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Ali Dehghantanha

Ali Dehghantanha

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
70
Citations
18709
World Ranking
1884
National Ranking
68

Ali Dehghantanha 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 Ali Dehghantanha sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 273 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ali Dehghantanha 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 Ali Dehghantanha sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ali Dehghantanha is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of computer science. Their research focuses on areas such as computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, information systems, signal processing, and control and systems engineering. Within these areas, they have explored specific topics including network security and intrusion detection, advanced malware detection techniques, blockchain technology applications and security, adversarial robustness in machine learning, anomaly detection techniques and applications, privacy-preserving technologies in data, and IoT and edge/fog computing.

The scientist has published numerous papers in various academic venues. Some recent papers include:

  • A survey on security and privacy of federated learning (2020), published in Future Generation Computer Systems
  • Federated-Learning-Based Anomaly Detection for IoT Security Attacks (2021), published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • An Energy-Efficient SDN Controller Architecture for IoT Networks With Blockchain-Based Security (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Services Computing
  • Decentralized Authentication of Distributed Patients in Hospital Networks Using Blockchain (2020), published in IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics
  • Enabling Drones in the Internet of Things With Decentralized Blockchain-Based Security (2020), published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal

Frequent publication venues for Ali Dehghantanha include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  • IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics

Collaborations have been an important aspect of their work. Frequent coauthors are:

  • Reza M. Parizi
  • Abbas Yazdinejad
  • Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo
  • Gautam Srivastava
  • Hadis Karimipour

In addition to journal and conference publications, Ali Dehghantanha has contributed to book literature, with a publication titled Blockchain Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy released by Springer Nature in 2020.

Best Publications

  • A survey on security and privacy of federated learning

    Viraaji Mothukuri;Reza M. Parizi;Seyedamin Pouriyeh;Yan Huang

  • Internet of Things security and forensics: Challenges and opportunities

    Mauro Conti;Ali Dehghantanha;Katrin Franke;Steve Watson

  • A systematic literature review of blockchain cyber security

    Paul J. Taylor;Tooska Dargahi;Ali Dehghantanha;Reza M. Parizi

  • Federated Learning-based Anomaly Detection for IoT Security Attacks

    Viraaji Mothukuri;Prachi Khare;Reza M. Parizi;Seyedamin Pouriyeh

  • A Two-Layer Dimension Reduction and Two-Tier Classification Model for Anomaly-Based Intrusion Detection in IoT Backbone Networks

    Hamed Haddad Pajouh;Reza Javidan;Raouf Khayami;Ali Dehghantanha

  • A deep Recurrent Neural Network based approach for Internet of Things malware threat hunting

    Hamed HaddadPajouh;Ali Dehghantanha;Raouf Khayami;Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo;Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo

  • Machine learning aided Android malware classification

    Nikola Milosevic;Ali Dehghantanha;Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo

  • Robust Malware Detection for Internet of (Battlefield) Things Devices Using Deep Eigenspace Learning

    Amin Azmoodeh;Ali Dehghantanha;Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo

  • Ensemble-based multi-filter feature selection method for DDoS detection in cloud computing

    Opeyemi A. Osanaiye;Opeyemi A. Osanaiye;Haibin Cai;Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo;Ali Dehghantanha

  • A survey on internet of things security: Requirements, challenges, and solutions

    Hamed HaddadPajouh;Ali Dehghantanha;Reza M. Parizi;Mohammed Aledhari

  • Sidechain technologies in blockchain networks: An examination and state-of-the-art review

    Amritraj Singh;Kelly Click;Reza M. Parizi;Qi Zhang

  • A Deep and Scalable Unsupervised Machine Learning System for Cyber-Attack Detection in Large-Scale Smart Grids

    Hadis Karimipour;Ali Dehghantanha;Reza M. Parizi;Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo

  • An Energy-Efficient SDN Controller Architecture for IoT Networks With Blockchain-Based Security

    Abbas Yazdinejad;Reza M. Parizi;Ali Dehghantanha;Qi Zhang

  • Detecting crypto-ransomware in IoT networks based on energy consumption footprint

    Amin Azmoodeh;Ali Dehghantanha;Mauro Conti;Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo

  • Blockchain smart contracts formalization: Approaches and challenges to address vulnerabilities

    Amritraj Singh;Reza M. Parizi;Qi Zhang;Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo

  • An Ensemble Deep Learning-Based Cyber-Attack Detection in Industrial Control System

    Abdulrahman Al-Abassi;Hadis Karimipour;Ali Dehghantanha;Reza M. Parizi

  • A Robust Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning Model Against Model Poisoning Attacks

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  • Decentralized Authentication of Distributed Patients in Hospital Networks Using Blockchain

    Abbas Yazdinejad;Gautam Srivastava;Reza M. Parizi;Ali Dehghantanha

  • Security aspects of Internet of Things aided smart grids: A bibliometric survey

    Jacob Sakhnini;Hadis Karimipour;Ali Dehghantanha;Reza M. Parizi

  • Block Hunter: Federated Learning for Cyber Threat Hunting in Blockchain-Based IIoT Networks

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  • Fuzzy Pattern Tree for Edge Malware Detection and Categorization in IoT

    Enisieh Modiri Dovom;Amin Azmoodeh;Ali Dehghantanha;David Ellis Newton

  • Ensemble-based Multi-Filter Feature Selection Method for DDoS Detection in Cloud Computing

    Opeyemi Osanaiye;Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo;Ali Dehghantanha;Zheng Xu

  • Digital forensics : the missing piece of the internet of things promise

    Steve Watson;Ali Dehghantanha

Frequent Co-Authors

Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo
Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo The University of Texas at San Antonio
Reza M. Parizi
Reza M. Parizi Kennesaw State University
Gautam Srivastava
Gautam Srivastava Brandon University
Mauro Conti
Mauro Conti University of Padua
Mohammad Hammoudeh
Mohammad Hammoudeh King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Giuseppe Bianchi
Giuseppe Bianchi University of Rome Tor Vergata
Henry Leung
Henry Leung University of Calgary
Evan D. G. Fraser
Evan D. G. Fraser University of Guelph
Laurence T. Yang
Laurence T. Yang St. Francis Xavier University
Wei Ren
Wei Ren Shaanxi Normal University

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