Peer-reviewed publications and technical reports, grouped by research area, newest first within each group.

Applied Security Audits (4)#

  • SPERIXLABS (2021). Possible Implementation Flaws in Mobile Applications: A Security Audit of a Bank’s Mobile Application. Technical report. ResearchGate

  • SPERIXLABS (2020). Unauthorised User Account Access on iRokotv Platform. Technical report. DOI

  • SPERIXLABS (2020). Reverse Engineering GhanaPostGPS Mobile Application to Create an Application Programming Interface for Local Developers. Technical report. DOI

  • SPERIXLABS (2020). A Security Analysis of WhatsApp iOS Mobile Application. Technical report. DOI

Blockchain & 5G Networks (6)#

  • Djakwah, P., Ahado, W. M., Annor, A. E. O., Amadu, A., Achiaa, A., Mensah, C. A., Agyemang, J. O., Gadze, J. D., & Kponyo, J. J. (2027). UAV-Assisted Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface Channel State Information Prediction in Beyond 5G Communication Systems: A Machine Learning Perspective. In PAAISS 2025, LNICST vol. 697, Springer. DOI

  • Appati, B., Somuah, O. K., Abdul, S., Korblah Tali, N., Owusu Agyemang, J., & Agyekum, K. O. B. O. (2027). Real-Time IIoT Data Integrity via Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Signature Aggregation. In PAAISS 2025, LNICST vol. 697, Springer. DOI

  • Do, Q. H., Tucci-Piergiovanni, S., Agyemang, J. O., & Souihi, S. (2026). MeshPay: Resilient Offline Payment with Wireless Mesh Network. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Kuala Lumpur, pp. 1–6. DOI

  • Asakipaam, S. A., Kponyo, J. J., Gyasi, K. O., Agyemang, J. O., Kwakye, K. S. O., & Agyekum, K. O. O. (2025). Adaptive Resource Management Framework for Profit Optimisation in 5G Network Slicing. IET Networks, e70018. DOI

  • Antwi, R., Gadze, J. D., Tchao, E. T., Sikora, A., Nunoo-Mensah, H., Agbemenu, A. S., Obour Agyekum, K. O.-B., Agyemang, J. O., Welte, D., & Keelson, E. (2025). Optimising peer-to-peer topology for blockchain-based industrial internet of things networks using particle swarm optimisation. Cluster Computing, 28, 204. DOI

  • Antwi, R., Gadze, J. D., Tchao, E. T., Sikora, A., Nunoo-Mensah, H., Agbemenu, A. S., Obour Agyekum, K. O.-B., Agyemang, J. O., Welte, D., & Keelson, E. (2022). A Survey on Network Optimization Techniques for Blockchain Systems. Algorithms, 15(6), 193. DOI

AI, ML & Assistive Technologies (13)#

  • Adetor, R., Ahene, E., Frowne, C. I., Amoah, N. A., Adade, R., Owusu-Agyemang, K., Gyening, R.-M. O. M., Agyemang, J. O., Kponyo, B. A., Acheampong, E., et al. (2026). A Domain-Specific Ghanaian Sign Language Dataset for Healthcare Communication with Baseline Benchmarks. IEEE Access. DOI

  • Ahene, E., Frowne, C. I., Adetor, R., Amoah, N. A., Adade, R., Owusu-Agyemang, K., Gyening, R.-M. O. M., Agyemang, J. O., Kponyo, B. A., Acheampong, E., & Kponyo, J. J. (2026). A large scale multimodal dataset for healthcare domain Ghanaian sign language translation and retrieval based synthesis. Scientific Reports, 16, 17899. DOI

  • Tetteh, P. D., Gyening, R.-M. O. M., Arthur, J., Agyemang, J. O., Kponyo, B. A., Ahene, E., & Kponyo, J. J. (2026). Speech enhancement techniques for hearing aids: a systematic review. Universal Access in the Information Society, 25, 75. DOI

  • Arthur, J., Gyening, R.-M. O. M., Ahene, E., Tetteh, P. D., Kponyo, B. A., Agyemang, J. O., Takyi, K., & Kponyo, J. J. (2026). A Systematic Review of Machine Learning Techniques for Real-Time Speech and Noise Classification in Hearing Aids. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1–21. DOI

  • Owusu Ansah, J. K., Acheampong, E., Owusu-Ansah, R. Y., Agyei, G. K., Kasore, V., Agyemang, J. O., … Pomaa, P. A. (2026). Exploring factors influencing assistive device uptake among persons with physical and hearing impairments in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1–13. DOI

  • Owusu Ansah, J. K., Acheampong, E., Owusu-Ansah, R. Y., Agyei, G. K., Kasore, V., Agyemang, J. O., Kponyo, B. A., Kponyo, J. J., & Owusu Ansah, E. (2026). Barriers and Coping Strategies to Assistive Device Use Among Individuals With Physical and Hearing Disabilities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana: A Qualitative Study. Health Science Reports, 9, e73039. DOI

  • Acheampong, E., Kasore, V., Kponyo Agyei, B., Owusu-Ansah, R. Y., Owusu Ansah, J. K., Owusu-Ansah, E., Owusu Agyemang, J., Owusuaa Mensah Gyening, R.-M., Ahene, E., Arthur, J., & Kponyo, J. J. (2026). Integrating artificial intelligence into design and development of assistive technologies: user needs and preferences in Ghana. Journal of Enabling Technologies. DOI

  • Acheampong, E., Kasore, V., Kponyo Agyei, B., Owusu-Ansah, R. Y., Owusu Ansah, J. K., Owusu-Ansah, E., Owusu Agyemang, J., Owusuaa Mensah Gyening, R.-M., Ahene, E., Arthur, J., & Kponyo, J. J. (2026). Barriers to assistive technology uptake among persons with disabilities in selected urban districts in Ghana. Scientific Reports, 16, 1838. DOI

  • Gyening, R.-M. O. M., Arthur, J., Tetteh, P. D., Amofah, F. A. M., Ackah, K., Acheampong, E., Kponyo, B. A., Agyemang, J. O., Ahene, E., Kasore, V., & Kponyo, J. J. (2026). GESMA: A Dataset of Ghanaian Environmental Soundscapes for Machine Learning Applications. Data in Brief, 112732. DOI

  • Agyemang, J. O., Atakpla, D. D., Selorm, A. G., Boadu, T., Kodua-Basoa, M., & Darko, C. B. (2025). Improving Face Recognition from a Single Image. In PAAISS 2024, LNICST vol. 631, Springer. DOI

  • Awumee, G. S., Agyemang, J. O., Boakye, S. S., & Bempong, D. (2024). SmishShield: A Machine Learning-Based Smishing Detection System. In WIDECOM 2023, Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies vol. 185, Springer. DOI

  • Gookyi, D. A. N., Wulnye, F. A., Arthur, E. A. E., Ahiadormey, R. K., Agyemang, J. O., Agyekum, K. O. B. O., & Gyaang, R. (2024). TinyML for smart agriculture: Comparative analysis of TinyML platforms and practical deployment for maize leaf disease identification. Smart Agricultural Technology, 8, 100490. DOI

  • Wulnye, F. A., Essanoah Arthur, E. A., Gookyi, D. A. N., Asiedu, D. K. P., Wilson, M., & Agyemang, J. O. (2024). TinyML Implementation on Microcontrollers: The Case of Maize Leaf Disease Identification. Conference on Information Communications Technology and Society (ICTAS), Durban, pp. 180–185. DOI

IoT, SDN & Wireless Networks (22)#

  • Agyemang, J. O., Ampomah, S. J., Selorm, A. G., Vinkpedomeh, R. S., & Berko, P. (2025). IoT Device Fingerprinting for Anomaly Detection. In WIDECOM 2023, Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies vol. 237, Springer. DOI

  • Agyemang, J. O., Aboagye, M. G., Selorm, A. G., Obed, S., Clinton, A., & Elikplim, H. C. (2025). Campus WiFi Demand Prediction: A Case Study on KNUST Campus. In PAAISS 2024, LNICST vol. 632, Springer. DOI

  • Kwarteng, K., Gyasi, K. O., Agyemang, J. O., Agyekum, K., Kwakye, K., Sani, E. M., … Bonsu, K. A. (2025). Cat Swarm Optimization with Lévy Flight for Link Load Balancing in SDN. Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology. DOI

  • Agyekum, K. O. B. O., Boakye, A. Y., Appati, B., Opoku, J. A., Agyemang, J. O., Boateng, G. O., & Gadze, J. D. (2024). Resource Allocation in D2D-Enabled 5G Networks Using Multiagent Reinforcement Learning. Journal of Computer Networks and Communications, 2780845. DOI

  • Achiaa, A., Gadze, J. D., Kwakye, K. S. O., Agyekum, K. A.-P., & Agyemang, J. O. (2024). Measurement and evaluation of electromagnetic radiation exposure from antennas in cellular networks in Ghana. International Journal of Wireless and Mobile Computing, pp. 267–280. DOI

  • Adomako, E. K., Ahmed, A.-R., Ellis, S. M., Agyemang, J. O., & Klogo, G. S. (2023). Assessing the Feasibility of RF Fingerprinting for Security in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. International Journal of Communication Networks and Information Security, 15(2), 101–113. DOI

  • Agyemang, J. O., Yu, D., & Kponyo, J. J. (2022). Autonomic IoT: Towards Smart System Components with Cognitive IoT. In PAAISS 2021, LNICST vol. 405, Springer. DOI

  • A Lightweight Messaging Protocol for Internet of Things Devices. Technologies. Journal

  • A Critical Survey on Overhead Control Traffic Reduction Strategies in Software-Defined Wireless Sensor Networking. Journal

  • An Investigation into the Application of Deep Learning in the Detection and Mitigation of DDOS Attack on SDN Controllers. DOI

  • Design of A Minimal Overhead Control Traffic Topology Discovery and Data Forwarding Protocol for Software-Defined Wireless Sensor Networks. Journal

  • Detecting End-Point (EP) Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) Attack based on ARP Analysis: A Machine Learning Approach. Journal

  • Lightweight and host-based denial of service (DoS) detection and defense mechanism for resource-constrained IoT devices. DOI

  • Lightweight Rogue Access Point Detection Algorithm for WiFi-Enabled Internet of Things (IoT) Devices. DOI

  • Dynamic Bandwidth Utilization in Software-Defined Campus Based Networks: A Case Study of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. DOI

  • An Orchestration Framework for IoT Devices Based on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). DOI

  • A Lightweight Rogue Access Point Detection Algorithm for Embedded Internet of Things (IoT) Devices. DOI

  • Lightweight Man-In-The-Middle (MITM) Detection and Defense Algorithm for WiFi-Enabled Internet of Things (IoT) Gateways. Journal

  • The State of Wireless Routers as Gateways for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices. Journal

  • An Algorithm to Determine the Extent of an Epidemic Spread: A NetLogo Modeling Approach. DOI

  • An Intelligent Irrigation System for Rural Agriculture. DOI

  • Light Fidelity (LiFi) as an Alternative Data Transmission Medium in VANET. DOI