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Raouf Boutaba 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 Raouf Boutaba sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 633 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Raouf Boutaba 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 Raouf Boutaba sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 2012 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to automated network and service management methodologies and applications
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Raouf Boutaba is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research primarily encompasses the fields of Computer Science and Engineering, with a particular focus on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence.

Boutaba's main topics of study include:

  • Software-Defined Networks and 5G
  • Network Security and Intrusion Detection
  • Advanced Optical Network Technologies
  • Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
  • Software System Performance and Reliability
  • Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with frequent publication outlets including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • NOMS 2022-2022 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium
  • IEEE Communications Magazine

Recent papers by Raouf Boutaba demonstrate their involvement in network security, management, and traffic analysis. These include:

  • "Man-in-the-Middle Attack Mitigation in Internet of Medical Things," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
  • "Network Management 2030: Operations and Control of Network 2030 Services," 2020, Journal of Network and Systems Management
  • "BotChase: Graph-Based Bot Detection Using Machine Learning," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management
  • "A Look Behind the Curtain: Traffic Classification in an Increasingly Encrypted Web," 2021, Proceedings of the ACM on Measurement and Analysis of Computing Systems
  • "Reliable Slicing of 5G Transport Networks With Bandwidth Squeezing and Multi-Path Provisioning," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management

Frequent collaborators in research include Mohammad A. Salahuddin, Noura Limam, Aladdin Saleh, Nashid Shahriar, and Bertrand Mathieu.

Awards and honors received by Raouf Boutaba include:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2019), Academy of Science
  • IEEE Fellow (2012), awarded for contributions to automated network and service management methodologies and applications
  • Membership in The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Best Publications

  • Cloud computing: state-of-the-art and research challenges

    Qi Zhang;Lu Cheng;Raouf Boutaba

  • Network Function Virtualization: State-of-the-Art and Research Challenges

    Rashid Mijumbi;Joan Serrat;Juan-Luis Gorricho;Niels Bouten

  • A survey of network virtualization

    N.M. Mosharaf Kabir Chowdhury;Raouf Boutaba

  • Network virtualization: state of the art and research challenges

    N.M.M.K. Chowdhury;R. Boutaba

  • Virtual Network Embedding with Coordinated Node and Link Mapping

    N. M. M. K. Chowdhury;M. R. Rahman;R. Boutaba

  • A comprehensive survey on machine learning for networking: evolution, applications and research opportunities

    Raouf Boutaba;Mohammad A. Salahuddin;Noura Limam;Sara Ayoubi

  • ViNEYard: virtual network embedding algorithms with coordinated node and link mapping

    Mosharaf Chowdhury;Muntasir Raihan Rahman;Raouf Boutaba

  • Data Center Network Virtualization: A Survey

    Md. Faizul Bari;Raouf Boutaba;Rafael Esteves;Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville

  • A survey of naming and routing in information-centric networks

    M. F. Bari;S. Chowdhury;R. Ahmed;R. Boutaba

  • Sistema e processo de gerenciamento de falha de software

    Douik Samir;Boutaba Raouf

  • Internet of Drones

    Mirmojtaba Gharibi;Raouf Boutaba;Steven L. Waslander

  • Dynamic Controller Provisioning in Software Defined Networks

    Faizul Bari;Arup Raton Roy;Shihabur Rahman Chowdhury;Qi Zhang

  • PayLess: A low cost network monitoring framework for Software Defined Networks

    Shihabur Rahman Chowdhury;Md. Faizul Bari;Reaz Ahmed;Raouf Boutaba

  • On orchestrating virtual network functions

    Md. Faizul Bari;Shihabur Rahman Chowdhury;Reaz Ahmed;Raouf Boutaba

  • Conflict classification and analysis of distributed firewall policies

    E. Al-Shaer;H. Hamed;R. Boutaba;M. Hasan

  • Collaborative Security: A Survey and Taxonomy

    Guozhu Meng;Yang Liu;Jie Zhang;Alexander Pokluda

  • Orchestrating Virtualized Network Functions

    Faizul Bari;Shihabur Rahman Chowdhury;Reaz Ahmed;Raouf Boutaba

  • Dynamic Resource Allocation for Spot Markets in Cloud Computing Environments

    Qi Zhang;Quanyan Zhu;Raouf Boutaba

  • Gateway Placement Optimization in Wireless Mesh Networks With QoS Constraints

    B. Aoun;R. Boutaba;Youssef Iraqi;G. Kenward

  • SVNE: Survivable Virtual Network Embedding Algorithms for Network Virtualization

    M. R. Rahman;R. Boutaba

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy Pujolle
Guy Pujolle Sorbonne University
Quanyan Zhu
Quanyan Zhu New York University
Alberto Leon-Garcia
Alberto Leon-Garcia University of Toronto
James Won-Ki Hong
James Won-Ki Hong Pohang University of Science and Technology
Tamer Basar
Tamer Basar University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jie Zhang
Jie Zhang Nanyang Technological University
Joseph L. Hellerstein
Joseph L. Hellerstein University of Washington
Massimo Tornatore
Massimo Tornatore Polytechnic University of Milan
Ehab Al-Shaer
Ehab Al-Shaer Carnegie Mellon University
Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville
Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

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