College of Engineering: Recent submissions
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Secure Automated Delivery of Critical Goods with RFID-Based Tracking and Authentication
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2023 , Conference)The objective of the project summarized in this paper is to address both the problem of autonomous secure goods delivery to multiple destinations in one trip, while maintaining a complete log of events and transactions. ... -
Tele-Mentoring Using Augmented Reality: A Feasibility Study to Assess Teaching of Laparoscopic Suturing Skills
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2023 , Conference)The work assesses the efficacy of computer based remote tele-mentoring system (i.e. when the mentor and mentee are physically separated) for teaching minimally invasive surgical skills. The visual cues used for tele-mentoring ... -
Assessing Virtual Reality Environment for Remote Telementoring during Open Surgeries
( 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 ... -
Telementoring System Assessment Integrated with Laparoscopic Surgical Simulators
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2023 , Conference)Laparoscopic simulators have emerged as effective tools for surgical training. The virtual environment is used in the simulator for the training of procedure-specific surgical skills. These simulators can be enhanced if ... -
Acquisition and Remote Transfer of Operative Field View During Open Surgery
( 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 ... -
Benchmarking Network Performance of Augmented Reality Based Surgical Telementoring Systems
( 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 ... -
On the Performance of Mixed RF-VLC Relaying Systems for HST Communication
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2022 , Conference)The emerging fifth generation (5G) wireless communication systems are a promising solution to support the high data rate for high-speed trains (HSTs). In this article, we propose a cooperative mixed radio frequency ... -
Joint Use of Vital Signs and Cough Sounds for Pandemic Detection
( 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 ... -
On The Tradeoffs of FSO Communications in UAV Networks Under Varying Weather Conditions
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2024 , Conference)Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are having increasing importance in various application areas. Therefore, efficient communication between UAVs, and between UAVs and ground stations or base stations (BSs), is essential. ... -
Real-Time Colonic Disease Diagnosis with DRL Low Latency Assistive Control
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2024 , Article)In recent years, there has been a growing interest in endoscope automation and assisted control methods, with the primary objective of minimizing human error and associated stress. One critical challenge in the implementation ... -
Wearable bracelet and machine learning for remote diagnosis and pandemic infection detection
( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted that effective early infection detection methods are essential, as they play a critical role in controlling the epidemic spread. In this work, we investigate the use of wearable sensors ... -
Hybrid Encryption for Securing and Tracking Goods Delivery by Multipurpose Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Rural Areas Using Cipher Block Chaining and Physical Layer Security
( 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 ... -
Using Quantum Key Distribution with Free Space Optics to Secure Communications in High-Speed Trains
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2024 , Article)In the emerging era of quantum communications, Internet of Things (IoT) devices in high-speed train (HST) environments encounter formidable challenges. These devices are constrained by limited power and computational ... -
FSO communication system for high-speed trains under varying visibility conditions
( 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 ... -
Resource allocation functionality with cluster aggregation (RAFCA) for secure HST video transmission
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)This paper presents an approach for resource allocation functionality with cluster aggregation (RAFCA) for securely transmitting surveillance videos in high-speed trains (HSTs). Each train wagon is assumed to be equipped ... -
Resource allocation scheme for eMBB and uRLLC coexistence in 6G networks
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)5G technology is intended to support three promising services with heterogeneous requirements: Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communication (uRLLC), enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), and massive Machine Type Communication ... -
Development and Evaluation of a Mixed-Reality Tele-ultrasound System
( 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 ... -
Preliminary design and evaluation of a remote tele-mentoring system for minimally invasive surgery
( Springer Nature , 2022 , Article)Background: Tele-mentoring during surgery facilitates the transfer of surgical knowledge from a mentor (specialist surgeon) to a mentee (operating surgeon). The aim of this work is to develop a tele-mentoring system tailored ... -
Evaluation of user-interfaces for controlling movements of virtual minimally invasive surgical instruments
( 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 ... -
On Physical Layer Security of Double Shadowed Rician Fading Channels
( Springer Nature , 2022 , Article)With the proliferation of fifth-generation (5G) mobile communication wireless networks, the investigation into the performance of physical layer secrecy is increasingly becoming the center of attention of recent studies. ...
