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Frequent itemset mining in big data with effective single scan algorithms (2018)
Journal Article
Djenouri, Y., Djenouri, D., Chun-Wei Lin, J., & Belhadi, A. (2018). Frequent itemset mining in big data with effective single scan algorithms. IEEE Access, 6, 68013-68026. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2018.2880275

© 2013 IEEE. This paper considers frequent itemsets mining in transactional databases. It introduces a new accurate single scan approach for frequent itemset mining (SSFIM), a heuristic as an alternative approach (EA-SSFIM), as well as a parallel imp... Read More about Frequent itemset mining in big data with effective single scan algorithms.

Adaptive learning-enforced broadcast policy for solar energy harvesting wireless sensor networks (2018)
Journal Article
Khiati, M., & Djenouri, D. (2018). Adaptive learning-enforced broadcast policy for solar energy harvesting wireless sensor networks. Computer Networks, 143, 263-274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2018.07.016

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. The problem of message broadcast from the base station (BS) to sensor nodes (SNs) in solar energy harvesting enabled wireless sensor networks is considered in this paper. The aim is to ensure fast and reliable broadcast without d... Read More about Adaptive learning-enforced broadcast policy for solar energy harvesting wireless sensor networks.

Exploiting GPU parallelism in improving bees swarm optimization for mining big transactional databases (2018)
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Djenouri, Y., Djenouri, D., Belhadi, A., Fournier-Viger, P., Chun-Wei Lin, J., & Bendjoudi, A. (2019). Exploiting GPU parallelism in improving bees swarm optimization for mining big transactional databases. Information Sciences, 496, 326-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2018.06.060

© 2018 This paper investigates the use of GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) in improving the bees swarm optimization metaheuristic performance for solving the association rule mining problem. Although this metaheuristic proved its effectiveness, it requ... Read More about Exploiting GPU parallelism in improving bees swarm optimization for mining big transactional databases.

Bee swarm optimization for solving the MAXSAT problem using prior knowledge (2017)
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Djenouri, Y., Habbas, Z., Djenouri, D., & Fournier-Viger, P. (2019). Bee swarm optimization for solving the MAXSAT problem using prior knowledge. Soft Computing, 23(9), 3095-3112. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-017-2956-1

This paper explores rule decomposition for solving the MAXSAT problem. Four approaches are proposed to steer a bee swarm optimization metaheuristic. Two decomposition methods are proposed: direct and indirect. The first one applies the Kmeans algorit... Read More about Bee swarm optimization for solving the MAXSAT problem using prior knowledge.

Data Mining-Based Decomposition for Solving the MAXSAT Problem: Toward a New Approach (2017)
Journal Article
Djenouri, Y., Habbas, Z., & Djenouri, D. (2017). Data Mining-Based Decomposition for Solving the MAXSAT Problem: Toward a New Approach. IEEE Intelligent Systems, 32(4), 48-58. https://doi.org/10.1109/MIS.2017.3121546

This article explores advances in the data mining arena to solve the fundamental MAXSAT problem. In the proposed approach, the MAXSAT instance is first decomposed and clustered by using data mining decomposition techniques, then every cluster resulti... Read More about Data Mining-Based Decomposition for Solving the MAXSAT Problem: Toward a New Approach.

Temporal and spatial coherence verification in SMIL documents with hoare logic and disjunctive constraints: A hybrid formal method (2017)
Journal Article
Mekahlia, F. Z., Ghomari, A., Yazid, S., & Djenouri, D. (2017). Temporal and spatial coherence verification in SMIL documents with hoare logic and disjunctive constraints: A hybrid formal method. Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, 20(3), 39-70. https://doi.org/10.3233/jid-2016-0020

© 2016 - Society for Design and Process Science. All rights reserved. The challenging problem of formal verification of SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language Specification) documents is considered in this paper, where we propose a hybrid... Read More about Temporal and spatial coherence verification in SMIL documents with hoare logic and disjunctive constraints: A hybrid formal method.

Energy-Aware Constrained Relay Node Deployment for Sustainable Wireless Sensor Networks (2017)
Journal Article
Djenouri, D., & Bagaa, M. (2017). Energy-Aware Constrained Relay Node Deployment for Sustainable Wireless Sensor Networks. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, 2(1), 30-42. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSUSC.2017.2666844

© 2016 IEEE. This paper considers the problem of communication coverage for sustainable data forwarding in wireless sensor networks, where an energy-aware deployment model of relay nodes (RNs) is proposed. The model used in this paper considers const... Read More about Energy-Aware Constrained Relay Node Deployment for Sustainable Wireless Sensor Networks.

Optimal placement of relay nodes over limited positions in wireless sensor networks (2017)
Journal Article
Bagaa, M., Chelli, A., Djenouri, D., Taleb, T., Balasingham, I., & Kansanen, K. (2017). Optimal placement of relay nodes over limited positions in wireless sensor networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 16(4), 2205-2219. https://doi.org/10.1109/TWC.2017.2658598

This paper tackles the challenge of optimally placing relay nodes (RNs) in wireless sensor networks given a limited set of positions. The proposed solution consists of: 1) the usage of a realistic physical layer model based on a Rayleigh block-fading... Read More about Optimal placement of relay nodes over limited positions in wireless sensor networks.

Efficient on-demand multi-node charging techniques for wireless sensor networks (2016)
Journal Article
Khelladi, L., Djenouri, D., Rossi, M., & Badache, N. (2017). Efficient on-demand multi-node charging techniques for wireless sensor networks. Computer Communications, 101, 44-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2016.10.005

This paper deals with wireless charging in sensor networks and explores efficient policies to perform simultaneous multi-node power transfer through a mobile charger (MC).The proposed solution, called On-demand Multi-node Charging (OMC), features an... Read More about Efficient on-demand multi-node charging techniques for wireless sensor networks.

MAC protocols with wake-up radio for wireless sensor networks: A review (2016)
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Djiroun, F. Z., & Djenouri, D. (2017). MAC protocols with wake-up radio for wireless sensor networks: A review. Communications Surveys and Tutorials, IEEE Communications Society, 19(1), 587-618. https://doi.org/10.1109/COMST.2016.2612644

The use of a low-power wake-up radio in wireless sensor networks is considered in this paper, where relevant medium access control solutions are studied. A variety of asynchronous wake-up MAC protocols have been proposed in the literature, which take... Read More about MAC protocols with wake-up radio for wireless sensor networks: A review.

One-step approach for two-tiered constrained relay node placement in wireless sensor networks (2016)
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Chelli, A., Bagaa, M., Djenouri, D., Balasingham, I., & Taleb, T. (2016). One-step approach for two-tiered constrained relay node placement in wireless sensor networks. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, 5(4), 448-451. https://doi.org/10.1109/LWC.2016.2583426

© 2012 IEEE. We consider in this letter the problem of constrained relay node (RN) placement where sensor nodes must be connected to base stations by using a minimum number of RNs. The latter can only be deployed at a set of predefined locations, and... Read More about One-step approach for two-tiered constrained relay node placement in wireless sensor networks.

Game theory framework for MAC parameter optimization in energy-delay constrained sensor networks (2016)
Journal Article
Doudou, M., Barcelo-Ordinas, J. M., Djenouri, D., Garcia-Vidal, J., Bouabdallah, A., & Badache, N. (2016). Game theory framework for MAC parameter optimization in energy-delay constrained sensor networks. ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, 12(2), 1-35. https://doi.org/10.1145/2883615

Optimizing energy consumption and end-to-end (e2e) packet delay in energy-constrained, delay-sensitive wireless sensor networks is a conflicting multiobjective optimization problem. We investigate the problem from a game theory perspective, where the... Read More about Game theory framework for MAC parameter optimization in energy-delay constrained sensor networks.

Car park management with networked wireless sensors and active RFID (2015)
Journal Article
El Karbab, M., Djenouri, D., Boulkaboul, S., & Bagula, A. (2015). Car park management with networked wireless sensors and active RFID. https://doi.org/10.1109/EIT.2015.7293372

© 2015 IEEE. This paper considers automatic car park management, which becomes an inevitable option to rationalize traffic management in modern cities. Integration of networked sensor/actuator and radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies is... Read More about Car park management with networked wireless sensors and active RFID.

Delay-efficient MAC protocol with traffic differentiation and run-time parameter adaptation for energy-constrained wireless sensor networks (2015)
Journal Article
Doudou, M., Djenouri, D., Barcelo-Ordinas, J. M., & Badache, N. (2016). Delay-efficient MAC protocol with traffic differentiation and run-time parameter adaptation for energy-constrained wireless sensor networks. Wireless Networks, 22(2), 467-490. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-015-0965-5

© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York. This paper presents an asynchronous cascading wake-up MAC protocol for heterogeneous traffic gathering in low-power wireless sensor networks. It jointly considers energy/delay optimization and switche... Read More about Delay-efficient MAC protocol with traffic differentiation and run-time parameter adaptation for energy-constrained wireless sensor networks.

Distributed low-latency data aggregation scheduling in wireless sensor networks (2015)
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Bagaa, M., Younis, M., Djenouri, D., Derhab, A., & Badache, N. (2015). Distributed low-latency data aggregation scheduling in wireless sensor networks. ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks, 11(3), https://doi.org/10.1145/2744198

This article considers the data aggregation scheduling problem, where a collision-free schedule is determined in a distributed way to route the aggregated data from all the sensor nodes to the base station within the least time duration. The algorith... Read More about Distributed low-latency data aggregation scheduling in wireless sensor networks.

Synchronization protocols and implementation issues in wireless sensor networks: A review (2014)
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Djenouri, D., & Bagaa, M. (2016). Synchronization protocols and implementation issues in wireless sensor networks: A review. IEEE Systems Journal, 10(2), 617-627. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsyst.2014.2360460

Time synchronization in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is a topic that has been attracting the research community in the last decade. Most performance evaluations of the proposed solutions have been limited to theoretical analysis and simulation. Th... Read More about Synchronization protocols and implementation issues in wireless sensor networks: A review.

Congestion detection strategies in wireless sensor networks: A comparative study with testbed experiments (2014)
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Kafi, M. A., Djenouri, D., Othman, J. B., Ouadjaout, A., & Badache, N. (2014). Congestion detection strategies in wireless sensor networks: A comparative study with testbed experiments. Procedia Computer Science, 37, 168-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2014.08.026

© 2014 The Authors. Event based applications of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are prone to traffic congestion, where unpredicted event detection yields simultaneous generation of traffic at spatially co-related nodes, and its propagation towards th... Read More about Congestion detection strategies in wireless sensor networks: A comparative study with testbed experiments.

Interference-aware congestion control protocol for wireless sensor networks (2014)
Journal Article
Kafi, M. A., Djenouri, D., Othman, J. B., Ouadjaout, A., Bagaa, M., Lasla, N., & Badache, N. (2014). Interference-aware congestion control protocol for wireless sensor networks. Procedia Computer Science, 37, 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2014.08.028

© 2014 The Authors. This paper deals with congestion and interference control in wireless sensor networks (WSN), which is essential for improving the throughput and saving the scarce energy in networks where nodes have different capacities and traffi... Read More about Interference-aware congestion control protocol for wireless sensor networks.

Congestion control protocols in wireless sensor networks: A survey (2014)
Journal Article
Kafi, M. A., Djenouri, D., Ben-Othman, J., & Badache, N. (2014). Congestion control protocols in wireless sensor networks: A survey. Communications Surveys and Tutorials, IEEE Communications Society, 16(3), 1369-1390. https://doi.org/10.1109/SURV.2014.021714.00123

The performance of wireless sensor networks (WSN) is affected by the lossy communication medium, application diversity, dense deployment, limited processing power and storage capacity, frequent topology change. All these limitations provide significa... Read More about Congestion control protocols in wireless sensor networks: A survey.