2026 Boris Bellalta: 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	36	11320	10997	191	189	318	5035

Overview

Boris Bellalta is affiliated with Pompeu Fabra University in Spain. Their research primarily spans the fields of Computer Science and Engineering, with a strong emphasis on subfields such as Computer Networks and Communications and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Their work also touches on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Aerospace Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics focus mainly on Wireless Networks and Protocols, including Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization, Advanced Wireless Network Optimization, Cooperative Communication and Network Coding, Wireless Communication Networks Research, Wireless Body Area Networks, and Millimeter-Wave Propagation and Modeling.

Boris Bellalta has a substantial publication record. They have published a number of papers in frequent venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), IEEE Access, Computer Communications, and IEEE Communications Magazine.

Some of their recent papers include:

"Wi-Fi Meets ML: A Survey on Improving IEEE 802.11 Performance With Machine Learning" (2022) published in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
"Time-Sensitive Networking in IEEE 802.11be: On the Way to Low-Latency WiFi 7" (2021) published by MDPI
"Cloud-gaming: Analysis of Google Stadia traffic" (2022) published in Computer Communications
"What will Wi-Fi 8 Be? A Primer on IEEE 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability" (2024) published in IEEE Communications Magazine
"Multi-Link Operation in IEEE 802.11be WLANs" (2022) published in IEEE Wireless Communications

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Bellalta include Marc Carrascosa, Francesc Wilhelmi, Giovanni Geraci, Costas Michaelides, and Lorenzo Galati Giordano. The number of joint publications with these coauthors ranges from 11 to 24, indicating ongoing collaborative efforts.

Best Publications

Next generation IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks : Current status, future directions and open challenges

Boris Bellalta;Luciano Bononi;Raffaele Bruno;Andreas Kassler

468
Citations
IEEE 802.11ax: High-efficiency WLANS

Boris Bellalta

387
Citations
IEEE 802.11AH: the WiFi approach for M2M communications

Toni Adame;Albert Bel;Boris Bellalta;Jaume Barcelo

381
Citations
Game theory for energy efficiency in Wireless Sensor Networks

Tarek AlSkaif;Manel Guerrero Zapata;Boris Bellalta

166
Citations
Low energy operation in WSNs: A survey of preamble sampling MAC protocols

C. Cano;B. Bellalta;A. Sfairopoulou;M. Oliver

147
Citations
WiFi Meets ML: A Survey on Improving IEEE 802.11 Performance with Machine Learning.

Szymon Szott;Katarzyna Kosek-Szott;Piotr Gawlowicz;Jorge Torres Gómez

143
Citations
MU-MIMO MAC Protocols for Wireless Local Area Networks: A Survey

Ruizhi Liao;Boris Bellalta;Miquel Oliver;Zhisheng Niu

122
Citations
A Survey About Prediction-Based Data Reduction in Wireless Sensor Networks

Gabriel Martins Dias;Boris Bellalta;Simon Oechsner

116
Citations
Channel Estimation and Hybrid Combining for Wideband Terahertz Massive MIMO Systems

Konstantinos Dovelos;Michail Matthaiou;Hien Quoc Ngo;Boris Bellalta

114
Citations
Reputation-based joint scheduling of households appliances and storage in a microgrid with a shared battery

Tarek AlSkaif;Adriana C. Luna;Manel Guerrero Zapata;Josep M. Guerrero

110
Citations
On the Performance of Packet Aggregation in IEEE 802.11ac MU-MIMO WLANs

B. Bellalta;J. Barcelo;D. Staehle;A. Vinel

101
Citations
AP-initiated multi-user transmissions in IEEE 802.11ax WLANs

Boris Bellalta;Katarzyna Kosek-Szott

94
Citations
Cloud-gaming: Analysis of Google Stadia traffic.

Marc Carrascosa;Boris Bellalta

92
Citations
Learning-BEB: Avoiding Collisions in WLAN

J. Barcel;B. Bellalta;C. Cano;M. Oliver

88
Citations
Cooperative Awareness in VANETs: On ETSI EN 302 637-2 Performance

Nikita Lyamin;Alexey Vinel;Magnus Jonsson;Boris Bellalta

86
Citations
Performance Evaluation of IEEE 802.11p-Enabled Vehicular Video Surveillance System

Boris Bellalta;Evgeny Belyaev;Magnus Jonsson;Alexey Vinel

86
Citations
On the Interactions Between Multiple Overlapping WLANs Using Channel Bonding

Boris Bellalta;Alessandro Checco;Alessandro Zocca;Jaume Barcelo

81
Citations
What will Wi-Fi 8 Be? A Primer on IEEE 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability

Unknown

75
Citations
Public Open Sensor Data: Revolutionizing Smart Cities

Albert Domingo;Boris Bellalta;Manuel Palacin;Miquel Oliver

72
Citations
Multi-Link Operation in IEEE 802.11be WLANs

Unknown

71
Citations
Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces at Terahertz Bands: Channel Modeling and Analysis

Konstantinos Dovelos;Stylianos D. Assimonis;Hien Quoc Ngo;Boris Bellalta

64
Citations
A low power listening MAC with scheduled wake up after transmissions for WSNs

C. Cano;B. Bellalta;A. Sfairopoulou;J. Barcelo

62
Citations
Multi-hop communication in the uplink for LPWANs

Sergio Barrachina-Muñoz;Boris Bellalta;Toni Adame;Albert Bel

46
Citations
Time-Sensitive Networking in IEEE 802.11be: On the Way to Low-latency WiFi 7

Toni Adame;Marc Carrascosa;Boris Bellalta

19
Citations
IEEE 802.11ah: The Wi-Fi Approach for M2M Communications.

Toni Adame;Albert Bel;Boris Bellalta;Jaume Barceló

8
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexey Vinel Halmstad University

Michail Matthaiou Queen's University Belfast

Hien Quoc Ngo Queen's University Belfast

Michela Meo Polytechnic University of Turin

Edward W. Knightly Rice University

Periklis Chatzimisios International Hellenic University

Zhisheng Niu Tsinghua University

Yevgeni Koucheryavy National Research University Higher School of Economics

James P. G. Sterbenz University of Kansas

Giovanni Geraci Pompeu Fabra University

External Links

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