Adlen Ksentini

11.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
217 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Adlen Ksentini is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Adlen Ksentini has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 108 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 22 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Adlen Ksentini's work include Software-Defined Networks and 5G (90 papers), IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (56 papers) and Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (43 papers). Adlen Ksentini is often cited by papers focused on Software-Defined Networks and 5G (90 papers), IoT and Edge/Fog Computing (56 papers) and Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization (43 papers). Adlen Ksentini collaborates with scholars based in France, Finland and Algeria. Adlen Ksentini's co-authors include Tarik Taleb, Pantelis A. Frangoudis, Hannu Flinck, Bouziane Brik, Min Chen, Miloud Bagaa, Xiaofei Wang, Victor C. M. Leung, Ibrahim Afolabi and Konstantinos Samdanis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Adlen Ksentini

195 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Cache in the air: exploiting content caching and delivery techniques for 5G systems

2014 851 citations Adlen Ksentini et al. profile →
Network Slicing and Softwarization: A Survey on Principles, Enabling Technologies, and Solutions

2018 755 citations Adlen Ksentini et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →
Mobile Edge Computing Potential in Making Cities Smarter

2017 305 citations Adlen Ksentini et al. profile →
Named Data Networking in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks: State-of-the-Art and Challenges

2019 252 citations Hakima Khelifi, Senlin Luo et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Adlen Ksentini France	41	5.9k	3.4k	891	656	622	217	7.2k
Gang Feng China	40	4.4k 0.7×	4.1k 1.2×	543 0.6×	489 0.7×	450 0.7×	251	6.4k
Carla Fabiana Chiasserini Italy	42	5.3k 0.9×	3.7k 1.1×	534 0.6×	476 0.7×	405 0.7×	412	7.2k
Weifa Liang Australia	45	5.5k 0.9×	3.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	539 0.8×	543 0.9×	282	7.2k
Songtao Guo China	40	3.6k 0.6×	2.3k 0.7×	1.2k 1.4×	874 1.3×	434 0.7×	260	5.3k
Y. Thomas Hou United States	48	6.4k 1.1×	5.6k 1.7×	1.1k 1.3×	1.7k 2.7×	730 1.2×	329	9.6k
Zhengguo Sheng United Kingdom	38	2.7k 0.5×	2.6k 0.8×	668 0.7×	476 0.7×	432 0.7×	170	4.8k
Xi Li China	30	2.7k 0.5×	2.8k 0.8×	803 0.9×	548 0.8×	441 0.7×	302	4.8k
Hongfang Yu China	45	3.9k 0.7×	2.7k 0.8×	1.9k 2.1×	1.3k 2.0×	430 0.7×	316	6.4k
Hong Ji China	33	3.8k 0.6×	3.6k 1.1×	900 1.0×	451 0.7×	378 0.6×	303	5.5k
Nguyen H. Tran South Korea	42	4.1k 0.7×	2.9k 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	1.8k 2.8×	355 0.6×	217	6.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ksentini, Adlen, et al.. (2025). Resiliency focused proactive lifecycle management for stateful microservices in multi-cluster containerized environments. Computer Communications. 236. 108111–108111.

Ksentini, Adlen, et al.. (2025). 6G-INTENSE: Intent-Driven Native Artificial Intelligence Architecture Supporting Network-Compute Abstraction and Sensing at the Deep Edge. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine. 20(1). 44–54. 3 indexed citations

Ksentini, Adlen, et al.. (2024). On Using the Edge Application Server Discovery Function to Enforce Edge Computing in 5G Networks and Beyond. 4924–4929.

Ksentini, Adlen, et al.. (2024). SDN-based L4S Congestion Control in Beyond 5G. 99–105.

Ksentini, Adlen, et al.. (2024). Cost-efficient RAN slicing for service provisioning in 5G/B5G. Computer Communications. 222. 141–149.

Amaxilatis, Dimitrios, et al.. (2024). Data Management Over Cloud Edge Continuum in the Context of AC³. 1–7.

Ramantas, Kostas, et al.. (2024). 5G INSTRUCT Forge: An Advanced Data Engineering Pipeline for Making LLMs Learn 5G. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking. 11(2). 974–986. 1 indexed citations

Brik, Bouziane, et al.. (2024). Split Federated Learning for 6G Enabled-Networks: Requirements, Challenges, and Future Directions. IEEE Access. 12. 9890–9930. 34 indexed citations

Ramantas, Kostas, et al.. (2024). Resource Demand Prediction for Network Slices in 5G Using ML Enhanced With Network Models. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 73(8). 11848–11861. 6 indexed citations

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Ksentini, Adlen, et al.. (2023). Combining Network Data Analytics Function and Machine Learning for Abnormal Traffic Detection in Beyond 5G. 1204–1209. 8 indexed citations

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Bagaa, Miloud, et al.. (2023). Optimal radio resource management in 5G NR featuring network slicing. Computer Networks. 234. 109937–109937. 5 indexed citations

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Brik, Bouziane, et al.. (2022). A Trust and Explainable Federated Deep Learning Framework in Zero Touch B5G Networks. GLOBECOM 2022 - 2022 IEEE Global Communications Conference. 1037–1042. 11 indexed citations

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Houda, Zakaria Abou El, Bouziane Brik, Adlen Ksentini, Lyes Khoukhi, & Mohsen Guizani. (2022). When Federated Learning Meets Game Theory: A Cooperative Framework to Secure IIoT Applications on Edge Computing. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics. 18(11). 7988–7997. 62 indexed citations

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Bagaa, Miloud, et al.. (2021). Radio Link Failure Prediction in 5G Networks. 2021 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM). 1–6. 15 indexed citations

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Wu, Yulei, Dimitra Simeonidou, Cheng‐Xiang Wang, et al.. (2020). IEEE TCCN Special Section Editorial: Intelligent Resource Management for 5G and Beyond. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking. 6(2). 422–427. 1 indexed citations

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Khelifi, Hakima, Senlin Luo, Boubakr Nour, et al.. (2019). Named Data Networking in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks: State-of-the-Art and Challenges. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 22(1). 320–351. 252 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chekired, Djabir Abdeldjalil, Mohammed Amine Togou, Lyes Khoukhi, & Adlen Ksentini. (2019). 5G-Slicing-Enabled Scalable SDN Core Network: Toward an Ultra-Low Latency of Autonomous Driving Service. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 37(8). 1769–1782. 113 indexed citations

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Nour, Boubakr, Adlen Ksentini, Nicolas Herbaut, Pantelis A. Frangoudis, & Hassine Moungla. (2019). A Blockchain-Based Network Slice Broker for 5G Services. IEEE Networking Letters. 1(3). 99–102. 90 indexed citations

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Frangoudis, Pantelis A., et al.. (2019). A MEC-Based Extended Virtual Sensing for Automotive Services. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management. 16(4). 1450–1463. 25 indexed citations

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Marchetto, Guido, et al.. (2018). Virtual Network Embedding with Formal Reachability Assurance. Graduate School and Research Center in Digital Science (EURECOM). 368–372. 5 indexed citations

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