IEEE Access Special Section Editorial: Physical and Medium Access Control Layer Advances in 5G Wireless Networks

TY - JOUR

T1 - IEEE Access Special Section Editorial

T2 - Physical and Medium Access Control Layer Advances in 5G Wireless Networks

AU - Butt, M. Majid

AU - Popovski, Petar

AU - Shakir, Muhammad Zeeshan

AU - Lopez-Perez, David

AU - Quek, Tony Q.S.

AU - Guizani, Mohsen

N1 - Funding Information: PETAR POPOVSKI (F’16) received the Dipl.Ing. degree in electrical engineering and the Magister Ing. degree in communication engineering from the Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia, in 1997 and 2000, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from Aalborg University, Denmark, in 2004. He is currently a Professor in wireless communications with Aalborg University. He has over 250 publications in journals, conference proceedings, and books. He holds over 25 patents and patent applications. His research interests include wireless communication and networking, and communication and information theory. He is a Steering Committee Member of the IEEE INTERNET OF THINGS JOURNAL, and a Steering Committee Member of the IEEE SmartGridComm. He is a holder of a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council and a recipient of the Elite Researcher Award (2016) in Denmark. From 2012 to 2014, he served as the Chair of the IEEE ComSoc Emerging Technology Committee on Smart Grid Communications. He served as an Editor for the IEEE TRANSACTIONS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS and the IEEE JSAC Cognitive Radio Series IEEE COMMUNICATIONS LETTERS. He is currently an Editor of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON Funding Information: MUHAMMAD ZEESHAN SHAKIR is an Assistant Professor at the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), U.K. Before joining UWS in 2016, he was with Carleton University, Canada, Texas A&M University, Qatar, and KAUST, Saudi Arabia, work-ing on various national and international collaborative projects. He is an editor of two research monographs and an author of a book, Green Heterogeneous Wireless Networks (Wiley and IEEE Press). Most of his research has been supported by industry partners, such as Huawei, TELUS, and sponsored by local funding agencies, such as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Qatar National Research Fund, and KAUST Global Research Fund. His research interests include the design, develop-ment, and deployment of diverse wireless communication systems, including hyper-dense heterogeneous small cell networks, green networks, and 5G technologies, such as D2D communications, networked-flying platforms, and IoT. He has authored over 75 techni-cal journal and conference papers and has contributed to seven books, all in reputable venues. He is an Active Member of the IEEE ComSoc and the IEEE Standard Association. He has been/is serving as a Chair/Co-Chair/Member of several workshops/special sessions and technical program committee of different IEEE flagship conferences, including Globecom, ICC, VTC, and WCNC. He is serving as a Chair of the IEEE ComSoc Emerging Technical Committee on Backhaul/Fronthaul Networking and Communications. He is an Associate Technical Editor of the IEEE Communications Magazine and has served as a lead Guest Editor/Guest Editor for the IEEE Communications Magazine, the IEEE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, and the IEEE ACCESS.

PY - 2017

Y1 - 2017

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U2 - 10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2783020

DO - 10.1109/ACCESS.2017.2783020

M3 - Editorial

AN - SCOPUS:85040920546

VL - 5

SP - 27845

EP - 27849

JO - IEEE Access

JF - IEEE Access

SN - 2169-3536

M1 - 8262684

ER -