2026 Alex C. Snoeren: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	59	3394	3298	1647	1588	201	15954

Alex C. Snoeren publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alex C. Snoeren sits on this spectrum.

32 publications 991+

This scientist: 201 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Alex C. Snoeren D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alex C. Snoeren sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to management and security of networked systems
2018 - ACM Fellow For innovative approaches to measuring, managing and directing network traffic
2009 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Alex C. Snoeren is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on computer science, with significant work in computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, hardware and architecture, electrical and electronic engineering, and information systems.

Their work spans several key topics related to network analysis and optimization, including:

Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
Software-Defined Networks and 5G
Network Security and Intrusion Detection
Network Packet Processing and Optimization
Advanced Optical Network Technologies
Network Traffic and Congestion Control
Complex Network Analysis Techniques

Snoeren's recent publications illustrate diverse research interests and contributions. Selected papers include:

"RIPE IPmap active geolocation" (2020), published in ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
"Optical networking within the Lightwave Energy-Efficient Datacenter project [Invited]" (2020), published in Journal of Optical Communications and Networking
"Network topology facilitates internet traffic control in autocracies" (2024), published in PNAS Nexus
"Rosebud: Making FPGA-Accelerated Middlebox Development More Pleasant" (2022), published in arXiv (Cornell University)
"Trackers Bounce Back: Measuring Evasion of Partitioned Storage in the Wild" (2022), published in arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent coauthors in Snoeren's research include Bradley Huffaker, kc claffy, Alexander Gamero-Garrido, Esteban Carisimo, and Alberto Dainotti. Collaborations with these researchers reflect recurring themes in network measurement and security.

Publications are commonly featured in the following venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review
Journal of Optical Communications and Networking
PNAS Nexus

Snoeren has received several professional recognitions, including being named an IEEE Fellow in 2020 for contributions to the management and security of networked systems. Earlier, in 2018, they were appointed an ACM Fellow for innovative approaches to measuring, managing, and directing network traffic. Additionally, they were a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2009.

Best Publications

Hash-based IP traceback

Alex C. Snoeren;Craig Partridge;Luis A. Sanchez;Christine E. Jones

1247
Citations
Inside the Social Network's (Datacenter) Network

Arjun Roy;Hongyi Zeng;Jasmeet Bagga;George Porter

1010
Citations
An end-to-end approach to host mobility

Alex C. Snoeren;Hari Balakrishnan

939
Citations
Single-packet IP traceback

Alex C. Snoeren;Craig Partridge;Luis A. Sanchez;Christine E. Jones

697
Citations
Difference engine: harnessing memory redundancy in virtual machines

Diwaker Gupta;Sangmin Lee;Michael Vrable;Stefan Savage

572
Citations
Difference engine: harnessing memory redundancy in virtual machines

Diwaker Gupta;Sangmin Lee;Michael Vrable;Stefan Savage

554
Citations
Scalability, fidelity, and containment in the potemkin virtual honeyfarm

Michael Vrable;Justin Ma;Jay Chen;David Moore

507
Citations
Jigsaw: solving the puzzle of enterprise 802.11 analysis

Yu-Chung Cheng;John Bellardo;Péter Benkö;Alex C. Snoeren

429
Citations
Mesh-based content routing using XML

Alex C. Snoeren;Kenneth Conley;David K. Gifford

306
Citations
Evaluating the effectiveness of model-based power characterization

John C. McCullough;Yuvraj Agarwal;Jaideep Chandrashekar;Sathyanarayan Kuppuswamy

297
Citations
Cloud control with distributed rate limiting

Barath Raghavan;Kashi Vishwanath;Sriram Ramabhadran;Kenneth Yocum

297
Citations
Fault Localization via Risk Modeling

R R Kompella;J Yates;A Greenberg;A C Snoeren

294
Citations
IP fault localization via risk modeling

Ramana Rao Kompella;Jennifer Yates;Albert Greenberg;Alex C. Snoeren

283
Citations
To infinity and beyond: time-warped network emulation

Diwaker Gupta;Kenneth Yocum;Marvin McNett;Alex C. Snoeren

276
Citations
RotorNet: A Scalable, Low-complexity, Optical Datacenter Network

William M. Mellette;Rob McGuinness;Arjun Roy;Alex Forencich

249
Citations
Resource Allocation in Federated Distributed Computing Infrastructures

Alvin AuYoung;Brent N. Chun;Alex C. Snoeren;Amin Vahdat

248
Citations
Best-path vs. multi-path overlay routing

David G. Andersen;Alex C. Snoeren;Hari Balakrishnan

239
Citations
Mirage: a microeconomic resource allocation system for sensornet testbeds

B.N. Chun;P. Buonadonna;A. AuYoung;Chaki Ng

237
Citations
Inside the Social Network's (Datacenter) Network

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233
Citations
Hash-based IP traceback

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229
Citations
California fault lines: understanding the causes and impact of network failures

Daniel Turner;Kirill Levchenko;Alex C. Snoeren;Stefan Savage

228
Citations
Detection and Localization of Network Black Holes

R.R. Kompella;J. Yates;A. Greenberg;A.C. Snoeren

224
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Amin Vahdat Google (United States)

Geoffrey M. Voelker University of California, San Diego

Stefan Savage University of California, San Diego

George Porter University of California, San Diego

Kirill Levchenko University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ramana Rao Kompella Cisco

Hari Balakrishnan MIT

Craig Partridge Colorado State University

George Varghese University of California, Los Angeles

David G. Andersen Carnegie Mellon University

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