Amir RF

Amir RF

Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering focused on wireless systems, spectrum sharing, and non-terrestrial networks.

Publications

For a full and up-to-date list, please see my Google Scholar profile.

Journal Papers

  1. S. J. Maeng, A. H. F. Raouf, O. Ozdemir, T. Zajkowski, M. Mushi, M. L. Sichitiu, R. Dutta, and I. Guvenc, “Altitude-Dependent Sub-6 GHz Wireless Spectrum: Survey, Measurements, Trends, and Modeling,” submitted to IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, 2025.

  2. A. H. F. Raouf, R. Sun, and M. J. Poletti, “Spectrum Usage Monitoring and Airtime Utilization: Insights from a Practical Case Study,” IEEE Network, 2025.

  3. A. H. F. Raouf and I. Guvenc, “Outage Analysis of Hybrid VLC/RF Networks with an Energy Harvesting Relay and Random Receiver Orientation,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 2024. Link

  4. A. H. F. Raouf, C. K. Anjinappa, and I. Guvenc, “Optimizing Energy-Harvesting Hybrid VLC/RF Networks with Random Receiver Orientation,” IEEE Access, 2024. Link

  5. P. Paglierani, A. H. F. Raouf, K. Pelekanakis, R. Petroccia, J. Alves, and M. Uysal, “A Primer on Underwater Quantum Key Distribution,” Quantum Engineering, 2023. Link

  6. A. H. F. Raouf and M. Uysal, “On the Optimization of Underwater Quantum Key Distribution Systems with Time-Gated SPADs,” Journal of the Optical Society of America B, vol. 39, no. 8, pp. 2013–2019, 2022. Link

  7. A. H. F. Raouf, M. Safari, and M. Uysal, “Performance Analysis of Decoy State Quantum Key Distribution over Underwater Turbulence Channels,” Journal of the Optical Society of America B, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 1470–1478, 2022. Link

  8. A. H. F. Raouf, M. Safari, and M. Uysal, “Multi-Hop Quantum Key Distribution with Passive Relays over Underwater Turbulence Channels,” Journal of the Optical Society of America B, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. 3614–3621, 2020. Link

  9. A. H. F. Raouf, M. Safari, and M. Uysal, “Performance Analysis of Quantum Key Distribution in Underwater Turbulence Channels,” Journal of the Optical Society of America B, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 564–573, 2020. Link

  10. A. H. F. Raouf, J. Abouei, M. Jaseemuddin, and M. Uysal, “Delivery Phase in Cache-based Wireless Networks with Modified LT Codes,” Physical Communication, vol. 42, p. 101172, 2020. Link

  11. Z. H. Meybodi, J. Abouei, and A. H. F. Raouf, “Cache Replacement Schemes based on Adaptive Time Window for Video on Demand Services in Femtocell Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 1476–1487, 2018. Link

Conference Papers

  1. M. J. Poletti, R. Sun, and A. H. F. Raouf, “Spectrum Utilization: Nationwide Measurements for New Spectrum Opportunities and Government Policy,” SCTE TechExpo24, 2024.

  2. S. J. Maeng, A. H. F. Raouf, I. Guvenc, O. Ozdemir, M. L. Sichitiu, and R. Dutta, “Key Observations from Altitude-Dependent Sub-6 GHz Spectrum Measurements at AERPAW,” IEEE DySPAN Workshop, 2024. Link

  3. A. H. F. Raouf, S. J. Maeng, I. Guvenc, O. Ozdemir, and M. Sichitiu, “Cellular Spectrum Occupancy Probability in Urban and Rural Scenarios at Various UAS Altitudes,” IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), 2023. Preprint

  4. A. H. F. Raouf, S. J. Maeng, I. Guvenc, O. Ozdemir, and M. Sichitiu, “Spectrum Monitoring and Analysis in Urban and Rural Environments at Different Altitudes,” IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), 2023. Preprint

  5. A. H. F. Raouf, C. K. Anjinappa, and I. Guvenc, “Optimal Design of Energy-Harvesting Hybrid VLC-RF Networks,” in Proc. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 2022. Link

  6. J. Pourbemany, G. Mirjalily, J. Abouei, A. H. F. Raouf, “Load Balanced Ad-Hoc On-Demand Routing based on Weighted Mean Queue Length Metric,” in Proc. IEEE Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering, Mashhad, 2018, pp. 470–475. Link

  7. A. H. F. Raouf and J. Abouei, “Cache Replacement Scheme Based on Sliding Window and TTL for Video on Demand,” in Proc. IEEE Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering, Mashhad, 2018, pp. 499–504. Link

Datasets

  1. C. Dickerson, A. H. F. Raouf, O. Ozdemir, I. Guvenc, and M. Sichitiu, “AERPAW UAV-based signal data collected at varying altitudes and sampling rates for wireless communication studies,” Dryad Digital Repository, 2025. Link

  2. R. Asokan, A. H. F. Raouf, O. Ozdemir, I. Guvenc, and M. Sichitiu, “Ericsson 5G NSA network RF and throughput measurements on AERPAW network,” Dryad Digital Repository, 2025. Link

  3. S. Vargas Villar, A. H. F. Raouf, O. Ozdemir, I. Guvenc, and M. Sichitiu, “LoRaWAN gateway performance and vehicle tracking data in AERPAW testbed,” Dryad Digital Repository, 2025. Link

  4. A. H. F. Raouf, O. Ozdemir, I. Guvenc, and M. Sichitiu, “AERPAW helikite spectrum measurements at Lake Wheeler site in August 2024,” Dryad Digital Repository, 2024. Link

  5. A. H. F. Raouf, O. Ozdemir, I. Guvenc, and M. Sichitiu, “AERPAW helikite spectrum measurements at Packapalooza Festival in Aug 2024,” Dryad Digital Repository, 2024. Link

  6. A. Gurses, A. H. F. Raouf, S. J. Maeng, O. Ozdemir, I. Guvenc, and M. Sichitiu, “AERPAW Find-a-Rover (AFAR) Challenge in December 2023,” Dryad Digital Repository, 2024. Link