Amin Farajzadeh

"Skilled Researcher enthusiastic about conducting research on Physical and MAC layers of 5G and beyond wireless networks. Passionate about integrating distributed learning techniques, such as federated learning (FL) in wireless networks. Experienced at publishing scientific papers, and identifying and using new technologies, skills, and resources. Works effectively and collaboratively with teams and individuals."

• 2019 – 2022: “Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN)”, Carleton University. Funded by Huawei Technologies Canada Co., Ltd. (“Huawei Ottawa”).
• 2018 – 2019: “Towards Agile, effiCient, auTonomous and massIvely LargE Network of things (TACTILENet)”, Joint Carleton-Sabanci University. Funded by European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No: 690893.

[1] A. Farajzadeh, A. Yadav, and H. Yanikomeroglu, “Non-IIDness level reduction in multi-tier wireless hierarchical federated learning systems,” to be submitted to IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. (in progress) 

[2] A. Farajzadeh, A. Yadav, and H. Yanikomeroglu, “Self-Evolving Integrated VHetNets for 6G: Multi-tier HFL approach,” under review in IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine (submission: 07 May 2023). 

[3] A. Farajzadeh, A. Yadav, O. Abbasi, W. Jaafar, and H. Yanikomeroglu, “FLSTRA: Federated learning in stratosphere,” under review in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (submission: 24 Jan 2023, 1st results: 09 Mar 2023, 1st revision: 05 May 2023). 

[4] A. Farajzadeh, M. G. Khoshkholgh, H. Yanikomeroglu, and O. Ercetin, “Self-evolving integrated vertical heterogeneous networks,” IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, vol. 4, pp. 552-580, 2023. 

[5] A. Farajzadeh, O. Ercetin, and H. Yanikomeroglu, “Mobility-assisted over-the-air computation for backscatter sensor networks,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 675-678, May 2020. 

[6] A. Farajzadeh, O. Ercetin, and H. Yanikomeroglu, “UAV data collection over NOMA backscatter networks: UAV altitude and trajectory optimization,” in Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2019, pp. 1-7. 

[7] A. Farajzadeh, “Cross-layer design for UAV-enabled wireless networks: Issues and possible solutions,” available online at ResearchGate,Dec. 2019. 

[8] A. Farajzadeh and V. Solouk, “Forward error control using LDPC for WiMAX systems,” in Proc. of 7th Iranian Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICEEE), Gonabad, Iran, Aug. 2015.

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