Osman Yağan

Conference Papers

  1. Y. Tian and O. Yağan, Spreading processes with population heterogeneity over multi-layer networks, IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2023), December 2023.

  2. I. Murdock, K. M. Carley, O. Yağan, An Agent-Based Model of Reddit Interactions and Moderation, The IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM 2023), November 2023. (Best Paper Award)

  3. M. Sood, R. Eletreby, S. Kumar, C. W. Wu, and O. Yağan, The Interplay of Clustering and Evolution in the Emergence of Epidemics on Networks, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2023), June 2023.

  4. E. C. Elumar and O. Yağan, Analyzing r-Robustness of Random K-out Graphs for the Design of Robust Networks, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2023), June 2023.

  5. I-C. Lin, O. Yağan, and C. Joe-Wong Evaluating the Optimality of Dynamic Coupling Strategies in Interdependent Network Systems, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2023), June 2023.

  6. S. Gupta, J. Zuo, C. Joe-Wong, G. Joshi, and O. Yağan, Correlated Combinatorial Bandits for Online Resource Allocation, 23rd International Symposium on Theory, Algorithmic Foundations, and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing (MobiHoc 2022), Seoul, South Korea, October 2022.

  7. Y. Tian, A. Sridhar, C. Wu, S. Levin, H. V. Poor, and O.Yağan, The Role of Masks in Mitigating Viral Spread on Networks, NetSci 2022, July 2022 (Oral Presentation).

  8. V. Singh, O. Yağan, and S. Kumar, SelfieStick: Towards Earth Imaging from a Low-Cost Ground Module Using LEO Satellites, International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks (IPSN 2022), May 2022. (Best Paper Award)

  9. E. C. Elumar and O. Yağan, Robustness of Random K-out Graphs, 60th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2021), December 2021.

  10. V. Singh, A. Prabhakara, D. Zhang, O. Yağan, and S. Kumar, A Community-Driven Approach to Democratize Access to Satellite Ground Stations, The 27th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom’21), October 2021.

  11. E. C. Elumar, M. Sood, O. Yağan, On the Connectivity and Giant Component Size of Random K-out Graphs Under Randomly Deleted Nodes, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2021), July 2021.

  12. M. Sood and O. Yağan, Tight Bounds for the Probability of Connectivity in Random K-out Graphs, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2021), June 2021. (Best Paper Award)

  13. S. Gupta, S. Chaudhari, S. Mukherjee, G. Joshi and O. Yağan, A Unified Approach to Translate Classical Bandit Algorithms to Structured Bandits, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2021), June 2021.

  14. A. Sridhar, O. Yağan, R. Eletreby, S. A. Levin, J. B. Plotkin, H. V. Poor, Leveraging a Multiple-Strain Model with Mutations in Analyzing the Spread of COVID-19, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2021), June 2021.

  15. Y. Tian, A. Sridhar, O. Yağan, H. V. Poor, Analysis of the Impact of Mask-wearing in Viral Spread: Implications for COVID-19, American Control Conference (ACC 2021), May 2021.

  16. M. Sood, A. Sridhar, C. Wu, R. Eletreby, H. V. Poor, and O.Yağan, Epidemic Spreading of Mutating Contagions over Multi-layer Contact Networks, Networks 2021 (NetSci 2021), July 2021 (Oral Presentation).

  17. M. Sood and O. Yağan, On the Size of the Giant Component in Inhomogeneous Random K-out Graphs, 59th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2020), December 2020.

  18. R. Eletreby, Y. Zhuang, K. M. Carley, O. Yağan, and H. V. Poor, Evolution and Emergence of Spreading Processes in Complex Networks, Network Science Society Conference (NetSci 2020) (Oral Presentation), Rome (Italy), September 2020.

  19. M. Sood and O. Yağan, k-Connectivity in Random Graphs induced by Pairwise Key Predistribution Schemes, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2020), Los Angeles (LA), July 2020.

  20. S. Gupta, S. Chaudhari, G. Joshi and O. Yağan, Multi-armed Bandits with Correlated Arms, ICML Workshop on Theoretical Foundations of Reinforcement Learning, July 2020

  21. S. Gupta, G. Joshi and O. Yağan, Correlated Multi-armed Bandits with a Latent Random Source, 45th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP 2020), Barcelona (Spain), May 2020.

  22. M. Sood and O. Yağan, Towards k-connectivity in Heterogeneous Sensor Networks under Pairwise Key Predistribution, IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2019), Waikoloa (HI), December 2019.

  23. Y. Zhuang and O. Yağan, Multi-Stage Complex Contagions in Random Multiplex Networks, IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2019), Waikoloa (HI), December 2019.

  24. R. Eletreby and O. Yağan, On the Connectivity of Inhomogeneous Random K-out Graphs, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2019), Paris (FRANCE), July 2019.

  25. Y. Zhuang and O. Yağan, A Vector Threshold Model for the Simultaneous Spread of Correlated Influence, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2019), Shanghai (CHINA), May 2019.

  26. O. Ozel, B. Sinopoli and O. Yağan, Optimizing Robustness against Cascading Failures under Max-Load Targeted Attack, European Control Conference (ECC 2019), Napoli, Italy, June 2019.

  27. S. Gupta, G. Joshi and O. Yağan, Active Distribution Learning from Indirect Samples, 56th Annual Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello (IL), October 2018.

  28. Y. Zhang and O. Yağan, Robustness of Interdependent Cyber-Physical Systems against Cascading Failures, 57th IEEE Annual Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2018), Miami Beach (FL), December 2018.

  29. R. Eletreby and O. Yağan, Connectivity of Wireless Sensor Networks Secured by The Heterogeneous Random Pairwise Key Predistribution Scheme, 57th IEEE Annual Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2018), Miami Beach (FL), December 2018.

  30. R. Eletreby, Y. Zhuang, and O. Yağan, Evolution of Spreading Processes on Complex Networks, Conference on Complex Systems (CCS 2018), Thessaloniki (GREECE), September 2018 (Oral Presentation).

  31. Y. Zhuang and O. Yağan, Multi-Stage Complex Contagions in Random Multiplex Networks, Network Science (NetSci 2018), Paris (FRANCE), June 2018 (Oral Presentation).

  32. R. Eletreby, Y. Zhuang, and O. Yağan, Evolution of Spreading Processes on Complex Networks, Information Theory and Applications Workshop (ITA 2018), San Diego (CA), February 2018 (Invited).

  33. R. Eletreby, D. Zhang, S. Kumar, and O. Yağan, Empowering Low-Power Wide Area Networks in Urban Settings, SIGCOMM, Los Angeles (CA), August 2017.

  34. R. Eletreby and O. Yağan, Secure and reliable connectivity in heterogeneous wireless sensor networks, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2017), Aachen (Germany), June 2017.

  35. R. Eletreby and O. Yağan, Connectivity of inhomogeneous random key graphs intersecting inhomogeneous Erdős-Rényi graphs, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2017), Aachen (Germany), June 2017.

  36. Y. Zhuang, A. Arenas and O. Yağan, Clustering determines the dynamics of complex contagions in multiplex networks, Network Science (NetSci 2017), Indianapolis (IN), June 2017 (Oral Presentation).

  37. Y. Zhang and O. Yağan, Robustness of interdependent networks under a flow redistribution model, Network Science (NetSci 2017), Indianapolis (IN), June 2017 (Oral Presentation).

  38. T. Yu, Y. Zhuang, O. J. Mengshoel, and O. Yağan, Hybridizing Personal and Impersonal Machine Learning Models for Activity Recognition on Mobile Devices, The 8th EAI International Conference on Mobile Computing, Applications and Services (MobiCASE 2016), London (UK), December 2016.

  39. R. Eletreby and O. Yağan, Reliability of Wireless Sensor Networks under a Heterogeneous Key Predistribution Scheme, 55th IEEE Annual Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2016), Las Vegas (NV), December 2016.

  40. R. Eletreby and O. Yağan, Node isolation of secure wireless sensor networks under a heterogeneous channel model, 54th Annual Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello (IL), October 2016.

  41. Y. Zhang and O. Yağan, Optimizing the robustness of electrical power systems against cascading failures, Network Science (NetSci 2016), Seoul (South Korea), May 2016 (Oral Presentation).

  42. Y. Zhuang and O. Yağan, Complex Contagions in Clustered Random Multiplex Networks, Network of Networks (NetONets 2016), Seoul (South Korea), May 2016.

  43. O. Yağan, Connectivity in inhomogeneous random key graphs, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2016), Barcelona (Spain), July, 2016.

  44. R. Eletreby and O. Yağan, Minimum node degree in inhomogeneous random key graphs with unreliable links, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2016), Barcelona (Spain), July, 2016.

  45. E. Chatziafratis, Y. Zhang, and O. Yağan, On the robustness of power systems: optimal load-capacity distributions and hardness of attacking, Information Theory and Applications Workshop (ITA 2016), San Diego (CA), February 2016 (Invited).

  46. Y. Zhuang and O. Yağan, Bond percolation in clustered multilayer networks, The Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove (CA), November 2015 (Invited).

  47. O. Yağan, Absence of isolated nodes in inhomogeneous random key graphs, 53rd Annual Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello (IL), October 2015.

  48. A. M. Makowski and O. Yağan, On the Eschenauer-Gligor key predistribution scheme under on-off communication channels: The absence of isolated nodes, 53rd Annual Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello (IL), October 2015.

  49. F. Yavuz, J. Zhao, O. Yağan and V. Gligor, Designing secure and reliable wireless sensor networks under a pairwise key predistribution scheme, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2015), London (UK), June 2015.

  50. J. Zhao, O. Yağan and V. Gligor, Applications of Random Intersection Graphs to Secure Sensor Networks – Connectivity Results, SIAM Workshop on Network Science (NS 2015), Snowbird (UT), May 2015.

  51. J. Zhao, O. Yağan and V. Gligor, Exact Analysis of k-Connectivity in Secure Sensor Networks with Unreliable Links, 13th Intl. Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt 2015), Mumbai (India), May 2015.

  52. J. Zhao, O. Yağan and V. Gligor, Random intersection graphs and their applications in security, wireless communication, and social networks, Information Theory and Applications Workshop (ITA 2015), San Diego (CA), February 2015 (Invited).

  53. J. Zhao, O. Yağan and V. Gligor, On k-Connectivity and Minimum Vertex Degree in Random s-Intersection Graphs, SIAM Meeting on Analytic Algorithmics and Combinatorics (ANALCO 2015), San Diego (CA), January 2015.

  54. J. Zhao, O. Yağan and V. Gligor, Connectivity in Secure Wireless Sensor Networks under Transmission Constraints, 52nd Annual Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello (IL), October 2014.

  55. J. Zhao, O. Yağan and V. Gligor, On the Strengths of Connectivity and Robustness in General Random Intersection Graphs, 53rd IEEE Annual Conference on Decision and Control (CDC 2014), Los Angeles (CA), December 2014.

  56. F. Yavuz, J. Zhao, O. Yağan and V. Gligor, On secure and reliable communications in wireless sensor networks: Towards k-connectivity under a random pairwise key predistribution scheme, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2014), Honolulu (HI), July 2014.

  57. J. Zhao, O. Yağan and V. Gligor, On Topological Properties of Wireless Sensor Networks under the q-Composite Key Predistribution Scheme with On-Off Channels, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2014), Honolulu (HI), July 2014. (Best Student Paper Finalist)

  58. J. Zhao, O. Yağan and V. Gligor, Secure k-Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks under an On/Off Channel Model, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2013), Istanbul (Turkey), July 2013.

  59. A. M. Makowski and O. Yağan, Random threshold graphs with exponential fitness: The width of the phase transition for connectivity, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2013), Istanbul (Turkey), July 2013.

  60. D. Qian, O. Yağan, L. Yang, J. Zhang, Diffusion of Real-Time Information in Social-Physical Networks, IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2012), Anaheim (CA), December 2012.

  61. O. Yağan and A. M. Makowski, Connectivity results for sensor networks under a random pairwise key predistribution scheme, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2012), Boston (MA), July 2012.

  62. O. Yağan, D. Qian, J. Zhang and D. Cochran, Information Diffusion in Overlaying Social-Physical Networks, 46th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS 2012), Princeton (NJ), March 2012.

  63. O. Yağan and A. M. Makowski, On the resiliency of sensor networks under the pairwise key distribution scheme, 22nd Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2011), September 2011.

  64. O. Yağan and A. M. Makowski, Designing securely connected wireless sensor networks in the presence of unreliable links, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2011), June 2011.

  65. O. Yağan and A. M. Makowski, On the gradual deployment of random pairwise key distribution schemes, 9th Intl. Symposium on Modeling and Optimization in Mobile, Ad Hoc, and Wireless Networks (WiOpt 2011), May 2011.

  66. O. Yağan, D. Qian, J. Zhang and D. Cochran, On allocating interconnecting links against cascading failures in cyber-physical networks, Third International Workshop on Network Science for Communication Networks (NetSciCom 2011), April 2011.

  67. O. Yağan and A. M. Makowski, Connectivity in random graphs induced by a key predistribution scheme – Small key pools, 44th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CISS 2010), Princeton (NJ), March 2010.

  68. O. Yağan and A. M. Makowski, Random key graphs – Can they be small worlds?, The First International Workshop on Applications of Graph Theory in Wireless Ad hoc Networks and Sensor Networks (NETCOM 2009), Chennai (India), December 2009.

  69. O. Yağan and A. M. Makowski, On the existence of triangles in random key graphs, 47th Annual Allerton Conference on Communications, Control and Computing, Monticello (IL), September 2009.

  70. O. Yağan and A. M. Makowski, Connectivity results for random key graphs, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2009), Seoul (Korea), June 2009.

  71. O. Yağan and A. M. Makowski, On the random graph induced by a random key predistribution scheme under full visibility, IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory (ISIT 2008), Toronto (Canada), June 2008.