• A novel Cloudlet-based communication framework for resource-constrained devices 

      Ben Lazreg, Amel; Ben Arbia, Anis; Ben Arbia, Dhafer; Youssef, Habib ( Association for Computing Machinery , 2018 , Conference)
      In this paper, we present a new emerging technology for building mobility-enhanced and small-scaled mobile to cloud applications called Cloudlet. We address the reliability challenges in affording a powerful computing ...
    • An energy-efficient M2M communication method for leakage detection in underground water pipes 

      Yaacoub, Elias; Kadri, Abdullah; Abu-Dayya, Adnan ( Association for Computing Machinery , 2012 , Conference)
      An application of machine-to-machine (M2M) communication for leakage detection in underground water infrastructures is considered. A mobile sensor immersed in the water pipe is assumed to communicate with relay nodes on ...
    • Cooperative wireless sensor networks for green internet of things 

      Yaacoub, Elias; Kadri, Abdullah; Abu-Dayya, Adnan ( Association for Computing Machinery , 2012 , Conference)
      Green internet of things are investigated by studying energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks. A cooperative multihop data transmission approach is presented and analyzed. Significant energy savings are achieved with ...
    • Enhancing the QoS of real-time video streaming over LTE MBMS using D2D communications 

      Yaacoub, Elias; Abu-Dayya, Adnan ( Association for Computing Machinery , 2012 , Conference)
      Real-time video streaming over LTE multicast and broadcast multimedia services (MBMS) is investigated. The impact of device-to-device (D2D) communications in enhancing the quality of service (QoS) and reducing energy ...
    • mCoss: A multi-constraint scheduling strategy for WiMAX networks 

      Chammakhi Msadaa, Ikbal; Filali, Fethi; Câmara, Daniel ( Association for Computing Machinery , 2011 , Conference)
      In this paper, we attempt to assemble the different pieces of the resource allocation puzzle of mobile WiMAX networks by addressing the main scheduling issues that are still open. We thus propose a novel multi-Constraints ...
    • Opportunistic bi-directional scheduling under quality of experience demands 

      Zorba, Nizar; Yaacoub, Elias; El-Hajj, Ahmad M.; Dawy, Zaher; Verikoukis, Christos ( Association for Computing Machinery , 2013 , Conference)
      Quality of Experience (QoE) is a very important metric in wireless communication systems, where customers request strict QoE demands that translate into restrictions on both Uplink (UL) and Downlink (DL) connections. The ...
    • SimITS: An integrated and realistic simulation platform for vehicular networks 

      Hrizi, Fatma; Filali, Fethi ( Association for Computing Machinery , 2010 , Conference)
      Vehicular communication systems are becoming one of the most emerging research areas. Many efforts have been made to provide new applications and communication protocols adapted to this new kind of networks. The performance ...