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Active Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces (RIS) are a promising technology for 6G wireless networks. This paper investigates a novel hybrid deep reinforcement learning (DRL) framework for resource allocation in a multi-user uplink system…
Future sixth-generation (6G) mobile networks will demand artificial intelligence (AI) agents that are not only autonomous and efficient, but also capable of real-time adaptation in dynamic environments and transparent in their…
The notions of softwarization and virtualization of the radio access network (RAN) of next-generation (5G) wireless systems are ushering in a vision where applications and services are physically decoupled from devices and network…
Deep learning has made great strides lately with the availability of powerful computing machines and the advent of user-friendly programming environments. It is anticipated that the deep learning algorithms will entirely provision the…
Effective network slicing requires an infrastructure/network provider to deal with the uncertain demand and real-time dynamics of network resource requests. Another challenge is the combinatorial optimization of numerous resources, e.g.,…
In this paper, we design a new flexible smart software-defined radio access network (Soft-RAN) architecture with traffic awareness for sixth generation (6G) wireless networks. In particular, we consider a hierarchical resource allocation…
We are interested in the optimal scheduling of a collection of multi-component application jobs in an edge computing system that consists of geo-distributed edge computing nodes connected through a wide area network. The scheduling and…
The dynamic and evolutionary nature of service requirements in wireless networks has motivated the telecom industry to consider intelligent self-adapting Reinforcement Learning (RL) agents for controlling the growing portfolio of network…
We consider a source that wishes to communicate with a destination at a desired rate, over a mmWave network where links are subject to blockage and nodes to failure (e.g., in a hostile military environment). To achieve resilience to link…
Next Generation (NextG) networks are expected to support demanding tactile internet applications such as augmented reality and connected autonomous vehicles. Whereas recent innovations bring the promise of larger link capacity, their…
Dynamic spectrum slicing is a critical enabler for 6G Radio Access Networks (RANs), allowing the coexistence of heterogeneous services. However, optimizing resource allocation in dense, interference-limited deployments remains challenging…
Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) are in process of overlaying their conventional macro cellular networks with shorter range cells such as outdoor pico cells. The resultant increase in network complexity creates substantial overhead in terms…
Smart and connected mobility systems rely on 5G edge infrastructure to support real-time communication, control, and service differentiation. Achieving this requires adaptive resource management mechanisms that can react to rapidly changing…
Network slicing is a crucial enabler to support the composition and deployment of virtual network infrastructures required by the dynamic behavior of networks like 5G/6G mobile networks, IoT-aware networks, e-health systems, and industry…
Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) has been recently proposed by 3GPP to enable network operators to deploy fifth generation (5G) mobile networks with reduced costs. In this paper, we propose to use IAB to build a dynamic wireless…
Deep Reinforcement Learning (RL) algorithms can solve complex sequential decision tasks successfully. However, they have a major drawback of having poor sample efficiency which can often be tackled by knowledge reuse. In Multi-Agent…
The grand objective of 5G wireless technology is to support three generic services with vastly heterogeneous requirements: enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine-type communications (mMTC), and ultra-reliable low-latency…
The cellular device explosion in the past few decades has created many different opportunities for development for future generations. The 5G network offers a greater speed in the transmissions, a lower latency, and therefore greater…
Deep reinforcement learning (DRL)-based slicing policies have shown significant success in simulated environments but face challenges in physical systems such as open radio access networks (O-RANs) due to simulation-to-reality gaps. These…
As the Metaverse envisions deeply immersive and pervasive connectivity in 6G networks, Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) emerges as a critical enabler to meet the demanding requirements of massive and immersive communications. IAB…