Sobia Jangsher

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Sobia Jangsher is an Assistant Professor in School of Electronic Engineering with Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland. She received her PhD from The University of Hong Kong in the field of Optimization for wireless communication in 2015. Prior to joining DCU, She has worked an Assistant Professor for the Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan fro  Nov' 2015 - Jan 2021. From Jan' 2021 - Feb '2023,  she was associated with Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Her research mainly focuses on optimization/resource allocation for IRS systems, multiple access schemes and small cell networks. She has also interests in the application of AI/ML for wireless communication.  She has authored over 50 research articles including peer reviewed journals and conference and workshop proceedings in well known journals and conferences in the field of wireless communication.

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2026 Benish Sharfeen Khan, Adnan Zafar, Sobia Jangsher (2026) 'PowerFormer: Transformer-Based Resource Allocation for Cache-Aware Hierarchical'. Computer Communications, . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2026.108477
2025 (2025) 'GA-optimized JT-CoMP F-NOMA in HetNets: Adaptive resource allocation with imperfect SIC'. Physical Communication, .
2025 I. Nyoman Apraz Ramatryana; Gelar Budiman; Gandeva Bayu Satrya; Adel Ben Mnaouer; Khoirul Anwar (2025) 'Quadrature NOMA-ALOHA: Throughput Bounds'. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, . [DOI]
2025 (2025) 'Profit optimized task scheduling for vehicular fog computing'. Wireless Networks, . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-024-03784-4
2025 (2025) 'Cooperative offloading multi-access edge computing (COMEC) for cell-edge users in heterogeneous dense networks'. Computer Networks, . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2025.111332
2024 (2024) 'Federated learning-based trajectory prediction for dynamic resource allocation in moving small cell networks'. Vehicular Communications, . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vehcom.2024.100766
2024 Muhammad Saleem Khan; Sobia Jangsher; Hassaan Khaliq Qureshi; Syed Ali Hassan; Shahid Mumtaz (2024) 'Edge Users Spectrum Efficiency Maximization Using Spatially Aligned Carrier Aggregated NOMA in Dense Multi-Cell Networks'. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, . [DOI]
2024 Aamina Akbar, Ashfaq Ahmed, Adnan Zafar, Sobia Jangsher (2024) 'An energy-efficient JT-CoMP enabled framework with adaptive OMA/NOMA in HetNets'. Computer Networks, . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2024.110733
2024 Zafar, S.; Jangsher, S.; Zafar, A. (2024) 'Federated learning for resource allocation in vehicular edge computing-enabled moving small cell networks'. Vehicular Communications, 45 . [Link] [DOI]
2023 Assaf, T.; Al-Dweik, A.; Iraqi, Y.; Jangsher, S.; Pandey, A.; Giacalone, J.-P.; Abulibdeh, E.E.; Saleh, H.; Mohammad, B. (2023) 'High-Rate Secret Key Generation Using Physical Layer Security and Physical Unclonable Functions'. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, . [Link] [DOI]
2023 Jangsher, S.; Al-Dweik, A.; Alsusa, E. (2023) 'IRS Element Selection Using LSTM-Based Deep Learning for UAV Communications'. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, . [Link] [DOI]
2023 Jangsher, S.; Al-Jarrah, M.; Al-Dweik, A.; Alsusa, E.; Kong, P.-Y. (2023) 'Energy Constrained Sum-Rate Maximization in IRS-Assisted UAV Networks with Imperfect Channel Information'. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, . [Link] [DOI]
2023 Jangsher, S.; Al-Dweik, A.; Iraqi, Y.; Pandey, A.; Giacalone, J.P. (2023) 'Group Secret Key Generation Using Physical Layer Security for UAV Swarm Communications'. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 59 . [Link] [DOI]
2023 Jangsher, S.; Al-Jarrah, M.; Al-Dweik, A.; Alsusa, E.; Alouini, M.-S. (2023) 'BER Reduction Using Partial-Elements Selection in IRS-UAV Communications With Imperfect Phase Compensation'. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, . [Link] [DOI]
2022 Khan, B.S.; Jangsher, S.; Ahmed, A.; Al-Dweik, A. (2022) 'URLLC and eMBB in 5G Industrial IoT: A Survey'. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, . [Link] [DOI]
2022 Khan, B.S.; Jangsher, S.; Hussain, N.; Arafah, M.A. (2022) 'Artificial Neural Network-Based Joint Mobile Relay Selection and Resource Allocation for Cooperative Communication in Heterogeneous Network'. IEEE Systems Journal, . [Link] [DOI]
2022 Zafar, S.; Jangsher, S.; Al-Dweik, A. (2022) 'Resource Allocation using Deep Learning in Mobile Small Cell Networks'. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, . [Link] [DOI]
2022 Khurshid, H.A.; Aziz Bhatti, F.; Mehmood, K.; Jangsher, S.; Habib, A. (2022) 'Traffic Load-Based Spectrum Trading between Two Mobile Network Operators in HetNets Using Interference Management Technique'. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, . [Link] [DOI]
2021 Ayub, A.; Jangsher, S.; Butt, M.M.; Maud, A.R.; Bhatti, F.A. (2021) 'A comparative analysis of wi-fi offloading and cooperation in small-cell network'. Electronics (Switzerland), . [Link] [DOI]
2021 Akbar, A.; Jangsher, S.; Bhatti, F.A. (2021) 'NOMA and 5G emerging technologies: A survey on issues and solution techniques'. Computer Networks, . [Link] [DOI]
2021 Saleem, U.; Liu, Y.; Jangsher, S.; Li, Y.; Jiang, T. (2021) 'Mobility-Aware Joint Task Scheduling and Resource Allocation for Cooperative Mobile Edge Computing'. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, . [Link] [DOI]
2021 Saad, M.M.; Bhatti, F.A.; Zafar, A.; Jangsher, S.; Kim, D.; Maqsood, M. (2021) 'Air-interface virtualization using filter bank multicarrier and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing configurations'. Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, . [Link] [DOI]
2020 Amjad, M.; Qureshi, H.K.; Hassan, S.A.; Ahmad, A.; Jangsher, S. (2020) 'Optimization of MAC frame slots and power in hybrid VLC/RF networks'. Ieee Access, . [Link] [DOI]
2020 Saeed, H.F.; Jangsher, S.; Aloqaily, M.; Qureshi, H.K.; Othman, J.B. (2020) 'Joint pairing and resource allocation for backhaul of small cells using NOMA'. Journal of Computational Science, . [Link] [DOI]
2020 Aloqaily, M.; Boukerche, A.; Bouachir, O.; Khalid, F.; Jangsher, S. (2020) 'An energy trade framework using smart contracts: Overview and challenges'. IEEE Network, . [Link] [DOI]
2020 Saleem, U.; Liu, Y.; Jangsher, S.; Tao, X.; Li, Y. (2020) 'Latency Minimization for D2D-Enabled Partial Computation Offloading in Mobile Edge Computing'. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, . [Link] [DOI]
2020 Khan, M.S.; Jangsher, S.; Aloqaily, M.; Jararweh, Y.; Baker, T. (2020) 'EPS-TRA: Energy Efficient Peer Selection and Time Switching Ratio Allocation for SWIPT-Enabled D2D Communication'. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, . [Link] [DOI]
2019 Iftikhar, Z.; Jangsher, S.; Qureshi, H.K.; Aloqaily, M. (2019) 'Resource Efficient Allocation and RRH Placement for Backhaul of Moving Small Cells'. Ieee Access, . [Link] [DOI]
2019 Zafar, S.; Hussain, R.; Hussain, F.; Jangsher, S. (2019) 'Interplay between Big Spectrum Data and Mobile Internet of Things: Current solutions and future challenges'. Computer Networks, . [Link] [DOI]
2019 Khan, B.S.; Jangsher, S.; Qureshi, H.K.; Ahmed, S.H. (2019) 'Predicted mobility based profitable relay selection in cooperative cellular network with mobile relays'. Physical Communication, . [Link] [DOI]
2019 Hussain, N.; Jangsher, S.; Arafah, M.; Mao, Y.; Li, V.O.K. (2019) 'Joint Relay-Spectrum Selection in Hybrid Millimeter-Microwave Cooperative (HMMC) Network Using Fall-Back Approach'. Ieee Access, . [Link] [DOI]
2019 Amjad, M.; Qureshi, H.K.; Jangsher, S. (2019) 'Reserve before transmit (RBT): VLC MAC layer frame structure for 5G indoor internet applications'. Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, . [Link] [DOI]
2019 Zafar, S.; Jangsher, S.; Bouachir, O.; Aloqaily, M.; Ben Othman, J. (2019) 'QoS enhancement with deep learning-based interference prediction in mobile IoT'. Computer Communications, . [Link] [DOI]
2018 Shoukat, M.; Khan, B.S.; Jangsher, S.; Habib, A.; Bhatti, F.A. (2018) 'Iterative resource efficient power allocation in small cell network'. Physical Communication, . [Link] [DOI]
2018 Saleem, U.; Jangsher, S.; Qureshi, H.K.; Hassan, S.A. (2018) 'Joint Subcarrier and Power Allocation in the Energy-Harvesting-Aided D2D Communication'. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, . [Link] [DOI]
2017 Jangsher, S.; Li, V.O.K. (2017) 'Backhaul Resource Allocation for Existing and Newly Arrived Moving Small Cells'. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, . [Link] [DOI]
2016 Jangsher, S.; Li, V.O.K. (2016) 'Resource Allocation in Moving Small Cell Network'. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, . [Link] [DOI]
2015 Jangsher, S.; Zhou, H.; Li, V.O.K.; Leung, K.-C. (2015) 'Joint Allocation of Resource Blocks, Power, and Energy-Harvesting Relays in Cellular Networks'. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, . [Link] [DOI]

Conference Publication

Year Publication
2023 Khalid, M.; Akbar, A.; Qureshi, H.K.; Jangsher, S. (2023) 2023 International Symposium on Networks Computers and Communications Isncc 2023 Joint Backhaul Pairing and Resource Allocation of Moving Small Cells Using NOMA [Link] [DOI]
2020 Aftab, A.; Ashraf, N.; Qureshi, H.K.; Ali Hassan, S.; Jangsher, S. (2020) BLOCK-ML: Blockchain and Machine Learning for UAV-BSs Deployment [Link] [DOI]
2019 Zubair, S.; Jangsher, S.; Mao, Y.; Li, V.O.K. (2019) 2019 16th IEEE Annual Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2019 Blockage-Aware Power Allocation and Relay Selection in Millimeter-Wave Small Cell Network [Link] [DOI]
2019 Khan, B.S.; Jangsher, S.; Qureshi, H.K.; Mumtaz, S. (2019) 2019 16th IEEE Annual Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2019 Energy Efficient Caching in Cooperative Small Cell Network [Link] [DOI]
2019 Amjad, M.; Qureshi, H.K.; Jangsher, S. (2019) IFIP Wireless Days Optimization of Slot Allocation in Hybrid VLC/RF Networks for Throughput Maximization [Link] [DOI]
2019 Hafeez, M.A.; Shakil, S.; Jangsher, S. (2019) 2018 14th International Conference on Emerging Technologies, ICET 2018 Stress Effects on Exam Performance using EEG [Link] [DOI]
2019 Faizan Saeed, H.; Jangsher, S.; Qureshi, H.K.; Aloqaily, M.; Othman, J.B. (2019) Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications Backhaul Pairing of Small Cells Using Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access [Link] [DOI]
2019 Zafar, S.; Jangsher, S.; Aloqaily, M.; Bouachir, O.; Othman, J.B. (2019) Resource Allocation in Moving Small Cell Network using Deep Learning based Interference Determination [Link] [DOI]
2019 Tahir, R.; Ejaz, S.; Jangsher, S.; Ali, S. (2019) Proceedings of 2019 16th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology, IBCAST 2019 Performance Analysis of Multi-User Polar Coded CDMA system [Link] [DOI]
2018 Danish, S.M.; Qureshi, H.K.; Jangsher, S.; Lestas, M. (2018) 2018 14th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, IWCMC 2018 Effects of Wireless Power Transfer on LoRaWAN Join Procedure [Link] [DOI]
2018 Danish, S.M.; Qureshi, H.K.; Jangsher, S. (2018) 2018 IEEE Globecom Workshops, GC Wkshps 2018 - Proceedings Jamming Attack Analysis of Wireless Power Transfer on LoRaWAN Join Procedure [Link] [DOI]
2018 Khan, M.S.; Jangsher, S. (2018) Proceedings - 2018 International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications, WINCOM 2018 Reliability Analysis for Peer Selection in D2D Networks [Link] [DOI]
2018 Saleem, U.; Liu, Y.; Jangsher, S.; Li, Y. (2018) Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM Performance Guaranteed Partial Offloading for Mobile Edge Computing [Link] [DOI]
2018 Khalid, F.; Jangsher, S. (2018) Proceedings - 2018 International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications, WINCOM 2018 Upper Bound of Capacity for a MU-MIMO NOMA in a Two Way Relaying Network [Link] [DOI]
2018 Haris, M.; Jangsher, S.; Qureshi, H.K.; Mumtaz, S.; Dulairui, A.A. (2018) Proceedings - IEEE Global Communications Conference, GLOBECOM Power Allocation for Reliable Smart Grid Communication Employing Neighborhood Area Networks [Link] [DOI]
2017 Khan, B.S.; Jangsher, S.; Bhatti, F. (2017) Profitable relay selection in cooperative cellular network with mobile relays [Link] [DOI]
2017 Mao, Y.; Jangsher, S.; Yu, J.J.Q.; Li, V.O.K. (2017) 2016 IEEE International Conference on Communication Systems, ICCS 2016 Joint relay and user selection for two-hop multi-relay multi-user MIMO systems [Link] [DOI]
2017 Khan, M.F.; Bhatti, F.A.; Habib, A.; Jangsher, S.; Khan, M.I.; Zafar, I.; Shah, S.M.; Jamshed, M.A.; Iqbal, J. (2017) 2017 International Symposium on Wireless Systems and Networks, ISWSN 2017 Analysis of macro user offloading to femto cells for 5G cellular networks [Link] [DOI]
2017 Ali, F.; Jangsher, S.; Bhatti, F.A. (2017) Resource sharing for D2D communication in multi small cell networks [Link] [DOI]
2016 Saleem, U.; Qureshi, H.K.; Jangsher, S.; Saleem, M. (2016) Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications Transmission power management for throughput maximization in harvesting enabled D2D network [Link] [DOI]
2014 Jangsher, S.; Li, V.O.K. (2014) Power control in multihop cellular networks with multIPle radio access technologies [Link] [DOI]
2014 Jangsher, S.; Li, V.O.K. (2014) Resource allocation in cellular networks with moving small cells with probabilistic mobility [Link] [DOI]
2013 Jangsher, S.; Li, V.O.K. (2013) IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC Resource allocation in cellular networks employing mobile femtocells with deterministic mobility [Link] [DOI]
2012 Jangsher, S.; Khayam, S.A.; Chaudhari, Q. (2012) Application-aware MIMO video rate adaptation [Link] [DOI]
2011 Hafeez, M.; Jangsher, S.; Khayam, S.A. (2011) A cross-layer architecture for motion-adaptive video transmission over MIMO channels [Link] [DOI]

Other Publication

Year Publication
2022 Khan, B.S.; Jangsher, S.; Ahmed, A.; Al-Dweik, A. (2022) URLLC and eMBB in 5G Industrial IoT: A Survey. [Link] [DOI]
2022 Jangsher, S.; Al-Jarrah, M.A.; Al-Dweik, A.; Alsusa, E.; Alouini, M.-S. (2022) BER Reduction Using Partial-Elements Selection in IRS-UAV Communications with Imperfect Phase Compensation. [Link] [DOI]
2022 Assaf, T.; Al-Dweik, A.; Iraqi, Y.; Jangsher, S.; Pandey, A.; Giacalone, J.-P.; Abulibdeh, E.; Saleh, H.; Mohammad, B. (2022) High-Rate Secret Key Generation Using Physical Layer Security and Physical Unclonable Functions. [Link] [DOI]
2022 Jangsher, S.; Al-Jarrah, M.A.; Al-Dweik, A.; Alsusa, E.; Kong, P.-Y. (2022) Energy Constrained Sum-Rate Maximization in IRS-Assisted UAV Networks with Imperfect Channel Information. [Link] [DOI]
2021 Jangsher, S.; Al-Dweik, A.; Al-Jarrah, M.A.; Alusa, E.; Alouini, M.-S. (2021) Optimum elements selection in IRS-assisted UAV communications with phase errors. [Link] [DOI]
2021 Zafar, S.; Jangsher, S.; Al-Dweik, A. (2021) Resource allocation using deep learning in mobile small cell networks. [Link] [DOI]
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Education

Start date Institution Qualification Subject
02/09/2011 University of Hong Kong PhD
08/12/2007 NUST MS (Communication Systems
02/09/2011 University of Hong Kong PhD
08/12/2007 NUST MS (Communication Systems

Research Interests

Resource Allocation/ Optimization

AI/ML for Wireless Communication

Multiple Access Schemes, Intelligent Reflective Surface, etc

Teaching Interests

Optimization for wireless communication, Wireless communication and networking, Machine Learning, Data Communication, Digital Communication, Stochastic Processes, Signals and Systems