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D-Index
39
Citations
6163
World Ranking
9790
National Ranking
27

Leonel Sousa publications per year

1990: 1 publications 1991: 1 publications 1992: 1 publications 1993: 1 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 23 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 18 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 25 publications
1990 2025

464 publications in total across all disciplines

Leonel Sousa publication distribution in Computer Science in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Leonel Sousa sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 400 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Leonel Sousa D-index placement in Computer Science in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Leonel Sousa sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - ACM Distinguished Member
  • 2009 - ACM Senior Member

Overview

Leonel Sousa is affiliated with Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal and has a significant record of publications primarily in the field of Computer Science.

The scientist's research spans multiple subfields including:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Molecular Biology

Work focuses on a range of topics such as:

  • Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
  • IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Cloud Computing and Resource Management
  • Cryptography and Data Security
  • Gene expression and cancer classification
  • Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
  • Security and Verification in Computing

Recent papers by Leonel Sousa include:

  • "Dethroning GPS: Low-Power Accurate 5G Positioning Systems Using Machine Learning," 2020, IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems
  • "A genetic-based approach for service placement in fog computing," 2022, The Journal of Supercomputing
  • "Nonconventional Computer Arithmetic Circuits, Systems and Applications," 2021, IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine
  • "NTT Architecture for a Linux-Ready RISC-V Fully-Homomorphic Encryption Accelerator," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I Regular Papers
  • "A hybrid algorithm for task scheduling on heterogeneous multiprocessor embedded systems," 2020, Applied Soft Computing

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Leonel Sousa include:

  • Aleksandar Ilić
  • Reza Entezari-Maleki
  • Sergio Santander-Jiménez
  • Diogo Marques
  • Luís Fiolhais

Frequent venues for publication are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Access
  • The Journal of Supercomputing
  • Future Generation Computer Systems
  • IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems

Leonel Sousa has contributed to book publications as well, with a recorded publication:

  • "Euro-Par 2021: Parallel Processing," published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2021

Awards received include:

  • ACM Distinguished Member, 2015
  • ACM Senior Member, 2009

Best Publications

  • Communication contention in task scheduling

    O. Sinnen;L.A. Sousa

  • Improving SHA-2 hardware implementations

    Ricardo Chaves;Georgi Kuzmanov;Leonel Sousa;Stamatis Vassiliadis

  • Cache-aware Roofline model: Upgrading the loft

    Aleksandar Ilic;Frederico Pratas;Leonel Sousa

  • A Survey on Fully Homomorphic Encryption: An Engineering Perspective

    Paulo Martins;Leonel Sousa;Artur Mariano

  • Massively LDPC Decoding on Multicore Architectures

    G Falcao;L Sousa;V Silva

  • Femtomolar limit of detection with a magnetoresistive biochip.

    V.C. Martins;F.A. Cardoso;J. Germano;S. Cardoso

  • General method for eliminating redundant computations in video coding

    L.A. Sousa

  • Improving SHA-2 hardware implementations

    Ricardo Chaves;Georgi Kuzmanov;Leonel Sousa;Stamatis Vassiliadis

  • Toward a realistic task scheduling model

    O. Sinnen;L.A. Sousa;F.E. Sandnes

  • A universal architecture for designing efficient modulo 2/sup n/+1 multipliers

    L. Sousa;R. Chaves

  • List scheduling: extension for contention awareness and evaluation of node priorities for heterogeneous cluster architectures ☆

    Oliver Sinnen;Leonel Sousa

  • RDSP: a RISC DSP based on residue number system

    R. Chaves;L. Sousa

  • A Portable and Autonomous Magnetic Detection Platform for Biosensing

    José A. Germano;Verónica C. Martins;Filipe Arroyo Cardoso;Teresa Mendes de Almeida

  • Cost-Efficient SHA Hardware Accelerators

    R. Chaves;G. Kuzmanov;L. Sousa;S. Vassiliadis

  • How GPUs can outperform ASICs for fast LDPC decoding

    Gabriel Falcão;Vitor Silva;Leonel Sousa

  • RNS-Based Elliptic Curve Point Multiplication for Massive Parallel Architectures

    Samuel Antão;Jean-Claude Bajard;Leonel Sousa

  • Fine-grain Parallelism Using Multi-core, Cell/BE, and GPU Systems: Accelerating the Phylogenetic Likelihood Function

    Frederico Pratas;Pedro Trancoso;Alexandros Stamatakis;Leonel Sousa

  • Reconfigurable memory based AES co-processor

    Ricardo Chaves;Georgi Kuzmanov;Stamatis Vassiliadis;Leonel Sousa

  • Combining Residue Arithmetic to Design Efficient Cryptographic Circuits and Systems

    Leonel Sousa;Samuel Antao;Paulo Martins

  • Improving residue number system multiplication with more balanced moduli sets and enhanced modular arithmetic structures

    Ricardo Chaves;Leonel Sousa

  • Massive parallel LDPC decoding on GPU

    Gabriel Falcão;Leonel Sousa;Vitor Silva

  • Fine-grain parallelism using multi-core, Cell/BE, and GPU Systems

    Frederico Pratas;Pedro Trancoso;Leonel Sousa;Alexandros Stamatakis

Frequent Co-Authors

Paulo P. Freitas
Paulo P. Freitas International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
Stamatis Vassiliadis
Stamatis Vassiliadis Delft University of Technology
Susana Cardoso
Susana Cardoso Instituto Superior Técnico
Paulo A.F. Martins
Paulo A.F. Martins Instituto Superior Técnico
Ali Movaghar
Ali Movaghar Sharif University of Technology
Mehdi Hosseinzadeh
Mehdi Hosseinzadeh Washington State University
Liqun Chen
Liqun Chen University of Surrey
Radu Prodan
Radu Prodan University of Innsbruck
Alexandros Stamatakis
Alexandros Stamatakis Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
Paulo Flores
Paulo Flores University of Minho

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