Y. Thomas Hou

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 898 citations indexed

About

Y. Thomas Hou is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Y. Thomas Hou has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 898 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 3 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Y. Thomas Hou's work include Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (12 papers), Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (6 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (6 papers). Y. Thomas Hou is often cited by papers focused on Cooperative Communication and Network Coding (12 papers), Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (6 papers) and Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies (6 papers). Y. Thomas Hou collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Y. Thomas Hou's co-authors include Yi Shi, Sastry Kompella, Wenjing Lou, Sushant Sharma, Yao Zheng, Bing Wang, Jia Liu, Scott F. Midkiff, Hanif D. Sherali and Bing Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Frontiers in Psychology and IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking.

In The Last Decade

Y. Thomas Hou

20 papers receiving 868 citations

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DDoS attack protection in the era of cloud computing and Software-Defined Networking

2015 279 citations Bing Wang, Yao Zheng et al. Computer Networks profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	PRBCP: Publicly Redactable Blockchain With Off-Chain Reputation-Based Consensus Protocol 2025 ·IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management ·Y. Thomas Hou, Jin Zou, Licheng Wang, Xuequan Lu, (unknown), Maoli Wang	0
2	The effect of stress mindset on psychological pain: the chain mediating roles of cognitive reappraisal and self-identity 2025 ·Frontiers in Psychology ·Sheng Qiang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Y. Thomas Hou, (unknown), (unknown)	0
3	Learning-augmented Online Minimization of Age of Information and Transmission Costs 2024 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Y. Thomas Hou, Bo Ji	1
4	Efficient data transmission mechanisms in energy harvesting wireless body area networks: A survey 2024 ·Computer Networks ·Wenjing Guo, Y. Thomas Hou, Yanglan Gan, Wenli Guo	0
5	Cognitive security: securing the burgeoning landscape of mobile networks 2016 ·IEEE Network ·Yao Zheng, (unknown), Wenjing Lou, Y. Thomas Hou, Yuichi Kawamoto	6
6	Network-coded cooperative communications with multiple relay nodes: Achievable rate and network optimization 2016 ·Ad Hoc Networks ·Sushant Sharma, Yi Shi, Y. Thomas Hou, Sastry Kompella, Scott F. Midkiff	4
7	DDoS attack protection in the era of cloud computing and Software-Defined Networking breakdown → 2015 ·Computer Networks ·Bing Wang, Yao Zheng, Wenjing Lou, Y. Thomas Hou	279
8	DDoS Attack Protection in the Era of Cloud Computing and Software-Defined Networking 2014 ·Bing Wang, Yao Zheng, Wenjing Lou, Y. Thomas Hou	29
9	Toward simple criteria to establish capacity scaling laws for wireless networks 2012 ·(unknown), Yi Shi, Y. Thomas Hou, Wenjing Lou, Sastry Kompella, Scott F. Midkiff	13
10	On the Throughput of MIMO-Empowered Multihop Cognitive Radio Networks 2011 ·IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing ·(unknown), Yi Shi, Y. Thomas Hou, Sastry Kompella	13
11	Achievable Rate Analysis in Network-Coded Cooperative Communications with Multiple Relay Nodes 2011 ·Sushant Sharma, Yi Shi, Y. Thomas Hou, Sastry Kompella	3
12	Network Coding in Cooperative Communications: Friend or Foe? 2011 ·IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing ·Sushant Sharma, Yi Shi, (unknown), Y. Thomas Hou, Sastry Kompella, Scott F. Midkiff	44
13	Cooperative Communications in Multi-hop Wireless Networks: Joint Flow Routing and Relay Node Assignment 2010 ·Sushant Sharma, Yi Shi, Y. Thomas Hou, Hanif D. Sherali, Sastry Kompella	81
14	An Optimal Algorithm for Relay Node Assignment in Cooperative Ad Hoc Networks 2010 ·IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking ·Sushant Sharma, Yi Shi, Y. Thomas Hou, Sastry Kompella	107
15	How to correctly use the protocol interference model for multi-hop wireless networks 2009 ·Yi Shi, Y. Thomas Hou, Jia Liu, Sastry Kompella	99
16	Optimal relay assignment for cooperative communications 2008 ·Yi Shi, Sushant Sharma, Y. Thomas Hou, Sastry Kompella	126
17	Routing and Power Allocation for MIMO-Based Ad Hoc Networks with Dirty Paper Coding 2008 ·Jia Liu, Y. Thomas Hou, Hanif D. Sherali	4
18	Cross-Layer Optimization of MIMO-Based Mesh Networks Under Orthogonal Channels 2007 ·Jia Liu, Tae Yoon Park, Y. Thomas Hou, Yi Shi, (unknown)	6
19	Optimal Base Station Selection for Anycast Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks 2006 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·Y. Thomas Hou	2
20	Cross-layer optimization for routing data traffic in UWB-based sensor networks 2005 ·Yi Shi, Y. Thomas Hou, Hanif D. Sherali, Scott F. Midkiff	9

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