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Spain
2025

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Computer Science

D-Index
54
Citations
10888
World Ranking
4602
National Ranking
61

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Carlos T. Calafate is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain. Their research contributions span extensively across computer science and engineering, with a particular focus on networks, communications, and aerospace engineering.

Their recent scholarly output includes diverse publications such as:

  • Evaluating How Smartphone Contact Tracing Technology Can Reduce the Spread of Infectious Diseases: The Case of COVID-19 (2020), IEEE Access
  • Roadside Unit Deployment in Internet of Vehicles Systems: A Survey (2022), Sensors
  • Internet of Flying Things (IoFT): A Survey (2020), Computer Communications
  • Flood Detection Using Real-Time Image Segmentation from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on Edge-Computing Platform (2022), Remote Sensing
  • LLM Multimodal Traffic Accident Forecasting (2023), Sensors

Frequent co-authors in their research work include:

  • Juan-Carlos Cano
  • Pietro Manzoni
  • I. de Zarzà
  • J. de Curtò
  • Chaker Abdelaziz Kerrache

Their publications appear prominently in venues such as:

  • Electronics
  • Sensors
  • IEEE Access
  • Procedia Computer Science
  • Future Internet

Carlos T. Calafate has also contributed a book titled Internet of Unmanned Things (IoUT) and Mission-based Networking, published in 2023 by Springer Science+Business Media.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Computer Science
  • Engineering

Within these disciplines, their work focuses on the following subfields:

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

The predominant topics they explore cover areas such as:

  • UAV Applications and Optimization
  • IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks
  • Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
  • Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Air Traffic Management and Optimization

Best Publications

  • A survey and comparative study of simulators for vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs)

    Francisco J. Martinez;Chai Keong Toh;Juan-Carlos Cano;Carlos T. Calafate

  • Emergency Services in Future Intelligent Transportation Systems Based on Vehicular Communication Networks

    F J Martinez;Chai-Keong Toh;Juan-Carlos Cano;C T Calafate

  • Providing accident detection in vehicular networks through OBD-II devices and Android-based smartphones

    Jorge Zaldivar;Carlos T. Calafate;Juan Carlos Cano;Pietro Manzoni

  • Review: An overview of vertical handover techniques: Algorithms, protocols and tools

    Johann Márquez-Barja;Carlos T. Calafate;Juan-Carlos Cano;Pietro Manzoni

  • CityMob: A Mobility Model Pattern Generator for VANETs

    F.J. Martinez;J.-C. Cano;C.T. Calafate;P. Manzoni

  • HOP: achieving efficient anonymity in MANETs by combining HIP, OLSR, and pseudonyms

    Javier Campos;Carlos T. Calafate;Marga Nácher;Pietro Manzoni

  • Trust Management for Vehicular Networks: An Adversary-Oriented Overview

    Chaker Abdelaziz Kerrache;Carlos T. Calafate;Juan-Carlos Cano;Nasreddine Lagraa

  • A comparative evaluation of AMQP and MQTT protocols over unstable and mobile networks

    Jorge E. Luzuriaga;Miguel Perez;Pablo Boronat;Juan Carlos Cano

  • DTN Protocols for Vehicular Networks: An Application Oriented Overview

    Sergio M. Tornell;Carlos T. Calafate;Juan-Carlos Cano;Pietro Manzoni

  • Road Side Unit Deployment: A Density-Based Approach

    J. Barrachina;P. Garrido;M. Fogue;Francisco J. Martinez

  • Automatic Accident Detection: Assistance Through Communication Technologies and Vehicles

    M. Fogue;P. Garrido;F. J. Martinez;J. Cano

  • A Location-Aware Waypoint-Based Routing Protocol for Airborne DTNs in Search and Rescue Scenarios.

    Armir Bujari;Carlos Miguel Tavares De Araujo Cesariny Calafate;Juan-Carlos Cano;Pietro Manzoni

  • Evaluating How Smartphone Contact Tracing Technology Can Reduce the Spread of Infectious Diseases: The Case of COVID-19

    Enrique Hernández-Orallo;Pietro Manzoni;Carlos Miguel Tavares De Araujo Cesariny Calafate;Juan-Carlos Cano

  • Using UAV-Based Systems to Monitor Air Pollution in Areas with Poor Accessibility

    Oscar Alvear;Nicola Roberto Zema;Enrico Natalizio;Carlos T. Calafate

  • Improving Selfish Node Detection in MANETs Using a Collaborative Watchdog

    Enrique Hernandez-Orallo;M. D. Serrat;J. Cano;C. T. Calafate

  • Flying ad-hoc network application scenarios and mobility models:

    Armir Bujari;Carlos Miguel Tavares de Araujo Cesariny Calafate;Juan-Carlos Cano;Pietro Manzoni

  • DrivingStyles: A smartphone application to assess driver behavior

    Javier E. Meseguer;Carlos T. Calafate;Juan Carlos Cano;Pietro Manzoni

  • CoCoWa: A Collaborative Contact-Based Watchdog for Detecting Selfish Nodes

    Enrique Hernandez-Orallo;Manuel David Serrat Olmos;Juan-Carlos Cano;Carlos T. Calafate

  • Crowdsensing in Smart Cities: Overview, Platforms, and Environment Sensing Issues

    Oscar Alvear;Oscar Alvear;Carlos T Calafate;Juan-Carlos Cano;Pietro Manzoni

  • Handling mobility in IoT applications using the MQTT protocol

    Jorge E. Luzuriaga;Juan Carlos Cano;Carlos Calafate;Pietro Manzoni

  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

    Carlos Tavares Calafate;Pedro Pablo Garrido;José Oliver;Manuel Pérez Malumbres

Frequent Co-Authors

Pietro Manzoni
Pietro Manzoni Universitat Politècnica de València
Juan-Carlos Cano
Juan-Carlos Cano Universitat Politècnica de València
Yusheng Ji
Yusheng Ji National Institute of Informatics
Floriano De Rango
Floriano De Rango University of Calabria
Giancarlo Fortino
Giancarlo Fortino University of Calabria
Marco Fiore
Marco Fiore IMDEA Networks
Antonio F. Skarmeta
Antonio F. Skarmeta University of Murcia
Claudio Casetti
Claudio Casetti Polytechnic University of Turin
Jaime Lloret
Jaime Lloret Universitat Politècnica de València
Carla-Fabiana Chiasserini
Carla-Fabiana Chiasserini Polytechnic University of Turin

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