2026 Don Towsley: 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	140	65	62	37	35	932	82237

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Computer Science in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Computer Science in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Computer Science in United States Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Computer Science in United States Leader Award
2007 - IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award “For fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of computers and communication networks.”
1997 - ACM Fellow For contributions to the modeling and analysis of computer and communications systems and the impact of these results on various systems and performance evaluation tools.
1995 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to modeling and analysis of computer networks.

Overview

Don Towsley is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research focuses on computer science, particularly in areas intersecting with quantum information and communications networks.

The main fields of study covered in their work include:

Computer Science

Within computer science, their subfields of study include:

Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks and Communications
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Management Science and Operations Research
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Key topics addressed in their publications span the following:

Quantum Information and Cryptography
Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Optimization and Search Problems
Network Security and Intrusion Detection
Auction Theory and Applications
Advanced Bandit Algorithms Research

Selected recent research papers authored or co-authored by Don Towsley include:

"On the Stochastic Analysis of a Quantum Entanglement Distribution Switch," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Quantum Engineering
"Entanglement generation in a quantum network at distance-independent rate," 2022, npj Quantum Information
"Foundations of Quantum Federated Learning Over Classical and Quantum Networks," 2023, IEEE Network
"LPD Communication: A Sequential Change-Point Detection Perspective," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Communications
"On the exact analysis of an idealized quantum switch," 2020, Performance Evaluation

Frequent co-authors contributing to their body of work are:

Nitish K. Panigrahy
Saikat Guha
Philippe Nain
Gayane Vardoyan
Kin K. Leung

Don Towsley has contributed extensively to various publication venues, notably:

arXiv (Cornell University)
ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review
Proceedings of the ACM on Measurement and Analysis of Computing Systems
ACM Transactions on Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Computing Systems
IEEE Network

Their contributions also extend to book publications, including a title published by Cambridge University Press:

Network Tomography, 2021

Throughout their career, Don Towsley has received several awards including:

IEEE Koji Kobayashi Computers and Communications Award (2007) for fundamental contributions to the theory and practice of computers and communication networks
ACM Fellow (1997) for contributions to the modeling and analysis of computer and communications systems and the impact on performance evaluation tools
IEEE Fellow (1995) for contributions to modeling and analysis of computer networks

Best Publications

Modeling TCP throughput: a simple model and its empirical validation

Jitendra Padhye;Victor Firoiu;Don Towsley;Jim Kurose

3584
Citations
Fluid-based analysis of a network of AQM routers supporting TCP flows with an application to RED

Vishal Misra;Wei-Bo Gong;Don Towsley

2083
Citations
On designing improved controllers for AQM routers supporting TCP flows

C.V. Hollot;V. Misra;D. Towsley;Wei-Bo Gong

1603
Citations
Modeling TCP Reno performance: a simple model and its empirical validation

Jitendra Padhye;Victor Firoiu;Donald F. Towsley;James F. Kurose

1564
Citations
A control theoretic analysis of RED

C.V. Hollot;V. Misra;D. Towsley;Wei-Bo Gong

1481
Citations
Code red worm propagation modeling and analysis

Cliff Changchun Zou;Weibo Gong;Don Towsley

1253
Citations
Analysis and design of controllers for AQM routers supporting TCP flows

C.V. Hollot;V. Misra;D. Towsley;Weibo Gong

1228
Citations
Performance modeling of epidemic routing

Xiaolan Zhang;Giovanni Neglia;Jim Kurose;Don Towsley

1093
Citations
Diffusion-Convolutional Neural Networks

James Atwood;Don Towsley

1032
Citations
The effect of network topology on the spread of epidemics

A. Ganesh;L. Massoulie;D. Towsley

967
Citations
Limits of Reliable Communication with Low Probability of Detection on AWGN Channels

B. A. Bash;D. Goeckel;D. Towsley

928
Citations
Measurement and modelling of the temporal dependence in packet loss

M. Yajnik;Sue Moon;J. Kurose;D. Towsley

926
Citations
Proxy prefix caching for multimedia streams

S. Sen;J. Rexford;D. Towsley

892
Citations
On optimal call admission control in cellular networks

Ramachandran Ramjee;Don Towsley;Ramesh Nagarajan

862
Citations
Adaptive playout mechanisms for packetized audio applications in wide-area networks

R. Ramjee;J. Kurose;D. Towsley;H. Schulzrinne

855
Citations
On distinguishing between Internet power law topology generators

Tian Bu;D. Towsley

758
Citations
Mobility improves coverage of sensor networks

Benyuan Liu;Peter Brass;Olivier Dousse;Philippe Nain

757
Citations
Resisting structural re-identification in anonymized social networks

Michael Hay;Gerome Miklau;David Jensen;Don Towsley

714
Citations
On the capacity of hybrid wireless networks

B. Liu;Z. Liu;D. Towsley

699
Citations
Optimal proxy cache allocation for efficient streaming media distribution

Bing Wang;S. Sen;M. Adler;D. Towsley

636
Citations
On optimal call admission control in cellular networks

R. Ramjee;R. Nagarajan;D. Towsley

330
Citations
Square root law for communication with low probability of detection on AWGN channels

Boulat A. Bash;Dennis Goeckel;Don Towsley

102
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jim Kurose University of Massachusetts Amherst

Dennis Goeckel University of Massachusetts Amherst

Weibo Gong University of Massachusetts Amherst

Saikat Guha University of Arizona

Ananthram Swami United States Army Research Laboratory

John C. S. Lui Chinese University of Hong Kong

Kin K. Leung Imperial College London

Xiaohong Guan Xi'an Jiaotong University

Philippe Nain French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation - INRIA

Benyuan Liu University of Massachusetts Lowell

External Links

Personal website of Don Towsley Google Scholar page

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