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Dynamic Client Clustering, Bandwidth Allocation, and Workload Optimization for Semi-Synchronous Federated Learning Liangkun Yu, Xiang Sun, Rana Albelaihi, Chaeeun Park and Sihua Shao MDPI Electronics

https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13234585

2025 MDPI Electronics - Dynamic Client_Clustering_Bandwidth_Allocation_and_Workload Optimization_for_Semi-Synchronous_Federated_Learning

AsyncFedGAN: An Efficient and Staleness-aware Asynchronous Federated Learning Framework for Generative Adversarial Networks
Daniel Manu, Abee Alazzwi, Jingjing Yao, Youzuo Lin, and Xiang Sun
IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems

https://doi.org/10.1109/TPDS.2024.3521016

2025 IEEE TransPDSystems - AsyncFedGAN_An_Efficient_and_Staleness-Aware_Asynchronous_Federated_Learning_Framework_for_Generative_Adversarial_Networks

Hybrid Transformer based Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Coordination in Air Corridors
Liangkun Yu; Zhirun Li; Nirwan Ansari; Xiang Sun
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing

https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2025.3532204

2025 IEEE TransMC - Hybrid_Transformer_Based_Multi-Agent_Reinforcement_Learning_for_Multiple_Unpiloted_Aerial_Vehicle_Coordination_in_Air_Corridors

Enhancing Power Quality in Smart Grids: Coordinated Control of Voltage and Current Harmonics Using Dual-Interface Converters
Harsh Kumar, Petro M. Tshakwanda, Michael Devetsikiotis
IEEE 15th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC)

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10903746

 

2025 IEEE CCWC - Enhancing_Power_Quality_in_Smart_Grids_Coordinated_Control_of_Voltage_and_Current_Harmonics_Using_Dual-Interface_Converters
A Cloud-Edge Microservices Architecture for Smart Healthcare: SDN-Based Medical Asset Management
Henok B. Tsegaye, Petro M. Tshakwanda, Michael Devetsikiotis, Petros Spachos
IEEE Medical Measurements & Applications (MeMeA)
 TBD
Requirements Analysis of a Multi-Agent Microservices Framework for Cloud-Edge Continuum in SDN-Based Additive Manufacturing
Henok B. Tsegaye, Petro M. Tshakwanda, Ashok Karukutla, Michael Devetsikiotis
Smart cities (MDPI journal)
TBD
Designing a Global Permissioned Blockchain for Supply Chain Provenance, Visibility, and Auditability in Distributed Intelligent Additive Manufacturing (DIAM)
Henok B. Tsegaye, Petro M. Tshakwanda, Raddad Almaayn, Michael Devetsikiotis
Smart cities (MDPI journal)
TBD
Fortifying Multi-Agent Architectures in Smart Manufacturing: Leveraging Federated Learning and Blockchain for Security and Resilience
Petro M. Tshakwanda; Henok B. Tsegaye; Raddad Almaayn; Michael Devetsikiotis
2025 IEEE 22nd Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC)

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10975963

2025 IEEE CCNC - Fortifying_Multi-Agent_Architectures_in_Smart_Manufacturing_Leveraging_Federated_Learning_and_Blockchain_for_Security_and_Resilience

LSTM-Based Resource Prediction for Disaggregated RAN in 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks
Henok B. Tsegaye; Petro M. Tshakwanda; Yonatan M. Worku; Claudio Sacchi; Christos Christodoulou; Michael Devetsikiotis
2024 IEEE Virtual Conference on Communications (VCC)

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10914364

2024 IEEE VCC - LSTM-Based_Resource_Prediction_for_Disaggregated_RAN_in_5G_Non-Terrestrial_Networks
Blockchain-Enhanced Security for LEO Satellite Firmware Updates in Beyond-5G NTN Networks
Yonatan M. Worku, Petro M. Tshakwanda; Henok B. Tsegaye; Christos Christodoulou; Michael Devetsikiotis; Claudio Sacchi
2024 IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD)

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10942990

2024 IEEE CAMAD - Blockchain-Enhanced_Security_for_LEO_SatelliteFirmware_Updates_in_Beyond-5G_NTN_Networks 
Resource Allocation for Federated Knowledge Distillation Learning in Internet of Drones
Jingjing Yao, Semih Cal, Xiang Sun
IEEE Internet of Things Journal

https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2025.3545006

2025 Apr IEEE IOT - Resource_Allocation_for_Federated_Knowledge_Distillation_Learning_in_Internet_of_Drones
Verifiable Computation in Smartgrids using Dynamic Slicing
Matheen Basha Shaik and Roopa Vishwanathan
IEEE PerCom SPT-IoT (The Eight International Workshop on Security, Privacy and Trust in the Internet of Things (SPT-IoT), held in conjunction with IEEE PerCom

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/11038530

2025 IEEE PerCom Workshops - Verifiable_Computation_in_Smart_Grids_Using_Dynamic_Slicing

SCOOP: Cost-effective Congestion Attacks in Payment Channel Networks
Mohammed Ababneh, Kartick Kolachala and Roopa Vishwanathan
The 6th Workshop on Coordination of Decentralized Finance (CoDecFin) 2025, held in conjunction with Financial Cryptography (FC) 2025.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2503.12625

2025 CoDecFin - SCOOP-CoSt-effective COngestiOn Attacks in Payment Channel Networks
FIRST: FrontrunnIng Resistant Smart ConTracts
Emrah Sariboz, Gaurav Panwar, Roopa Vishwanathan, Satyajayant Misra
The 20th ACM ASIA Conference on Computer and Communications Security - (AsiaCCS 2025)

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2204.00955v4

2025 ACM - FIRST-FrontrunnIng_Resistant_Smart_ConTracts 
Transaction-level Blockchain Rewrites with Revocation and Traceability using Attribute-based Cryptosystems
Gaurav Panwar, Roopa Vishwanathan, Satyajayant Misra
ACM Journals - Distributed Ledger Technologies: Research and Practice

https://doi.org/10.1145/3736655

2025 ACM - Transaction_level_Blockchain_Rewrites_with_Revocation_and_Traceability_using_Attribute_based_Cryptosystems
SoK: Payment Channel Networks
Kartick Kolachala, Mohammed Ababneh and Roopa Vishwanathan
IEEE Conference on Building a Secure & Empowered Cyberspace (BuildSEC)

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2407.20968v4

2024 Nov - SOK-Payment_Channel_Networks
Concept to Creation: Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing with Design Thinking
Suparna Chatterjee, Chaitanya Mahajan
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, Mar 17, 2025 in Orlando, FL, USA ISBN 978-1-939797-76-6 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

https://www.learntechlib.org/p/226018/

2025 SITE - Concept_to_Creation_Fundamentals_of_Additive_Manufacturing_with_Design_Thinking.pdf

iMPROVE: information-centric Multi-Parameter Routing Optimization Via Evaluation
Sharad Shrestha, George Torres, Satyajayant Misra
IEEE MILCOM

https://milcom2025.ieee-milcom.org/

2025 - iMPROVE-information-centric_Multi-Parameter_Routing_Optimization_Via_Evaluation
 
Reinforcement Learning for Uplink Access Optimization in UAV-Assisted 5G Networks Under Emergency Response
Abid Mohammad Ali, Petro Mushidi Tshakwanda, Harsh Kumar, Md Najmus Sakib, Raddad Almaayn, Ashok Karukutla, Michael Devetsikiotis
MDPI Automation
Engineering Attack Vectors and Detecting Anomalies in Additive Manufacturing
Md Mahbub Hasan, Marcus Sternhagen, Krishna Chandra Roy
3rd EAI International Conference on Security and Privacy in Cyber-Physical Systems and Smart Vehicles

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