• A Novel UAV-Aided Network Architecture Using Wi-Fi Direct 

      Khan, Muhammad Asif; Hamila, Ridha; Kiranyaz, Mustafa Serkan; Gabbouj, Moncef ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Article)
      The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in future wireless networks is gaining attention due to their quick deployment without requiring the existing infrastructure. Earlier studies on UAV-aided communication consider ...
    • A Survey on Mobile Edge Computing for Video Streaming: Opportunities and Challenges 

      Khan, Muhammad Asif; Baccour, Emna; Chkirbene, Zina; Erbad, Aiman; Hamila, Ridha; ... more authors ( IEEE , 2022 , Article)
      5G communication brings substantial improvements in the quality of service provided to various applications by achieving higher throughput and lower latency. However, interactive multimedia applications (e.g., ultra high ...
    • CODE: Computation Offloading in D2D-Edge System for Video Streaming 

      Khan, Muhammad Asif; Baccour, Emna; Erbad, Aiman; Hamila, Ridha; Hamdi, Mounir ( IEEE , 2022 , Article)
      Video traffic over the Internet is increasing rapidly, reaching up to 82% of the total Internet traffic by 2022. This enormous growth of video traffic which also include immersive video content (augmented reality ...
    • Crowd Density Estimation using Imperfect Labels 

      Khan, Muhammad Asif; Menouar, Hamid; Hamila, Ridha ( IEEE , 2023 , Conference Paper)
      Density estimation is one of the most widely used method for crowd counting in which a deep learning model learns from head annotated crowd images to estimate crowd density in unseen images. Typically, the learning performance ...
    • Distributed Inference in Resource-Constrained IoT for Real-Time Video Surveillance 

      Khan, Muhammad Asif; Hamila, Ridha; Erbad, Aiman; Gabbouj, Moncef ( IEEE , 2023 , Article)
      Advances in communication technologies and computational capabilities of Internet of Things (IoT) devices enable a range of complex applications that require ever increasing processing of sensors' data. An illustrative ...
    • Drones-aided Asset Maintenance in Hospitals 

      Khan, Muhammad Asif; Menouar, Hamid; Hamila, Ridha ( IEEE , 2022 , Conference Paper)
      The rapid outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic invoked scientists and researchers to prepare the world for future disasters. During the pandemic, global authorities on healthcare urged the importance of disinfection of objects ...
    • Framework for Content Distribution over Wireless LANs 

      Khan, Muhammad Asif (2020 , Dissertation)
      Wireless LAN (also called as Wi-Fi) is dominantly considered as the most pervasive technology for Intent access. Due to the low-cost of chipsets and support for high data rates, Wi-Fi has become a universal solution ...
    • Group owner election in Wi-Fi direct 

      Khan, Muhammad Asif; Cherif, Wael; Filali, Fethi ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Wi-Fi Direct is a new protocol that standardizes the direct communication between Wi-Fi enabled mobile devices without requiring an access point. The specification proposes enhanced peer-to-peer functions to be supported ...
    • Integration of federated machine learning and blockchain for the provision of secure big data analytics for Internet of Things 

      Unal, Devrim; Hammoudeh, Mohammad; Khan, Muhammad Asif; Abuarqoub, Abdelrahman; Epiphaniou, Gregory; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      Big data enables the optimization of complex supply chains through Machine Learning (ML)-based data analytics. However, data analytics comes with challenges such as the loss of control and privacy leading to increased risk ...
    • LCDnet: a lightweight crowd density estimation model for real-time video surveillance 

      Khan, Muhammad Asif; Menouar, Hamid; Hamila, Ridha ( Institute for Ionics , 2023 , Article)
      Automatic crowd counting using density estimation has gained significant attention in computer vision research. As a result, a large number of crowd counting and density estimation models using convolution neural networks ...
    • Literature Review of Advancements in Adaptive Ramp Metering 

      Shaaban, Khaled; Khan, Muhammad Asif; Hamila, Rida ( Elsevier , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Over a period spanning more than 30 years, several ramp metering algorithms have been developed to improve the operation of freeways. Many of these algorithms were deployed in several regions of the world, and field ...
    • Mitigation of Traffic Congestion Using Ramp Metering on Doha Expressway 

      Khan, Muhammad Asif; Hamila, Ridha; Shaaban, Khaled Salah ( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)
      Ramp metering is the most effective and widely implemented strategy for improving traffic flow on freeways by restricting the number of vehicles entering a freeway using ramp meters. A ramp meter is a traffic signal ...
    • ML-Based Handover Prediction and AP Selection in Cognitive Wi-Fi Networks 

      Khan, Muhammad Asif; Hamila, Ridha; Gastli, Adel; Kiranyaz, Serkan; Al-Emadi, Nasser Ahmed ( Springer , 2022 , Article)
      Device mobility in dense Wi-Fi networks offers several challenges. Two well-known problems related to device mobility are handover prediction and access point selection. Due to the complex nature of the radio environment, ...
    • Optimal Group Formation in Dense Wi-Fi Direct Networks for Content Distribution 

      Khan, Muhammad Asif; Hamila, Ridha; Hasna, Mazen Omar ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Article)
      Wi-Fi Direct enables direct communication between Wi-Fi devices by forming Peer to Peer (P2P) groups. In each P2P group, one device becomes the Group Owner (GO) and serves as an access point (AP) to connect the remaining ...
    • Queue Discharge at Freeway On-Ramps Using Coordinated Operation of a Ramp Meter and an Upstream Traffic Signal 

      Shaaban, Khaled; Khan, Muhammad Asif; Kim, Inhi; Hamila, Ridha ( Elsevier , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Ramp metering is an effective way of maintaining optimum traffic conditions and mitigating congestion on freeways. Several strategies for ramp metering exist in the literature. They are typically based on the freeway traffic ...
    • Revisiting crowd counting: State-of-the-art, trends, and future perspectives 

      Khan, Muhammad Asif; Menouar, Hamid; Hamila, Ridha ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article Review)
      Crowd counting is an effective tool for situational awareness in public places. Automated crowd counting using images and videos is an interesting yet challenging problem that has gained significant attention in computer ...
    • Wi-Fi Direct Research ? Current Status and Future Perspectives 

      Khan, Muhammad Asif; Cherif, Wael; Filali, Fethi; Hamila, Ridha ( Academic Press , 2017 , Article Review)
      Wi-Fi Direct, also named Wi-Fi P2P, is a popular technology that enables device to device communication in Wireless LAN. It allows Wi-Fi Direct-enabled devices to dynamically negotiate and select one of the mobile devices ...