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Didier Colle

Didier Colle

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Computer Science

D-Index
46
Citations
10270
World Ranking
6767
National Ranking
70

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

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45
Citations
10061
World Ranking
3491
National Ranking
75

Overview

Didier Colle is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, where they conduct research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Computer Science. Within these areas, their work has concentrated on subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Transportation, Building and Construction, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research topics cover a range of technical and applied subjects, including:

  • Software-Defined Networks and 5G
  • Advanced Optical Network Technologies
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization
  • Optical Network Technologies
  • Traffic control and management
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)

The scientist has contributed to multiple scholarly articles, with recent papers including:

  • Network Slicing Cost Allocation Model (2020), published in the Journal of Network and Systems Management
  • Survey on Terahertz Nanocommunication and Networking: A Top-Down Perspective (2021), published in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • C-ITS road-side unit deployment on highways with ITS road-side systems: A techno-economic approach (2021), published in IET Intelligent Transport Systems
  • A long-term forecasting and simulation model for strategic planning of hospital bed capacity (2022), published in Operations Research for Health Care
  • Deployment of Cooperative Intelligent Transport System infrastructure along highways: A bottom-up societal benefit analysis for Flanders (2023), published in Transport Policy

The venues where Didier Colle frequently publishes include:

  • Journal of Network and Systems Management
  • Computer Networks
  • IET Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Transport Policy
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology

Collaborations form a significant part of Didier Colle's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Mario Pickavet
  • Wouter Tavernier
  • Sofie Verbrugge
  • Marlies Van der Wee
  • Pieter Audenaert

This profile reflects a focused research agenda revolving around network technologies, intelligent transport systems, and advanced communication infrastructure, demonstrating multidisciplinary engagement within the broader engineering and computer science fields.

Best Publications

  • Trends in worldwide ICT electricity consumption from 2007 to 2012

    Ward Van Heddeghem;Sofie Lambert;Bart Lannoo;Didier Colle

  • Worldwide energy needs for ICT: The rise of power-aware networking

    M. Pickavet;W. Vereecken;S. Demeyer;P. Audenaert

  • Pan-European optical transport networks: An availability-based comparison

    Sophie De Maesschalck;Didier Colle;Ilse Lievens;Mario Pickavet

  • Power consumption modeling in optical multilayer networks

    Ward Van Heddeghem;Filip Idzikowski;Willem Vereecken;Didier Colle

  • Power consumption in telecommunication networks: overview and reduction strategies

    Willem Vereecken;Ward Van Heddeghem;Margot Deruyck;Bart Puype

  • OpenFlow: Meeting carrier-grade recovery requirements

    Sachin Sharma;Dimitri Staessens;Didier Colle;Mario Pickavet

  • IST-LASAGNE: towards all-optical label swapping employing optical logic gates and optical flip-flops

    F. Ramos;E. Kehayas;J.M. Martinez;R. Clavero

  • Worldwide electricity consumption of communication networks.

    Sofie Lambert;Ward Van Heddeghem;Willem Vereecken;Bart Lannoo

  • Enabling fast failure recovery in OpenFlow networks

    Sachin Sharma;Dimitri Staessens;Didier Colle;Mario Pickavet

  • Radio-over-fiber-based solution to provide broadband internet access to train passengers [Topics in Optical Communications]

    B. Lannoo;D. Colle;M. Pickavet;P. Demeester

  • Optical Networks for Grid and Cloud Computing Applications

    C. Develder;M. De Leenheer;B. Dhoedt;M. Pickavet

  • Data-centric optical networks and their survivability

    D. Colle;S. De Maesschalck;C. Develder;P. Van Heuven

  • Overall ICT footprint and green communication technologies

    Willem Vereecken;Ward Van Heddeghem;Didier Colle;Mario Pickavet

  • Network service chaining with optimized network function embedding supporting service decompositions

    Sahel Sahhaf;Wouter Tavernier;Matthias Rost;Stefan Schmid

  • Software defined networking: Meeting carrier grade requirements

    Dimitri Staessens;Sachin Sharma;Didier Colle;Mario Pickavet

  • General availability model for multilayer transport networks

    S. Verbrugge;D. Colle;P. Demeester;R. Huelsermann

  • Survey on Terahertz Nanocommunication and Networking: A Top-Down Perspective

    Filip Lemic;Sergi Abadal;Wouter Tavernier;Pieter Stroobant

  • Intelligent optical networking for multilayer survivability

    S. De Maesschalck;D. Colle;A. Groebbens;C. Develder

  • Fast failure recovery for in-band OpenFlow networks

    S. Sharma;D. Staessens;D. Colle;M. Pickavet

  • Design and implementation of the OFELIA FP7 facility: The European OpenFlow testbed

    M. Suñé;L. Bergesio;H. Woesner;T. Rothe

  • Methodology and input availability parameters for calculating OpEx and CapEx costs for realistic network scenarios

    Sofie Verbrugge;Didier Colle;Mario Pickavet;Piet Demeester

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Pickavet
Mario Pickavet Ghent University
Piet Demeester
Piet Demeester Ghent University
Chris Develder
Chris Develder Ghent University
Bart Dhoedt
Bart Dhoedt Ghent University
Wout Joseph
Wout Joseph Ghent University
Filip De Turck
Filip De Turck Ghent University
Luc Martens
Luc Martens Ghent University
Ingrid Moerman
Ingrid Moerman Ghent University
Ann Nowé
Ann Nowé Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Hercules Avramopoulos
Hercules Avramopoulos National Technical University of Athens

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