Recent advances in cloud radio access networks: System architectures, key techniques, and open issues

M Peng, Y Sun, X Li, Z Mao… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As a promising paradigm to reduce both capital and operating expenditures, the cloud radio
access network (C-RAN) has been shown to provide high spectral efficiency and energy …

Computation resource allocation and task assignment optimization in vehicular fog computing: A contract-matching approach

Z Zhou, P Liu, J Feng, Y Zhang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Vehicular fog computing (VFC) has emerged as a promising solution to relieve the overload
on the base station and reduce the processing delay during the peak time. The computation …

Secure and efficient vehicle-to-grid energy trading in cyber physical systems: Integration of blockchain and edge computing

Z Zhou, B Wang, M Dong, K Ota - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Smart grid has emerged as a successful application of cyber-physical systems in the energy
sector. Among numerous key technologies of the smart grid, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) provides a …

Cognitive capacity harvesting networks: Architectural evolution toward future cognitive radio networks

H Ding, Y Fang, X Huang, M Pan, P Li… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cognitive radio technologies enable users to opportunistically access unused licensed
spectrum and are viewed as a promising way to deal with the current spectrum crisis. Over …

Blockchain and computational intelligence inspired incentive-compatible demand response in internet of electric vehicles

Z Zhou, B Wang, Y Guo, Y Zhang - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
By leveraging the charging and discharging capabilities of Internet of electric vehicles
(IoEV), demand response (DR) can be implemented in smart cities to enable intelligent …

Contract-based incentive mechanisms for device-to-device communications in cellular networks

Y Zhang, L Song, W Saad, Z Dawy… - IEEE Journal on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Device-to-device (D2D) communication is viewed as one promising technology for boosting
the capacity of wireless networks and the efficiency of resource management. D2D …

Access control and resource allocation for M2M communications in industrial automation

Z Zhou, Y Guo, Y He, X Zhao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Machine-to-machine communication with autonomous data acquisition and exchange plays
a key role in realizing the “control”-oriented tactile Internet applications such as industrial …

Reliable task offloading for vehicular fog computing under information asymmetry and information uncertainty

Z Zhou, H Liao, X Zhao, B Ai… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Vehicular fog computing has emerged as a cost-efficient solution for task processing in
vehicular networks. However, how to realize effective server recruitment and reliable task …

Resource sharing and task offloading in IoT fog computing: A contract-learning approach

Z Zhou, H Liao, B Gu, S Mumtaz… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the rapid development of smart devices and compute-intensive applications, fog
computing has emerged as a promising solution to accommodate the ever-increasing …

Blockchain-based energy trading and load balancing using contract theory and reputation in a smart community

AS Yahaya, N Javaid, MU Javed, M Shafiq… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The rapid deployment of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and the integration of renewable energy
sources have ameliorated the existing power systems and contributed to the development of …