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A resource-constrained unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can be used as a flying LoRa gateway (GW) to move inside the target area for efficient data collection and LoRa resource management. In this work, we propose deep reinforcement learning…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-12-05 Mohammed Jouhari , Khalil Ibrahimi , Jalel Ben Othman , El Mehdi Amhoud

Multi-connectivity involves dynamic cluster formation among distributed access points (APs) and coordinated resource allocation from these APs, highlighting the need for efficient mobility management strategies for users with…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-29 Irshad A. Meer , Karl-Ludwig Besser , Mustafa Ozger , Dominic Schupke , H. Vincent Poor , Cicek Cavdar

In this paper, the optimal deployment of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) acting as flying base stations is investigated. Considering the downlink scenario, the goal is to minimize the total required transmit power of UAVs while…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-02-05 Mohammad Mozaffari , Walid Saad , Mehdi Bennis , Merouane Debbah

In this paper, we investigate an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assistant air-to-ground communication system, where multiple UAVs form a UAV-enabled virtual antenna array (UVAA) to communicate with remote base stations by utilizing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-04-12 Saichao Liu , Geng Sun , Jiahui Li , Shuang Liang , Qingqing Wu , Pengfei Wang , Dusit Niyato

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly essential in various fields such as surveillance, reconnaissance, and telecommunications. This study aims to develop a learning algorithm for the path planning of UAV wireless communication…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-20 Joseanne Viana , Boris Galkin , Lester Ho , Holger Claussen

UAVs are becoming popular in agriculture, however, they usually use time-consuming row-by-row flight paths. This paper presents a deep-reinforcement-learning-based approach for path planning to efficiently localize weeds in agricultural…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-30 Rick van Essen , Eldert van Henten , Gert Kootstra

This paper investigates the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted resilience perspective in the 6G network energy saving (NES) scenario. More specifically, we consider multiple ground base stations (GBSs) and each GBS has three different…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-08 Dao Lan Vy Dinh , Anh Nguyen Thi Mai , Hung Tran , Giang Quynh Le Vu , Tu Dac Ho , Zhenni Pan , Vo Nhan Van , Symeon Chatzinotas , Dinh-Hieu Tran

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with multiple antennas have recently been explored to improve capacity in wireless networks. However, the strict energy constraint of UAVs, given their simultaneous flying and communication tasks, renders the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-21 Hosein Zarini , Maryam Farajzadeh Dehkordi , Armin Farhadi , Mohammad Robat Mili , Ali Movaghar , Mehdi Rasti , Yonghui Li , Kai-Kit Wong

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based networks and Internet of Things (IoT) are being considered as integral components of current and next-generation wireless networks. In particular, UAVs can provide IoT devices with seamless connectivity…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-12 Xueyuan Wang , M. Cenk Gursoy

Modern day wireless networks have tremendously evolved driven by a sharp increase in user demands, continuously requesting more data and services. This puts significant strain on infrastructure based macro cellular networks due to the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Vishal Sharma , Mehdi Bennis , Rajesh Kumar

Unmanned Aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used as network processors in mobile networks, but more recently, UAVs have been used in Mobile Edge Computing as mobile servers. However, there are significant challenges to use UAVs in complex…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2021-05-20 Huan Chang , Yicheng Chen , Baochang Zhang , David Doermann

The growing use of aerial user equipments (UEs) in various applications requires ubiquitous and reliable connectivity for safe control and data exchange between these devices and ground stations. Key questions that need to be addressed when…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-04-30 Mohammad Mahdi Azari , Fernando Rosas , Sofie Pollin

In this paper, we propose a novel joint intelligent trajectory design and resource allocation algorithm based on user's mobility and their requested services for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) assisted networks, where UAVs act as nodes of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-05-24 Mohsen Pourghasemian , Mohammad Reza Abedi , Shima Salarhosseini , Nader Mokari , Mohammad Reza Javan , Eduard A. Jorswieck

The rapid advancement of Low-Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs), particularly Long Range (LoRa) systems, has positioned them as a cornerstone for Next-Generation Internet of Things (NG-IoT) applications within 5G/6G ecosystems. Despite their…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Abdullahi Isa Ahmed , Jamal Bentahar , El Mehdi Amhoud

In this letter, we study an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-mounted mobile edge computing network, where the UAV executes computational tasks offloaded from mobile terminal users (TUs) and the motion of each TU follows a Gauss-Markov random…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-01-29 Q. Liu , L. Shi , L. Sun , J. Li , M. Ding , F. Shu

The growing demand for robust, scalable wireless networks in the 5G-and-beyond era has led to the deployment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as mobile base stations to enhance coverage in dense urban and underserved rural areas. This…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-04 Ghoshana Bista , Abbas Bradai , Emmanuel Moulay , Abdulhalim Dandoush

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have emerged as a key enabler for next-generation wireless networks due to their on-demand deployment, high mobility, and ability to provide Line-of-Sight (LoS) connectivity. These features make UAVs…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-30 Kamran Shafafi , Alaa Awad Abdellatif , Manuel Ricardo , Rui Campos

In this paper, we propose a multi-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted integrated sensing, communication, and computation network. Specifically, the treble-functional UAVs are capable of offering communication and edge computing services…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-08 Sicong Peng , Bin Li , Lei Liu , Zesong Fei , Dusit Niyato

In this paper, we propose a novel optimization model for multiple Unmanned Areal Vehicles (UAVs) working as relays and helping Device-to-Device (D2D) communications at the same time. The goal of the UAVs is to operate in an energy-efficient…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-12-10 Ahmad Alsharoa , Murat Yukse

This paper proposes a novel design on the wireless powered communication network (WPCN) in dynamic environments under the assistance of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Unlike the existing studies, where the low-power wireless…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-06-10 Ze Yu Zhao , Yue Ling Che , Sheng Luo , Gege Luo , Kaishun Wu , Victor C. M. Leung