M. J. Abdel-Rahman et al., “Teaching LLMs to Think Mathematically: A Critical Study of Decision-Making via Optimization.” arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.18091, August 2025.
Y. Alslman, M. Alkasassbeh, and M. J. Abdel-Rahman, “Breaking and Healing: GAN-Based Adversarial Attacks and Post-Adversarial Recovery for 5G IDSs.” IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 132109–132125, July 2025.
S. Taweel*, M. J. Abdel-Rahman*, N. Alawi, J. Daghlas, and A. Ghunaim, “PanOpt: A Nationwide Joint Optimization of Dynamic Bed Allocation and Patient Transfer in Pandemics.” IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 103913–103930, June 2025. *Co-first authors
A. Saif, A. M. Altarazi, A. Al-Badarneh, and M. J. Abdel-Rahman, “HPG-Tree: An Enhanced B+-Tree for Spatial Indexing.” IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 91312–91324, May 2025.
L. Abu-El-Haija, B. E’Layan, Y. Refai, M. K. Alsafadi, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and A. I. Abu-El-Haija, “Multi-Microgrid System Optimization Addressing the Uncertainties in Generation and Load Demand.” IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 62165–62178, March 2025.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman et al., “On Robust Optimal Joint Deployment and Assignment of RAN Intelligent Controllers in O-RANs.” IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 5, pp. 2358–2376, April 2024.
D. Refai, S. Abu-Soud, and M. J. Abdel-Rahman, “Data Augmentation Using Transformers and Similarity Measures for Improving Arabic Text Classification.” IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 132516–132531, November 2023.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, Y. A. Al-Qreenawi, J. K. Atoum, and A. B. Mackenzie, “STEERVLC: A Joint Deployment and Beam-steering Optimization for VLC-enabled UAV Networks.” IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 88745–88758, August 2023.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, A. M. AlWaqfy, J. K. Atoum, M. A. Yaseen, and A. B. MacKenzie, “A Novel Multi-Objective Sequential Resource Allocation Optimization for UAV-Assisted VLC.” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 72, issue 5, pp. 6896–6901, May 2023.
S. Chatterjee, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and A. B. MacKenzie, “On Optimal Orchestration of Virtualized Cellular Networks with Statistical Multiplexing.” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 21, issue 1, pp. 310–325, January 2022.
S. Chatterjee, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and A. B. MacKenzie, “A Joint Optimization Framework for Network Deployment and Adaptive User Assignment in Indoor Millimeter Wave Networks.” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 20, issue 11, pp. 7538–7554, November 2021.
A. Nabil, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, A. B. MacKenzie, and F. Hassan, “A Stochastic Optimization Framework for Channel Bonding in Wireless LANs Under Demand Uncertainty.” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 19, issue 11, pp. 7528–7542, November 2020.
S. Chatterjee, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and A. B. MacKenzie, “On Optimal Orchestration of Virtualized Cellular Networks with Downlink Rate Coverage Probability Constraints.” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 19, issue 7, pp. 4378–4393, July 2020.
J. Kibiłda, A. B. MacKenzie, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, S. K. Yoo, L. G. Giordano, S. L. Cotton, N. Marchetti, W. Saad, W. G. Scanlon, A. Garcia-Rodriguez, D. López-Pérez, H. Claussen, and L. A. DaSilva, “Indoor Millimeter-Wave Systems: Design and Performance Evaluation.” Proceedings of the IEEE, vol. 108, issue 6, pp. 923–944, June 2020.
M. M. Gomez, S. Chatterjee, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, A. MacKenzie, M. B. H. Weiss, and L. DaSilva, “Market-driven Stochastic Resource Allocation Framework for Wireless Network Virtualization.” IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 14, issue 1, pp. 489–499, March 2020.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman et al., “DBmmWave: Chance-constrained Joint AP Deployment and Beam Steering in mmWave Networks with Coverage Probability Constraints.” IEEE Networking Letters, vol. 1, issue 4, pp. 151–155, December 2019.
A. Nabil, A. V. Padaki, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, M. ElNainay, A. B. MacKenzie, and J. H. Reed, “On Optimal Resource Allocation in Multi-RAT Wireless Networks with Receiver Characteristic Awareness.” IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, vol. 5, issue 1, pp. 103–118, March 2019.
E. Mazied, M. ElNainay, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, S. Midkiff, M. Rizk, H. Rakha, and A. B. MacKenzie, “The Wireless Control Plane: An Overview and Directions for Future Research.” Journal of Network and Computer Applications, vol. 126, pp. 104–122, January 2019.
S. Chatterjee, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and A. B. MacKenzie, “Optimal Base Station Deployment with Downlink Rate Coverage Probability Constraint.” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 7, issue 3, pp. 340–343, June 2018.
W. Afifi*, M. J. Abdel-Rahman*, M. Krunz, and A. B. MacKenzie, “Full-duplex or Half-duplex: A Bayesian Game for Wireless Networks with Heterogeneous Self-interference Cancellation Capabilities.” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 17, issue 5, pp. 1076–1089, May 2018. *Co-first authors
A. Al-Mqdashi, A. Sali, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, N. NoorDin, S. Hashim, and R. NorDin, “Efficient Rendezvous Schemes for Fast-Varying Cognitive Radio Ad Hoc Networks,” Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, vol. 28, issue 12, pp. 1–22, December 2017.
M. AbdelRaheem, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, M. El-Nainay, and S. F. Midkiff, “Spectrum-efficient Resource Allocation Framework for Cooperative Opportunistic Wireless Networks.” IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, vol. 2, issue 3, pp. 249–262, September 2016.
M. K. Hanawal, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and M. Krunz, “Joint Adaptation of Frequency Hopping and Transmission Rate for Anti-jamming Wireless Systems.” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 15, issue 9, pp. 2247–2259, September 2016.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, H. K. Shankar, and M. Krunz, “QoS-Aware Parallel Sensing/Probing Architecture and Adaptive Cross-layer Protocol Design for Opportunistic Networks.” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 65, issue 4, pp. 2231–2242, April 2016.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, D. Abu-Aysheh, A. Abu-El-Haija, R. Abu-Aysheh, and H. Al-Najjar, “Detecting Intruders by Wireless Sensor Networks.” Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks (AHSWN), vol. 31, pp. 303–337, March 2016.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman and M. Krunz, “Stochastic Guard-Band-Aware Channel Assignment with Bonding and Aggregation for DSA Networks.” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 14, issue 7, pp. 3888–3898, July 2015.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, H. Rahbari, and M. Krunz, “Multicast Rendezvous in Fast-Varying DSA Networks.” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 14, issue 7, pp. 1449–1462, July 2015.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, M. Krunz, and R. Erwin, “Exploiting Cognitive Radios for Reliable Satellite Communications.” International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking, vol. 33, issue 3, pp. 197–216, June 2015.
G. S. Uyanik, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and M. Krunz, “Optimal Channel Assignment with Aggregation in Multi-channel Systems: A Resilient Approach to Adjacent-Channel Interference.” Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 20, pp. 64–76, September 2014.
M. Al-Shawaqfeh, A. Abu-El-Haija, and M. J. Abdel-Rahman, “Collision Avoidance Slot Allocation Scheme for Multi-cluster Wireless Sensor Networks.” Wireless Networks (WINET), vol. 19, issue 6, pp. 1187–1201, 2013.
D. Campos, G. Almeida, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and K. V. Cardoso, “DREAMIN: Channel-Aware Inter-Slices Radio Resource Scheduling for Efficient SLA Assurance.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2025, to appear.
G. M. Almeida, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and K. V. Cardoso, “Constraint-Aware Deep Reinforcement Learning for vRAN Dynamic Placement.” Proceedings of the 42nd Brazilian Symposium on Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (SBRC), May 2024.
W. T. Pires-Jr, D. C. da Silva, R. S. Silva, L. de L. Pinto, A. Oliveira-Jr, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and K. V. Cardoso, “QoS-aware Optimal Deployment of LoRa Gateways in UAV-enabled LoRaWANs.” Proceedings of the 42nd Brazilian Symposium on Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (SBRC), May 2024.
D. Campos, G. M. Almeida, W. T. P. Junior, C. V. Nahum, A. Klautau, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and K. V. Cardoso, “Stepwise Optimal Inter-Slices Radio Resource Scheduling for Service-Level Agreement Assurance.” Proceedings of the 42nd Brazilian Symposium on Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (SBRC), May 2024.
A. M. AlWaqfi, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, Y. A. Al-Qreenawi, Z. AlHwaidy, and A. I. Abu-El-Haija, “Implementation of a Fully-automated Optimized Fog-computing-based IoT-controlled PV Network.” Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart Grids, Green Communications and IT Energy-aware Technologies (ENERGY), March 2023, pp. 42–48.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, F. Hassan, and A. I. Abu-El-Haija, “QUANTA: A Nested QUorum-based ANTi-jamming Rendezvous Game for DSA Systems.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), May/June 2022, pp. 1262–1266.
S. Chatterjee, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and A. B. MacKenzie, “Robust Access Point Deployment and Adaptive User Assignment for Indoor Millimeter Wave Networks.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2020, pp. 1–6.
K. Teague, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and A. B. MacKenzie, “Joint Base Station Selection and Adaptive Slicing in Virtualized Wireless Networks: A Stochastic Optimization Framework.” Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), 2019, pp. 859–863.
S. Chatterjee, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and A. B. MacKenzie, “Virtualization Framework for Cellular Networks with Downlink Rate Coverage Probability Constraints.” Proceedings of the IEEE Global Communications (GLOBECOM) Conference, 2018, pp. 1–7.
A. Nabil, A. V. Padaki, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, A. B. MacKenzie, and J. H. Reed, “Receiver Characteristic Aware Optimal Resource Allocation in Multi-RAT Wireless Networks.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), 2017, pp. 1–7.
A. Nabil, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and A. MacKenzie, “Adaptive Channel Bonding in Wireless LANs Under Demand Uncertainty.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), 2017, pp. 1–7.
K. V. Cardoso, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, A. MacKenzie, and L. A. DaSilva, “Virtualization and Programmability in Mobile Wireless Networks: Architecture and Resource Management.” Proceedings of the ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on Mobile Edge Communications (MECOMM), Los Angeles, CA, USA, August 2017, pp. 1–6.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, E. A. Mazied, K. Teague, A. B. MacKenzie, and S. F. Midkiff, “Robust Controller Placement and Assignment in Software-defined Cellular Networks.” Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Vancouver, Canada, July/August 2017, pp. 1–9.
S. Chatterjee, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and A. B. MacKenzie, “Optimal Distributed Allocation of Almost Blank Subframes for LTE/WiFi Coexistence.” Proceedings of WiOpt International Workshop on Resource Allocation, Cooperation and Competition in Wireless Networks (RAWNET), Paris, France, May 2017, pp. 1–6.
M. Soorki, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, A. MacKenzie, and W. Saad, “Joint Access Point Deployment and Assignment in mmWave Networks with Stochastic User Orientation.” Proceedings of WiOpt International Workshop on Resource Allocation, Cooperation and Competition in Wireless Networks (RAWNET), Paris, France, May 2017, pp. 1–6.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, E. A. Mazied, A. MacKenzie, S. Midkiff, M. R. M. Rizk, and M. El-Nainay, “On Stochastic Controller Placement in Software-defined Wireless Networks.” Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), San Francisco, USA, March 2017, pp. 1–6.
A. Al-Mqdashi, A. Sali, N. NoorDin, S. Hashim, R. NorDin, and M. J. Abdel-Rahman, “An Efficient Quorum-based Rendezvous Scheme for Multi-radio Cognitive Radio Networks.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Telecommunication Technologies (ISTT), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2016, pp. 59–64. Best Paper Award
W. Afifi, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, M. Krunz, and A. B. MacKenzie, “Coexistence in Full-duplex Wireless Networks with Imperfect Self-interference Cancellation Capabilities.” Proceedings of the International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), Tempe, AZ, USA, May 2016, pp. 1–8.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, M. AbdelRaheem, A. B. MacKenzie, K. Cardoso, and M. Krunz, “On the Orchestration of Robust Virtual LTE-U Networks from Hybrid Half/Full-duplex Wi-Fi APs.” Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Doha, Qatar, April 2016, pp. 1–6.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, K. Cardoso, A. B. MacKenzie, and L. A. DaSilva, “Dimensioning Virtualized Wireless Access Networks from a Common Pool of Resources.” Proceedings of the IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC), USA, January 2016, pp. 1042–1047.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, M. AbdelRaheem, and A. B. MacKenzie, “Stochastic Resource Allocation in Opportunistic LTE-A Networks with Heterogeneous Self-interference Cancellation Capabilities.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN), Stockholm, Sweden, September/October 2015, pp. 200–208.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman and M. Krunz, “CORE: A Combinatorial Game-theoretic Framework for COexistence REndezvous in DSA Networks.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication, and Networking (SECON), Seattle, Washington, USA, June 2015, pp. 10–18.
M. K. Hanawal, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and M. Krunz, “Game Theoretic Anti-jamming Dynamic Frequency Hopping and Rate Adaptation in Wireless Systems.” Proceedings of the IEEE/IFIP International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), Hammamet, Tunisia, May 2014, pp. 247–254.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman and M. Krunz, “Game-theoretic Quorum-based Frequency Hopping for Anti-jamming Rendezvous in DSA Networks.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN), Technology Track, McLean, Virginia, USA, April 2014, pp. 248–258.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, H. K. Shankar, and M. Krunz, “Adaptive Cross-layer Protocol Design for Opportunistic WLANs over TVWS.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN), Technology Track, McLean, Virginia, USA, Apr. 2014, pp. 519–530.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, F. Lan, and M. Krunz, “Spectrum-efficient Stochastic Channel Assignment for Opportunistic Networks.” Proceedings of the IEEE Global Communications (GLOBECOM) Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Dec. 2013, pp. 1272–1277.
G. S. Uyanik, M. J. Abdel-Rahman, and M. Krunz, “Optimal Guard-band-aware Channel Assignment with Bonding and Aggregation in Multi-channel Systems.” Proceedings of the IEEE Global Communications (GLOBECOM) Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Dec. 2013, pp. 4769–4774.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, H. Rahbari, M. Krunz, and P. Nain, “Fast and Secure Rendezvous Protocols for Mitigating Control Channel DoS Attacks.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM) Mini-Conference, Turin, Italy, Apr. 2013, pp. 370–374.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, H. Rahbari, and M. Krunz, “Adaptive Frequency Hopping Algorithms for Multicast Rendezvous in DSA Networks.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks (DySPAN), Technical Track, Bellevue, Washington, USA, October 2012, pp. 436–447.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, M. Krunz, and R. Erwin, “Out-of-Band Sensing Scheme for Dynamic Frequency Hopping in Satellite Communications.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)–Selected Areas in Communications Symposium, Ottawa, Canada, June 2012, pp. 3273–3277.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, M. Krunz, and R. Erwin, “Interference Mitigation Using Spectrum Sensing and Dynamic Frequency Hopping.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)–Wireless Communications Symposium, Ottawa, Canada, June 2012, pp. 5932–5936.
M. J. Abdel-Rahman, A. Abu-El-Haija, and H. Al-Najjar, “On the Detection of Intelligent Mobile Targets in a Mobile Sensor Network.” Proceedings of the IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), Istanbul, Turkey, July 2011, pp. 1268–1275.