Omar Alhussein

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 801 citations indexed

About

Omar Alhussein is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Omar Alhussein has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 801 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 5 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Omar Alhussein's work include Software-Defined Networks and 5G (7 papers), Wireless Communication Security Techniques (5 papers) and Cognitive Radio Networks and Spectrum Sensing (4 papers). Omar Alhussein is often cited by papers focused on Software-Defined Networks and 5G (7 papers), Wireless Communication Security Techniques (5 papers) and Cognitive Radio Networks and Spectrum Sensing (4 papers). Omar Alhussein collaborates with scholars based in United Arab Emirates, Canada and United Kingdom. Omar Alhussein's co-authors include Weihua Zhuang, Xuemin Shen, Peng Yang, Shan Zhang, Ning Zhang, Sami Muhaidat, Paul D. Yoo, Kamal Taha, Omar Y. Al-Jarrah and Kwangjo Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications and IEEE Communications Magazine.

In The Last Decade

Omar Alhussein

28 papers receiving 786 citations

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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.

Software Defined Space-Air-Ground Integrated Vehicular Networks: Challenges and Solutions

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Omar Alhussein United Arab Emirates	11	526	436	271	137	80	31	801
Junsheng Mu China	16	262 0.5×	426 1.0×	316 1.2×	207 1.5×	98 1.2×	88	905
Shuangwu Chen China	17	502 1.0×	254 0.6×	162 0.6×	126 0.9×	108 1.4×	78	721
Franco Mazzenga Italy	19	633 1.2×	1.1k 2.4×	323 1.2×	53 0.4×	123 1.5×	120	1.4k
Liseng Fan China	19	520 1.0×	569 1.3×	160 0.6×	160 1.2×	23 0.3×	22	853
Tao Hong China	14	178 0.3×	323 0.7×	252 0.9×	102 0.7×	28 0.3×	72	641
Nicholas Mastronarde United States	15	534 1.0×	572 1.3×	236 0.9×	49 0.4×	31 0.4×	76	904
Philipp Schulz Germany	10	558 1.1×	660 1.5×	83 0.3×	63 0.5×	26 0.3×	51	941
José A. García‐Naya Spain	20	244 0.5×	984 2.3×	587 2.2×	67 0.5×	90 1.1×	112	1.3k
James Adu Ansere China	18	582 1.1×	460 1.1×	70 0.3×	173 1.3×	57 0.7×	43	956

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Alhussein, Omar, et al.. (2026). Contrastive Learning and Adversarial Disentanglement for Privacy-Aware Task-Oriented Semantic Communication. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 1–1.

Saleh, Hani, et al.. (2025). Enhancing virtual physically unclonable function security through neuron-criticality analysis and lightweight encryption. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 36367–36367.

Alhussein, Omar, et al.. (2025). TeleOracle: Fine-Tuned Retrieval-Augmented Generation With Long-Context Support for Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 12(10). 13170–13182. 2 indexed citations

Azab, Mohamed, et al.. (2025). Extended Reality-Aware Wireless Communication Networks: A Systematic Literature Review. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. 6. 7567–7588. 1 indexed citations

Alhussein, Omar, et al.. (2025). Rethinking Strategic Mechanism Design in the Age of Large Language Models: New Directions for Communication Systems. IEEE Internet of Things Magazine. 8(6). 50–57.

Eldeeb, Hossien B., et al.. (2024). Encoder decoder-based Virtual Physically Unclonable Function for Internet of Things device authentication using split-learning. Computers & Security. 148. 104164–104164. 7 indexed citations

Alhussein, Omar, et al.. (2024). Leveraging Fine-Tuned Retrieval-Augmented Generation with Long-Context Support: For 3GPP Standards. 1–6. 2 indexed citations

Alhussein, Omar, et al.. (2024). Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Aided Time Reversal Wireless Systems. 1063–1068. 1 indexed citations

Alhussein, Omar, et al.. (2024). LPUF-AuthNet: A Lightweight PUF-Based IoT Authentication via Tandem Neural Networks and Split Learning. 1–7. 2 indexed citations

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Alhussein, Omar, et al.. (2024). Large Language Model-Driven Curriculum Design for Mobile Networks. 179–184. 4 indexed citations

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Alhussein, Omar, et al.. (2024). Performance Analysis of LoRa-Enabled Backscatter Communication. 1092–1097. 1 indexed citations

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Yoo, Paul D., et al.. (2023). A holistic and proactive approach to forecasting cyber threats. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 8049–8049. 17 indexed citations

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Alhussein, Omar & Weihua Zhuang. (2021). Dynamic Topology Design of NFV-Enabled Services Using Deep Reinforcement Learning. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking. 8(2). 1228–1238. 5 indexed citations

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Alhussein, Omar, et al.. (2021). Securing Software-Defined WSNs Communication via Trust Management. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 9(22). 22230–22245. 15 indexed citations

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Alhussein, Omar, Qiang Ye, Junling Li, et al.. (2020). A Virtual Network Customization Framework for Multicast Services in NFV-Enabled Core Networks. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 38(6). 1025–1039. 39 indexed citations

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Alhussein, Omar & Weihua Zhuang. (2020). Robust Online Composition, Routing and NF Placement for NFV-Enabled Services. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 38(6). 1089–1101. 16 indexed citations

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Li, Meiling, Omar Alhussein, Paschalis C. Sofotasios, et al.. (2019). Censor-Based Multi-Antenna Cooperative Spectrum Sensing over Erroneous Feedback Channels. Trepo - Institutional Repository of Tampere University. 7. 1–6. 2 indexed citations

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Alhussein, Omar, Junling Li, Qiang Ye, et al.. (2018). Joint VNF Placement and Multicast Traffic Routing in 5G Core Networks. 1–6. 38 indexed citations

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Alhussein, Omar, Imtiaz Ahmed, Jie Liang, & Sami Muhaidat. (2016). Unified Analysis of Diversity Reception in the Presence of Impulsive Noise. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 66(2). 1408–1417. 10 indexed citations

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Al-Jarrah, Omar Y., Omar Alhussein, Paul D. Yoo, et al.. (2015). Data Randomization and Cluster-Based Partitioning for Botnet Intrusion Detection. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics. 46(8). 1796–1806. 93 indexed citations

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