2026 Paolo Giaccone: 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	32	13244	12851	469	465	211	3795

Paolo Giaccone publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paolo Giaccone sits on this spectrum.

32 publications 991+

This scientist: 211 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paolo Giaccone D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Paolo Giaccone sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paolo Giaccone is affiliated with the Polytechnic University of Turin in Italy. Their scholarly work primarily spans the field of Computer Science, with a focus on topics related to computer networks, communications, and distributed computing systems.

The main fields of study associated with their research include:

Computer Networks and Communications
Information Systems
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Transportation
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

The principal topics of Paolo Giaccone's research encompass:

Cloud Computing and Resource Management
Software-Defined Networks and 5G
IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
Software System Performance and Reliability
Caching and Content Delivery
Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Paolo Giaccone include:

"Dynamic Service Provisioning in the Edge-Cloud Continuum With Bounded Resources" (2023), published in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking
"Edge-based passive crowd monitoring through WiFi Beacons" (2022), published in Computer Communications
"Performance benchmarking of state-of-the-art software switches for NFV" (2021), published in Computer Networks
"Revamping Cloud Gaming With Distributed Engines" (2022), published in IEEE Internet Computing
"Reducing Microservices Interference and Deployment Time in Resource-Constrained Cloud Systems" (2023), published in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management

Paolo Giaccone frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

Carla Fabiana Chiasserini
Claudio Casetti
Itamar Cohen
Riccardo Rusca
Andrea Bianco

The venues in which Paolo Giaccone has published multiple works comprise:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
arXiv (Cornell University)
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management
Computer Communications
Computer Networks

Best Publications

Temporal locality in today's content caching: why it matters and how to model it

Stefano Traverso;Mohamed Ahmed;Michele Garetto;Paolo Giaccone

236
Citations
Randomized scheduling algorithms for high-aggregate bandwidth switches

P. Giaccone;B. Prabhakar;D. Shah

148
Citations
Towards simple, high-performance schedulers for high-aggregate bandwidth switches

P. Giaccone;B. Prabhakar;D. Shah

133
Citations
Multicast traffic in input-queued switches: optimal scheduling and maximum throughput

Marco Ajmone Marsan;Andrea Bianco;Paolo Giaccone;Emilio Leonardi

128
Citations
Packet-mode scheduling in input-queued cell-based switches

M. Ajmone Marsan;A. Bianco;P. Giaccone;E. Leonardi

116
Citations
Content-centric routing in Wi-Fi direct multi-group networks

Claudio Casetti;Carla Fabiana Chiasserini;Luciano Curto Pelle;Carolina Del Valle

111
Citations
Using partial differential equations to model TCP mice and elephants in large IP networks

Marco Ajmone Marsan;Michele Garetto;Paolo Giaccone;Emilio Leonardi

105
Citations
Capacity scaling in delay tolerant networks with heterogeneous mobile nodes

Michele Garetto;Paolo Giaccone;Emilio Leonardi

104
Citations
Timely Data Delivery in a Realistic Bus Network

U. G. Acer;P. Giaccone;D. Hay;G. Neglia

91
Citations
Optimal routing and scheduling for deterministic delay tolerant networks

David Hay;Paolo Giaccone

90
Citations
Packet scheduling in input-queued cell-based switches

F. Ajmone Marsan;A. Bianco;P. Giaccone;E. Leonardi

87
Citations
Efficient randomized algorithms for input-queued switch scheduling

D. Shah;P. Giaccone;B. Prabhakar

87
Citations
The Role of the Inter-Controller Consensus in the Placement of Distributed SDN Controllers

Tianzhu Zhang;Paolo Giaccone;Andrea Bianco;Samuele De Domenico

76
Citations
Capacity scaling in ad hoc networks with heterogeneous mobile nodes: the super-critical regime

Michele Garetto;Paolo Giaccone;Emilio Leonardi

75
Citations
Unravelling the Impact of Temporal and Geographical Locality in Content Caching Systems

Stefano Traverso;Mohamed Ahmed;Michele Garetto;Paolo Giaccone

73
Citations
Communication-Aware UAV Path Planning

Afshin Mardani;Marcello Chiaberge;Paolo Giaccone

68
Citations
Inter-controller traffic in ONOS clusters for SDN networks

Abubakar Siddique Muqaddas;Andrea Bianco;Paolo Giaccone;Guido Maier

67
Citations
The role of inter-controller traffic in SDN controllers placement

Tianzhu Zhang;Andrea Bianco;Paolo Giaccone

67
Citations
Throughput Region of Finite-Buffered Networks

P. Giaccone;E. Leonardi;D. Shah

65
Citations
On the Capacity of Ad Hoc Wireless Networks Under General Node Mobility

M. Garetto;P. Giaccone;E. Leonardi

64
Citations
An implementable parallel scheduler for input-queued switches

P. Giaccone;D. Shah;B. Prabhakar

63
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Bianco Polytechnic University of Turin

Emilio Leonardi Polytechnic University of Turin

Fabio Neri Polytechnic University of Turin

Michele Garetto University of Turin

Carla-Fabiana Chiasserini Polytechnic University of Turin

Claudio Casetti Polytechnic University of Turin

Devavrat Shah MIT

Balaji Prabhakar Stanford University

Marco Ajmone Marsan Polytechnic University of Turin

Dario Rossi Télécom ParisTech

External Links

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