Ahmed Hamdi Sakr | Assistant Professor, UWindsor

Research Associates

Graduate Students

Ashab Uddin: Ph.D. Student, Co-supervised, Sept. 2023 - Current
Jakir Ansari: M.Sc. Student, Sept. 2024 - Current
Banu Balasubramanian: M.Sc. Student, Co-supervised, Sept. 2024 - Current
Abdullah Abrar Faiyaz: M.Sc. Student, May 2024 - Current
Tahmina Khanom Tandra: M.Sc. Student, Sept. 2023 - Current
Shishir Manjunatha: M.Sc. Student, Jan. 2023 - Aug. 2024
Lahiri Kanipakam: M.Sc. Student, Jan. 2023 - Aug. 2024
Arjit Malik: M.Sc. Student, Co-supervised, Jan. 2023 - Sept. 2024

Mitacs Globalink Students

Onkar Rai: NUST, June 2024 - Sept. 2024
Aman Kumar Singh: IIT Kharagpur, May 2023 - Aug. 2023
Vansh Agrawal: IIT Kharagpur, May 2023 - July 2023
Darpan Khanna: SRM Institute of Science and Technology, June 2022 - Sept. 2022
Hareekrishna Vellore Shanmugam: SASTRA Deemed University, May 2022 - Aug. 2022
Anirudh Kanchi: IIT Madras, May 2022 - July 2022

Outstanding Scholars

Gavin Feher: Summer 2024
Steven Fung: Summer 2024

Prospective Students

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Publications

Journal Papers

B. Gabr, A. H. Sakr, H. ElSawy, K. G. Seddik, and W. Mesbah, "Hybrid k-preemptive Transmission Scheme for Minimal Age of Information in IoT Networks," in IEEE Wireless Communication Letters, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 2342-2346, Sept. 2024. Link
H. M. Wang, S. Avedisov, T. Molnar, A. H. Sakr, O. Altintas, and G. Orsoz, "Conflict Analysis for Cooperative Maneuvering with Status and Intent Sharing via V2X Communication," in IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 1105-1118, Feb. 2023. Link
J. P. Pradha Jeyaraj, M. Haenggi, A. H. Sakr, and H. Lu, "The Transdimensional Poisson Process for Vehicular Network Analysis," in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 20, no. 12, pp. 8023-8038, Dec. 2021. Link
S. Avedisov, A. H. Sakr, T. Higuchi, H. Akihiko, and O. Altintas, "Awareness Assessment of Connected Vehicles in Highway Driving: A Perceived Safety Approach," in IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 129-136, Sept. 2021. Link
A. H. Sakr and E. Hossain, "On User Association in Multi-Tier Full-Duplex Cellular Networks," in IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 65, no. 9, pp. 4080-4095, Sept. 2017. Link
H. Tabassum, A. H. Sakr, and E. Hossain, "Analysis of Massive MIMO-Enabled Downlink Wireless Backhauling for Full-Duplex Small Cells," in IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 64, no. 6, pp. 2354-2369, June 2016. Link
A. H. Sakr and E. Hossain, "Analysis of K-tier Uplink Cellular Networks with Ambient RF Energy Harvesting," in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 33, no. 10, pp. 2226-2238, Oct. 2015. Link
A. H. Sakr, H. Tabassum, E. Hossain, and D. I. Kim, "Cognitive Spectrum Access in Device-to-Device (D2D)-Enabled Cellular Networks," in IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 53, no. 7, pp. 126-133, July 2015. Link
A. H. Sakr and E. Hossain, "Cognitive and Energy Harvesting-Based D2D Communication in Cellular Networks: Stochastic Geometry Modeling and Analysis," in IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 63, no. 5, pp. 1867-1880, May 2015. Link
- IEEE Communications Society Young Author Best Paper Award Link
- IEEE Communications Society Best Readings in D2D Communications Link
- IEEE Communications Society Best Readings in Green Communications Link
A. H. Sakr and E. Hossain, "Location-Aware Cross-Tier Coordinated Multipoint Transmission in Two-Tier Cellular Networks," in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 13, no. 11, pp. 6311-6325, Nov. 2014. Link

Conference Papers

A. H. Sakr and A. Malik, "Hybrid Distance-Based Redundancy Mitigation Mechanisms for Collective Perception in Connected and Automated Driving," in Proc. of IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall) 2024, Washington, D.C., USA, 7-10 Oct. 2024.
A. Malik and A. H. Sakr, "A Distance-Based Redundancy Mitigation Mechanism for Collective Perception in Vehicular Networks," in Proc. of IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) 2024, Kingston, ON, Canada, 6-9 Aug. 2024.

IEEE CCECE Best Poster Award

A. Uddin, A. H. Sakr, and N. Zhang, "Prioritized Task Offloading in Vehicular Edge Computing Using Deep Reinforcement Learning," in Proc. of IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring) 2024, Singapore, 24-27 June 2024.
L. Kanipakam, A. H. Sakr, S. Avedisov, and A. Moradipari, "Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Based on Intent Sharing Messages and Reinforcement Learning," in Proc. of IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC) 2024, Kobe, Japan, 29-31 May 2024.
A. H. Sakr, S. Avedisov, S. Manjunatha, and O. Altintas, "Performance Assessment of Intent Sharing in Infrastructure-assisted Cooperative Perception Services," in Proc. of International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC) 2024, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, 19-22 Feb. 2024.
S. Avedisov, A. H. Sakr, T. Higuchi, and O. Altintas, "Cooperative Perception Based on Intent Sharing Messages," in Proc. of IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC) 2023, Istanbul, Turky, 26-28 Apr. 2023.
H. M. Wang, S. Avedisov, A. H. Sakr, O. Altintas, and G. Orsoz, "Conflict Charts: Effective Design Tools for Cooperative Driving Strategies," in Proc. of ITS World Congress 2022, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 18-22 Sep. 2022.
S. Avedisov, A. H. Sakr, T. Higuchi, and O. Altintas, "Sensor Data Sharing for Connected Vehicles in Realistic Traffic Environments," in Proc. of ITS World Congress 2022, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 18-22 Sep. 2022.
S. Avedisov, T. Higuchi, A. H. Sakr, and O. Altintas, "On the Awareness of Connected Vehicles at Unsignalized Intersections," in Proc. of IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring) 2022, Helsinki, Finland, 19-22 June 2022.
Z. Mu, Z. Chen, A. H. Sakr, S. Ryu, T. Wang, S. Avedisov, R. Guo, and B. B. Park "Assessment of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control in Mixed Traffic on Arterial Roads," in Proc. of IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC) 2021, Virtual, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 19-22 Sept. 2021.
H. M. Wang, S. Avedisov, A. H. Sakr, O. Altintas, and G. Orsoz, "Opportunistic Strategy for Cooperative Maneuvering Using Conflict Analysis," in Proc. of IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV) 2021, Virtual, Nagoya, Japan, 11-15 July 2021.
A. Correa, S. Avedisov, M. Sepulcre, A. H. Sakr, R. Molina-Masegosa, O. Altintas, J. Gozalvez, "On the Impact of V2X-based Maneuver Coordination on the Traffic," in Proc. of IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring) 2021, Virtual, Helsinki, Finland, 25-28 Apr. 2021.
Z. Chen, B. B. Park, and A. H. Sakr, "Handling Unconnected Vehicles in Cooperative Automated Driving: Adaptive Model Predictive Control Approach," Presented at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 100th Annual Meeting, Virtual, Jan. 2021.
S. Avedisov, C. Lin, T. Molnar, O. Altintas, A. H. Sakr, and G. Orsoz, "Perceived Safety: A New Metric for Evaluating Safety Benefits of Collective Perception for Connected Road Users," in Proc. of IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC) 2020, Virtual, 16-18 Dec. 2020.
A. H. Sakr, "Cooperative Road Geometry Estimation via Sharing Processed Camera Data," in Proc. of IEEE Connected and Automated Vehicles Symposium (CAVS) 2020, Virtual, 18 Nov.-16 Dec. 2020.
M. Ashour, A. H. Sakr, and R. Guo, "Distributed Cooperative Localization Framework via Consensus Optimization," in Proc. of IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall) 2020, Virtual, 18 Nov.-16 Dec. 2020.
H. M. Wang, T. Molnar, S. Avedisov, A. H. Sakr, O. Altintas, and G. Orsoz, "Conflict Analysis for Cooperative Merging Using V2X Communication," in Proc. of IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV) 2020, Virtual, 19 Oct.-12 Nov. 2020.
A. H. Sakr, V. Vladimerou, and M. Johnson, "Preceding Vehicle State Prediction Using V2V Safety Messages," in Proc. of IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC) 2019, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 4-6 Dec. 2019.
A. H. Sakr, G. Bansal, V. Vladimerou, and M. Johnson, "Lane Change Detection Using V2V Safety Messages," in Proc. of IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC) 2018, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 4-7 Nov. 2018.
A. H. Sakr, G. Bansal, V. Vladimerou, K. Kusano, and M. Johnson, "V2V and On-Board Sensor Fusion for Road Geometry Estimation," in Proc. of IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC) 2017, Yokohama, Japan, 15-19 Oct. 2017.
A. H. Sakr and G. Bansal, "Cooperative Localization via DSRC and Multi-Sensor Multi-Target Track Association," in Proc. of IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC) 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1-4 Nov. 2016, pp. 66-71.
H. Tabassum, A. H. Sakr, and E. Hossain, "Massive MIMO-enabled Wireless Backhauls for Full-duplex Small Cells," in Proc. of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2015, San Diego, CA, USA, 6-10 Dec. 2015.
A. H. Sakr, and E. Hossain, "Analysis of Multi-tier Uplink Cellular Networks with Energy Harvesting and Flexible Cell Association," in Proc. of IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2014, Austin, TX, USA, 8-12 Dec. 2014.
A. H. Sakr, H. ElSawy, and E. Hossain, "Location-Aware Coordinated Multipoint Transmission in OFDMA Networks," in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2014, Sydney, Australia, 10-14 June 2014.
A. H. Sakr and E. Hossain, "Energy-Efficient Downlink Transmission in Two-Tier Network MIMO OFDMA Networks," in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) 2014, Sydney, Australia, 10-14 June 2014.

Patents

S. Avedisov and A. H. Sakr, "Methods and Systems for Managing Connected Vehicles in Mixed Traffic," U.S. Patent No. 11,995,990, issued May 28, 2024.
S. Avedisov, Z. Wang, A. H. Sakr, K. Han, R. Guo, and O. Altintas, "Cooperative Driving System and Method," U.S. Patent No. 11,904,855, issued Feb. 20, 2024.
S. Avedisov, A. H. Sakr, T. Higuchi, S. Ucar, O. Altintas, and A. Yamamuro, "Message Management for Cooperative Driving Among Connected Vehicles," U.S. Patent No. 11,792,687, issued Oct. 17, 2023.
A. H. Sakr, "Machine Learning System for Roadway Feature Extraction from Wireless Vehicle Data," U.S. Patent No. 11,776,390, issued Oct. 3, 2023.
R. Guo, M. Ashour, A. H. Sakr, B. Chen, H. Lu, and P. Tiwari, "Location Data Correction Service For Connected Vehicles," U.S. Patent No. 11,709,258, issued July 25, 2023.
M. Ashour, R. Guo, A. H. Sakr, and P. Tiwari, "Systems and Methods for Distributed Cooperative Localization in a Connected Vehicular Platform," U.S. Patent No. 11,670,169, issued June 6, 2023.
R. Guo, H. Lu, A. H. Sakr, and P. Tiwari, "Systems and Methods for A Traffic Flow Monitoring And Graph Completion System," U.S. Patent No. 11,594,126, issued Mar. 3, 2023.
A. H. Sakr, "Partial Sensor Data Sharing for Connected Vehicles," U.S. Patent No. 11,335,132, issued May 17, 2022.
X. Kan, A. Ganlath, A. H. Sakr, and P. Tiwari, "Edge-Assisted Alert System," U.S. Patent No. 11,282,388, issued Mar. 22, 2022.
K. Han and A. H. Sakr, "Cloud-assisted Virtual V2V Communication," U.S. Patent No. 11,284,234, issued Mar. 22, 2022.
R. Guo, H. Lu, A. H. Sakr, and P. Tiwari, "Systems and Methods for Traffic Flow Prediction," U.S. Patent No. 11,238,729, issued Feb. 1, 2022.
K. Han and A. H. Sakr, "Digital Twin Simulation-Based V2V Communication Planning," U.S. Patent No. 11,234,160, issued Jan. 25, 2022.
A. H. Sakr and G. Bansal, "Generating Real-time High Definition (HD) Maps Using Wireless Vehicle Data of a Remote Vehicle," U.S. Patent No. 11,041,736, issued June 22, 2021.
V. Vladimerou, M. Johnson, G. Bansal, and A. H. Sakr, "System and Method for Determining a Lane Change of a Preceding Vehicle," U.S. Patent No. 11,023,753, issued June 1, 2021.
V. Vladimerou, M. Johnson, G. Bansal, and A. H. Sakr, "Determination of Roadway Features," U.S. Patent No. 10,782,704, issued Sept. 22, 2020.
A. H. Sakr and G. Bansal, "Estimate of Geographical Position of a Vehicle Using Wireless Vehicle Data," U.S. Patent No. 10,281,925, issued May 7, 2019.

Book Chapters

A. H. Sakr, G. Bansal, V. Vladimerou, K. Kusano, and M. Johnson, "Applications of Connectivity in Automated Driving," book chapter in Connected Vehicles, (Ed. R. Miucic), Springer International Publishing, 2019. Link
A. H. Sakr, H. Tabassum, and E. Hossain, "Ambient Wireless Energy Harvesting in Small Cell Networks: Performance Modeling and Analysis," book chapter in Wireless-Powered Communication Networks: Architectures, Protocols, and Applications, (Eds. D. Niyato, E. Hossain, D. I. Kim, V. Bhargava, and L. Shafai), Cambridge University Press, 2017. Link