JOURNALS PUBLICATIONS

1. I. Vilà, O. Sallent, J. Pérez-Romero, "On the Design of a Network Digital Twin for the Radio Access Network in 5G and Beyond", Sensors, MDPI, Vol. 23, 1197, January,-2023. 

2. Ö. F. Tuna, F. O. Catak, M. T. Eskil, “TENET: a new hybrid network architecture for adversarial defense", International Journal of Information Security, Springer, Vol. 22, March-2023.

3. J. Pérez-Romero, O. Sallent, A. Gelonch, X. Gelabert, B. Klaiqi, M. Kahn, D. Campoy, "A Tutorial on the Characterisation and Modelling of Low Layer Functional Splits for Flexible Radio Access Networks in 5G and Beyond", IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, Vol.25, No. 4, Fourth Quarter  2023

4. X. Liu, Y. Deng*, A. Nallanathan, M. Bennis, “Federated Learning and Meta-Learning: Approaches, Applications, and Directions”, in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, November-2023

5. Bartzoudis, Nikolaos, José Rubio Fernández, David López-Bueno, Antonio Román Villarroel, and Angelos Antonopoulos, "Agile FPGA Computing at the 5G Edge: Joint Management of Accelerated and Software Functions for Open Radio Access Technologies" Electronics 13, no. 4: 701, February-2024 https://doi.org/10.3390/

6. J. J. Hernández-Carlón, J. Pérez-Romero, O. Sallent, I. Vilà, F. Casadevall, "Deep Learning-based Algorithm for Optimizing Relay User Equipment Activation in 5G Cellular Networks", March-2024,Vol. 73, Issue 3, pp. 4234-4246

7. Ö. F. Tuna, F. E. Kadan, "Security of AI-Driven Beam Selection for Distributed MIMO in an Adversarial Setting", IEEE Access, March-2024, Vol. 12, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3378263

8. O. Ruiz, J. Sánchez-González, J. Pérez-Romero, O. Sallent, I. Vilà, "Space and time user distribution measurements dataset in a university campus", Computer Networks, April-2024, Vol. 243, DOI:10.1016/j.comnet.2024.110329

9. I.Vilà, O. Sallent, J. Pérez-Romero, "Relay-empowered beyond 5G radio access networks with edge computing capabilities", Computer Networks, April-2024, Vol. 243, doi:10.1016/j.comnet.2024.110287

10. Z. Wang, L. Boccardo, and Y. Deng,  "An Edge-enabled Wireless Split Learning Testbed: Design and  Implementation", IEEE Communications Letter, April 2024, doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2024.3390843

11. J. Sánchez-González, O. Sallent, J. Pérez-Romero, "A New Methodology for User Equipment Trajectory Prediction in Cellular Networks", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, April-2024, doi: 10.1109/TVT.2024.3388554

12. I. Vilà, J. Pérez-Romero, O. Sallent, "A Transfer Reinforcement Learning Approach for Capacity Sharing in Beyond 5G Networks", Future Internet, MDPI, Vol. 16, 434, November-2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/fi16120434  

13. J. Pérez-Romero, O. Sallent, O. Ruiz, "On Exploiting User Equipment Relaying Capabilities in Beyond 5G Networks: Opportunities, Challenges, and Road Map", IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 54-63, December-2024, doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/MVT.2024.3477848

CONFERENCES PUBLICATIONS

1. G. Kalem, M. A. Durmaz, I. Güzel, G. Kesik, C. Gordy,  “The Use Case of Beyond-5G and Edge Computing for XR-driven Collaborative Design”, Wireless World Research Forum Meeting 49 (WWRF #49), Poznan(Poland) 28/March/2023 to 30/March/2023.

2. X. Zhou, Y. Deng, H. Xia, S. Wu, "Wireless Time-Triggered Federated Learning with Adaptive Local Training Optimization", IEEE INFOCOM 2023 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops, New York, USA, 17/May/2023 to 20/May, 2023.

3. E. Kartsakli, J. Perez-Romero, O. Sallent, N. Bartzoudis, V. Frascolla, S. Mohalik, T. Metsch, A. Antonopoulos, Ö. Tuna, Y. Deng, X. Tao, M. A. Serrano, E. Quiñones, "AI-powered Edge Computing Evolution for Beyond 5G Communication Networks", EuCNC & 6G Summit, Gothenburg(Sweden), 06/June/2023 to 09/June/2023

4. I. Vilà, O. Sallent, J. Pérez-Romero, "Expanding Edge Computing deeper into Beyond 5G Radio Access Networks", 9th IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization - 2nd International Workshop on Edge Network Softwarization (ENS), Madrid(Spain), 19/June/2023 to 23/June/2023

5. Ö. F. Tuna, F. E. Kadan, "A Flexible, Efficient and Robust Method for AI-driven Power Controlin D-MIMO", IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications andNetworking (MeditCom 2023), Dubrovnik(Croatia), 04/September/2023 to 07/September/2023.

6. V. Kasuluru, L. Blanco, E. Zeydan, "On the use of Probabilistic Forecasting for Network Analysis in Open RAN", IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking (MeditCom 2023), Dubrovnik(Croatia), 04/September/2023 to 07/September/2023.

7. E. Kartsakli, J. Perez-Romero, N. Bartzoudis, O. Sallent, O. Kolawole, X. Tao, S. K. Mohalik, T. Mach, S. Liu,Y. Deng, G. Mandò, A. Antonopoulos, V. Frascolla, S. Kosu, G. Kalem, F. Buining, E. Quiñones, “An Evolutionary Edge Computing Architecture for Beyond 5G Era”, IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks 2023 (CAMAD), Edinburgh(Scotland), 6/November/2023 to 08/November/2023.

8. C. B. Chaaya, S. Samarakoon, M. Bennis, “Federated Learning Games for Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces via Causal Representations”, IEEE Global Communications Conference(GLOBECOM), Kuala-Lumpur( Malaysia), 04/December/2023 to 08/December/2023.

9. S. Mostafa, M. P. Mota, A. Valcarce, M. Bennis, “Emergent Communication Protocol Learning for Task Offloading in Industrial Internet of Things”, IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Kuala-Lumpur( Malaysia), 04/December/2023 to 08/December/2023.

10. S. Shirodkar, S. Banerjee, "Causal Policy Gradient for End-to-End Communication Systems", IEEE 16th International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS), Bengaluru(India), 03/January/2024 to 07/January/2024.

11. S. Kosu, G. Kalem, "Enabling Innovation through VERGE's Open Data Space based on 5G Network", Wireless World Research Forum Meeting 50 (WWRF #50), 10/January/2024 to 11/January/2024

12. Ö. Ozturk “5G Technology, Product Lifecycle Management Integration, Fast Image Processing and Data Sharing” BICSS 11th International Conference on Applied Sciences,Skopje (North Macedonia), 04/April/2024 to 07/April/2024 .

13. J. Pérez-Romero, O. Sallent , I. Vilà, E. Kartsakli, Ö. Faruk, Swarup Kumar, X. Tao, "Towards Trustworthy Reinforcement Learning-based Resource Management in Beyond 5G", 2024 European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EUCNC’24), Antwerp(Belgium), 03/June/2024 to 06/June/2024.

14. R. Sedar, C. Kalalas, F. Vazquez-Gallego, J. Alonso-Zarate, "Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Adversarial Defense in Vehicular Communication Systems",  IEEE International Conference on Communications 2024 (IEEE ICC '24), Denver(USA), 09/June/2024 to 13/June/2024.

15. L. Liatsas, G. Mirondo Kibalya, A. Antonopoulos, "XAI-driven Model Design for Resource Utilization Forecasting in Cloud-native 6G Networks",  IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking (MeditCom 2024), Madrid (Spain), 08/July/2024 - 11/July/2024

16. L. Kanagamani, J. Sadasivan and S. Banerjee, "Sample-Efficient Blockage Prediction and Handover Using Causal Reinforcement Learning", IEEE CONECCT 2024, Bangalore(India), 12/July/2024 - 13/July/ 2024

17. J. Pérez-Romero, O. Sallent, D. Campoy, A. Gelonch, X. Gelabert, B. Klaiqi, "Low Layer Functional Split Management in 5G and Beyond: Architecture and Self-adaptation", 19th International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems (ISWCS 2024), Rio de Janeiro(Brasil), 14/July/2024 - 17/July/ 2024

18. V. Kasuluru, L. Blanco, C. J. Vaca-Rubio, E. Zeydan,"On the Impact of PRB Load Uncertainty Forecasting for Sustainable Open RAN", IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications(PIMRC'24), Valencia(Spain), 02/September/2024 - 05/September/2024

19. R. Vijithasena, R. Scaciota, M.Bennis, S. Samarakoon, "Resource Optimization for Tail-Based Control in Wireless Networked Control Systems", IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications(PIMRC'24), Valencia(Spain), 02/September/2024 - 05/September/2024

20. J. Pérez-Romero, Ö. F. Tuna, O. Sallent, N. Bartzoudis, E. Kartsakli, O. Kolawole, I. Vilà, M. A. Serrano, U. Gülen, "On the Deployment of an AI-driven Power Control Mechanism for D-MIMO in Beyond 5G Scenarios", IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN), Belgrade (Serbia), 25/November/2024–27/November/ 2024