Waqas Ahmed

37 papers B 4Journal 29Unranked 4
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 J jnl
Critical Node-Aware UAV Swarm Path Planning in Disaster Zones.
IEEE Internet Things J.
Sadaf Javed, Rizwan Ahmad, Ali Hassan, Waqas Ahmed, Liang Zhao, Mohsen Guizani
2026 J jnl
Robust consensus control of multi-agents under stochastic communication attacks and input saturation: An application to UGV-based vehicular network.
Veh. Commun.
Paghunda Roheela Ali, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Rehan, Ijaz Ahmed, Muhammad Waqas Khalid
2025 J jnl
Consensus-Based Event-Triggered Distributed Optimization for a Network of Agents With Cubic Objective Functions.
IEEE Trans. Netw. Sci. Eng.
Zarar Ahmed Malik, Muhammad Rehan, Waqas Ahmed, Ijaz Ahmed, Choon Ki Ahn
2025 J jnl
Distributed Dynamic Consensus (DDC) protocol for multi-UAV 3D trajectory planning and resource allocation.
Veh. Commun.
Tayyaba Khurshid, Waqas Ahmed, Rizwan Ahmad, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues
2025 J jnl
Energy-efficient altitude optimization in multi-UAV search and rescue: A hybrid swarm approach.
Internet Things
Ali Hassan, Rizwan Ahmad, Sadaf Javed, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Sohaib J. Solaija, Mohsen Guizani
2024 J jnl
DAAG-SNP: Energy Efficient Distance and Angulation-Based Agglomerative Clustering for Sink Node Placement.
IEEE Open J. Commun. Soc.
Maria Hanif, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Micheal Drieberg, Muhammad Mahtab Alam
2024 J jnl
Event-Based Secure Filtering Under Two-Channel Stochastic Attacks and Switching Topologies Over Wireless Sensor Networks.
IEEE Trans. Netw. Sci. Eng.
Abdul Basit, Muhammad Tufail, Muhammad Rehan, Waqas Ahmed, Ayman Radwan, Ijaz Ahmed
2024 J jnl
Optimal Sliding Window Selection in Non-Overlapping Backoff Algorithm for IEEE 802.15.6 WBAN.
IEEE Commun. Lett.
Abdul Saboor, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Ayman Radwan
2024 — conf
Performance Evaluation of Distance-Based Random Mean Shift Clustering and Humpback Whale Optimization Algorithm for Sink Node Placement in WBAN.
BODYNETS (A)
Maria Hanif, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Micheal Drieberg, Muhammad Mahtab Alam
2024 J jnl
State-of-the-Art and Future Research Challenges in UAV Swarms.
IEEE Internet Things J.
Sadaf Javed, Ali Hassan, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Rehan Ahmed, Ahsan Saadat, Mohsen Guizani
2023 J jnl
A DRL Strategy for Optimal Resource Allocation Along With 3D Trajectory Dynamics in UAV-MEC Network.
IEEE Access
Tayyaba Khurshid, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Rehan, Rizwan Ahmad, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Ayman Radwan
2023 J jnl
A UAV-Assisted Edge Framework for Real-Time Disaster Management.
IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote. Sens.
Haris Ijaz, Rizwan Ahmad, Rehan Ahmed, Waqas Ahmed, Yan Kai, Wu Jun
2023 J jnl
A novel consensus-oriented distributed optimization scheme with convergence analysis for economic dispatch over directed communication graphs.
Soft Comput.
Um-E.-Habiba Alvi, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Rehan, Rizwan Ahmad, Ayman Radwan
2023 J jnl
Fuzzy-Layered Recurrent Neural Network Based Hybrid SWIPT Protocol for Cooperative Networks.
IEEE Commun. Lett.
Rubab Zahra Batool, Ali Hassan, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Ayman Radwan
2023 J jnl
On Coverage of Critical Nodes in UAV-Assisted Emergency Networks.
Sensors
Maham Waheed, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Maurizio Magarini
2023 J jnl
UAV trajectory planning for disaster scenarios.
Veh. Commun.
Sadaf Javed, Ali Hassan, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues
2022 J jnl
A novel incremental cost consensus approach for distributed economic dispatch over directed communication topologies in a smart grid.
Soft Comput.
Um-E.-Habiba Alvi, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Rehan, Shakeel Ahmed, Rizwan Ahmad, Ijaz Ahmed
2021 J jnl
A Reinforcement Learning Routing Protocol for UAV Aided Public Safety Networks.
Sensors
Hassan Ishtiaq Minhas, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Maham Waheed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Sufi Tabassum Gul
2021 — conf
Coverage and Rate Improvement Using Hybrid Reverse Frequency Allocation (RFA) Schemes in Three Region Non-Uniform HCN.
VTC Fall
Wania Anoosh, Shahryar Saleem, Waqas Ahmed, Saleem Shahid
2021 — conf
Improvement of QoS through Relay Selection For Hybrid SWIPT Protocol.
CCNC
Rubab Zahra Batool, Ali Hassan, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed
2021 J jnl
UAV-Assisted Wireless Localization for Search and Rescue.
IEEE Syst. J.
Muhammad Atif, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Liang Zhao, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues
2020 J jnl
UAV and SWIPT Assisted Disaster Aware Clustering and Association.
IEEE Access
Ali Hassan, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Maurizio Magarini, Muhammad Mahtab Alam
2019 J jnl
A Machine Learning Approach to Achieving Energy Efficiency in Relay-Assisted LTE-A Downlink System.
Sensors
Hammad Hassan, Irfan Ahmed, Rizwan Ahmad, Hédi Khammari, Ghulam M. Bhatti, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam
2019 J jnl
A low complexity online controller using fuzzy logic in energy harvesting WSNs.
Sci. China Inf. Sci.
Talha Azfar, Waqas Ahmed, Abdul Haseeb, Rizwan Ahmad, Sufi Tabassum Gul, Fu-Chun Zheng
2019 J jnl
Interference and Priority Aware Coexistence (IPC) Algorithm for Link Scheduling in IEEE 802.15.6 Based WBANs.
IEEE Access
Fawad Nawaz Khan, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Micheal Drieberg
2019 J jnl
Network Coding and Hierarchical Modulation for Energy Efficient Cooperative WBAN.
Int. J. Distributed Syst. Technol.
Maham Waheed, Sadaf Talha, Rizwan Ahmad, Adnan Khalid Kiani, Muhammad Mahtab Alam, Waqas Ahmed
2018 — conf
A Unique Backoff Algorithm in IEEE 802.15.6 WBAN.
VTC Fall
Abdul Saboor, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Muhammad Mahtab Alam
2018 J jnl
A unified approach of energy and data cooperation in energy harvesting WSNs.
Sci. China Inf. Sci.
Roomana Yousaf, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Fu-Chun Zheng
2018 J jnl
Local stability analysis and
Signal Process.
Amina Shams, Muhammad Rehan, Muhammad Tufail, Choon Ki Ahn, Waqas Ahmed
2018 J jnl
On achieving throughput optimality with energy prediction-based power allocation in 5G networks.
Trans. Emerg. Telecommun. Technol.
Syed Fasih Ali Gardazi, Rizwan Ahmad, Hassaan Khaliq Qureshi, Waqas Ahmed
2018 J jnl
Towards Efficient Wireless Body Area Network Using Two-Way Relay Cooperation.
Sensors
Maham Waheed, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Micheal Drieberg, Muhammad Mahtab Alam
2017 J jnl
Fuzzy Power Allocation for Opportunistic Relay in Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks.
IEEE Access
Roomana Yousaf, Rizwan Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed, Abdul Haseeb
2011 B conf
An access technique for secondary network in downlink channels.
PIMRC
Waqas Ahmed, Jason Gao, Shahryar Saleem, Michael Faulkner
2011 B conf
TDD cognitive radio femtocell network (CRFN) operation in FDD downlink spectrum.
PIMRC
Reza Berangi, Shahryar Saleem, Michael Faulkner, Waqas Ahmed
2010 B conf
Channel Allocation for Fairness in Opportunistic Spectrum Access Networks.
WCNC
Waqas Ahmed, Jason Gao, Michael Faulkner
2009 J jnl
Comments on "analysis of cognitive radio spectrum access with optimal channel reservation".
IEEE Trans. Wirel. Commun.
Waqas Ahmed, Jason Gao, Himal A. Suraweera, Michael Faulkner
2009 B conf
Goodput and channel allocation in opportunistic spectrum access networks.
PIMRC
Waqas Ahmed, Jason Gao, Hong Zhou, Michael Faulkner