2026 Azzedine Boukerche: Electronics and Electrical Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	82	953	922	31	26	1194	30196
Electronics and Electrical Engineering	82	453	436	23	22	1110	29244

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
The Canadian Academy of Engineering
The Canadian Academy of Engineering
The Canadian Academy of Engineering
The Canadian Academy of Engineering
The Canadian Academy of Engineering
The Canadian Academy of Engineering
The Canadian Academy of Engineering
The Canadian Academy of Engineering
The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Azzedine Boukerche is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada, focusing on research that intersects computer science and engineering. Their scholarly contributions are notable in the domains of computer networks, communications, artificial intelligence, and transportation systems.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

Computer Science
Engineering

Key subfields targeted in their work are:

Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Transportation

Their research covers a variety of topics predominantly linked to vehicular technology and networked systems:

Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques
Traffic control and management
UAV Applications and Optimization
Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks
Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety

Among their frequently published venues are:

Computer Networks
Ad Hoc Networks
ACM Computing Surveys
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
Computer Communications

Recent notable publications by Azzedine Boukerche include:

"Machine Learning-based traffic prediction models for Intelligent Transportation Systems," 2020, Computer Networks
"Outlier Detection," 2020, ACM Computing Surveys
"Artificial intelligence-based vehicular traffic flow prediction methods for supporting intelligent transportation systems," 2020, Computer Networks
"Driving Behavior Analysis Guidelines for Intelligent Transportation Systems," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
"SSGRU: A novel hybrid stacked GRU-based traffic volume prediction approach in a road network," 2020, Computer Communications

They have collaborated extensively with several frequent coauthors, including:

Antônio A. F. Loureiro
Peng Sun
Noura Aljeri
Linnyer B. Ruiz
Rodolfo W. L. Coutinho

Azzedine Boukerche has contributed to book publications through the European Organization for Nuclear Research. One such publication is "Algorithms And Protocols For Wireless Mobile Ad Hoc Networks," released in 2021.

Their research impact is also reflected in awards received, such as:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012
Membership in The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Best Publications

Localization systems for wireless sensor networks

A. Boukerche;H.A.B. Oliveira;E.F. Nakamura;A.A.F. Loureiro

885
Citations
Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks: A New Challenge for Localization-Based Systems

Azzedine Boukerche;Horacio A. B. F. Oliveira;Eduardo F. Nakamura;Antonio A. F. Loureiro

739
Citations
Survey Paper: Routing protocols in ad hoc networks: A survey

Azzedine Boukerche;Begumhan Turgut;Nevin Aydin;Mohammad Z. Ahmad

723
Citations
Data communication in VANETs

Felipe Cunha;Leandro Villas;Azzedine Boukerche;Guilherme Maia

526
Citations
Performance evaluation of routing protocols for ad hoc wireless networks

Azzedine Boukerche

447
Citations
Geographic and Opportunistic Routing for Underwater Sensor Networks

Rodolfo Wanderson Lima Coutinho;Azzedine Boukerche;Luiz Filipe Menezes Vieira;Antonio Alfredo Ferreira Loureiro

377
Citations
Algorithms And Protocols For Wireless Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Azzedine Boukerche

329
Citations
Algorithms and Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks

Azzedine Boukerche

316
Citations
Handbook of Algorithms for Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing

Azzedine Boukerche

296
Citations
Machine Learning-based traffic prediction models for Intelligent Transportation Systems

Azzedine Boukerche;Jiahao Wang

287
Citations
Outlier Detection: Methods, Models, and Classification

Azzedine Boukerche;Lining Zheng;Omar Alfandi

283
Citations
DRINA: A Lightweight and Reliable Routing Approach for In-Network Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks

L. A. Villas;A. Boukerche;H. S. Ramos;H. A. B. F. de Oliveira

275
Citations
Monitoring patients via a secure and mobile healthcare system

Yonglin Ren;R.W.N. Pazzi;A. Boukerche

274
Citations
Energy-aware data-centric routing in microsensor networks

Azzedine Boukerche;Xiuzhen Cheng;Joseph Linus

264
Citations
SDAR: a secure distributed anonymous routing protocol for wireless and mobile ad hoc networks

A. Boukerche;K. El-Khatib;Li Xu;L. Korba

247
Citations
Vehicular cloud computing: Architectures, applications, and mobility

Azzedine Boukerche;Robson E. De Grande

223
Citations
Data Communication in VANETs: A Survey, Challenges and Applications

Felipe Domingos da Cunha;Azzedine Boukerche;Leandro Villas;Aline Carneiro Viana

208
Citations
Secure localization algorithms for wireless sensor networks

A. Boukerche;H.A.B. Oliveira;E.F. Nakamura;A.A.F. Loureiro

207
Citations
Artificial intelligence-based vehicular traffic flow prediction methods for supporting intelligent transportation systems

Azzedine Boukerche;Yanjie Tao;Peng Sun

182
Citations
Opportunistic Routing in Wireless Networks: Models, Algorithms, and Classifications

Azzedine Boukerche;Amir Darehshoorzadeh

180
Citations
A novel multi-hop clustering scheme for vehicular ad-hoc networks

Zhenxia Zhang;Azzedine Boukerche;Richard Pazzi

176
Citations
Intelligent Traffic Light Controlling Algorithms Using Vehicular Networks

Maram Bani Younes;Azzedine Boukerche

169
Citations
A Novel Adaptive and Efficient Routing Update Scheme for Low-Power Lossy Networks in IoT

Baraq Ghaleb;Ahmed Y. Al-Dubai;Elias Ekonomou;Imed Romdhani

16
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio A. F. Loureiro Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Leandro A. Villas State University of Campinas

Sajal K. Das Missouri University of Science and Technology

Luiz F. M. Vieira Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Sotiris Nikoletseas University of Patras

Luca Foschini University of Bologna

Moayad Aloqaily United Arab Emirates University

Emil M. Petriu University of Ottawa

Antonio Corradi University of Bologna

F. Richard Yu Carleton University

External Links

Personal website of Azzedine Boukerche Google Scholar page

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