Publications Publications OverviewJournals2019A. Celik†◊, N. Sayed, B. Shihada, T. Al-Naffouri, and M.-S. Alouini, "End-to-End Performance Analysis of Underwater Optical Wireless Relaying and Routing Techniques Under Location Uncertainty", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Accepted, 2019. [PDF]H. Elayan, O. Amin†, B. Shihada◊, R.-M. Shubair, and M.-S. Alouini, "Terahertz Band: The Last Piece of RF Spectrum Puzzle for Communication System", IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, Accepted, 2019, (Invited Paper). [PDF]A. Abdelhady*, O. Amin†, A. Chaaban, B. Shihada◊, and M.-S. Alouini, "Spectral-Efficiency - Illumination Pareto Front for Energy Harvesting Enabled VLC Systems", IEEE Transactions Communications, Accepted, 2019. [PDF]H. El-Hammouti†, M. Benjillali, B. Shihada◊, and M.-S. Alouini, "Learn-As-You-Fly: A Distributed Algorithm for Joint 3D Placement and User Association in Multi-UAVs Networks", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Accepted, 2019. [PDF]E. Ahmad*, M. Alaslani*, F. Dogar, and B. Shihada◊, "Location-Aware, Context-Driven QoS for IoT Applications", IEEE Systems Journal, Accepted, 2019. [PDF]I. Qerm* and B. Shihada◊, "Energy Efficient Traffic Offloading in Multi-tier Heterogeneous 5G Networks Using Intuitive Online Reinforcement Learning", IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 691-702, 2019. [PDF]M. Alaslani*, F. Nawab, and B. Shihada◊, "Blockchain in IoT Systems: End-to-End Delay Evaluation", IEEE Internet of Things Journal , Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 8332-8344, 2019. [PDF]S. Dang†, G. Ma*, B. Shihada◊, and M.-S. Alouini "Enhanced Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing with Subcarrier Number Modulation", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Special Issue on Low-latency High-reliability Communications for IoT, Vol. 6, No. 5, pp. 7907-7920, 2019. [PDF]S. Dang†, G. Ma*, B. Shihada◊, and M.-S. Alouini "A Novel Error Performance Analysis Methodology for OFDM with Index Modulation", IEEE Wireless Communication Letters, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 897-900, 2019. [PDF]A. Celik†◊, A. AlGhadhban*, B. Shihada, and M.-S. Alouini, "Design and Provisioning of Traffic Grooming for Optical Wireless Data Center Networks", IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 2245-2259, 2019. [PDF]S. Javed*, O. Amin†, B. Shihada, and M.-S. Alouini◊, "Improper Gaussian Signaling for Hardware Impaired Multihop Full-Duplex Relaying Systems", IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 1858-1871, 2019. [PDF]A. Halafi*, A. AlGhadhban*, and B. Shihada◊, "Queuing Delay Model for Video Transmission over Multi-Channel Underwater Wireless Optical Networks", IEEE Access, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 10515-10522, 2019. [PDF]A. Abdelhady*, O. Amin†, A. Chaaban, B. Shihada, and M.-S. Alouini◊, "Downlink Resource Allocation for Dynamic TDMA-based VLC Systems", IEEE Transactions Wireless Communications, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 108-120, 2019. [PDF]C. P. Lau*, A. Alabbasi*, and B. Shihada◊, "An Efficient Content Delivery System for 5G CRAN Employing Realistic Human Mobility", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 742-756, 2019. [PDF]N. Bouacida* and B. Shihada◊, "Practical and Dynamic Buffer Sizing using LearnQueue", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Vol. 19, No. 8, pp. 1885-1897, 2019. [PDF]M. Khalid*, O. Amin†◊, S. Ahmed, B. Shihada, and M.-S. Alouini, "Communication through Breath: Aerosol Transmission", IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 33-39, 2019. [PDF]2018A. Showail* and B. Shihada◊, "Battling Latency in Modern Wireless Networks", IEEE Access Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 26131 - 26143, 2018. [PDF] A. Halafi* and B. Shihada◊, "UHD Video Transmission over Bi-Directional Underwater Wireless Optical Communication", IEEE Photonics, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp.1-15, 2018. [PDF] I. Qerm* and B. Shihada◊, "Sophisticated Online Learning Scheme for Green Resource Allocation in 5G Heterogeneous Cloud Radio Access Networks", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Vol. 17, No. 10, pp. 2423 - 2437, 2018. [PDF] 2017A. Halafi*, H. Oubei*, B. Ooi, and B. Shihada◊, "Real-time Video Transmission over Different Underwater Wireless Optical Channels using Directly Modulated 520nm Laser Diode", IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 9, No. 10, pp. 826 - 832, 2017. [PDF] I. Qerm* and B. Shihada◊, "Energy Efficient Power Allocation in Multi-tier 5G Networks Using Enhanced Online Learning", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 66, No. 12, pp. 11086 - 11097, 2017. [PDF] A. Alabbasi* and B. Shihada◊, "Optimal Cross-Layer Design for Energy Efficient D2D Sharing Systems", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 839 - 855, 2017. [PDF] C. P. Lau*, A. Alabbasi*, and B. Shihada◊, "An Efficient Live TV Scheduling System for 4G LTE Broadcast", IEEE Systems Journal, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 2737 - 2748, 2017. [PDF] A. Alabbasi*, Z. Rezki, and B. Shihada◊, "Outage Analysis of Spectrum-Sharing over M-Block Fading with Sensing Information", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 66, No. 4, pp. 3071 - 3087, 2017. [PDF] 2016A. Showail*, K. Jamshaid†, and B. Shihada◊, "Buffer Sizing in Wireless Networks: Challenges, Solutions, and Opportunities", IEEE Communication Magazine, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 130 - 137, 2016. [PDF] A. Elrasad*, S. Rabia, M. Mahmoud, M. Aly◊, and B. Shihada, "Dropping Probability Reduction in OBS Networks: A Simple Approach", International Journal of light and Electron Optics, Vol. 127, No. 20, pp. 9947 - 9960, 2016. [PDF] 2015A. Alabbasi*, Z. Rezki, and B. Shihada◊, "Energy Efficient Resource Allocation for Cognitive Radios: A Generalized Sensing Analysis", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 2455 - 2469, 2015. [PDF] A. Daghistani*, A. Ben-Khalifa*, A. Showail*, and B. Shihada◊, "Green Partial Packet Recovery in Wireless Sensor Networks", Journal of Network and Computer Applications SI: Green Network Protocols and Algorithms, Vol. 58, pp. 267 - 279, 2015. [PDF] A. Elrasad* and B. Shihada◊, "Parallel Void Thread for Long-Reach Ethernet Passive Optical Networks", IEEE/OSA Journal of the Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 7, No. 7, pp. 656 - 668, 2015. [PDF] L. Xia†◊ and B. Shihada, "A Jackson Network Model and Threshold Policy for Joint Optimization of Energy and Delay in Multi-Hop Wireless Networks", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 242, No. 3, pp. 778 – 787, 2015. [PDF] 2014A. Alabbasi*, Z. Rezki, and B. Shihada◊, "Energy Efficiency and SINR Maximization Beamformers for Spectrum Sharing with Sensing Information", IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 13, No. 9, pp. 5095 - 5106, 2014. [PDF] L. Xia†◊ and B. Shihada, "Power and Delay Optimization for Multi-Hop Wireless Networks," International Journal of Control, Vol. 87, No. 6, pp. 1252 - 1265, 2014. [PDF] K. Jamshaid†◊, B. Shihada, A. Showail*, and P. Levis "Deflating Link Buffers in a Wireless Mesh Network", Ad Hoc Networks Journal, Vol. 16, pp. 266 - 280, 2014. [PDF] F. Nawab*, K. Jamshaid†, B. Shihada◊, and P-H. Ho, "Fair Packet Scheduling in Wireless Mesh Networks", Ad Hoc Networks Journal, Vol. 13, Part B, pp. 414 - 427, 2014. [PDF] A. Showail*, A. Elrasad*, A. Meer*, A. Daghistani*, K. Jamshaid†◊, and B. Shihada, "iFrag: Interference-Aware Frame Fragmentation Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks", Journal of Wireless Networks, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 2019 - 2036, 2014. [PDF] A. Dhaini◊, P-H. Ho, G. Shin, and B. Shihada, "Energy Efficiency in TDMA-based Next-Generation Passive Optical Access Networks", IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 850 - 863, 2014. [PDF] 2013L. Xia†◊ and B. Shihada, "Max-Min Optimality of Service Rate Control in Closed Queueing Networks," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Vol. 58, No. 4, pp. 1051 - 1056, 2013. [PDF] M. Suresh◊, R. Stolern, E. Zechman, and B. Shihada, "On Event Detection and Localization in Acyclic Flow Networks", IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics - Part A: Systems and Humans, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 708 - 723, 2013. [PDF] A. Elwhishi†◊, P-H. Ho, and B. Shihada, "Contention Aware Mobility Prediction Routing for Intermittently Connected Mobile Networks", Journal of Wireless Networks, Vol. 19, No. 8, pp. 2093 - 2108, 2013. [PDF] A. Elwhishi†◊, P-H. Ho, K. Naik, and B. Shihada, "A Novel Message Scheduling Framework for Delay Tolerant Networks Routing", IEEE Transaction on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 24, No. 5, pp. 871 - 880, 2013. [PDF] A. Elwhishi†◊, P-H. Ho, K. Naik, and B. Shihada, "Self Adaptive Contention Aware Routing Protocol for Intermittently Connected Mobile Networks", IEEE Transaction on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 24, No. 7, pp. 1422 - 1435, 2013. [PDF] K. Jamshaid†◊, P. Ward, M. Karsten, and B. Shihada, "The Efficacy of Centralized Flow Rate Control in 802.11-based Wireless Mesh Networks", Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Vol. 163, pp. 1 - 17, 2013. [PDF] B. Shihada◊, S. El-Ferik, and P-H. Ho "FAST TCP over Optical Burst Switched Networks: Modeling and Stability Analysis", Elsevier Journal of Optical Switching and Networking, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 107 - 118, 2013. [PDF] 2012M. Ali, P.-H. Ho◊, J. Tapolcai, and B. Shihada, "M-burst: A framework of SRLG failure localization in all-optical networks", IEEE/OSA Journal of the Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 4, No. 8, pp. 628 - 639, 2012. [PDF] S. Chen◊, A. Dhaini, P-H. Ho, B. Shihada, G. Shen, C-H. Lin, "Downstream-based Scheduling for Energy Conservation in Green EPONs", Journal of Communications, SI on Future Directions in Computing and Networking, Vol. 7, No. 5, pp. 400 - 409, 2012. [PDF]2010J. She◊, F. Hou, B. Shihada, and P-H. Ho "MAC-Layer Active Dropping for Real-Time Video Streaming in 4G Access Networks", IEEE Systems Journal, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 561 - 572, 2010. [PDF] B. Shihada, P-H. Ho◊, Q. Zhang, and J. Jue "A Novel Implementation of TCP Vegas for Optical Burst Switched Networks ", Optical Switching and Networking - Elsevier, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 115 - 126, 2010. [PDF]2009B. Shihada, P-H. Ho◊, and Q. Zhang, "A Novel Congestion Detection Scheme in TCP over OBS Networks", IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 386 - 395, 2009. [PDF] 2008B. Shihada and P-H. Ho◊, "Transport Control Protocol in Optical Burst Switched Networks: Issues, Solutions, and Challenges", IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, Second Quarter, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 70 - 86, 2008. [PDF] B. Shihada and P-H. Ho◊, "A Novel TCP with Dynamic Burst-Contention Loss Notification over OBS Networks", Elsevier Journal of Computer Networks, Vol. 52, No. 2, pp. 461- 471, 2008. [PDF] Conference Proceedings2019I. AlQerm* and B. Shihada, "Online Q-Learning Scheme for Energy Efficient Power Allocation in Cognitive Radio Networks", in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 1 - 7, 2019. [PDF]A. Celik†, N. Saeed, B. Shihada, T. Al-Naffouri, and M.-S. Alouini "SectOR: Sector-Based Opportunistic Routing Protocol for Underwater Optical Wireless Networks", in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 1 - 7, 2019. [PDF]H. El-Hammouti†, M. Benjilali, B. Shihada, and M.-S. Alouini "A Distributed Mechanism for Joint 3D Placement and User Association in UAV-Assisted Networks", in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 1 - 7, 2019. [PDF]M. Alaslani* and B. Shihada, "Analyzing Latency and Dropping in Today’s Internet of Multimedia Things", in Proc. IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), pp. 1 - 4, 2019. [PDF]2018A. Abdelhady*, O. Amin†, B. Shihada, and M-S. Alouini, "On the Optimization of Multi-Cell SLIPT Systems", in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), pp. 1 - 6, 2018. [PDF]A. AlGhadhban*, A. Celik†, B. Shihada, and M-S. Alouini, "LightFD: A Lightweight Flow Detection Mechanism for Traffic Grooming in Optical Wireless DCNs", in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), pp. 1 - 7, 2018. [PDF]A. AlGhadhban* and B. Shihada, "FLight: A Fast and Lightweight Elephant-Flow Detection Mechanism", in Proc. IEEE International International Conference on Distributed Computing System (ICDCS), pp. 1 - 6, 2018. [PDF]M. Alaslani* and B. Shihada, "Intelligent Edge: an Instantaneous Detection of IoT Traffic Load", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp. 1 - 6, 2018. [PDF]A. Celik†, A. AlGhadhban*, B. Shihada, and M-S. Alouini, "Design and Provisioning of Optical Wireless Data Center Networks: A Traffic Grooming Approach", in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 1 - 6, 2018. [PDF]A. AlGhadhban* and B. Shihada, "Delay Analysis of New-Flow Setup Time in Software Defined Networks", in Proc. IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS), pp. 1 - 7, 2018. [PDF]I. AlQerm* and B. Shihada, "Supervised Cognitive System: A New Vision for Cognitive Engine Design in Wireless Networks", in Proc. IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), pp. 1-8, 2018. [PDF]2017A. Alabbasi*, B. Shihada, and C. Cavdar, "On Energy Efficiency of Prioritized IoT Systems", in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), pp. 1 - 7, 2017. [PDF]C. P. Lau*, A. Alabbasi*, and B. Shihada, "On the Analysis of Human Mobility Model for Content Broadcasting in 5G Networks", in Proc. IEEE Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp. 1 - 7, 2017. [PDF]I. AlQerm* and B. Shihada, "Enhanced Machine Learning Scheme for Energy Ecient Resource Allocation in 5G Heterogeneous Cloud Radio Access Networks", in Proc. IEEE Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp. 1 - 7, 2017. [PDF]N. Bouacida*, A. Alghadhban*, S. Alalmaei*, H. Mohammed*, and B. Shihada, "Failure Mitigation in Software Defined Networking Employing Load Type Prediction", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp. 1 - 7, 2017. [PDF]I. AlQerm* and B. Shihada, "Hybrid Cognitive Engine for Radio Systems Adaptation", in Proc. IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), pp. 1 - 7, 2017. [PDF]2016I. AlQerm* and B. Shihada, "A Cooperative Online Learning Scheme for Resource Allocation in 5G Systems", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp. 1 - 7, 2016. [PDF]A. Alabbasi* and B. Shihada, "Energy Efficient Cross Layer Design for Spectrum Sharing Systems", in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 1 - 7, 2016. [PDF]A. Halafi*, L. Sboui*, R. Naous*, and B. Shihada, "gTBS: A Green Task-Based Sensing for Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) MiSeNet Workshop, pp. 136 - 143, 2016. [PDF]A. AlGhadhban* and B. Shihada, "Energy Efficient SDN Commodity Switch based Practical Flow Forwarding Method", in Proc. IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS), pp. 784 - 788, 2016. [PDF]2015A. Alabbasi* and B. Shihada, "An Energy Efficient Cognitive Radio System with Quantized Soft Sensing and Duration Analysis", in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 423 - 428, 2015. [PDF]A. Alabbasi*, Z. Rezki, and B. Shihada, "On Outage Performance of Spectrum-Sharing Communication over M-Block Fading", in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), pp. 1 - 7, 2015. [PDF]C. P. Lau* and B. Shihada "TV Broadcast Efficiency in 5G Networks from Subscriber Prospective", in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), pp. 1 - 6, 2015. [PDF]E. Ahmad* and B. Shihada, "Green Smartphone GPUs: Optimizing Energy Consumption using GPUFreq Scaling Governors", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob), pp. 740 - 747, 2015. [PDF]N. Bouacida*, A. Showail*, and B. Shihada, "Buffer Management in Wireless Full-Duplex Systems", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob), pp. 557 - 564, 2015. [PDF]A. Meer*, A. Daghistani*, B. Shihada, "An Energy Efficient Hybrid Interference-Resilient Frame Fragmentation for Wireless Sensor Networks", in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp. 1176 - 1181, 2015. [PDF]I. AlQerm* and B. Shihada, "Cognitive Aware Interference Mitigation Scheme for LTE Femtocells", in Proc. International Conference on Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks (Crowncom), pp. 607 - 619, 2015. [PDF]M. Alaslani*, A. Showail*, and B. Shihada, "Green Frame Aggregation Scheme for Wi-Fi Networks", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR), pp. 1 - 6, 2015. [PDF]A. Elrasad* and B. Shihada, "Blind Void Filling in LR-EPONs: How Efficient It Can Be?", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR), pp. 1 - 6, 2015. [PDF]A. Elrasad* and B. Shihada, "Reducing Attendance Time in LR-EPONs With Differentiated Services", in Proc. International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) Student Workshop, pp. 65 - 66, 2015. [PDF]2014A. Showail*, K. Jamshaid†, and B. Shihada, "WQM: An Aggregation-aware Queue Management Scheme for IEEE 802.11n based Networks", in Proc. ACM Sigcomm Capacity Sharing Workshop (CSWS), pp. 15 - 20, 2014. [PDF]I. AlQerm* and B. Shihada "Adaptive Multi-Objective Optimization Scheme for Cognitive Radio Resource Management", in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), pp. 857 - 863, 2014. [PDF]A. Alabbasi*, Z. Rezki, and B. Shihada, "Energy Efficiency and SINR Maximization Beamformers for Cognitive Radio Utilizing Sensing Information", in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT), pp. 1391 - 1395, 2014. [PDF]I. AlQerm* and B. Shihada, "Adaptive Decision-Making Scheme for Cognitive Radio Networks", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA), pp. 321 - 328, 2014. [PDF] M. Suresh, L. Smith, A. Rasekh, R. Stoleru, K. Banks, B. Shihada, "Mobile Sensor Networks for Leak and Backflow Detection in Water Distribution Systems", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA), pp. 673 - 680, 2014. [PDF] A. Elrasad* and B. Shihada, "A Practical Approach for Excess Bandwidth Distribution for EPONs", in Proc. Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), ISBN: 978-1-55752- 993-0, 2014. [PDF]A. Alabbasi*, Z. Rezki, B. Shihada, "Energy Efficient Scheme for Cognitive Radios Utilizing Soft Sensing", in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 701 - 706, 2014. [PDF]A. Showail*, K. Jamshaid†, B. Shihada, "An Empirical Evaluation of Bufferbloat in IEEE 802.11n Wireless Networks", in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 3088 - 3093, 2014. [PDF]I. Alabdulmohsin*, A. Hyadi*, L. Afify*, B. Shihada, "End-to-End Delay Analysis in Wireless Sensor Networks with Service Vacation", in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 2799 - 2804, 2014. [PDF]2013I. AlQerm*, B. Shihada, and K. Shin, "Enhanced Cognitive Radio Resource Management for LTE Systems", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing (WiMob), pp. 582 - 587, 2013. [PDF] A. Daghistani* and B. Shihada, "Green-Frag: Energy-Efficient Frame Fragmentation Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing (WiMob), pp. 475 - 480, 2013. (Received the Best Paper Award). [PDF] I. AlQerm*, B. Shihada, and K. Shin, "CogWnet: A Resource Management Architecture for Cognitive Wireless Networks", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), pp. 1 - 7, 2013. [PDF] I. Boudellioua* and B. Shihada, "Energy Efficient Wireless Vehicular-Guided Actuator Network", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks - The Sixth International Workshop on Sensor Networks, pp. 1 - 6, 2013. [PDF]C. P. Lau*, X. Zhang, and B. Shihada, "Video Quality Prediction over Wireless 4G", in Proc. Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, pp. 414 - 425, 2013. [PDF] L. Xia† and B. Shihada, "Decentralized Control of Transmission Rates in Energy-Critical Wireless Networks", in Proc. American Control Conference, pp. 113 - 118, 2013. [PDF]M. Felemban*, B. Shihada, and K. Jamshaid†, "Optimal Node Placement in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA), pp. 492 - 499, 2013. [PDF] C. P. Lau*, K. Jamshaid†, and B. Shihada, "Efficient Power Allocation for Video over Superposition Coding", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA), pp. 808 - 813, 2013. [PDF] C. P. Lau*, B. Shihada, and P.-H. Ho, "Empirical Evaluation of Superposition Coded Multicasting for Scalable Video",in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications - The Ninth International Workshop on Heterogeneous Wireless Networks (HWISE), pp. 566 - 571, 2013. [PDF]2012M. Debont*, K. Jamshaid†, B. Shihada, and P.-H. Ho, "Event localization in Underwater Wireless Sensor Systems using Monitoring Courses", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), pp. 845 - 850, 2012. [PDF]F. Nawab*, K. Jamshaid†, B. Shihada, and P-H. Ho, "MAC-Layer Protocol for TCP Fairness in Wireless Mesh Networks", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), pp. 507 - 512, 2012. [PDF]A. Elrasad*, M. Khafagyz*, and B. Shihada, "Sleep-time Sizing and Scheduling in Green Passive Optical Networks", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC), pp. 308 - 313, 2012. [PDF]A. Elwhishi†, P-H. Ho, and B. Shihada, "Message Scheduling and Forwarding in Congested DTNs", in Proc. International Conference on Advances in Future Internet (AFIN) , pp. 26 - 31, 2012. [PDF]M. Suresh, R. Stolern, R. Denton, E. Zechman, and B. Shihada, "Towards Optimal Event Detection and Localization in Acyclic Flow Networks ", in Proc. International Conference on Distributed computing and Networking (ICDCN), pp. 179 - 196, 2012. [PDF] 2011K. Jamshaid†, B. Shihada, L. Xia†, P. Levis, "Buffer Sizing in 802.11 Wireless Mesh Networks", in Proc. IEEE Mobile Ad-Hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), pp. 272 - 281, 2011. [PDF] A. Elwhishi†, P-H. Ho, K. Naik, and B. Shihada, "Contention Aware Routing for Intermittently Connected Mobile Networks (DTNs)", in Proc. International Conference on Advances in Future Internet (AFIN) , pp. 8 - 15, 2011. (Received Best Paper Award) [PDF]M. Ali, P-H. Ho, B. Wu, J. Tapolcai, and B. Shihada, "Monitoring Burst (M-Burst) A Novel Framework of Failure Localization in All-Optical Mesh Networks", in Proc. IEEE Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN), pp. 9 - 16, 2011. [PDF]A. Hassanzadeh, R. Stoleru, and B. Shihada, "Energy Efficient Monitoring for Intrusion Detection in Battery-Powered Wireless Mesh Networks", in Proc. International Conference on Ad Hoc Networks and Wireless (ADHOC- NOW), pp. 44 - 57, 2011. [PDF]F. Nawab*, K. Jamshaid†, B. Shihada, and P-H. Ho, "TMAC: Timestamp-ordered MAC for CSMA/CA Wireless Mesh Networks", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), pp. 1 - 6, 2011. [PDF] 2010J. Lee, B. Kusy, T. Azim, B. Shihada, and P. Levis, "Whirlpool Routing for Mobility", in Proc. ACM International Symposium on Mobile Ad Hoc Networking and Computing (MobiHoc), pp. 131 - 140, 2010. [PDF] A. Elwhishi†, P-H. Ho, K. Naik, and B. Shihada, "A Novel Buffer Management Architecture for Epidemic Routing in Delay Tolerant Networks (DTNs)", in Proc. ICST International Conference on Heterogeneous Networking for Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness (QShine), pp. 438 - 453, 2010 (Invited paper, 15 pages) [PDF]A. Elwhishi†, P-H. Ho, K. Naik, and B. Shihada, "ARBR: Adaptive Reinforcement-Based Routing for DTN", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing (WiMob), pp. 376 - 385, 2010. [PDF] 2009J. She, P-H. Ho, and B. Shihada, "Optimizing Energy and Modulation Selection in Multi-Resolution Modulation for Wireless Video Broadcast/Multicast", in Proc. International Conference on Access Networks (AccessNets), pp. 67 - 79, 2009. [PDF] 2007B. Shihada, P-H. Ho, and Q. Zhang, "A Novel False Congestion Detection Scheme for TCP over OBS Networks", in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), pp. 2428 - 2433, 2007. [PDF] B. Shihada, P-H. Ho, and Q. Zhang, "TCP-ENG: Dynamic Explicit Congestion Notification for TCP over OBS Networks", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), pp. 516 - 521, 2007. [PDF] 2006B. Shihada, Q. Zhang, and P-H. Ho, "Performance Evaluation of TCP Vegas over Optical Burst Switched Networks", in Proc. ICST Broadnets, the 6th International Workshop on Optical Burst/Packet Switching (WOBS), pp. 1 - 8, 2006. [PDF] B. Shihada, Q. Zhang, and P-H. Ho, "Threshold-based TCP Vegas over Optical Burst Switched Networks", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), pp. 119 - 124, 2006. [PDF] B. Shihada, P-H. Ho, F. Hou, X. Jiang, S. Horiguchi, M. Guo, and H. Mouftah, "BAIMD: A Responsive Rate Control for TCP over Optical Burst Switched (OBS) Networks", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communication (ICC), pp. 2550 - 2555, 2006. [PDF] D. Scheibli*, B. Shihada, "Adaptive Prioritization scheme for Per-Flow Queuing based Bandwidth Management Systems", in Proc. International Symposium on Broadband Access Technologies in Metropolitan Area Networks (ISBAT), pp. 1 - 6, 2006.2005B. Shihada and P-H. Ho, "A Domain-based Resource Reservation Protocol for Optical Burst Switching Networks", in Proc. IASTED International Conference on Wireless and Optical Communications, 2005. [PDF]2002R. Boutaba, B. Ishibashi and B. Shihada, "A Network Management Viewpoint on Security in E-Services", in Proc. International Workshop on Certification and Security in E-Services (CSES), held as part of the IFIP World Computer Congress (WCC), pp. 17 - 45, 2002. (Invited paper, 31 pages) [PDF]2001B. Shihada and S. Srinivas "Active Network Approach to the Design of Secure Online Auction Systems", in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT), pp. 591 - 596, 2001. [PDF]PatentsB. Shihada and K. Jamshaid, "Buffer Sizing for Multi-hop Networks," U.S. Patent No. 8,638,686. 2014. [PDF]B. Shihada and A. Showail, "Buffer sizing for multi-hop networks", U.S. Patent No. 9,276,832. 2016. [PDF]Book ChaptersJ. She, P-H. Ho, and B. Shihada, "Optimizing Energy and Modulation Selection in Multi-Resolution Modulation for Wireless Video Broadcast/Multicast", Chapter 12, Access Networks, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.Workshops & Technical ReportsA. Alabbasi, B. Shihada, and C. Cavdar, "On Energy Efficiency of Prioritized IoT Systems", Technical Report, 2017. [PDF]B. Shihada, P-H. Ho, and Q. Zhang, "False Congestion Detection over OBS Networks", in Proc. International Workshop on High Performance and Highly Survivable Routers and Networks (HPSRN), Tohoku, Japan, 2008.B. Shihada and P-H. Ho, "SAIMD: A Novel False Congestion Detection Scheme in TCP over OBS Networks", in Proc. Workshop on Optimization of Optical Networks (OON), Montréal, Canada, 2007.A. Grau, B. Shihada, and M. Soliman, "Architectural Description Languages and their Role in Component Based Design", University of Waterloo Project Technical Report, 2002. [PDF]B. Shihada and M. Soliman, "ε-approximate Algorithm for SLA Negotiation", University of Waterloo Project Technical Report, 2002. [PDF]B. Shihada, "Concrete Architecture of LEAP Database Management System", University of Waterloo Project Technical Report, 2002. [PDF]B. Shihada, "Implementation and Performance Evaluation of XTR over Wireless Network", University of Waterloo Project Technical Report, 2002. [PDF]B. Shihada, "Conceptual & Concrete Architectures of Open Network Management System (OpenNMS)", University of Waterloo Project Technical Report, 2002. [PDF]B. Shihada "PLAN Programmers Technical Guide", SAVE Technical Report, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, 2001.ThesesGraduated Ph.D. StudentsAbdulrahman Alabbasi, Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, 2016, Thesis title: "Towards Energy Efficient Cognitive Radio System". Currently Post-Doc at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.Amr Elrasad, Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2016, Thesis title: "Efficient Bandwidth Management for Ethernet Passive Optical Networks". Currently Post-Doc at Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Ireland.Ahmad Showail, Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2015, Thesis title: "Towards Optimal Buffer Size in Wi-Fi Networks". Currently Assistant Professor at Taybeh University, KSA.Graduated MSc StudentsMaha Al-Aslani, MSc in Computer Science, 2015, Thesis title: "Green Frame Aggregation Scheme for IEEE 802.11n Networks". Currently a Ph.D. student at KAUST.Enas Ahmad, in Computer Science, 2013. Thesis title: "Energy Efficient Smartphones: Minimizing the Energy Consumption of Smartphone's GPU using DVFS Governors". Currently a Ph.D. student at KAUST.Anas Daghistani, MSc in Computer Science, 2013. Thesis title: "Green-Frag: Energy Efficient Frame Fragmentation Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks". Currently a Ph.D. student at Purdue University.Ammar Meer, MSc in Computer Science, 2012. Thesis title: "H-Seda: Partial Packet Recovery with Heterogeneous Block Sizes for Wireless Sensor Networks."Imene Boudellioua, MSc in Computer Science, 2012. Thesis title: "A Vehicular Guidance Wireless Sensor Actuator Network."Matthew Debont, MSc in Computer Science, 2011. Thesis title: "Event Localization in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks using Monitoring Courses." Currently employed at JNCC, UK.Muhamad Felemban, MSc in Computer Science 2011. Thesis title: "Optimal Node Placement in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Network." Currently a Ph.D. student at Purdue University.Faisal Nawab, MSc in Computer Science, 2011. Thesis title: "TMAC: a Timestamp-ordered MAC protocol for Wireless Mesh Networks." Currently a Ph.D. student at University of California Santa Barbara.
