You can find all my papers on my Google Scholar profile.

Conference Publications

[1] F. Lotfi, H. Rajoli, F. Afghah, “ORAN-GUIDE: RAG-Driven Prompt Learning for LLM-Augmented Reinforcement Learning in O-RAN Network Slicing”, in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing and Learning Networks (TMLCN), 2025 (Under review).

[2] F. Lotfi, H. Rajoli, F. Afghah, “Prompt-Tuned LLM-Augmented DRL for Dynamic O-RAN Network Slicing”, in IEEE ICASSB, 2026 (Under review).

[3] H. Rajoli, F. Lotfi, H. Kashiani, N. Alipour, & F. Afghah, “SAMPLe: Sharpness Aware Minimization based Prompt Learning for Vision Language Models”, in IEEE WACV, 2025 (Under review).

[4] F. Lotfi, H. Rajoli, F. Afghah, “LLM-Augmented Deep Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic O-RAN Network Slicing”, in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2025.

[5] F. Lotfi, H. Rajoli, F. Afghah, “Sharpness-Aware O-RAN Resource Management Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning”, IEEE TMLCN, 2025 (Under review).

[6] F. Lotfi, F. Afghah, “Meta Reinforcement Learning Approach for Adaptive Resource Optimization in O-RAN”, in IEEE WCNC, 2025.

[7] F. Lotfi, et al., “Joint path planning and power allocation of a cellular-connected UAV using apprenticeship learning via deep inverse reinforcement learning,” Computer Networks, vol. 254, 2024, 110789.

[8] F. Lotfi, F. Afghah, “Open RAN LSTM Traffic Prediction and Slice Management using Deep Reinforcement Learning”, in Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, 2023.

[9] F. Lotfi, F. Afghah, J. Ashdown, “Attention-based Open RAN Slice Management using Deep Reinforcement Learning”, in IEEE GLOBECOM, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2023. [ArXiv]

[10] H. Rajoli, F. Lotfi, A. Atyabi, and F. Afghah, “Triplet Loss-less Center Loss Sampling Strategies in Facial Expression Recognition Scenarios,” in IEEE Conference on Information Science and Systems (CISS), Baltimore, MD, 2023. [IEEE Xplore]

[11] F. Lotfi, O. Semiari, and F. Afghah, “Evolutionary Deep Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Slicing Management in O-RAN”, in IEEE GLOBECOM Workshop, 2022. [IEEE Xplore]

[12] F. Lotfi, O. Semiari, and W. Saad, “Semantic-Aware Collaborative Deep Reinforcement Learning Over Wireless Cellular Networks”, in IEEE ICC, 2022. [IEEE Xplore]

[13] F. Lotfi and O. Semiari, “Performance Analysis and Optimization of Uplink Cellular Networks with Flexible Frame Structure”, in IEEE VTC 2021-Spring, 2021. [IEEE Xplore]