SUNG WON KIM, PhD

1. Wireless networks: Protocol design and performance evaluation in wireless PAN/LAN/MAN/RAN, Cognitive radio, IoT, wireless sensor networks, wireless mesh networks, and mobile ad hoc networks.

2. Mobile networks: Access control, handoff, power control, routing, and admission control.

3. Machine learning: Reinforcement learning, deep learning.

PUBLICATIONS

International Journal Papers (indexed by SCIE)

1. A. Nauman, S. K. Haider, T. Khurshaid, and S. W. Kim, “Toward 6G and beyond: A comprehensive study of antenna design, selection, and suitability for cooperative communication,” SPRINGER Mobile Networks and Applications, vol. 2025, pp. 1-13, October 2025.

2. H. Khan and S. W. Kim, “Adaptive convolutional strategy for robust image dehazing in diverse environments,” IET Image Processing, vol. 19, pp. 1-20, September 2025.

3. Y. A. Qadri, S. Shaikh, K. Ahmad, I. Choi, S. W. Kim, and A. V. Vasilakos, “Explainable Artificial Intelligence: A Perspective on Drug Discovery,” MDPI Pharmaceutics, vol. 17(9), pp. 1-30, August 2025.

4. M. A. Jamshed, A. Nauman, A. A. Althuwayb, H. Pervaiz, and S. W. Kim, “Electromagnetic emission-aware machine learning enabled scheduling framework for unmanned aerial vehicles,” ELSEVIER Computer Networks, vol. 267, pp. 1-8, July 2025.

5. M. H. Hashir, Memoona, and S. W. Kim, “TARGE: Large language model-powered explainable hate speech detection,” PeerJ Computer Science, vol. 11:e2911, pp. 1-21, May 2025.

6. A. Iqbal, T. Khurshaid, Y. A. Qadri, A. Nauman, and S. W. Kim, “Priority-aware spectrum management for QoS optimization in vehicular IoT,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 25(11), pp. 1-27, May 2025.

7. M. Arif, W. Kim, A. Iqbal, and S. W. Kim, “Analysis of MCP-distributed jammers and 3D beam-width variations for UAV-assisted C-V2X millimeter-wave communications,” MDPI Mathematics, vol. 13(10), pp. 1-36, May 2025.

8. M. Qasim, S. M. A. Shah, Q. G. K. Safi, D. Mahmood, A. Iqbal, A. Nauman, and S. W. Kim, “An adaptive features fusion convolutional neural network for multi-class agriculture pest detection,” TSP Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 83(3), pp. 4429-4445, May 2025.

9. M. Shaik and S. W. Kim, “Security in wireless sensor networks using OMNET++: Literature review,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 25(10), pp. 1-21, May 2025.

10. S. Ali, Y. A. Qadri, K. Ahmad, Z. Lin, M. Leung, S. W. Kim, A. V. Vasilakos, and T. Zhou, “Large language models in genomics—A perspective on personalized medicine,” MDPI Bioengineering, vol. 12(5), pp. 1-26, April 2025.

11. A. Iqbal, T. Khurshaid, A. Nauman, and S. W. Kim, “Adaptive communication model for QoS in vehicular IoT systems using CTMC,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 25(6), pp. 1-21, March 2025.

12. A. U. R. Badar, D. Mahmood, A. Iqbal, S. W. Kim, S. Akleylek, K. Cengiz, and A. Nauman, “DeepSpoofNet: a framework for securing UAVs against GPS spoofing attacks,” PeerJ Computer Science, 11:e2714, pp. 1-38, March 2025.

13. Memoona and S. W. Kim, “Performance and simulation analysis of 802.11ax OFDMA in contention-driven scenarios,” PeerJ Computer Science, 11:e2687, pp. 1-26, February 2025.

14. A. Iqbal, A. Nauman, Y. A. Qadri, and S. W. Kim, “Optimizing spectral utilization in healthcare Internet of Things,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 25(3), pp. 1-25, January 2025.

15. Y. A. Qadri, K. Ahmad, and S. W. Kim, “Artificial general intelligence for the detection of neurodegenerative disorders,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 24(20), pp. 1-18, October 2024.

16. A. Nauman, A. Iqbal, T. Khurshaid, and S. W. Kim, “Multi-Layered unsupervised learning driven by signal-to-noise ratio-based relaying for vehicular ad hoc network-supported intelligent transport system in ehealth monitoring,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 24(20), pp. 1-12, October 2024.

17. S. K. Haider, A. Ahmed, N. M. Khan, A. Nauman, and S. W. Kim, “AI-driven energy optimization in UAV-assisted routing for enhanced wireless sensor networks performance,” TSP Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 80(3), pp. 4085-4110, September 2024.

18. J. Arora, G. Altuwaijri, A. Nauman, M. Tushir, T. Sharma, D. Gupta, and S. W. Kim, “Conditional spatial biased intuitionistic clustering technique for brain MRI image segmentation,” Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, vol. 18, pp. 1-13, June 2024.

19. F. Naaz, A. Nauman, T. Khurshaid, and S. W. Kim, “Empowering the vehicular network with RIS technology: A state-of-the-art review,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 24(2), pp. 1-35, January 2024.

20. A. Nauman, M. Obayya, M. M. Asiri, K. Yadav, M. Maashi, M. Assiri, M. K. Ehsan, and S. W. Kim, “Minimizing energy consumption for NOMA multi-drone communications in automotive-industry 5.0,” ELSEVIER Journal of King Saud University - Computer and Information Sciences, vol. 35(6), pp. 1-10, June 2023.

21. A. Nauman, M. A. Jamshed, Y. Ahmad, M. Saad, M. Bilal, V. Shanmuganathan, and S. W. Kim, “Injecting cognitive intelligence into beyond-5G networks: A MAC layer perspective,” ELSEVIER Computers and Electrical Engineering, vol. 108, pp. 1-16, May 2023.

22. M. T. Islam, H. A. Khan, K. Naveed, A. Nauman, S. M. Gulfam, and S. W. Kim, “LUVS-Net: A lightweight U-net vessel segmentor for retinal vasculature detection in fundus images,” MDPI Electronics, vol. 12(8), pp. 1-16, April 2023.

23. S. A. Irtaza, S. Riaz, A. Nauman, M. A. Jamshed, and S. W. Kim, “Estimation of user activity prior for active user detection in massive machine type communications,” ELSEVIER Signal Processing, vol. 205, pp. 1-10, April 2023.

24. I. Ashraf, Y. Park, S. Hur, S. W. Kim, R. Alroobaea, Y. B. Zikria, and S. Nosheen, “A survey on cyber security threats in IoT-enabled maritime industry,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 24(2), pp. 2677-2690, February 2023.

25. A. Iqbal, A. Nauman, R. Hussain, I. L. Khan, A. Khaqan, S. Shuja, and S. W. Kim, “Device discovery in D2D communication: Scenarios and challenges,” TSP Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 75(1), pp. 1735-1750, February 2023.

26. A. A. Jovith, S. R. Sree, G. N. Rao, K. V. Kumar, W. Cho, G. P. Joshi, and S. W. Kim, “DNA computing with water strider based vector quantization for data storage systems,” TSP Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 74(3), pp. 6428-6444, December 2022.

27. R. Brindha, S. Nandagopal, H. Azath, V. Sathana, G. P. Joshi, and S. W. Kim, “Intelligent deep learning based cybersecurity phishing email detection and classification,” TSP Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 74(3), pp. 5901-5914, December 2022.

28. Z. Nain, B. Shahana, S. A. Chaudhry, P. Viswanathan, M. S. Mekala, and S. W. Kim, “Optimizing service stipulation uncertainty with deep reinforcement learning for Internet vehicle systems,” TSP Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 74(3), pp. 5705-5721, December 2022.

29. I. Shahzad, A. Maqbool, T. Rana, A. Mirza, W. Z. Khan, S. W. Kim, Y. B. Zikria, and S. Din, “Blockchain-based green big data visualization: BGbV,” Springer Complex & Intelligent Systems, vol. 8(5), pp. 3707-3718, October 2022.

30. K. Kalyani, V. S. Parvathy, H. A. M. Abdeljaber, T. S. Murthy, S. Acharya, G. P. Joshi, and S. W. Kim, “Effective return rate prediction of blockchain financial products using machine learning,” TSP Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 74(1), pp. 2303-2316, September 2022.

31. R. Poonguzhali, S. Ahmad, P. T. Sivasankar, A. Babu, P. Joshi, G. P. Joshi, and S. W. Kim, “Automated brain tumor diagnosis using deep residual U-Net segmentation model,” TSP Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 74(1), pp. 2179-2194, September 2022.

32. A. Musaddiq, R. Ali, S. W. Kim, and D. Kim, “Learning-based resource management for low-power and lossy IoT networks,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9(17), pp. 16006-16016, September 2022.

33. Y. A. Qadri, Z. Nain, A. Nauman, A. Musaddiq, E. Garcia-Villegas, and S. W. Kim, “Preparing Wi-Fi 7 for healthcare Internet-of-Things,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 22(16), pp. 1-16, August 2022.

34. K. Saleem, S. M. Akhtar, M. Nazir, A. S. Almadhor, Y. B. Zikria, R. Z. Ahmad, and S. W. Kim, “Situation aware intelligent reasoning during disaster situation in smart cities,” Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 13, pp. 1-15, August 2022.

35. M. A. Ahmed, S. A. Althubiti, D. N. Rao, E. L. Lydia, W. Cho, G. P. Joshi, and S. W. Kim, “Blockchain assisted intrusion detection system using differential flower pollination model,” TSP Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 73(3), pp. 4695-4711, July 2022.

36. A. Amanat, M. Rizwan, C. Maple, Y. B. Zikria, A. S. Almadhor, and S. W. Kim, “Blockchain and cloud computing-based secure electronic healthcare records storage and sharing,” Frontiers in Public Health, vol. 10, pp. 1-11, July 2022.

37. M. U. Khan, S. Samer, M. D. Alshehri, N. K. Baloch, H. Khan, F. Hussain, S. W. Kim, and Y. B. Zikria, “Artificial neural network-based cardiovascular disease prediction using spectral features,” ELSEVIER Computers and Electrical Engineering, vol. 101, pp. 1-19, July 2022.

38. I. Yousaf, F. Anwar, S. Imtiaz, A. S. Almadhor, F. Ishmanov, and S. W. Kim, “An optimized hyper-parameter of convolutional neural network algorithm for bug severity prediction in Alzheimer’s-based IoT system,” HINDAWI Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, vol. 2022, pp. 1-14, June 2022.

39. E. L. Lydia, T. M. Nithya, K. Vijayalakshmi, J. P. Kadambaajan, G. P. Joshi, and S. W. Kim, “Enhanced archimedes optimization algorithm for clustered wireless sensor networks,” TSP Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 73(1), pp. 477-492, May 2022.

40. A. Maqboo, A. Mirza, F. Afzal, T. Shah, W. Z. Khan, Y. B. Zikria, and S. W. Kim, "System level performance analysis of cooperative multiple unmanned aerial vehicles for wildfire surveillance using agent-based modeling," MDPI Sustainability, vol. 14(10), pp. 1-21, May 2022.

41. S. K. Haider, A. Nauman, M. A. Jamshed, A. Jiang, S. Batool, and S. W. Kim, “Internet of drones: Routing algorithms, techniques and challenges,” MDPI Mathematics, vol. 10(9), pp. 1-21, April 2022.

42. A. K. Dutta, S. Srinivasan, S. N Kumar, T. S. Balaji, W. I. Lee, G. P. Joshi, and S. W. Kim, “Optimal deep learning enabled statistical analysis model for traffic prediction,” TSP Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 72(3), pp. 5563-5576, April 2022.

43. Z. A. Khan, U. Abbasi, and S. W. Kim, “An efficient algorithm for mapping deep learning applications on the NoC architecture,” MDPI Applied Sciences, vol. 12(6), pp. 1-23, March 2022.

44. S. Tahir, M. M. Raja, N. Razzaq, A. Mirza, W. Z. Khan, S. W. Kim, and Y. B. Zikria, “Extended Kalman filter-based power line interference canceller for electrocardiogram signal,” MAL Big Data, vol. 10(1), pp. 34-53, February 2022.

45. M. Tanveer, A. U. Khan, A. Alkhayyat, S. A. Chaudhry, Y. B. Zikria, and S. W. Kim, “REAS-TMIS: Resource-efficient authentication scheme for telecare medical information system,” IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 23008-23021, 21 February 2022.

46. M. Ibrahim, N. K. Baloch, S. Ajnum, Y. B. Zikria, and S. W. Kim, “An energy efficient and low overhead fault mitigation technique for IoT edge devices reliable on chip communication,” WILEY Software: Practice and Experience, vol. 51, pp. 2393-2410, December 2021.

47. A. Nauman, M. A. Jamshed, Y. Ahmad, R. Ali, and S. W. Kim, “Reliability optimization in narrowband device-to-device communication for 5G and beyond-5G networks,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 157584-157596, November 2021.

48. M. Ateeq, H. Habib, M. K. Afzal, M. Naeem, and S. W. Kim, “Towards data-driven control of QoS in IoT: Unleashing the potential of diversified datasets,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 146068-146081, October 2021.

49. A. Nauman, M. A. Jamshed, R. Ali, K. Cengiz, Zulqarnaina, and S. W. Kim, “Reinforcement learning-enabled intelligent device-to-device (I-D2D) communication in narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT),” ELSEVIER Computer Communications, vol. 176, pp. 13-22, August 2021.

50. Z. A. Khan, U. Abbasi, and S. W. Kim, “Machine learning and LPWAN based Internet of Things applications in healthcare sector during COVID-19 pandemic,” MDPI Electronics, vol. 10(14), pp. 1-33, July 2021.

51. Z. Nain, A. Musaddiq, Y. A. Qadri, A. Nauman, M. K. Afazl, and S. W. Kim, “RIATA : A reinforcement learning-based intelligent routing update scheme for future generation IoT networks,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 81161-81172, May 2021.

52. Y. B. Zikria, R. Ali, M. K. Afzal, and S. W. Kim, “Next-generation Internet of Things (IoT): Opportunities, challenges, and solutions,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 21(4), pp. 1-7, February 2021.

53. A. Musaddiq, R. Ali, J. Choi, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “Collision observation-based optimization of low-power and lossy IoT network using reinforcement learning,” TSP Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 67(1), pp. 799-814, January 2021.

54. Y. B. Zikria, M. K. Afzal, S. W. Kim, A. Marin, and M. Guizani, “Deep learning for intelligent IoT: Opportunities, challenges and solutions,” ELSEIVER Computer Communications, vol. 164, pp. 50-53, December 2020.

55. Y. A. Qadri, R. Ali, A. Musaddiq, F. A. Turjman, D. W. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “The limitations in the state-of-the-art counter-measures against the security threats in H-IoT,” SPRINGER Cluster Computing, vol. 23, pp. 2047-2065, September 2020.

56. R. Ali, A. Nauman, Y. B. Zikria, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “Performance optimization of QoS-supported dense WLANs using machine-learning-enabled enhanced distributed channel access (MEDCA) mechanism,” SPRINGER Neural Computing and Applications, vol. 32, no. 17, pp. 13107-13115, September 2020.

57. A. Saleem, M. K. Afzal, M. Ateeq, S. W. Kim, and Y. B. Zikria, “Intelligent learning automata-based objective function in RPL for IoT,” ELSEIVER Sustainable Cities and Society, vol. 59, pp. 1-11, August 2020.

58. J. Malik, A. Akhunzada, I. Bibi, M. Imran, A. Musaddiq, and S. W. Kim, “Hybrid deep learning: An efficient reconnaissance and surveillance detection mechanism in SDN,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 134695-134706, July 2020.

59. I. Bibi, A. Akhunzada, J. Malik, J. Iqbal, A. Musaddiq, and S. W. Kim, “A dynamic DL-driven architecture to combat sophisticated Android malware,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 129600-129612, July 2020.

60. A. Musaddiq, Z. Nain, Y. A. Qadri, R. Ali, and S. W. Kim, “Reinforcement learning-enabled cross-layer optimization for low-power and lossy networks under heterogeneous traffic patterns,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 20(15), pp 1-25, July 2020.

61. Z. Nain, R. Ali, S. Anjum, M. K. Afzal, and S. W. Kim, “A network adaptive fault-tolerant routing algorithm for latency and throughput demanding network on chip designs,” MDPI Electronics, vol. 9(7), pp. 1-18, July 2020.

62. M. A. Jamshed, A. Nauman, M. A. B. Abbasi, and S. W. Kim, “Antenna selection and designing for THz applications: Suitability and performance evaluation: A survey,” IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 113246-113261, June 2020.

63. Y. A. Qadri, A. Nauman, Y. B. Zikria, A. V. Vasilakos, and S. W. Kim, “The future of healthcare Internet of Things: A survey of emerging technologies,” IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, vol. 22(2), pp. 1121-1167, May 2020.

64. Y. B. Zikria, M. K. Afzal, and S. W. Kim, “Internet of multimedia things (IoMT): Opportunities, challenges and solutions,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 20(8), pp. 1-8, April 2020.

65. W. Amin, F. Hussain, S. Anjum, S. Khan, N. K. Baloch, Z. Nain, and S. W. Kim, “Performance evaluation of application mapping approaches for Network-on-Chip designs,” IEEE Access, vol. 8(1), pp. 63607-63631, March 2020.

66. M. A. Shafique, N. K. Baloch, M. I. Baig, F. Hussain, Y. B. Zikria, and S. W. Kim, “NoCGuard: The reliable network-on-chip router architecture,” MDPI Electronics, vol. 9(2), pp. 1-22, February 2020.

67. R. Gupta, S. Tanwar, F. A. Turjman, P. Italiya, A. Nauman, and S. W. Kim, “Smart contract privacy protection using AI: Tools, techniques and challenges,” IEEE Access, vol. 8(1), pp. 24746-24772, January 2020.

68. A. Musaddiq, Y. B. Zikria, Z. Nain, and S. W. Kim, “Routing protocol for low-power and lossy networks for heterogeneous traffic network,” EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2020(1), pp. 1-23, January 2020.

69. A. Nauman, Y. A. Qadri, M. Amjad, Y. B. Zikria, M. K. Afzal, and S. W. Kim, “Multimedia Internet of Things: A comprehensive survey,” IEEE Access, vol. 8(1), pp. 8202-8250, January 2020.

70. R. Ali, B. Kim, S. W. Kim, H. S. Kim, and F. Ishmanov, “(ReLBT): A Reinforcement learning-enabled listen before talk mechanism for LTE-LAA and WiFi coexistence in IoT,” ELSEVIER Computer Communications, vol. 150, pp. 498-505, January 2020.

71. Y. Meng, M. A. Naeem, R. Ali, Y. B. Zikria, and S. W. Kim, “DCS: Distributed caching strategy at the edge of vehicular sensor networks in information centric networking,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 19(20), pp. 1-20, October 2019.

72. Z. Ali, S. Henna, A. Akhunzada, M. Raza, and S. W. Kim, “Performance evaluation of LoRaWAN for green Internet of Things,” IEEE Access, vol. 7(1), pp. 164102-164112, September 2019.

73. B. Kim, S. W. Kim, C. Zhang, Y. Guo, and T. Umer, “Emerging technologies for future sensor networks -Selected papers from ICGHIT 2019,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 19(18), pp. 1-3, September 2019.

74. R. Ali, Y. A. Qadri, Y. B. Zikria, T. Umer, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “Q-learning-enabled channel access in next-generation dense wireless networks for IoT-based eHealth systems,” EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2019(178), pp. 1-12, July 2019.

75. F. A. Turjman, E. Ever, Y. B. Zikria, S. W. Kim, and A. Elmahgoubi, “SAHCI: Scheduling approach for heterogeneous content-centric IoT applications,” IEEE Access, vol. 7(1), pp. 80342-80349, June 2019.

76. R. Bajracharya, R. Shrestha, and S. W. Kim, “Q-learning based fair and efficient coexistence of LTE in unlicensed band,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 19(13), pp. 1-16, June 2019.

77. M. U. Younus, S. U. Islam, and S. W. Kim, “Proposition and real-time implementation of energy-aware routing protocol for software defined wireless sensor network,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 19(12), pp. 1-21, June 2019.

78. I. Ullah, B. Raza, A. K. Malik, M. Imran, S. U. Islam, and S. W. Kim, “A churn prediction model using random forest: Analysis of machine learning techniques for churn prediction and factor identification in telecom sector,” IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 60134 - 60149, May 2019.

79. N. Shahin, R. Ali, S. W. Kim, and Y. Kim, “Cognitive backoff mechanism for IEEE802.11ax high-efficiency WLANs,” KICS Journal of Communications and Networks, vol. 21(2), pp. 158-167, April 2019.

80. Y. B. Zikria, S. W. Kim, O. Hahm, M. K.l Afzal, and M. Y. Aalsalem, "Internet of Things (IoT) operating systems management: Opportunities, challenges, and solution," MDPI Sensors, vol. 19(8), pp. 1-10, April 2019.

81. R. Ali, N. Shahin, Y. B. Zikria, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "Deep reinforcement learning paradigm for performance optimization of channel observation–based MAC protocols in dense WLANs," IEEE Access, vol. 7(1), pp. 3500-3511, January 2019.

82. M. K. Afzal, R. Ullah, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "A reliable and scalable groupcast block acknowledgement scheme for video multicast over IEEE 802.11aa," IOS Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, vol. 35(6), pp. 5853-5865, December 2018.

83. R. Bajracharya, R. Shrestha, R. Ali, A. Musaddiq, and S. W. Kim, "LWA in 5G: State-of-the-art architecture, opportunities, and research challenges," IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 56(10), pp. 134-141, October 2018.

84. Y. B. Zikria, S. W. Kim, M. K. Afzal, H. Wang, and M. H. Rehmani, "5G mobile services and scenarios: Challenges and solutions," MDPI Sustainability, vol. 10(10), pp. 1-9, October 2018.

85. R. Bajracharya, R. Shrestha, and S. W. Kim, "An admission control mechanism for 5G LWA," MDPI Sustainability, vol. 10(6), pp. 1-13, June 2018.

86. Y. B. Zikria, F. Ishmanov, M. K. Afzal, S. W. Kim, S. Y. Nam, and H. J. Yu, "Opportunistic channel selection MAC protocol for cognitive radio ad hoc sensor networks in the Internet of Things," Elsevier Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems, vol. 18, pp. 112-120, June 2018.

87. R. Ali, N. Shahin, Y. Kim, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "Channel observation-based scaled backoff mechanism for high-efficiency WLANs," IET Electronics Letters, vol. 54(10), pp. 663-665, May 2018.

88. Y. B. Zikria, M. K. Afzal, F. Ishmanov, S. W. Kim, and H. J. Yu, "A survey on routing protocols supported by the Contiki Internet of Things operating system," Elsevier Future Generation Computer Systems, vol. 82, pp. 200-219, May 2018.

89. R. Ali, N. Shahin, R. Bajracharya, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "A self-scrutinized backoff mechanism for IEEE 802.11ax in 5G unlicensed networks," MDPI Sustainability, vol. 10(4), pp. 1-15, April 2018.

90. M. K. Afzal, B. Kim, S. Y. Nam, and S. W. Kim, “SNR-based relay selection in cooperative wireless ad hoc networks,” Inderscience International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, vol. 28(1), pp. 45-54, March 2018.

91. A. Musaddiq, Y. B. Zikria, O. Hahm, H. Yu, A. K. Bashir, and S. W. Kim, "A survey on resource management in IoT operating systems," IEEE Access, vol. 6, pp. 8459-8482, February 2018.

92. R. Bajracharya, R. Shrestha, Y. B. Zikria, and S. W. Kim, “LTE in the unlicensed spectrum: A survey,” IETE Technical Review, vol. 35(1), pp. 78-90, February 2018.

93. R. Ali, S. W. Kim, B. Kim, and Y. Park, “Design of MAC layer resource allocation schemes for IEEE 802.11ax: Future directions,” IETE Technical Review, vol. 35(1), pp. 28-52, February 2018.

94. M. K. Afzal, M. H. Rehmani, A. Pescape, S. W. Kim, and W. Ejaz, “The new era of smart cities: sensors, communication technologies, and applications,” IEEE Access, vol. 5(1), pp. 27836-27840, December 2017.

95. I. U. Rasool, Y. B. Zikria, and S. W. Kim, “A review of wireless access vehicular environment multichannel operational medium access control protocols: Quality-of-service analysis and other related issues,” Sage International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 13(5), pp. 1-22, May 2017.

96. B. Kim, S. W. Kim, C. Zhang, and H. Yue, “A breakthrough in multi-hop wireless multimedia sensor networking protocols,” Sage International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 13(3), pp. 1-3, March 2017.

97. G. P. Joshi and S. W. Kim, “A survey on node clustering in cognitive radio wireless sensor networks,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 1-19, September 2016.

98. M. Amjad, M. Sharif, M. K. Afzal, and S. W. Kim, “TinyOS-New trends, comparative views and supported sensing applications: A review,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 16, no. 9, pp. 2865-2889, May 2016.

99. G. P. Joshi, S. Y. Nam, S. W. Kim, and B. Kim, “Adaptive window size-based medium access control protocol for cognitive radio wireless sensor networks,” Hindawi Journal of Sensors, vol. 2016, pp. 1-9, January 2016.

100. S. W. Kim, M. Pan, G. P. Joshi, O. Gazi, J. He, and M. Coupechoux, “Applications of cognitive radio networks: Recent advances and future directions,” Hindawi International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 2016, pp. 1-2, January 2016.

101. Y. B. Zikria, S. Nosheen, F. Ishmanov, and S. W. Kim, “Opportunistic hybrid transport protocol (OHTP) for cognitive radio ad hoc sensor networks,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 15, no. 12, pp. 31672-31686, December 2015.

102. Y. B. Zikria, S. W. Kim, H. Yu, and S. Y. Nam, “An analytical approach to opportunistic transmission under Rayleigh fading channels,” Hindawi International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 2015, pp. 1-8, December 2015.

103. G. P. Joshi, S. W. Kim, and S. Y. Nam, “Routing layer solution for mitigating frequent channel switching in ad hoc cognitive radio networks,” IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 19, no. 11, pp. 1917-1920, November 2015.

104. G. P. Joshi, S. Y. Nam, C. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “A Cross-layer-based routing protocol for ad hoc cognitive radio networks,” Hindawi International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 2015, pp. 1-7, October 2015.

105. Y. B. Zikria, S. Nosheen, J.-G. Choi, and S. W. Kim, “Heuristic approach to select opportunistic routing forwarders (HASORF) to enhance throughput for wireless sensor networks,” Hindawi Journal of Sensors, vol. 2015, pp. 1-10, June 2015.

106. F. Ishmanov and S. W. Kim, “A novel trust establishment method for wireless sensor networks,” KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 1529-1547, April 2015.

107. B. Kim, S. W. Kim, C. Zhang, and M. Pan, “A breakthrough in multihop wireless multimedia sensor networking protocols,” Hindawi International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 2015, pp. 1-3, March 2015.

108. G. P. Joshi, S. Acharya, and S. W. Kim, “A MAC Protocol for CR-WSN without a dedicated common control channel,” Hindawi International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 2015, pp. 1-10, March 2015.

109. F. Ishmanov, S. W. Kim, and S. Y. Nam, “A robust trust establishment scheme for wireless sensor networks,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 7040-7061, March 2015.

110. M. K. Afzal, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “Efficient and reliable MPEG-4 multicast MAC protocol for wireless networks,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 1026-1035, March 2015.

111. J.-S. Kim, H.-O. Lee, M. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "The new Petersen-torus networks," Springer Journal of Supercomputing, vol. 71, no. 3, pp. 894-908, March 2015.

112. G. P. Joshi, S. Acharya, and S. W. Kim, “Fuzzy-logic-based channel selection in IEEE 802.22 WRAN,” Elsevier Information Systems, vol. 48, pp. 327-332, March 2015.

113. F. Ishmanov, A. S. Malik, S. W. Kim, and B. Begalov, “Trust management system in wireless sensor networks: Design considerations and research challenges,” Wiley Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 107-130, February 2015.

114. G. P. Joshi, S. W. Kim, C. Kim, and S. Y. Nam, “A Distributed medium access control protocol for cognitive radio ad hoc networks,” KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 331-343, January 2015.

115. G. P. Joshi, S. Y. Nam, and S. W. Kim, “Rendezvous issues in ad hoc cognitive radio networks," KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, vol. 8, no. 11, pp. 3655-3673, November 2014.

116. G. P. Joshi, S. Acharya, C. Kim, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “Smart solutions in elderly care facilities with RFID system and its integration with wireless sensor networks,” Hindawi International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, vol. 2014, pp. 1-11, August 2014.

117. J.-S. Kim, S. W. Kim, K. Qiu, and H.-O. Lee, “Some properties and algorithms for the hyper-torus network,” Springer Journal of Supercomputing, vol. 69, no. 1, pp. 121-138, July 2014.

118. G. P. Joshi, S. Y. Nam, and S. W. Kim, “An analysis of channel access delay in synchronized MAC protocol for cognitive radio networks,” Wiley Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 485-489, May 2014.

119. J.-S. Kim, H. Lee, M. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “Broadcasting algorithms of three-dimensional Petersen-torus network,” Hindawi Journal of Applied Mathematics, vol. 2014, Article ID 935737, pp. 1-10, April 2014.

120. G. P. Joshi, S. Y. Nam, S. Acharya, S. W. Kim, “Analysis of channel access delay in CR-MAC protocol for ad hoc cognitive radio wireless sensor networks without a common control channel," KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 911-923, March 2014.

121. M. K. Afzal, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “A leader-based reliable multicast MAC protocol for multimedia applications,” KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 183-195, January 2014.

122. F. Ishmanov, S. W. Kim, and S. Y. Nam, “A secure trust establishment scheme for wireless sensor networks,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1877-1897, January 2014.

123. G. P. Joshi, S. Y. Nam, and S. W. Kim, “Decentralized predictive MAC protocol for ad hoc cognitive radio networks,” Springer Wireless Personal Communications, vol. 74, no. 2, pp. 803-821, January 2014.

124. G. P. Joshi, S. Y. Nam, and S. W. Kim, “Cognitive radio wireless sensor networks: Applications, challenges and research trends,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 11196-11228, August 2013.

125. L. Liptak, E. Cheng, J. -S. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “One-to-many node-disjoint paths of hyper-star networks,” Elsevier Discrete Applied Mathematics, vol. 160, no. 13-14, pp. 2006-2014, September 2012.

126. S. W. Kim, B. Kim, and R. L. Ekl, “Efficient retransmission methods in wireless MAC protocol for multicast,” Springer Wireless Personal Communications, vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 613-626, April 2012.

127. J. -S. Kim, S. W. Kim, E. cheng, and L. Liptak, “Topological properties of folded hyper-star networks,” Springer Journal of Supercomputing, vol. 59, no. 3, pp. 1336-1347, March 2012.

128. S. W. Kim, B. Kim, and I. Lee, “MAC protocol for reliable multicast over multi-hop wireless ad hoc networks,” KICS Journal of Communications and Networks, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 63-74, February 2012.

129. F. Ishmanov, A. S. Malik, and S. W. Kim, “Energy consumption balancing (ECB) issues and mechanisms in wireless sensor networks (WSNs): A comprehensive overview,” Wiley Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies (previously European Transactions on Telecommunications), vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 151-167, June 2011. [Included in the most-accessed papers from 2011]

130. S. W. Kim and B. Kim, “Rate-adaptive MAC protocol for wireless multicast over OFDMA-based MANETs,” Springer Wireless Personal Communications, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 675-692, February 2011.

131. B. Kim and S. W. Kim, “Retransmission decision method for wireless multicast in ad-hoc networks,” IEICE Transactions on Communications, vol. E94-B, no. 2, pp. 580-582, February 2011.

132. S. W. Kim, B. Kim, and Y. Fang, “Network allocation vector (NAV)-based opportunistic prescanning process for WLANs,” IET Electronics Letters, vol. 46, no. 24, pp. 1630-1632, November 2010.

133. S. W. Kim, B. Kim, and S. B. Hong, “Efficient MAC protocol for subcarrier-wise rate adaptation over WLAN,” EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2010, Article ID 264838, pp. 1-9, July 2010.

134. X. Liu, K. –Y. Yoo, and S. W. Kim, “Low complexity intra prediction algorithm for MPEG-2 to H.264/AVC transcoder,” IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 987-994, May 2010.

135. B. Kim, S. W. Kim, Y. Fang, and T. F. Wong, “Feedback-assisted MAC protocol for real time traffic in high rate wireless personal area networks,” Springer Wireless Networks, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 1109-1121, May 2010.

136. B. Kim, S. W. Kim, and K. –Y. Yoo, “Link-adaptive MAC protocol for wireless multicast,” IEICE Transactions on Communications, vol. E92-B, no. 12, pp. 3939-3941, December 2009.

137. J. -S. Kim, H. -O. Lee, and S. W. Kim, “Comments on “A class of fault-tolerant multiprocessor networks”,” IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 496-500, September 2009.

138. S. –R. Lee, S. –H. Park, S. W. Kim, and I. Lee, “Enhanced detection with new ordering schemes for V-BLAST systems,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 57, no. 6, pp. 1648-1651, June 2009.

139. J. -S. Kim, H. -O. Lee, and S. W. Kim, “One-to-all broadcasting of even networks for one-port and all-port models,” ETRI Journal, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 330-332, June 2009.

140. G. P. Joshi and S. W. Kim, “A distributed geo-routing algorithm for wireless sensor networks,” MDPI Sensors, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 4083-4103, May 2009.

141. S. W. Kim and B. Kim, “OFDMA-based reliable multicast MAC protocol for wireless ad-hoc networks,” ETRI Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 83-85, February 2009.

142. B. Kim, S. W. Kim, Y. Xi, and H. Y. Ahn, “Enhanced MAC protocol and scheduling algorithm for high rate WPANs,” CIE Chinese Journal of Electronics, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 691-697, October 2008.

143. B. Kim and S. W. Kim, “Overhead reduction in rate-adaptive MAC over OFDM-based wireless networks,” IET Electronics Letters, vol. 44, no. 22, pp. 1312-1313, October 2008.

144. B. Kim, S. W. Kim, and R. L. Ekl, “OFDMA-based reliable multicasting MAC protocol for WLANs,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 3136-3145, September 2008.

145. G. P. Joshi and S. W. Kim, “Survey, nomenclature and comparison of reader anti-collision protocols in RFID,” IETE Technical Review, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 285-292, September-October 2008.

146. S. W. Kim, “Cross-layer scheduling algorithm for WLAN throughput improvement,” Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4331, pp. 322-331, December 2006.

147. S. W. Kim and B. Kim, “Adaptive cross-layer packet scheduling method for multimedia services in wireless personal area networks,” KICS Journal of Communications and Networks, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 297-305, September 2006.

148. S. W. Kim, “Opportunistic packet scheduling over IEEE 802.11 WLAN,” Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4159, pp. 399-408, September 2006.

149. S. W. Kim, “Multi-user diversity for IEEE 802.11 infrastructure wireless LAN,” Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 4096, pp. 214-223, August 2006.

150. S. W. Kim and B. Kim, “Resource allocation based on traffic load over relayed wireless access networks,” Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 3820, pp. 441-451, December 2005.

151. S. W. Kim and B. Kim, “Power-efficient packet scheduling method for IEEE 802.15.3 WPAN,” Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 3820, pp. 462-472, December 2005.

152. B. Kim, S. W. Kim, Y. Fang, and T. F. Wong, “Two-step multipolling MAC protocol for wireless LANs,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 23, no. 6, pp.1276-1286, June 2005.

153. S. W. Kim, B. Kim, and Y. Fang, “Downlink and uplink resource allocation in IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 320-327, January 2005.

154. S. W. Kim, B. Kim, and Y. Fang, “MAC protocol for resource allocation in a hotspot microcell,” IET (previously IEE) Electronics Letters, vol. 40, no. 22, pp. 1426-1427, October 2004.

155. S. W. Kim, D. G. Jeong, W. S. Jeon, and C. -H. Choi, “Forward link performance of combined soft and hard handoff in multimedia CDMA systems,” IEICE Transactions on Communications, vol. E85-B, no. 7, pp. 1276-1282, July 2002

International Journal Papers

1. A. Nauman, T. N. Nguyen, Y. A. Qadri, Z. Nain, K. Cengiz, and S. W. Kim, “Artificial intelligence in beyond 5G and 6G reliable communications,” IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, vol. 5(1), pp. 73-78, May 2022.

2. I. U. Rasool, Y. B. Zikria, H. Yu, S. W. Kim, "Collision mitigation scheme for NDN-RIOT-OS based internet of things," Far East Journal of Electronics and Communications, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 863-876, August 2017.

3. I. U. Rasool, Y. B. Zikria, A. Musaddiq, F. Amin, S. W. Kim, "RIOT-OS: Firmware for futuristic internet of things," Far East Journal of Electronics and Communications, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 877-887, August 2017.

4. Y. B. Zikria, R. Ali, R. Bajracharya, H. Yu, S. W. Kim, "IoT theoretical to practical: Contiki-OS and zolertia remote," Far East Journal of Electronics and Communications, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 915-921, August 2017.

5. R. Bajracharya, R. Shrestha and S. W. Kim, "Impact of contention based LAA on Wi-Fi network," Information, vol. 20, no.2(A), pp.827-836, February 2017.

6. G. P. Joshi, C. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "Starting E-business for farmers in Nepal: Challenges and opportunities," Information, vol. 19, no. 9(B), pp. 4081-4090, September 2016.

7. R. Ali, S. Asghar, M. Spante, S. W. Kim, and B. Kim, "Competence development at workkplace: A work integrated informal learning (WIIL) approach," Far East Journal of Electronics and Communications, s. vol. 2, pp. 35-42, September 2016.

8. R. Bajracharya, R. Shrestha, S. R. Ali, and S. W. Kim, " Power saving scheme for Wi-Fi access points," Far East Journal of Electronics and Communications, s. vol. 2, pp. 43-51, September 2016.

9. G. P. Joshi, S. Acharya, C. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "Reselling spectrum information to the cognitive users by maintaining spectrum database," Advanced Science Letters, vol. 21, no. 6, pp. 1681-1683, June 2015.

10. G. P. Joshi, C. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "A new trend in the digital economy: A new era of digital convergence business," Information, vol. 18, no. 6(A), pp. 2293-2304, June 2015.

11. C. Kim, S. W. Kim, and G. P. Joshi, "Critical success factors in the adoption of ubiquitous SCM systems: Strategic implications," Information, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 537-556, February 2015.

12. M. K. Afzal, B.-S. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "Performance evaluations of MPEG-4 video traffic services over fading channel-based MANETs," Information, vol. 16, no. 10, pp. 7711-7716, October 2013.

13. G. P. Joshi and S. W. Kim, “Mitigating the control channel bottleneck problem in dense cognitive radio networks,” Academic Journals International Journal of Physical Sciences, vol. 6, no. 20, pp. 4832-4837, 23 September, 2011.

Domestic Journal Papers

1. J. Kim, H. Lee, and S. W. Kim, “Twisted cube torus (TT): A new class of torus interconnection networks based on 3-dimensional twisted cube,” The Korea Information Processing Society Transactions: Part A, vol. 18-A, no. 5, pp. 205-214, October 2011

2. J. Kim, H. Lee, and S. W. Kim, “Embedding algorithm among star graph and pancake graph, bublesort graph,” The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 91-102, September 2010

3. J. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “Constructing algorithm of edge-disjoint spanning trees in even interconnection network Ed,” The Korea Information Processing Society Transactions : Part A, vol. 17-A, no. 3, pp. 113-120, June 2010

4. J. Kim, H. Lee, and S. W. Kim, “Symmetry and embedding algorithm of interconnection networks folded hyper-star FHS(2n, n),” The Korea Information Processing Society Transactions : Part A, vol. 16-A, no. 6, pp. 501-508, Decemer 2009

5. J. Kim, H. Lee, and S. W. Kim, “Constructing algorithm for optimal edge-disjoint spanning trees in odd interconnection network Od,” Journal of KIISE : Computer Systems and Theory, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 429-436, October 2009

6. J. Kim, H. Lee, and S. W. Kim, “Embedding algorithms of hierarchical folded hyperstar network,” The Korea Information Processing Society Transactions : Part A, vol. 16-A, no. 4, pp. 299-306, August 2009

7. S. W. Kim, “Adaptive rate control for wireless multicast,” Journal of The Korea Institute of Maritime Information and Communication Sciences, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 1673-1678, August 2009

8. S. W. Kim, “ARQ-based multicast for OFDMA systems,” Journal of The Korea Institute of Maritime Information and Communication Sciences, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 161-169, January 2009

9. J. Kim, S. W. Kim, and H. Lee, “Optimal edge-disjoint spanning trees in hyperstar interconnection network HS(2n,n),” The Korea Information Processing Society Transactions : Part A, vol. 15-A, no. 6, pp. 345-350, December 2008

10. S. W. Kim, “Rate control for OFDM-based wireless networks,” Journal of The Korea Institute of Maritime Information and Communication Sciences, vol. 12, no. 9, pp. 1633-1637, September 2008

11. S. H. Lee, S. W. Kim, and Y. W. Park, “Fairness scheduling algorithm using adaptive channel assignment based on SIR in HSDPA,” Journal of Korea Information and Communication Society, vol. 32, no. 9, pp. 878-887, September 2007

12. S. W. Kim and B. Kim, “Enhanced MAC protocol for delay-constrained multimedia services in IEEE 802.15.3 wireless PAN,” Journal of Signals, Information, and Systems, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 15-26, June 2005.

13. S. W. Kim, D. G. Jeong, and C. –H. Choi, “A MAC protocol using delay information feedback for high-speed MAN,” Journal of The Institute of Electronics Engineering of Korea, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 320-328, May 1992.

International Conference Papers

1. Y. A. Qadri, A. Nauman, Z. Nain, and S. W. Kim, "Industrial IoT: Role of IEEE 802.11be WLANs," IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Helsinki, Finland, Jun. 19-22, 2022.

2. Z. Nain, A. Musaddiq, Y. A. Qadri, and S. W. Kim, "History-aware adaptive route update scheme for low-power and lossy networks," KICS International Conference on ICT Convergence, Jeju Island, Korea, Oct. 20-22, 2021.

3. R. Ali, Z. Nain, S. W. Kim, and H. S. Kim, "Exponentially distributed random access in LTE-A networks," IEEE International Symposium on Networks, Computers, and Communications, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 20-22, 2020.

4. A. Nauman, M. A. Jamshed, Y. Ahmad, R. Ali, Y. B. Zikria, and S. W. Kim, “An intelligent deterministic D2D communication in narrow-band Internet of Things,” International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, Tangier, Morocco, Jun. 24-28, 2019.

5. R. Ali, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "Machine-learning-based network-adaptable EDCA for QoS-supported wireless networks," International Conference on Green and Human Information Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 16-18, 2019.

6. A. Musaddiq, Y. B. Zikria, and S. W. Kim, "Energy-aware adaptive trickle timer algorithm for RPL-based routing in the Internet of Things," IEEE International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, Sydney, Australia, Nov. 21-23, 2018.

7. Y. A. Qadri, A. Musaddiq, D. W. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "An overview of selective forwarding and wormhole attacks in healthcare IoT," Asia Pacific Conference on Information Communication Technology, Daegu, Korea, Jul. 6-7, 2018.

8. A. Musaddiq, Y. A. Qadri, D. W. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "An overview of interoperability issues in vehicular cloud network," Asia Pacific Conference on Information Communication Technology, Daegu, Korea, Jul. 6-7, 2018.

9. R. Ali, N. Shahin, A. Musaddiq, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "Fair and efficient channel observation-based listen-before talk (CoLBT) for LAA-WiFi coexistence in unlicensed LTE," International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks, Prague, Czech Republic, pp. 162-167, Jul. 3-6, 2018.

10. N. Shahin, R. Ali, S. W. Kim, and Y. Kim, "Adaptively scaled back-off (ASB) mechanism for enhanced performance of CSMA/CA in the IEEE 802.11ax high efficiency WLAN," IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan, Apr. 23-27, 2018.

11. M. K. Afzal, R. Ullah, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "A reliable and scalable groupcast block acknowledgement scheme for video multicast over IEEE 802.11aa standard," International Conference on Green and Human Information Technology, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2018.

12. R. Ali, Y. B. Zikria, F. Amin, B.-S. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "I-DTMC: An integrated-discrete time Markov chain model for performance analysis in future WLANs," IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks Workshops, Singapore, pp. 160-164, Oct. 9-12, 2017.

13. A. Musaddiq, Y. B. Zikria, R. Ali, I. U. Rasool, and S. W. Kim, "Congestion control routing using optimal channel assignment mechanism in wireless mesh network," IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks, Milan, Italy, pp. 355-360, Jul. 4-7, 2017.

14. R. Bajracharya, R. Shrestha, Y. B. Zikria, and S. W. Kim, " LTE or LAA: Choosing network mode for my mobile phone in 5G network," IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2017-Spring), Sydney, Australia, pp. 1-4, Jun. 4-7, 2017.

15. R. Ali, M. U. Ali, W. Khalid, B. Kim, S. W. Kim, "Future WLANs: A candidate for smart homes in Internet of Things (IoT)," International Conference on Advanced Computing, Communication and Information Science (ICACCI-2017), Daegu, Korea, May. 19-20, 2017.

16. R. Bajracharya, R. Shrestha, S. W. Kim, "LWA: The best use of unlicensed band," International Conference on Advanced Computing, Communication and Information Science (ICACCI-2017), Daegu, Korea, May. 19-20, 2017.

17. A. Musaddiq, F. Amin, Y. B. Zikria, R. Bajracharya, S. W. Kim, "Raspberry Pi-based smart home automation system for Internet of Things," International Conference on Advanced Computing, Communication and Information Science (ICACCI-2017), Daegu, Korea, May. 19-20, 2017.

18. I. U. Rasool, Y. B. Zikria, H. Yu, and S. W. Kim, "Congestion control strategy in NDN-RIOT-OS powered IoTs," International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Digital Convergence Business (ICIDB-2016), Seoul, Korea, pp. 73-82, Dec. 16-17, 2016.

19. I. U. Rasool, Y. B. Zikria, A. Musaddiq, F. Amin, and S. W. Kim, "RIOT-OS: Operating system for future IoTs," International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Digital Convergence Business (ICIDB-2016), Seoul, Korea, pp. 169-178, Dec. 16-17, 2016.

20. Y. B. Zikria, R. Ali, R. Bajracharya, H. Yu, and S. W. Kim, "IoT theoretical to practical: Contiki-OS and Zolertia Re-mote," International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Digital Convergence Business (ICIDB-2016), Seoul, Korea, pp. 179-184, Dec. 16-17, 2016.

21. R. Ali, N. Hassan, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "The diffusion of innovation of Internet of Things technology in Korea: A case study for technology adaptation analysis using Moor's model," International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Digital Convergence Business (ICIDB-2016), Seoul, Korea, pp. 83, Dec. 16-17, 2016.

22. F. Amin, R. Ali, R. Bajracharya, and S. W. Kim, "Extended advance zonal rectangular LEACH (EAZR-LEACH) for wireless sensor networks," International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Digital Convergence Business (ICIDB-2016), Seoul, Korea, pp. 61, Dec. 16-17, 2016.

23. R. Bajracharya, R. Shrestha, and S. W. Kim, "Performance evaluation of contention based LTE and Wi-Fi network in unlicensed band," International Integrated Conference and Concert on Convergence (IICCC-2016), Saint Petersburg, Russia, pp. 133-134, Aug. 7-14, 2016.

24. R. Bajracharya, R. Shrestha, S. R. Ali, and S. W. Kim, "Dynamic switch-off technique for energy efficient 802.11 access network," International Conference on Advanced Computing, Communication and Information Sciences (ICACCI-2016), Cebu, Philippines, pp. 1-8, May. 27-29, 2016.

25. R. Ali, S. Asghar, M. Spante, S. W. Kim, and B. Kim, "Social networking sites for interdisciplinary learning at workplace: Work integrated informal learning (WiiL)," International Conference on Advanced Computing, Communication and Information Sciences (ICACCI-2016), Cebu, Philippines, pp. 1-8, May. 27-29, 2016.

26. R. Bajracharya, R. Shrestha, Y. B. Zikria, S. R. Ali, I.U. Rasool, and S. W. Kim, "Green WLAN: Energy-aware access point management," International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Digital Convergence Business (ICIDB-2015), Seoul, Korea, pp. 185-188, Nov. 24-25, 2015.

27. R. Ali, S. W. Kim, and B. Kim, "Performance of network redundancy in SCTP: Effects of different factors on multi-homing," International Workshop on IT Convergence System, Gyeongsan, Korea, pp. 1-4, Nov. 1-3, 2015.

28. Y. B. Zikria, S. W. Kim, J. Choi, and B. Kim, “A new opportunistic routing forwarders selection scheme to enhance throughput for wireless networks,” International Conference on Computing, Communications and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT 2015), Denton, Texas, USA, pp. 1-5, Jul. 13-17, 2015.

29. Y. B. Zikria, S. Nosheen, and S. W. Kim, “Quality of service analysis for multimedia traffic using DSR, AODV and TORA over Wi-Media ultra wide band,” International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences & Technology (IBCAST 2015), Islamabad, Pakistan, pp. 1-8, Jan. 13-17, 2015.

30. M. K. Afzal, B.-S. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “Modified groupcast retries block acknowledgement scheme in IEEE 802.11aa standard-based for multimedia applications,” International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS 2014), Gold Coast, Australia, pp. 1-5, Dec. 15-17, 2014.

31. G. P. Joshi, S. W. Kim, and C. Kim, “Digital convergence business and its consequences,” Uniglobe International Conference II Contemporary Issues & Challenges in Management (UIC-CICM-2014), Kathmandu, Nepal, pp. 1-7, Nov. 17-18, 2014.

32. Y. B. Zikria, S. Nosheen, and S. W. Kim, “The impact of channel selection algorithms on transport protocols in CRAHN,” International Workshop on Electronics and Communications (WEC 2014), Chengdu, Sichuan, China, pp. 1-4, Oct. 27-28, 2014.

33. M. K. Afzal, M. T. Afzal, B.-S. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “Reliable multicast schemes in IEEE 802.11aa standard,” International Workshop on Electronics and Communications (WEC 2014), Chengdu, Sichuan, China, pp. 1-4, Oct. 27-28, 2014.

34. M. K. Afzal, B.-S. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “Throughput enhancement in cooperative wireless ad hoc networks,” IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC 2014), Paris, France, pp. 1209-1212, Aug. 20-22, 2014.

35. G. P. Joshi, S. W. Kim, C. Kim, and S. Y. Nam, “A distributed medium access control protocol for cognitive radio ad hoc networks,” KSII Asia Pacific International Conference on Information Science and Technology (APIC-IST 2014), Kathmandu, Nepal, pp. 117-122, July. 14-18, 2014.

36. S. Acharya, G. P. Joshi, and S. W. Kim, “Routing protocol for prolonging network lifetime in ad hoc cognitive radio networks,” IIBC International Symposium on Advanced and Applied Convergence (ISAAC 2013), Seoul, Korea, pp. 110-113, Nov. 14-16, 2013.

37. S. Acharya, G. P. Joshi, M. K. Afzal, and S. W. Kim, “RFID system in elderly care,” FTRA International Symposium on Wireless sensor network Technologies and Applications for Smart Space (WTA 2013), Gwangju, Korea, pp. 24-27, Sep. 4-6, 2013.

38. M. K. Afzal, H.–H. Shin, B.-S. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “Link quality aware local repair in AODV-based ad-hoc networks,” IET/IEEE International Conference on Smart and Sustainable City (ICSSC 2013), Shanghai, China, pp. 397-400, Aug. 19-20, 2013.

39. M. K. Afzal, B.-S. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “A leader-based reliable multicast MAC protocol for MPEG-4 traffic,” International Conference on Internet and Distributed Computing Systems (IDCS 2012), Wu Yi Shan, Fujian, China, pp. 111-119, Nov. 21-23, 2012.

40. M. K. Afzal, B.-S. Kim, and S. W. Kim, "Performance evaluations of multimedia services over Ricean fading channel-based MANETs," International Conference on Information Science and Technology (IST 2012), Shanghai, China, pp.233-235, April 28-30, 2012.

41. M. R. Jonayed and S. W. Kim, “Performance evaluation of noisy wireless OFDM channel using 64-quadrature amplitude modulation,” SERSC International Conference on Advanced Signal Processing (ASP 2012), Seoul, Korea, pp. 44, Mar. 30-31, 2012.

42. G. P. Joshi, S. Y. Nam, and S. W. Kim, “An analysis of channel access delay in synchronized MAC protocol for cognitive radio networks,” SERSC International Conference on Advanced Information Technology and Sensor Applications (AITS 2012), Daejeon, Korea, pp. 153, Feb. 28-29, 2012.

43. G. P. Joshi and S. W. Kim, “Multi-channel MAC protocol with two transceivers for cognitive radio ad hoc networks,” SERSC International Conference on Advanced Information Technology and Sensor Applications (AITS 2012), Daejeon, Korea, pp. 154, Feb. 28-29, 2012.

44. F. Ishmanov and S. W. Kim, “Trust estimation guidelines for wireless sensor networks,” SERSC International Conference on Advanced Information Technology and Sensor Applications (AITS 2012), Daejeon, Korea, pp. 160, Feb. 28-29, 2012.

45. G. P. Joshi, M. R. Jonayed, and S. W. Kim, “Decentralized cognitive radio medium access control protocol for cognitive radio wireless sensor networks,” FTRA International Conference on Advanced IT, engineering and Management (AIM 2012), Seoul, Korea, pp. 37-38, Feb. 6, 2012.

46. M. R. Jonayed and S. W. Kim, “A novel MAC protocol to improve performance in mobile ad hoc networks,” China-Korea-Japan Electronics and Communications Conference (ECC 2011), Chengdu, Sichuan, China, pp. 131-135, Oct. 27, 2011.

47. G. P. Joshi, S. Y. Nam, B.-S. Kim and S. W. Kim, “Dynamic channel negotiation window based MAC protocol for cognitive radio networks,” KKITS International Conference on Computer Convergence Technology (ICCCT 2011), Seoul, Korea, pp. 58-66, Oct. 20, 2011.

48. G. P. Joshi and S. W. Kim, “An enhanced synchronized MAC protocol for cognitive radio networks,” IEEE International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing (WiCOM 2011), Wuhan, China, pp. 1-4, Sep. 23-25, 2011.

49. F. Ishmanov and S. W. Kim, “A secure trust establishment in wireless sensor networks,” IEEE International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Informatics (ICEEI 2011), Bandung, Indonesia, pp. 1-6, Jul. 17-19, 2011.

50. F. Ishmanov, S. W. Kim, and B. Kim, “Energy consumption balancing in wireless sensor networks,” IEEE International Conference on Computer Applications and Industrial Electronics (ICCAIE 2010), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 1-6, Dec. 5-7, 2010.

51. B. Kim and S. W. Kim, “Dynamic rate adaptation for wireless multicast,” IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM) 2009, Boston, USA, pp. 1-5, Oct. 18-21, 2009.

52. G. P. Joshi, S. W. Kim, and B. Kim, “An efficient MAC protocol for improving the nextwork throughput for cognitive radio networks,” 2009 Third International Conference on Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies (NGMAST 2009), Cardiff, Wales, UK, pp. 271-275, Sep. 15-18, 2009.

53. K. A. Mamun, G. P. Joshi, M. R. Jonayed, and S. W. Kim, “An efficient variable channel allocation technique for wireless local area network (WLAN) IEEE802.11 standard,” 2009 Pacific-Asia Conference on Circuits, Communications and System (PACCS 2009), Chengdu, China, vol. I, pp. 92-95, May. 2009.

54. F. Ishmanov and S. W. Kim, “Distributed clustering algorithm with load balancing in wireless sensor networks,” 2009 World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering (CSIE 2009), Los Angeles, California USA, vol. I, pp. 19-23, Mar. 2009.

55. G. P. Joshi and S. W. Kim, “An efficient MAC protocol for throughput enhancement in dense RFID system,” International Symposium on Wireless and Pervasive Computing (ISWPC2009), Melbourne, Australia, pp. 1-5, Feb. 2009.

56. B. Kim, S. W. Kim, and G. P. Joshi, “Efficient layer-2 protocol for bit-loading implementation over Wi-Fi,” International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE2009), Las Vegas, USA, Jan. 2009.

57. G. P. Joshi, K. A. Mamun, and S. W. Kim, “A reader anti-collision MAC protocol for dense reader RFID system,” International Conference on Communications and Mobile Computing (CMC2009), Kunming, Yunnan, China, Jan. 2009.

58. K. A. Mamun, G. P. Joshi, and S. W. Kim, “Next generation delay and performance measuring algorithm for an overall network,” Fourth International Conference on Networked Computing and Advanced Information Management (NCM2008), Gyeongju, Korea, Sep. 2008.

59. J. -S. Kim, S. W. Kim, and H. -O. Lee, “Fault diameter of even Networks,” Fourth International Conference on Networked Computing and Advanced Information Management (NCM2008), Gyeongju, Korea, Sep. 2008.

60. J. -S. Kim, H. Sim, H. –O. Lee, and S. W. Kim, “Topological relationships among folden hypercubes, even graphs and odd graphs,” 2008 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA2008), Las Vega, USA, July 2008.

61. B. Kim, S. W. Kim, and F. Ishmanov, “Reliable wireless multicasting with minimum overheads in OFDM-based WLANs,” 2008 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC2008), Beijing, China, May 2008.

62. Y. Wu, J. Wei, Y. Xi, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, “Opportunistic scheduling with statistical fairness guarantee in wireless networks,” 18th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC’2007), Athens, Greece, September 2007.

63. S. W. Kim and B. Kim, “Reliable multicast MAC protocol for wireless Ad Hoc networks,” International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC’2007), Hong Kong, China, July 2007.

64. X. Yu, S. W. Kim, and Y. W. Park, “Real-time traffic packet scheduling algorithm in HSDPA system considering the maximum tolerable delay and channel assignment,” International Conference on Embedded Software and System (ICESS’2007), Daegu, Korea, May 2007.

65. S. W. Kim, “Cross-layer scheduling algorithm for WLAN throughput improvement,” International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing and Application (ISPA’2006), Sorrento, Italy, December 2006

66. S. W. Kim, “Opportunistic packet scheduling over IEEE 802.11 WLAN,” International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing (UIC’2006), Wuhan, China, September 2006

67. S. W. Kim, “Multi-user diversity for IEEE 802.11 infrastructure wireless LAN,” IFIP International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC’2006), Seoul, Korea, August 2006

68. S. W. Kim and B. Kim, “Resource allocation based on traffic load over relayed wireless access networks,” International Conference on Embedded Software and System (ICESS’2005), Xian, China, December 2005.

69. S. W. Kim and B. Kim, “Power-efficient packet scheduling method for IEEE 802.15.3 WPAN,” International Conference on Embedded Software and System (ICESS’2005), Xian, China, December 2005.

70. B. Kim, S. W. Kim, Y. Fang, and T. F. Wong, “Link-adaptable polling-based MAC protocol for wireless LANs,” IEEE GlobeCom’2004, Dallas, TX, USA, Vol. 5, pp. 2997-3001, November/December 2004.

71. S. W. Kim, D. G. Jeong, and C. –H, Choi, “An adaptive polling scheme for multiple access to wireless ATM networks,” in Proc. 3rd CDMA International Conference (CIC’98), Seoul, Korea, vol. II, pp. 238-242, October 1998.

Domestic Conference Papers

1. Y. B. Zikria and S. W. Kim, “Wireless ad hoc network for LED system lighting controller,” in Proc. SLSSL 7th LED and solid state lighting conference, Gyeongsan, Korea, p. 47, February 2013.

2. J. –S. Kim, S. W. Kim, and H. –O, Lee, “One to all broadcasting of odd network,” in Proc. KIISE 2008 Fall Conference, Seoul, Korea, pp. 295-296, October 2008.

Book Chapters

1. A. Iqbal, A. Shakeel, A. Rashid, G. S.ciddurlo, A. Rago, and S. W. Kim, Role of non-terrestrial networks in achieving sustainability in IoT devices, Elsevier, 2025.

2. A. Q. Yazdan, N. Ali, N. Zuqar, A. Rashid and S. W. Kim, 8 Cobots for human surgery, De Gruyter, 2025.

3. M. K. Afzal, M. Ateeq, and S. W. Kim, Data-Driven Intelligence in Wireless Networks: Concepts, Solutions, and Applications, CRC Press, March 2023.

4. A. Nauman, M. A. Jamshed, and S. W. Kim, Reinforcement learning and device-to-device communication for low EMF exposure, Wiley, 2022.

5. A. Nauman, Y. A. Qadri, R. Ali, and S. W. Kim, Machine learning-enabled Internet of Things for medical informatics, ELSEVIER, 2021.

6. R. Ali, N. Shahin, F. A. Turjman, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, HaLow: registering thousands of low-power sensors in smart cities, IET, 2020.

7. M. Rafiq, G. Rafiq, H. M. Rehman, Y. B. Zikria, S. W. Kim, and G. S. Choi, Contiki-OS IoT data analytics, IET, 2020.

8. A. Musaddiq, R. Ali, R. Bajracharya, Y. A. Qadri, F. A. Turjman, and S. W. Kim, Trends, Issues, and Challenges in the Domain of IoT-Based Vehicular Cloud Network, Springer, 2020.

9. R. Ali, Y. B. Zikria, B. Kim, and S. W. Kim, Deep reinforcement learning paradigm for dense wireless networks in smart cities, Springer, 2020.

10. S. W. Kim and G. P. Joshi, RFID systems: Research trends and challenges, Wiley, 2010.

11. Y. W. Cho, S. W. Kim, T. T. Jeong, C.S. Lee, and Y. H. Kang, Digital design and computer architecture, SciTech, 2008.

12. T. H. Song, S. W. Kim, and M. Y. Choi, Embedded system with PXA270 : Application and Laboratory, Huins, 2007.

PROJECT

Basic Research Program

Learning-Assisted Coexistence in mmWave Unlicensed Spectrum, 03/01/2022 ~ 02/28/2027

Sponsor : NRF/MOE

Key Research Institutes in Universities

Institute of information and communication, 06/01/2021 ~ 05/31/2030

Hyper security for future mobility

Sponsor : NRF/MOE

Basic Research Program (Continued)

Performance enhancement of Internet of Things by Machine Learning, 11/01/2018 ~ 10/31/2021

Sponsor : NRF/MOE

ITRC

Functional Safety Software for Global Vehicular Electronic Components, 06/01/2016 ~ 12/31/2021

Sponsor : IITP

Basic Research Program

Enhanced Capacity by Wi-Fi and LTE Integration, 11/01/2015 ~ 10/30/2018

Sponsor : NRF/MOE

BK21 PLUS

Creative human resource development team for ICT-based smart devices, 09/01/2013 ~ 02/29/2020

Sponsor : BNC/MEST

Basic Research Program (Junior Professors Program, Continued)

Dynamic Spectrum Access for High Speed Wireless LAN, 05/01/2012 ~ 04/30/2015

Sponsor : NRF/MEST

Basic Research Program (Junior Professors Program)

Spectrum Sharing Based on Multi-Antennas Cognitive Radio for Ad hoc Networks, 05/01/2009 ~ 04/30/2012

Sponsor : NRF/MEST

The Second Stage of BK21 (Brain Korea)

Embedded mobile multimedia communications, 03/01/2006 ~ 02/28/2013

Sponsor : BNC/MEST

Wireless Networks

Wireless resource management in MIMO-based Wibro Evo, 04/01/2006 ~ 02/28/2007

Sponsor : ETRI

Wireless Networks

Performance enhancement for wireless LAN in cellular phone, 10/01/2005 ~ 05/31/2006

Sponsor : Samsung

Wireless Networks

Wireless local area network MAC protocol for Internet traffic services, 09/01/2005 ~ 08/31/2006

Sponsor : Institute of Information and Communication

Wireless Networks

Resource management for wireless communication system, 05/01/2005 ~ 04/30/2006

Sponsor : Yeungnam University

SoC

One chip network controller for Home-Gateway, 2003

Design FPGA (Altera) and 0.18u ASIC (700K gates) with embedded ARM920T

Develop logics for wireless LAN interface, LAN MAC & Switch, PCI, and ATA

Co-work with C&S Technology and Samsung

Sponsor : AL Tech

SoC

One chip network controller for IP router, 2002

Design FPGA (Altera) and 0.25u ASIC (500K gates) with embedded ARM720T

Develop logics for Switching HUB and Ethernet MAC

Co-work with Seodu Inchip and Hynix

Sponsor : AL Tech

ASIC

MDU (Multi-Dwelling Unit) , 2001

Design FPGA (Altera) and 0.6u ASIC (20K gates)

Develop logics for transceiver between Telephone line and Ethernet cable, MAC, and Memory controller

Co-work with SangHwa Micro Technology Inc and TSMC

Sponsor : AL Tech

Embedded Software

Internet TV Set Top Box, 2000

Develop Embedded Software on VxWorks

Co-work with TeleCruz (San Jose, CA)

Sponsor : AL Tech

MS-Windows Software

Traffic Analysis, 1999

Develop wireless traffic analysis software from deployed cellular network log files

Sponsor : Shinsegi Communication

SoC & Hardware

One chip controller for Laser/Inkjet Printer, 1997

Design FPGA (Altera) and 0.5u ASIC (300K gates) with embedded ARM7TDMI

Develop logics for laser and inkjet printer

Co-work with ARM and LG Semiconductor

Sponsor : LG Electronics

ASIC & Hardware

One chip controller for color inkjet printer and MFP, 1996 ~ 1997

Design FPGA (Lattice) and 0.5u ASIC (80K gates)

Develop logics and hardware for inkjet printer

Support mass production

Co-work with XEROX (Webster, NY) and LG Semiconductor

Production model number: LG (GMF-6100, GIP-6000H, GIP-6000), XEROX (DocuPrint XJ6CDocument, WorkCentre540c)

Sponsor : LG Electronics

ASIC & Hardware

One chip controller for mono inkjet printer, 1995

Design FPGA (Lattice)

Develop logics and hardware for mono inkjet printer

Sponsor : LG Electronics

ASIC & Hardware

One chip controller for laser MFP, 1994 ~ 1995

Design FPGA (Lattice) and 0.8u ASIC (10K gates)

Develop logics and hardware for laser printer and MFP

Support mass production

Co-work with XEROX (Palo Alto, CA) and LG Semiconductor

Production model number: LG (GF-7000, GMF-7000), XEROX (Document WorkCenter pro 610)

Sponsor : LG Electronics

Hardware

Group 4 Facsimile, 1992 ~ 1993

Develop hardware for scanner and laser printer

Sponsor : LG Electronics

Embedded Software & Hardware

Gas Fan Heater, 1991

Develop software and hardware for gas fan heater controller

Sponsor : Dong Yang Magic

SKILLS

ASIC: VHDL, Verilog-HDL, Synopsys, Verilog-XL

FPGA: ALTERA, LATTICE, XILINX

SoC: ARM7, ARM9, ATA, PCI, PCMCIA, CardBus, MAC, Memory Controller, Printer Controller, UART

Software: C, C++, Assembler, Linux

Hardware: Logic Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Mass production, System design

AWARDS AND HONORS

Excellent Research Award, Yeungnam University, May 14, 2024.

Excellent performance team in terms of academic research supporting program from MOE/NRF, Dec. 16, 2021.

Best Paper Award for the paper "A reliable and scalable groupcast block acknowledgement scheme for video multicast over IEEE 802.11aa standard" (M. K. Afzal, R. Ullah, B. Kim and S. W. Kim) in International Conference on Green and Human Information Technology (ICGHIT-2018), Chiang Mai, Thailand, Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2018.

Excellent Paper Award for the paper "Future WLANs: A candidate for smart homes in Internet of Things (IoT)" (R. Ali, M. U. Ali, W. Khalid, B. Kim, S. W. Kim) in International Conference on Advanced Computing, Communication and Information Science (ICACCI-2017), Daegu, Korea, May. 19-20, 2017.

Excellent Paper Award for the paper "Congestion control strategy in NDN-RIOT-OS powered IoTs" (I. U. Rasool, Y. B. Zikria, H. Yu, and S. W. Kim) in International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Digital Convergence Business (ICIDB-2016), Seoul, Korea, pp. 73-82, Dec. 16-17, 2016.

Best Paper Award for the paper "Performance evaluation of contention based LTE and Wi-Fi network in unlicensed band" (R. Bajracharya, R. Shrestha, and S. W. Kim) in International Integrated Conference and Concert on Convergence (IICCC-2016), Saint Petersburg, Russia, pp. 133-134, Aug. 7-14, 2016.

Postdoctoral scholarship from Korea science and engineering foundation (KOSEF), 08/2003 ~ 08/2005

Ph.D. scholarship from LG Electronics, 08/1997 ~ 08/2001

Good project awards from the government (G4 Fax), 1993

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Journal

Guest Editor of ELSEVIER Physical Communication, Special Issue on Intelligent Device-to-Device Communication for Future Communication Networks, 2022.

Guest Editor of Sensors, Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence and Next Generation Communication in Self-Sustainable and Organizable Network, 2022.

Guest Editor of Sensors, Special Issue on Intelligent Future IoT Networks, 2021.

Editorial Board Member, MDPI Network, 2020 ~ Present.

Guest Editor of Sensors, Special Issue on Next-Generation Internet of Things (IoT): Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions, 2020.

Associate Editor, IEEE Access, 2020 ~ 2022.

Lead Guest Editor of MDPI Electronics, Special Issue on Deep learning-based routing for network-on-a-chip (NoC): Opportunities, challenges, and solutions, 2019.

Guest Editor of Computer Communications, Special Issue on Deep learning for Intelligent IoT: Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions, 2019.

Guest Editor of Sensors, Special Issue on Internet of Multimedia Things (IoMT): Opportunities, Challenges and Solutions, 2019.

Guest Editor of Sensors, Special Issue on Selected Sensor Papers from ICGHIT 2019 –The 7th International Conference on Green and Human Information Technology, 2019.

Guest Editor of Sensors, Special Issue on Internet of Things (IoT) Operating Systems Management: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solution, 2018.

Guest Editor of Sustainability, Special Issue on 5G Mobile Services and Scenarios: Challenges and Solutions, 2017.

Lead Guest Editor of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Special Issue on Advances in V2X Communication and Networks, 2017.

Guest Editor of IEEE Access, Special Issue on The New Era of Smart Cities: Sensors, Communication Technologies and Applications, 2017.

Guest Editor of International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, Special Issue on A Breakthrough in Multihop Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networking Protocols, 2016.

Lead Guest Editor of International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, Special Issue on Applications of Cognitive Radio Networks: Recent Advances and Future Directions, 2015.

Guest Editor of International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, Special Issue on A Breakthrough in Multihop Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networking Protocols, 2014.

Conference

International Advisory Co-Chair of the 14th International Conference on Green and Human Information Technology(ICGHIT 2026), Bali, Indonesia, February, 4-6, 2026.

Organizing committee of the International Conference on Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (IWCMC 2019), Tangier, Morococo, June 24-28, 2019

Special session chair of the Spectrum Management and Cognitive Radio Networking (SMCRN 2012), Daejeon, Korea, February 28-29, 2012

Organizing committee of the China-Korea-Japan Electronics and Communications Conference (ECC 2011), Chengdu, Sichuan, China, October 26-28, 2011

TPC member of the annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC-08), Cannes, France, September 15-18, 2008

Publication chair of the 2007 International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems (ICESS-07), Daegu, Korea, May 14-16, 2007

Local organizing chair of the YU(Yeungnam University)-TU(Tohoku University) Workshop 2006, Gyeongju, Korea, Nov 16-17, 2006

Program committee of the 2nd International Conference on Embedded Software and Systems (ICESS-05), Xi’an, China, December 16-18, 2005.

Finance co-chair of the TU(Tohoku University)-YU(Yeungnam University) Workshop 2005, Matsushima, Japan, Nov 20-22, 2005.

ACADEMIC SERVICES

SCHOLARLY SUPERVISION

Current Graduate Students

Ph.D. Students

Farheen Naaz

Hira Khan

Shaheer Ullah

Integrated M.S. / Ph.D. Students

Memoona

Mukhles Maliha Binte

M.S. Students

Sugarsuren Shiirevdorj

Maahiya Shaik

Haseeb Hashir

Past Members

Ph.D.

Gyanendra Prasad Joshi

Ishmanov Farruh

Muhammad Khalil Afzal

Yousaf Bin Zikria

Ali Rashid

Bajracharya Rojeena

Arslan Musaddiq

Ali Nauman

Zulqar Nain

Yazdan Ahmad Qadri

M.S.

Illa Ul Rasool

Srijana Acharya

Maksudur Rahman Jonayed

Kazi Md Abdullah Al Mamun

UNIVERSITY SERVICES

Dean of the Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Yeungnam University, 02/ 2021 ~ 01/2023

Associate Dean of the College of Engineering, Yeungnam University, 08/ 2012 ~ 07/2014

ABEEK PD, 03/2011 ~ 02/2013

Dean of the Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Yeungnam University, 02/ 2008 ~ 12/2009

Steering Committee Chair of NEXT (Nurturing EXcellent engineers in information Technology), Information and Communication Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Yeungnam University, 02/ 2008 ~ 12/2009

Steering Committee Chair of the second stage of BK21 (Brain Korea), Information and Communication Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Yeungnam University, 08/ 2007 ~ 08/2009

Steering Committee Member of NURI (New University for Regional Innovation), Information and Communication Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Yeungnam University, 09/ 2005 ~ 08/2007

PROSPECTIVE GRADUATE STUDENTS

Send your CV by email

Minimum requirement for scholarship

l English: IELTS 7, TOEFL iBT 100, or TOEIC 900

l GPA from the previous semester: 4.0 or higher

PATENTS

1. Narrowband Internet of Things user equipment with intelligent relay node selection for device-to-device communication in 5G network and method for intelligently selecting a relay node, 10-2704290, Korea, 2024. 09. 03

2. Method for intelligent relay node selection for d2d communication, recording medium and device for performing the method, 10-2685026, Korea, 2024. 07. 10

3. Method for scheduling orthogonal frequency division multiple access based on quality of service in wireless local area network, 10-2648538, Korea, 2024. 03. 13

4. Method for Internet of Thing routing based on Q-learning, recording medium and device for performing the method, 10-2459830, Korea, 2022. 10. 24

5. Method for selecting forwarding path based on learning medium access control layer collisions in Internet of Things networks, recording medium and device for performing the method, 10-2308799, Korea, 2021. 9. 28

6. Packet collision prevention device and method, 10-2276280, Korea, 2021. 7. 6

7. Method of controlling reinforcement learning enabled rate adaptation for 5G radio access networks, recording medium and device for performing the method, 10-2254714, Korea, 2021. 5. 14

8. Method and apparatus for deep brain stimulation using deep learning and recording medium for performing the method, 10-2247761, Korea, 2021. 4. 28

9. Method of routing in wireless sensor networks, computer readable medium and apparatus for performing the method, 10-2224269, Korea, 2021. 3. 2

10. Method for allocating resource using machine learning in a wireles network and recording medium for performing the method, 10-2206775, Korea, 2021. 1. 19

11. Node and method for routing in heterogeneous traffic wireless sensor network, 10-2199577, Korea, 2020. 12. 31

12. Apparatus and method for adjusting duty cycle for coexistence of heterogeneous networks and recording medium for performing the method, 10-2179791, Korea, 2020. 11. 11

13. Method for security mobility adaptable routing for critical IoT and recording medium for performing the method, 10-2109771, Korea, 2020. 05. 06

14. Method and device for channel observation-based back-off adjustment, 10-2052050, Korea, 2019. 11. 28

15. Routing device and method for considering energy of node in wireless sensor network, 10-1925022, Korea, 2018. 11. 28

16. Overhead distributed method for cognitive radio networks, 10-1276885, Korea, 2013. 06. 13

17. Wireless Multicast retransmissions to adjust contention window in the terminal system and its control method, 10-1139536, Korea, 2012. 04. 17

18. Method and apparatus for adjusting MAC protocol to wireless access networks, 10-0732531, Korea, 2007. 6. 20

19. Image output apparatus, 10-0231209-0000 , Korea, 1999. 08. 27

20. Pixel density conversion apparatus of facsimile, 10-0231210-0000, Korea, 1999. 08. 27

21. Print control method and apparatus of inkjet printer, 10-0218478-0000, Korea, 1999. 06. 10

22. Head protecting apparatus of inkjet printer, 20-0146386-0000, Korea, 1999. 02. 26

23. Inkjet printer system of dual bus structure for bus switch, 20-0146385-0000, Korea, 1999. 02. 26

24. Horizontal resolution conversion apparatus, 10-0120348-0000, Korea, 1997. 08.18

25. Dot-matrix printer head, 10-0118550-0000, Korea, 1997.07.21

DESCRIPTIVE BIOGRAPHY

Sung Won Kim received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from the Department of Control and Instrumentation Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea, in 1990 and 1992, respectively, and his Ph.D. degree from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Seoul National University, Korea, in August 2002. From January 1992 to August 2001, he was a Researcher at the Research and Development Center of LG Electronics, Korea. From August 2001 to August 2003, he was a Researcher at the Research and Development Center of AL Tech, Korea. From August 2003 to February 2005, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. In March 2005, he joined the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea, where he is currently a Professor. His research interests include resource management, wireless networks, mobile computing, performance evaluation, and machine learning.