Ali Khanafer

Book Chapters

• A. Khanafer, W. Saad, and T. Başar, “Self-organizing small-cell networks: Challenges and future opportunities,” Mechanisms and Games for Dynamic Spectrum Allocation, ed. T. Alpcan, H. Boche, M.L. Honig, and H.V. Poor, Cambridge University Press, pp. 373-395, 2014.

Journal Publications

1. A. Khanafer, T.Başar, and Bahman Gharesifard, “Stability of epidemic models over arbitrary graphs: A positive systems approach,” Automatica, submitted, 2014.
2. A. Khanafer, M. Kodialam, and K. P. N. Puttasawamy, “To Rent or to Buy in The Presence of Statistical Information: The Constrained Ski-Rental Problem,” IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, to appear, 2014.
3. A. Khanafer and T.Başar, “Robust distributed averaging: When are potential-theoretic strategies optimal?,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, submitted, 2014
4. A. Khanafer and T.Başar, “Optimal control of virus spread dynamics: Dynamic and static policies,” under preparation.
5. S. Bhattacharya, A. Khanafer, and T. Başar, “Multi-level hierarchical games
   in double-sided jamming among mobile networks,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, submitted, 2014.
6. S. Shirmohammadi, A. Khanafar, G. Comeau, “MIDIator: A tool for analyzing students’ piano performance,” Recherche en Éducation Musicale, vol. 24, pp. 35-48, August 2006.

Conference Proceedings

1. A. Khanafer and T. Başar, “Information spread in networks: Control, games, and equilibria,” Information Theory and Applications Workshop (ITA), to appear, San Diego, CA 2014
2. A. Khanafer, T. Başar, and B. Gharesifard, “Stability properties of infected networks with low curing rates,” 2014 American Control Conference (ACC), to appear, Portland, OR, 2014.
3. A. Khanafer, B. Touri, and T. Başar, “Robust distributed averaging on networks with adversarial intervention,” 52nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC), 2013.
4. A. Khanafer, M. Kodialam, and K. P. N. Puttasawamy, “The Constrained Ski-Rental Probelm and its Application to Online Cloud Cost Optimization,” 32nd IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM), 2013.
5. A. Khanafer, B. Touri, and T. Başar, “Consensus in the presence of an adversary,” 3rd IFAC Workshop on Distributed Estimation and Control in Networked Systems (NecSys), 2012. [Best Student Paper Award]
6. A. Khanafer, W. Saad, T. Başar, and M. Debbah, “Competition in femtocell networks: Strategic access policies in the uplink,” IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2012.
7. A. Khanafer, T.J. Lim, R. Doostnejad, and T. Tang, “MIMO-OFDMA Rate Allocation and Beamformer Design Using a Multi-Access Channel Framework,” IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2012.
8. A. Khanafer, S. Bhattacharya, and T. Başar, “Adaptive resource allocation in jamming teams using game theory,” 7th International Workshop on resource Allocation and Cooperation in Wireless Networks (RAWNET/WNC3) in conjugation with WiOpt, 2011.
9. S. Bhattacharya, A. Khanafer, and T. Başar, “Power allocation in team jamming games in wireless ad hoc networks,” 4th International ICST Workshop on Game Theory in Communication Networks (Gamecomm), 2011.
10. S. Bhattacharya, A. Khanafer, and T. Başar, “Switching behavior in optimal communication strategies for team jamming games under resource constraints,” IEEE MSC, 2011.
11. S. Bhattacharya, A. Khanafer, and T. Başar, “Resource allocation problems in networked cyber physical systems in adversarial scenarios,” Workshop on Foundations of Dependable and Secure Cyber-Physical Systems (FDSCPS), part of CPSWeek, 2011.

Theses

• A. Khanafer, “Precoding and Resource Allocation for Multi-User Multi-Antenna Broadband Wireless Systems,” MASc. Thesis, University of Toronto. Advisor: Prof. Teng Joon Lim [pdf]