Dr Antonino Masaracchia

Antonino Masaracchia

Lecturer
IEEE Senior, FHEA

School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London
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Research

6G, Dgital Twin, AI/ML for network optimization, O-RAN, Optimization techniques, Wireless Networks

Interests

My research interests/expertise include 6G networks, digital twin, generative AI and applied machine learning techniques to wireless communications, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), UAV-enabled networks, and ultra-reliable low-latency communications (URLLC). Please have a look at my webpage for more details.

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to the Centre for Networks, Communications and Systems

2024

Relevant PublicationDigital twin empowered Open RAN of 6G networks
Masaracchia A, Sharma V, Fahim M, Dobre OA and Duong TQ
In Digital Twins For 6g: Fundamental Theory, Technology and Applications, Institution of Engineering and Technology (Iet) 133-154.  
10-06-2024
Relevant PublicationToward the Metaverse Realization in 6G: Orchestration of RIS-Enabled Smart Wireless Environments via Digital Twins
Masaracchia A, Van Huynh D, Alexandropoulos GC, Canberk B, Dobre OA and Duong TQ
Ieee Internet of Things Magazine, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 7 (2), 22-28.  
01-03-2024
Relevant PublicationComputation Offloading and Resource Allocation Optimization for Mobile Edge Computing-Aided UAV-RIS Communications
Truong PQ, do-Duy T, Masaracchia A, Vo N-S, Phan V-C, Ha D-B and Duong TQ
Ieee Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 12, 107971-107983.  
01-01-2024
Relevant PublicationUnderstanding the Security Implications in O-RAN with Abusive Adversaries
Megarry M, Masaracchia A, Fahim M, Sharma V and Duong TQ
Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering. vol. 595, 215-235.  
01-01-2024
Relevant PublicationThroughput Maximization in RIS-Assisted NOMA-THz Communication Network
Do-Duy T, Masaracchia A, Canberk B, Nguyen LD and Duong TQ
Ieee Open Journal of The Communications Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 5, 5706-5717.  
01-01-2024
Relevant PublicationOptimization for UAV-assisted simultaneous transmission and reception communications in the existence of malicious jammers
Huang Z, Liu S, Sheng Z, Yu H and Masaracchia A
Security and Safety, Edp Sciences vol. 3 
01-01-2024

2023

Relevant PublicationJointly power allocation and phase shift optimization for RIS empowered downlink cellular networks
Truong PQ, Do-Duy T, Phan V-C and Masaracchia A
Eai Endorsed Transactions On Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems, European Alliance For Innovation N.O. vol. 10 (4) 
11-12-2023
Relevant PublicationEditorial: Towards 6G Technologies, Networks, Hardware, and Architectures
Vo N-S, Masaracchia A, Sheng Z and Nguyen TT
Mobile Networks and Applications, Springer Nature vol. 28 (6), 2224-2226.  
01-12-2023
Relevant PublicationDigital Twin for Open RAN: Toward Intelligent and Resilient 6G Radio Access Networks
Masaracchia A, Sharma V, Fahim M, Dobre OA and Duong TQ
Ieee Communications Magazine, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 61 (11), 112-118.  
01-11-2023
Relevant PublicationOptimal Resource Allocation for 6G UAV-enabled Mobile Edge Computing with Mission-Critical Applications
Van Huynh D, Li Y, Masaracchia A, Hoang T and Duong TQ
2023 IEEE International Conference on Metaverse Computing, Networking and Applications (MetaCom). vol. 00, 720-723.  
28-06-2023
Relevant PublicationQuantum Deep Reinforcement Learning for 6G Mobile Edge Computing-based IoT Systems
Ansere JA, Duong TQ, Khosravirad SR, Sharma V, Masaracchia A and Dobre OA
2023 International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (IWCMC). vol. 00, 406-411.  
23-06-2023
Relevant PublicationEditorial: Towards 6G Networks: Technologies, Services and Applications
Vo N-S, Masaracchia A, Sheng Z and Nguyen TT
Mobile Networks and Applications, Springer Nature vol. 28 (3), 1142-1144.  
01-06-2023
Relevant PublicationUAV-Assisted Downlink-and-Uplink Communication in the Presence of Multiple Malicious Jammers
Huang Z, Sheng Z, Nasir AA, Yin C and Masaracchia A
2023 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC). vol. 00, 1-6.  
29-03-2023
Relevant PublicationMulti-Rate Probabilistic Caching Optimized Video Offloading in Dense D2D Networks
Tran Q-N, Vo N-S, Phan T-M, Lam TC and Masaracchia A
Ieee Communications Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 27 (4), 1240-1244.  
22-02-2023
Relevant PublicationDeep Reinforcement Learning for Intelligent Reflecting Surface-assisted D2D Communications
Nguyen KK, Masaracchia A and Yin C
Eai Endorsed Transactions On Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems, European Alliance For Innovation N.O. vol. 10 (1) 
03-01-2023
Relevant PublicationJoint Design of Reflection Coefficients and Beamforming in Double RIS-Assisted System
Yang Q, Chen Y, Yu H, Tan G, Masaracchia A and Fang Y
Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering. vol. 531, 89-103.  
01-01-2023

2022

Relevant PublicationEdge Intelligence-Based Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications for Digital Twin-Enabled Metaverse
Van Huynh D, Khosravirad SR, Masaracchia A, Dobre OA and Duong TQ
Ieee Wireless Communications Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 11 (8), 1733-1737.  
02-06-2022
Relevant PublicationRIS-Assisted UAV Communications for IoT With Wireless Power Transfer Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
Nguyen KK, Masaracchia A, Sharma V, Poor HV and Duong TQ
Ieee Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 16 (5), 1086-1096.  
05-05-2022
Relevant PublicationDigital Twin for 6G: Taxonomy, Research Challenges, and the Road Ahead
Masaracchia A, Sharma V, Canberk B, Dobre OA and Duong TQ
Ieee Open Journal of The Communications Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 3, 2137-2150.  
01-01-2022

2021

Relevant PublicationHybrid 6-DoF Magnetic Localization for Robotic Capsule Endoscopes Compatible With High-Grade Magnetic Field Navigation
Bianchi F, Masaracchia A, Damone A, Barjuei ES, Oddo CM, Dario P and Ciuti G
Ieee Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 10, 4414-4430.  
20-12-2021
Relevant PublicationUser mobility into NOMA assisted communication: Analysis and a Reinforcement Learning with Neural Network based approach
Masaracchia A, Nguyen M and Kortun A
Eai Endorsed Transactions On Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems, European Alliance For Innovation N.O. vol. 7 (25) 
07-01-2021
Relevant PublicationD2D Multi-hop Multi-path Communications in B5G Networks: A Survey on Models, Techniques, and Applications
Tran Q-N, Vo N-S, Nguyen Q-A, Bui M-P, Phan T-M, Lam V-V and Masaracchia A
Eai Endorsed Transactions On Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems, European Alliance For Innovation N.O. vol. 7 (25) 
07-01-2021
Relevant PublicationAerial Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Enabled URLLC UAV Systems
Li Y, Yin C, Do-Duy T, Masaracchia A and Duong TQ
Ieee Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 9, 140248-140257.  
01-01-2021
Relevant PublicationUAV-Enabled Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications for 6G: A Comprehensive Survey
Masaracchia A, Li Y, Nguyen KK, Yin C, Khosravirad SR, Da Costa DB and Duong TQ
Ieee Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 9, 137338-137352.  
01-01-2021

2020

Relevant PublicationThe impact of user mobility into non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) transmission systems
Masaracchia A, Nguyen V-L and Nguyen M
Eai Endorsed Transactions On Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems, European Alliance For Innovation N.O. vol. 7 (24) 
21-10-2020
Relevant PublicationThe Concept of Time Sharing NOMA into UAV-Enabled Communications: An Energy-Efficient Approach
Masaracchia A, Nguyen LD, Yin C, Dobre OA and Garcia-Palacios E
2020 4th International Conference on Recent Advances in Signal Processing, Telecommunications & Computing (SigTelCom). vol. 00, 61-65.  
29-08-2020
Relevant PublicationEnergy-Efficient and Throughput Fair Resource Allocation for TS-NOMA UAV-Assisted Communications
Masaracchia A, Nguyen LD, Duong TQ, Yin C, Dobre OA and Garcia-Palacios E
Ieee Transactions On Communications, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 68 (11), 7156-7169.  
07-08-2020
Relevant PublicationHybrid Solar-RF Energy Harvesting Systems for Electric Operated Wheelchairs
Nguyen CV, Nguyen MT, Quyen TV, Le AM, Masaracchia A, Nguyen HT, Nguyen HP, Nguyen LD and Nguyen VQ
Electronics, Mdpi vol. 9 (5) 
02-05-2020
Relevant PublicationMulti-Tier Caching and Resource Sharing for Video Streaming in 5G Ultra-Dense Networks
Vo N-S, Bui M-P, Truong PQ, Yin C and Masaracchia A
Ieee Communications Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 24 (7), 1500-1504.  
26-03-2020
Relevant PublicationElectromagnetic Field Based WPT Technologies for UAVs: A Comprehensive Survey
Nguyen MT, Nguyen CV, Truong LH, Le AM, Quyen TV, Masaracchia A and Teague KA
Electronics, Mdpi vol. 9 (3) 
09-03-2020
Relevant PublicationEditorial: Reliable Communication for Emerging Wireless Networks
Duong TQ, Kundu C, Masaracchia A and Nguyen V-D
Mobile Networks and Applications, Springer Nature vol. 25 (1), 271-273.  
09-01-2020
Relevant PublicationDownlink Resource Sharing and Multi-tier Caching Selection Maximized Multicast Video Delivery Capacity in 5G Ultra-Dense Networks
Phan T-M, Vo N-S, Bui M-P, Tran Q-N, Nguyen HM and Masaracchia A
Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering. vol. 334, 19-31.  
01-01-2020

2019

Relevant PublicationOn the optimal user grouping in NOMA system technology
Masaracchia A, Ha D-B and Le N-P
Eai Endorsed Transactions On Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems, European Alliance For Innovation N.O. vol. 6 (20) 
30-08-2019
Relevant PublicationStochastic-Based Power Consumption Analysis for Data Transmission in Wireless Sensor Networks
Nguyen M, Nguyen H, Masaracchia A and Nguyen C
Eai Endorsed Transactions On Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems, European Alliance For Innovation N.O. vol. 6 (19) 
13-06-2019
Relevant PublicationLocalization strategies for robotic endoscopic capsules: a review
Bianchi F, Masaracchia A, Barjuei ES, Menciassi A, Arezzo A, Koulaouzidis A, Stoyanov D, Dario P and Ciuti G
Expert Review of Medical Devices, Taylor & Francis vol. 16 (5), 381-403.  
04-05-2019
Relevant PublicationUser-Pairing Scheme in NOMA Systems: A PSO-Based Approach
Masaracchia A, Nguyen LD, Duong TQ, da Costa DB and Le-Tien T
Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering. vol. 293, 18-25.  
01-01-2019
Relevant PublicationA PSO-Based Approach for User-Pairing Schemes in NOMA Systems: Theory and Applications
Masaracchia A, Da Costa DB, Duong TQ, Nguyen M-N and Nguyen MT
Ieee Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 7, 90550-90564.  
01-01-2019
Relevant PublicationAn Energy-Efficient Clustering and Routing Framework for Disaster Relief Network
Masaracchia A, Nguyen LD, Duong TQ and Nguyen M-N
Ieee Access, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 7, 56520-56532.  
01-01-2019

2018

Relevant PublicationNatural Disaster and Environmental Monitoring System for Smart Cities: Design and Installation Insights
Vo N-S, Masaracchia A, Nguyen L and Huynh B-C
Eai Endorsed Transactions On Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems, European Alliance For Innovation N.O. vol. 5 (16) 
29-11-2018

2015

Relevant PublicationAnalysis of MAC-Level Throughput in LTE Systems with Link Rate Adaptation and HARQ Protocols
Masaracchia A, Bruno R, Passarella A and Mangione S
2015 IEEE 16th International Symposium on A World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks (WoWMoM)., 1-9.  
01-06-2015
Relevant PublicationOpportunistic traffic Offloading Mechanisms for Mobile/4G Networks
Masaracchia A
Proceedings of the 2015 on MobiSys PhD Forum., 15-16.  
18-05-2015

2014

Relevant PublicationOffloading Through Opportunistic Networks with Dynamic Content Requests
Bruno R, Masaracchia A and Passarella A
2014 IEEE 11th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems., 586-593.  
01-10-2014
Relevant PublicationRobust Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) Selection in LTE Systems using Reinforcement Learning
Bruno R, Masaracchia A and Passarella A
2014 IEEE 80th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2014-Fall)., 1-6.  
01-01-2014

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to the Centre for Networks, Communications and Systems
solid heart iconRapidRANDefender: AI security for Open networks
Antonino Masaracchia
£18,985 Innovate UK
01-09-2024 - 28-02-2025