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Ibrar Yaqoob is affiliated with Charles Sturt University in Australia and is active in the field of computer science with a focus on areas including blockchain technology, IoT, and digital transformation. Their work spans multiple subfields such as information systems, computer networks and communications, industrial and manufacturing engineering, artificial intelligence, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their research interests encompass varied topics including blockchain technology applications and security, IoT and edge/fog computing, digital transformation in industry, cryptography and data security, cloud data security solutions, privacy-preserving technologies in data, and recycling and waste management techniques.

Yaqoob has contributed to several recent papers, notably:

  • Blockchain for healthcare data management: opportunities, challenges, and future recommendations (2021, Neural Computing and Applications)
  • 6G Wireless Systems: A Vision, Architectural Elements, and Future Directions (2020, IEEE Access)
  • Complementing IoT Services Through Software Defined Networking and Edge Computing: A Comprehensive Survey (2020, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials)
  • Blockchain for IoT-based smart cities: Recent advances, requirements, and future challenges (2021, Journal of Network and Computer Applications)
  • The role of blockchain technology in telehealth and telemedicine (2021, International Journal of Medical Informatics)

Yaqoob frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable co-authors including Khaled Salah, Raja Jayaraman, Mohammed Omar, Samer Ellahham, and Haya R. Hasan.

The primary publication venues where Yaqoob's work appears are:

  • IEEE Access
  • Internet of Things
  • IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine
  • Journal of Network and Computer Applications
  • IEEE Network

The combination of topics, subfields, and venues reflects a comprehensive engagement with the challenges and developments in blockchain technology, internet of things, and their applications in various industrial and technological contexts.

Best Publications

  • The rise of big data on cloud computing

    Ibrahim Abaker Targio Hashem;Ibrar Yaqoob;Nor Badrul Anuar;Salimah Mokhtar

  • The role of big data in smart city

    Ibrahim Abaker Targio Hashem;Victor Chang;Nor Badrul Anuar;Kayode Adewole

  • Big IoT Data Analytics: Architecture, Opportunities, and Open Research Challenges

    Mohsen Marjani;Fariza Nasaruddin;Abdullah Gani;Ahmad Karim

  • Edge computing: A survey

    Wazir Zada Khan;Ejaz Ahmed;Saqib Hakak;Ibrar Yaqoob

  • Internet-of-Things-Based Smart Cities: Recent Advances and Challenges

    Yasir Mehmood;Farhan Ahmad;Ibrar Yaqoob;Asma Adnane

  • Big Data: Survey, Technologies, Opportunities, and Challenges

    Nawsher Khan;Ibrar Yaqoob;Ibrahim Abaker Targio Hashem;Zakira Inayat

  • Internet of Things Architecture: Recent Advances, Taxonomy, Requirements, and Open Challenges

    Ibrar Yaqoob;Ejaz Ahmed;Ibrahim Abaker Targio Hashem;Abdelmuttlib Ibrahim Abdalla Ahmed

  • The role of big data analytics in Internet of Things

    Ejaz Ahmed;Ibrar Yaqoob;Ibrahim Abaker Targio Hashem;Imran Khan

  • Blockchain for healthcare data management: opportunities, challenges, and future recommendations

    Ibrar Yaqoob;Khaled Salah;Raja Jayaraman;Yousof Al-Hammadi

  • Internet-of-things-based smart environments: state of the art, taxonomy, and open research challenges

    Ejaz Ahmed;Ibrar Yaqoob;Abdullah Gani;Muhammad Imran

  • Big data

    Ibrar Yaqoob;Ibrahim Abaker Targio Hashem;Abdullah Gani;Salimah Mokhtar

  • The role of big data analytics in industrial Internet of Things

    Muhammad Habib ur Rehman;Ibrar Yaqoob;Khaled Salah;Muhammad Imran

  • 6G Wireless Systems: A Vision, Architectural Elements, and Future Directions

    Latif U. Khan;Ibrar Yaqoob;Muhammad Imran;Zhu Han

  • Edge-Computing-Enabled Smart Cities: A Comprehensive Survey

    Latif U. Khan;Ibrar Yaqoob;Nguyen H. Tran;S. M. Ahsan Kazmi

  • The Role of Edge Computing in Internet of Things

    Najmul Hassan;Saira Gillani;Ejaz Ahmed;Ibrar Yaqoob

  • Internet of things forensics: Recent advances, taxonomy, requirements, and open challenges

    Ibrar Yaqoob;Ibrahim Abaker Targio Hashem;Arif Ahmed;Arif Ahmed;S.M. Ahsan Kazmi

  • Complementing IoT Services Through Software Defined Networking and Edge Computing: A Comprehensive Survey

    Wajid Rafique;Lianyong Qi;Ibrar Yaqoob;Muhammad Imran

  • The rise of ransomware and emerging security challenges in the Internet of Things

    Ibrar Yaqoob;Ejaz Ahmed;Muhammad Habib ur Rehman;Abdelmuttlib Ibrahim Abdalla Ahmed

  • Autonomous Driving Cars in Smart Cities: Recent Advances, Requirements, and Challenges

    Ibrar Yaqoob;Latif U. Khan;S. M. Ahsan Kazmi;Muhammad Imran

  • Blockchain for IoT-based smart cities: Recent advances, requirements, and future challenges

    Umer Majeed;Latif U. Khan;Ibrar Yaqoob;S.M. Ahsan Kazmi

  • Enabling Communication Technologies for Smart Cities

    Ibrar Yaqoob;Ibrahim Abaker Targio Hashem;Yasir Mehmood;Abdullah Gani

Frequent Co-Authors

Khaled Salah
Khaled Salah Khalifa University
Raja Jayaraman
Raja Jayaraman New Mexico State University
Abdullah Gani
Abdullah Gani University of Malaya
Ejaz Ahmed
Ejaz Ahmed University of the Punjab
Choong Seon Hong
Choong Seon Hong Kyung Hee University
Nor Badrul Anuar
Nor Badrul Anuar University of Malaya
Rafidah Md Noor
Rafidah Md Noor University of Malaya
Mohsen Guizani
Mohsen Guizani Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Zhu Han
Zhu Han University of Houston
Nadra Guizani
Nadra Guizani The University of Texas at Arlington

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