Arsalan Ahmad
Title(s):
Research Associate Professor
Office
Durham613 Morrill Rd
Ames, IA 500112100
Information
Education
Ph.D. in Electronics & Communication Engineering, Feb 2014, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
MS in Communication Engineering, September 2010, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
BE in Information Technology, May 2007, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan
Research Areas
Core Area(s): Computing and networking systems
Department’s Strategic Area(s): Cyber infrastructure
Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3bdZhc4AAAAJ&hl=en
Selected Publications:
Ahsan M, Ahmed A, Al-Dweik A, Hashmi US, Ahmad A, “Efficient Network Slicing for 5G Services in Cloud Fog-RAN Deployment Over WDM Network”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 72(9), 12099-12112 (September 2023).
Ahmad A, Ahmed A, Al-Dweik A, Ali ST, Ahmad A, “Merging engine implementation for intra-frame sharing in multi-tenant virtual passive optical networks”, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, 15(4), 209-218 (April 2023).
M Ibrahim, A Ahmad, S Ekin, P LoPresti, S Altunc, O Kegege, JF O’Hara “Anticipating Optical Availability in Hybrid RF/FSO Links Using RF Beacons and Deep Learning”, IEEE Transactions on Machine Learning in Communications and Networking September 2024
Ruffini M, Ahmad A, Zeb S, Afraz N, Slyne F, “Virtual DBA: virtualizing passive optical networks to enable multi-service operation in true multi-tenant environments”, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, 12(4), B63-B73 (2020).
Ahmad A, Bianco A, Bonetto E, Chiaraviglio L, Idzikowski F, “Energy-aware design of multilayer core networks”, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, 5(10), A127-A143 (2013).
Ferrari A, Cantono M, Ahmad A, Curri V, “Physical layer strategies to save lightpath regenerators”, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, 10(9), 703-711 (2018).
Rahman HMU, Hanif R, Ghafoor S, Ahmad A, “Open Networking Engine (ONE): An Orchestration Tool for Open Optical Line System”, IEEE Access (January 2024).
Shehzad MK, Ahmad A, Hassan SA, Jung H, “Backhaul-aware intelligent positioning of UAVs and association of terrestrial base stations for fronthaul connectivity”, IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering, 8(4), 2742-2755 (2021).
Borraccini G, D’Amico A, Straullu S, Usmani F, Ahmad A, Curri V, “Iterative supervised learning approach using transceiver bit-error-rate measurements for optical line system optimization”, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, 15(2), 111-118 (April 2023).
Malik AW, Rahman AU, Ahmad A, Santos MMD, “Over-the-air software-defined vehicle updates using federated fog environment”, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 19(4), 5078-5089 (2022).
Ahsan M, Ahmed A, Al-Dweik A, Ahmad A, “Functional split-aware optimal BBU placement for 5G cloud-RAN over WDM access/aggregation network”, IEEE Systems Journal, 17(1), 122-133 (2022).
Ahmad A, Bianco A, Bonetto E, “Traffic grooming and energy-efficiency in flexible-grid networks”, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 3264-3269 (2014).
Raza MS, D’Amico A, Usmani F, Alavi SM, Taimoor MA, Curri V, Ahmad A, “LYNX: A GNPy-based web application for multi-vendor optical network planning”, Optical Fiber Communication Conference, M3Z.13 (2022).
Zhang T, Boateng JO, Islam TUI, Ahmad A, Zhang H, Qiao D, “Ara-o-ran: End-to-end programmable o-ran living lab for agriculture and rural communities”, IEEE INFOCOM Conference on Computer Communications (May 2024).
Ahmad A, Slyne F, Zeb S, Wahab A, Khan RA, Ruffini M, “Capacity sharing approaches in multi-tenant, multi-service PONs for low-latency fronthaul applications based on cooperative-DBA”, Optical Fiber Communication Conference, M1K.3 (2020).
Primary Strategic Research Area
Resilient Infrastructures