The revolution in Internet of Things (IoT)-based devices and applications has provided smart
applications for humans. These applications range from healthcare to traffic-flow …

In this paper, we investigate energy efficient resource allocation for uplink multi-carrier non
orthogonal multiple access (MC-NOMA) based two-tier heterogeneous networks (HetNets) …

With the maturity of information and communication technology (ICT), numerous innovative
applications are proposed in different arenas including smart living environments …

In resource allocation for secure cooperative communication systems, along with power
allocation, relay placement also has equal importance in improving the system performance …

Prominent requirements such as high data rate demands across weaker coverage areas
have lead to the utilization of cooperative communication system in fifth generation (5G) …

Physical layer security (PLS) in wireless communication has gained recent attention due to
the emergence of new technological breakthroughs in this space. Since the internode …

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) such as smart grids, autonomous automobiles, and medical
monitoring systems are becoming increasingly common. Autonomy (ie, the ability of a …