Ahmed H. Zahran

Publications

Publications

18 journal papers, 72 conference papers and 2 patents. Titles link to the published version where one is available; the full record is on Google Scholar.

Selected publications

  1. D. Raca, G. Provan, A. Zahran, “M2ATURE: Mobile Multistage Throughput Prediction for Adaptive Video Streaming in Cellular Networks,” ACM Trans. Multimedia Comput. Commun. Appl., 22(3), Art. 64 (March 2026), 17 pages.
  2. D. Raca, A. H. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, R. K. Sinha, E. Halepovic and V. Gopalakrishnan, “Device-Based Cellular Throughput Prediction for Video Streaming: Lessons From a Real-World Evaluation,” IEEE Transactions on Machine Learning in Communications and Networking, vol. 2, pp. 318–334, 2024, doi: 10.1109/TMLCN.2024.3352541.
  3. D. Raca, A. H. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, R. K. Sinha, E. Halepovic, R. Jana, V. Gopalakrishnan, “On Leveraging Machine and Deep Learning for Throughput Prediction in Cellular Networks: Design, Performance, and Challenges,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 11–17, March 2020. (School Best Paper Award)
  4. A. H. Zahran, J. J. Quinlan, K. K. Ramakrishnan, C. J. Sreenan, “SAP: Stall-Aware Pacing for Improved DASH Video Experience in Cellular Networks,” in Proc. ACM Multimedia Systems 2017, Taipei, Taiwan, June 20–23, 2017. (Winner of the “First Excellence in DASH Award” & runner-up for Best Paper Award)
  5. A. H. Zahran, D. Raca and C. J. Sreenan, “ARBITER+: Adaptive Rate-Based InTElligent HTTP StReaming Algorithm for Mobile Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 2716–2728, 1 Dec. 2018, doi: 10.1109/TMC.2018.2825384.
  6. M. Seliem, A. Zahran, and D. Pesch, “TSN-based Industrial Network Performance Analysis,” in Proc. 8th IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (IEEE WF-IoT 2022), Japan, Oct 2022. (Best Paper Award)
  7. M. Seliem, A. Zahran, and D. Pesch, “Delay Analysis of TSN Based Industrial Networks With Preemptive Traffic Using Network Calculus,” in Proc. IFIP Networking, Barcelona, Spain, 12–15 Jun, 2023. (School Best Paper Award)
  8. I. Hoyer, T. Zaarour, A. Khalid, A. Utz, K. Seidl, K. Brown, and A. Zahran, “ELEVATE: Optimal scheduling of time-sensitive tasks on the heterogeneous reconfigurable Edge,” in Proc. 32nd IEEE Intl. Conf. on Network Protocols (ICNP24), Charleroi, Belgium, Oct. 28–31, 2024.

Journal papers (18)

  1. A. Abdelreheem, A. A. A. Elserwe, A. H. Zahran and M. Abdel-Nasser, “Multi-Tier Hierarchical Intelligence for Joint RIS–NOMA Optimization in O-RAN-Enabled 6G Networks,” IEEE Access, vol. 14, pp. 78986–79009, 2026, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3694798.
  2. D. Raca, G. Provan, A. Zahran, “M2ATURE: Mobile Multistage Throughput Prediction for Adaptive Video Streaming in Cellular Networks,” ACM Trans. Multimedia Comput. Commun. Appl., 22(3), Art. 64 (March 2026), 17 pages.
  3. D. Raca, A. H. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, R. K. Sinha, E. Halepovic and V. Gopalakrishnan, “Device-Based Cellular Throughput Prediction for Video Streaming: Lessons From a Real-World Evaluation,” IEEE Transactions on Machine Learning in Communications and Networking, vol. 2, pp. 318–334, 2024, doi: 10.1109/TMLCN.2024.3352541.
  4. P. Trust, A. Zahran and R. Minghim, “Understanding the influence of news on society decision making: application to economic policy uncertainty,” Neural Computing & Applications, 2023.
  5. A. Khalid, A. H. Zahran and C. J. Sreenan, “Optimizing Video QoE for Mobile eMBMS Users in Cellular Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, vol. 23, pp. 3166–3178, 2021.
  6. D. Raca, A. H. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, R. K. Sinha, E. Halepovic, R. Jana, V. Gopalakrishnan, “On Leveraging Machine and Deep Learning for Throughput Prediction in Cellular Networks: Design, Performance, and Challenges,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 11–17, March 2020. (School Best Paper Award)
  7. A. H. Zahran, J. J. Quinlan, K. K. Ramakrishnan, and C. J. Sreenan, “ASAP: Adaptive Stall-Aware Pacing for Improved DASH Video Experience in Cellular Networks,” ACM Trans. Multimedia Comput. Commun. Appl., 14(3s), Art. 61 (June 2018), 23 pages.
  8. A. H. Zahran, D. Raca and C. J. Sreenan, “ARBITER+: Adaptive Rate-Based InTElligent HTTP StReaming Algorithm for Mobile Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 17, no. 12, pp. 2716–2728, 1 Dec. 2018, doi: 10.1109/TMC.2018.2825384.
  9. M. ElSherief, B. Alipour, M. Al Qathrady, T. ElBatt, A. Zahran, and A. Helmy, “A Novel Mathematical Framework for Similarity-based Opportunistic Social Networks,” Pervasive and Mobile Computing, vol. 42, pp. 134–150, 2017, ISSN 1574-1192.
  10. A. Alabbasi and A. H. Zahran, “A Framework for Optimal Cost Media Streaming in Three-tier Wireless Networks,” Springer Wireless Networks, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 1575–1590, July 2017.
  11. A. Anwar, K. Seddik, T. ElBatt, A. Zahran, “Effective Capacity of Delay Constrained Cognitive Radio Links Exploiting Primary Feedback,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 65, no. 9, pp. 7334–7348, Sept. 2016.
  12. J. Quinlan, A. H. Zahran, C. Sreenan, “ALD: Adaptive Layer Distribution for Scalable Video,” Springer Multimedia Systems, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 465–484, Oct. 2015.
  13. P. Davern, N. Nashid, C. J. Sreenan and A. H. Zahran, “Client-Side Framework for Automated Evaluation of Mechanisms to Improve HTTP Performance,” Journal of Networks, vol. 7, no. 11, Nov. 2012.
  14. P. Davern, N. Nashid, A. H. Zahran and C. J. Sreenan, “HTTPEP: a HTTP Performance Enhancing Proxy for Satellite Systems,” International Journal of Next Generation Computing (IJNGC), vol. 2, no. 3, 2011.
  15. A. H. Zahran and C. J. Sreenan, “Threshold-based Media Streaming Optimization for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks,” IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 9, pp. 753–764, June 2010. [Spotlight Paper]
  16. A. H. Zahran, B. Liang and A. Saleh, “Mobility Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Heterogeneous Wireless Networks,” IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 1041–1056, Aug. 2008.
  17. A. H. Zahran and B. Liang, “A Generic Framework for Mobility Modeling and Performance Analysis in Next-generation Heterogeneous Wireless Networks,” IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 45, no. 9, pp. 92–99, September 2007.
  18. A. H. Zahran, B. Liang, and A. Saleh, “Signal threshold adaptation for vertical handoff in heterogeneous wireless networks,” ACM/Springer Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET), Special Issue on Soft Radio Enabled Heterogeneous Networks, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 625–640, August 2006.

Conference papers (72)

  1. J. Mullan and A. H. Zahran, “ns3-continuum: Bridging Network and Compute Simulation for Distributed Computing Systems,” in Proc. 22nd Intl. Conf. on Network and Service Management, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain, 26–30 October, 2026.
  2. D. Raca, G. Provan, A. Zahran, “DUET: Dual-stage Ultra-light Estimator for Cellular Throughput,” in Proc. 22nd Intl. Conf. on Network and Service Management, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), Spain, 26–30 October, 2026.
  3. R. Fetahagić, D. Raca, and A. Zahran, “Scalability in WiFi-based Multi-User VR Streaming Systems,” in Proc. 4th Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Metaverse Technologies & Applications (iMETA), Barcelona, Spain, 16–20 Nov 2026.
  4. A. Abdelreheem, D. Raca, and A. Zahran, “PRECEPT: Power-efficient Field-of-View Prediction for VR Video Streaming,” in Proc. IEEE 5th Intl. Conf. on Intelligent Reality (ICIR), Pisa, Italy, Jun 25–26, 2026.
  5. D. Raca, A. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, A. Tiwari, R. Gupta, “Harnessing Collaboration to Improve the Accuracy of Throughput Prediction in Cellular Networks,” in Proc. IEEE Artificial Intelligence Models and Systems Symposium (IEEE AIMS'25), Vienna, Austria, 25–28 Nov, 2025.
  6. C. O'Brian, T. Zaarour, A. Khalid, and A. Zahran, “KubeGraphBench: Benchmarking Graph Databases for Kubernetes Observability,” in Proc. 16th IEEE Intl. Conf. on Knowledge Graphs (ICKG 2025), Limassol, Cyprus, Nov 13–14, 2025.
  7. A. Abdelreheem, C. Sreenan, A. H. Zahran, “Attention-Enhanced DQN Scheduling for Multi-Link Devices in Synchronous N-STR Wi-Fi 7 Networks,” in Proc. 22nd Intl. Symposium on Mobility Management and Wireless Access (MobiWac 2025), Barcelona, Spain, Oct 27–31, 2025.
  8. I. Hoyer, T. Zaarour, A. Khalid, A. Utz, K. Seidl, K. Brown, and A. Zahran, “ELEVATE: Optimal scheduling of time-sensitive tasks on the heterogeneous reconfigurable Edge,” in Proc. 32nd IEEE Intl. Conf. on Network Protocols (ICNP24), Charleroi, Belgium, Oct. 28–31, 2024.
  9. T. Zaarour, A. Khalid, P. Pradeep, and A. Zahran, “Using Distributed Ledgers To Build Knowledge Graphs For Decentralized Computing Ecosystems,” in Proc. 33rd ACM Intl. Conf. on Information and Knowledge Management (CIKM), Boise, Idaho, USA, October 21–25, 2024.
  10. K. Nolan, D. Raca, G. Provan, A. Zahran, “MATURE: Multistage Throughput Prediction for Adaptive Video Streaming in Cellular Networks,” in Proc. 34th Workshop on Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV), Bari, Italy, April 2024.
  11. M. Seliem, A. Zahran, and D. Pesch, “Wireless TSN Extension to Enable Deterministic Connectivity: Implementation and Performance Evaluation,” in Proc. IEEE 9th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT 2023), Aveiro, Portugal, 16–20 October 2023.
  12. B. Sarvi, C. J. Sreenan and A. H. Zahran, “An Adaptive and Reliable Forward Error Correction Mechanism for Real-time Video Delivery from UAVs,” in Proc. 14th Intl. Conf. on Network of the Future (NoF 2023), Izmir, Turkey, October 04–06, 2023.
  13. D. Raca, Y. Jadhav, J. Quinlan, and A. H. Zahran, “360 Video DASH Dataset,” in Proc. 14th ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys '23), Vancouver, Canada, 7–11 Jun, 2023.
  14. S. Naithani, C. J. Sreenan, A. Zahran, “SDN-Enabled Distributed Access Architecture Cable Networks,” in Proc. IEEE 29th Intl. Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN), July 2023.
  15. M. Seliem, A. Zahran, and D. Pesch, “Delay Analysis of TSN Based Industrial Networks With Preemptive Traffic Using Network Calculus,” in Proc. IFIP Networking, Barcelona, Spain, 12–15 Jun, 2023. (School Best Paper Award)
  16. D. Raca, J. J. Quinlan, A. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, R. Gupta, A. Tiwari, “Quantifying the Impact of Base Station Metrics on LTE Resource Block Prediction Accuracy,” in Proc. IEEE INFOCOM 2023 [Poster], New York, USA, 17–20 May 2023.
  17. P. Trust, P. Kadusabe, H. Younis, R. Minghim, E. Milios and A. Zahran, “UNLPSat TextGraphs-16 Natural Language Premise Selection task: Unsupervised Natural Language Premise Selection in mathematical text using sentence-MPNet,” TextGraphs-16: Graph-based Methods for Natural Language Processing, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, 16 October, 2022, pp. 119–123.
  18. M. Seliem, A. Zahran, and D. Pesch, “TSN-based Industrial Network Performance Analysis,” in Proc. 8th IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (IEEE WF-IoT 2022), Japan, Oct 2022. (Best Paper Award)
  19. P. Trust, P. Kadusabe, A. Zahran, R. Minghim and K. Omala, “UCCNLP@SMM4H'22: Label distribution aware long-tailed learning with post-hoc posterior calibration applied to text classification,” in Proc. Seventh Workshop on Social Media Mining for Health Applications, Workshop & Shared Task, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, 12–17 October, 2022, pp. 90–94.
  20. D. Raca, M. Salian, and A. H. Zahran, “Enabling scalable emulation of differentiated services in mininet,” in Proc. 13th ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys '22), ACM, New York, NY, USA, pp. 240–245.
  21. A. Majidi and A. H. Zahran, “Optimized Joint Unicast-Multicast Panoramic Video Streaming in Cellular Networks,” in Proc. IEEE 28th Intl. Conf. on Network Protocols (ICNP), Madrid, Spain, 2020, pp. 1–6.
  22. D. Raca, A. H. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, R. K. Sinha, E. Halepovic, R. Jana, V. Gopalakrishnan, B. Bathula and M. Varvello, “Empowering Video Players in Cellular: Throughput Prediction from Radio Network Measurements,” ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys), June 18–21, 2019.
  23. A. Khalid, A. H. Zahran, and C. J. Sreenan, “An SDN-Based Device-Aware Live Video Service For Inter-Domain Adaptive Bitrate Streaming,” ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys), June 18–21, 2019.
  24. A. Khalid, A. H. Zahran, and C. J. Sreenan, “RTOP: Optimal User Grouping and SFN Clustering for Multiple eMBMS Video Sessions,” in Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), Paris, France, 29 April–2 May 2019. (School Best Paper Award)
  25. D. Raca, A. H. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, R. K. Sinha, E. Halepovic, R. Jana, V. Gopalakrishnan, B. Bathula, M. Varvello, “Incorporating Prediction into Adaptive Streaming Algorithms: A QoE Perspective,” in Proc. 28th ACM SIGMM Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video (NOSSDAV'18), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 2018.
  26. D. Raca, J. J. Quinlan, A. H. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, “Beyond Throughput: a 4G LTE Dataset with Channel and Context Metrics,” in Proc. ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys 2018), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 2018.
  27. A. Reviakin, A. H. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, “dashc: a highly scalable client emulator for DASH video,” in Proc. ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys 2018), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 2018.
  28. D. Raca, A. H. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, R. K. Sinha, E. Halepovic, R. Jana, V. Gopalakrishnan, “Back to the Future: Throughput Prediction For Cellular Networks using Radio KPIs,” in Proc. 4th ACM Workshop on Hot Topics in Wireless (HotWireless 2017) at ACM MobiCom.
  29. A. Khalid, A. H. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, “mCast: An SDN-based Resource-Efficient Live Video Streaming Architecture with ISP-CDN Collaboration,” in Proc. 42nd IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN), Singapore, October 9–12, 2017.
  30. A. Khalid, A. H. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, “ DEMO: Prototyping and Evaluating SDN-based Multicast Architectures for Live Video Streaming,” in Proc. 42nd IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN), Singapore, October 9–12, 2017.
  31. A. H. Zahran, J. J. Quinlan, K. K. Ramakrishnan, C. J. Sreenan, “SAP: Stall-Aware Pacing for Improved DASH Video Experience in Cellular Networks,” in Proc. ACM Multimedia Systems 2017, Taipei, Taiwan, June 20–23, 2017. (Winner of the “First Excellence in DASH Award” & runner-up for Best Paper Award)
  32. D. Raca, A. H. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, “Sizing Network Buffers: A HTTP Adaptive Streaming Perspective,” in Proc. 4th Intl. Conf. on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud), Vienna, Austria, August 22–24, 2016.
  33. J. J. Quinlan, D. Raca, A. H. Zahran, A. Khalid, K. K. Ramakrishnan, C. J. Sreenan, “DEMO: D-LiTE: A platform for evaluating DASH performance over a simulated LTE network,” in Proc. 22nd IEEE Intl. Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN 2016), Rome, Italy, June 13–15, 2016. (Best Demo Award)
  34. A. H. Zahran, J. J. Quinlan, C. J. Sreenan, K. K. Ramakrishnan, “Impact of the LTE Scheduler on achieving Good QoE for DASH Video Streaming,” in Proc. 22nd IEEE Intl. Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN 2016), Rome, Italy, June 13–15, 2016.
  35. A. H. Zahran and C. J. Sreenan, “ARBITER: Adaptive Rate-Based InTElligent HTTP StReaming Algorithm,” in Proc. 22nd Intl. Packet Video Workshop (PV 2016), Seattle, WA, USA, July 11–15, 2016.
  36. A. H. Zahran, J. J. Quinlan, D. Raca, C. J. Sreenan, E. Halepovic, R. K. Sinha, R. Jana, V. Gopalakrishnan, “OSCAR: An Optimized Stall-Cautious Adaptive Bitrate Streaming Algorithm For Mobile Networks,” in Proc. 8th Workshop on Mobile Video (MoVid 2016), Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria, May 10–13, 2016.
  37. M. K. Abdel-Aziz, A. H. Zahran, T. ElBatt, “A Novel Framework For Scalable Video Streaming Over Multi-Channel Multi-Radio Wireless Mesh Networks,” in Proc. 8th Workshop on Mobile Video (MoVid 2016), Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria, May 10–13, 2016.
  38. J. J. Quinlan, A. H. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan, “Datasets for AVC (H.264) and HEVC (H.265) for Evaluating Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH),” in Proc. MMSys 2016 (dataset track), Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria, May 10–13, 2016.
  39. M. Youssef, K. Elsayed and A. H. Zahran, “Contiki-AMAC—The Enhanced Adaptive Radio Duty Cycling Protocol: Proposal and Analysis,” in Proc. Intl. Workshop on Scalable Internet of Things (S-IoT'2016), Cairo, Egypt, Apr, 2016.
  40. I. Tsompanidis, A. H. Zahran and C. Sreenan, “A Utility-based Resource and Network Assignment Framework for Heterogeneous Mobile Networks,” in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference, San Diego, California, USA, 6–10 Dec, 2015.
  41. Y. Shabara, A. H. Zahran and T. ElBatt, “Efficient Spectrum Access Strategies for Cognitive Networks with General Idle Time Statistics,” in Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Communications, London, UK, 8–12 June, 2015.
  42. J. J. Quinlan, A. H. Zahran, C. J. Sreenan and K. K. Ramakrishnan, “Delivery of Adaptive Bit Rate Video: Balancing Fairness, Efficiency and Quality,” in Proc. 23rd IEEE LAN/MAN Workshop, Beijing, China, Apr 22–24, 2015.
  43. A. Anwar, K. G. Seddik, T. ElBatt, A. Zahran, “On the Effective Capacity of Delay Constrained Cognitive Radio Networks with Relaying Capability,” in Proc. Intl. Workshop on Cognitive Radio for 5G Networks, Doha, Qatar, 2015.
  44. A. M. Salama, A. H. Zahran and T. ElBatt, “Fractional Sequential Sensing for Energy Efficient Cooperative Cognitive Radio Networks,” in Proc. GlobalSIP 2014: Signal Processing for Cognitive Radios and Networks, Atlanta, USA, Dec, 2014.
  45. G. G. Rizk, A. H. Zahran, M. H. Ismail, “AVIS: An Adaptive VIdeo Simulation Framework for Scalable Video,” in Proc. 8th Intl. Conf. on Next Generation Mobile Apps, Services and Technologies, Oxford, UK, 10–12 Sep, 2014.
  46. I. Samy, A. H. Zahran and T. ElBatt, “Joint Relay Assignment and Adaptive Modulation for Energy-Efficient Cellular Networks,” in Proc. IEEE 25th Intl. Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), Washington, DC, USA, Sep 2014.
  47. S. Ali, A. H. Zahran, M. H. Ismail, “SVC-DASH-M: Scalable Video Coding Dynamic Adaptive Streaming Over HTTP Using Multiple Connections,” in Proc. 21st Intl. Conf. on Telecommunications (ICT 2014), Lisbon, Portugal, May 2014.
  48. I. Tsompanidis, A. H. Zahran and C. Sreenan, “Mobile Network Traffic: a User Behaviour Model,” in Proc. 7th IFIP Wireless and Mobile Networking Conference (WMNC 2014), Portugal, May 2014.
  49. H. Elhelw, A. H. Zahran and K. Elsayed, “E2MAC: An Energy-Efficient MAC Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks,” in Proc. 31st National Radio Science Conference, Cairo, Egypt, April 2014.
  50. M. ElSherief, T. ElBatt, A. H. Zahran and A. Helmy, “The Quest for User Similarity in Mobile Societies,” in Proc. 2nd Intl. Workshop on Social and Community Intelligence, Budapest, Hungary, 2014. (Acceptance rate 17%)
  51. A. Alabbasi and A. H. Zahran, “Media Streaming Cost Optimization for Heterogeneous Three-tier Wireless Networks,” in Proc. IEEE/IFIP Wireless Days 2014, Valencia, Spain, Nov 2013. (Acceptance ratio 34%)
  52. M. ElSherief, T. ElBatt, A. H. Zahran, and A. Helmy, “O'BTW: an opportunistic, similarity-based mobile recommendation system,” in Proc. 11th Annual Intl. Conf. on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services (MobiSys '13), ACM, New York, NY, USA, pp. 511–512.
  53. J. J. Quinlan, A. H. Zahran, and C. J. Sreenan, “ALD: adaptive layer distribution for scalable video,” in Proc. 4th ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys '13), Oslo, Norway, Feb 27–Mar 1, 2013. (Acceptance ratio 23.5%)
  54. A. T. Abdel-Hamid, A. H. Zahran and T. ElBatt, “Improved Spectrum Mobility using Virtual Reservation in Collaborative Cognitive Radio Networks,” in Proc. 18th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (IEEE ISCC 2013), Split, Croatia, July 2013. (Acceptance ratio 43%)
  55. I. Tsompanidis, A. H. Zahran and C. Sreenan, “SuperBS: A Methodology for Resource Management in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks,” in Proc. 9th IEEE Intl. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2013), Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, July 1–5, 2013.
  56. A. Anwar, K. G. Seddik, T. ElBatt and A. H. Zahran, “Effective Capacity of Delay Constrained Cognitive Radio Links Exploiting Primary Feedback,” in Proc. 11th Intl. Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc and Wireless Networks (WiOpt 2013).
  57. I. Tsompanidis, A. H. Zahran and C. Sreenan, “Towards utility-based resource management in heterogeneous wireless networks,” in Proc. 7th ACM Intl. Workshop on Mobility in the Evolving Internet Architecture (MobiArch '12), ACM, New York, NY, USA, pp. 23–28.
  58. J. Quinlan, A. H. Zahran, C. Sreenan, “SDC: Scalable Description Coding for Adaptive Streaming Media,” in Proc. 19th Intl. Packet Video Workshop, Munich, Germany, May 10–11, 2012.
  59. A. H. Zahran, “Extended Synchronization Signals for Eliminating PCI Confusion in Heterogeneous LTE,” in Proc. 2012 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2012), Paris, France, Apr 1–4, 2012.
  60. P. Davern, N. Nashid, A. H. Zahran and C. J. Sreenan, “Towards an Automated Client-Side Framework for Evaluating HTTP/TCP Performance,” in Proc. Intl. Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems, The Hague, Netherlands, June 27–30, 2011.
  61. A. H. Zahran and C. J. Sreenan, “Extended Handover Keying and Modified IEEE 802.21 Resource Query Approach for Improving Vertical Handoff Performance,” in Proc. Fourth IFIP Intl. Conf. on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS), 2011. (31% acceptance rate)
  62. P. Davern, N. Nashid, A. H. Zahran and C. J. Sreenan, “HTTP acceleration over high latency links,” in Proc. Fourth IFIP Intl. Conf. on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS), 2011. (31% acceptance rate) [Selected for a Journal Extension]
  63. L. Chen, A. H. Zahran, and C. J. Sreenan, “IEEE 802.21-enabled ALIVE-HO for Media Streaming in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks,” in Proc. 17th IEEE LAN/MAN Workshop, New Jersey, USA, May 5–7, 2010.
  64. A. H. Zahran and C. J. Sreenan, “PGMS: Pseudo-optimal Greedy Media Streaming Algorithm for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks,” in Proc. 4th IEEE Conf. on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking, and Communications, Avignon, France, Oct 12–15, 2008. (24% acceptance rate) [Selected for a Journal Extension]
  65. A. H. Zahran and C. J. Sreenan, “Cost Efficient Media Streaming Algorithms for Rate-dependent Pricing Strategies in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks,” in Proc. First IEEE Intl. Workshop on Future Multimedia Networking, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Sep 16–19, 2008. (22% acceptance rate)
  66. A. H. Zahran and B. Liang, “Call Admission Control Analysis in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks,” 3rd Intl. Computer Engineering Conference: Smart Applications for the Information Society (ICENCO 07), Cairo, Egypt, 26–27 December 2007. (30.0% acceptance rate)
  67. A. H. Zahran, B. Liang and A. Saleh, “Impact of Technology Overlap in Next-Generation Wireless Heterogeneous Systems,” IFIP Networking 2007, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, May 14–18, 2007. (22.5% acceptance rate)
  68. A. H. Zahran, B. Liang and A. Saleh, “Modeling and Performance Analysis for Beyond 3G Integrated Wireless Networks,” in Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Communications (ICC), Istanbul, Turkey, June 2006. (39.0% acceptance rate, Student Travel Grant)
  69. A. H. Zahran, B. Liang and A. Saleh, “Beyond 3G Wireless Network Design for Optimal Resource Utilization,” in Proc. Twenty-Third Biennial Symposium on Communications, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, May 30–June 1, 2006.
  70. A. H. Zahran, B. Liang, “Mobility Modeling for Two-Tier Integrated Wireless Multimedia Networks,” in Proc. IEEE Intl. Workshop on Multimedia Technologies over Wireless Networks, Irvine, California, USA, December 12–14, 2005.
  71. A. H. Zahran and B. Liang, “Performance evaluation framework for vertical handoff algorithms in heterogeneous networks,” in Proc. IEEE Intl. Conf. on Communications (ICC), Seoul, Korea, May 2005. (35.0% acceptance rate)
  72. B. Liang, A. H. Zahran, and A. Saleh, “Application Signal Threshold Adaptation for Vertical Handoff in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks,” IFIP Networking 2005, Waterloo, Canada, May 2–6, 2005. (Best Paper Award)

Patents

  • US 10,693,575 System and Method for Throughput Prediction for Cellular Networks. Granted: Jun 23, 2020. Inventors: R. Jana, E. Halepovic, R. Sinha, V. Gopalakrishnan, A. Zahran, D. Raca, C. J. Sreenan, B. G. Bathula, M. Varvello.
  • US 20120198032A1 Communication System. Granted: Jan 31, 2017. Inventors: M. Fitzgerald, G. Waugh, R. Lord, M. Godley, C. Young, J. Cahill, T. Crotty, E. Higgins, P. Davern, N. N. Islam, C. J. Sreenan, A. Zahran. Current assignee: Parallel Ltd / Altobridge Ltd.