Rashid Iqbal
Research title: Towards Intelligent and Adaptive Optical Wireless Communications and Sensing for 6G
Publications
2026
Iqbal, Rashid, Bozanis, Dimitrios, Tyrovolas, Dimitrios, Liaskos, Christos K., Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136, Karagiannidis, George K. and Abumarshoud, Hanaa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-2447
(2026)
Non-Uniform Codebook Design for Optical IRS-Assisted VLC Systems.
In: 2026 9th International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking (Balkancom), Ulcinj, Montenegro, 16-19 June 2026,
ISBN 9798319548061
(doi: 10.1109/balkancom71095.2026.11605043)
Iqbal, Rashid, Bozanis, Dimitrios, Tyrovolas, Dimitrios, Liaskos, Christos K., Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136, Karagiannidis, George K. and Abumarshoud, Hanaa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-2447
(2026)
Enabling mmWave Communications with VCSEL-Based Light-Emitting Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces.
In: IEEE International Conference on Communications, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 24-28 May 2026,
ISBN 9798331576257
(doi: 10.1109/ICCWorkshops63917.2026.11586447)
Dong, Yicheng, Iqbal, Rashid, Le Kernec, Julien ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2124-6803 and Abumarshoud, Hanaa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-2447
(2026)
A Scanning-Based Indoor Optical Wireless Positioning System with Single VCSEL.
In: IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2026), Glasgow, UK, 24–28 May 2026,
ISBN 9798319542106
(doi: 10.1109/ICC59461.2026.11587423)
Hussen, Ahmed Ressan, Iqbal, Rashid, Zoha, Ahmed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7497-9336, Imran, Muhammad Ali
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Abumarshoud, Hanaa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-2447
(2026)
Sum rate optimisation for IRS-assisted VLC systems with time delay considerations using deep Q-Learning.
Communications and Networks Connect, 3,
2026.0013.
(doi: 10.69709/CNC.2026.133301)
(Early Online Publication)
Iqbal, Rashid, Zoha, Ahmed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7497-9336, Ikki, Salama, Imran, Muhammad Ali
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Abumarshoud, Hanaa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-2447
(2026)
Enhancing PLS of indoor IRS-VLC systems for colluding and non-colluding eavesdroppers.
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 7,
pp. 2765-2776.
(doi: 10.1109/ojcoms.2026.3672982)
2024
Hussen, Ahmed Ressan, Iqbal, Rashid, Zoha, Ahmed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7497-9336, Imran, Muhammad Ali
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Abumarshoud, Hanaa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-2447
(2024)
Sum Rate Maximisation for IRS-Assisted VLC Using Reinforcement Learning.
In: 2024 IEEE Middle East Conference on Communications and Networking (MECOM), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 17 - 20 November 2024,
ISBN 9798350376715
(doi: 10.1109/MECOM61498.2024.10881462)
Iqbal, Rashid, Biagi, Mauro, Zoha, Ahmed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7497-9336, Imran, Muhammad
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Abumarshoud, Hanaa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-2447
(2024)
Leveraging IRS induced time delay for enhanced physical layer security in VLC systems.
IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 13(11),
pp. 3147-3151.
(doi: 10.1109/LWC.2024.3456434)
Articles
Hussen, Ahmed Ressan, Iqbal, Rashid, Zoha, Ahmed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7497-9336, Imran, Muhammad Ali
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Abumarshoud, Hanaa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-2447
(2026)
Sum rate optimisation for IRS-assisted VLC systems with time delay considerations using deep Q-Learning.
Communications and Networks Connect, 3,
2026.0013.
(doi: 10.69709/CNC.2026.133301)
(Early Online Publication)
Iqbal, Rashid, Zoha, Ahmed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7497-9336, Ikki, Salama, Imran, Muhammad Ali
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Abumarshoud, Hanaa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-2447
(2026)
Enhancing PLS of indoor IRS-VLC systems for colluding and non-colluding eavesdroppers.
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 7,
pp. 2765-2776.
(doi: 10.1109/ojcoms.2026.3672982)
Iqbal, Rashid, Biagi, Mauro, Zoha, Ahmed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7497-9336, Imran, Muhammad
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Abumarshoud, Hanaa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-2447
(2024)
Leveraging IRS induced time delay for enhanced physical layer security in VLC systems.
IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 13(11),
pp. 3147-3151.
(doi: 10.1109/LWC.2024.3456434)
Conference Proceedings
Iqbal, Rashid, Bozanis, Dimitrios, Tyrovolas, Dimitrios, Liaskos, Christos K., Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136, Karagiannidis, George K. and Abumarshoud, Hanaa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-2447
(2026)
Non-Uniform Codebook Design for Optical IRS-Assisted VLC Systems.
In: 2026 9th International Balkan Conference on Communications and Networking (Balkancom), Ulcinj, Montenegro, 16-19 June 2026,
ISBN 9798319548061
(doi: 10.1109/balkancom71095.2026.11605043)
Iqbal, Rashid, Bozanis, Dimitrios, Tyrovolas, Dimitrios, Liaskos, Christos K., Imran, Muhammad Ali ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136, Karagiannidis, George K. and Abumarshoud, Hanaa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-2447
(2026)
Enabling mmWave Communications with VCSEL-Based Light-Emitting Reconfigurable Intelligent Surfaces.
In: IEEE International Conference on Communications, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 24-28 May 2026,
ISBN 9798331576257
(doi: 10.1109/ICCWorkshops63917.2026.11586447)
Dong, Yicheng, Iqbal, Rashid, Le Kernec, Julien ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2124-6803 and Abumarshoud, Hanaa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-2447
(2026)
A Scanning-Based Indoor Optical Wireless Positioning System with Single VCSEL.
In: IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2026), Glasgow, UK, 24–28 May 2026,
ISBN 9798319542106
(doi: 10.1109/ICC59461.2026.11587423)
Hussen, Ahmed Ressan, Iqbal, Rashid, Zoha, Ahmed ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7497-9336, Imran, Muhammad Ali
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4743-9136 and Abumarshoud, Hanaa
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8197-2447
(2024)
Sum Rate Maximisation for IRS-Assisted VLC Using Reinforcement Learning.
In: 2024 IEEE Middle East Conference on Communications and Networking (MECOM), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 17 - 20 November 2024,
ISBN 9798350376715
(doi: 10.1109/MECOM61498.2024.10881462)