Integral and crucial to performance of wireless sensor networks (WSNs), and specifically
industrial wireless sensor network (IWSN) is stable, robust, reliable, and ubiquitous …

Many state-of-the-art techniques are leveraged to improve spectral efficiency, of which
cognitive radio and multiple access are the most promising ones. In cognitive radio …

Aerial base station (ABS) is a promising solution for public safety as it can be deployed in
coexistence with cellular networks to form a temporary communication network. However …

In this article, we tackle the problem of distributed detection of a radio source emitting a
signal. We consider that geographically distributed sensor nodes obtain energy …

The era of ubiquitous, affordable wireless connectivity has opened doors to countless
practical applications. In this context, ambient backscatter communication (AmBC) stands …

We investigate a transmission mechanism aiming to improve the data rate between a base
station (BS) and a user equipment (UE) through deploying multiple relaying UAVs. We …

In cognitive networks, efficient spectrum sensing is of great importance for communication of
unlicensed secondary users (SU) without interfering with the communication of licensed …

In energy detection-based cognitive radio (CR), the conventional transmission strategy
consists in comparing the measured energy to a predefined threshold. Then, while the …

The deployment of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been foreseen as a promising
technology for the next generation communication networks. The distance limitation …

Spectrum sensing plays a vital role in cognitive radio networks (CRNs) for identifying the
spectrum hole. However, an individual cognitive radio user in a CRN does not obtain …