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Eduardo Tovar publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eduardo Tovar sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 370 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Eduardo Tovar D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Eduardo Tovar sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Overview

Eduardo Tovar is affiliated with the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto in Portugal. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on engineering and computer science.

Their work has been published extensively in journals and conference venues with notable presence in:

  • Journal of Systems Architecture
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Networking Letters

Tovar's research covers several subfields within engineering and computer science, including:

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Automotive Engineering

Their main research topics encompass:

  • Traffic control and management
  • Real-Time Systems Scheduling
  • Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
  • UAV Applications and Optimization
  • Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety
  • Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
  • Distributed systems and fault tolerance

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Eduardo Tovar include:

  • "Joint Flight Cruise Control and Data Collection in UAV-Aided Internet of Things: An Onboard Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach" (2020), published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "Exploring Deep-Reinforcement-Learning-Assisted Federated Learning for Online Resource Allocation in Privacy-Preserving EdgeIoT" (2022), published in IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • "Joint Communication Scheduling and Velocity Control in Multi-UAV-Assisted Sensor Networks: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach" (2021), published in IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • "Online Velocity Control and Data Capture of Drones for the Internet of Things: An Onboard Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach" (2020), published in IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
  • "Onboard Deep Deterministic Policy Gradients for Online Flight Resource Allocation of UAVs" (2020), published in IEEE Networking Letters

Eduardo Tovar collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Kai Li
  • Ricardo Severino
  • Lúıs Almeida
  • Pedro M. Santos
  • Ênio Vasconcelos Filho

Best Publications

  • Static-Priority Scheduling over Wireless Networks with Multiple Broadcast Domains

    N. Pereira;B. Andersson;E. Tovar;A. Rowe

  • A comprehensive simulation study of slotted CSMA/CA for IEEE 802.15.4 wireless sensor networks

    A. Koubaa;M. Alves;E. Tovar

  • Real-time fieldbus communications using Profibus networks

    E. Tovar;F. Vasques

  • Multiprocessor Scheduling with Few Preemptions

    B. Andersson;E. Tovar

  • GTS allocation analysis in IEEE 802.15.4 for real-time wireless sensor networks

    Anis Koubaa;Mário Alves;Eduardo Tovar

  • Modeling and Worst-Case Dimensioning of Cluster-Tree Wireless Sensor Networks

    Anis Koubaa;Mario Alves;Eduardo Tovar

  • i-GAME: an implicit GTS allocation mechanism in IEEE 802.15.4 for time-sensitive wireless sensor networks

    A. Koubaa;M. Alves;E. Tovar

  • TDBS: a time division beacon scheduling mechanism for ZigBee cluster-tree wireless sensor networks

    Anis Koubâa;André Cunha;Mário Alves;Eduardo Tovar

  • Improving Quality-of-Service in Wireless Sensor Networks by Mitigating “Hidden-Node Collisions”

    A. Koubaa;R. Severino;M. Alves;E. Tovar

  • A Simulation Model for the IEEE 802.15.4 protocol: Delay/Throughput Evaluation of the GTS Mechanism

    P. Jurcik;A. Koubaa;M. Alves;E. Tovar

  • Co-RPL: RPL Routing for Mobile Low Power Wireless Sensor Networks using Corona Mechanism

    Olfa Gaddour;Anis Koubaa;Raghuraman Rangarajan;Omar Cheikhrouhou

  • WiDom: A Dominance Protocol for Wireless Medium Access

    N. Pereira;B. Andersson;E. Tovar

  • Cycle time properties of the PROFIBUS timed-token protocol

    E. Tovar;F. Vasques

  • An implicit GTS allocation mechanism in IEEE 802.15.4 for time-sensitive wireless sensor networks: theory and practice

    Anis Koubâa;Mário Alves;Eduardo Tovar;André Cunha

  • Cyber-physical systems clouds

    Rihab Chaâri;Fatma Ellouze;Anis Koubâa;Basit Qureshi

  • Energy Efficient Legitimate Wireless Surveillance of UAV Communications

    Kai Li;Razvan Christian Voicu;Salil S. Kanhere;Wei Ni

  • Dronemap Planner: A Service-Oriented Cloud-Based Management System for the Internet-of-Drones

    Anis Koubâa;Basit Qureshi;Mohamed-Foued Sriti;Azza Allouch

  • IEEE 802.15.4e in a Nutshell: Survey and Performance Evaluation

    Harrison Kurunathan;Ricardo Severino;Anis Koubaa;Eduardo Tovar

  • IEEE 802.15.4 for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Technical Overview

    Anis Koubâa;Mário Alves;Eduardo Tovar

  • A service-oriented Cloud-based management system for the Internet-of-Drones

    Anis Koubaa;Basit Qureshi;Mohamed-Foued Sriti;Yasir Javed

Frequent Co-Authors

Mário Alves
Mário Alves Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto
Anis Koubâa
Anis Koubâa Prince Sultan University
Wei Ni
Wei Ni Edith Cowan University
Luis Almeida
Luis Almeida University of Porto
Ragunathan Rajkumar
Ragunathan Rajkumar Carnegie Mellon University
Mohsen Guizani
Mohsen Guizani Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Alan Burns
Alan Burns University of York
Salil S. Kanhere
Salil S. Kanhere University of New South Wales
Enrico Bini
Enrico Bini University of Turin
Paulo B. Lourenço
Paulo B. Lourenço University of Minho

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