2026 Sem Borst: 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	41	8779	8529	152	143	308	7856

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Computer Science

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7856

Overview

Sem Borst is affiliated with Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple domains within computer science, business management, and engineering, with a focus on advanced queuing theory analysis and distributed systems.

Their recent publications include:

Scalable Load Balancing in Networked Systems: A Survey of Recent Advances (2022) in SIAM Review
Asymptotic Optimality of Power-of-d Load Balancing in Large-Scale Systems (2020) in Mathematics of Operations Research
A self-organizing base station sleeping and user association strategy for dense cellular networks (2020) in Wireless Networks
Achievable Stability in Redundancy Systems (2020) in Proceedings of the ACM on Measurement and Analysis of Computing Systems
Zero-wait load balancing with sparse messaging (2020) in Operations Research Letters

Frequent co-authors of Sem Borst include:

Johan S. H. van Leeuwaarden
Diego Goldsztajn
Youri Raaijmakers
Ellen Cardinaels
Frank den Hollander

They have contributed extensively to the following publication venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Proceedings of the ACM on Measurement and Analysis of Computing Systems
Operations Research Letters
Performance Evaluation
ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review

Sem Borst's research fields of study cover:

Computer Science
Business, Management and Accounting
Engineering

Their specialized subfields include:

Computer Networks and Communications
Management Information Systems
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Statistics and Probability
Hardware and Architecture

Main research topics pursued by Sem Borst are:

Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis
Distributed systems and fault tolerance
Advanced Wireless Network Optimization
Age of Information Optimization
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Random Matrices and Applications
Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods

Best Publications

User-level performance of channel-aware scheduling algorithms in wireless data networks

Sem Borst

1102
Citations
Distributed Caching Algorithms for Content Distribution Networks

Sem Borst;Varun Gupta;Anwar Walid

845
Citations
Dimensioning large call centers

Sem Borst;Avi Mandelbaum;Martin I. Reiman

510
Citations
Dynamic rate control algorithms for HDR throughput optimization

S. Borst;P. Whiting

286
Citations
Downlink scheduling in CDMA data networks

A. Bedekar;S. Borst;K. Ramanan;P. Whiting

155
Citations
Inter-cell scheduling in wireless data networks

Thomas Bonald;Sem Borst;Alexandre Proutiere

134
Citations
Wireless data performance in multi-cell scenarios

T. Bonald;S. Borst;N. Hegde;A. Proutiére

122
Citations
Virtual partitioning for robust resource sharing: computational techniques for heterogeneous traffic

S.C. Borst;D. Mitra

118
Citations
Queues with Workload-Dependent Arrival and Service Rates

R. Bekker;S. C. Borst;O. J. Boxma;O. Kella

114
Citations
How mobility impacts the flow-level performance of wireless data systems

T. Bonald;S.C. Borst;A. Proutiere

107
Citations
Stability of Parallel Queueing Systems with Coupled Service Rates

Sem Borst;Matthieu Jonckheere;Lasse Leskelä

97
Citations
Universality of Power-of-$d$ Load Balancing in Many-Server Systems

Debankur Mukherjee;Sem C. Borst;Sem C. Borst;Johan S. H. van Leeuwaarden;Philip A. Whiting

91
Citations
Polling models with and without switchover times

Sem C. Borst;Onno J. Boxma

91
Citations
The equivalence between processor sharing and service in random order

S. C. Borst;O. J. Boxma;J. A. Morrison;R. NúñEz Queija

88
Citations
Beyond processor sharing

Samuli Aalto;Urtzi Ayesta;Sem Borst;Vishal Misra

87
Citations
Flow-level performance and capacity of wireless networks with user mobility

Thomas Bonald;Sem Borst;Nidhi Hegde;Matthieu Jonckheere

87
Citations
Instability of MaxWeight Scheduling Algorithms

P. van de Ven;S. Borst;S. Shneer

84
Citations
Stochastic Models and Wide-Area Network Measurements for Blockchain Design and Analysis

Nikolaos Papadis;Sem Borst;Anwar Walid;Mohamed Grissa

83
Citations
Generalized processor sharing with light-tailed and heavy-tailed input

Sem Borst;Michel Mandjes;Miranda van Uitert

80
Citations
The impact of the service discipline on delay asymptotics

S. C. Borst;O. J. Boxma;R. Núñez-Queija;A. P. Zwart

75
Citations
Dynamic channel-sensitive scheduling algorithms for wireless data throughput optimization

S. Borst;P. Whiting

73
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Onno Boxma Eindhoven University of Technology

Philip Whiting Macquarie University

Michel Mandjes Leiden University

Alexandre Proutiere Royal Institute of Technology

Thomas Bonald Télécom ParisTech

Eytan Modiano MIT

Martin I. Reiman Columbia University

Debasis Mitra Columbia University

Lei Ying University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Edward G. Coffman Columbia University

External Links

Personal website of Sem Borst Google Scholar page

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