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  • Modelling the NFV forwarding graph for an optimal network service deployment 

    Ferrer Riera, Jordi; Hesselbach Serra, Xavier; Zotkiewicz, Mateusz (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2015)
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    The NFV is focused at virtualizing network functions such as gateways, path computing devices, resource allocation mechanisms, proxies, firewalls and transcoders, traditionally carried out by specialized hardware devices, ...
  • Performance evaluation of long-range quantum key distribution networks with satellite trusted nodes 

    Jordán Parra, Javier; Da Rocha Ávila, Aitor; Garcia Romero, Marina; Figuerola, Sergi; Ruiz de Azua, Joan Adria; Paradells Aspas, Josep (International Astronautical Federation (IAF), 2024)
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    This paper presents a method for performance evaluation of quantum key distribution (QKD) based on satellites using thetrusted node repeater strategy. Evaluation is focused on low Earth orbits satellites to illustrate the ...
  • Perspective on the impact of the massiveness of mega-constellations on diverse ecosystems 

    Baselga Lahoz, Oscar; Calveras Augé, Anna M.; Ruiz-de-Azua, Joan (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024)
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    From the irruption of the New Space paradigm, a multitude of disruptive initiatives and cutting-edge technologies emerged in the space sector, resulting in the creation of new vertical domains. In recent years, satellite ...
  • DA2Wa: un protocolo de emparejamiento seguro entre DApp y wallet para el escenario blockchain 

    Román García, Fernando; Alarcón García-Saavedra, Antonio; Hernández Serrano, Juan; Esparza Martín, Óscar (Universidad de León, 2024)
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    Las aplicaciones descentralizadas (decentralized ap-plications - DApps) hacen uso de tecnologías blockchain para operar de forma autónoma y completamente distribuida. La interacción con la blockchain requiere el uso de ...
  • The development of “Teaching Management Patterns” from the perspective of IT Infrastructure as a tool for consulting and further development in a European university 

    Schön, Sandra; Gasplmayr, Katharina; Ebner, Martin; Alcober Segura, Jesús Ángel; Hoppe, Christian; Koschutnig-Ebner, Markus; de Silva, Fernando M.; Taraghi, Behnam (Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2024)
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    This paper introduces Teaching Management Patterns (TMP) as a descriptive and communicative framework for addressing challenges and decision-making processes related to IT infrastructure in the Unite! European university ...
  • Link inference attacks in vertical federated graph learning 

    Zari, Oualid; Xu, Chuan; Parra Arnau, Javier; Ünsal, Ayse; Önen, Melek (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024)
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    Vertical Federated Graph Learning (VFGL) is a novel privacy-preserving technology that enables entities to collaborate on training Machine Learning (ML) models without exchanging their raw data. In VGFL, some of the entities ...
  • Real-time responsive physical and digital infrastructure for CCAM-enabled traffic management of cross-border highways 

    Casademont Serra, Jordi; Marias i Parella, Jordi; Vasiliadis, Harilaos; Porcuna, David; Castells, Jacint; Kokolo, Joseph; Diego, William; López, Ignacio; Tomás, Aristarco; Gkatzikis, Lazaros (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024)
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    In this paper, we showcase a testbed implementation of the cutting-edge architecture derived from the ongoing European project PoDIUM. This project is dedicated to advancing the implementation of Cooperative, Connected and ...
  • Label-aware aggregation for improved federated learning 

    Khalil, Ahmad; Wainakh, Aidmar; Zimmer, Ephraim; Parra Arnau, Javier; Fernández Anta, Antonio; Meuser, Tobias (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2023)
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    Federated Averaging (FedAvg) is the most common aggregation method used in Federated learning, which performs a weighted averaging of the updates based on the sizes of the individual datasets of each client. A raising ...
  • Node injection link stealing attack 

    Zari, Oualid; Parra Arnau, Javier; Ünsal, Ayse; Önen, Melek (Springer, 2024)
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    We present a stealthy privacy attack that exposes links in Graph Neural Networks (GNNs). Focusing on dynamic GNNs, we propose to inject new nodes and attach them to a particular target node to infer its private edge ...
  • Resonance-based microwave monitoring of live/dead bacteria in a microfluidic channel 

    Ataa-Allah, Houda; Aznabet, Mariem; Palacios Arias, César Augusto; Akazzim, Youness; El mrabet, Otman; Jofre Cruanyes, Marc; Romeu Robert, Jordi; Jofre Roca, Lluís (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024)
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    In this work, we have studied a highly sensitive microwave sensor for the detection of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria at the single-cell level. The proposed system integrates a microwave sensor with a microfluidic ...
  • Validation and benchmarking of CNFs in OSM for pure Cloud Native applications in 5G and beyond 

    Pino, Adrian; Khodashenas, Pouria; Hesselbach Serra, Xavier; Coronado, Estefanía; Siddiqui, Shuaib (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021)
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    Cloud Native (CN) in 5G systems has been identified as a pivotal candidate for operational and capital expenditure savings and, even more, for improvements in system agility and role out of 5G services. This is well reflected ...
  • Intelligent network slicing in the multi-access edge computing for 6G networks 

    Hesselbach Serra, Xavier (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2023)
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    Multi-access Edge Computing provides a service environment at the edge of the network where the latency it is expected to be extremely reduced and the overall performance is tuned to support cloud computing and new services. ...

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