Walid Saad

48.7k total citations · 29 hit papers
520 papers, 30.9k citations indexed

About

Walid Saad is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Walid Saad has authored 520 papers receiving a total of 30.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 347 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 270 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 111 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Walid Saad's work include Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (140 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (88 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (84 papers). Walid Saad is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (140 papers), Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (88 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (84 papers). Walid Saad collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Finland. Walid Saad's co-authors include Mehdi Bennis, Mingzhe Chen, Mérouane Debbah, Mohammad Mozaffari, H. Vincent Poor, Zhu Han, Changchuan Yin, Choong Seon Hong, Tamer Başar and Zhaohui Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and Proceedings of the IEEE.

In The Last Decade

Walid Saad

498 papers receiving 30.3k citations

Hit Papers

A Vision of 6G Wireless Systems: A... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2019 2019 2020 2016 2017 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walid Saad United States 78 19.4k 14.1k 10.7k 5.4k 2.4k 520 30.9k
Nei Kato Japan 77 12.5k 0.6× 14.4k 1.0× 5.7k 0.5× 3.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 600 23.4k
Mehdi Bennis Finland 70 15.3k 0.8× 13.3k 0.9× 8.5k 0.8× 3.8k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 451 25.5k
Geoffrey Ye Li China 83 23.8k 1.2× 12.7k 0.9× 5.9k 0.5× 5.6k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 503 30.1k
F. Richard Yu Canada 96 17.2k 0.9× 23.1k 1.6× 5.2k 0.5× 6.0k 1.1× 3.4k 1.4× 1.1k 37.6k
Chau Yuen Singapore 78 22.8k 1.2× 7.4k 0.5× 8.8k 0.8× 2.1k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 935 28.7k
Ning Zhang China 75 9.3k 0.5× 10.6k 0.8× 4.1k 0.4× 4.9k 0.9× 4.1k 1.7× 834 23.8k
Mérouane Debbah France 88 29.2k 1.5× 15.7k 1.1× 15.5k 1.4× 2.8k 0.5× 1.9k 0.8× 634 38.8k
Zhu Han United States 112 36.0k 1.9× 31.2k 2.2× 11.6k 1.1× 8.6k 1.6× 3.6k 1.5× 1.9k 60.4k
Khaled B. Letaief Hong Kong 78 22.0k 1.1× 20.6k 1.5× 4.3k 0.4× 3.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 722 31.1k
Tony Q. S. Quek Singapore 68 13.1k 0.7× 11.8k 0.8× 3.1k 0.3× 3.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 919 20.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Walid Saad

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walid Saad

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walid Saad

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Walid Saad. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Walid Saad based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Walid Saad. Walid Saad is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cui, Qimei, et al.. (2024). UAV-Aided Lifelong Learning for AoI and Energy Optimization in Nonstationary IoT Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 11(24). 39206–39224. 8 indexed citations
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Thomas, Christo Kurisummoottil, et al.. (2024). Large Multi-Modal Models (LMMs) as Universal Foundation Models for AI-Native Wireless Systems. IEEE Network. 38(5). 10–20. 20 indexed citations
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Thomas, Christo Kurisummoottil & Walid Saad. (2024). Hypergame Theory for Decentralized Resource Allocation in Multi-user Semantic Communications. 6036–6043. 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Bo & Walid Saad. (2023). Age of Information in Ultra-Dense IoT Systems: Performance and Mean-Field Game Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing. 23(5). 4533–4547. 11 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yong, Yingyu Li, Guangming Shi, et al.. (2023). Reasoning Over the Air: A Reasoning- Based Implicit Semantic-Aware Communication Framework. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 23(4). 3839–3855. 16 indexed citations
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Yin, Lianghong, et al.. (2022). Analysis on localization and prediction of depth chili fruits images using YOLOv5. International Journal of Advanced Technology and Engineering Exploration. 9(97). 1 indexed citations
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Zhou, Bo & Walid Saad. (2021). Performance Analysis of Age of Information in Ultra-Dense Internet of Things (IoT) Systems With Noisy Channels. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. 21(5). 3493–3507. 37 indexed citations
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Lee, Gilsoo, Jihong Park, Walid Saad, & Mehdi Bennis. (2020). Performance analysis of blockchain systems with wireless mobile miners. University of Oulu Repository (University of Oulu). 20 indexed citations
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Saad, Walid, Mehdi Bennis, & Mingzhe Chen. (2019). A Vision of 6G Wireless Systems: Applications, Trends, Technologies, and Open Research Problems. IEEE Network. 34(3). 134–142. 2980 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ali, Samad, et al.. (2019). Contextual bandit learning for machine type communications in the null space of multi-antenna systems. University of Oulu Repository (University of Oulu). 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qianqian, Mohammad Mozaffari, Walid Saad, Mehdi Bennis, & Mérouane Debbah. (2018). Machine Learning for Predictive On-Demand Deployment of Uavs for Wireless Communications. 1–6. 73 indexed citations
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Chen, Mingzhe, Walid Saad, & Changchuan Yin. (2018). Virtual Reality Over Wireless Networks: Quality-of-Service Model and Learning-Based Resource Management. IEEE Transactions on Communications. 66(11). 5621–5635. 200 indexed citations
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Semiari, Omid, Walid Saad, Mehdi Bennis, & Behrouz Maham. (2018). Caching meets millimeter wave communications for enhanced mobility management in 5G networks. University of Oulu Repository (University of Oulu). 58 indexed citations
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Elbamby, Mohammed S., Mehdi Bennis, & Walid Saad. (2017). Proactive edge computing in latency-constrained fog networks. University of Oulu Repository (University of Oulu). 91 indexed citations
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Semiari, Omid, Walid Saad, & Mehdi Bennis. (2017). Joint millimeter wave and microwave resources allocation in cellular networks with dual-mode base stations. University of Oulu Repository (University of Oulu). 77 indexed citations
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Mozaffari, Mohammad, Walid Saad, Mehdi Bennis, & Mérouane Debbah. (2016). Efficient Deployment of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Optimal Wireless Coverage. IEEE Communications Letters. 20(8). 1647–1650. 810 indexed citations breakdown →
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Saad, Walid, et al.. (2016). On the authentication of devices in the Internet of things. 1–3. 45 indexed citations
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Saad, Walid, Zhu Han, & H. Vincent Poor. (2011). Coalitional Game Theory for Cooperative Micro-Grid Distribution Networks. 1–5. 227 indexed citations

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