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Computer Science

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110
Citations
45081
World Ranking
227
National Ranking
7

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
110
Citations
44831
World Ranking
101
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Canada Leader Award
  • 2015 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to spectrum management and resource allocation in cognitive and cellular radio networks
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Ekram Hossain is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Canada, focusing primarily on engineering and computer science domains. Their extensive research portfolio includes 314 publications in engineering and 183 in computer science, with a strong emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering, computer networks and communications, and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's research spans several subfields, including:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

Major research topics covered in their work are:

  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Wireless Communication Security Techniques
  • UAV Applications and Optimization

Frequent venues for publication include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Communications
  • IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking

Co-authorship collaborations feature recurrent colleagues such as:

  • Amine Mezghani (29 collaborations)
  • Wei Ni (24 collaborations)
  • Stefano Galli (17 collaborations)
  • Robert Schober (13 collaborations)
  • Hina Tabassum (13 collaborations)

Selected recent papers by Ekram Hossain include:

  • "Evolution of NOMA Toward Next Generation Multiple Access (NGMA) for 6G" (2022), published in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • "Digital Twin of Wireless Systems: Overview, Taxonomy, Challenges, and Opportunities" (2022), published in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • "Intelligent Computing: The Latest Advances, Challenges, and Future" (2023), published in Intelligent Computing
  • "Green Internet of Vehicles (IoV) in the 6G Era: Toward Sustainable Vehicular Communications and Networking" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking
  • "Resource Allocation and Service Provisioning in Multi-Agent Cloud Robotics: A Comprehensive Survey" (2021), published in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials

Recognition for their contributions includes being named an IEEE Fellow in 2015 for work on spectrum management and resource allocation in cognitive and cellular radio networks. They are also a member of The Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Best Publications

  • Introduction to Network Simulator NS2

    Teerawat Issariyakul;Ekram Hossain

  • Enabling Localized Peer-to-Peer Electricity Trading Among Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using Consortium Blockchains

    Jiawen Kang;Rong Yu;Xumin Huang;Sabita Maharjan

  • Stochastic Geometry for Modeling, Analysis, and Design of Multi-Tier and Cognitive Cellular Wireless Networks: A Survey

    Hesham ElSawy;Ekram Hossain;Martin Haenggi

  • Dynamic Spectrum Access and Management in Cognitive Radio Networks

    Ekram Hossain;Dusit Niyato;Zhu Han

  • Machine Learning in IoT Security: Current Solutions and Future Challenges

    Fatima Hussain;Rasheed Hussain;Syed Ali Hassan;Ekram Hossain

  • Dynamic User Clustering and Power Allocation for Uplink and Downlink Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) Systems

    Shipon Ali;Hina Tabassum;Ekram Hossain

  • Evolution Towards 5G Multi-tier Cellular Wireless Networks: An Interference Management Perspective

    Ekram Hossain;Mehdi Rasti;Hina Tabassum;Amr Abdelnasser

  • 5G cellular: key enabling technologies and research challenges

    Ekram Hossain;Monowar Hasan

  • Competitive Pricing for Spectrum Sharing in Cognitive Radio Networks: Dynamic Game, Inefficiency of Nash Equilibrium, and Collusion

    D. Niyato;E. Hossain

  • Random access for machine-to-machine communication in LTE-advanced networks: issues and approaches

    M. Hasan;E. Hossain;D. Niyato

  • Evolution of NOMA Toward Next Generation Multiple Access (NGMA) for 6G

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  • Dynamics of Network Selection in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks: An Evolutionary Game Approach

    D. Niyato;E. Hossain

  • Resource allocation for spectrum underlay in cognitive radio networks

    Long Bao Le;E. Hossain

  • Interference management in OFDMA femtocell networks: issues and approaches

    N. Saquib;E. Hossain;Long Bao Le;Dong In Kim

  • Resource allocation for device-to-device communications underlaying LTE-advanced networks

    P. Phunchongharn;E. Hossain;D. I. Kim

  • Machine Learning Techniques for Cooperative Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks

    Karaputugala Madushan Thilina;Kae Won Choi;Nazmus Saquib;Ekram Hossain

  • Dynamics of Multiple-Seller and Multiple-Buyer Spectrum Trading in Cognitive Radio Networks: A Game-Theoretic Modeling Approach

    D. Niyato;E. Hossain;Zhu Han

  • Competitive spectrum sharing in cognitive radio networks: a dynamic game approach

    D. Niyato;E. Hossain

  • Cognitive Wireless Communication Networks

    Vijay K. Bhargava;Ekram Hossain

  • Game-theoretic resource allocation methods for device-to-device communication

    Lingyang Song;Dusit Niyato;Zhu Han;Ekram Hossain

  • Analytical Modeling of Mode Selection and Power Control for Underlay D2D Communication in Cellular Networks

    Hesham ElSawy;Ekram Hossain;Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Frequent Co-Authors

Dusit Niyato
Dusit Niyato Nanyang Technological University
Vijay K. Bhargava
Vijay K. Bhargava University of British Columbia
Dong In Kim
Dong In Kim Sungkyunkwan University
Hina Tabassum
Hina Tabassum York University
Long Bao Le
Long Bao Le Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Zhu Han
Zhu Han University of Houston
Ping Wang
Ping Wang York University
Hesham ElSawy
Hesham ElSawy Queen's University
Lingyang Song
Lingyang Song Peking University
H. Vincent Poor
H. Vincent Poor Princeton University

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