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Dynamic Bandwidth Slicing for Time-Critical IoT Data Streams in the Edge-Cloud Continuum (2022)
Journal Article
Habeeb, F., Alwasel, K., Noor, A., Jha, D. N., Alqattan, D., Li, Y., Aujla, G. S., Szydlo, T., & Ranjan, R. (2022). Dynamic Bandwidth Slicing for Time-Critical IoT Data Streams in the Edge-Cloud Continuum. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 18(11), 8017-8026. https://doi.org/10.1109/tii.2022.3169971

Edge computing has gained momentum in recent years, as complementary to cloud computing, for supporting applications (e.g. industrial control systems) that require Time-Critical communication guarantees. While edge computing can provide immediate ana... Read More about Dynamic Bandwidth Slicing for Time-Critical IoT Data Streams in the Edge-Cloud Continuum.

A Blockchain-Based Authentication Scheme and Secure Architecture for IoT-Enabled Maritime Transportation Systems (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, P., Wang, Y., Aujla, G. S., Jindal, A., & Al-Otaibi, Y. D. (2023). A Blockchain-Based Authentication Scheme and Secure Architecture for IoT-Enabled Maritime Transportation Systems. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 24(2), 2322 - 2331. https://doi.org/10.1109/tits.2022.3159485

Although modern Maritime Transportation Systems (MTS) have been extensively benefited from Internet of Things (IoT) technology, but still the risks and challenges in safety and reliability have increased substantially. The involvement of different ma... Read More about A Blockchain-Based Authentication Scheme and Secure Architecture for IoT-Enabled Maritime Transportation Systems.

CovaDel: a blockchain-enabled secure and QoS-aware drone delivery framework for COVID-like pandemics (2022)
Journal Article
Singh, M., Aujla, G. S., Bali, R. S., Batth, R. S., Singh, A., Vashisht, S., & Jindal, A. (2022). CovaDel: a blockchain-enabled secure and QoS-aware drone delivery framework for COVID-like pandemics. Computing, 104(7), 1589-1613. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00607-022-01064-7

With increase in the use of contactless deliveries during the times such as COVID-19 pandemic, the emphasis was to minimize the human presence to reduce the spread of virus. In this regard, drones are one promising alternative to be used as delivery... Read More about CovaDel: a blockchain-enabled secure and QoS-aware drone delivery framework for COVID-like pandemics.

Energy-Efficient Virtual Resource Allocation of Slices in Vehicles-Assisted B5G Networks (2022)
Journal Article
Cao, H., Zhao, H., Jindal, A., Aujla, G. S., & Yang, L. (2022). Energy-Efficient Virtual Resource Allocation of Slices in Vehicles-Assisted B5G Networks. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 6(3), 1408-1417. https://doi.org/10.1109/tgcn.2022.3159227

Academia community started the research beyond 5G (B5G) while 5G systems and networks are still being landed for large-scale commercial applications. In order to enhance the agility and flexibility attributes of B5G networks, network function virtual... Read More about Energy-Efficient Virtual Resource Allocation of Slices in Vehicles-Assisted B5G Networks.

Car-Sharing between Two Locations: Online Scheduling with Flexible Advance Bookings (2022)
Journal Article
Luo, K., Erlebach, T., & Xu, Y. (2022). Car-Sharing between Two Locations: Online Scheduling with Flexible Advance Bookings. Discrete Applied Mathematics, 313, 53-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dam.2022.01.016

We study an online scheduling problem that is motivated by applications such as car-sharing. Users submit ride requests, and the scheduler aims to accept requests of maximum total profit using a single server (car). Each ride request specifies the pi... Read More about Car-Sharing between Two Locations: Online Scheduling with Flexible Advance Bookings.

Secure and pervasive communication framework using Named Data Networking for connected healthcare (2022)
Journal Article
Dudeja, R. K., Bali, R. S., & Aujla, G. S. (2022). Secure and pervasive communication framework using Named Data Networking for connected healthcare. Computers and Electrical Engineering, 100, Article 107806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compeleceng.2022.107806

Connected healthcare system is one of the most critical Internet of Things (IoT) applications offering numerous healthcare services. But it requires the next-generation technologies to collude with the IoT standards to provide prompt end-user service... Read More about Secure and pervasive communication framework using Named Data Networking for connected healthcare.

A throughput optimal scheduling policy for a quantum switch (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vasantam, T., & Towsley, D. (2022, December). A throughput optimal scheduling policy for a quantum switch. Presented at Quantum Computing, Communication, and Simulation II, San Fransisco

We study a quantum switch that creates shared end-to-end entangled quantum states to multiple sets of users that are connected to it. Each user is connected to the switch via an optical link across which bipartite Bell-state entangled states are gene... Read More about A throughput optimal scheduling policy for a quantum switch.

An optimal content indexing approach for named data networking in software‐defined IoT system (2022)
Journal Article
Dudeja, R. K., Singh, A., Bali, R. S., & Aujla, G. S. (2022). An optimal content indexing approach for named data networking in software‐defined IoT system. IET Smart Cities, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.1049/smc2.12023

The evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) has increased the number of connected devices in the network. This has shifted the focus from IP-based network architecture towards content-centric networking (CCN). CCN eliminates the need for address-co... Read More about An optimal content indexing approach for named data networking in software‐defined IoT system.

Network Graph Generation through Adaptive Clustering and Infection Dynamics: A Step Towards Global Connectivity (2022)
Journal Article
Rahman, A. U., Fourati, F., Ngo, K.-H., Jindal, A., & Alouini, M.-S. (2022). Network Graph Generation through Adaptive Clustering and Infection Dynamics: A Step Towards Global Connectivity. IEEE Communications Letters, 26(4), 783-787. https://doi.org/10.1109/lcomm.2022.3146606

More than 40% of the world’s population is not connected to the internet, majorly due to the lack of adequate infrastructure. Our work aims to bridge this digital divide by proposing solutions for network deployment in remote areas. Specifically, a n... Read More about Network Graph Generation through Adaptive Clustering and Infection Dynamics: A Step Towards Global Connectivity.

Derived blockchain architecture for security-conscious data dissemination in edge-envisioned Internet of Drones ecosystem (2022)
Journal Article
Singh, M., Aujla, G. S., & Bali, R. S. (2022). Derived blockchain architecture for security-conscious data dissemination in edge-envisioned Internet of Drones ecosystem. Cluster Computing, 25(3), 2281-2302. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10586-021-03497-9

Internet of Drones (IoD) facilitates the autonomous operations of drones into every application (warfare, surveillance, photography, etc) across the world. The transmission of data (to and fro) related to these applications occur between the drones a... Read More about Derived blockchain architecture for security-conscious data dissemination in edge-envisioned Internet of Drones ecosystem.

Blockchain for the Internet of Drones: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions (2021)
Journal Article
Singh, M. P., Aujla, G. S., & Bali, R. S. (2021). Blockchain for the Internet of Drones: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions. IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, 4(4), 47-53. https://doi.org/10.1109/iotm.001.2100071

Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which started as a byproduct of military research, are passing through their most popular period and are being used on broader horizons, and more possibilities are being explored in commercial applications.... Read More about Blockchain for the Internet of Drones: Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions.

Leveraging Blockchain for Secure Drone-to-Everything Communications (2021)
Journal Article
Aujla, G. S., Vashisht, S., Garg, S., Kumar, N., & Kaddoum, G. (2021). Leveraging Blockchain for Secure Drone-to-Everything Communications. IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, 5(4), 80-87. https://doi.org/10.1109/mcomstd.0001.2100012

The popularity of drones has increased their deployment in a wide range of applications like commercial delivery, industrial systems, monitoring, surveillance, and surveys. The facility of fast deployment and cost effectiveness make drones a potentia... Read More about Leveraging Blockchain for Secure Drone-to-Everything Communications.