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IoT Networks and Protocols

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Vũ Khánh Quý
Hung Yen University of Technology and Education
2
Mohammed Banafaa
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
3
Hayder Al-Hraishawi
University of South Florida
4
Mohammed Jouhari
Université Ibn-Tofail
5
Farshad Firouzi
Arizona State University
6
Mohammed Laroui
Capgemini (France)
7
Mukarram A. M. Almuhaya
Nottingham Trent University
8
Yuanzhe Li
Institute of Technology of Cambodia
9
Saeik Firdose
École de Technologie Supérieure
10
Akhirul Islam
Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati

Rising Stars Papers

1
A Comprehensive Survey on 5G-and-Beyond Networks With UAVs: Applications, Emerging Technologies, Regulatory Aspects, Research Trends and Challenges
IEEE Access|2024
159 cit.
2
Lightweight CNN-BiLSTM based Intrusion Detection Systems for Resource-Constrained IoT Devices
Unknown Journal|2024
50 cit.
3
Efficient Intrusion Detection: Combining X<sup>2</sup> Feature Selection with CNN-BiLSTM on the UNSW-NB15 Dataset
Unknown Journal|2024
23 cit.
4
Characterizing and Utilizing the Interplay Between Quantum Technologies and Non-Terrestrial Networks
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society|2024
19 cit.
5
Federated Learning Approach for Collaborative and Secure Smart Healthcare Applications
IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing|2024
13 cit.
6
GSAgri: Green and Secure Agriculture through efficient task offloading and scheduling under IoT-enabled energy-harvesting multi-access edge computing framework
Expert Systems with Applications|2025
11 cit.
7
Cauliflower-like super-hydrophobic SERS substrate via two-step laser processing for acetamiprid detection
Applied Surface Science|2024
9 cit.
8
Digital Twin for Enhanced Resource Allocation in 6G Non-Terrestrial Networks
IEEE Communications Magazine|2024
9 cit.
9
A QoS-Adaptive Routing Scheme for Urban-MANETs
IEEE Sensors Journal|2025
6 cit.
10
DELTA: Deadline aware energy and latency-optimized task offloading and resource allocation in GPU-enabled, PiM-enabled distributed heterogeneous MEC architecture
Journal of Systems Architecture|2025
5 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Tao Zhang
South China Agricultural University
2
W. Townsley
École Polytechnique
3
Yixue Hao
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
4
Seung-Hoon Hwang
Dongguk University
5
Tiago M. Fernández‐Caramés
Universidade da Coruña
6
James McElhannon
University of Missouri–St. Louis
7
Jeroen Famaey
University of Antwerp
8
Hazhir Shokri Razaghi
Ericsson (Hungary)
9
Sanmeet Kaur
Eastern Washington University
10
Quoc‐Viet Pham
University College Dublin

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
A Survey on Intelligent Internet of Things: Applications, Security, Privacy, and Future Directions
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials|2024
198 cit.
2
Energy-Efficient Federated Learning Over UAV-Enabled Wireless Powered Communications
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology|2022
147 cit.
3
Aerial Computing: A New Computing Paradigm, Applications, and Challenges
IEEE Internet of Things Journal|2022
99 cit.
4
Deep learning for intelligent demand response and smart grids: A comprehensive survey
Computer Science Review|2024
99 cit.
5
Nonlinear marine predator algorithm: A cost-effective optimizer for fair power allocation in NOMA-VLC-B5G networks
Expert Systems with Applications|2022
64 cit.
6
Mist and Edge Computing Cyber-Physical Human-Centered Systems for Industry 5.0: A Cost-Effective IoT Thermal Imaging Safety System
Sensors|2022
56 cit.
7
Applications of Distributed Machine Learning for the Internet-of-Things: A Comprehensive Survey
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials|2024
55 cit.
8
Towards energy-aware tinyML on battery-less IoT devices
Internet of Things|2023
54 cit.
9
Dynamic Incremental Ensemble Fuzzy Classifier for Data Streams in Green Internet of Things
IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking|2022
46 cit.
10
Design, Implementation, and Practical Evaluation of a Voice Recognition Based IoT Home Automation System for Low-Resource Languages and Resource-Constrained Edge IoT Devices: A System for Galician and Mobile Opportunistic Scenarios
IEEE Access|2023
46 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Michele Zorzi
University of Padua
2
H. Vincent Poor
Princeton University
3
Lanyu Xu
Oakland University
4
Khaled B. Letaief
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
5
Mikael Gidlund
Mid Sweden University
6
Wei Zhao
Beihang University
7
Tor Skeie
University of Oslo
8
Vijay K. Bhargava
University of British Columbia
9
Victor C. M. Leung
University of British Columbia
10
Petar Popovski
Aalborg University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Edge Computing: Vision and Challenges
IEEE Internet of Things Journal|2016
7.9k cit.
2
Internet of Things for Smart Cities
IEEE Internet of Things Journal|2014
6.1k cit.
3
A Survey on Mobile Edge Computing: The Communication Perspective
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials|2017
5.4k cit.
4
Five disruptive technology directions for 5G
IEEE Communications Magazine|2014
3.8k cit.
5
A Survey on Internet of Things: Architecture, Enabling Technologies, Security and Privacy, and Applications
IEEE Internet of Things Journal|2017
2.7k cit.
6
Mobile Edge Computing: A Survey
IEEE Internet of Things Journal|2017
2.4k cit.
7
A Survey on Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access for 5G Networks: Research Challenges and Future Trends
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications|2017
2.4k cit.
8
Industrial Internet of Things: Challenges, Opportunities, and Directions
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics|2018
2.3k cit.
9
Federated Learning With Differential Privacy: Algorithms and Performance Analysis
IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security|2020
2.2k cit.
10
Toward 6G Networks: Use Cases and Technologies
IEEE Communications Magazine|2020
2.1k cit.

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