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2026

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Computer Science

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154
Citations
93579
World Ranking
29
National Ranking
3

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

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153
Citations
90697
World Ranking
14
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Computer Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Canada Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 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
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Xuemin Shen is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research spans multiple domains within computer science and engineering, with a focus on communication networks and security.

The primary fields of study for Xuemin Shen include:

  • Computer Science
  • Engineering

Their work covers a variety of subfields, such as:

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Information Systems

Xuemin Shen's research topics emphasize:

  • IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Cryptography and Data Security
  • Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs)
  • Software-Defined Networks and 5G

Recent papers associated with the broader research area and frequently cited in related work include:

  • "Towards 6G wireless communication networks: vision, enabling technologies, and new paradigm shifts" (2020), published in Science China Information Sciences
  • "On the Road to 6G: Visions, Requirements, Key Technologies, and Testbeds" (2023), published in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • "A Survey on Metaverse: Fundamentals, Security, and Privacy" (2022), published in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • "A Full Dive Into Realizing the Edge-Enabled Metaverse: Visions, Enabling Technologies, and Challenges" (2022), published in IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials
  • "Evolution of NOMA Toward Next Generation Multiple Access (NGMA) for 6G" (2022), published in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Xuemin Shen include:

  • Dusit Niyato
  • Weihua Zhuang
  • Nan Cheng
  • Huaqing Wu
  • Haibo Zhou

Xuemin Shen has published extensively in several notable venues, including:

  • IEEE Internet of Things Journal
  • IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
  • IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE Network

Their book publications span publishers such as Springer International Publishing and Springer Nature. Titles include:

  • Secure Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Systems (2022)
  • Data Security in Cloud Storage (2020)
  • Energy Efficient Computation Offloading in Mobile Edge Computing (2022)
  • Advanced Wireless Technologies for Industrial Network Systems (2023)
  • Security in Smart Home Networks (2023)
  • Privacy-Preserving Techniques with e-Healthcare Applications (2024)
  • Vehicular Networking for Road Safety (2020)
  • Intelligent Resource Management in Vehicular Networks (2022)
  • Backdoor Attacks against Learning-Based Algorithms (2024)
  • Mobile Edge Caching in Heterogeneous Vehicular Networks (2021)
  • Mission-Critical Application Driven Intelligent Maritime Networks (2020)
  • Intelligent Computing and Communication for the Internet of Vehicles (2023)

Awards received by Xuemin Shen include:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2015), Academy of Science
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Best Publications

  • Towards 6G wireless communication networks: vision, enabling technologies, and new paradigm shifts

    Xiaohu You;Cheng-Xiang Wang;Jie Huang;Xiqi Gao

  • Connected Vehicles: Solutions and Challenges

    Ning Lu;Nan Cheng;Ning Zhang;Xuemin Shen

  • GSIS: A Secure and Privacy-Preserving Protocol for Vehicular Communications

    Xiaodong Lin;Xiaoting Sun;Pin-Han Ho;Xuemin Shen

  • Smart community: an internet of things application

    Xu Li;Rongxing Lu;Xiaohui Liang;Xuemin Shen

  • ECPP: Efficient Conditional Privacy Preservation Protocol for Secure Vehicular Communications

    Rongxing Lu;Xiaodong Lin;Haojin Zhu;Pin-Han Ho

  • EPPA: An Efficient and Privacy-Preserving Aggregation Scheme for Secure Smart Grid Communications

    Rongxing Lu;Xiaohui Liang;Xu Li;Xiaodong Lin

  • HC-MAC: A Hardware-Constrained Cognitive MAC for Efficient Spectrum Management

    Juncheng Jia;Qian Zhang;Xuemin Shen

  • Operator controlled device-to-device communications in LTE-advanced networks

    Lei Lei;Zhangdui Zhong;Chuang Lin;Xuemin Shen

  • An Efficient Identity-Based Batch Verification Scheme for Vehicular Sensor Networks

    Chenxi Zhang;Rongxing Lu;Xiaodong Lin;Pin-Han Ho

  • A Survey on Platoon-Based Vehicular Cyber-Physical Systems

    Dongyao Jia;Kejie Lu;Jianping Wang;Xiang Zhang

  • Space/Aerial-Assisted Computing Offloading for IoT Applications: A Learning-Based Approach

    Xiongwen Cheng;Feng Lyu;Wei Quan;Conghao Zhou

  • Security and Privacy in Smart City Applications: Challenges and Solutions

    Kuan Zhang;Jianbing Ni;Kan Yang;Xiaohui Liang

  • Topology control for wireless sensor networks

    Jianping Pan;Y. Thomas Hou;Lin Cai;Yi Shi

  • Securing Fog Computing for Internet of Things Applications: Challenges and Solutions

    Jianbing Ni;Kuan Zhang;Xiaodong Lin;Xuemin Sherman Shen

  • Pseudonym Changing at Social Spots: An Effective Strategy for Location Privacy in VANETs

    Rongxing Lu;Xiaodong Li;T. H. Luan;Xiaohui Liang

  • Internet of vehicles in big data era

    Wenchao Xu;Haibo Zhou;Nan Cheng;Feng Lyu

  • A Lightweight Message Authentication Scheme for Smart Grid Communications

    M. M. Fouda;Z. M. Fadlullah;N. Kato;Rongxing Lu

  • SPRING: A Social-based Privacy-preserving Packet Forwarding Protocol for Vehicular Delay Tolerant Networks

    Rongxing Lu;Xiaodong Lin;Xuemin Shen

  • Secure provenance: the essential of bread and butter of data forensics in cloud computing

    Rongxing Lu;Xiaodong Lin;Xiaohui Liang;Xuemin (Sherman) Shen

  • Enabling device-to-device communications in millimeter-wave 5G cellular networks

    Jian Qiao;Xuemin Sherman Shen;Jon W. Mark;Qinghua Shen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon W. Mark
Jon W. Mark University of Waterloo
Rongxing Lu
Rongxing Lu Queen's University
Xiaodong Lin
Xiaodong Lin University of Guelph
Lin Cai
Lin Cai Illinois Institute of Technology
Nan Cheng
Nan Cheng Xidian University
Xiaohui Liang
Xiaohui Liang University of Massachusetts Boston
Haibo Zhou
Haibo Zhou Nanjing University
Pin-Han Ho
Pin-Han Ho University of Waterloo
Weihua Zhuang
Weihua Zhuang University of Waterloo
Kuan Zhang
Kuan Zhang University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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