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  1. Superpixel-Based QUBO for Scalable Quantum-Enhanced Medical Image Segmentation
    M. Chalhoub, M. Chehimi, L. Domingo, O. Alhussein, A. Farouk, and S. Al-Kuwari
    CoRR abs/2607.24288, 2026. Accepted to Proc. IEEE QCE
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  2. Detection Error Probability Analysis over Atmospheric Quantum Channels with Pointing Errors: A Physically Admissible Bounded Transmissivity Framework
    Y. H. Al-Badarneh, O. S. Badarneh, M. K. Alshawaqfeh, M. O. Hasna, T. M. Khattab, S. Muhaidat, O. Alhussein, and K. A. Qaraqe
    IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering, 2026.
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  3. LLM-Aided A* Search in Non-Geometric Network Graphs
    N. Alabbasi, E. M. Ghourab, and O. Alhussein
    CoRR abs/2606.23136, 2026.
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  4. LLM-Enabled NWDAF: A Step Toward AI-Native 6G Network Intelligence
    H. Daniel, O. Alhussein, C. Li, J. Liang, and E. Damiani
    CoRR abs/2606.11877, 2026.
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  5. Topology-Preserving Deep Joint Source-Channel Coding for Semantic Communication
    O. Erak, O. Alhussein, F. Fang, and S. Muhaidat
    CoRR abs/2603.17126, 2026.
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  6. Tuning Access Class Barring Factor for Machine-Type Devices in Random Access: A Tradeoff Between Preamble Detection and Collision Resolution
    Z. Alavikia, A. H. Arani, and O. Alhussein
    IEEE Access, vol. 14, pp. 91232–91248, 2026.
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  7. Model Compression for Sustainable AI in xG Wireless Networks: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions
    F. M. A. Khan, M. Hallaq, H. Abou-Zeid, O. Erak, O. Waqar, S. A. Hassan, O. Alhussein, and E. Hossain
    IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 28, pp. 5747–5791, 2026.
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  8. Contrastive Learning and Adversarial Disentanglement for Privacy-Aware Task-Oriented Semantic Communication
    O. Erak, O. Alhussein, and W. Tong
    IEEE Internet of Things J., vol. 13, no. 12, pp. 25948–25965, 2026.
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  9. Adaptive Token Merging for Efficient Transformer Semantic Communication at the Edge
    O. Erak, O. Alhussein, H. Abou-Zeid, M. Bennis, and S. Muhaidat
    IEEE Open J. Commun. Soc., vol. 7, pp. 4112–4128, 2026.
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  10. Casting Ventricular Arrhythmia Detection as Anomaly Detection via One-Class Meta-Learning
    A. Jaradat, H. Saleh, O. Alhussein, G. Alsuhli, and T. Stouraitis
    IEEE Internet of Things J., vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 18839–18856, 2026.
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  11. Covert IRS-UAV Networks Empowered by Deep Reinforcement Learning
    E. M. Ghourab, O. Alhussein, D. Mi, Q. Ye, and S. Muhaidat
    IEEE J. Selected Areas Commun., vol. 44, pp. 1813–1826, 2026.
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  12. Generative Diffusion Receivers: Achieving Pilot-Efficient MIMO-OFDM Communications
    Y. Yang, O. Alhussein, A. H. Arani, Z. Zhang, and M. Debbah
    IEEE Trans. Netw. Sci. Eng., vol. 13, pp. 6721–6736, 2026.
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  13. Deep Reinforcement Learning for Resource Sharing and UAV Trajectory Optimization in Multi-Operator UAV-Assisted Wireless Networks
    A. H. Arani, X. Fernando, O. Alhussein, and Y. Zhu
    IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 75, no. 8, pp. 18339–18356, 2026.
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  14. Hybrid Quantum-Classical Autoencoders for Unsupervised Network Intrusion Detection
    M. Rasyidi, O. Alhussein, S. Muhaidat, and E. Damiani
    CoRR abs/2512.05069.
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  15. Hybrid Quantum-Classical Detection for RIS-Assisted SC-FDE via Grover Adaptive Search
    M. Tariq, O. Alhussein, R. Abdelraheem, A. Quran, G. Kaddoum, and S. Muhaidat
    CoRR abs/2511.04173.
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  16. Non-Identical Diffusion Models in MIMO-OFDM Channel Generation
    Y. Yang, O. Alhussein, and M. Debbah
    CoRR abs/2509.01641.
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  17. Adaptive Pareto-Optimal Token Merging for Edge Transformer Models in Semantic Communication
    O. Erak, O. Alhussein, H. Abou-Zeid, and M. Bennis
    in Proc. IEEE Globecom Workshops, 2025, pp. 466–471.
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  18. Hybrid Quantum-Classical Maximum-Likelihood Detection via Grover Adaptive Search for RIS-assisted Broadband Wireless Systems
    M. Tariq, R. Abdelrahim, O. Alhussein, and S. Muhaidat
    in Proc. IEEE Globecom Workshops, 2025, pp. 466–471.
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  19. Extended Reality-Aware Wireless Communication Networks: A Systematic Literature Review
    E. M. Ghourab, M. Azab, D. Gračanin, O. Alhussein, M. Al-Qutayri, and S. Muhaidat
    IEEE Open J. Commun. Soc., vol. 6, pp. 7567–7588, 2025.
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  20. Rethinking Strategic Mechanism Design In The Age Of Large Language Models: New Directions For Communication Systems
    I. Lotfi, N. Alabbasi, and O. Alhussein
    IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 50–57, 2025.
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  21. TeleOracle: Fine-Tuned Retrieval-Augmented Generation with Long-Context Support for Networks
    N. Alabbasi, O. Erak, O. Alhussein, I. Lotfi, S. Muhaidat, and M. Debbah
    IEEE Internet of Things J., vol. 12, no. 10, pp. 13170–13182, 2025.
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  22. Encoder decoder-based Virtual Physically Unclonable Function for Internet of Things device authentication using split-learning
    R. Khan, H. B. Eldeeb, B. Mefgouda, O. Alhussein, H. Saleh, and S. Muhaidat
    Computers & Security, vol. 148, p. 104164, 2025.
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  23. Enhanced Open-Source NWDAF for Event-Driven Analytics in 5G Networks
    H. Kahsay Daniel, O. Alhussein, J. Liang, C. Li, and E. Damiani
    in Proc. IFIP Networking Workshops, 2025.
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  24. Leveraging fine-tuned retrieval-augmented generation with long-context support: for 3GPP standards
    O. Erak, N. Alabbasi, O. Alhussein, I. Lotfi, A. Hussein, S. Muhaidat, and M. Debbah
    CoRR abs/2408.11775.
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  25. Layer-wise federated learning for mobile networks
    M. Hosseini, O. Alhussein, and A. Akhavain
    CoRR abs/xxx.
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  26. Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Time Reversal Wireless Systems
    S. Naser, O. Alhussein, L. Bariah, D. Mi, and S. Muhaidat
    in Proc. IEEE/CIC ICCC, 2024.
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  27. Performance Analysis of LoRa-Enabled Backscatter Communication
    A. S. Ali, S. Naser, O. Alhussein, and S. Muhaidat
    in Proc. IEEE/CIC ICCC, 2024.
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  28. Active ML for 6G: Towards Efficient Data Generation, Acquisition, and Annotation
    O. Alhussein, N. Zhang, S. Muhaidat, and W. Zhuang
    CoRR abs/2406.03630v1, June 2024.
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  29. Large language model-driven curriculum design for mobile networks
    O. Erak, O. Alhussein, S. Naser, N. Alabbasi, D. Mi, and S. Muhaidat
    in Proc. IEEE/CIC ICCC, 2024.
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  30. Dynamic Encoding and Decoding of Information for Split Learning in Mobile-Edge Computing: Leveraging Information Bottleneck Theory
    O. Alhussein, M. Wei, and A. Akhavain
    in Proc. IEEE Globecom, 2023, pp. 1–6.
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  31. A holistic and proactive approach to forecasting cyber threats
    Z. Almahmoud, P. D. Yoo, O. Alhussein, I. Farhat, and E. Damiani
    Sci. Rep., vol. 13, no. 1, p. 8049, May 2023.
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  32. Dynamic topology design of NFV-enabled services using deep reinforcement learning
    O. Alhussein and W. Zhuang
    IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, to appear. DOI: 10.1109/TCCN.2021.3139632
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  33. Securing Software-defined WSNs Communication via Trust Management
    M. Ben-Yahya, O. Alhussein and X. Shen
    IEEE Internet of Things J., pp. 1–1, 2021.
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  34. On the Orchestration and Provisioning of NFV-enabled Multicast Services
    O. Alhussein
    Doctoral Dissertation, UWSpace, 2020.
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  35. Robust online composition, routing and NF placement for NFV-enabled services
    O. Alhussein and W. Zhuang
    IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 1089–1101, 2020.
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  36. A virtual network customization framework for multicast services in NFV-enabled core networks
    O. Alhussein, P. T. Do, J. Li, W. Shi, W. Zhuang, and X. Shen
    IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., vol. 38, no. 6, pp. 1025–1039, 2020.
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  37. Semiparametric subsampling and data condensation for large-scale data analytics
    O. Alhussein, P. D. Yoo, S. Muhaidat, and J. Liang
    In Proc. IEEE CCECE, 2019, pp. 1-6.
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  38. Censor-based cooperative Multi-antenna spectrum sensing with imperfect reporting channels
    M. Li, O. Alhussein, P. Sofotasios, S. Muhaidat, P. D. Yoo, J. Liang, and A. Wang
    IEEE Trans. Sustainable Computing, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 48–60, 2020. doi: 10.1109/TSUSC.2019.2896667
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  39. Joint VNF placement and multicast traffic routing in 5G core networks
    O. Alhussein, P. T. Do, J. Li, Q. Ye, W. Shi, W. Zhuang, X. Shen, X. Li, and J. Rao
    In Proc. IEEE Globecom, 2018, pp. 1–6.
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  40. Evaluation of Parametric Statistical Models for Wind Speed Probability Density Estimation
    M. Wahbah, O. Alhussein, T. H. M. El-Fouly, B. Zahawi and S. Muhaidat
    In Proc. IEEE EPEC, 2018, pp. 1-6.
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  41. Unified analysis of diversity reception in the presence of impulsive noise
    O. Alhussein, I. Ahmed, J. Liang, and S. Muhaidat
    IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol., vol. 66, no. 2, pp. 1408–1417, Feb. 2017.
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  42. Software Defined Space-Air-Ground Integrated Vehicular Networks: Challenges and Solutions
    N. Zhang, S. Zhang, P. Yang, O. Alhussein, and W. Zhuang
    IEEE Comm. Magazine, vol. 55, no. 7, pp. 101–109, 2017.
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  43. Performance analysis of wireless fading channels: A unified approach
    O. Alhussein
    MASc Thesis, Dept. Applied Sciences, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada, 2015.
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  44. Performance analysis of energy detection over mixture Gamma based fading channels with diversity reception
    O. Alhussein, A. Hammadi, P. C. Sofotasios, S. Muhaidat, J. Liang, M. Alqutayri, G. K. Karagiannidis
    In Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Wireless Mobile Comput., Netw. Commun., Abu Dhabi, UAE, Oct. 2015, pp. 1–7.
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  45. Optimal Cooperative Spectrum Sensing over Composite Fading Channels
    B. Selim, O. Alhussein, G. K. Karagiannidis, S. Muhaidat
    IEEE Int. Commun. Conf. (ICC'15 (02) WC), London.
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  46. A Unified Approach for Representing Wireless Channels using EM-Based Finite Mixture of Gamma Distributions
    O. Alhussein, S. Muhaidat, J. Liang, P. D. Yoo
    In Proc. Globecom Workshops, 2014, pp. 1008–1013.
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  47. Spectrum Sensing Techniques for OFDM-Based Cognitive Radio Networks
    O. Alhussein, R. Mahmoud, K. Eledlebi, and Z. Sead
    Terena Networking Conference (TNC2013), Maastricht, Netherlands, June 2013.
  48. A Mathematical Model to Decrease Obesity in the UAE
    S. Azzeh, O. Alhussain, S. A. Abusamra
    In Proc. ASME IMECE, 2011, pp. 385-390.