Traditional power grids are currently being transformed into smart grids (SGs). SGs feature
multi-way communication among energy generation, transmission, distribution, and usage …

We are in the midst of a major paradigm shift in how we manage radio spectrum. This
paradigm shift is necessitated by the growth of wireless services of all types and the demand …

Developments in technologies, attitudes and investment are transforming the space
environment, achieving greater accessibility for an increasing number of parties. New and …

With the rapid proliferation of new technologies and services in the wireless domain,
spectrum scarcity has become a major concern. The allocation of the Industrial, Medical and …

Time-critical and delay-sensitive multimedia applications require more spectrum and
transmission resources. With the provision of cognitive radios (CRs), the underutilized …

Wireless networks with their ubiquitous applications have become an indispensable part of
our daily lives. Wireless networks demand more and more spectral resources to support the …

The fourth generation (4G) mobile communication systems are offering service worldwide
steadily. Although 4G systems could be loaded with much more services and data than …

We consider a cognitive radio (CR) network consisting of a secondary transmitter (ST), a
secondary destination (SD) and multiple secondary relays (SRs) in the presence of an …

Smart devices equipped with powerful sensing, computing and networking capabilities have
proliferated lately, ranging from popular smartphones and tablets to Internet appliances …

Spectrum inference, also known as spectrum prediction in the literature, is a promising
technique of inferring the occupied/free state of radio spectrum from already …