Submitted

1. JEPA for AI-Native 6G: Predictive Representations and Open Challenges
   Sheikh Salman Hassan, Irshad A. Meer, Almoatssimbillah Saifaldawla, Yan Kyaw Tun, Mustafa Ozger, Madyan Alsenwi, Nguyen Van Huynh, Woong-Hee Lee, Cedomir Stefanovic, Mathini Sellathurai, Henk Wymeersch, Tharmalingam Ratnarajah.
   Submitted to IEEE Communications Magazine, 2026.
   arXiv

Journal Articles

1. Hierarchical Multi-Agent DRL Based Dynamic Cluster Reconfiguration for UAV Mobility Management
   Irshad A. Meer, Karl-Ludwig Besser, Mustafa Ozger, Dominic A. Schupke, H. Vincent Poor, Cicek Cavdar.
   IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, vol. 12, pp. 4957-4971, 2026.
   DOI | arXiv
2. Joint Trajectory and Handover Management for UAVs Co-Existing with Terrestrial Users: A Multi-Agent DRL Approach
   Yuhang Deng, Shuai Zhang, Irshad A. Meer, Mustafa Ozger, Cicek Cavdar.
   IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, vol. 12, pp. 1195-1210, 2026.
   DOI
3. Mobility Management for Cellular-Connected UAVs: Model-Based versus Learning-Based Approaches for Service Availability
   Irshad A. Meer, Mustafa Ozger, Dominic A. Schupke, Cicek Cavdar.
   IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 2125-2139, 2024.
   DOI
4. Cellular Localizability of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
   Irshad A. Meer, Mustafa Ozger, Cicek Cavdar.
   Vehicular Communications, vol. 44, 100677, 2023.
   DOI

Conference Papers

1. EARL: Energy-Aware Adaptive Antenna Control with Reinforcement Learning in O-RAN Cell-Free Massive MIMO Networks
   Zilin Ge, Ozan Alp Topal, Irshad Ahmad Meer, Pei Xiao, Cicek Cavdar.
   IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2026.
   DOI | arXiv
2. Incremental Learning-Based Open-Set Classification of Unknown UAVs via RF Signal Semantics
   Julie Liu, Irshad A. Meer, Cicek Cavdar, Mustafa Ozger.
   IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) Workshop, 2026.
   arXiv
3. Multi-Connectivity for UAVs: A Measurement Study of Integrating Cellular, Aerial Mesh, and LEO Satellite Links
   Aygün Baltaci, Irshad A. Meer, Mustafa Ozger, Cicek Cavdar, Dominic Schupke.
   Joint European Conference on Networks and Communications & 6G Summit (EuCNC/6G Summit), pp. 745-750, 2026.
   DOI | arXiv
4. Explainable AI for UAV Mobility Management: A Deep Q-Network Approach for Handover Minimization
   Irshad A. Meer, Bruno Hörmann, Mustafa Ozger, Fabien Geyer, Alberto Viseras, Dominic A. Schupke, Cicek Cavdar.
   IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), 2025.
   DOI | arXiv
5. Hierarchical Multi-Agent DRL for Soft Handovers Between Edge Clouds in Open RAN
   Federico Giarrè, Irshad A. Meer, Meysam Masoudi, Mustafa Ozger, Cicek Cavdar.
   IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning for Communication and Networking (ICMLCN), 2025.
   DOI | arXiv
6. Learning-Based Dynamic Cluster Reconfiguration for UAV Mobility Management with 3D Beamforming
   Irshad A. Meer, Karl-Ludwig Besser, Mustafa Ozger, Dominic Schupke, H. Vincent Poor, Cicek Cavdar.
   IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning for Communication and Networking (ICMLCN), pp. 486-491, 2024.
   DOI | arXiv
7. Reinforcement Learning-Based Dynamic Power Control for UAV Mobility Management
   Irshad A. Meer, Karl-Ludwig Besser, Mustafa Ozger, H. Vincent Poor, Cicek Cavdar.
   Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, pp. 724-728, 2023.
   DOI | arXiv
8. D3QN-Based Trajectory and Handover Management for UAVs Co-existing with Terrestrial Users
   Yuhang Deng, Irshad A. Meer, Shuai Zhang, Mustafa Ozger, Cicek Cavdar.
   International Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt), pp. 103-110, 2023.
   DOI
9. Low-Latency MAC Design for Pairwise Random Networks
   Irshad A. Meer, Won-Ho Lee, Mustafa Ozger, Cicek Cavdar, Ki Won Sung.
   IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Spring), pp. 1-6, 2022.
   DOI | arXiv
10. On the Localization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles with Cellular Networks
    Irshad A. Meer, Mustafa Ozger, Cicek Cavdar.
    IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), pp. 1-6, 2020.
    DOI | arXiv
11. Ground Based Sense and Avoid System for Air Traffic Management
    Irshad A. Meer, Mustafa Ozger, Martin Lundmark, Ki Won Sung, Cicek Cavdar.
    IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp. 1-6, 2019.
    DOI

Theses & Other

1. AI Assisted Mobility Management for Cellular Connected UAVs
   Irshad Ahmad Meer.
   Ph.D. dissertation, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2025.
2. Integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Into the National Airspace
   Irshad Ahmad Meer.
   M.Sc. thesis, Politecnico di Milano, 2019.