Publications

Refereed Journal Papers

• A. F. Mostafa, M. Abdel-Kader and Y. Gadallah, " A UAV-based Coverage Gap Detection and Resolution in Cellular Networks: A Machine-learning Approach", Elsevier Computer Communications, Vol. 215, Pages 41-50, 2024.

• M. Khoshafa, T. Ngatched, Y. Gadallah and M. H. Ahmed, " Securing LPWANs: A Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) Assisted UAV Approach",  IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2023.

• A. F. Mostafa, M. Abdel-Kader, Y. Gadallah and O. Elayat, "Machine Learning-Based Multi-UAVs Deployment for Uplink Traffic Sizing and Offloading in Cellular Networks", IEEE Access Journal, Vol. 11, Pages 71314 - 71325, 2023.

• M. Nomeir, Y. Gadallah and K. Seddik, "Machine Learning-Based Uplink Scheduling Approaches for Mixed Traffic in Cellular Systems", IEEE Access Journal, Vol. 11, Pages 10238-10253, 2023.

• G. Afifi and Y. Gadallah, "Cellular Network-Supported Machine Learning Techniques for Autonomous UAV Trajectory Planning", IEEE Access Journal, Vol. 10, Pages 131996 -132011, 2022.

• G. Alsuhli, A. Fahim and Y. Gadallah, " A Survey on the Role of UAVs in the Communication Process: A Technological Perspective", Elsevier Computer Communications, Vol. 194, Pages 86 - 123, 2022.

• G. Afifi and Y. Gadallah, "Autonomous 3-D UAV Localization Using Cellular Networks: Deep Supervised Learning versus Reinforcement Learning Approaches", IEEE Access Journal, Vol. 9, Pages 155234 - 155248, 2021.

• G. Alsuhli, K. Banawan, K. Attiah, A. Elezabi, K. Seddik, A. Gaber, M. Zaki and Y. Gadallah, " Mobility Load Management in Cellular Networks: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2021.

• A. Fahim and Y. Gadallah, "An Optimized LTE-Based Technique for Drone Base Station Dynamic 3D Placement and Resource Allocation in Delay-Sensitive M2M Networks", IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2021.

• M. Y. Abdelsadek, M. H. Ahmed and Y. Gadallah,"Cross-Layer Resource Allocation for Critical MTC Coexistent with Human-Type Communications in LTE: A Two-Sided Matching Approach", IET Communications Journal, 2020.

• M. Aboelwafa, K. Seddik, M. Eldefrawy, Y. Gadallah and M. Gidlund, "A Machine Learning-Based Technique for False Data Injection Attacks Detection in Industrial IoT", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 7, No. 9, Pages 8462-8471, 2020.

• M. Y. Abdelsadek, Y. Gadallah and M. H. Ahmed, "A Critical MTC Resource Allocation Approach for LTE Networks with Finite Blocklength Codes", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 69, No. 5, Pages 5598-5609, 2020.

• M. Y. Abdelsadek, Y. Gadallah and M. H. Ahmed, ”Matching-Based Resource Allocation for Critical MTC in Massive MIMO LTE Networks”, IEEE Access Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, Pages 127141-127153, 2019.

• M. Y. Abdelsadek, Y. Gadallah and M. H. Ahmed, “Optimal Cross-Layer Resource Allocation for Critical MTC Traffic in Mixed LTE Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 68, No. 6, Pages 5944 – 5956, 2019.

• D. Deif and Y. Gadallah, “A Comprehensive Wireless Sensor Network Reliability Metric for Critical Internet of Things Applications”, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, 2017:145, 2017.

• D. Deif and Y. Gadallah, “An Ant Colony Optimization Approach for the Deployment of Reliable Wireless Sensor Networks”, IEEE Access Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, Pages 10744-10756, 2017.

• A. E. Mostafa and Y. Gadallah, “A Statistical Priority-based Scheduling Metric for M2M Communications in LTE Networks”, IEEE Access Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1, Pages 8106-8117, 2017.

• Y. Gadallah, M. H. Ahmed and E. Elalamy, “Dynamic LTE resource reservation for critical M2M Deployments”, Elsevier’s Journal of Pervasive and Mobile Computing, Vol. 40, Pages 541-555, September 2017.

• M. Ahmed, Y. Gadallah, A. Elhamy and H. El-Hennawy, “Classification of LTE Uplink Scheduling Techniques: An M2M Perspective”, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, Vol. 18, No. 2, Pages 1310–1335, Second Quarter 2016.

• M. A. Serhani, Y. Gadallah and E. Barka, “Service-Oriented Architecture for Secure Service Discovery and Selection in Specialized Mobile Networks”, The International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, Vol. 13, No. 9, Pages 45-71, September 2015.

• D. S. Deif and Y. Gadallah, “Classification of Wireless Sensor Networks Deployment Techniques”, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, Vol. 16, No. 2, Pages 834-855, Second Quarter 2014.

• I. M. Khalil, Y. Gadallah, M. Hayajneh and A. Khreishah, “An Adaptive OFDMA-Based MAC Protocol for Underwater Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks” in the Sensors Journal, Vol. 12, no. 7, Pages 8782-8805, June 2012.

• M. Hayajneh and Y. Gadallah, “DCLRRA: Distributed Cross-Layer Routing and Resource Allocation Techniques for OFDMA-Based Broadband Wireless Networks”, in the Wiley's Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Journal, Volume 12, Issue 11, Pages 943–955, August 2012.

• Y. Gadallah, M. A. Serhani and N. Mohamed, “Middleware Support for Service Discovery in Special Operations Mobile Ad Hoc Networks”, in the Elsevier’s Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Vol. 33, Issue 5, Pages 611–619, September 2010.

• Y. Gadallah and T. Kunz, “A Protocol Independent Energy Saving Technique for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks”, In the special issue on Mobile and Wireless Networking, International Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking (IJHPCN) Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2006.

Refereed Conference Papers

• M. Galloul, M. Aboelwafa and Y. Gadallah, "An Optimized Hybrid Transformer-Based Technique for Real-Time Pedestrian Intention Estimation in Autonomous Vehicles", in the Proceedings of the IEEE International Automated Vehicle Validation Conference (IAVVC), Austin, Texas, USA, October 2023.

• G. Afifi and Y. Gadallah, " Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 3-D Autonomous Outdoor Localization: A Deep Learning Approach", in the Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Austin, Texas, USA, April 2022.

• M. Nomeir, Y. Gadallah and K. Seddik, " Uplink Scheduling for Mixed Grant-Based eMBB and Grant-Free URLLC Traffic in 5G Networks", in the Proceedings of the The 17th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2021), October 2021.

• H. Kadry and Y. Gadallah, "A Machine Learning-Based Routing Technique for Off-chain Transactions in Payment Channel Networks", in the Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Smart Internet of Things (IEEE SmartIoT), Jeju Island, South Korea, August 2021. 

• M. Y. Abdelsadek, Y. Gadallah and M. H. Ahmed, "Resource Allocation of URLLC and eMBB Mixed Traffic in 5G Networks: A Deep Learning Approach", in the Proceedings of the IEEE GLOBECOM 2020, Taipei, Taiwan, December 2020.

• M. Y. Abdelsadek, M. H. Ahmed and Y. Gadallah, "An LTE Matching-Based Scheduling Scheme for Critical-MTC with Shortened Transmission Time Intervals", in the Proceedings of the IEEE 92nd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2020-Fall), Victoria, Canada, October 2020.

• A. Fahim and Y. Gadallah, "Optimized 3D Drone Placement and Resource Allocation for LTE-Based M2M Communications", in the Proceedings of the IEEE 91st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2020-Spring), Antwerp, Belgium, May 2020.

• K. Attiah, K. Banawan, A. Gaber, A. Elezabi, K. Seddik, Y. Gadallah and K. Abdullah, “Load Balancing in Cellular Networks: A Reinforcement Learning Approach”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE CCNC 2020), Las Vegas, USA, January 2020.

• M. Aboelwafa, M. Zaki, A. Gaber, K. Seddik, Y. Gadallah and A. Elezabi, “Machine Learning-Based MIMO Enabling Techniques for Energy Optimization in Cellular Networks”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE CCNC 2020), Las Vegas, USA, January 2020.

• K. Abdullah, S. Attalla, Yasser Gadallah, A. Elezabi, K. Seddik, A. Gaber and D. Samak, “ A Machine Learning-Based Technique for the Classification of Indoor/Outdoor Cellular Network Clients”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE CCNC 2020), Las Vegas, USA, January 2020.

• S. Gendy and Y. Gadallah, “A Resource Trading Scheme in LTE Slice-Based M2M Communications”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE 90th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2019-Fall), Honolulu, USA, September 2019.

• Z. El Sayed and Y. Gadallah, “Drone Base Station Trajectory Planning for Optimal Resource Scheduling in LTE Sparse M2M Networks”, in the Proceedings of The IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (IEEE BlackSeaCom), Sochi, Russia, June 2019.

• S. Gendy and Y. Gadallah, “LTE-Based Network Virtualization Schemes Adaptation for M2M Deployments”, in the Proceedings of The IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (IEEE BlackSeaCom), Sochi, Russia, June 2019.

• M. elTager and Y. Gadallah, “SWSP: Socially-Weighted Shortest Path Routing for Practical Internet of Things Applications”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2019), Marrakesh, Morocco, April 2019.

• M. El-Hussien, Y. Gadallah and H. Ragai, “An LTE-based Multicast Scheduling Technique for Critical Smart Grid Communications”, in the Proceedings of the 13th IEEE International Conference on Computer Engineering and Systems (ICCES 2018), Cairo, Egypt, December 2018.

• D. Deif and Y. Gadallah, “Reliable Wireless Sensor Networks Topology Control for Critical Internet of Things Applications”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2018), Barcelona, Spain, April 2018.

• A. E. Mostafa and Y. Gadallah, “Uniqueness-based Resource Allocation for M2M Communications in Narrowband IoT Networks”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2017-Fall), Toronto, Canada, September 2017.

• Y. Gadallah, M. elTager and Y. Ismail, “A Practical Social Relationship-Based System For Cooperative Internet of Things Operation”, in the Proceedings of The IEEE International Black Sea Conference on Communications and Networking (IEEE BlackSeaCom), Istanbul, Turkey, June 2017.

• M. Y. Abdelsadek, Y. Gadallah and M. H. Ahmed, “An LTE-Based Optimal Resource Allocation Scheme for Delay-Sensitive M2M Deployments Coexistent with H2H Users”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (IEEE INFOCOM 2017) Workshop on 5G New Radio (NR) Technologies, Atlanta, GA, USA, May 2017.

• D. Deif and Y. Gadallah, “Reliability Assessment of Wireless Sensor Network Deployments”, in the Proceedings of the IFIP Wireless Days 2016 Conference, Toulouse, France, March 2016.

• M. elTager and Y. Gadallah, “Massive M2M Deployments: LTE Attachment Prospects”, in the Proceedings of the IFIP Wireless Days 2016 Conference, Toulouse, France, March 2016.

• M. Anis, Y. Gadallah and H. El-Hennawy, “Machine-to-Machine Communications over the Internet of Things: Private Wi-Fi Access Prospects”, in the Proceedings of the IFIP Wireless Days 2016 Conference, Toulouse, France, March 2016.

• D. Deif and Y. Gadallah, “Wireless Sensor Network Deployment Using Stochastic Optimization Techniques - A Comparative Study”, in the Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing and Network Communications (CoCoNet'15), Trivandrum, India, December 2015.

• Y. Gadallah, M. elTager and E. Elalamy, “A Framework for Cooperative Intranet of Things Wireless Sensor Network Applications”, in the Proceedings of the 11th IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2015), Abu-Dhabi, UAE, October 2015.

• M.A. Serhani, E. Barka and Y. Gadallah, “A Secure Role-based Service Discovery Technique for Emergency Intervention Operations”, in the Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Future Generation Communication Technologies (FGCT 2015), Luton, England, July 2015.

• A. Elhamy and Y. Gadallah, “BAT: A Balanced Alternating Technique for M2M Uplink Scheduling over LTE”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE 81st Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2015-Spring), Glasgow, Scotland, May 2015.

• Y. Gadallah, E. Elalamy and M. elTager, “An IP-based Arrangement to Connect Wireless Sensor Networks to the Internet of Things”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2014), Istanbul, Turkey, April 2014.

• D. Deif and Yasser Gadallah, “Wireless Sensor Network Deployment Using a Variable-Length Genetic Algorithm”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2014), Istanbul, Turkey, April 2014.

• M. Ahmed, Y. Gadallah and H. El-Hennawy, “WSN Application Traffic Characterization for Integration within the Internet of Things”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE 9th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks, Dalian, China, December 2013.

• Y. Gadallah, M. Elmorsy, M. Ibrahim and H. Ragai, “ ECTP: Enhanced Collection Tree Protocol for Practical Wireless Sensor Network Applications”, in the Proceedings of the 9th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, Pages 165-170, Cagliari, Italy, July 2013.

• F. Mansourkiaie, M. H. Ahmed and Y. Gadallah, “ Minimizing the Probability of Collision in Wireless Sensor Networks Using Cooperative Diversity and Optimal Power Allocation”, in the Proceedings of the 9th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, Pages 120-124, Cagliari, Italy, July 2013.

• Y. Gadallah and M. A. Serhani, “A WSN-Driven Service Discovery Technique for Disaster Recovery Using Mobile Ad Hoc Networks”, in the Proceedings of the 4th IFIP Wireless Days Conference (IFIP Wireless Days 2011), Niagara Falls, Canada, October 2011.

• E. Barka and Y. Gadallah, “A Role-based Protocol for Secure Multicast Communications in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks”, in the Proceedings of the 6th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2010), Caen, France, June 2010.

• M. A. Serhani and Y. Gadallah, “'A Service Discovery Protocol for Emergency Response Operations using Mobile Ad Hoc Networks”, in the Proceedings of the 6th Advanced International Conference on Telecommunications (AICT 2010), Pages 280-285, Barcelona, Spain, May 2010.

• Y. Gadallah and M. Jaafari, “A Reliable Energy-Efficient 802.15.4-Based MAC Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2010), Sydney, Australia, April 2010.

• Y. Gadallah and I. Taleb, “'Network Effects on the Functionality of Voice-Controlled Systems and Applications”, in the Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology, Pages 70-74, Al Ain, UAE, December 2009.

• M. Hayajneh, I. Khalil, and Y. Gadallah, ”An OFDMA-Based MAC Protocol for Under Water Acoustic Wireless Sensor Networks”, in the Proceedings of the 5th ACM International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference , Pages 810-814, Leipzig, Germany, June 2009.

• Y. Gadallah and H. El-Kassabi, “A WSN/MANET Hybrid Protocol for Routing Data in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2008), Pages 523-528, Crete, Greece, August 2008.

• Y. Gadallah and M. Hayajneh, “Probability Bounds of Throughput Performance of Real-Time Traffic in WiMAX Networks”, in the Proceedings of the IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2008), Pages 332-337, Crete, Greece, August 2008.

• M. Hayajneh and Y. Gadallah, "Throughput Analysis of Wimax Based Wireless Networks", in the Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2008), Pages 1997-2002, Las Vegas, USA, March 2008. 

• Y. Gadallah, “A Comparative Study of Routing Strategies for Wireless Sensor Networks: Are MANET Protocols Good Fit?”, In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Ad Hoc Networks and Wireless, Ottawa, Canada, August 2006. 

• Y. Gadallah and T. Kunz, "An evaluation study of a fair energy-efficient technique for mobile ad hoc networks", In Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2006), Montreal, Canada, June 2006. 

• Y. Gadallah and T. Kunz, "PIES: Protocol independent energy saving algorithm", Proceedings of the 2004 Workshop on Mobile and Wireless Networking, Montreal, Canada, pages 4-12, August 2004, IEEE Computer Society Press 2004, ISBN 0-7695-2198-3.

• Y. Gadallah and T. Kunz, "Energy consumption in ad-hoc routing protocols: Comparing DSR, AODV and TORA", Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Ad-Hoc Networks and Wireless, Toronto, Canada, pages 161-176, September 2002. 

Other Publications

• Y. Gadallah and M. Hayajneh, "A Throughput Analysis Model of 802.16 Based Point-to-MultiPoint Networks", in the Proceedings of the 10th Annual UAE University Research Conference (ARC '10), Al Ain, UAE, April 2009.

• Y. Gadallah and H. El-Kassabi, “A Hybrid Routing Protocol for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks”, in the Proceedings of the Nineth Annual UAE University Research Conference, Al-Ain, UAE, April 2008.

• Y. Gadallah, “Data Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks: Requirements, Design Considerations and Research Recommendations”, A Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Technical Memorandum TM 2006 -134, Government of Canada, April 2006. 

• Y. Gadallah (Co-author and routing chapter editor), “Networking Infrastructure and Protocols”, Reconfigurable Ubiquitous Networked Embedded Systems (RUNES) project report on networking, December 2005. 

• Y. Gadallah, “PIES: Protocol Independent Energy Saving Technique for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks.” Ph.D. Thesis, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 2005.

• Y. Gadallah, “Fast 2-D Least-Mean Square Adaptive Algorithms”, M.Sc. Thesis, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, March 1992.