• 6G Connectivity in Dense Indoor Environments using Beamforming and Frequency Allocation over IEEE 802.11ad 

      Yaacoub, Elias ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2021 , Conference)
      The upcoming 6G network is expected to support high data rate services combining the requirements of the 5G enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) and ultra-reliable and low-latency communications (URLLC) use cases, typically ...
    • Accelerated IoT Anti-Jamming: A Game Theoretic Power Allocation Strategy 

      Gouissem, Ala; Abualsaud, Khalid; Yaacoub, Elias; Khattab, Tamer; Guizani, Mohsen ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2022 , Article)
      A jamming combating power allocation strategy is proposed to secure the data communication in IoT networks. The proposed strategy aims to minimize the worst case jamming effect on the intended transmission under multi ...
    • Acquisition and Remote Transfer of Operative Field View During Open Surgery 

      Anabtawi, Malek; Padhan, Jhasketan; Al-Ansari, Abdulla; Deng, Zhigang; Yaacoub, Elias; ... more authors ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2023 , Conference)
      Telementoring in open surgery has emerged as an alternative to on-site teaching. To ensure effective communication between the mentee and the mentor, the view of surgical operations in the operating room needs to be shared ...
    • Assessing Virtual Reality Environment for Remote Telementoring during Open Surgeries 

      Owais, Waleed Bin; Padhan, Jhasketan; Anbatawi, Malek; Al-Ansari, Abdulla; Mohammed, Amr; ... more authors ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2022 , Conference)
      In a telementoring setup for open surgeries, the motion of virtual surgical instruments is superimposed onto the operative field. This assists a mentor to effectively convey to the mentee the information pertaining to the ...
    • Asynchronous Federated Learning-based ECG Analysis for Arrhythmia Detection 

      Sakib, Sadman; Fouda, Mostafa M.; Md Fadlullah, Zubair; Abualsaud, Khalid; Yaacoub, Elias; ... more authors ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Conference)
      With the rapid elevation of technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), the traditional cloud analytics-based approach is not suitable for a long time and secure health monitoring ...
    • Benchmarking Network Performance of Augmented Reality Based Surgical Telementoring Systems 

      Shabir, Dehlela; Anbatawi, Malik; Abdurahiman, Nihal; Trinh, May; Padhan, Jhasketan; ... more authors ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2022 , Conference)
      Telementoring in surgery facilitates the transfer of surgical knowledge from the mentor to the mentee. Augmented Reality (AR) further assists this transfer by overlaying visual cues (e.g., in the form of virtual surgical ...
    • Development and Evaluation of a Mixed-Reality Tele-ultrasound System 

      Dehlela, Shabir; Anjum, Arshak; Hamza, Hawa; Padhan, Jhasketan; Al-Ansari, Abdulla; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      ObjectiveThe objective of this feasibility study was to develop and assess a tele-ultrasound system that would enable an expert sonographer (situated at the remote site) to provide real-time guidance to an operator (situated ...
    • Efficient Fronthaul and Backhaul Connectivity for IoT Traffic in Rural Areas 

      Yaacoub, Elias; Alouini, Mohamed Slim ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2021 , Article)
      In this article, internet of things (IoT) connectivity in rural areas is investigated. Both fronthaul and backhaul considerations are studied. First, intelligent radio resource management (RRM) and network planning techniques ...
    • Evaluating a Remote Tele-Mentoring Gameplay Setup for Teaching Laparoscopic Suturing Skills 

      Shabir, Dehlela; Balakrishnan, Shidin; Padhan, Jhasketan; Yaacoub, Elias; Mohammed, Amr; ... more authors ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2023 , Conference)
      The work presents an evaluation study to investigate the potency of remote tele-mentoring gameplay for training in minimally invasive surgeries, as compared to training through traditional in-person methods for teaching ...
    • Evaluation of user-interfaces for controlling movements of virtual minimally invasive surgical instruments 

      Shabir, Dehlela; Anbatawi, Malek; Padhan, Jhasketan; Balakrishnan, Shidin; Al-Ansari, Abdulla; ... more authors ( John Wiley & Sons , 2022 , Article)
      Background: Recent tele-mentoring technologies for minimally invasive surgery (MIS) augments the operative field with movements of virtual surgical instruments as visual cues. The objective of this work is to assess different ...
    • Exploiting Spatial Correlations: Group Key Generation for Secure IoT Device Networks 

      Omar, Mohammed; Badawy, Ahmed; Abulsaud, Khalid; Yaacoub, Elias; Guizani, Mohsen ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023 , Conference)
      With the exponential growth in IoT devices, especially in healthcare systems, where multiple devices are attributed to one person, the need for a secure and effective group secret key (GSK) generation is intrinsic. GSKs ...
    • Fall Detection Wristband with Optimized Security and Health Monitoring 

      Al-Rowaili, Bashaer; Al-Obaidli, Noor; Al-Marri, Dana; Abualsaud, Khalid; Yaacoub, Elias ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2024 , Conference)
      Several people suffer from sudden falls, which puts them seriously at high risk if they do not get help right away. However, if people own a wearable device, they can utilize it to get them help from a nearest hospital ...
    • Free Space Optics Communication for Ultra-High-Speed Train Running in Evacuated Tube 

      Al-Mohammed, Hasan Abbas; Yaacoub, Elias ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2022 , Article)
      This paper develops a novel communication method for an ultra-high-speed train that runs in an evacuated tube. The proposed method significantly reduces the number of needed base stations to provide adequate coverage and ...
    • FSO communication system for high-speed trains under varying visibility conditions 

      Hasan Abbas, Al-Mohammed; Al-Ali, Muhammed; Yaacoub, Elias ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      High-speed train systems are rapidly growing in complexity and coverage, demanding efficient high-speed internet services. Existing radio frequency technology struggles to meet these demands due to handover mechanisms and ...
    • Game Theory for Anti-Jamming Strategy in Multichannel Slow Fading IoT Networks 

      Gouissem, Ala; Abualsaud, Khalid; Yaacoub, Elias; Khattab, Tamer; Guizani, Mohsen ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2021 , Article)
      The open nature of the wireless communication medium renders it vulnerable to jamming attacks by malicious users. To detect their presence and to avoid such attacks, several techniques are present in the literature. Most ...
    • Hybrid Encryption for Securing and Tracking Goods Delivery by Multipurpose Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Rural Areas Using Cipher Block Chaining and Physical Layer Security 

      Yaacoub, Elias; Abualsaud, Khalid; Mahmoud, Mohamed ( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)
      This paper investigated the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the delivery of critical goods to remote areas in the absence of network connectivity. Under such conditions, it is important to track the delivery ...
    • Intelligent DRL-Based Adaptive Region of Interest for Delay-Sensitive Telemedicine Applications 

      Soliman, Abdulrahman; Mohamed, Amr; Yaacoub, Elias; Navkar, Nikhil V.; Erbad, Aiman ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2023 , Conference)
      Telemedicine applications have recently received substantial potential and interest, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote experience will help people get their complex surgery done or transfer knowledge to local ...
    • Jammer Localization in the Internet of Vehicles: Scenarios, Experiments, and Evaluation 

      Hussain, Ahmed; Abughanam, Nada; Sciancalepore, Savio; Yaacoub, Elias; Mohamed, Amr ( ACM Digital Library , 2022 , Conference)
      The Internet of Vehicles (IoV) paradigm aims to improve road safety and provide a comfortable driving experience for Internet-connected vehicles, by transmitting early warning and infotainment signals to Internet-connected ...
    • Joint Use of Vital Signs and Cough Sounds for Pandemic Detection 

      Abdel-Ghani, Ayah; Abughazzah, Zaineh; Akhund, Mahnoor; Abdalla, Amira; Abualsaud, Khalid; ... more authors ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2024 , Article)
      In response to the challenges once posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, this paper presents a comprehensive solution that integrates advanced techniques to enhance the detection of infections remotely, using sensors on a wearable ...
    • New Way to Generating and Simulation QKD 

      Al-Mohammed, Hasan Abbas; Yaacoub, Elias ( Springer Nature , 2021 , Conference)
      Due to the necessity for using the security to the end-users, the conventional methods for security are not sufficient for the highly equipped attacker and new ways to violate security. Moreover, the quantum age is coming ...