Publications
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Journal Papers
Wireless Channel Prediction Using Artificial Intelligence With Imperfect Datasets CISTER-TR-250702
Gowhar Javanmardi, Ramiro RoblesIEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (OJCOMS), IEEE. 22, Apr, 2025, Volume 6, pp 3964-3980.
Gowhar Javanmardi, Ramiro RoblesIEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (OJCOMS), IEEE. 22, Apr, 2025, Volume 6, pp 3964-3980.
Zero-Trust Foundation Models: A New Paradigm for Secure and Collaborative Artificial Intelligence for Internet of Things CISTER-TR-250802
Kai Li, Conggai Li, Xin Yuan, Shenghong Li, Sai Zou, Syed Sohail Ahmed, Wei Ni, Dusit Niyato, Abbas Jamalipour, Falko Dressler, Ozgur B. AkanIEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoTJ) (IoTJ), IEEE. 2025.
Kai Li, Conggai Li, Xin Yuan, Shenghong Li, Sai Zou, Syed Sohail Ahmed, Wei Ni, Dusit Niyato, Abbas Jamalipour, Falko Dressler, Ozgur B. AkanIEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoTJ) (IoTJ), IEEE. 2025.
PDFGradCAM-AE: A New Shield Defense against Poisoning Attacks on Federated Learning CISTER-TR-250803
Jingjing Zheng, Kai Li, Xin Yuan, Wei Ni, Eduardo Tovar, Ozgur B. AkanACM Transactions on Privacy and Security (TOPS) (TOPS), ACM. 2025.
Jingjing Zheng, Kai Li, Xin Yuan, Wei Ni, Eduardo Tovar, Ozgur B. AkanACM Transactions on Privacy and Security (TOPS) (TOPS), ACM. 2025.
Resilience and Failure Analysis in Next-Generation Communication Networks: A Contemporary Survey CISTER-TR-251001
Siguo Bi, Xin Yuan, Shuyan Hu, Kai Li, Wei Ni, Ekram Hossain, Xin WangIEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (TNSE) (TNSE), IEEE. 2025.
Siguo Bi, Xin Yuan, Shuyan Hu, Kai Li, Wei Ni, Ekram Hossain, Xin WangIEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (TNSE) (TNSE), IEEE. 2025.
Adaptive Network Function Chain Orchestration Strategy For 6G Inclusive Intelligent Services CISTER-TR-250101
Yi Wen, Sai Zou, Yanglong Sun, Wei Ni, Kai Li, Hongfeng GaoIEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking (TCCN) (TCCN), IEEE. 2025.
Yi Wen, Sai Zou, Yanglong Sun, Wei Ni, Kai Li, Hongfeng GaoIEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking (TCCN) (TCCN), IEEE. 2025.
Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Securing Internet of Autonomous Vehicles with Lightweight Authentication CISTER-TR-250201
Hazem Ali, Harrison Kurunathan, MOHAMED HAMDY ELDEFRAWY, FLAVIUS GRUIAN, MAGNUS JONSSONIEEE Access (IEEE Access), IEEE. 2025.
Hazem Ali, Harrison Kurunathan, MOHAMED HAMDY ELDEFRAWY, FLAVIUS GRUIAN, MAGNUS JONSSONIEEE Access (IEEE Access), IEEE. 2025.
A Novel Framework of Horizontal-Vertical Hybrid Federated Learning for EdgeIoT CISTER-TR-250202
Kai Li, Yilei Liang, Xin Yuan, Wei Ni, Jon Crowcroft, Chau Yuen, Ozgur B. AkanIEEE Networking Letters (LNET) (LNET), IEEE. 2025.
Kai Li, Yilei Liang, Xin Yuan, Wei Ni, Jon Crowcroft, Chau Yuen, Ozgur B. AkanIEEE Networking Letters (LNET) (LNET), IEEE. 2025.
A Precoding Perturbation Method in Geometric Optimization: Exploring Manifold Structure for Privacy and Efficiency CISTER-TR-250601
Azadeh Pourkabirian, Wei Ni, Kai Li, Mohammad Hossein AnisiIEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS) (TIFS), IEEE. 2025.
Azadeh Pourkabirian, Wei Ni, Kai Li, Mohammad Hossein AnisiIEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS) (TIFS), IEEE. 2025.
A Precoding Perturbation Method in Geometric Optimization: Exploring Manifold Structure for Privacy and Efficiency CISTER-TR-250603
Azadeh Pourkabirian, Wei Ni, Xiaolin Zhou, Kai Li, Mohammad Hossein AnisiIEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS), IEEE. 2025.
Azadeh Pourkabirian, Wei Ni, Xiaolin Zhou, Kai Li, Mohammad Hossein AnisiIEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS), IEEE. 2025.
Conference or Workshop Papers/Talks
Towards Resilient Federated Learning in CyberEdge Networks: Attacks, Defenses, and Opportunities CISTER-TR-250502
Kai Li
Kai Li
Differentially Private Matroid Bandits for Online Network Topology Optimization CISTER-TR-250901
Youming Tao, Shuzhen Chen, Kai Li, Dongxiao Yu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Falko DresslerAccepted in ACM Workshop on Mobility in the Evolving Internet Architecture (MobiArch) (MobiArch). 8, Nov, 2025. Hong Kong, China.
Youming Tao, Shuzhen Chen, Kai Li, Dongxiao Yu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Falko DresslerAccepted in ACM Workshop on Mobility in the Evolving Internet Architecture (MobiArch) (MobiArch). 8, Nov, 2025. Hong Kong, China.
Priority-Aware Multi-Agent Q-Learning Routing for Decentralized Wireless Federated Learning CISTER-TR-250902
Xiaoyu He, Weicai Li, Tiejun Lv, Yingping Cui, Kai LiAccepted in ACM Workshop on Mobility in the Evolving Internet Architecture (MobiArch) (MobiArch). 8, Nov, 2025. Hong Kong, China.
Xiaoyu He, Weicai Li, Tiejun Lv, Yingping Cui, Kai LiAccepted in ACM Workshop on Mobility in the Evolving Internet Architecture (MobiArch) (MobiArch). 8, Nov, 2025. Hong Kong, China.
ViCAM-DFL: Visual Explanation-Driven Defenses against Model Poisoning in Decentralized Federated Learning-Enabled CyberEdge Networks CISTER-TR-250903
Jingjing Zheng, Yu Gao, Kai Li, Bochun Wu, Wei Ni, Falko DresslerEuropean Wireless (EW) (EW). 27 to 29, Oct, 2025, Special Session 2: Resilience in Communication Systems. Sophia-Antipolis, France.
Jingjing Zheng, Yu Gao, Kai Li, Bochun Wu, Wei Ni, Falko DresslerEuropean Wireless (EW) (EW). 27 to 29, Oct, 2025, Special Session 2: Resilience in Communication Systems. Sophia-Antipolis, France.
Energy Efficiency of Mixed Vehicles Influenced by the Driving Behavior and Traffic Signals CISTER-TR-251002
Radha Reddy, Shardul Lendve, Luís Almeida12th International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud) (FiCloud). 21, Oct, 2025, EMSICC 2025. Istanbul, Türkiye.
Radha Reddy, Shardul Lendve, Luís Almeida12th International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud) (FiCloud). 21, Oct, 2025, EMSICC 2025. Istanbul, Türkiye.
Prospects of Artificial Intelligence for Cloud-Integrated Intelligent Transportation Systems CISTER-TR-251003
Radha Reddy, Harrison Kurunathan12th International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud) (FiCloud). 21, Oct, 2025, EMSICC 2025. Istanbul, Türkiye.
Radha Reddy, Harrison Kurunathan12th International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud) (FiCloud). 21, Oct, 2025, EMSICC 2025. Istanbul, Türkiye.
Handling Uncertainty in Large-Scale Propagation Modelling in Aquatic Environments CISTER-TR-250805
Pedro d'Orey, Miguel Gaitán, Luís AlmeidaIEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2025-Fall). 19 to 22, Oct, 2025. Chengdu, China.
Pedro d'Orey, Miguel Gaitán, Luís AlmeidaIEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2025-Fall). 19 to 22, Oct, 2025. Chengdu, China.
Autonomous UAV Formation Adaptation Based on Link Quality Monitoring and Drift Detection CISTER-TR-250804
Livio Bisogni, Pedro d'Orey, Luis Pinto, Miguel Gaitán, Giorgio Buttazzo, Luís AlmeidaIEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN2025). 14 to 16, Oct, 2025. Sydney, Australia.
Livio Bisogni, Pedro d'Orey, Luis Pinto, Miguel Gaitán, Giorgio Buttazzo, Luís AlmeidaIEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN2025). 14 to 16, Oct, 2025. Sydney, Australia.
Autonomous UAV Formation Adaptation Based on Link Quality Monitoring and Drift Detection CISTER-TR-251004
Livio Bisogni, Pedro d'Orey, Luis Pinto, Miguel Gaitán, Giorgio Buttazzo, Luís AlmeidaIEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN2025). 14 to 16, Oct, 2025. Sydney, Australia.
Livio Bisogni, Pedro d'Orey, Luis Pinto, Miguel Gaitán, Giorgio Buttazzo, Luís AlmeidaIEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN2025). 14 to 16, Oct, 2025. Sydney, Australia.
Resilience Under Attack: Benchmarking Optimizers Against Poisoning in Federated Learning for Image Classification Using CNN CISTER-TR-250501
Yohannes Biadgligne, Yassine Baghoussi, Kai Li, Alípio Mario JorgeInternational Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (IWANN 2025). 16 to 18, Jun, 2025, Advanced topics in computational intelligence. A Coruña, Spain.
Yohannes Biadgligne, Yassine Baghoussi, Kai Li, Alípio Mario JorgeInternational Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (IWANN 2025). 16 to 18, Jun, 2025, Advanced topics in computational intelligence. A Coruña, Spain.
Undermining Federated Learning Accuracy in EdgeIoT via Variational Graph Auto-Encoders CISTER-TR-250302
Kai Li, Shuyan Hu, Bochun Wu, Sai Zou, Wei Ni, Falko DresslerInternational Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC) (IWCMC 2025). 12 to 16, May, 2025, AI for Autonomous Unmanned Systems Symposium. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Kai Li, Shuyan Hu, Bochun Wu, Sai Zou, Wei Ni, Falko DresslerInternational Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC) (IWCMC 2025). 12 to 16, May, 2025, AI for Autonomous Unmanned Systems Symposium. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Animating Rebeca CISTER-TR-250103
Maurice H. ter Beek, José ProençaFundamentals of Software Engineering (FSEN 2025). 9 to 11, Apr, 2025, Marjan Festschrift. Västerås, Sweden.
Maurice H. ter Beek, José ProençaFundamentals of Software Engineering (FSEN 2025). 9 to 11, Apr, 2025, Marjan Festschrift. Västerås, Sweden.
Assessing the Interplay between IoT Localization Accuracy and the Two-Ray Channel CISTER-TR-250104
Cristobal Huidobro, Miguel Gutiérrez Gaitán, Christian Oberli, Giovanni Pettorru, Marco Martaló, Virginia PilloniIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE WCNC 2025). 24 to 27, Mar, 2025. Milan, Italy.
Cristobal Huidobro, Miguel Gutiérrez Gaitán, Christian Oberli, Giovanni Pettorru, Marco Martaló, Virginia PilloniIEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE WCNC 2025). 24 to 27, Mar, 2025. Milan, Italy.
Adaptive Intrusion Mitigation in Software-Defined Vehicles Using Deep Reinforcement Learning CISTER-TR-250301
Harrison Kurunathan, Hazem Ali, Gowhar Javanmardi, Mohamed Eldefrawy, Miguel Gutiérrez Gaitán, Ramiro Robles, Patrick Meumeu Yomsi, Eduardo TovarReal-time And intelliGent Edge computing workshop (RAGE). 2025. Irvine, California, U.S.A..
Harrison Kurunathan, Hazem Ali, Gowhar Javanmardi, Mohamed Eldefrawy, Miguel Gutiérrez Gaitán, Ramiro Robles, Patrick Meumeu Yomsi, Eduardo TovarReal-time And intelliGent Edge computing workshop (RAGE). 2025. Irvine, California, U.S.A..
Sheep Facial Pain Assessment Under Weighted Graph Neural Networks CISTER-TR-250401
Alam Noor, Luís Almeida, Mohamed Daoudi, Kai Li, Eduardo TovarThe 19th IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition (FG 2025). 2025, Face Detection, Landmarking and Alignment, pp 1-8. Clearwater, U.S.A..
Alam Noor, Luís Almeida, Mohamed Daoudi, Kai Li, Eduardo TovarThe 19th IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition (FG 2025). 2025, Face Detection, Landmarking and Alignment, pp 1-8. Clearwater, U.S.A..
Explainable Graph Attention-Driven Fairness Manipulation for Federated Learning in EdgeIoT CISTER-TR-250801
Kai Li, Jingjing Zheng, Wei Ni, Hailong Huang, Pietro Lio, Falko Dressler, Ozgur B. AkanIEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC) (ICCC). 2025, Internet of Things. Shanghai, China.
Kai Li, Jingjing Zheng, Wei Ni, Hailong Huang, Pietro Lio, Falko Dressler, Ozgur B. AkanIEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC) (ICCC). 2025, Internet of Things. Shanghai, China.
Characterization of Intra-platoon V2V Links in Long Homogeneous Platoons CISTER-TR-250701
Saeid Sabamoniri, Pedro Miguel Santos, Luís Almeida2025 IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC). 2025. Porto, Portugal.
Saeid Sabamoniri, Pedro Miguel Santos, Luís Almeida2025 IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC). 2025. Porto, Portugal.
ZeroCAN: Anomaly-Based Zero-Day Attack Detection in Vehicular CAN Bus Networks CISTER-TR-250102
Jonathan Rendel, William Balte, Harrison Kurunathan, Hazem Ali, Alexandre Roque, Wagner Morais, Mahdi Fazeli33rd Euromicro/IEEE International Conference on Parallel, Distributed, and Network-Based Processing (PDP). 2025, main. Turin, Italy.
Jonathan Rendel, William Balte, Harrison Kurunathan, Hazem Ali, Alexandre Roque, Wagner Morais, Mahdi Fazeli33rd Euromicro/IEEE International Conference on Parallel, Distributed, and Network-Based Processing (PDP). 2025, main. Turin, Italy.
Conference or Workshop Posters/Demos
Poster: Revisiting Vehicle Obstacle Shadowing for Long Homogeneous Platoons in VEINS CISTER-TR-250602
Saeid Sabamoniri, Pedro Miguel Santos, Luís AlmeidaPoster presented in IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC). 2, Jun, 2025, D1: Poster/Demo. Porto, Portugal.
Saeid Sabamoniri, Pedro Miguel Santos, Luís AlmeidaPoster presented in IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC). 2, Jun, 2025, D1: Poster/Demo. Porto, Portugal.
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