Computer Communications

Article	Citations
A Steiner Tree based efficient network infrastructure design in 5G urban vehicular networks	383
Festschrift to honor the lifetime achievements of Prof. Marco Ajmone Marsan	377
Sensor-based implicit authentication through learning user physiological and behavioral characteristics	229
FedAFR: Enhancing Federated Learning with adaptive feature reconstruction	210
Channel-hopping sequence generation for blind rendezvous in cognitive radio-enabled internet of vehicles: A multi-agent twin delayed deep deterministic policy gradient-based method	165
Editorial special issue on AI-Driven sensing and computing for cyber-physical systems	125
Editorial Board	100
A dynamic data access control scheme for hierarchical structures in big data	99
Editorial Board	99
A survivable multipath resource allocation strategy based on fragmentation-sensitive fragmentation-aware in space division multiplexing elastic optical networks	91
Enabling ML-driven threat detection: An analysis of IoT network traffic datasets	86
Blockchain-empowered multi-skilled crowdsourcing for mobile web 3.0	84
FAMG: A flow-aware and mixed granularity method for load-balancing in data center networks	81
A Binary Gray Wolf Optimization algorithm for deployment of Virtual Network Functions in 5G hybrid cloud	78
How to improve the rumor-confutation ability of official rumor-refuting account on social media: A Chinese case study	77
ReTREM: A responsibility based trust revision model for determining trustworthiness of fog nodes	77
A multimodal dual-fusion entity extraction model for large and complex devices	76
The human digital twin for service management: Architecture and user modeling	73
RLCS: Towards a robust and efficient mobile edge computing resource scheduling and task offloading system based on graph neural network	73
A two-stage data placement strategy for cloud-edge-device collaborative environment	72
A Joint power and subchannel allocation scheme for adaptive NOMA-aided D2D communications	70
A max plus algebra based scheduling algorithm for supporting time triggered services in ethernet networks	69
Routing and wavelength assignment in quantum key distribution networks: Power control heuristics for quantum–classical multiplexing	67
Deep reinforcement learning based trajectory design and resource allocation for task-aware multi-UAV enabled MEC networks	66
An attack-resistant target localization in underwater based on consensus fusion	64

Digital twin-assisted multi-layer networks for low-latency and energy-efficient communication	62
Temporal ECDSA: A timestamp and signature mask enabled ECDSA algorithm for IoT client node authentication	62
Swin-T-NFC CRFs: An encoder–decoder neural model for high-precision UAV positioning via point cloud super resolution and image semantic segmentation	61
An improved authentication scheme for BLE devices with no I/O capabilities	60
Probing-aided spectrum sensing-based hybrid access strategy for energy harvesting CRNs	59
DRL: Dynamic rebalance learning for adversarial robustness of UAV with long-tailed distribution	58
Autonomous cyber defense for AIoT using Graph Attention Network-Enhanced reinforcement learning	55
Maximizing the stable throughput of heterogeneous nodes under airtime fairness in a CSMA environment	54
A coordinates-based hierarchical computing framework towards spatial data processing	54
Opportunistic airborne virtual network infrastructure for urban wireless networks	54
On the optimal resistance against mafia and distance fraud in distance-bounding protocols	54
Editorial Board	52
Fine-grained frequencies meet synchronous transmission	52
f2	50
HeavySeparation: A Generic framework for stream processing faster and more accurate	50
User Plane Performance in Beyond 5G Networks: Comprehensive Analysis and Evaluation	50
SANet: A novel segmented attention mechanism and multi-level information fusion network for 6D object pose estimation	50
HMLB: Holonic multi-agent approach for preventive controllers load-balancing in SDN-enabled smart grid	50
Multi-UAV WRSN charging path planning based on improved heed and IA-DRL	49
Editorial Board	49
A discrete time-varying greywolf IoT botnet detection system	49
GNNetSlice: A GNN-based performance model to support network slicing in B5G networks	48
A distributed routing-aware power control scheme for underwater wireless sensor networks	48
Flow-based Service Time optimization in software-defined networks using Deep Reinforcement Learning	48
High-precision real-time UAV target recognition based on improved YOLOv4	47
Learning coverage- and power-optimal transmitter placement from city maps: A comparative study of direct and indirect neural approaches	46
Bandwidth abstraction and service rate instantiation for latency-bounded reliability provisioning in 5th generation wireless networks	46
UAVs deployment optimization in cell-free aerial communication networks	46
Available energy routing algorithm considering QoS requirements for LEO satellite network	45
PUF-based dynamic secret-key strategy with hierarchical blockchain for UAV swarm authentication	45
Reinforcement learning based flow and energy management in resource-constrained wireless networks	44
IoT video analytics for surveillance-based systems in smart cities	43
FedMBC: Personalized federated learning via mutually beneficial collaboration	43
Estimating autonomous system risk levels by analyzing IXP route server RIB	43
Attacks and vulnerabilities of Wi-Fi Enterprise networks: User security awareness assessment through credential stealing attack experiments	43
Periodic data collection in hybrid energy-harvesting sensor networks	43
Stochastic modelling of multi-layer HAP-LEO systems in 6G for energy saving: An analytical approach	43
Revving up VNDN: Efficient caching and forwarding by expanding content popularity perspective and mobility	43
Federated learning: A cutting-edge survey of the latest advancements and applications	42
Resource management in multi-heterogeneous cluster networks using intelligent intra-clustered federated learning	42
APAP: An adaptive packet-reproduction and active packet-loss data collection protocol for WSNs	42
Construction of FANETs for user coverage and information transmission in disaster rescue scenarios	41
Secrecy analysis of orthogonal/nonorthogonal multiple access in energy scavenging-enabled short-packet transmission	41
Resource allocation for cost minimization of a slice broker in a 5G-MEC scenario	41
UMPL- VINS: Generalized SLAM for multi-scene metaverse applications	40
BSAPM: BlockChain based secured authentication protocol for large scale WSN with FPGA implementation	40
5G core network control plane: Network security challenges and solution requirements	40
Autonomous confrontation strategy learning evolution mechanism of unmanned system group under actual combat in the loop	39
Editorial Board	38
Enhancing human–robot communication with a comprehensive language-conditioned imitation policy for embodied robots in smart cities	38

Cluster head selection method of multiple UAVs under COVID-19 situation	38
DINNRS: A Distributed In-Network Name Resolution System for information-centric networks	38
Analysis and implementation of Discrete Time Markov Chain based method for pilot decontamination in cognitive radio based ultra-dense networks	38
Editorial Board	38
Opportunistic RIS-assisted rate splitting transmission in coordinated multiple points networks	38
Content privacy enforcement models in decentralized online social networks: State of play, solutions, limitations, and future directions	38
Reinforcement learning for radio resource management of hybrid energy cellular networks with battery constraints	37
Estimating coverage and capacity of high frequency mobile networks in ultradense urban areas	37
Performance of UAV-assisted C-V2X communications with 3D antenna beam-width fluctuations	36
A multi-agent enhanced DDPG method for federated learning resource allocation in IoT	36
UAV hovering location optimization for maximizing the throughput of IPv6 packet broadcast in Wireless Powered Sensor Network	36
Trust-Defined Network: A panoramic P2P framework for distributed ledger systems	36
A multi-scale fingerprint cascade framework for detection of network covert timing channels	36
Special Issue on selected papers from IFIP Networking 2024	35
System-level edge assistance for multi-hop NR-V2X Mode-2 vehicular networks	34
Distributed optimization for intelligent IoT under unstable communication conditions	34
Clustered jamming in U-V2X communications with 3D antenna beam-width fluctuations	34
Enabling simulation services for digital twins of 5G/B5G mobile networks	34
Blind-trust: Raising awareness of the dangers of using unsecured public Wi-Fi networks	34
Energy-efficient routing in LEO satellite networks for extending satellites lifetime	32
Towards a quantum-safe 5G: Quantum Key Distribution in core networks	32
Host load prediction in cloud computing with Discrete Wavelet Transformation (DWT) and Bidirectional Gated Recurrent Unit (BiGRU) network	32
RIPPLE-WiN: An efficient protocol for loop-free multipath routing in wireless networks	32
GLSFF: Global–local specific feature fusion for cross-modality pedestrian re-identification	32
Editorial Board	32
Editorial Board	31
Enhancing the ACME protocol to automate the management of all X.509 web certificates (Extended version)	30
Cache-assisted task offloading in Vehicular Edge Computing: A spatio-temporal deep reinforcement learning approach	30
Editorial Board	30
Network architecture and ROA protection of government mail domains: A case study	29
A new platform for machine-learning-based network traffic classification	29
A slot-based energy storage decision-making approach for optimal Off-Grid telecommunication operator	29
Attribute-based policies through microservices in a smart home scenario	29
CSformer: Enhancing deep learning efficiency for intelligent IoT	29
Predicting and mitigating cyber threats through data mining and machine learning	29
An effective method for Data Aggregation Point placement in LoRaWAN network for smart metering service	28
Editorial: Festschrift in Honor of Prof. Arturo Azcorra	28
BioMixD: A Bio-Inspired and Traffic-Aware Mix Zone Placement Strategy for Location Privacy on the Internet of Drones	28
A federated learning system with data fusion for healthcare using multi-party computation and additive secret sharing	28
Graph convolutional networks and deep reinforcement learning for intelligent edge routing in IoT environment	27
On flexible association and placement in disaggregated RAN designs	27
A Task-Oriented Hybrid Routing Approach based on Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient	27
PbCP: A profit-based cache placement scheme for next-generation IoT-based ICN networks	27
Lightweight blockchain-based remote user authentication for fog-enabled IoT deployment	27
Towards the integration of Privacy-Preserving technologies in future mobile networking	27
Secure, accurate and privacy-aware fully decentralized learning via co-utility	27
An overview of MAC energy-saving mechanisms in Wi-Fi	26
A novel hybrid method for achieving accurate and timeliness vehicular traffic flow prediction in road networks	26
Latency-aware dependent tasks offloading with GAT-based dynamic policy exploration and topological sorting	26
DCDIM: Diversified influence maximization on dynamic social networks	26
An anonymous and privacy-preserving lightweight authentication protocol for secure communication in UAV-assisted IoAV networks	26
Detection of DDoS attacks in D2D communications using machine learning approach	26
Revisiting the problem of optimizing spreading factor allocations in LoRaWAN: From theory to practice	26
Multi-agent reinforcement learning based computation offloading and resource allocation for LEO Satellite edge computing networks	26
Decentralized federated learning based on blockchain: concepts, framework, and challenges	26
Blockchain and differential privacy-based data processing system for data security and privacy in urban computing	25
Integrating interactions between target users and opinion leaders for better recommendations: An opinion dynamics approach	25
Sub-rate linear network coding	25
A cost-efficient hybrid redundancy coding scheme for wireless storage systems	25
Path selection and resource allocation for 5G multi-hop D2D networks	25
Multi-objective optimization for coverage aware energy consumption in wireless 3D video sensor network	25
Privacy enhanced data aggregation based on federated learning in Internet of Vehicles (IoV)	25
Honey-list based authentication protocol for industrial IoT swarms	25
Sum-rate maximization for cognitive relay NOMA Systems with channel uncertainty	24
Direction-agnostic gesture recognition system using commercial WiFi devices	24
COCKTAIL: Video streaming QoE optimization with chunk replacement and guided learning	24
Adaptive layer-wise personalized federated learning via dual delay update in future communication networks	24
SPARQ: SYN Protection using Acyclic Redundancy check and Quartile range on P4 switches	24
Energy and congestion-aware load balanced multi-path routing for wireless sensor networks in ambient environments	24
On the design and performance of scheduling policies exploiting spatial diversity for URLLC	24
Autonomous collaborative combat strategy of unmanned system group in continuous dynamic environment based on PD-MADDPG	24
Performance analysis of general P4 forwarding devices with controller feedback: Single- and multi-data plane cases	24
Secrecy outage performance of NOMA relay networks using partial relay selection in the presence of multiple colluding eavesdroppers	24
aBBR: An augmented BBR for collaborative intelligent transmission over heterogeneous networks in IIoT	23
SCT-V: State-change-triggered consistency validation for SDN-enabled IoT networks	23
Enhancing fog load balancing through lifelong transfer learning of reinforcement learning agents	23
An efficient and reliable ultralightweight RFID authentication scheme for healthcare systems	23
A crowd cooperative defense model for mitigating DDoS attacks in Mobile Crowdsensing networks	23
Empowering disaster response: Advanced Network Slicing solutions for reliable Wi-Fi and 5G communications	23
Latency-aware, energy-efficient offloading in IoT edge–fog systems with risk-regularised DNN-PPO under strict SLA constraints	23

Sparse QoS prediction for cloud services via inductive subgraph pattern aware graph neural network	23
V2X rebroadcasting for C-V2X communications	23
Unmanned aerial vehicle-enabled mobile edge computing for semantic communications	23
Mobility-aware incentive mechanism for relaying D2D communications	23
Efficient consensus algorithm based on improved DPoS in UAV-assisted mobile edge computing	22
Optimizing Key Value Indicators in Intent-Based Networks through Digital Twins aided service orchestration mechanisms	22
IoT based real-time traffic monitoring system using images sensors by sparse deep learning algorithm	22
DAR-DRL: A dynamic adaptive routing method based on deep reinforcement learning	22
A Multi-View attention-based deep learning framework for malware detection in smart healthcare systems	22
An efficient master head selection for multi-EEG to multi-fog IoT network using 6G-driven FaaS	22
SLICES, a scientific instrument for the networking community	22
A review on uncertainty quantification of shadowing reconstruction and signal measurements in Radio Tomographic Imaging	21
Activate or sleep? An optimal two-threshold policy for transmission service	21
A bandwidth-aware service migration method in LEO satellite edge computing network	21
Information centric wireless communication for variation detection and Mitigation Model in industrial internet of Things	21
A pricing strategy for electric vehicle charging in residential areas considering the uncertainty of charging time and demand	21
Editorial Board	21
Online Learning to parallel offloading in heterogeneous wireless networks	21
Constructions of broadcast encryption with personalized messages from bilinear map	21
An adaptive formal parallel technique with reputation integration for the enforcement of security policy in the cloud environment	21
Distributed cyber-physical intrusion detection using stacking learning for wide-area protection system	21
Throughput maximization in multi-slice cooperative NOMA-based system with underlay D2D communications	21
Hybrid classical relay and advanced RISs for performance enhancement of IoT sensor networks with impaired hardware	21
The pupil outdoes the master: Imperfect demonstration-assisted trust region jamming policy optimization against frequency-hopping spread spectrum	21
Reliable and energy-efficient UAV-assisted air-to-ground transmission: Design, modeling and analysis	21
PACOB: Priority-aware computation offloading in vehicular edge computing based on multi-armed bandit learning	21
Optimizing bandwidth allocation in mmWave/sub-THz cellular networks using maximum flow algorithms	20
Wi-Fi frame detection via spiking neural networks with memristive synapses	20
Digital Twins for smart campus networks: An end-to-end framework for multi-domain data intelligence	20
IoT-assisted feature learning for surface settlement prediction caused by shield tunnelling	20
A blockchain-based infection tracing and notification system by non-fungible tokens	20
Beam adaptation using out-of-band signals for robust millimeter-wave communications	20
Effective networking: Enabling effective communications towards 6G	20
A novel joint short-packet transmission in satellite–terrestrial NOMA networks	20
Resource allocation for efficient AI inference in wireless sensing edge networks	20
Toward the simulation of WiFi Fine Time measurements in NS3 network simulator	20
ASAP 2.0: Autonomous & proactive detection of malicious applications for privacy quantification in 6G network services	20
A parallel computing based model for online binary computation offloading in mobile edge computing	20
IMCNN:Intelligent Malware Classification using Deep Convolution Neural Networks as Transfer learning and ensemble learning in honeypot enabled organizational network	20
A futuristic green service computing approach for smart city: A fog layered intelligent service management model for smart transport system	19
A cross-chain access control mechanism based on blockchain and the threshold Paillier cryptosystem	19
5G for connected and automated mobility - Network level evaluation on real neighboring 5G networks: The Greece - Turkey cross border corridor	19
Mixed noise-guided mutual constraint framework for unsupervised anomaly detection in smart industries	19
DRL-assisted task offloading in enhanced time-expanded graph (eTEG)-modeled aerial computing	19
Hybrid CSMA/CA and HCCA uplink medium access control protocol for VLC based heterogeneous users	19
TDS-NA: Blockchain-based trusted data sharing scheme with PKI authentication	19
Optimizing mobility prediction in 5G for enhanced C-V2X applications: A multidisciplinary research survey	19
AIRSDN: AI based routing in software-defined networks for multimedia traffic transmission	19
Cellular fault prediction of graphical representation based on spatio-temporal graph convolutional networks	19
FedBH: Efficient federated learning through shared base and adaptive hyperparameters in heterogeneous systems	19
A contract-based energy harvesting mechanism in UAV communication network	19
Privacy-preserving and verifiable data aggregation for Internet of Vehicles	19
A novel energy-efficient cross-layer design for scheduling and routing in 6TiSCH networks	19
A robust multi-key authority system for privacy-preserving distribution and access control of healthcare data	19
Reliable and efficient emergency rescue networks: A blockchain and fireworks algorithm-based approach	19
A Novel Secured Multi-Access Edge Computing based VANET with Neuro fuzzy systems based Blockchain Framework	19
Active IRS-aided NOMA with full-duplex energy harvesting wire-tapper: Performance evaluation	19
A multi-feature fusion approach for physical layer authentication in LEO satellites	18
AI-assisted traffic matrix prediction using GA-enabled deep ensemble learning for hybrid SDN	18
Chameleon: A Self-adaptive cache strategy under the ever-changing access frequency in edge network	18
Edge intelligence for smart airport runway: Architectures and enabling technologies	18
An anomaly-based approach for cyber–physical threat detection using network and sensor data	18
Optimizing UAV delivery for pervasive systems through blockchain integration and adversarial machine learning	18
Correctness of flow migration across Network Function instances	18
VeriBypasser: An automatic image verification code recognition system based on CNN	18
Estimating the composition ratios of network services carried in mixed traffic	18
Intelligent routing algorithm for wireless sensor networks dynamically guided by distributed neural networks	18
Throughput maximization and reliable wireless communication in NOMA using chained fog structure and weighted energy efficiency power allocation approach	18
IoT-based generalized multi-granulation sequential three-way decisions	18
EAPRAD: A MAC protocol for Enhancing Access Probability and Reducing Access Delay in VANETs	18
Adaptive QoE optimization in non-stationary networks: Integrating PPO and digital twins for video streaming	18
Traffic flow prediction using multi-view graph convolution and masked attention mechanism	18
The anatomy of conspiracy theorists: Unveiling traits using a comprehensive Twitter dataset	17
Intelligent and secure framework for critical infrastructure (CPS): Current trends, challenges, and future scope	17
Floating Nodes Assisted Cluster-Based Routing for Efficient Data Collection in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks	17
Editorial Board	17
Privacy-preserving spam filtering using homomorphic and functional encryption	17
Applying NovaGenesis: A service-oriented, self-organizing, and programmable IoT architecture for LoRa and Wi-Fi-based environmental monitoring	17
Testing AGV mobility control method for MANET coverage optimization using procedural simulation	17
SDNRoute: Proactive routing optimization in Software Defined Networks	17
An IoT and machine learning enhanced framework for real-time digital human modeling and motion simulation	17
Enhancing intelligent IoT services development by integrated multi-token code completion	17
Integrating blockchain with IoT: Evaluating the feasibility of lightweight Bitcoin wallets on resource-constrained devices	17
LVSegNet: A novel deep learning-based framework for left ventricle automatic segmentation using magnetic resonance imaging	17
Analysis of attack-defense game for advanced malware propagation control in cloud	17
Requirement-driven multi-workflow scheduling based on improved evolutionary multitasking embedded bi-level optimization	17
Learning optimal edge processing with offloading and energy harvesting	17
Learning-based mobile services in 5G network	17
A coalitional game-based joint monitoring mechanism for combating COVID-19	17
Deep reinforcement learning-based task offloading and resource allocation in space–air–ground integrated IoT networks	16
iNIDS: SWOT Analysis and TOWS Inferences of State-of-the-Art NIDS solutions for the development of Intelligent Network Intrusion Detection System	16
Agentic latency control and cooperative vehicle coordination in 5G-MEC: A prescriptive and explainable AI framework	16
Online learning resource recommendation method based on multi-similarity metric optimization under the COVID-19 epidemic	16
A machine learning-based optimization for end-to-end latency in TSN networks	16
Low-power timely random access: Packet-based or connection-based?	16