April 22, 2025
Lokman Sboui
Professeur
Department
Département de génie des systèmes
Degrees
B.Eng. (École polytechnique de Tunisie), M.Sc., Ph.D. (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
Office
A-3593
Email
Research axes
- Sensors, Networks and Connectivity
- Sustainable Development, Circular Economy and Environmental Issues
- Intelligent and Autonomous Systems
- Software Systems, Multimedia and Cybersecurity
Research areas
- Wireless Communications
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite and Drone Communications
- Cellular Networks (4G/5G/6G) and Cognitive Radio
- Automation and Digital Twins
- Energy Efficiency and Resource Optimization
- Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision
Course
Supervision
- En codirection avec : Diala Naboulsi
Energy Efficiency Maximization in 6G Networks, par Ei Theingi Ei Theingi
Automne 2025 - En codirection avec : Zbigniew Dziong
Resource Allocation in NOMA Networks for 6G Networks, par Milad Heshmati
Automne 2025 - En codirection avec : Pascal Giard
Relative Localization in a Radio-Acoustical Virtual Environment, par Nour Zidi
Automne 2025 - En codirection avec : Mohamed Cheriet
AI-Based Computer Vision for Resource Optimization in Terrestrial and Satellite Applications, par Mohamed Karaa
Automne 2025 - En codirection avec : Bassant Selim
Intent-Based Management of Next Generation Networks, par Marwa Tageldien Thabet Abdallah
Automne 2025
- An Automated and Web-Based Platform for Remote Certification Testing of Android Mobile Devices, par Sundos Mojahed
Été 2025 - En codirection avec : Amin Chaabane
Modélisation énergétique des navires auto-déchargeurs à l’aide des méthodes d’apprentissage automatique, par Ginette Brenda Noudji Lape
Été 2025 - En codirection avec : Kim Khoa Nguyen
Optimizing Multi-Cloud Environment for Deploying 5G O-RAN Radio Access Network Services, par Hadil Otay
Automne 2025 - En codirection avec : Julio Cesar Montecinos
Analyse spatio-temporelle et modélisation prédictive du réseau de transport public de Montréal, par Emna Boudabbous
Été 2025
- En codirection avec : Amin Chaabane
Migration des systèmes PLC traditionnels vers l'industrie 4.0, par Anouar Bouchayoua
Été 2024 - Optimisation basée sur les données des régulateurs PID pour améliorer les performances énergétiques des systèmes CVC résidentiels, par Amar Bitouh
Hiver 2025 - En codirection avec : Armin Jabbarzadeh
Early Wildfire Detection Using IoT Sensor Networks and Satellite Communication Systems, par Mohammad Bagheri Mazrae
Été 2025
- Analyse de l'automatisation des processus d'accueil et d'intégration sécurisée d'un nouvel employé dans les différents départements à la station d'épuration Jean-R. Marcotte, par Youssef El Bourakkadi
Hiver 2023 - En codirection avec : Dimitri Richemond
Conseiller en efficacité énergétique, par Loïc Defargues
Été 2023 - Mise à l’échelle automatique d’un consommateur Kafka basé sur l’apprentissage automatique, par Alex Duval
Hiver 2024 - Optimisation des processus automatisés et des pratiques opérationnelles par les technologies de fouille des tâches, de RPA et d'internet des objets, par Théodore Ruf
Été 2024 - Développement et amélioration d'outils de contrôle qualité sur les faisceaux électriques, par Robin Tran
Hiver 2025 - Conception et mise en oeuvre de systèmes d'imagerie et de vision industrielle, par Loris Lombard
Automne 2024 - Réalisation d'une preuve de concepte de surveillance d'un système de refroidissement de batterie de voiture électrique, par Clément Jin
Hiver 2025 - Conception et implémentation d'un banc de test hardware in the loop (HIL) pour la validation de logiciels embarqués, par Raphaël Morel
Hiver 2025 - En codirection avec : John Hutchings
Accélérer la transformation numérique : Exploiter le Raspberry Pi pour l’intégration de l’IIdO et la connectivité des données en temps réel, par Camilo Serna Restrepo
Automne 2025
- Mise à niveau de l’architecture réseau informatique et analyse de la solution de gestion et de supervision informatique SolarWinds, par Youssef El Bourakkadi
Hiver 2023
Publications
- Sundos Mojahed, Réjean Drouin, Lokman Sboui. 2025 « ODACE-RMS: A remote web-based platform for automated multi-device android testing and certification ». IEEE Access vol. 13. p. 99863-99878
- Mohamed Karaa, Hakim Ghazzai, Yehia Massoud, Lokman Sboui. 2024 « A computer vision-based framework for snow removal operation routing ». IEEE Open Journal of Circuits and Systems vol. 5. p. 81-91
- Mohamed Karaa, Hakim Ghazzai, Lokman Sboui. 2024 « A dataset annotation system for snowy weather road surface classification ». IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering vol. 2. p. 71-72
- Mohamed Karaa, Hakim Ghazzai, Lokman Sboui. 2024 « ViSnow: Snow-covered urban roads dataset for computer vision applications ». IEEE Open Journal of Systems Engineering vol. 2. p. 62-70
- Karnika Biswas, Hakim Ghazzai, Lokman Sboui, Yehia Massoud. 2023 « Urban air mobility: An IoT perspective ». IEEE Internet of Things Magazine vol. 6 , nº 2. p. 122-128
- Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2021 « On the energy efficiency of OFDMA cellular networks ». IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology vol. 70 , nº 10. p. 10610-10619
- Longguang Li, Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2019 « On the capacity of fading channels with peak and average power constraints at low SNR ». IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology vol. 68 , nº 1. p. 93-100
- Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Ahmed Sultan, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2019 « A new relation between energy efficiency and spectral efficiency in wireless communications systems ». IEEE Wireless Communications vol. 26 , nº 3. p. 168-174
- Lokman Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2017 « Achievable rates of UAV-relayed cooperative cognitive radio MIMO systems ». IEEE Access vol. 5. p. 5190-5204
- Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2017 « Achievable rates of cognitive radio networks using multilayer coding with limited CSI ». IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology vol. 66 , nº 1. p. 395-405
- Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2017 « Energy-efficient power allocation for MIMO-SVD systems ». IEEE Access vol. 5. p. 9774-9784
- Lokman Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2016 « On green cognitive radio cellular networks: Dynamic spectrum and operation management ». IEEE Access vol. 4. p. 4046-4057
- Lokman Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2016 « Precoder design and power allocation for MIMO cognitive radio two-way relaying systems ». IEEE Transactions on Communications vol. 64 , nº 10. p. 4111-4120
- José Ayala Solares Solares, Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2016 « Power minimization of a wireless sensor node under different rate constraints ». IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing vol. 64 , nº 13. p. 3458-3469
- Lokman Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2015 « Achievable rate of a cognitive MIMO multiple access channel with multi-secondary users ». IEEE Communications Letters vol. 19 , nº 3. p. 403-406
- Lokman Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2015 « Achievable rate of spectrum sharing cognitive radio multiple-antenna channels ». IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications vol. 14 , nº 9. p. 4847-4856
- Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2015 « Energy-efficient power allocation for underlay cognitive radio systems ». IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking vol. 1 , nº 3. p. 273-283
- Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2014 « Achievable rate of spectrum sharing cognitive radio systems over fading channels at low-power regime ». IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications vol. 13 , nº 11. p. 6461-6473
- Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2013 « A unified framework for the ergodic capacity of spectrum sharing cognitive radio systems ». IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications vol. 12 , nº 2. p. 877-887
- Lokman Sboui. 2022 « Integrating cognitive radio MIMO UAVs in cellular networks for 5G and beyond ». Communication lors de la conférence : International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME) (Maldives, Maldives, Nov. 16-18, 2022)
- Mahmud Alosta, Saad Abobakr, Amine El Kaouachi, Lokman Sboui. 2024 « AI-Based MPC controller for energy-efficient HVAC systems ». IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) (Kingston, ON, Canada, Aug. 06-09, 2024) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Karnika Biswas, Hakim Ghazzai, Abdullah Khanfor, Lokman Sboui. 2024 « Enhanced in-flight connectivity for urban air mobility via LEO satellite networks ». IEEE 30th International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT) (Amman, Jordan, June 24-27, 2024) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Emna Boudabous, Mohamed Karaa, Lokman Sboui, Julio Montecinos, Omar Alam. 2024 « Analyzing public transit schedule deviations: A case study on Montreal using real-time data ». IEEE 27th International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC) (Tunis, Tunisia, May, 22-25, 2024) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Aymen Hamrouni, Hakim Ghazzai, Gianluca Setti, Lokman Sboui. 2024 « LSTM-based dynamic routing with non-ISL LEO satellite constellations for remote IoT connectivity ». GLOBECOM 2024 - 2024 IEEE Global Communications Conference (Cape Town, South Africa, Dec. 08-12, 2024) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Mouad Jaouhari, Lokman Sboui. 2024 « Fast time-of-visibility estimation for real-time direct-to-satellite IoT connectivity ». IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) (Kingston, ON, Canada, Aug. 06-09, 2024) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Mohamed Karaa, Raed Bahria, Hakim Ghazzai, Lokman Sboui. 2024 « A semantic compression framework for video surveillance applications ». IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) (Kingston, ON, Canada, Aug. 06-09, 2024) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Mazin Mohammed Mogadem, Kim Khoa Nguyen, Lokman Sboui. 2024 « Enhancing LEO Satellite PNT systems: Integrating visibility identification and time-division techniques ». IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) (Kingston, ON, Canada, Aug. 06-09, 2024) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Sundos Mojahed, Réjean Drouin, Lokman Sboui. 2024 « ODACE-MS: A remote cloud-based testing automation platform for multi-android devices certification ». IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) (Kingston, ON, Canada, Aug. 06-09, 2024) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Sundos Mojahed, Réjean Drouin, Lokman Sboui. 2024 « ODACE: An appium-based testing automation platform for android mobile devices certification ». IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation Workshops (ICSTW) (Toronto, ON, Canada, May 27-31, 2024)
- Nourhane Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Sameh Najeh, Lokman Sboui. 2024 « Efficient LEO satellite data management using no-reference image quality assessment ». IEEE 30th International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT) (Amman, Jordan, June 24-27, 2024) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Ei Theingi, Lokman Sboui, Diala Naboulsi. 2024 « Energy-efficient robotic airborne base stations deployment and operation for sustainable 6G networks ». IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops) (Denver, CO, USA, June 09-13, 2024) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Nour Zidi, Lokman Sboui, Pascal Giard, Jérémie Voix. 2024 « Pioneering relative localization for enhanced communication in a radio-acoustical virtual environment (RAVE) ». IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) (Kingston, ON, Canada, Aug. 06-09, 2024) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Saad Abobakr, Mahmoud Alosta, Mohamed Amine Abdelkefi, Amine El Kaouachi, Lokman Sboui. 2023 « MPC-based efficient energy control and cost estimation of HVAC in buildings ». IEEE Third International Conference on Signal, Control and Communication (SCC) (Hammamet, Tunisia, Dec. 01-03, 2023) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Mahmud Alosta, Saad Abobkr, Amine El Kaouachi, Lokman Sboui. 2023 « WSN-based data-driven digital twin for energy efficient HVAC systems ». IEEE Third International Conference on Signal, Control and Communication (SCC) (Hammamet, Tunisia, Dec. 01-03, 2023) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Siraj Eddine Aouani, Daldoul Daldoul, Lokman Sboui, Amin Chaabane. 2023 « Design and implementation of a digital twin testbed for smart warehouse operations ». IEEE Third International Conference on Signal, Control and Communication (SCC) (Hammamet, Tunisia, Dec. 01-03, 2023) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Allafi Omran, Mohamed Cheriet, Lokman Sboui. 2023 « UAV-assisted offloading via satellite backhaul for post-disaster and crowded cellular networks ». IEEE Globecom Workshops (GC Wkshps) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec. 04-08, 2023) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Mohamed Darghouthi, Hakim Ghazzai, Lokman Sboui, Yehia Massoud. 2022 « Autoencoder-based node embedding regeneration and prediction in dynamic graphs ». International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering, ICECCME (Maldives, Maldives, Nov. 16-18, 2022) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Mohamed Karaa, Hakim Ghazzai, Lokman Sboui, Hichem Besbes, Yehia Massoud. 2022 « Unsupervised image dataset annotation framework for snow covered road networks ». IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems, APCCAS (Shenzen, China, Nov. 11-13, 2022) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Lokman Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Yehia Massoud. 2022 « Integrating cognitive radio MIMO UAVs in Cellular networks for 5G and beyond ». International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering, ICECCME (Maldives, Maldives, Nov. 16-18, 2022) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Allafi Omran, Lokman Sboui, Michel Kadoch, Zhengwei Chang, Jizhao Lu, Rongke Liu. 2020 « 3D deployment of multiple UAVs for emergent on-demand offloading ». 16th IEEE International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC) (Limassol, Cyprus, June 15-19, 2020) IEEE
- Allafi Omran, Lokman Sboui, Bo Rong, Humphrey Rutagemwa, Michel Kadoch. 2019 « Joint relay selection and load balancing using D2D communications for 5G HetNet MEC ». IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops) (Shanghai, China, May 20-24, 2019) IEEE
- Lokman Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2018 « Dynamic spectrum management in green cognitive radio cellular networks ». IEEE 28th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) (Montréal, QC, Canada, Oct. 08-13, 2017) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Lokman Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2017 « Energy-efficient power allocation for UAV cognitive radio systems ». IEEE 86th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall) (Toronto, ON, Canada, Sept. 24-27, 2017) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Lokman Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2017 « On the throughput of cognitive radio MIMO systems assisted with UAV relays ». 13th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC) (Valencia, Spain, June 26-30, 2017) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Abdullah Alhalafi, Lokman Sboui, Rawan Naous, Basem Shihada. 2016 « gTBS: A green task-based sensing for energy efficient wireless sensor networks ». IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS) (San Francisco, CA, USA, Apr. 10-14, 2016) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2016 « Energy-efficient power control for OFDMA cellular networks ». IEEE 27th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) (Valencia, Spain, Sept. 04-08, 2016) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Ahmed Sultan, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2016 « Energy-efficient power allocation for cognitive MIMO channels ». IEEE 84th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall) (Montréal, QC, Canada, Sept. 18-21, 2016) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Lokman Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2015 « Achievable rate of multi-relay cognitive radio MIMO channel with space alignment ». Cognitive Radio Oriented Wireless Networks : 10th International Conference, CROWNCOM 2015 (Doha, Qatar, Apr. 21-23, 2015) Springer Verlag
- Lokman Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2015 « Green collaboration in cognitive radio cellular networks with roaming and spectrum trading ». IEEE 26th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) (Hong Kong, China, Aug. 30-Sept. 02, 2015) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Lokman Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2015 « On achievable rate of two-way relaying cognitive radio with space alignment ». IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) (London, UK, June 08-12, 2015) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Lokman Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2014 « On the throughput of a relay-assisted cognitive radio MIMO channel with space alignment ». 12th International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt) (Hammamet, Tunisia, May 12-16, 2014) IEEE Computer Society
- Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2014 « On energy efficient power allocation for power-constrained systems ». IEEE 25th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communication (PIMRC) (Washington, DC, USA, Sept. 02-05, 2014) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Lokman Sboui, Hakim Ghazzai, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2013 « Achievable rate of cognitive radio spectrum sharing MIMO channel with space alignment and interference temperature precoding ». IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) (Budapest , Hungary, June 09-13, 2013) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2013 « Capacity of spectrum sharing Cognitive Radio systems over Nakagami fading channels at low SNR ». IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) (Budapest , Hungary, June 09-13, 2013) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2013 « Improving the throughput of cognitive radio networks using the broadcast approach ». IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) (Atlanta, GA, USA, Dec. 09-13, 2013) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Lokman Sboui, Zouheir Rezki, Mohamed-Slim Alouini. 2011 « Capacity of cognitive radio under imperfect secondary and cross link channel state information ». IEEE 22nd International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (Toronto, ON, Canada, Sept. 11-14, 2011) Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Lokman Sboui. 2017 « Towards reliable, scalable, and energy efficient cognitive radio systems ». 200 p.Thèse de doctorat. Thuwal, Makkah Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology.
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