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Software-Defined Networks and 5G

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Shalitha Wijethilaka
University College Dublin
2
Paul Almasan
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
3
Mahmoud Said Elsayed
University College Dublin
4
Danish Javeed
Dalian Maritime University
5
Abdulsalam O. Alzahrani
King Saud University
6
Miquel Ferriol-Galmés
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
7
Anupama Mishra
Swami Rama Himalayan University
8
Sohaib Latif
Asian University
9
Lubna Fayez Eliyan
University of Lusaka
10
Abderrahime Filali
École de Technologie Supérieure

Rising Stars Papers

1
A federated learning-based zero trust intrusion detection system for Internet of Things
Ad Hoc Networks|2024
112 cit.
2
Quantum-empowered federated learning and 6G wireless networks for IoT security: Concept, challenges and future directions
Future Generation Computer Systems|2024
88 cit.
3
An Intelligent and Interpretable Intrusion Detection System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Unknown Journal|2024
16 cit.
4
Blockchain-Based Secure Authentication and Authorization Framework for Robust 5G Network Slicing
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management|2024
13 cit.
5
Open RAN Slicing for MVNOs With Deep Reinforcement Learning
IEEE Internet of Things Journal|2024
9 cit.
6
Ranking of cloud services by applying BWM-TOPSIS, BWM-ARAS, and BWM-COPRAS hybrid MCDM methods
International Journal of Data Science and Analytics|2025
5 cit.
7
Tempered Image Detection Using ELA and Convolutional Neural Networks
Unknown Journal|2024
4 cit.
8
Machine Learning Empowered Security and Privacy Architecture for IoT Networks with the Integration of Blockchain
Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing|2024
4 cit.
9
Prediction of variants of DDoS attacks based on statistical analysis and machine learning algorithms
International Journal of Innovative Computing and Applications|2024
3 cit.
10
Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning Framework for Open Radio Access Networks (ORAN)
Unknown Journal|2024
2 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Anca Delia Jurcut
University College Dublin
2
Madhusanka Liyanage
University College Dublin
3
Martino Trevisan
University of Trieste
4
Francesco G. Lavacca
Link Campus University
5
Hicham Lakhlef
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
6
Junchen Jiang
Carnegie Mellon University
7
Rabei Alhadad
La Trobe University
8
Mohammed J. F. Alenazi
King Saud University
9
Seela Veerabhadreswara Rao
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
10
Abdelbaki El Belrhiti El Alaoui
Université Moulay Ismail de Meknes

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
A Survey on the Convergence of Edge Computing and AI for UAVs: Opportunities and Challenges
IEEE Internet of Things Journal|2022
432 cit.
2
Autonomous vehicles in 5G and beyond: A survey
Vehicular Communications|2022
212 cit.
3
A Flow-Based Anomaly Detection Approach With Feature Selection Method Against DDoS Attacks in SDNs
IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking|2022
174 cit.
4
Federated Learning for the Healthcare Metaverse: Concepts, Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions
IEEE Internet of Things Journal|2023
142 cit.
5
Open RAN security: Challenges and opportunities
Journal of Network and Computer Applications|2023
137 cit.
6
A survey on Zero touch network and Service Management (ZSM) for 5G and beyond networks
Journal of Network and Computer Applications|2022
133 cit.
7
A Survey on Network Slicing Security: Attacks, Challenges, Solutions and Research Directions
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials|2023
105 cit.
8
A comparative study on online machine learning techniques for network traffic streams analysis
Computer Networks|2022
97 cit.
9
A Survey on Role of Blockchain for IoT: Applications and Technical Aspects
Computer Networks|2023
96 cit.
10
Explainable AI for 6G Use Cases: Technical Aspects and Research Challenges
IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society|2024
94 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Amin Vahdat
Google (United States)
2
Nick McKeown
Stanford University
3
Jennifer Rexford
Princeton University
4
Scott Shenker
International Computer Science Institute
5
Raouf Boutaba
University of Waterloo
6
David Walker
Princeton University
7
Steve Uhlig
Queen Mary University of London
8
Biswanath Mukherjee
Soochow University
9
Mohsen Guizani
Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
10
Sudipta Sengupta
Microsoft (United States)

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
OpenFlow
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review|2008
8.4k cit.
2
A scalable content-addressable network
Unknown Journal|2001
6.4k cit.
3
Software-Defined Networking: A Comprehensive Survey
Proceedings of the IEEE|2014
4.9k cit.
4
Epidemic routing for partially-connected ad hoc networks
Unknown Journal|2000
4.2k cit.
5
Web caching and Zipf-like distributions: evidence and implications
Unknown Journal|1999
3.5k cit.
6
Cloud computing: state-of-the-art and research challenges
Journal of Internet Services and Applications|2010
3.5k cit.
7
A scalable, commodity data center network architecture
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review|2008
3.2k cit.
8
P4
ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review|2014
2.8k cit.
9
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): A Survey on Civil Applications and Key Research Challenges
IEEE Access|2019
2.2k cit.
10
VL2
Unknown Journal|2009
2.1k cit.

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