Publications

Recent Journal Papers and Book Chapters (2021-present)

  1. G. Caso, M. Rajiullah, A. Brunstrom, L. De Nardis, O. Alay, M. Neri, “A Standardized Evaluation of QoS/QoE Performance in 5G and Beyond-5G Systems,” in IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, doi: 10.1109/MCOMSTD.2025.3622065.
  2. S. Alcalà-Marín, W. Wu, A. Raman, M. Bagnulo, O. Alay, F. E. Bustamante, M. Fiore, A. Lutu, “A Comparative Analysis of Global Mobile Network Aggregators,” in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 2025, doi: 10.1109/TNSM.2025.3582089.
  3. S. Kumar, P. Saxena, O. Alay, Next-Generation DRL Empowered Actor-Critic Schedulers for multipath QUIC in 5G vehicular IoT, Elsevier Internet of Things, 2025, 101616, ISSN 2542-6605, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iot.2025.101616.
  4. L. DeNardis, M. Savelli, G. Caso, F Ferretti, L. Tonelli, N. Bouzar, A. Brunstrom, O. Alay, M. Neri, F. Elbahhar, and M-G Di Benedetto, “Range-free Positioning in NB-IoT Networks by Machine Learning: beyond WkNN”, IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation, 2025.
  5. Y. Zhu, Y. Huang, X. Qiao, X. Liu, X. Su, A. Brunstrom, O. Alay, S. Tarkoma, “FPSelector: A Flexible Path Selector for Mobile Augmented Reality Offloading”, in IEEE Transaction on Mobile Computing, 2025, doi: 10.1109/TMC.2025.3556473.
  6. F. Ferretti, G. Caso, L. De Nardis,M. Savelli, A. Brunstrom, O. Alay, M. Neri, M.G. Di Benedetto, “Cross-City Validation and Refinement of a Path Loss Model for NB-IoT in Urban Scenarios”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2025.
  7. Khan, I., Ghoshal, M., Angjo, J., Dimce, S., Hussain, M., Parastar, P., Alay. O. … & Widmer, J. “How Mature is 5G Deployment? A Cross-Sectional, Year-Long Study of 5G Uplink Performance”, in Elsevier Computer Communications, 2025.
  8. B. Y. L. Kimura, S. Ferlin, T. P. W. Paiva, T. Mahmoodi, A. Brunstrom, O. Alay, “Evaluating Adaptive Video Streaming over Multipath QUIC with Shared Bottleneck Detection” in ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications, 2025.
  9. G. Caso, M. Rajiullah, K. Kousias,  U. Ali, N. Bouzar, L. De Nardis, A. Brunstrom, O. Alay, M. Neri, M-G. Di Benedetto, “The Chronicles of 5G Non-Standalone: An Empirical Analysis of Performance and Service Evolution,” in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 2024, doi: 10.1109/OJCOMS.2024.3499370.
  10. P. Parastar, G. Caso, J. A. O. Iglesias, A. Lutu, O. Alay, “Rethinking the mobile edge for vehicular services”, Computer Networks, 2024, 110687, ISSN 1389-1286, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2024.110687.
  11. K. Kousias, M. Rajiullah, G. Caso, O. Alay, A. Brunstrom, U. Ali, L. De Nardis, M. Neri, M-G. Di Benedetto, “Empirical performance analysis and ML-based modeling of 5G non-standalone networks”, Computer Networks, Volume 241, 2024, 110207, ISSN 1389-1286, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2024.110207.
  12. K. Kousias, M. Rajiullah, G. Caso, U. Ali, O. Alay, A. Brunstrom, L. De Nardis, M. Neri, M-G. Di Benedetto, “A Large-Scale Dataset of 4G, NB-IoT, and 5G Non-Standalone Network Measurements”, IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 62, no. 5, pp. 44-49, May 2024, doi: 10.1109/MCOM.011.2200707.
  13. L. De Nardis, G. Caso, Ö. Alay, M. Neri, A. Brunstrom, M-G. Di Benedetto, “Positioning by Multicell Fingerprinting in Urban NB-IoT Networks”, MDPI Sensors 2023, 23, 4266. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23094266.
  14. G. Attanasio, C. Fiandrino, M. Fiore, J. Widmer, N. Ludant, B.Bloessl, K. Kousias, O. Alay, L. Jacquot, R. Stanica, “In-depth Study of RNTI Management in Mobile Networks: Allocation Strategies and Implications on Data Trace Analysis”, in Elsevier Computer Networks, Volume 219, 2022, 109428, ISSN 1389-1286, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2022.109428.
  15. D. A. Hayes, D. Ros, O. Alay, P. Teymoori, T. M. Vister, “Investigating predictive model-based control to achieve reliable consistent multipath mmWave communication”, Elsevier Computer Communications, Volume 194, 2022, Pages 29-43, ISSN 0140-3664, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2022.07.011.
  16. M. T. Abbas, K-J. Grinnemo, J. Eklund, S. Alfredsson, M. Rajiullah, A. Brunstrom, G. Caso, K. Kousias and O. Alay, “Energy-Saving Solutions for Cellular Internet of Things – A Survey”, IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 62073-62096, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3182400.
  17. E. Aumayr, G. Caso, A-M. Bosneag, A. Diaz Zayas, O. Alay, B. Garcia, K. Kousias, A. Brunstrom, P. Merino Gomez, H. Koumaras, “Service-based Analytics for 5G Open Experimentation Platforms”, Elsevier Computer Networks, Volume 205, 2022, 108740, ISSN 1389-1286, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2021.108740.
  18. A. Usman, G. Caso, L. De Nardis, K. Kousias, M. Rajiullah, O. Alay, M. Neri, A. Brunstrom, and M-G. Di Benedetto, “Large-Scale Dataset for the Analysis of Outdoor-to-Indoor Propagation for 5G Mid-Band Operational Networks”, Data 7, no. 3: 34, 2022,  https://doi.org/10.3390/data7030034.
  19. H. Wu, S. Ferlin, G. Caso, O. Alay and A. Brunstrom, “A Survey on Multipath Transport Protocols Towards 5G Access Traffic Steering, Switching and Splitting”, IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 164417-164439, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3134261.
  20. M. Zverev, P. Garrido, F. Fernandez, J. Bilbao, O. Alay, S. Ferlin, A. Brunstrom and R. Aguero, “Robust QUIC: Integrating Practical Coding in a Low Latency Transport Protocol”, in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 138225-138244, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3118112.
  21. G. Caso, O. Alay, G. C. Ferrante, L. De Nardis, M-G. Di Benedetto and A. Brunstrom, “User-Centric Radio Access Technology Selection: A Survey of Game Theory Models and Multi-Agent Learning Algorithms”, in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 84417-84464, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3087410.
  22. G. Caso, O. Alay, L. De Nardis, A. Brunstrom, M. Neri and M-G. Di Benedetto, “Empirical Models for NB-IoT Path Loss in an Urban Scenario”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 17, pp. 13774-13788, 1 Sept.1, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2021.3068148.
  23. G. Caso, K. Kousias, O. Alay, A. Brunstrom and M. Neri, “NB-IoT Random Access: Data-driven Analysis and ML-based Enhancements”, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 14, pp. 11384-11399, 15 July15, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2021.3051755.
  24. H. Wu, G. Caso, S. Ferlin, O. Alay and A. Brunstrom, “Multipath Scheduling for 5G Networks: Evaluation and Outlook”, in IEEE Communications Magazine, Special Issue on Transport Layer Innovations for Future Networks, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 44-50, April 2021, https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.001.2000881.
  25. C. Silva, S. Ferlin, O. Alay, A. Brunstrom, and B. Kimura, “IoT Traffic Offloading with MultiPath TCP”, in IEEE Communications Magazine, Special Issue on Transport Layer Innovations for Future Networks, vol. 59, no. 4, pp. 51-57, April 2021, https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.001.2000915.
  26. E. Baena, S. Fortes, O. Alay, M. Xie, H. Lønsethagen, R. Barco, “Cellular network radio monitoring and management through virtual UE probes: A study case based on crowded events”, in MDPI Sensors Journal, Special Issue on 5G Mobile Networks for Future Smart City, 21, no. 10: 3404. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21103404.
  27. A. Mandalari, A. Lutu, A. Custura, A. Safari, O. Alay, M. Bagnulo, V. Bajpai, A. Brunstrom, J. Ott, M. Trevisan, M. Mellia, G. Fairhurst, “Measuring Roaming in Europe: Infrastructure and Implications on Users’ QoE”, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (early access), https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2021.3058787.
  28. E. Zanaj, G. Caso, L. De Nardis, A. Mohammadpour, O. Alay, M-G. Di Benedetto, “Energy Efficiency in Short and Wide-Area IoT Technologies: A Survey”, Technologies 2021, 9, 22. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies9010022
  29. C. Midoglu, K. Kousias, O. Alay, A. Lutu, A. Argyriou, M. Riegler, C. Griwodz, “Large Scale Speedtest Experimentation in Mobile Broadband Networks”, Elsevier Computer Networks, Volume 184, 2021, 107629, ISSN 1389-1286, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2020.107629.

Recent Conference and Workshop Papers (2021-present)

  1. S. Kumar, M. Tilleman, K. Kousias, P. Saxena, O. Alay, C. Griwodz, “Impact of Latency on User Experience in Immersive Teleoperation: A Study with Motion Capture Gloves and Dexterous Robotic Hand”, IEEE Smart World Congress, Metaverse Conference 2025.
  2. F. Hernandez-Gobertti, R. Lozano-Teruel, K. Kousias, O. Alay, C. Griwodz, D. Gomez-Barquero, “Exploring Performance and User Experience in Haptic Teleoperation Systems: A Study on QoS/QoE Dynamics on Immersive Communications”, IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), 2025.
  3. H. M. Fornes, E. H. Birketvedt, M. Skjegstad, C. Griwodz, M. Welzl, O. Alay, “Acceptable Latency in Predictable First-Person VR Cloud Games”, International workshop on IMmersive Mixed and Virtual Environment Systems (MMVE), ACM MMSys, 2025. 
  4. P. Parastar, G. Caso, J. A. O. Iglesias, A. Lutu, O. Alay, “Energy-Efficient Task Computation at the Edge for Vehicular Services”, IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS 2025).
  5. G. Caso, M. Rajiullah, A. Brunstrom, L. De Nardis, O. Alay, M. Neri, “A Standard-compliant Assessment of Beyond-eMBB QoS/QoE in 5G Networks“, IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN), 2024. Best Paper Award
  6. M. Rafiee, A. Taherkordi and Ö. Alay, “Cross Network Layer Cognitive Service Orchestration in Edge Computing Systems,” 2024 IEEE International Conference on Edge Computing and Communications (EDGE), Shenzhen, China, 2024, pp. 12-21, doi: 10.1109/EDGE62653.2024.00012.
  7. I. Khan, et.al, “How Mature is 5G Deployment? A Cross-Sectional, Year-Long Study of 5G Uplink Performance“, IFIP Networking 2024.
  8. M. Savelli, L. De Nardis, G. Caso, F. Ferretti, A. Brunstrom, O. Alay, M. Neri,  M-G Di Benedetto, “Range-free Positioning in NB-IoT Networks by Machine Learning“, ICL-GNSS 2024.
  9. P.S. Kumar, P. Saxena, O. Alay, “DEAR: DRL Empowered Actor-Critic ScheduleR for Multipath QUIC Under 5G/B5G Hybrid Networks”, In: Barolli, L. (eds) Advanced Information Networking and Applications. AINA 2024. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 199. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57840-3_10
  10. S. Zoltanski, C. Erdem, K. Kousias, O. Alay, and C. Griwodz,
    “How do Users Experience Asynchrony between Visual and Haptic Information?”, In Proceedings of the 15th ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys ’24). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 221–230. https://doi.org/10.1145/3625468.3647626
  11. M. Rajiullah, G. Caso, A. Brunstrom, J. Karlsson, S. Alfredsson, and O. Alay, ” CARL-W: a Testbed for Empirical Analyses of 5G and Starlink Performance”, In Proceedings of the 3rd ACM Workshop on 5G and Beyond Network Measurements, Modeling, and Use Cases (5G-MeMU ’23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1145/3609382.3610510
  12. E. M. Kjenstad, H. K. Ringsby, R. J. Gaeb, C. Erdem, K. Kousias, O. Alay, and C. Griwodz, “Experiencing Rotation and Curvature Gain for Redirected Walking in Virtual Reality”, Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Immersive Mixed and Virtual Environment Systems (MMVE ’23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1145/3592834.3592874
  13. T. P. W. Paiva, S. Ferlin, A. Brunstrom, O. Alay, B. Y. L. Kimura, “A First Look at Adaptive Video Streaming over Multipath QUIC with Shared Bottleneck Detection”, In Proceedings of the 14th ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys ’23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 161–172. https://doi.org/10.1145/3587819.3590982
  14. Parastar, A. Lutu, O. Alay, G. Caso, D. Perino, “Spotlight on 5G: Performance, Device Evolution and Challenges from a Mobile Operator Perspective”, IEEE INFOCOM 2023 – IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, New York City, NY, USA, 2023, pp. 1-10, https://doi.org/10.1109/INFOCOM53939.2023.10229108.
  15. M. Welzl, O. Alay, P. Teymoori, S. Islam: “Reducing Green House Gas Emissions With Congestion Control”, IAB Workshop on Environmental Impact of Internet Applications and Systems, 5-12 December 2022, online.
  16. A. Rabitsch, T. Anagnostopoulos, K-J. Grinnemo, J. McNamara, A-M. Bosneag, M.A. Kourtis,  G. Xilouris, O. Alay, and A. Brunstrom,. “Integrated Network and End-host Policy Management for Network Slicing,” 2022 18th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), Thessaloniki, Greece, 2022, pp. 226-232,  https://doi.org/10.23919/CNSM55787.2022.9964529.
  17. M. T. Abbas, J. Eklund, A. Brunstrom, S. Alfredsson, M. Rajiullah, K-J. Grinnemo, G. Caso, K. Kousias, O. Alay, “On the Energy-efficient Use of Discontinuous Reception and Release Assistance in NB-IoT”, IEEE 8th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Yokohama, Japan, 2022, pp. 1-7, https://doi.org/10.1109/WF-IoT54382.2022.10152235. Best Paper Award
  18. K. Kousias, M. Rajiullah, G. Caso, O. Alay, A. Brunstrom, L. De Nardis, M. Neri, U. Ali, and M.-G. Di Benedetto, “Coverage and Performance Analysis of 5G Non-Standalone Deployments“, In Proceedings of the 16th ACM Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental evaluation & CHaracterization (WiNTECH ’22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 61–68. https://doi.org/10.1145/3556564.3558233
  19. K. Kousias, M. Rajiullah, G. Caso, O. Alay, A. Brunstrom, L. De Nardis, M. Neri, U. Ali, and M.-G. Di Benedetto, ” Implications of handover events in commercial 5G non-standalone deployments in Rome”, ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on 5G and Beyond Network Measurements, Modeling, and Use Cases (5G-MeMU ’22), https://doi.org/10.1145/3538394.3546041
  20. S. Alcala, A. Raman, W. Wu, A. Lutu, M. Bagnulo, O. Alay, F. Bustamante, “Global Mobile Network Aggregators: Taxonomy, Roaming Performance and Optimization”, In Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications and Services (MobiSys ’22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 183–195. https://doi.org/10.1145/3498361.3538942
  21. L. De Nardis, G. Caso, O. Alay, U. Ali, M. Neri, A. Brunstrom, M-G Di Benedetto, “Positioning by fingerprinting with multiple cells in NB-IoT networks”, 2022 International Conference on Localization and GNSS (ICL-GNSS), Tampere, Finland, 2022, pp. 01-07, doi: 10.1109/ICL-GNSS54081.2022.9797029.
  22. D. Hayes, D. Ros, O. Alay and P. Teymoori, “Reliable Consistent Multipath mmWave Communication”, ACM Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Wireless and Mobile Systems (MSWIM), 2021.
  23. A. Rabitsch, G. Xilouris, T. Anagnostopoulos, K-J Grinnemo, T. Sarlas, A. Brunstrom, O. Alay and G. Caso, “Extending Network Slice Management to the End-host”, ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on 5G Measurements, Modeling and Use Cases (5G-MeMU), 2021.
  24. G. Xylouris, M. Christopoulou, H. Koumaras, M-A. Kourtis, M. Emmelmann, D. Triantafyllopoulou, Y. Rahulan, I. G. Muriel, A. D. Zayas, E. Atxutegi, G. Gardikis, D. Lioprasitis, D. Tsolkas, P. Kostarakis, E. Aumayr, A-M Bosneag, O. Alay, V. Frascolla and A. Brunstrom, “Experimentation and 5G KPI measurements in the 5GENESIS platforms”, ACM SIGCOMM Workshop on 5G Measurements, Modeling and Use Cases (5G-MeMU), 2021.

Journal Papers and Book Chapters (Before 2021)

  1. A. Díaz Zayas, G. Caso, O. Alay, P. Merino, A. Brunstrom, D. Tsolkas and H. Koumaras, “A modular experimentation methodology for 5G deployments: the 5GENESIS approach”, MDPI Sensors Journal, Special Issue on Experimentation in 5G and beyond Networks: State of the Art and the Way Forward, Sensors 2020, 20(22), 6652.
  2. K. Kousias, G. Caso, O. Alay, A. Brunstrom, L. De Nardis, M-G. Di Benedetto and M. Neri, “Coverage and Deployment Analysis of Narrowband Internet of Things in the Wild“, IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 58, no. 9, pp. 39-45, September 2020. [Open Data]
  3. H. Wu, O. Alay, A. Brunstrom, S. Ferlin and G. Caso, “Peekaboo: Learning-based Multipath Scheduling for Dynamic Heterogeneous Environments“, IEEE JSAC Special Issue on Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Networking, vol. 38, no. 10, pp. 2295-2310, Oct. 2020. [Open Source]
  4. P. Hurtig, K.J. Grinnemo, A. Brunstrom, S. Ferlin, O. Alay and N. Kuhn, “Low-Latency Scheduling in MPTCP“, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Volume 27 Issue 1, February 2019. [Open Source]
  5. V. Mancuso, M. Peon-Quiros, C. Midoglu, M. Moulay, V. Comite, A. Lutu, O. Alay, S. Alfredsson, M. Rajiullah, A. Brunstrom, M. Mellia, A. S. Khatouni and T. Hirsch, “Results from Running an Experiment as a Service Platform for Mobile Broadband Networks in Europe“, Elsevier Computer Communications, Volume 133, Pages 89-101, January 2019.
  6. A. Schwind, C. Midoglu, O. Alay, C. Griwodz, and F. Wamser, “Dissecting the Performance of YouTube Video Streaming in Mobile Networks“, to appear, International Journal on Network Management, 2019. [Open Source] [Open Data]
  7. S. Ferlin, S. Kucera, H. Claussen and O. Alay, “MPTCP meets FEC: Supporting Latency-Sensitive Applications over Heterogeneous Networks“, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, Volume 26 Issue 5, October 2018.
  8. A. Mandalari, A. Lutu, M. Bagnulo, B. Briscoe and O. Alay, “Measuring ECN++: Good News for ++, Bad News for ECN over Mobile“, IEEE Communications Magazine, Volume: 56, Issue: 3, March 2018. [Open Data]
  9. A. Argyriou, P. Palantas and O. Alay, “Modeling the Lossy Transmission of Correlated Sources in Multiple Access Fading Channels“, Elsevier Physical Communication, Volume 24, Pages 34-45, September 2017.
  10. A. Lutu, Y. R. Siwakoti, O. Alay, D. Baltrunas and A. Elmokashfi, “The Good, the Bad and the Implications of Profiling Mobile Broadband Coverage “, Elsevier Computer Networks, Vol. 107, pp. 76–93, October 2016. [Open Data] 
  11. K. Yedugundla, S. Ferlin, T. Dreibholz, O. Alay, N. Kuhn, P. Hurtig and A. Brunstrom, “Is Multi-Path Transport Suitable for Latency Sensitive Traffic?“, Elsevier Computer Networks, Vol. 105, pp.1-21, August 2016.
  12. A. Argyriou and O. Alay, “Distributed Estimation of Correlated Data in Multiple Access Wireless Sensor Networks with Interference Cancellation“, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Volume 15, No. 3, March 2016, pp 2205-2214.
  13. O. Alay, A. Lutu, R. García, M. Peón-Quirós, V. Mancuso, T. Hirsch, T. Dely, J. Werme, K. Evensen, A. Hansen, S. Alfredsson, J. Karlsson, A. Brunstrom, A. S. Khatouni, M. Mellia, M. A. Marsan, R. Monno and H. Lonsethagen, “MONROE: Measuring Mobile Broadband Networks in Europe“, book chapter (Ch5) “Building the Future Internet through FIRE”, FIRE Book: a Research and Experimentation based Approach, pp. 155-187, 2016.
  14. O. Alay, P. Liu, Y. Wang, E. Erkip, S. Panwar, “Cooperative Layered Video Multicast using Randomized Distributed Space Time Codes“, IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, Volume 13, No. 5, October 2011, pp 1127-1140.
  15. O. Alay, T. Korakis, Y. Wang, E. Erkip, S. Panwar, “Layered Wireless Video Multicast Using Relays“, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Volume 20, No 8, 2010, pp 1095-1109.
  16. O. Alay, T. Korakis, Y. Wang, S. Panwar, “Dynamic Rate and FEC Adaptation for Video Multicast in Multi-rate Wireless Networks“, ACM/Springer Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET), Special Issue on Advances In Wireless Testbeds and Research Infrastructures, Volume 15, Number 3, 2010, pp 425-434.

Conference and Workshop Papers (Before 2021)

  1. A. S. Khatouni, M. Trevisan, D. Giordano, M. Rajiullah, S. Alfredsson, A. Brunstrom, C. Midoglu, O. Alay, “Open Dataset of Operational Mobile Networks”, ACM International Symposium on Mobility Management and Wireless Access (MobiWac), 2020.
  2. M. T. Abbas, J. Eklund, K-J. Grinnemo, A. Brunstrom, S. Alfredsson, O. Alay, S. Katona, G. Seres, B. Rathonyl, “Guidelines for an Energy Efficient Tuning of the NB-IoT Stack’“, IEEE Local Computer Networks (LCN), 2020.
  3. M. Rajiullah, A. s. Khatouni, C. Midoglu, O. Alay, A. Brunstrom, C. Griwodz, “Mobile Network Performance during the COVID-19 Outbreak from a Testbed Perspective“, IEEE Mobicom Wintech Workshop, 2020.
  4. P. Saxena, T. Dreibholz, H. Skinnemoen, O. Alay,  M. A. Vazquez-Castro, S. Ferlin, and G. Acar, “Resilient Hybrid SatCom and Terrestrial Networking for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles”, IEEE Infocom WISARN Workshop, 2020.
  5. K. Kousias, G. Caso, O. Alay, F. Lemic, “Empirical Analysis of LoRaWAN Adaptive Data Rate for Mobile Internet of Things Applications”, ACM MOBICOM Wireless of the Students, by the Students, and for the Students (S3) Workshop, 2019.
  6. C. Midoglu, O. Alay, C. Griwodz, “Evaluation Framework for Real-Time Adaptive 360-Degree Video Streaming over 5G Networks”, ACM MOBICOM Wireless of the Students, by the Students, and for the Students (S3) Workshop, 2019.
  7. P. Garrido, M. I. Sanchez, S. Ferlin, R. Aguero, O. Alay,  “rQUIC: Integrating FEC with QUIC for Robust Wireless Communications“, IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2019.
  8. C. Midoglu, A. Zabrovskiy, O. Alay, D. Hoelbling-Inzko, C. Griwodz and C. Timmerer, “Docker-Based Evaluation Framework for Video Streaming QoE in Broadband Networks”, ACM Multimedia Open Source Software Competition, 2019.
  9. D. Hayes, D. Ros, O. Alay, “On the Importance of TCP Splitting Proxies for Future 5G mmWave Communications“, IEEE Local Computer Networks (LCN), 2019.
  10. K. Kousias, O. Alay, A. Argyriou, A. Lutu, M. Riegler, “Estimating Downlink Throughput from End-User Measurements in Mobile Broadband Networks“, IEEE World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), 2019. [Open Source]
  11. M. Rajiullah, A. Lutu, A. S. Khatouni, M. Fida, M. Mellia, A. Brunstrom, O. Alay, S. Alfredsson and V. Mancuso, “Web Experience in Operational Mobile Networks: Lessons from Two Million Page Visits“, ACM The Web Conference (www), 2019.  [Open Source] [Open Data]
  12. A. S. Asrese, E. A. Walelgne, V. Bajpai, A. Lutu, O. Alay, J. Ott, “Measuring Web Quality of Experience in Cellular Networks“, Passive and Active Measurements Conference (PAM), 2019. [Open Source] [Open Data]
  13. A. Mandalari, A. Lutu, A. Custura, A. Safari, O. Alay, M. Bagnulo, V. Bajpai, A. Brunstrom, J. Ott, M. Mellia, G. Fairhurst, “Experience: Implications of Roaming in Europe“, ACM International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MOBICOM), 2018. [Open Source] [Open Data]
  14. H. Koumaras, D. Tsolkas, G. Gardikis, P. M. Gomez, V. Frascolla, D. Triantafyllopoulou, M. Emmelmann, V. Koumaras, M. L. G. Osma, D. Munaretto, E. Atxutegi, J. S. de Puga, O. Alay, A. Brunstrom, A. M. C. Bosneag, “5GENESIS: The Genesis of a flexible 5G Facility“, IEEE 23rd International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), 2018.
  15. O. Alay, V. Mancuso, A. Brunstrom, S. Alfredsson, M. Mellia, G. Bernini and H. Lonsethagen, “End to end 5G Measurements with MONROE: Challenges and Opportunities“, IEEE 4th International Forum on Research and Technology for Society and Industry (RTSI), 2018.
  16. C. Jarvis, C. Midoglu, A. Lutu and O. Alay, “Visualizing Mobile Coverage from Repetitive Measurements on Defined Trajectories“, IEEE/IFIP TMA Workshop on Mobile Network Measurements, 2018. [Open Source] [Open Data]
  17. K. Kousias, M. Riegler, O. Alay and A. Argyriou, “HINDSIGHT: An R-Based Framework Towards Long Short Term Memory (LSTM) Optimization“, ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys), 2018. [Open Source]
  18. C. Midoglu, M.Moulay, V. Mancuso, O. Alay, A. Lutu and C. Griwodz, “Open Video Datasets over Operational Mobile Networks with MONROE“, ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys), 2018. [Open Source] [Open Data]
  19. C. Midoglu, L. Wimmer, A. Lutu, O. Alay and C. Griwodz, “MONROE-Nettest: A Configurable Tool for Dissecting Speed Measurements in Mobile Broadband“, IEEE INFOCOM Computer and Networking Experimental Research using Testbeds (CNERT) Workshop, 2018. [Open Source] Best Paper Award
  20. O. Alay, A. Lutu, M. Peon-Quiros, V. Mancuso, T. Hirsch, K. Evensen, A. F. Hansen, S. Alfredsson, J. Karlsson, A. Brunstrom, A. S. Khatouni, M. Mellia and M. A. Marsan, “Experience: An Open Platform for Experimentation with Commercial Mobile Broadband Networks”, ACM International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MOBICOM), 2017. [Open Source]
  21. M. Fida, A. Lutu, M. Marina, O. Alay, “ZipWeave: Towards Efficient and Reliable Measurement based Mobile Coverage Maps“, IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), 2017.
  22. A. S. Khatouni , M. Mellia, M. A. Marsan, S. Alfredsson , J. Karlsson , A. Brunstrom, Ö. Alay, A. Lutu , C. Midoglu and V. Mancuso, “Speedtest-like Measurements in 3G/4G Networks: the MONROE Experience“, IEEE International Teletraffic Congress (ITC), 2017. [Open Data]
  23. M. Peon-Quiros, V. Mancuso, V. Comite, A. Lutu, O. Alay, S. Alfredsson, J. Karlsson, A. Brunstrom,  M. Mellia, A. S. Khatouni, and T. Hirsch, “Results from running an experiment as a service platform for mobile networks“, ACM MOBICOM Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental evaluation & CHaracterization (WiNTECH), 2017.
  24. M. Fida, K. Kousias, A. Lutu, O. Alay, M. Rajiullah, A. Brunstrom, and A. Argyriou, “FLEX-MONROE: A Unified Platform for Experiments under Controlled and Operational LTE Settings“, ACM MOBICOM Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental evaluation & CHaracterization (WiNTECH), 2017.
  25. M. Fida, K. Kousias, A. Lutu, O. Alay, M. Rajiullah, A. Brunstrom, and A. Argyriou, “Experimentation in Controlled and Operational LTE Settings with FLEX-MONROE”, ACM MOBICOM Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental evaluation & CHaracterization (WiNTECH), demo paper, 2017. Best Demo Award
  26. K. Kousias, C. Midoglu, A. Lutu, O. Alay, A. Argyriou and M. Riegler, “The Same, Only Different: Contrasting Mobile Operator Behaviour from CrowdSourced Dataset“, IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), 2017.
  27. I. Learmonth, A. Lutu, G. Fairhurst, D. Ros and O.Alay, “Path Transparency Measurements from the Mobile Edge with PATHspider”, IEEE/IFIP TMA Workshop on Mobile Network Measurement, 2017. [Open Source] 
  28. A. Schwind, M. Seufert, O. Alay, P. Casas, P. Tran-Gia and F. Wamser, “Concept and Implementation of Video QoE Measurements in a Mobile Broadband Testbed”, IEEE/IFIP TMA Workshop on Mobile Network Measurement, 2017. [Open Source]
  29. S. Ferlin, O. Alay, D. Hayes, T. Dreibholz and M. Welzl, “Revisiting Congestion Control for Multipath TCP with Shared Bottleneck Detection“, IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), 2016.
  30. A. Lutu, Y. R. Siwakoti, O. Alay, D. Baltrunas and A. Elmokashfi, “Profiling Mobile Broadband Coverage“, IFIP Traffic Measurement and Analysis Conference (TMA), 2016. [Open Data] Best Paper Award
  31. S, Ferlin, O. Alay, O. Mehani and R. Boreli, “BLEST: Blocking Estimation-based MPTCP Scheduler for Heterogeneous Networks“, IFIP Networking, 2016. [Open Source]
  32. D. Baltrunas, A. Elmokashfi, A. Kvalbein and O. Alay, “Investigating Packet Loss in Mobile Broadband Networks under Mobility“, IFIP Networking, 2016.
  33. O. Alay et al, “MONROE, a distributed platform to measure and assess mobile broadband networks“, ACM MOBICOM All Things Cellular and Wintech Workshops, demo paper, 2016.
  34. O. Alay et al, “Measuring and Assessing Mobile Broadband Networks with MONROE“, IEEE World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM), demo paper, 2016. Best Demo Award
  35. R. Barik, M. Welzl, S, Ferlin and O. Alay, “LISA: A Linked Slow Start Algorithm for MPTCP“, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2016.
  36. O. Alay and A. Argyriou, “Cooperative Live Video Multicast for Small Cell Base Stations with Overlapping Coverage“, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2016.
  37. A. Argyriou and O. Alay, “Lossy Transmission of Correlated Sources in a Multiple Access Quasi-Static Fading Channel“, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2016.
  38. O. Alay, A. Lutu, D. Ros, R. Garcia, V. Mancuso A. F. Hansen, A. Brunstrom, M. A. Marsan and H. Lonsethagen, “MONROE: Measuring Mobile Broadband Networks in Europe“, IRTF & ISOC Workshop on Research and Applications of Internet Measurements (RAIM), 2015.
  39. P. Hurtig, O. Alay, S. Ferlin and K. Yedugundla, “Reducing Transport Latency using Multipath Protocols“, EUCNC, special session on Reducing Transport Latency, 2015.
  40. I. Livadariu, S. Ferlin, O. Alay, T. Dreibholz, A. Dhamdhere and A. Elmokashfi, “Leveraging the IPv4/IPv6 Identity Duality by using Multi-Path Transport“, IEEE INFOCOM Global Internet Symposium, 2015.
  41. S. F. Oliveira, T. Dreibholz, O. Alay, “Multi-Path Transport over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks: Does it really pay off?“, IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2014.
  42. C. Paasch, S. F. Oliveira, O. Alay, O. Bonaventure, “Experimental Evaluation of Multi-path TCP Schedulers“, ACM SIGCOMM CSWS, 2014.
  43. S. F. Oliveira, T. Dreibholz, O. Alay, “Tackling the Challenge of Bufferbloat in Multi-Path Transport over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks“, IEEE/ACM IWQoS, 2014.
  44. S. F. Oliveira, T. Dreibholz, O. Alay, A. Kvalbein, “Measuring the QoS Characteristics of Operational 3G Mobile Broadband Networks“, IEEE AINA, PAMS workshop, 2014.
  45. O. Alay, A. Argyriou, “Transmission of Correlated Gaussian Sources with Opportunistic Interference“, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2014.
  46. X. Xu, O. Alay, E. Erkip, Y. Wang, S. Panwar, “Two-way wireless video communication using Randomized cooperation, Network Coding and packet level FEC“, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2012.
  47. O. Alay, H. Stephansen, “The effect of multi-generation encoding in broadcast contribution on the end-user video quality”, IEEE Packet Video Workshop (PV), 2012.
  48. O. Alay, Z. Guo, Y. Wang, E. Erkip, S. Panwar, “Enhanced Parity Packet Transmission for Video Multicast using R-DSTC“, IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), 2010.
  49. T. Q. Duong, O. Alay, E. Erkip, H. J. Zepernick, “End-to-End Performance of Randomized Distributed Space-Time Codes“, IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), 2010.
  50. O. Alay, P. Liu, Y. Wang, E. Erkip, S. Panwar, “Error Resilient Video Multicast using Randomized Distributed Space-time Codes“, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Dallas, TX, March, 2010.
  51. O. Alay, P. Liu, Z. Guo, L. Wang, Y. Wang, E. Erkip, S. Panwar, “Cooperative Layered Video Multicast using Randomized Distributed Space-time Codes“, IEEE INFOCOM Mobile Video (MOVID) Workshop, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, April, 2009.
  52. O. Alay , C. Li, A. Rai, T. Korakis, Y. Wang and S. Panwar, “Dynamic Rate and FEC Adaptation for Video Multicast in Multi-rate Wireless Networks“, IEEE TRIDENTCOM, Washington D.C., April 2009.
  53. O. Alay , Z. Xu, T. Korakis, Y. Wang and S. Panwar, “Implementing a Cooperative MAC Protocol for Wireless Video Multicast“, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Budapest, Hungary, April 2009.
  54. O. Alay, X. Pan, E. Erkip and Y. Wang, “Layered Randomized Cooperative Multicast for Lossy Data: A Superposition Approach“, IEEE CISS, Baltimore, MD, March 2009.
  55. O. Alay, T. Korakis, Y. Wang and S. Panwar, “Is Physical Layer Error Correction sufficient for Video Multicast over IEEE 802.11g Networks?“, IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), Las Vegas, NV, January 2009.
  56. O. Alay, T. Korakis, Y. Wang and S. Panwar , “An Experimental Study of Packet Loss and Forward Error Correction in Video Multicast over IEEE 802.11b Network“, IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), Las Vegas, NV, January 2009.
  57. O. Alay, K. Guan, Y. Wang, E. Erkip, S. Panwar and R. Ghanadan, “Wireless Video Multicast in Tactical Environments“, IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), San Diego, CA, November 2008.
  58. O. Alay, R. Ding, E. Erkip, Y. Wang and A. Scaglione, “Layered randomized cooperation for multicast“, IEEE ASILOMAR, Pacific Grove, CA, October 2008 (invited).
  59. O. Alay, T. Korakis, Y. Wang and S. Panwar, “Layered Wireless Video Multicast using Directional Relays“, IEEE ICIP, San Diego, CA, October 2008.
  60. O. Alay, T. Korakis, Y. Wang, E. Erkip, S. Panwar, “Layered Wireless Video Multicast using Omni-directional Relays“, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Las Vegas, NV, April 2008.
  61. O. Alay, E. Erkip and Y. Wang, “Cooperative Transmission of Correlated Gaussian Sources“, IEEE ASILOMAR, Pacific Grove, CA, November 2007.
  62. O. Alay, H. Shutoy, D. Gunduz, E. Erkip, Y. Wang, “Cooperative Source and Channel Coding for Wireless Multimedia Communications”, Wireless and Optical Communications Conference, NJ, April 2007
  63. O. Alay, G. B. Akar, “Fast Mode Decision for Intra Prediction in H.264”, IEEE Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference, Antalya, April 2006.