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Improving Energy Efficiency in LoRaWAN Networks with Multiple Gateways by Loubany, Ali, Lahoud, Samer, Samhat, Abed Ellatif, El Helou, Melhem

“…LoRaWAN has imposed itself as a promising and suitable technology for massive machine-type communications. With the acceleration of deployment, improving the…”
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Energy-Efficient Uplink Scheduling in Narrowband IoT by Yassine, Farah, El Helou, Melhem, Lahoud, Samer, Bazzi, Oussama

“…This paper presents a detailed study of uplink scheduling in narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) networks. As NB-IoT devices need a long battery lifetime,…”
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Federated Learning Game in IoT Edge Computing by Durand, Stephane, Khawam, Kinda, Quadri, Dominique, Lahoud, Samer, Martin, Steven

“…Edge Computing provides an effective solution for relieving IoT devices from the burden of handling Machine Learning (ML) tasks. Further, given the limited…”
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Queue-aware scheduling in full-duplex wireless networks by Fawaz, Hassan, Lahoud, Samer, El Helou, Melhem

“…Contemporary progress in telecommunication technologies have made full-duplex wireless communications feasible. The latter promise to double the capacity of…”
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Joint Spreading Factor and Channel Assignment in Multi-Operator LoRaWAN Deployments by Fawaz, Hassan, Khawam, Kinda, Lahoud, Samer, Adjih, Cedric, Martin, Steven

“…LoRaWAN is a popular internet of things (IoT) solution over the unlicensed radio band. It sustains low-cost, durable, and long range IoT wireless…”
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A Four-Sided Matching Game For Energy-Efficient Scheduling in Narrowband-IoT Networks by Yassine, Farah, Helou, Melhem El, Lahoud, Samer, Bazzi, Oussama

“…This paper studies the uplink resource allocation problem in NB-IoT networks. We aim to maximize the network's energy efficiency to serve devices in need for…”
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Pilot Contamination Mitigation in Massive MIMO Cloud Radio Access Networks by Taleb, Hussein, Khawam, Kinda, Lahoud, Samer, Helou, Melhem El, Martin, Steven

“…Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology is expected to achieve significant gains in both signal-to-noise-plus-interference ratio (SINR) and…”
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A Game Theoretic Framework for Power Allocation in Full-Duplex Wireless Networks by Fawaz, Hassan, Khawam, Kinda, Lahoud, Samer, El Helou, Melhem

“…In this paper, we apply a game theoretic approach to power allocation in full-duplex orthogonal frequency division multiple access networks. Such networks…”
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Radio access technology selection in heterogeneous networks by Khawam, Kinda, Lahoud, Samer, Ibrahim, Marc, Yassin, Mohamad, Martin, Steven, El Helou, Melhem, Moety, Farah

“…The migration of wireless networking towards the 5G era is distinguished by the proliferation of various Radio Access Technologies (RAT). As no existing…”
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Joint User Association, Power Control and Scheduling in Multi-Cell 5G Networks by Maaz, Bilal, Khawam, Kinda, Tohme, Samir, Lahoud, Samer, Nasreddine, Jad

“…The focus of this paper is targeted towards multi-cell 5G networks composed of High Power Node (HPNs) and of simplified Low Power Node (LPNs) co-existing in…”
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Adaptive algorithm for spreading factor selection in LoRaWAN networks with multiple gateways by Loubany, Ali, Lahoud, Samer, El Chall, Rida

“…Recently, LoRaWAN has been considered a promising technology for large-scale IoT applications owing to its ability to achieve low power and long range…”
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RRH clustering in cloud radio access networks by Boulos, Karen, El Helou, Melhem, Lahoud, Samer

“…Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) offers an evolution in base stations architecture. The base station is broken down into a Base Band Unit (BBU) and a Remote…”
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LoRaWAN Network: Radio Propagation Models and Performance Evaluation in Various Environments in Lebanon by El Chall, Rida, Lahoud, Samer, El Helou, Melhem

“…Recently, LoRaWAN has emerged as a promising technology for the Internet of Things (IoT), owing its ability to support low-power and long-range communications…”
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A Network-Assisted Approach for RAT Selection in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks by El Helou, Melhem, Ibrahim, Marc, Lahoud, Samer, Khawam, Kinda, Mezher, Dany, Cousin, Bernard

“…When several radio access technologies (e.g., HSPA, LTE, WiFi, and WiMAX) cover the same region, deciding to which one mobiles connect is known as the Radio…”
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A reinforcement learning approach to queue-aware scheduling in full-duplex wireless networks by Fawaz, Hassan, El Helou, Melhem, Lahoud, Samer, Khawam, Kinda

“…Full-duplex communications promise to double the throughput of a wireless network, so long as the resulting interferences can be combated. Nonetheless, already…”
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Queue-Aware Resource Allocation in Full-Duplex Multi-Cellular Wireless Networks by Fawaz, Hassan, Lahoud, Samer, Helou, Melhem El, Khawam, Kinda

“…In this paper, we aim to tackle the challenges of resource block scheduling and power allocation in the context of multi-cell full-duplex wireless networks…”
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A channel selection game for multi-operator LoRaWAN deployments by Khawam, Kinda, Fawaz, Hassan, Lahoud, Samer, Maillard, Odalric-Ambrym, Martin, Steven

“…With over 75 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices expected worldwide by the year 2025, inaugural MAC layer solutions for long-range IoT deployments no…”
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Distributed multi-tenant RAN slicing in 5G networks by Awada, Zeina, Boulos, Karen, El-Helou, Melhem, Khawam, Kinda, Lahoud, Samer

“…Network slicing is a promising technology in 5G networks. The key concept is to divide the physical network into multiple logical networks, that are tailored…”
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Energy-Efficient Joint Scheduling and Power Control in Multi-Cell Wireless Networks by Lahoud, Samer, Khawam, Kinda, Martin, Steven, Feng, Gang, Liang, Zhewen, Nasreddine, Jad

“…Traditional design of wireless networks mainly focuses on system capacity and spectral efficiency. As green networking is an inevitable trend, energy-efficient…”
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A fully distributed approach for joint user association and RRH clustering in cloud radio access networks by Taleb, Hussein, Khawam, Kinda, Lahoud, Samer, Helou, Melhem El, Martin, Steven

“…Cloud radio access network (C-RAN) is a new centralized architecture to meet the exponential growing of demand of mobile traffic in 5G cellular wireless…”
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