2026 Zakaria Maamar: 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	39	9769	9488	17	17	498	6505

Overview

Zakaria Maamar is affiliated with Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates. Their research primarily spans the fields of Computer Science and Business, Management and Accounting, with a total of 104 and 21 publications respectively. Within these areas, Maamar's work delves into specific subfields such as Computer Networks and Communications, Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The research topics addressed by Zakaria Maamar encompass a range of contemporary technological and management issues. These include:

IoT and Edge/Fog Computing
Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Services
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
Cloud Computing and Resource Management
Business Process Modeling and Analysis
Software System Performance and Reliability
Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems

Maamar's recent publications highlight a focus on machine learning, resource allocation, and network management within IoT and cloud-enabled systems. Representative recent papers include:

"IoT-Enabled Flood Severity Prediction via Ensemble Machine Learning Models," 2020, IEEE Access
"A multi-model based microservices identification approach," 2021, Journal of Systems Architecture
"Intelligent Control and Security of Fog Resources in Healthcare Systems via a Cognitive Fog Model," 2020, ACM Transactions on Internet Technology
"Toward a correct and optimal time-aware cloud resource allocation to business processes," 2020, Future Generation Computer Systems
"Congestion avoidance in wireless sensor network using software defined network," 2021, Computing

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Maamar include Noura Faci, Fadwa Yahya, Thar Baker, Djamal Benslimane, and Mohammed Al-Khafajiy. These collaborative networks suggest a multidisciplinary approach across computer science and information systems domains.

Publication venues where Maamar's work regularly appears include Computing, Service Oriented Computing and Applications, Internet of Things, Future Generation Computer Systems, and Computer Science and Information Systems. These outlets reflect a consistent contribution to both theoretical and applied research in computing and systems engineering.

In addition to journal articles, Zakaria Maamar has contributed to book publications with Springer Science+Business Media, particularly in the area of Web Information Systems Engineering, with works published in 2021.

Best Publications

Toward an agent-based and context-oriented approach for Web services composition

Z. Maamar;S.K. Mostefaoui;H. Yahyaoui

301
Citations
What can context do for web services

Zakaria Maamar;Djamal Benslimane;Nanjangud C. Narendra

159
Citations
Towards an Approach forWeb services Substitution

Yehia Taher;Djamal Benslimane;Marie-christine Fauvet;Zakaria Maamar

139
Citations
Improving Fog Computing Performance via Fog-2-Fog Collaboration

Mohammed Al-khafajiy;Thar Baker;Hilal Al-Libawy;Zakaria Maamar

134
Citations
A context-based mediation approach to compose semantic Web services

Michael Mrissa;Chirine Ghedira;Djamal Benslimane;Zakaria Maamar

130
Citations
Why Web Services Need Social Networks

Zakaria Maamar;Hakim Hacid;Michael N Huhns

125
Citations
Towards an Approach for Web services Substitution

Yehia Taher;Djamal Benslimane;Marie-Christine Fauvet;Zakaria Maamar

118
Citations
Configurable Composition and Adaptive Provisioning of Web Services

Q.Z. Sheng;B. Benatallah;Z. Maamar;A.H.H. Ngu

117
Citations
Integration of workflow and agent technology for business process management

Yuhong Yan;Z. Maamar;Weiming Shen

116
Citations
Using Social Networks for Web Services Discovery

Z. Maamar;P. Santos;L. Wives;Y. Badr

110
Citations
Enabling Personalized Composition and Adaptive Provisioning of Web Services

Quan Z. Sheng;Boualem Benatallah;Zakaria Maamar;Marlon Dumas

110
Citations
LinkedWS: A Novel Web Services Discovery Model Based on the Metaphor of Social Networks

Zakaria Maamar;Leandro Krug Wives;Youakim Badr;Said Elnaffar

109
Citations
On the Enhancement of BPEL Engines for Self-Healing Composite Web Services

S. Subramanian;P. Thiran;N.C. Narendra;G.K. Mostefaoui

108
Citations
On Composite Web Services Provisioning in an Environment of Fixed and Mobile Computing Resources

Zakaria Maamar;Quan Z. Sheng;Boualem Benatallah

97
Citations
Context for Personalized Web Services

Z. Maamar;S.K. Mostefaoui;Q.H. Mahmoud

93
Citations
A Petri Net Approach to Analyzing Behavioral Compatibility and Similarity of Web Services

Xitong Li;Yushun Fan;Q Z Sheng;Z Maamar

91
Citations
Service composition: concepts, techniques, tools and trends

Boualem Benatallah;Remco M. Dijkman;Marlon Dumas;Zakaria Maamar

88
Citations
Toward intelligent business objects

Zakaria Maamar;Jeff Sutherland

86
Citations
An Argumentation Framework for Communities of Web Services

J. Bentahar;Z. Maamar;D. Benslimane;P. Thiran

85
Citations
An Approach to Engineer Communities of Web Services: Concepts, architecture, operation, and deployment

Zakaria Maamar;Sattanathan Subramanian;Philippe Thiran;Djamal Benslimane

84
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Quan Z. Sheng Macquarie University

Thar Baker University of Khorfakkan

Qusay H. Mahmoud University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Boualem Benatallah Dublin City University

Sherif Sakr University of Tartu

Michael N. Huhns University of South Carolina

Sherali Zeadally University of Kentucky

Rajkumar Buyya University of Melbourne

Lina Yao Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Marlon Dumas University of Tartu

External Links

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