Hadi Otrok

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
225 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Hadi Otrok is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hadi Otrok has authored 225 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 73 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 67 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hadi Otrok's work include Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing (42 papers), Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (35 papers) and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security (33 papers). Hadi Otrok is often cited by papers focused on Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing (42 papers), Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (35 papers) and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security (33 papers). Hadi Otrok collaborates with scholars based in United Arab Emirates, Canada and Lebanon. Hadi Otrok's co-authors include Azzam Mourad, Omar Abdel Wahab, Jamal Bentahar, Rabeb Mizouni, Shakti Singh, Anis Ouali, Tarik Taleb, Hani Sami, Zbigniew Dziong and Ahmad Hammoud and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Applied Energy and IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials.

In The Last Decade

Hadi Otrok

214 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Federated Machine Learning: Survey, Multi-Level Classification, Desirable Criteria and Future Directions in Communication and Networking Systems

2021 339 citations Omar Abdel Wahab, Azzam Mourad et al. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hadi Otrok United Arab Emirates	33	2.3k	1.5k	1.4k	1.2k	566	225	4.4k
Jianbing Ni Canada	37	2.0k 0.9×	2.5k 1.6×	1.1k 0.8×	2.3k 2.0×	495 0.9×	121	4.8k
Azzam Mourad Lebanon	31	2.2k 0.9×	2.2k 1.4×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	302 0.5×	158	4.4k
Paolo Bellavista Italy	37	4.0k 1.8×	912 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	469 0.8×	357	6.5k
Seng W. Loke Australia	29	2.4k 1.0×	717 0.5×	830 0.6×	1.5k 1.2×	275 0.5×	301	4.0k
Charith Perera United Kingdom	28	3.4k 1.5×	899 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	404 0.7×	105	5.7k
Fan Li China	32	2.7k 1.2×	607 0.4×	1.7k 1.2×	954 0.8×	400 0.7×	243	4.6k
Jia Hu United Kingdom	32	2.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	273 0.5×	147	4.0k
Nguyen H. Tran South Korea	42	4.1k 1.8×	1.8k 1.2×	2.9k 2.1×	1.3k 1.1×	458 0.8×	217	6.5k
Moayad Aloqaily United Arab Emirates	43	3.2k 1.4×	2.0k 1.3×	2.0k 1.4×	2.4k 2.0×	144 0.3×	192	6.5k
Ju Ren China	55	4.8k 2.1×	2.9k 1.9×	2.7k 1.9×	2.4k 2.1×	892 1.6×	242	9.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hadi Otrok

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Elmekki, Hanae, Hani Sami, Ehsan Zakeri, et al.. (2025). CACTUS: An open dataset and framework for automated Cardiac Assessment and Classification of Ultrasound images using deep transfer learning. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 190. 110003–110003.

Arisdakessian, Sarhad, et al.. (2025). A Two-Level Dirichlet Framework for Heterogeneous Federated Network. IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering. 13. 1599–1615.

Kadadha, Maha, et al.. (2024). Digital twins and dynamic NFTs for blockchain-based crowdsourced last-mile delivery. Information Processing & Management. 61(4). 103756–103756. 4 indexed citations

Mizouni, Rabeb, et al.. (2024). Systematic survey on artificial intelligence based mobile crowd sensing and sourcing solutions: Applications and security challenges. Ad Hoc Networks. 164. 103634–103634. 2 indexed citations

Mourad, Azzam, et al.. (2024). Trust driven On-Demand scheme for client deployment in Federated Learning. Information Processing & Management. 62(2). 103991–103991. 3 indexed citations

Mizouni, Rabeb, et al.. (2024). A Comprehensive Operational Framework for Dispatching Mobile EV Charging Station. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 25(9). 11023–11039. 3 indexed citations

Singh, Shakti, et al.. (2024). Collaborative Crowdsourced Vehicles for Last-Mile Delivery Application Using Hedonic Cooperative Games. IEEE Access. 12. 82506–82520. 1 indexed citations

Sami, Hani, Ahmad Hammoud, Sarhad Arisdakessian, et al.. (2024). The Metaverse: Survey, Trends, Novel Pipeline Ecosystem & Future Directions. IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials. 26(4). 2914–2960. 22 indexed citations

Khadkikar, Vinod, Hatem Zeineldin, Shakti Singh, et al.. (2024). A Combinatory AC and DC Charging Approach for Electric Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 25(11). 15467–15476. 4 indexed citations

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EL-Fouly, Tarek H. M., et al.. (2024). BlockCharge: A blockchain-based auction framework for EV charging via mobile stations. Applied Energy. 377. 124638–124638. 5 indexed citations

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Mizouni, Rabeb, et al.. (2023). A matching game-based crowdsourcing framework for last-mile delivery: Ground-vehicles and Unmanned-Aerial Vehicles. Journal of Network and Computer Applications. 213. 103601–103601. 12 indexed citations

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Bentahar, Jamal, et al.. (2023). Deep reinforcement learning for the computation offloading in MIMO-based Edge Computing. Ad Hoc Networks. 141. 103080–103080. 19 indexed citations

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Mizouni, Rabeb, et al.. (2023). Reinforcement learning framework for UAV-based target localization applications. Internet of Things. 23. 100867–100867. 20 indexed citations

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Otrok, Hadi, et al.. (2023). Crowdsourced last mile delivery: Collaborative workforce assignment. Internet of Things. 22. 100692–100692. 19 indexed citations

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Mizouni, Rabeb, et al.. (2023). A machine learning-based framework for user recruitment in continuous mobile crowdsensing. Ad Hoc Networks. 145. 103175–103175. 6 indexed citations

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Sami, Hani, et al.. (2023). Opportunistic UAV Deployment for Intelligent On-Demand IoV Service Management. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management. 20(3). 3428–3442. 19 indexed citations

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Arisdakessian, Sarhad, Omar Abdel Wahab, Hadi Otrok, et al.. (2023). FedMint: Intelligent Bilateral Client Selection in Federated Learning With Newcomer IoT Devices. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 10(23). 20884–20898. 25 indexed citations

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Khadkikar, Vinod, et al.. (2021). Direct Electric Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) Power Transfer Using On-Board Drivetrain and Motor Windings. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 69(11). 10765–10775. 39 indexed citations

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Abououf, Menatalla, Hadi Otrok, Shakti Singh, Rabeb Mizouni, & Anis Ouali. (2020). A Misbehaving-Proof Game Theoretical Selection Approach for Mobile Crowd Sourcing. IEEE Access. 8. 58730–58741. 16 indexed citations

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Haraty, Ramzi A., Hadi Otrok, & Abdul-Nasser El-Kassar. (2004). A Comparative Study of El-Gamal Based Cryptographic Algorithms.. International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems. 12(8). 7–22. 8 indexed citations

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