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Wali Ullah Khan is affiliated with the University of Luxembourg in Luxembourg. They have contributed extensively to the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with a primary focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, and Computer Networks and Communications. Their research spans several subfields including Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems.

The main topics of Wali Ullah Khan's research include Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies, Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks, UAV Applications and Optimization, Satellite Communication Systems, Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, and IoT Networks and Protocols.

Frequent venues for Wali Ullah Khan's publications include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • IEEE Access

Notable recent papers are:

  • "Swarm of UAVs for Network Management in 6G: A Technical Review" (2022, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management)
  • "Physical Layer Security of Cognitive Ambient Backscatter Communications for Green Internet-of-Things" (2021, IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking)
  • "A Survey on STAR-RIS: Use Cases, Recent Advances, and Future Research Challenges" (2023, IEEE Internet of Things Journal)
  • "RL/DRL Meets Vehicular Task Offloading Using Edge and Vehicular Cloudlet: A Survey" (2022, IEEE Internet of Things Journal)
  • "Spectral Efficiency Optimization for Next Generation NOMA-Enabled IoT Networks" (2020, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology)

Wali Ullah Khan has collaborated frequently with the following co-authors:

  • Symeon Chatzinotas
  • Manzoor Ahmed
  • Eva Lagunas
  • Asim Ihsan
  • Asad Mahmood

In addition to journal articles, Wali Ullah Khan has contributed to book publications, including two editions of "IoT as a Service" published by the Lecture notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering in 2022 and 2023.

Best Publications

  • Swarm of UAVs for Network Management in 6G: A Technical Review

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  • A Survey on STAR-RIS: Use Cases, Recent Advances, and Future Research Challenges

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  • Opportunities for Physical Layer Security in UAV Communication Enhanced with Intelligent Reflective Surfaces

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  • Physical Layer Security of Cognitive Ambient Backscatter Communications for Green Internet-of-Things

    Xingwang Li;Yike Zheng;Wali Ullah Khan;Ming Zeng

  • RL/DRL Meets Vehicular Task Offloading Using Edge and Vehicular Cloudlet: A Survey

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  • Task Offloading and Resource Allocation for IoV using 5G NR-V2X Communication

    Salman Raza;Shangguang Wang;Manzoor Ahmed;Muhammad Rizwan Anwar

  • Energy-Efficient Resource Allocation for 6G Backscatter-Enabled NOMA IoV Networks

    Wali Ullah Khan;Muhammad Awais Javed;Tu N. Nguyen;Shafiullah Khan

  • Spectral Efficiency Optimization for Next Generation NOMA-Enabled IoT Networks

    Wali Ullah Khan;Ju Liu;Furqan Jameel;Vishal Sharma

  • Energy Efficiency Optimization for Backscatter Enhanced NOMA Cooperative V2X Communications Under Imperfect CSI

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  • Joint Spectral and Energy Efficiency Optimization for Downlink NOMA Networks

    Wali Ullah Khan;Furqan Jameel;Tapani Ristaniemi;Shafiullah Khan

  • NOMA-Enabled Backscatter Communications for Green Transportation in Automotive-Industry 5.0

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  • Efficient power allocation for NOMA-enabled IoT networks in 6G era

    Wali Ullah Khan;Furqan Jameel;Muhammad Ali Jamshed;Haris Pervaiz

  • Rate Splitting Multiple Access for Next Generation Cognitive Radio Enabled LEO Satellite Networks

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  • Backscatter-Enabled NOMA for Future 6G Systems: A New Optimization Framework Under Imperfect SIC

    Wali Ullah Khan;Xingwang Li;Ming Zeng;Octavia A. Dobre

  • Energy-Efficient IRS-Aided NOMA Beamforming for 6G Wireless Communications

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  • A survey on vehicular task offloading: Classification, issues, and challenges

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  • Backscatter-Enabled Efficient V2X Communication With Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access

    Wali Ullah Khan;Furqan Jameel;Neeraj Kumar;Riku Jantti

  • NOMA-Enabled Backscatter Communications: Toward Battery-Free IoT Networks

    Furqan Jameel;Shah Zeb;Wali Ullah Khan;Syed Ali Hassan

  • Securing Industrial Internet of Things Against Botnet Attacks Using Hybrid Deep Learning Approach

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  • A Survey on Semantic Communications for Intelligent Wireless Networks

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  • Reinforcement Learning in Blockchain-Enabled IIoT Networks: A Survey of Recent Advances and Open Challenges

    Furqan Jameel;Uzair Javaid;Wali Ullah Khan;Muhammad Naveed Aman

  • Efficient Algorithms for E-Healthcare to Solve Multiobject Fuse Detection Problem

    Ijaz Ahmad;Inam Ullah;Wali Ullah Khan;Ateeq Ur Rehman;Ateeq Ur Rehman

  • Efficient Power-Splitting and Resource Allocation for Cellular V2X Communications

    Furqan Jameel;Wali Ullah Khan;Neeraj Kumar;Riku Jantti

  • Backscatter Sensors Communication for 6G Low-powered NOMA-enabled IoT Networks under Imperfect SIC

    Manzoor Ahmed;Wali Ullah Khan;Asim Ihsan;Xingwang Li

  • NOMA-Enabled Optimization Framework for Next-Generation Small-Cell IoV Networks Under Imperfect SIC Decoding

    Wali Ullah Khan;Xingwang Li;Asim Ihsan;Mohammad Ayoub Khan

  • Learning-based resource allocation for backscatter-aided vehicular networks

    Wali Ullah Khan;Tu N. Nguyen;Furqan Jameel;Muhammad Ali Jamshed

  • Joint Spectrum and Energy Optimization of NOMA-Enabled Small-Cell Networks With QoS Guarantee

    Wali Ullah Khan;Furqan Jameel;Xingwang Li;Muhammad Bilal

  • Optimal power allocation for NOMA-enabled D2D communication with imperfect SIC decoding

    Shanshan Yu;Wali Ullah Khan;Xiaoqing Zhang;Ju Liu

  • Energy efficiency maximization for beyond 5G NOMA-enabled heterogeneous networks

    Wali Ullah Khan;Xingwang Li;Asim Ihsan;Zain Ali

  • Secure Backscatter Communications in Multi-Cell NOMA Networks: Enabling Link Security for Massive IoT Networks

    Wali Ullah Khan;Ju Liu;Furqan Jameel;Muhammad Toaha Raza Khan

  • Towards Intelligent IoT Networks: Reinforcement Learning for Reliable Backscatter Communications

    Furqan Jameel;Wali Ullah Khan;Syed Tariq Shah;Tapani Ristaniemi

  • Multiobjective Optimization of Uplink NOMA-Enabled Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communication

    Wali Ullah Khan;Furqan Jameel;Guftaar Ahmad Sardar Sidhu;Manzoor Ahmed

  • Efficient Power Allocation for Multi-Cell Uplink NOMA Network

    Wali Ullah Khan;Furqan Jameel;Tapani Ristaniemi;Basem M. Elhalawany

  • Secrecy Analysis and Learning-Based Optimization of Cooperative NOMA SWIPT Systems

    Furqan Jameel;Wali Ullah Khan;Zheng Chang;Tapani Ristaniemi

  • Fair power allocation in cooperative cognitive systems under NOMA transmission for future IoT networks

    Zain Ali;Wali Ullah Khan;Guftaar Ahmad Sardar Sidhu;Nimmi K

Frequent Co-Authors

Riku Jantti
Riku Jantti Aalto University
Tapani Ristaniemi
Tapani Ristaniemi University of Jyväskylä
Ming Zeng
Ming Zeng Université Laval
Neeraj Kumar
Neeraj Kumar Thapar University
Kaishun Wu
Kaishun Wu Shenzhen University
Octavia A. Dobre
Octavia A. Dobre Memorial University of Newfoundland
Theodoros A. Tsiftsis
Theodoros A. Tsiftsis University Of Thessaly
Mohsen Guizani
Mohsen Guizani Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Bjorn Ottersten
Bjorn Ottersten University of Luxembourg
Symeon Chatzinotas
Symeon Chatzinotas University of Luxembourg

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