Author:Skosana, Vusi J; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:May 2023A measurement matrix is essential to compressed sensing frameworks. The measurement matrix can establish the fidelity of a compressed signal, reduce the sampling rate demand, and enhance the stability and performance of the recovery algorithm. ...Read more
Author:Kufakunesu, R; Hancke, GP; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Aug 2023The adoption of 5G technology in Africa has been increasing steadily, with initial emphasis on non-standalone (NSA) architecture to leverage existing 4G investments and accelerate return on investment. The uptake of standalone (SA) 5G has ...Read more
Author:Magubane, Z; Tarwireyi, P; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Adigun, MDate:Nov 2021The Internet of Things is a network of devices that sense and communicate the sensed data over the internet without human intervention. These devices are resource constrained, perform poor in a complex network. Routing becomes a significant ...Read more
Author:Cevik, T; Cevik, N; Rasheed, J; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Osnan, ODate:May 2023Many face-recognition (FR) methods have been proposed thus far. Although FR has achieved wisdom in square pixel-based image processing (SIP) due to many studies, this wisdom has not been transferred to Hexagonal pixel-based image processing ...Read more
Author:Fon, RC; Ndjiongue, AR; Ouahada, K; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Jun 2023The exponential increase in the demand for a fast and reliable wireless mobile network motivates the need for researchers to engage more actively in visible light communication (VLC) technology. This increase happens in parallel with the ...Read more
Author:Waseem, KH; Mushtaq, H; Abid, F; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Shaikh, A; Turan, M; Rasheed, JDate:Oct 2022Clean air is necessary for leading a healthy life. Many respiratory illnesses have their root in the poor quality of air across regions. Due to the tremendous impact of air quality on people’s lives, it is essential to devise a mechanism ...Read more
Author:Thothela, NT; Markus, E; Masinde, M; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Jul 2023Machine Learning (ML) is fast becoming a technology of choice with enormous potential to transform small-scale agriculture, particularly in helping farmers make informed decisions about crop choices. On the other hand, there is evidence that ...Read more
Author:Kufakunesu, R; Hancke, G; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Oct 2022Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) technology is rapidly expanding as a technology with long distance connectivity, low power consumption, low data rates and a large number of end devices (EDs) that connect to the Internet of Things (IoT) ...Read more
Author:Han, G; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Rodrigues, JJPC; Wang, XDate:Jun 2022The papers in this special section focus on artificial intelligence-enabled software defined industrial networks. With the development of intelligent manufacturing, new manufacturing modes such as personalized customization and networked ...Read more
Author:Jiang, J; Lin, C; Han, G; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Shah, SBH; Martínez-García, MDate:Dec 2023The ongoing expansion of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is enabling the possibility of effective Industry 4.0, where massive sensing devices in heterogeneous environments are connected through dedicated communication protocols. This ...Read more
Author:Sikhakhane, K; Rimer, S; Gololo, M; Ouahada, K; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Sep 2023Ultrasound imaging uses reflected echo signals from high-frequency sound waves transmitted into a body with high water content to create images of the internal soft tissue, bone, and blood flow. Different kinds of noise are introduced during ...Read more
Author:Mboweni, IV; Ramotsoela, DT; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Apr 2023The protection of critical infrastructure such as water treatment and water distribution systems is crucial for a functioning economy. The use of cyber-physical systems in these systems presents numerous vulnerabilities to attackers. To enhance ...Read more
Author:Osifeko, MO; Hancke, GP; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Aug 2022Vehicular Ad Hoc Network (VANET) is a type of network that facilitates communication between vehicles usually on highways or in any environment with vehicular traffic such as a parking space. The dynamic nature of vehicular movements makes ...Read more
Author:Mnguni, S; Mudali, P; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Adigun, MDate:Nov 2021Internet of Things (IoT) is a fast and rapidly growing environment with LoRa technology as a leading Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN). It is paramount important to understand the LoRaWAN limitations/drawbacks and capabilities in terms of ...Read more
Author:Marais, JM; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Hancke, GPDate:Dec 2022The scalability of long-range wide area networks (LoRaWANs) is known to be very sensitive to the presence of traffic from gateways (GWs) to end devices (downlink (DL) traffic). The protocol supports confirmed traffic, for which DL traffic is ...Read more
Author:Kaya, SM; Isler, B; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI; Rasheed, J; AlShammari, ADate:Feb 2023Industrialization and rapid urbanization in almost every country adversely affect many of our environmental values, such as our core ecosystem, regional climate differences and global diversity. The difficulties we encounter as a result of ...Read more
Author:Gbadamosi, SA; Hancke, GP; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Nov 2022In dense, interference-prone 5G narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) networks, device-to-device (D2D) communication can reduce the network bottleneck. We propose an interference-avoidance resource allocation for D2D-enabled 5G NB-IoT systems ...Read more
Author:Mabunda, N; Ramotsoela, DT; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Dec 2022Water distribution systems/networks (WDS/WDN) use complex pipe networks to distribute water from reservoirs, tanks and rivers to consumers. Over the years, the water industry has deployed SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems ...Read more
Author:Mabunda, HD; Ramotsoela, DT; Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MIDate:Jun 2022Water distribution systems (WDS) are designed to supply potable water to businesses, industries and people in any area or location. Cyber-Physical systems (CPS) are used in water distribution systems and come with aided benefits, however, ...Read more