{"id":"https://openalex.org/W3092098220","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3414045.3415947","title":"Cooperative content delivery in UAV-RSU assisted vehicular networks","display_name":"Cooperative content delivery in UAV-RSU assisted vehicular networks","publication_year":2020,"publication_date":"2020-09-25","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W3092098220","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3414045.3415947","mag":"3092098220"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/3414045.3415947","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3414045.3415947","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2nd ACM MobiCom Workshop on Drone Assisted Wireless Communications for 5G and Beyond","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5079367027","display_name":"Ahmed Al-Hilo","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9613-3320"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I60158472","display_name":"Concordia University","ror":"https://ror.org/0420zvk78","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I60158472"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Ahmed Al-Hilo","raw_affiliation_strings":["Concordia University"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Concordia University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60158472"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5109086141","display_name":"Moataz Samir","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I60158472","display_name":"Concordia University","ror":"https://ror.org/0420zvk78","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I60158472"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Moataz Samir","raw_affiliation_strings":["Concordia University"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Concordia University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60158472"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5072393948","display_name":"Chadi Assi","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3161-1846"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I60158472","display_name":"Concordia University","ror":"https://ror.org/0420zvk78","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I60158472"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Chadi Assi","raw_affiliation_strings":["Concordia University"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Concordia University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60158472"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5071725114","display_name":"Sanaa Sharafeddine","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6548-1624"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I56306041","display_name":"Lebanese American University","ror":"https://ror.org/00hqkan37","country_code":"LB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I56306041"]}],"countries":["LB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Sanaa Sharafeddine","raw_affiliation_strings":["Lebanese American University"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Lebanese American University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I56306041"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5022986816","display_name":"Dariush Ebrahimi","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2489-8858"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I72541430","display_name":"Lakehead University","ror":"https://ror.org/023p7mg82","country_code":"CA","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I72541430"]}],"countries":["CA"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Dariush Ebrahimi","raw_affiliation_strings":["Lakehead University"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Lakehead University","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I72541430"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":5,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5079367027"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60158472"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":11.3977,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":14,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.97847077,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":94,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"73","last_page":"78"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11133","display_name":"UAV Applications and Optimization","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11133","display_name":"UAV Applications and Optimization","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10761","display_name":"Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)","score":0.9919999837875366,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10764","display_name":"Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data","score":0.9904999732971191,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/markov-decision-process","display_name":"Markov decision process","score":0.8021879196166992},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reinforcement-learning","display_name":"Reinforcement learning","score":0.7893574237823486},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.7892046570777893},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/scheduling","display_name":"Scheduling (production processes)","score":0.6541587114334106},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/content-delivery","display_name":"Content delivery","score":0.5385130643844604},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/service","display_name":"Service (business)","score":0.5356193780899048},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/markov-process","display_name":"Markov process","score":0.5068550705909729},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/vehicular-ad-hoc-network","display_name":"Vehicular ad hoc network","score":0.4931177794933319},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/process","display_name":"Process (computing)","score":0.470580518245697},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/distributed-computing","display_name":"Distributed computing","score":0.4592149257659912},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/state-space","display_name":"State space","score":0.4359915852546692},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/q-learning","display_name":"Q-learning","score":0.43350949883461},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/markov-chain","display_name":"Markov chain","score":0.4197510778903961},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.4109857380390167},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.2098264992237091},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless","display_name":"Wireless","score":0.20940211415290833},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless-ad-hoc-network","display_name":"Wireless ad hoc network","score":0.19034719467163086},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.12866586446762085},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.1098271906375885},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/machine-learning","display_name":"Machine learning","score":0.10134083032608032}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C106189395","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176789","display_name":"Markov decision process","level":3,"score":0.8021879196166992},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C97541855","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q830687","display_name":"Reinforcement learning","level":2,"score":0.7893574237823486},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.7892046570777893},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C206729178","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2271896","display_name":"Scheduling (production processes)","level":2,"score":0.6541587114334106},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2986847828","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269415","display_name":"Content delivery","level":2,"score":0.5385130643844604},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780378061","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25351891","display_name":"Service (business)","level":2,"score":0.5356193780899048},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159886148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176645","display_name":"Markov process","level":2,"score":0.5068550705909729},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C192448918","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q682677","display_name":"Vehicular ad hoc network","level":4,"score":0.4931177794933319},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C98045186","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205663","display_name":"Process (computing)","level":2,"score":0.470580518245697},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.4592149257659912},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C72434380","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230930","display_name":"State space","level":2,"score":0.4359915852546692},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C188116033","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2664563","display_name":"Q-learning","level":3,"score":0.43350949883461},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C98763669","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q176645","display_name":"Markov chain","level":2,"score":0.4197510778903961},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.4109857380390167},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.2098264992237091},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C555944384","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249","display_name":"Wireless","level":2,"score":0.20940211415290833},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C94523657","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4085781","display_name":"Wireless ad hoc network","level":3,"score":0.19034719467163086},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.12866586446762085},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.1098271906375885},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119857082","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2539","display_name":"Machine learning","level":1,"score":0.10134083032608032},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C162324750","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8134","display_name":"Economics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C136264566","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159810","display_name":"Economy","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C105795698","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12483","display_name":"Statistics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C21547014","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1423657","display_name":"Operations management","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/3414045.3415947","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/3414045.3415947","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 2nd ACM MobiCom Workshop on Drone Assisted Wireless Communications for 5G and Beyond","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":8,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2206930994","https://openalex.org/W2528788999","https://openalex.org/W2746390786","https://openalex.org/W2964220104","https://openalex.org/W3005226193","https://openalex.org/W3007390366","https://openalex.org/W3009985988","https://openalex.org/W3098405735"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2808418668","https://openalex.org/W2357975469","https://openalex.org/W2973114901","https://openalex.org/W2101748387","https://openalex.org/W4380550992","https://openalex.org/W4322760752","https://openalex.org/W3096874164","https://openalex.org/W4388236136","https://openalex.org/W2807018115","https://openalex.org/W2970347269"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Intelligent":[0],"Transportation":[1],"Systems":[2],"(ITS)":[3],"are":[4,37,47],"gaining":[5],"substantial":[6],"attention":[7],"owing":[8],"to":[9,14,49,58,79,86,93,151,179],"the":[10,15,53,60,88,97,101,105,122,136,141,153,157,166,169,173,181],"great":[11],"benefits":[12],"offered":[13],"vehicle":[16],"users.":[17],"In":[18],"ITS":[19],"paradigm,":[20],"content":[21,125,154],"data":[22],"is":[23,85,149],"normally":[24],"obtained":[25],"from":[26],"road":[27],"side":[28],"units":[29],"(RSUs).":[30],"However,":[31],"in":[32,63,116,156],"some":[33],"scenarios,":[34],"terrestrial":[35],"networks":[36,57,62],"partially/temporarily":[38],"out-of-service.":[39],"Unmanned":[40],"Aerial":[41],"Vehicle":[42],"(UAV)":[43],"or":[44],"drone":[45],"cells":[46],"expected":[48],"be":[50],"one":[51],"of":[52,55,90,100,107],"pillars":[54],"future":[56],"assist":[59],"vehicular":[61,142,158,174],"such":[64],"scenarios.":[65],"To":[66],"this":[67],"end,":[68],"we":[69,120],"propose":[70],"a":[71,130],"collaborative":[72],"framework":[73],"between":[74],"UAVs":[75],"and":[76,124,176],"in-service":[77],"RSUs":[78],"partial":[80],"service":[81],"vehicles.":[82],"Our":[83],"objective":[84],"maximize":[87],"amount":[89],"downloaded":[91],"contents":[92],"vehicles":[94],"while":[95],"considering":[96],"dynamic":[98],"nature":[99],"network.":[102,159],"Motivated":[103],"by":[104],"success":[106],"machine":[108],"learning":[109,115],"(ML)":[110],"techniques":[111],"particularly":[112],"deep":[113],"Reinforcement":[114],"solving":[117],"complex":[118,182],"problems,":[119],"formulate":[121],"scheduling":[123],"management":[126],"policy":[127],"problem":[128],"as":[129],"Markov":[131],"Decision":[132],"Process":[133],"(MDP)":[134],"where":[135],"system":[137],"state":[138],"space":[139],"considers":[140],"network":[143],"dynamics.":[144],"Proximal":[145],"Policy":[146],"Optimization":[147],"(PPO)":[148],"utilized":[150],"govern":[152],"decisions":[155],"The":[160],"simulation-based":[161],"results":[162],"show":[163],"that":[164],"during":[165],"mission":[167],"time,":[168],"proposed":[170],"algorithm":[171],"learns":[172],"environment":[175],"its":[177],"dynamics":[178],"handle":[180],"action":[183],"space.":[184]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":3},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":3}],"updated_date":"2026-04-22T08:38:42.863108","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}