Abdul Mateen

University of Management and Technology (Pakistan) | UMT

Healthcare is experiencing a fast change from a hospital-centric and specialist-focused model to one that is dispersed and patient-centric. Numerous technological advancements are driving this fast evolution of the healthcare sector. Communication technologies, among others, have permitted the delivery of customized and distant healthcare services....

In this paper, a secure energy trading mechanism based on blockchain technology is proposed. The proposed model deals with energy trading problems such as insecure energy trading and inefficient charging mechanisms for electric vehicles (EVs) in a vehicular energy network (VEN). EVs face two major problems: finding an optimal charging station and c...

In the above article [1] , reference [2] is updated and the missing DOI is provided. In Section IV “Proposed System Model” of the article, a two-point distance formula is added which is taken from [3] . The text is updated as follows: “In order to send the sensed data, the OSN follows the shortest path. The OSN finds the shortest distance bet...

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are promising and emerging frameworks having a wide range of applications. These networks are facing various challenges, i.e., less cost efficiency, high energy consumption, less reliable data communication between nodes and security issues. The provisioning of the aforementioned factors has become a challenging task...

Nowadays, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are facing various challenges. Cost efficiency, low energy consumption, reliable data communication between nodes and security are the major challenges in the field of WSNs. On the other hand, blockchain is also a very hot domain in this era. Blockchain has a remedy for some challenges, which are faced by t...

Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) are promising and emerging frameworks having a wide range of applications. The underwater sensor deployment is beneficial; however, some factors limit the performance of the network, i.e., less reliability, high end to end delay and maximum energy dissipation. The provisioning of the aforementioned factor...

Nowadays, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are facing various challenges. Cost efficiency, low energy consumption, reliable data communication between nodes and security are the major challenges in the field of WSNs. On the other hand, blockchain is also a very hot domain in this era. Blockchain has a remedy for some challenges, which are faced by t...

Nowadays, limited battery lifespan in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) is one of the key concerns for reliable data delivery. Traditional transmission approaches increase the transmission overhead, i.e., packet collision and congestion, which affects the reliable data delivery. Additionally, replacement of the sensors battery in the hars...

Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) are promising and emerging framework having a wide range of applications. The underwater sensor deployment is beneficial; however, some factors limit the performance of the network, i.e., less reliability, high end-to-end delay and maximum energy dissipation. The provisioning of aforementioned factors hav...

Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) are promising and emerging frameworks having a wide range of applications. The underwater sensor deployment is beneficial; however, some factors limit the performance of the network, i.e., less reliability, high end-to-end delay and maximum energy dissipation. The provisioning of the aforementioned factor...

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are facing different challenges in the routing procedure. Cost efficiency, low energy consumption and reliable data communication between nodes are the major challenges in the field of WSNs. During the transmission process of nodes, energy is also lost due to void holes. In the WSNs, location error and battery consum...

Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks (UWSNs) are promising and emerging framework having a wide range of applications. The underwater sensor deployment is beneficial; however, some factors limit the performance of the network, i.e., less reliability, high end-to-end delay and maximum energy dissipation. The provisioning of aforementioned factors hav...

Nowadays, most encouraging strategy for best resources utilization and allocation in wireless multi-hop networks is BackPressure (BP) based routing. Throughput optimality, load-aware routing, priority aware routing, adaptive resource allocation and its simplicity of understanding are the key features of BP based routing protocols. In this article,...

Daily operations and planning in a smart grid require a day-ahead load forecasting of its customers. The accuracy of day-ahead load-forecasting models has a significant impact on many decisions such as scheduling of fuel purchases, system security assessment, economic scheduling of generating capacity, and planning for energy transactions. However,...

In recent years, advanced technology is increasing rapidly, especially in the field of smart grids. A home energy management systems are implemented in homes for scheduling of power for cost minimization. In this paper, for management of home energy we propose a meta-heuristic technique which is hybrid of existing techniques enhanced differential e...

In recent years, advanced technology is increasing rapidly, especially in the field of smart grids. A home energy management systems are implemented in homes for scheduling of power for cost minimization. In this paper, for management of home energy we propose a meta-heuristic technique which is hybrid of existing techniques enhanced differential e...

Nowadays, different schemes and ways are proposed to meet the user's load requirement of energy towards the Demand Side (DS) in order to encapsulate the energy resources. However, this Load Demand (LD) increases day by day. This increase in LD is causing serious energy crises to the utility and DS. As the usage of energy increases with the increase...

Since the development of Smart Grid (SG), Home Energy Management (HEM) systems are emerged widely into it and consumers have an opportunity to schedule their smart appliances efficiently in smart homes. In this research, meta-heuristic techniques Harmony Search Algorithm (HSA), Pigeon Inspired Optimization (PIO) and our proposed Harmony Pigeon Insp...

Smart Grid (SG) plays a noteworthy role in minimizing the Electricity Cost (EC) through Demand Side Management (DSM). Smart homes are the part of SG, pays a lot in minimizing EC via scheduling the appliances. Home Energy Management (HEM) have been extensively used for energy management in smart homes. In this paper, for the effective utilization of...