@article{649f71e6b1594eb28d636012ade8635c,
title = "Q-learning based energy-efficient and void avoidance routing protocol for underwater acoustic sensor networks",
author = "Khan, {Zahoor Ali} and Karim, {Obaida Abdul} and Shahid Abbas and Nadeem Javaid and Zikria, {Yousaf Bin} and Usman Tariq",
note = "Funding Information: Nadeem Javaid (S{\textquoteright}08, M{\textquoteright}11, SM{\textquoteright}16) received the bachelor{\textquoteright}s degree in computer science from Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, in 1995, the master{\textquoteright}s degree in electronics from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, in 1999, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Paris-Est, France, in 2010. He is currently an Associate Professor and the Founding Director of the Communications over Sensors (ComSens) Research Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad Campus. He has supervised 135 masters and 24 Ph.D. theses. He has authored over 900 articles in technical journals and international conferences. His research interests include energy optimization in smart/micro grids, wireless sensor networks, big data analytics in smart grids, blockchain in WSNs/smart grids, etc. He was a recipient of the Best University Teacher Award from the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan, in 2016, and the Research Productivity Award (RPA) from the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST), in 2017. He is also Associate Editor of IEEE Access and Editor of the Sustainable Cities and Society journals. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021",
year = "2021",
month = oct,
day = "9",
doi = "10.1016/j.comnet.2021.108309",
language = "English",
volume = "197",
journal = "Computer Networks",
issn = "1389-1286",
publisher = "Elsevier",
}
