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Attahiru Sule Alfa

Attahiru Sule Alfa

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Computer Science

D-Index
40
Citations
6239
World Ranking
9346
National Ranking
367

Attahiru Sule Alfa 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 Attahiru Sule Alfa sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 319 publications — 77th percentile

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

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

Attahiru Sule Alfa 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 Attahiru Sule Alfa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Attahiru Sule Alfa is affiliated with the University of Manitoba in Canada. Their research spans the fields of Computer Science and Engineering, with significant outputs in related subfields including Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Information Systems, Automotive Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics of Attahiru Sule Alfa's work cover areas such as:

  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Cognitive Radio Networks and Spectrum Sensing
  • Age of Information Optimization
  • Cooperative Communication and Network Coding
  • IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Advanced Wireless Network Optimization
  • Blockchain Technology Applications and Security

Recent publications by Attahiru Sule Alfa include:

  • Performance Analysis of Blockchain-Enabled Data-Sharing Scheme in Cloud-Edge Computing-Based IoT Networks, 2022, IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • Resource Optimisation in 5G and Internet-of-Things Networking, 2020, Wireless Personal Communications
  • A Multi-User Tasks Offloading Scheme for Integrated Edge-Fog-Cloud Computing Environments, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • Interference Characterization in Underlay Cognitive Networks With Intra-Network and Inter-Network Dependence, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
  • Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance-Enhanced Blockchain-Enabled Data Sharing System: Latency and Age of Data Package Analysis, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • Wireless Personal Communications

Co-authors frequently collaborating with Attahiru Sule Alfa are:

  • B. T. Maharaj
  • Samuel D. Okegbile
  • Ahmed Ibrahim
  • Jun Cai
  • Ibrahim Ahmed

In addition to journal articles, Attahiru Sule Alfa has contributed to book publications, including a title published by River Publishers eBooks:

  • Optimization Methods for User Admissions and Radio Resource Allocation for Multicasting over High Altitude Platforms, 2022

Best Publications

  • Experimental analysis of simulated annealing based algorithms for the layout problem

    Sunderesh S. Heragu;Attahiru Sule Alfa

  • Semi-Distributed User Relaying Algorithm for Amplify-and-Forward Wireless Relay Networks

    Jun Cai;Xuemin Shen;J.W. Mark;A.S. Alfa

  • Queueing Theory for Telecommunications

    Attahiru Sule Alfa

  • A Network Design Algorithm Using a Stochastic Incremental Traffic Assignment Approach

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  • A Survey on an Energy-Efficient and Energy-Balanced Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks.

    Olayinka O. Ogundile;Attahiru Sule Alfa

  • Denial of Service Defence for Resource Availability in Wireless Sensor Networks

    Opeyemi A. Osanaiye;Attahiru S. Alfa;Gerhard P. Hancke

  • A Statistical Approach to Detect Jamming Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks

    Opeyemi A. Osanaiye;Attahiru Sule Alfa;Attahiru Sule Alfa;Gerhard P. Hancke

  • Models of Emergency Departments for Reducing Patient Waiting Times

    Marek Laskowski;Robert D. McLeod;Marcia R. Friesen;Blake W. Podaima

  • Applied Discrete-Time Queues

    Attahiru S. Alfa

  • Application of Mobility Prediction in Wireless Networks Using Markov Renewal Theory

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  • A 3-OPT based simulated annealing algorithm for vehicle routing problems

    Attahiru Sule Alfa;Sundresh S. Heragu;Mingyuan Chen

  • Matrix‐geometric solution of discrete time MAP/PH/1 priority queue

    Attahiru Sule Alfa

  • ALGORITHMS FOR SOLVING FISK'S STOCHASTIC TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT MODEL

    Mingyuan Chen;Attahiru Sule Alfa

  • Vacation Models in Discrete Time

    Attahiru Sule Alfa

  • Matrix-Analytic Methods in Stochastic Models

    Srinivas R. Chakravarthy;Attahiru S. Alfa

  • Using Lagrangian Relaxation for Radio Resource Allocation in High Altitude Platforms

    Ahmed Ibrahim;Attahiru S. Alfa

  • Performance Analysis of Modified IEEE 802.11-Based Cognitive Radio Networks

    Yun Han Bae;Attahiru S Alfa;Bong Dae Choi

  • Performance Analysis of Blockchain-Enabled Data-Sharing Scheme in Cloud-Edge Computing-Based IoT Networks

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  • Delay Statistics and Throughput Performance for Multi-rate Wireless Networks Under Multiuser Diversity

    L.B. Le;E. Hossain;A.S. Alfa

  • Discrete Time Queues and Matrix-analytic Methods

    Attahiru Sule Alfa

  • Service differentiation in multirate wireless networks with weighted round-robin scheduling and ARQ-based error control

    L.B. Le;E. Hossain;A.S. Alfa

  • A PCS network with correlated arrival process and splitted-rating channels

    Wei Li;A.S. Alfa

  • Advances in Matrix-Analytic Methods for Stochastic Models

    Srinivas R. Chakravarthy;Attahiru S. Alfa

Frequent Co-Authors

Xuemin Shen
Xuemin Shen University of Waterloo
Ekram Hossain
Ekram Hossain University of Manitoba
Jon W. Mark
Jon W. Mark University of Waterloo
Sunderesh S. Heragu
Sunderesh S. Heragu Oklahoma State University
Long Bao Le
Long Bao Le Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
Muthucumaru Maheswaran
Muthucumaru Maheswaran McGill University
Raymond W. Yeung
Raymond W. Yeung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chung-Lun Li
Chung-Lun Li Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Yash P. Gupta
Yash P. Gupta University of Southern California
Athula D. Rajapakse
Athula D. Rajapakse University of Manitoba

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