Electrical Engineering and Technology

[J.1] R. Masroor, M. Naeem, W. Ejaz, T. Akram, and M. Masood, “Multilayer Placement of Heterogeneous UAVs and

Tethered Balloons for Digital Twin-Assisted Smart City Systems,” Internet of Things, vol. 37, pp. 101908, 2026. (Impact Factor=7.6, Q1(SJR))

[J.2] R. Masroor, M. Naeem, andW. Ejaz, T. Akram, M.Masood “Optimal Stratified Placement of Balloons and UAVs to Support Users’ Coverage,” Elsevier Internet Of Things, vol. 23, pp.100865, 2023. (Impact Factor=5.71, Q1(SJR))

[J.3] R. Masroor, M. Naeem, andW. Ejaz, “Efficient deployment of UAVs for disaster management: A multi-criterion optimization approach,” Computer Communications, vol. 177, pp. 185–194, 2021. (Impact Factor=5.047, Q1(SJR))

[J.4] R. Masroor, M. Naeem, andW. Ejaz, “Resource management in uav-assisted wireless networks: An optimization perspective,” Ad hoc networks, vol. 121, p. 102596, 2021. (Impact Factor=4.816, Q1(SJR))

[J.5] M. Abrar, U. Ajmal, Z. M. Almohaimeed, X. Gui, R. Akram and R. Masroor, “Energy Efficient UAV-Enabled Mobile Edge Computing for IoT Devices: A Review,” in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 127779-127798, 2021. (Impact Factor=3.36, Q1(SJR))

[J.6] T. Nasir, S. Bukhari,S. Raza, H. Munir, M. Abrar, H. M. Muqeet, R. Masroor, “Recent challenges and

methodologies in smart grid demand side management: State-of-the-art literature review”, Hindawi Journal,

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, pp. 1-16, 2021.(Impact Factor=1.3, Q2(SJR))

[J.7] N. Shahid, M. Abrar, U. Ajmal, R. Masroor, S. Amjad, M. Jeelani, “Path planning in unmanned aerial vehicles: An optimistic overview”, International Journal of Communication Systems, Vol. 35(6), 2022. (Impact Factor=2.04, Q2(SJR))

[J.8] R. Masroor , M. Abrar , X. Gui, “Device to Device (D2D) Communication: Interference Management

Perspective,” Technical Journal, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Taxila, Pakistan, Vol. 22 No. II-2017.

[J.9] M. Abrar, R. Masroor , “Throughout Maximization for Cellular Communication Underlay Device To Device”, Network Technical Journal, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Taxila, Pakistan, Vol. 21, pp. II, 2016.

[M.1] M. Rouault,W. Ejaz, M. Naeem, R. Masroor, “The Role of UAV-Assisted IoT Networks in Managing the Impact

of the Pandemic”, IEEE Communications Standards Magazine, 5, pp. 10-16, 2021. (Q1(SJR))

[P.1] R. Masroor, M. Naeem, andW. Ejaz, T. Akram,”Priority-based Efficient Deployment of UAVs with Resource

Constraints in Mission-Critical Networks,” Proceedings of IEEE ICC Workshop on CyberNet, May 2023 Rome

Itlay.

[C.1] M. Abrar, R. Masroor, I. Masroor, A. Hussain, “ IOT Based Efficient D2D Communication”, 2018 Moscow

Workshop on Electronic and Networking Technologies (MWENT)

[C.2] M. Abrar, M. Tahir, R.Masroor, H. U. Hamid, “Real time smart grid load management by integrated and secured

communication”, International Conference on Innovative Trends in Computer Engineering (ITCE) (pp. 253-257),

IEEE.

[B.1] Chapter Name: Metaverse Enabled UAV in Disaster Scenario, Book Title:Digital Twin of Wireless Networks: Overview, Architecture, and Challenges.