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ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6695-370X

Metric All Since 2021
Citations 486 413
h-index 13 12
i10-index 17 14

Indexed publications: 61 entries on Google Scholar.

Research interests (per Scholar): Large-scale Testbeds · GenAI · Optimization · Self-Healing · Drone-based Communications / UAVs.

A complete and continuously updated publication list is available on Google Scholar. Below is a curated, grouped list of recent and representative work.

Top Cited Works

Most-cited papers from my Google Scholar profile (counts as of May 2026). Citation counts are higher than at first publication and may be out of date here; visit Scholar for live numbers.

  1. M. Y. Selim, A. E. Kamal, “Post-Disaster 4G/5G Network Rehabilitation Using Drones: Solving Battery and Backhaul Issues,” IEEE GLOBECOM Workshops, 2018. 75 citations. [Download Paper]
  2. A. A. Khalil, M. Y. Selim, M. A. Rahman, “CURE: Enabling RF Energy Harvesting Using Cell-Free Massive MIMO UAVs Assisted by RIS,” IEEE LCN, 2021. 33 citations. [Download Paper]
  3. M. Selim, A. E. Kamal, K. Elsayed, H. M. Abdel-Atty, M. Alnuem, “Fronthaul Cell Outage Compensation for 5G Networks,” IEEE Communications Magazine, 2016. 31 citations.
  4. S. Ahmed, A. E. Kamal, M. Y. Selim, M. A. Hossain, S. R. Sabuj, “Optimizing Small Cell Performance: A New MIMO Paradigm with Distributed ASTAR-RISs,” IEEE Open Journal of Vehicular Technology, 2024. 26 citations.
  5. S. Sobhi, A. Elzanaty, M. Selim, et al., “Mobility of LoRaWAN Gateways for Efficient Environmental Monitoring in Pristine Sites,” IEEE Sensors Journal, 2023. 23 citations.
  6. S. Ahmed, A. E. Kamal, M. Y. Selim, S. R. Sabuj, M. Hamamura, “Revolutionizing Batteryless IoT Systems to Enhance Nonlinear Energy Harvesting Using RIS Active and Passive Elements,” IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 2024. 21 citations.
  7. F. Nait-Abdesselam, A. Alsharoa, M. Y. Selim, D. Qiao, A. E. Kamal, “Towards Enabling Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as a Service for Heterogeneous Applications,” Journal of Communications and Networks, 2021. 21 citations.
  8. M. Selim, A. E. Kamal, K. Elsayed, H. Abd-El-Atty, “A Novel Approach for Backhaul Self-Healing in 4G/5G HetNets,” IEEE ICC, 2015. 20 citations.
  9. A. A. Khalil, M. Y. Selim, M. A. Rahman, “Deep Learning-Based Energy Harvesting with Intelligent Deployment of RIS-Assisted UAV-CFmMIMOs,” Computer Networks, 2023. 19 citations.
  10. M. Y. Selim, A. Alsharoa, A. E. Kamal, “Short-Term and Long-Term Cell Outage Compensation Using UAVs in 5G Networks,” IEEE GLOBECOM, 2018. 19 citations. [Download Paper]

Journal Articles: In Print or Accepted

2026

  • A. Nazar, A. Celik, M. Selim, A. Abdallah, D. Qiao, A. Eltawil, “ENWAR: A RAG-Empowered Multi-modal LLM Framework for Wireless Environment Perception,” IEEE Communications Magazine, Jan. 2026.
  • A. Nazar et al., M. Selim, “Providers of Relief in Distress: RAG-based LLMs as Situation and Intent-Aware Assistants,” Frontiers in AI, Mar. 2026. [Download Paper]

2025

  • A. Nazar, A. Celik, M. Selim, A. Abdallah, D. Qiao, A. Eltawil, “ENWAR 2.0: An Agentic Multimodal Wireless LLM Framework with Reasoning, Situation-Aware Explainability & Beam Tracking,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Oct. 2025. [Download Paper]
  • A. Nazar, M. Selim, A. Gaffar, D. Qiao, “Situational Perception in Distracted Driving: An Agentic Multi-Modal LLM Framework,” Frontiers in AI, Oct. 2025. [Download Paper]
  • S. Ahmed, A. Kamal, M. Selim, “Optimal Microcontroller Usage in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface: Batteryless IoT Systems Case Study,” Measurement: Digitalization, Vol. 1, Mar. 2025.
  • T. Islam, …, M. Selim, et al., “Design and Implementation of ARA Wireless Living Lab for Rural Broadband and Applications,” Computer Networks, Vol. 263, May 2025.

2024

  • S. Ahmed, A. E. Kamal, M. Selim, S. R. Sabuj, M. Hamamura, “Optimizing Small Cell Performance: A New MIMO Paradigm with Distributed ASTAR-RISs,” IEEE Open Journal of the Vehicular Networks, Dec. 2024.
  • S. Ahmed, A. E. Kamal, M. Selim, S. R. Sabuj, M. Hamamura, “Revolutionizing Batteryless IoT Systems to Enhance Nonlinear Energy Harvesting Using RIS Active and Passive Elements,” IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, Vol. 5, 2024.
  • A. M. Nazar, M. Selim, A. E. Kamal, “Mounting RIS Panels on Tethered and Untethered UAVs: A Survey,” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 49, 2857–2885, 2024.

2023 and earlier

  • A. Khalil, M. Selim, M. Rahman, “Deep Learning-Based Energy Harvesting with Intelligent Deployment of RIS-Assisted UAV-CFmMIMO,” Computer Networks, vol. 229, 2023.
  • S. Sobhi, A. Elzanaty, M. Selim, A. Ghuniem, M. Abdelkader, “Mobility of LoRaWAN Gateways for Efficient Environmental Monitoring in Pristine Sites,” Sensor Journal, Jan. 2023.
  • M. Selim, A. E. Kamal, “Self-Backhauling Failure Mitigation Using 5G New Radio,” Computer Networks, Vol. 217, Nov. 2022.
  • F. Nait-Abdesselam, A. Alsharoa, M. Selim, D. Qiao, A. E. Kamal, “Towards Enabling Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as a Service for Heterogeneous Applications,” Journal of Communications and Networks, vol. 23, no. 3, Jun. 2021.
  • M. Selim, A. Alsharoa, A. Kamal, M. Alnuem, “SURE: A Novel Approach for Self-Healing Battery Starved Users Using Energy Harvesting,” IEEE Access, Mar. 2017.
  • M. Y. Selim, A. E. Kamal, K. Elsayed, H. M. Abdel-Atty, M. Alnuem, “Fronthaul Cell Outage Compensation for 5G Networks,” IEEE Communications Magazine, Aug. 2016.

Journals and Conferences: In Review

  • V. Advani, A. Nasser, M. Selim, A. Eltawil, “Fusing Digital Twin and Real Fingerprints for Cell-Free mmWave Localization,” IEEE PIMRC, submitted Apr. 2026.
  • J. Boateng, V. Advani, S. Babu, H. Zhang, M. Selim, D. Qiao, “FlexRU: Transparent and Deterministic RU Sharing for Open-Source 5G on Commodity SDRs,” ACM MobiCom, submitted Mar. 2026.
  • A. Nazar, M. Selim, A. Khokhar, “SINA: AI-Driven Personalized Clinical Workflows in Brain Tumor Care from MRI to Evidence-Based SOAP Notes,” ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare, submitted Mar. 2026.
  • V. Advani, A. Nasser, M. Selim, A. Eltawil, “Orientation-Aware Deep Learning Framework for RSSI-Based Indoor Localization in RIS-Aided mmWave Systems,” IEEE Trans. Machine Learning in Communications and Networking, submitted Feb. 2026.
  • A. Nazar, M. Selim, “ReActCity: The Agentic LLM Orchestration Framework with UAV-aaS for 6G Smart Cities,” IEEE Network Magazine, submitted Feb. 2026.
  • A. Nazar, A. Celik, M. Selim, A. Abdallah, D. Qiao, A. Eltawil, “ENWAR 3.0: An Agentic Multi-Modal LLM Orchestrator for Situation-Aware Beamforming, Blockage Prediction, and Handover Management,” IEEE Trans. Mobile Computing, submitted Apr. 2025.

Selected Conference Papers

2025–2026

  • V. Advani, A. Nasser, M. Selim, A. Eltawil, “BeamSpaceNet: Deep Learning Framework for RIS-Aided mmWave Indoor Localization with Continuous Orientation Estimation,” IEEE VTC Spring, accepted 2025.
  • A. Nazar, K. Kanaan, A. Nasser, M. Selim, A. Eltawil, “Multi-Modal Sensor Fusion for RIS-Assisted UE Beam Prediction in Vehicular mmWave Systems,” IEEE VTC Spring, 2025.
  • A. Nazar, A. Celik, M. Selim, A. Abdallah, D. Qiao, A. Eltawil, “Encoders, Roll Out! A Digital-Twin-Enabled Multi-Modal Sensor Transfusion for Proactive I2V Beam Prediction,” IEEE ICC Workshop, accepted Mar. 2026.
  • G. Zu, J. Boateng, V. Advani, T. Islam, V. Lee, S. Babu, M. Nadim, D. Qiao, M. Selim, H. Zhang, “Real-World Integration & Evaluation of Open-Source 5G Core with Commercial RAN,” IEEE MILCOM, Oct. 2025.
  • A. Nazar, M. Selim, D. Qiao, H. Zhang, “NextG-GPT: Leveraging GenAI for Advancing Wireless Networks and Communication Research,” 34th ICCCN, Tokyo, 2025.
  • A. Nazar, A. Celik, M. Selim, A. Abdallah, D. Qiao, A. Eltawil, “Multi-Modal Sensor Fusion for Proactive Blockage Prediction in mmWave Vehicular Networks,” Asilomar Conference, Oct. 2025. [Download Paper]

2023–2024

  • A. Gaffar, M. Selim, O. Eulenstein, “Using Conceptual Blending to Teach Software Design Principles to Undergraduates,” IEEE FIE, Washington DC, Oct. 2024.
  • A. Nazar, M. Selim, A. Gaffar, S. Ahmed, “Revolutionizing Undergraduate Learning: CourseGPT and Its Generative AI Advancements,” IEEE FIE, Washington DC, Oct. 2024.
  • A. Gaffar, M. Selim, “Physical Software Design: An Innovative Instructional-Based Method Using Project-Based Learning,” IEEE FIE, TX, 2023.
  • J. Zuber, A. M. Nazar, A. Gaffar, M. Selim, “Enhancing Team Attendance Tracking in TBL Classes: A Comparative Study of LiDAR and Camera-Based Systems,” IEEE FIE, TX, 2023.
  • M. Selim, A. Gaffar, “Robotics Innovative Technologies and Education (RITE) Lab: A Multi-Disciplinary HRI Lab,” IEEE FIE, TX, 2023.
  • M. Selim, A. E. Kamal, “Robust X-haul Failure Mitigation for 6G Networks: Adding More Self-Healing Antennas to Small Cells,” ITC-Egypt, Jul. 2023.
  • T. Islam, …, M. Selim, et al., “ARA PAWR: Wireless Living Lab for Smart and Connected Rural Communities,” 29th ACM MobiCom, 2023.

2021–2022

  • M. Laroui, H. Moungla, H. Afifi, M. Selim, A. E. Kamal, “Intelligent Reflecting Surface Aided Vehicular Edge Computing,” IEEE GLOBECOM, Dec. 2022.
  • S. Ahmed, M. Selim, A. Kamal, “Enhanced IoT Batteryless D2D Communications Using Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces,” IEEE LCN, Edmonton, Sep. 2022.
  • S. Ahmed, I. Abdelmawla, A. Kamal, M. Selim, “Blockage Prediction for Mobile UE in RIS-assisted Wireless Networks: A Deep Learning Approach,” IEEE MILCOM, Nov. 2022.
  • M. Selim, A. Kamal, F. Nait-Abdesselam, “X-haul Outage Compensation in 5G/6G Using Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces,” ITC-Egypt, Jul. 2022.
  • A. Khalil, M. Selim, M. Rahman, “CURE: Enabling RF Energy Harvesting Using Cell-Free Massive MIMO UAVs Assisted by RIS,” IEEE LCN, 2021. [Download Paper]
  • S. Ahmed, A. E. Kamal, M. Selim, “Adding Active Elements to Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces to Enhance Energy Harvesting for IoT Devices,” IEEE MILCOM, Nov. 2021.
  • A. Almasoud, M. Selim, A. Alsharoa, A. E. Kamal, “Improvement of Bi-directional Communications Using Solar Powered Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces,” IEEE ICCCN, 2021. [Download Paper]

2015–2018

  • M. Y. Selim, A. Alsharoa, A. E. Kamal, “Hybrid Cell Outage Compensation in 5G Networks: Sky-Ground Approach,” IEEE ICC, Jun. 2018. [Download Paper]
  • A. Almasoud, M. Y. Selim, A. Alqasir, A. E. Kamal, “Energy Efficient Data Forwarding in Disconnected Networks Using Cooperative UAVs,” IEEE GLOBECOM, Dec. 2018. [Download Paper]

Education Research

  • C. Kesterson, J. Lai, M. Ahmed, M. Y. Selim, “Mixed Active-Traditional Learning Versus Team-Based Learning: A Comparative Study for a Freshmen Programming Course,” EduLearn, Jul. 2021. [Download Paper]
  • A. Nazar, T. Thayib, M. Y. Selim, “Discord: A Powerful Collaborative Platform for TBL Face2Face, Online, and Blended Learning,” 20th Annual Conference on TBL, Mar. 2021. [Download Paper]
  • J. Lai, C. Kesterson, M. Y. Selim, “Transforming a TBL Programming Class from Face-to-Face to Online Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic,” IEEE TALE, Dec. 2020. [Download Paper]
  • J. Lai, C. Kesterson, M. Y. Selim, “Planting a Soft Skills Seed in a First-Year Introductory Programming Class Using Team-Based Learning,” International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Jul. 2020. [Download Paper]
  • C. Kesterson, J. Lai, M. Y. Selim, “Flipping Student Ability Differences from a Liability to an Advantage: A Team-Based Learning Approach to Introduce Computer Engineering and Problem Solving to Freshmen,” DELTG project report, 2021. [Download Paper]

Book Chapters

  • M. Selim, S. Ahmed, A. Nazar, A. Kamal, “Enhancing 6G Connectivity with Adaptive Deployment of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces for Tethered and Untethered UAVs,” in Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface for Unmanned Air Vehicles Communications, Springer (accepted).
  • M. Selim, A. Kamal, K. Elsayed, H. Abd-El-Atty, M. Alnuem, “Self-Healing in 5G HetNets,” in 5G Networks: A Research and Development Perspective, CRC Press, 2016. ISBN 9781498739542.

Theses and Technical Reports

  • M. Y. Selim, “Self-Healing in 4G/5G Networks,” Ph.D. Dissertation, Iowa State University, 2018. [Download Paper]
  • F. Nait-Abdesselam, A. Alsharoa, M. Y. Selim, D. Qiao, A. E. Kamal, “D3S: A Framework for Enabling Unmanned Aerial Vehicles as a Service,” Technical Report, Iowa State University. [Download Paper]