Juan-Carlos López-Pimentel,
  • Ramiro Velázquez,
  • Leonardo J. Valdivia and
  • José Varela-Aldás

4 November 2024

This work presents an in-depth evaluation of the telecommunications landscape in Mexico from 2015 to 2023. The study’s primary focus is on the disparities in broadband access, telecommunications infrastructure, and digital inclusion across vari...

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8 Citations
6,736 Views
18 Pages

Power Supply Technologies for Drones and Machine Vision Applications: A Comparative Analysis and Future Trends

  • Antonios Pekias,
  • George S. Maraslidis,
  • Markos G. Tsipouras,
  • Fotis N. Koumboulis and
  • George F. Fragulis

1 August 2023

The field of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), or drones, is encountering quick development in the areas of air transportation and computerization. Progress in innovation has prompted more noteworthy capacities and highlights in UAVs, which are curren...

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6 Citations
6,252 Views
19 Pages

28 February 2023

In this paper, a monopole patch antenna is designed, and the structure of the antenna is analyzed. The manufacturing process adopts TSMC 0.18 μm CMOS process technology. An artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) on the M1 layer is proposed in this pa...

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19 Citations
5,963 Views
31 Pages

3 January 2025

This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the design, materials, fabrication techniques, and applications of flexible wearable antennas, with a primary focus on their roles in Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) and healthcare technologies. We...

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2 Citations
5,874 Views
16 Pages

1 October 2024

Users are usually required to share several types of data, including their personal data, as different providers strive to offer high-quality services that are often tailored to end-users’ preferences. However, when it comes to personalizing se...

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6 Citations
5,621 Views
24 Pages

Exploring the Potential of Wi-Fi in Industrial Environments: A Comparative Performance Analysis of IEEE 802.11 Standards

  • Luis M. Bartolín-Arnau,
  • Federico Orozco-Santos,
  • Víctor Sempere-Payá,
  • Javier Silvestre-Blanes,
  • Teresa Albero-Albero and
  • David Llacer-Garcia

The advent of Industry 4.0 brought about digitalisation and the integration of advanced technologies into industrial processes, with wireless networks emerging as a key enabler in the interconnection of smart devices, cyber–physical systems, an...

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8 Citations
5,587 Views
31 Pages

Emerging Industrial Internet of Things Open-Source Platforms and Applications in Diverse Sectors

  • Eyuel Debebe Ayele,
  • Stylianos Gavriel,
  • Javier Ferreira Gonzalez,
  • Wouter B. Teeuw,
  • Panayiotis Philimis and
  • Ghayoor Gillani

14 May 2024

Revolutionary advances in technology have been seen in many industries, with the IIoT being a prime example. The IIoT creates a network of interconnected devices, allowing smooth communication and interoperability in industrial settings. This not onl...

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6 Citations
5,458 Views
13 Pages

Experimental Performance Comparison of Proactive Routing Protocols in Wireless Mesh Network Using Raspberry Pi 4

  • Dana Turlykozhayeva,
  • Symbat Temesheva,
  • Nurzhan Ussipov,
  • Aslan Bolysbay,
  • Almat Akhmetali,
  • Sayat Akhtanov and
  • Xiao Tang

10 October 2024

Nowadays, Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) are widely deployed in communication areas due to their ease of implementation, dynamic self-organization, and cost-effectiveness. The design of routing protocols is critical for ensuring the performance and re...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,450 Views
17 Pages

OTFS: A Potential Waveform for Space–Air–Ground Integrated Networks in 6G and Beyond

  • Obinna Okoyeigbo,
  • Xutao Deng,
  • Agbotiname Lucky Imoize and
  • Olamilekan Shobayo

11 March 2025

6G is expected to provide ubiquitous connectivity, particularly in remote and inaccessible environments, by integrating satellite and aerial networks with existing terrestrial networks, forming Space–Air–Ground Integrated Networks (SAGINs...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,312 Views
23 Pages

16 October 2023

In the realm of military communications, the advent of new technologies like 5G and the future 6G networks holds promise. However, incorporating these technologies into tactical environments presents unique security challenges. This article delves in...

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24 Citations
5,244 Views
58 Pages

A Vision of 6th Generation of Fixed Networks (F6G): Challenges and Proposed Directions

  • Dimitris Uzunidis,
  • Konstantinos Moschopoulos,
  • Charalampos Papapavlou,
  • Konstantinos Paximadis,
  • Dan M. Marom,
  • Moshe Nazarathy,
  • Raul Muñoz and
  • Ioannis Tomkos

7 November 2023

Humankind has entered a new era wherein a main characteristic is the convergence of various technologies providing services and exerting a major impact upon all aspects of human activity, be it social interactions with the natural environment. Fixed...

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3 Citations
5,044 Views
17 Pages

Measurement of Dielectric Properties of Thin Materials for Radomes Using Waveguide Cavities

  • Tayla Dahms,
  • Douglas B. Hayman,
  • Bahare Mohamadzade and
  • Stephanie L. Smith

1 August 2024

We present waveguide cavity measurements used to evaluate several thin materials for use in radomes. In addition to the data on the materials, we show how these measurements can be performed with common laboratory equipment and simple calculations. W...

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  • Article
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3 Citations
4,980 Views
24 Pages

Mitigating Timing Side-Channel Attacks in Software-Defined Networks: Detection and Response

  • Faizan Shoaib,
  • Yang-Wai Chow,
  • Elena Vlahu-Gjorgievska and
  • Chau Nguyen

15 December 2023

Software-defined networking (SDN) is an innovative technology that has the potential to enhance the scalability, flexibility, and security of telecommunications networks. The emergence and development of SDNs have introduced new opportunities and cha...

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7 Citations
4,974 Views
21 Pages

5G Network Deployment Planning Using Metaheuristic Approaches

  • Binod Sapkota,
  • Rijan Ghimire,
  • Paras Pujara,
  • Shashank Ghimire,
  • Ujjwal Shrestha,
  • Roshani Ghimire,
  • Babu R. Dawadi and
  • Shashidhar R. Joshi

9 July 2024

The present research focuses on optimizing 5G base station deployment and visualization, addressing the escalating demands for high data rates and low latency. The study compares the effectiveness of Genetic Algorithm (GA), Particle Swarm Optimizatio...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,729 Views
20 Pages

Smart Detection System of Safety Hazards in Industry 5.0

  • Stavroula Bourou,
  • Apostolos Maniatis,
  • Dimitris Kontopoulos and
  • Panagiotis A. Karkazis

22 December 2023

Safety management is a priority to guarantee human-centered manufacturing processes in the context of Industry 5.0, which aims to realize a safe human–machine environment based on knowledge-driven approaches. The traditional approaches for safe...

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3 Citations
4,714 Views
26 Pages

A Survey on Architectural Approaches for 6G Networks: Implementation Challenges, Current Trends, and Future Directions

  • Panagiotis K. Gkonis,
  • Anastasios Giannopoulos,
  • Nikolaos Nomikos,
  • Panagiotis Trakadas,
  • Lambros Sarakis and
  • Xavi Masip-Bruin

16 April 2025

As the discussions on sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks progress at a rapid pace, various approaches have emerged over the last few years regarding new architectural concepts that can support the 6G vision. Therefore, the goal of this work is t...

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8 Citations
4,659 Views
13 Pages

The Impact of Spoofing Attacks in Connected Autonomous Vehicles under Traffic Congestion Conditions

  • Zisis-Rafail Tzoannos,
  • Dimitrios Kosmanos,
  • Apostolos Xenakis and
  • Costas Chaikalis

2 August 2024

In recent years, the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) represent rapidly developing technologies. The majority of car manufacturing companies invest large amounts of money in the field of connected autonomous vehicles. Appli...

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3 Citations
4,608 Views
23 Pages

Coexistence in Wireless Networks: Challenges and Opportunities

  • Nagma Parveen,
  • Khaizuran Abdullah,
  • Khairayu Badron,
  • Yasir Javed and
  • Zafar Iqbal Khan

1 April 2025

The potential consequences of interference on communication networks are one of the main challenges in the nature and efficiency of wireless communication links. The interruption is seen as additional noise to the device, which can have a major impac...

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5 Citations
4,462 Views
33 Pages

6G Goal-Oriented Communications: How to Coexist with Legacy Systems?

  • Mattia Merluzzi,
  • Miltiadis C. Filippou,
  • Leonardo Gomes Baltar,
  • Markus Dominik Mueck and
  • Emilio Calvanese Strinati

24 January 2024

6G will connect heterogeneous intelligent agents to make them natively operate complex cooperative tasks. When connecting intelligence, two main research questions arise to identify how artificial intelligence and machine learning models behave depen...

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6 Citations
4,447 Views
14 Pages

Design and Implementation of a Versatile OpenHAB IoT Testbed with a Variety of Wireless Interfaces and Sensors

  • Sotirios Tsakalidis,
  • George Tsoulos,
  • Dimitrios Kontaxis and
  • Georgia Athanasiadou

16 August 2023

This paper presents the design and implementation of a versatile IoT testbed utilizing the openHAB platform, along with various wireless interfaces, including Z-Wave, ZigBee, Wi-Fi, 4G-LTE (Long-Term Evolution), and IR (Infrared Radiation), and an ar...

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4 Citations
4,319 Views
35 Pages

AI-Assisted Multi-Operator RAN Sharing for Energy-Efficient Networks

  • Saivenkata Krishna Gowtam Peesapati,
  • Magnus Olsson,
  • Sören Andersson,
  • Christer Qvarfordt and
  • Anders Dahlen

19 June 2023

Recent times have seen a significant rise in interest from mobile operators, vendors, and research projects toward achieving more energy-efficient and sustainable networks. Not surprisingly, it comes at a time when higher traffic demand and more stri...

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1 Citations
4,286 Views
12 Pages

A 77 GHz Transmit Array for In-Package Automotive Radar Applications

  • Francesco Greco,
  • Emilio Arnieri,
  • Giandomenico Amendola,
  • Raffaele De Marco and
  • Luigi Boccia

14 August 2024

A packaged transmit array (TA) antenna is designed for automotive radar applications operating at 77 GHz. The compact dimensions of the proposed configuration make it compatible with standard quad flat no-lead package (QFN) technology. The TA placed...

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4 Citations
4,040 Views
22 Pages

Low-Cost, Open-Source, Experimental Setup Communication Platform for Emergencies, Based on SD-WAN Technology

  • Vasileios Cheimaras,
  • Spyridon Papagiakoumos,
  • Nikolaos Peladarinos,
  • Athanasios Trigkas,
  • Panagiotis Papageorgas,
  • Dimitrios D. Piromalis and
  • Radu A. Munteanu

2 May 2024

The rapid advancement of communication technologies underscores the urgent need for robust and adaptable emergency communication systems (ECSs), particularly crucial during crises and natural disasters. Although network-based ECSs have been extensive...

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2 Citations
4,018 Views
24 Pages

8 April 2025

With the advances of Radio Access Networks, the Open RAN introduced the concept of virtualization and openness to the mobile network elements. These characteristics allow multi-vendor implementations in commercial out-of-shelf hardware with open radi...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,013 Views
16 Pages

4 May 2023

This paper investigates the impact of several hyperparameters on static malware detection using deep learning, including the number of epochs, batch size, number of layers and neurons, optimisation method, dropout rate, type of activation function, a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,982 Views
23 Pages

Secure-by-Design Real-Time Internet of Medical Things Architecture: e-Health Population Monitoring (RTPM)

  • Jims Marchang,
  • Jade McDonald,
  • Solan Keishing,
  • Kavyan Zoughalian,
  • Raymond Mawanda,
  • Corentin Delhon-Bugard,
  • Nicolas Bouillet and
  • Ben Sanders

10 July 2024

The healthcare sector has undergone a profound transformation, owing to the influential role played by Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) technology. However, there are substantial concerns over these devices’ security and privacy-preserving mec...

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  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,974 Views
66 Pages

18 July 2023

The functionality of Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) is improved by the Software-Defined Vehicular Network (SDVN) paradigm. Routing is challenging in vehicular networks due to the dynamic network topology resulting from the high mobility of nodes....

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4 Citations
3,950 Views
35 Pages

Supporting Global Communications of 6G Networks Using AI, Digital Twin, Hybrid and Integrated Networks, and Cloud: Features, Challenges, and Recommendations

  • Shaymaa Ayad Mohammed,
  • Sallar S. Murad,
  • Havot J. Albeyboni,
  • Mohammad Dehghani Soltani,
  • Reham A. Ahmed,
  • Rozin Badeel and
  • Ping Chen

The commercial deployment of fifth generation (5G) mobile communication networks has begun, bringing with it novel offerings, improved user activities, and a variety of opportunities for different types of organizations. However, there still exist se...

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11 Citations
3,923 Views
26 Pages

AI-Driven Telecommunications for Smart Classrooms: Transforming Education Through Personalized Learning and Secure Networks

  • Christos Koukaras,
  • Paraskevas Koukaras,
  • Dimosthenis Ioannidis and
  • Stavros G. Stavrinides

27 March 2025

Advances in telecommunications and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping modern educational spaces. Drawing upon diverse resources, this systematic literature review examines how these new advances including 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), and AI-...

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6 Citations
3,880 Views
27 Pages

25 December 2023

Unexpected traffic incidents cause safety concerns and intense traffic congestion on crowded urban road networks. Vehicular ad-hoc network (VANET)-aided Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) aim to mitigate these risks through timely dissemination of a...

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5 Citations
3,873 Views
24 Pages

An Evaluation Survey of Knowledge-Based Approaches in Telecommunication Applications

  • Georgios P. Koudouridis,
  • Serveh Shalmashi and
  • Reza Moosavi

26 January 2024

The purpose of this survey study is to shed light on the importance of knowledge usage and knowledge-driven applications in telecommunication systems and businesses. To this end, we first define a classification of the different knowledge-based appro...

  • Article
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6 Citations
3,689 Views
21 Pages

Symbiotic Analysis of Security Assessment and Penetration Tests Guiding Real L4 Automated City Shuttles

  • Meriem Benyahya,
  • Pierre Bergerat,
  • Anastasija Collen and
  • Niels Alexander Nijdam

20 March 2023

The Connected Automated Vehicle (CAV)’s deployment is proof of the wide evolution of autonomous driving technologies enabling vehicles to gradually dispose of their drivers. Within the scope of smart cities, such innovation has given rise to a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,580 Views
17 Pages

17 April 2023

There has been a fast deployment of wireless networks in recent years, which has been accompanied by significant impacts on the environment. Among the solutions that have been proven to be effective in reducing the energy consumption of wireless netw...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,547 Views
9 Pages

Keystroke Dynamics as a Language Profiling Tool: Identifying Mother Tongue of Unknown Internet Users

  • Ioannis Tsimperidis,
  • Denitsa Grunova,
  • Soumen Roy and
  • Lefteris Moussiades

3 July 2023

Understanding the distinct characteristics of unidentified Internet users is helpful in various contexts, including digital forensics, targeted advertising, and user interaction with services and systems. Keystroke dynamics (KD) enables the analysis...

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