2026 Rachida Dssouli: 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	30	14107	13674	549	526	187	3783

Overview

Rachida Dssouli is affiliated with Concordia University in Canada and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Computer Science and Engineering. Their scholarly work encompasses several subfields, notably Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Computer Networks and Communications, and Software.

Their research topics include:

Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
Recommender Systems and Techniques
Robotic Path Planning Algorithms
Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
Data Quality and Management
Big Data and Business Intelligence

Recent publications of Rachida Dssouli reflect a focus on various aspects of data management, edge computing, and intelligent systems. Notable works include:

"Big data quality framework: a holistic approach to continuous quality management" (2021) published in Journal Of Big Data
"Deep reinforcement learning for the computation offloading in MIMO-based Edge Computing" (2023) published in Ad Hoc Networks
"Model checking intelligent avionics systems for test cases generation using multi-agent systems" (2020) published in Expert Systems with Applications
"A hybrid swarm intelligence approach for optimizing Multimodal Large Language Models deployment in edge-cloud-based Federated Learning environments" (2025) published in Computer Communications
"Enhanced Dynamic Deep Q-Network for Federated Learning scheduling policies on IoT devices using explanation-driven trust" (2025) published in Knowledge-Based Systems

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Rachida Dssouli include:

Jamal Bentahar (9 joint works)
Gaith Rjoub (6 joint works)
Hanae Elmekki (5 joint works)
Sofian Kassaymeh (5 joint works)
Shahed Bassam Almobydeen (3 joint works)

Rachida Dssouli's research is disseminated across several publication venues, with multiple papers published in:

SSRN Electronic Journal (2 publications)
Journal Of Big Data (1 publication)
Ad Hoc Networks (1 publication)
Expert Systems with Applications (1 publication)
Computer Communications (1 publication)

Best Publications

A QoS broker based architecture for efficient Web services selection

M.A. Serhani;R. Dssouli;A. Hafid;H. Sahraoui

269
Citations
Timed Wp-method: testing real-time systems

A. En-Nouaary;R. Dssouli;F. Khendek

186
Citations
Timed test cases generation based on state characterization technique

A. En-Nouaary;R. Dssouli;F. Khendek;A. Elqortobi

155
Citations
Big Data Pre-processing: A Quality Framework

Ikbal Taleb;Rachida Dssouli;Mohamed Adel Serhani

155
Citations
Test development for communication protocols: towards automation

R. Dssouli;K. Saleh;E. Aboulhamid;A. En-Nouaary

124
Citations
Fault Models in Testing

Gregor von Bochmann;Anindya Das;Rachida Dssouli;Martin Dubuc

124
Citations
Big Data Quality: A Survey

Ikbal Taleb;Mohamed Adel Serhani;Rachida Dssouli

109
Citations
From scenarios to timed automata: building specifications from users requirements

S. Some;R. Dssouli;J. Vaucher

105
Citations
Big Data Quality: A Quality Dimensions Evaluation

Ikbal Taleb;Hadeel T. El Kassabi;Mohamed Adel Serhani;Rachida Dssouli

94
Citations
Testing in context: framework and test derivation

Alexandre Petrenko;Nina Yevtushenko;Gregor V. Bochmann;Rachida Dssouli

89
Citations
Trace analysis for conformance and arbitration testing

G.V. Bochmann;R. Dssouli;J.R. Zhao

87
Citations
Service-Oriented Architecture for High-Dimensional Private Data Mashup

B. C. M. Fung;T. Trojer;P. C. K. Hung;Li Xiong

86
Citations
Generating Synchronizable Test Sequences Based on Finite State Machine with Distributed Ports

Gang Luo;Rachida Dssouli;Gregor von Bochmann;Pallapa Venkataram

85
Citations
Change impact analysis for requirement evolution using use case maps

J. Hassine;J. Rilling;J. Hewitt;R. Dssouli

84
Citations
Test generation with respect to distributed interfaces

Gang Luo;Rachida Dssouli;Gregor V. Bochmann;Pallapa Venkataram

71
Citations
Performance Evaluation of Mobile Web Services

Rabeb Mizouni;M. Adel Serhani;Rachida Dssouli;Abdelghani Benharref

66
Citations
A guided method for testing timed input output automata

Abdeslam En-Nouaary;Rachida Dssouli

64
Citations
Automatic executable test case generation for extended finite state machine protocols

C. Bourhfir;R. Dssouli;E. Aboulhamid;N. Rico

63
Citations
Error detection with multiple observers

Rachida Dssouli;Gregor von Bochmann

59
Citations
Conformance Relations and Test Derivation

Alexandre Petrenko;Gregor von Bochmann;Rachida Dssouli

58
Citations
Fault coverage in testing real-time systems

A. En-Nouaary;F. Khendek;R. Dssouli

55
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Roch Glitho Concordia University

Gregor von Bochmann University of Ottawa

Abdelhakim Hafid University of Montreal

Lingyu Wang Concordia University

Houari Sahraoui University of Montreal

Alexandre Petrenko Computer Research Institute of Montréal

Guy Lapalme University of Montreal

Boualem Benatallah Dublin City University

Benjamin C. M. Fung McGill University

Li Xiong Emory University

External Links

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