Publications

Journals

• [J26] M. Alam N. Ahmed, M. Matam, F. Barbhuiya, "Analysing the suitability of IEEE 802.11 ah for next generation Internet of Things: A comparative study" , Ad Hoc Networks, 2024 (IF: 4.8)
• [J25] R. K. Das, N. Ahmed, A. K. Maji, G. Saha, "Edge Controller-Assisted SDN Architecture for Internet of Things" , IEEE Sensors Journal, 2023 (IF: 4.3)
• [J24] M. Alam N. Ahmed, M. Matam, M. Mukherjee, F. Barbhuiya, "SDN-based Re-configurable Edge Network Architecture for Industrial Internet of Things" , IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2023 (IF: 10.5)
• [J23] A. Mandal N. Ahmed, M.I. Hussain, "IoT-MAC: A Channel Access Mechanism for IoT Smart Environment" , Array, 2023 ()
• [J22] S. Misra, S. Pal, N. Ahmed, A. Mukherjee, "SDN-Controlled Resource-Tailored Analytics for Healthcare IoT System" , IEEE Systems Journal, 2023 (IF: 4.4)
• [J21] N. Ahmed, M.I. Hussain, "A QoS-aware Scheduling with Node Grouping for IEEE 802.11ah" , Wireless Nerworks, 2023 (IF: 2.7)
• [J20] R. K. Das, N. Ahmed, A. K. Maji, G. Saha, "Nx-IoT: Improvement of conventional IoT Framework by incorporating SDN Infrastructure" , IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2022 (IF: 10.5)
• [J19] F. Gazi, N. Ahmed, S. Misra, "RE-MAC: A Hybrid MAC Protocol for Underwater Multimedia Communication System", IEEE Systems Journal, 2022 (IF: 3.9)
• [J18] F. Gazi, N. Ahmed, S. Misra, "ProStream: Programmable Underwater IoT Network for Multimedia Streaming", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2022 (IF: 9.9)
• [J17] F. Gazi, N. Ahmed, S. Misra, W. Wei "Reinforcement Learning-Based MAC Protocol for Underwater Multimedia Sensor Networks", ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, 2022 (IF: 3.52).
• [J16] A. Shukla, N. Ahmed, A. Roy, S. C. Misra, "Softwarized Management of 6G Network for Green Internet of Things", Computer Communications, 2022 (IF: 3.1).
• [J15] K. Medhi, N. Ahmed, M.I. Hussain, "Dew-based offline computing architecture for healthcare IoT", ICT Express, 2021 (IF: 4.3).
• [J14] S. Nayak, N. Ahmed, S. Misra, "Deep-Learning-Based Reliable Routing Attack Detection Mechanism for Industrial Internet of Things ", Ad Hoc Networks, 2021(IF: 4.1).
• [J13] Md. I. Hussain, N. Ahmed, Z. I. Ahmed, N. Sarma , "QoS Provisioning in Wireless Mesh Networks: A Survey", Wireless Personal Communications, 2021 (IF: 1.6).
• [J12] N. Ahmed, Md. I. Hussain, "Scalable Internet of Things Network Design Using Multi-hop IEEE802.11ah", Telecommunication Systems, 2021 (IF: 2.2).
• [J11] N. Ahmed, S. Misra, "Collaborative Flow-Identification Mechanism for Software-Defined Internet of Things", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2021 (IF: 9.9 ).
• [J10] N. Ahmed, D. De, F. A. Barbhuiya, M.I. Hussain, "MAC protocols for IEEE 802.11ah-based Internet of Things: A Survey", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2021, (IF: 9.9 ).
• [J10] L. C. Thungun, N. Ahmed, S. C. Sahana, M. I. Hussain, "A Lightweight Authentication and Key-Exchange Mechanism for 6LoWPAN-based Internet of Things", Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies DOI: 10.1002/ett.4033 (IF: 1.49 ).
• [J9] R. K. Das, N. Ahmed, F. H. Pohrmen, A. K. Maji, G. Saha, "6LE-SDN: An Edge-Based Software-Defined Network for Internet of Things", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 7725 - 7733, 2020, DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2020.2990936 (IF: 9.5 ).
• [J8] N. Ahmed, and Md. I. Hussain, "Periodic Traffic Scheduling for IEEE 802.11ah Networks", IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 1510-1513, July 2020, doi: 10.1109/LCOMM.2020.2981087 (IF: 3.45 ).
• [J7] N. Ahmed, S. K. Das, and Md. I. Hussain, "Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation Schemes for Multi-hop Wireless Mesh Networks", International Journal of Next Generation Computing, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. --, 2019.
• [J6] L. C. Thungon, N. Ahmed, and M. I. Hussain "Comparison of AES and PRESENT Block Cipher for 6LoWPAN Based Internet-of-Things", International Journal of Computational Intelligence & IoT, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. --, 2019
• IEEE IoTJ-2018 N. Ahmed, D. De and M. I. Hussain "Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Precision Agriculture and Farming in Rural Areas", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 4890-4899, 2018 (IF: 9.5) [LINK]
• [J5] N. Ahmed, H. Rahman and M. I. Hussain "An IEEE 802.11ah-based scalable network architecture for Internet of Things", Annals of Telecommunication, vol. 73, no. 7–8, pp. 499–509, 2018 (IF: 1.5 ).
• [J4] H. Rahman, N. Ahmed, and M. I. Hussain "A QoS-aware hybrid data aggregation scheme for Internet of Things", Annals of Telecommunication, vol. 73, no. 7–8, pp. 475–486, 2018 (IF: 1.5 ).
• [J3] N. Ahmed, H. Rhman, and M. I. Hussain "A Comparison of 802.11ah and 802.15.4 for IoT", Information & Communications Technology Express (ICT Express), vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 100-102, 2016, (IF: 3.4).
• [J2] Md. I. Hussain, N. Ahmed "A Performance Analysis of E-Learning over WiFi-based Long Distance Networks", Journal of Wireless Networking and Communications, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 85-93, 2016.
• [J1] I. Hussain, S. K. Dutta, N. Ahmed, and M. I. Hussain "A WiFi-based Reliable Network Architecture for Rural Regions", ADBU Journal of Engineering Technology, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. --, 2015.

Conferences

• [C30] N. Ahmed, F. Esposito, N. Shakoor, "Bridging IoT Education Through Activities: A Game-Oriented Approach with Real-time Data Visualization", in IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference 2024, Princeton, NJ, March 9th, 2024 , to appear !
• [C29] M. Alam, N. Ahmed, R. Matam, F. Barbhuiya, "RedgeX: Meta-learning based Optimal Analytical Model for Programmable Edge Intelligence", in 2024 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 21–24 April 2024 to appear !
• [C28] N. Ahmed, F. Esposito, O. Okafor, N. Shakoor, "SoftFarmNet: Reconfigurable Wi-Fi HaLow Networks for Precision Agriculture", in IEEE International Conference on Cloud Networking (IEEE CloudNet) 2023, to appear !
• [C27] N. Ahmed, A. Roy, S. Misra, "Programming Edge-based 6TiSCH Networks for Control-Loop Communication", in IEEE Global Communications Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4–8 December 2023 , to appear !
• [C26] R. Saha, N. Ahmed, S. Misra, "Node Behaviour-Aware Secure Flow Control Mechanism for IoT-Based Big Data", in IEEE Global Communications Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4–8 December 2023 , to appear !
• [C25]B. Gano, N. Ahmed, N. Shakoor, "Machine learning-based prediction of sorghum biomass from UAV multispectral imagery data", in 4th IEEE International Conference on Computing and Communication Systems (I3CS),to appear !
• [C24]R. Saha, N. Ahmed, S. Misra, "Dynamic Fog Intelligence with Flow Control for Green Internet of Things", in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2022
• [C23]M. Alam, N. Ahmed, R. Matam, F. A. Barbhuiya, "L3Fog: Fog Node Selection and Task Offloading Framework for Mobile IoT", accepted for publication in IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), pp. 1-6, 2022
• [C22]R. Saha, N. Ahmed, S. Misra, "SDN-Controller Triggered Dynamic Decision Control Mechanism for Healthcare IoT", in IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2021
• [C21]N. Ahmed, A. Roy, S. Misra, "SDN-Based Link Recovery Scheme for Large-Scale Internetof Things" , in IEEE 22nd International Conference on High-Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR), pp. 1-6, 2021
• [C20]N. Ahmed, A. Roy, S. Misra, D. Tandur, "Programmable IEEE 802.11ah Network for Internet of Things", in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp. 1-6, 2021
• [C19]S. Nayak, S. Misra, and N. Ahmed, "Blockchain-Based Programmable Fog Architecture for Future Internet of Things Applications" , Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 1-6, 2020
• [C18]S. Misra, R. Saha, and N. Ahmed "Health-Flow: Criticality-Aware Flow Control for SDN-Based Healthcare IoT" , Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 1-6, 2020
• [C17]F. Gaji, S. Misra, N. Ahmed, A. Mukherjee, and N. Kumar, "UnRest: Underwater Reliable Acoustic Communication for Multimedia Streaming", Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 1-6, 2020
• [C16]S. Misra, K. Sarkar, and N. Ahmed, "Blockchain-Based Controller Recovery in SDN", Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM Workshops), Toronto, Canada, pp. 1-6, 2020
• [C15] N. Ahmed and S. Misra, "Channel Access Mechanism for IEEE 802.11ah-based Relay Networks", International Conference on Communications (ICC), Dublin, Ireland, pp. 1-6, 2020
• [C14]L. C. Thungun, N. Ahmed, and M.I. Hussain, "Comparison of AES and PRESENT Block Cipher for 6LoWPAN based Internet-of-Things", accepted to publish in International Conference on Computational Intelligence & IoT (ICCIIoT), 14-15th Dec. 2018, Tripura, India
• [C13] N. Ahmed, D. De, and Md. I. Hussain, “A QoS-aware MAC protocol for IEEE 802.11ah-based Internet of Things“,in 15th International Conference on Wireless and OpticalCommunications Networks (WOCN), IEEE, 2018
• [C12]A. Kalita, N. Ahmed, H. Rahman, and Md. I. Hussain, “A QoS-aware MAC protocol for large-scale networks in Internet of Things“, published in 11th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Networks and Telecommunications Systems (ANTS), pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ANTS.2017.8384132, IEEE, 2017
• [C11] N. Ahmed,and Md. I. Hussain, “Relay-based IEEE 802.11ah network: A Smart CitySolution“,IEEE International Conference on Cloudification of Internet of Things (CIoT), pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/CIOT.2016.7872922 2016 (IEEE), Paris, France
• [C10] N. Ahmed, and I. Hussain, “A Distributed Channel Access Mechanism for IEEE 802.11ah", IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), pp. 1-6,doi:10.1109/WF-IoT.2016.7845428, 2016 (IEEE), Reston, VA, USA
• [C9]H. Rahman, N. Ahmed,and Md. I. Hussain, “A hybrid data aggregation scheme for provisioning Quality of Service (QoS) in Internet of Things (IoT)”, IEEE International Conference on Cloudification of Internet of Things (CIoT), pp. 1-5.doi: 10.1109/CIOT.2016.7872917, 2016 (IEEE), Paris, France
• [C8]H. Rahman, N. Ahmed, and I. Hussain, “A hybrid data aggregation scheme for Internet of Things (IoT)", IEEE Annual India Conference (INDICON), 2016, pp. 1-6, Bangalore, India
• [C7]H. Rahman, N. Ahmed, and I. Hussain, "Comparison of Data Aggregation Techniques in Internet of Things (IoT)", International Conference on Wireless Communications, Signal Processing and Networking (WiSPNET), pp. 1296-1300, doi: 10.1109 /WiSPNET. 2016. 7566346, 2016(IEEE), Chennai, India
• [C6]N. Ahmed, Z. I. Ahmed, S. I. Saikia, and I. Hussain “Augmentation of Directional and Sector Antenna support in NS-2” in IEEE sponsored International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Networks (CINE), pp. 68-73. doi: 10.1109/CINE.2015.23, 2015(IEEE), KIIT University, India
• [C5]Syed Sazzad Ahmed, I. Hussain, N. Ahmed, and I. Hussain “Driver Level Implementation of TDMA MAC in Long Distance WiFi” in IEEE sponsored International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Networks (CINE) held on January 2015 in KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Orisha.
• [C4]H. Rahman, N. Ahmed, and I. Hussain “Internet of Things (IoT): Advances and Research Challenges” in International conference on Computing and Communication Systems (I3CS), pp. 89-96, held on April 2015 in NEHU, Shillong.
• [C3]I. Hussain, S. K. Dutta, N. Ahmed, I. Hussain “A Multi-gateway based Reliable Low Cost Network Architecture for Rural Region” in National Conference on Emerging Global Trends in Engineering & Technology (EGTET), 2014, Don Bosco University, Assam
• [C2]I. Hussain, N. Ahmed, D. K. Saikia, N. Sarma “A QoS-aware Multipath Routing Protocol for WiFi-based Long Distance Mesh Networks” in 2nd IEEE conference on Emerging Technology Trends in Electronics, Communication and Networking (ET2ECN), pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/ET2ECN.2014.7044990, NIT Surat, India
• [C1]I. Hussain, D. K. Saikia, N. Sarma, N. Ahmed “A Fine-tuned Packet Scheduling for WiFi-based Long Distance Networks” in IEEE conference on Applications and Innovations in Mobile Computing (AIMoC ), pp. 97-103, doi: 10.1109/AIMOC.2014.6785526, Kolkata, India

Patents

• [P2] G. Saha, R. K. Das, N. Ahmed, and A. K. Maji, "Multi-Purpose Switch Adaptable for a Specific SDN Based IoT Architecture", Indian patent filed on:04/12/2019, published on: 02/04/2021, number of pages: 37, number of claims: 7 (Ref: 201931049931)
• [P1] G. Saha, R. K. Das, N. Ahmed, and A. K. Maji, "An improved SDN based IoT system", Indian patent filed on: 16/04/2021 (Ref: 202131017791)

Book Chapters

• [B5] N. Ahmed and N. Shakoor "From Field to Cloud: IoT and Machine Learning Innovations in High-Throughput Phenotyping". To appear in: Springer book series "Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems" 2024
• [B4] R. K. Das, A. Gupta, S. Boda, P. Joshi, and N. Ahmed, "A Study on the Performance of Network Topologies in SDN-based Edge IoT Network". To appear in: Conference Proceedings, Springer book series "Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems". Electronic ISSN: 2367-3389, Print ISSN: 2367-3370, 2024
• [B3] Ghosh, B., Roy, S., Ahmed, N., De, D. (2024). "Dew Aeroponics: Dew-Enabled Smart Aeroponics System in Agriculture 4.0". In: De, D., Roy, S. (eds) Dew Computing. Internet of Things. Springer, Singapore.
• [B2] Sarkar, S., Sengupta, A., Das, A., De, D., Ahmed, N. (2024). "Dew Computing Enabled Consumer Electronics for Sustainable Internet of Agricultural Things". In: De, D., Roy, S. (eds) Dew Computing. Internet of Things. Springer, Singapore.
• [B1] N. Ahmed, H. Rahman, and I. Hussain, "Scalability Analysis of Medium Access Control Protocols for Internet of Things, In book: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Edition: Modi, Nilesh K., Verma, Pramode, Trivedi, Bhushan (Eds.), Chapter: Proceedings of International Conference on Communication and Networks, Publisher: Springer (2017)