Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	294
Stackelberg game-based dynamic resource trading for network slicing in 5G networks	246
Terra: Low-latency and reliable event col	214
Cooperative-centrality enabled investigations on edge-based trustworthy framework for cloud focused internet of things	207
Unknown hostile environment-oriented autonomous WSN deployment using a mobile robot	199
A cooperative image object recognition framework and task offloading optimization in edge computing	176
Multi-agent reinforcement learning for privacy-aware distributed CNN in heterogeneous IoT surveillance systems	174
DC-PUF: Machine learning-resistant PUF-based authentication protocol using dependency chain for resource-constraint IoT devices	164
Efficient solutions to the placement and chaining problem of User Plane Functions in 5G networks	163
The universal federator: A third-party authentication solution to federated cloud, edge, and fog	150
SRP: An Efficient Runtime Protection Framework for Blockchain-based Smart Contracts	144
Analysis of cryptocurrency transactions from a network perspective: An overview	140
Editorial Board	120
Editorial Board	117
A Stochastic Computational Graph with Ensemble Learning Model for solving Controller Placement Problem in Software-Defined Wide Area Networks	108
Touch-based continuous mobile device authentication: State-of-the-art, challenges and opportunities	107
Energy-efficient virtual-machine mapping algorithm (EViMA) for workflow tasks with deadlines in a cloud environment	98
BRIP: Towards a privacy-preserving, trustworthy, and transparent ride-sharing system with semantic matching powered by blockchain and IPFS	97
SFTO-Guard: Real-time detection and mitigation system for slow-rate flow table overflow attacks	96
Intelligent energy management with IoT framework in smart cities using intelligent analysis: An application of machine learning methods for complex networks and systems	93
Open RAN security: Challenges and opportunities	92
Mobility-aware fog computing in dynamic networks with mobile nodes: A survey	90
Green grant-free power allocation for ultra-dense Internet of Things: A mean-field perspective	90
Service migration in multi-access edge computing: A joint state adaptation and reinforcement learning mechanism	89
Hardening of network segmentation using automated referential penetration testing	84

Two formal design solutions for the generalization of network segmentation	84
CRAMP: Clustering-based RANs association and MEC placement for delay-sensitive applications	79
Striking the perfect balance: Multi-objective optimization for minimizing deployment cost and maximizing coverage with Harmony Search	78
UAV assisted 5G and beyond wireless networks: A survey	77
Harnessing federated generative learning for green and sustainable Internet of Things	76
Holistic survey on energy aware routing techniques for IoT applications	76
NOMA and future 5G & B5G wireless networks: A paradigm	76
Community detection in complex network based on an improved random algorithm using local and global network information	75
Editorial Board	74
ALSketch: An adaptive learning-based sketch for accurate network measurement under dynamic traffic distribution	73
Reducing cold start delay in serverless computing using lightweight virtual machines	69
Online dynamic replication and placement algorithms for cost optimization of online social networks in two-tier multi-cloud	68
Heterogeneous IoT/LTE ProSe virtual infrastructure for disaster situations	64
CE-VNE: Constraint escalation virtual network embedding algorithm assisted by graph convolutional networks	64
Editorial Board	64
OverShard: Scaling blockchain by full sharding with overlapping network and virtual accounts	64
A systematic review on energy efficiency in the internet of underwater things (IoUT): Recent approaches and research gaps	62
Securing the Industrial Internet of Things against ransomware attacks: A comprehensive analysis of the emerging threat landscape and detection mechanisms	62
Exploring Blockchain-driven security in SDN-based IoT networks	62
Backscatter communication-based wireless sensing (BBWS): Performance enhancement and future applications	61
Caching or not: An online cost optimization algorithm for geodistributed data analysis in cloud environments	60
Efficient application mapping approach based on grey wolf optimization for network on chip	59
Label-aware learning to enhance unsupervised cross-domain rumor detection	59
Holistic resource management in UAV-assisted wireless networks: An optimization perspective	59
Computation offloading in mobile edge computing networks: A survey	58
Constrained routing in multi-partite graph to solve VNF placement and chaining problem	58
Blockchain for IoT-based smart cities: Recent advances, requirements, and future challenges	58
Attenuating majority attack class bias using hybrid deep learning based IDS framework	58
Editorial Board	56
A survey on data plane programming with P4: Fundamentals, advances, and applied research	56
Editorial Board	55
FlexMon: A flexible and fine-grained traffic monitor for programmable networks	55
Editorial Board	55
A dynamic state sharding blockchain architecture for scalable and secure crowdsourcing systems	54
Device and network driven cellular networks architecture and mobility management technique for fog computing-based mobile communication system	53
AntCom: An effective and efficient anti-tracking system with dynamic and asymmetric communication channel	53
Knowledge reuse in edge computing environments	53
TRAQR: Trust aware End-to-End QoS routing in multi-domain SDN using Blockchain	51
Fatriot: Fault-tolerant MEC architecture for mission-critical systems using a SmartNIC	50
AI for AI-based intrusion detection as a service: Reinforcement learning to configure models, tasks, and capacities	50
Deep Reinforcement Learning based reliable spectrum sensing under SSDF attacks in Cognitive Radio networks	49
Data reconstruction applications for IoT air pollution sensor networks using graph signal processing	48
A comprehensive survey on reinforcement-learning-based computation offloading techniques in Edge Computing Systems	47
A state lossless scheduling strategy in distributed stream computing systems	46
Socially-aware and energy-efficient resource allocation and power control for D2D multicast content distribution	46
Optimizing the quality of information of networked machine learning agents	45
Editorial Board	45
Editorial Board	42
Fog radio access network optimization for 5G leveraging user mobility and traffic data	41
An online service provisioning strategy for container-based cloud brokers	41

An online bi-objective scheduling algorithm for service provisioning in cloud computing	41
Proactive fault-tolerant wireless mesh networks for mission-critical control systems	39
Attacks and defenses in user authentication systems: A survey	38
Network Coding-based Resilient Routing for Maintaining Data Security and Availability in Software-Defined Networks	38
ELA-RCP: An energy-efficient and load balanced algorithm for reliable controller placement in software-defined networks	38
RVC: A reputation and voting based blockchain consensus mechanism for edge computing-enabled IoT systems	37
A bargain game theory assisted interest packet forwarding strategy for information centric network	36
Comprehensive review on congestion detection, alleviation, and control for IoT networks	36
Quality-aware multi-task allocation based on location importance in mobile crowdsensing	35
Survey of prominent blockchain development platforms	35
A review of graph-powered data quality applications for IoT monitoring sensor networks	35
Efficient privacy-preserving ML for IoT: Cluster-based split federated learning scheme for non-IID data	35
A lightweight SEL for attack detection in IoT/IIoT networks	34
EBDL: Effective blockchain-based covert storage channel with dynamic labels	33
Towards DDoS detection mechanisms in Software-Defined Networking	32
A systematic review of blockchain scalability: Issues, solutions, analysis and future research	31
Towards blockchain-IoT based shared mobility: Car-sharing and leasing as a case study	31
Enhancement of cellular networks via an improved clustering technique with D2D communication for mission-critical applications	30
Intelligent aerial video streaming: Achievements and challenges	30
Broadcast/multicast delivery integration in B5G/6G environments	29
A novel secure and distributed architecture for privacy-preserving healthcare system	29
Privacy protection among three antithetic-parties for context-aware services	29
Firm social management system for supporting IoT users in application environment	28
RICH: Strategy-proof and efficient coflow scheduling in non-cooperative environments	28
Design, implementation, and performance evaluation of an earliest-deadline-first packet scheduling scheme in P4 hardware switches	28
Skin lesion classification using modified deep and multi-directional invariant handcrafted features	28
Editorial Board	27
Editorial Board	27
Controller load optimization strategies in Software-Defined Networking: A survey	27
DQN-based intelligent controller for multiple edge domains	27
A comprehensive plane-wise review of DDoS attacks in SDN: Leveraging detection and mitigation through machine learning and deep learning	26
An efficient and lightweight identity-based scheme for secure communication in clustered wireless sensor networks	25
CPS: Cross-interface network Partitioning and Scheduling towards QoS-aware data flow delivery in multimedia IoT	25
Reinforcement learning-based dynamic routing using mobile sink for data collection in WSNs and IoT applications	25
A survey on security issues in IoT operating systems	25
Unfolding the blockchain era: Timeline, evolution, types and real-world applications	24
Recent advances in energy management for Green-IoT: An up-to-date and comprehensive survey	24
Light up that Droid! On the effectiveness of static analysis features against app obfuscation for Android malware detection	24
Data transmission reduction using prediction and aggregation techniques in IoT-based wireless sensor networks	24
Node cooperation for workload offloading in a fog computing network via multi-objective optimization	24
MUSE: MUlti-lead Sub-beat ECG for remote AI based atrial fibrillation detection	24
AI-enhanced blockchain technology: A review of advancements and opportunities	24
Multipoint communication using a fog-robotic coordinated nodal conveying system for wireless networks	24
Learned Bloom-filter for the efficient name lookup in Information-Centric Networking	23
A robust authentication scheme for remote diagnosis and maintenance in 5G V2N	23
Editorial Board	23
Distributed enhanced multi-objective evolutionary algorithm based on decomposition for cluster analysis in wireless sensor network	23
Neglected infrastructures for 6G—Underwater communications: How mature are they?	23
End-to-end active queue management with Named-Data Networking	23
TridentShell: An enhanced covert and scalable backdoor injection attack on web applications	23
DIMY: Enabling privacy-preserving contact tracing	22
Evolving techniques in cyber threat hunting: A systematic review	22
Editorial Board	22
Efficient congestion control scheme based on caching strategy in NDN	22
A cost aware topology formation scheme for latency sensitive applications in edge infrastructure-as-a-service paradigm	21
SSBM: A spatially separated boxes-based multi-tab website fingerprinting model	21
A Contextual Multi-Armed Bandit approach for NDN forwarding	21
An open-source implementation and validation of 5G NR configured grant for URLLC in ns-3 5G LENA: A scheduling case study in industry 4.0 scenarios	21
Synchronizing real-time and high-precision LDoS defense of learning model-based in AIoT with programmable data plane, SDN	21
Preemptive admission control mechanism for strict QoS guarantee to life-saving emergency traffic in wireless LANs	21
Security and privacy of industrial big data: Motivation, opportunities, and challenges	21
USAGE : Uncertain flow graph and spatio-temporal graph convolutional network-based saturation attack detection method	21
Lurking in the shadows: Unsupervised decoding of beaconing communication for enhanced cyber threat hunting	20
Review of healthcare industry 4.0 application-based blockchain in terms of security and privacy development attributes: Comprehensive taxonomy, open issues and challenges and recommended solution	20
REPS-AKA3: A secure authentication and re- authentication protocol for LTE networks	20
TD-RA policy-enforcement framework for an SDN-based IoT architecture	20
The convergence of Digital Twins and Distributed Ledger Technologies: A systematic literature review and an architectural proposal	20
Hierarchical community discovery for multi-stage IP bearer network upgradation	20
A survey of longitudinal changes in cellular network architecture: The good, the bad, and the ugly	19
Living on the edge: A survey of Digital Twin-Assisted Task Offloading in safety-critical environments	19
A progressive learning method on unknown protocol behaviors	19
Exploiting web content semantic features to detect web robots from weblogs	19
Towards defining industry 5.0 vision with intelligent and softwarized wireless network architectures and services: A survey	19
A survey of privacy-preserving offloading methods in mobile-edge computing	19
On challenges of sixth-generation (6G) wireless networks: A comprehensive survey of requirements, applications, and security issues	19
Anomalous state detection in radio access networks: A proof-of-concept	19
Blockchain for unmanned underwater drones: Research issues, challenges, trends and future directions	19
Mobile cloud computing models security issues: A systematic review	19
Task offloading paradigm in mobile edge computing-current issues, adopted approaches, and future directions	19
Bidirectional utilization of blockchain and privacy computing: Issues, progress, and challenges	19

5G/6G-enabled metaverse technologies: Taxonomy, applications, and open security challenges with future research directions	19
Dynamic resource management in integrated NOMA terrestrial–satellite networks using multi-agent reinforcement learning	18
Enhanced multi-objective gorilla troops optimizer for real-time multi-user dependent tasks offloading in edge-cloud computing	18
A service function chain mapping scheme based on functional aggregation in space-air-ground integrated networks	18
Deep Neural Networks meet computation offloading in mobile edge networks: Applications, taxonomy, and open issues	18
Multi-Batches Revenue Maximization for competitive products over online social network	18
A survey of consensus algorithms in public blockchain systems for crypto-currencies	18
Exploring an edge convolution and normalization based approach for link prediction in complex networks	18
MATE: A multi-agent reinforcement learning approach for Traffic Engineering in Hybrid Software Defined Networks	17
Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) for smart agriculture: A review of architectures, technologies and solutions	17
A deep density based and self-determining clustering approach to label unknown traffic	17
Low load DIDS task scheduling based on Q-learning in edge computing environment	17
A systematic review of federated learning: Challenges, aggregation methods, and development tools	17
PMP: A partition-match parallel mechanism for DNN inference acceleration in cloud–edge collaborative environments	16
Multi-UAV aided energy-aware transmissions in mmWave communication network: Action-branching QMIX network	16
Editorial Board	16
Early Prevention and Mitigation of Link Flooding Attacks in Software Defined Networks	16
A survey on essential challenges in relay-aided D2D communication for next-generation cellular networks	16
Community Detection method based on Random walk and Multi objective Evolutionary algorithm in complex networks	16
Editorial Board	15
A slotted random request scheme for connectionless data transmission in bluetooth low energy 5.0	15
Red Deer Algorithm based nano-sensor node clustering for IoNT	15
Dynamic Web Application Firewall detection supported by Cyber Mimic Defense approach	15
MW3F: Improved multi-tab website fingerprinting attacks with Transformer-based feature fusion	15
Designing transport scheme of 3D naked-eye system	15
Flow control oriented forwarding and caching in cache-enabled networks	15
Optimizing efficiency of P2P content distribution with network coding: Principles, challenges, and future directions	14
Recent endeavors in machine learning-powered intrusion detection systems for the Internet of Things	14
RPL routing protocol over IoT: A comprehensive survey, recent advances, insights, bibliometric analysis, recommendations, and future directions	14
Enhanced detection of imbalanced malicious network traffic with regularized Generative Adversarial Networks	14
VDFChain: Secure and verifiable decentralized federated learning via committee-based blockchain	14
BLIND: A privacy preserving truth discovery system for mobile crowdsensing	14
PRISM: PSI and Voronoi diagram based Automated Exposure Notification with location privacy	14
A comprehensive survey on security, privacy issues and emerging defence technologies for UAVs	14
A Survey of Channel Modeling Techniques for Visible Light Communications	14
Enhanced detection of low-rate DDoS attack patterns using machine learning models	14
Performance enhancement of artificial intelligence: A survey	14
GROM: A generalized routing optimization method with graph neural network and deep reinforcement learning	14
STSIR: An individual-group game-based model for disclosing virus spread in Social Internet of Things	14
A hierarchical approach for accelerating IoT data management process based on SDN principles	13
Editorial Board	13
Multi-level video quality services and security guarantees based on compressive sensing in sensor-cloud system	13
An adaptive hierarchical data dissemination mechanism for mobile data collector enabled dynamic wireless sensor network	13
A survey on the role of Internet of Things for adopting and promoting Agriculture 4.0	12
Server load estimation by Burr distribution mixture analysis of TCP SYN response time	12
Blockchain-based key management system in Named Data Networking: A survey	12
Efficient stochastic scheduling for highly complex resource placement in edge clouds	12
A low-storage synchronization framework for blockchain systems	12
An efficient and cost effective application mapping for network-on-chip using Andean condor algorithm	12
Secured location-aware mobility-enabled RPL	12
Enhancing honeynet-based protection with network slicing for massive Pre-6G IoT Smart Cities deployments	12
RL-based HTTP adaptive streaming with edge collaboration in multi-client environment	12
No more DoS? An empirical study on defense techniques for web server Denial of Service mitigation	12
The convergence of blockchain, IoT and 6G: Potential, opportunities, challenges and research roadmap	11
Autonomous valet parking optimization with two-step reservation and pricing strategy	11
Time-efficient distributed virtual network embedding for round-trip delay minimization	11
Editorial Board	11
Blockchain based solutions to secure IoT: Background, integration trends and a way forward	11
Application placement in Fog computing with AI approach: Taxonomy and a state of the art survey	11
SDN-based wireless mobile backhaul architecture: Review and challenges	11
Node and relevant data selection in distributed predictive analytics: A query-centric approach	11
Heterogeneous graph representation learning via mutual information estimation for fraud detection	11
Book review	11
A holistic survey of multipath wireless video streaming	11
Split PO for paging in B5G networks	11
Complex networks for Smart environments management	11
TrailChain: Traceability of data ownership across blockchain-enabled multiple marketplaces	11
Securing SDN: Hybrid autoencoder-random forest for intrusion detection and attack mitigation	11
Consensus hybrid ensemble machine learning for intrusion detection with explainable AI	10
Boundary node detection in wireless networks with uneven node distribution on open surfaces	10
BAS-NDN: BlockChain based mobile producer authentication scheme for Named Data Networking	10
A survey of state-of-the-art sharding blockchains: Models, components, and attack surfaces	10
A zero trust and blockchain-based defense model for smart electric vehicle chargers	10
Region-aware dynamic job scheduling and resource efficiency for load balancing based on adaptive chaotic sparrow search optimization and coalitional game in cloud computing environments	10
A multi-UAV assisted task offloading and path optimization for mobile edge computing via multi-agent deep reinforcement learning	10
FRRL: A reinforcement learning approach for link failure recovery in a hybrid SDN	10
Deep reinforcement learning-based algorithms selectors for the resource scheduling in hierarchical Cloud computing	10
Optimizing federated learning with weighted aggregation in aerial and space networks	10
PriFoB: A Privacy-aware Fog-enhanced Blockchain-based system for Global Accreditation and Credential Verification	10
Contemporary advances in multi-access edge computing: A survey of fundamentals, architecture, technologies, deployment cases, security, challenges, and directions	10
Clusters in chaos: A deep unsupervised learning paradigm for network anomaly detection	10
Blockchain-inspired intelligent framework for logistic theft control	10
Modular zk-rollup on-demand	10
Video streaming over IoV using IP multicast	9
Traffic flow control using multi-agent reinforcement learning	9
A survey of data mining methodologies in the environment of IoT and its variants	9
An overview on low energy wake-up radio technology: Active and passive circuits associated with MAC and routing protocols	9
Forecasting network events to estimate attack risk: Integration of wavelet transform and vector auto regression with exogenous variables	9
Editorial Board	9
Intercepting Hail Hydra: Real-time detection of Algorithmically Generated Domains	9
Efficient regular expression matching over hybrid dictionary-based compressed data	9
Multi-neural network based tiled 360°video caching with Mobile Edge Computing	9
SafeCoder: A machine-learning-based encoding system to embed safety identification information into QR codes	9
RSCAT: Towards zero touch congestion control based on actor–critic reinforcement learning and software-defined networking	9
A survey on security challenges and solutions in the IOTA	9