Publications

B. Chreim, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « SPLANDID — Optimal Sizing, PLacement, And management of centralized aNd DIstributed shareD battery energy storage systems in residential communities: Application to smart grids », Sustainable Cities and Society, Elsevier, 2024, (Q1, IF = 10.5)

B. Chreim, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Recent sizing, placement, and management techniques for individual and shared battery energy storage systems in residential areas : A review », Energy Reports, Elsevier, 2024, (Q1, IF = 5.2)

E. Ossongo, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « A multi-agent federated reinforcement learning-based optimization of quality of service in various LoRa network slices »,  Computer Communications, Elsevier, 2024, (Q1, IF = 6)

S. Chouikhi,  M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Energy-effecient computation offloading based on multi-agent deep reinforcement learning for industrial Internet of things system », Internet of Things Journal, IEEE, 2024, (Q1, IF = 10.6)

B. Brik, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia,  «  On adjusting data throughput in IoT networks : A deep reinforcement learning-based game approach »,  Internet of Things Journal, IEEE, 2024, (Q1, IF=10.6) 

B. Chreim, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Energy Management in Residential Communities with Shared Storage based on Multi-Agent Systems: Application to Smart Grids »,  Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier, 2023, (Q1, IF = 8)

M. Khalil, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning: An Application for Big Data Load Forecast in Buildings  », Computers & Security, Elsevier, 2023, (Q1, IF = 5.105)

S. Chouikhi,  M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Energy Consumption Scheduling as a Fog Computing Service in Smart Grid », IEEE Transactions on Services Computing , IEEE, 2023, (Q1, IF = 11.019)

A. Yaacoub, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « A review of different methodologies to study occupant comfort and energy consumption », Energies, MDPI, 2023, (Q1, IF = 3.252)

B. Chreim, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « LOSISH - LOad Scheduling In Smart Homes based on demand response: Application to smart grids »,  Applied Energy, Elsevier, 2022, (Q1, IF = 11.446)

M. A. Benblidia, B. Brik,  M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Power Allocation and Energy Cost Minimization in Cloud Data Centers Microgrids: A Two-Stage Optimization Approach  », IEEE Access, IEEE, 2022, (Q1, IF = 3.476)

M. Khalil, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « A Federated Learning Approach for Thermal Comfort Management », Advanced Engineering Informatics, Elsevier, 2022, (Q1, IF = 7.862)

B. Brik, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, A. Hentati,  « Providing Convenient Indoor Thermal Confort in Real-Time Based on Energy-Efficiency IoT Network », Energies, MDPI, 2022, (Q1, IF = 3.252)

M. A. Benblidia, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia,, B. Brik, « A renewable energy-aware power allocation for cloud data centers : A game theory approach », Computer Communications, Elsevier, 179, 2021, (Q1, IF = 6)

B. Brik, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, H. Snoussi, « An IoT-Based Deep Learning approach to analyze indoor thermal comfort of disabled people »,  Building and Environment, Elsevier,  2021, (Q1, IF = 7.4)

T. Yang, M. Esseghir, L. Koukhi, S. Pan, « Evaluation of primary user power impact factor for joint optimization of energy efficiency in cognitive radio networks », Energies, MDPI, 14 (21), 2021, (Q1, IF = 3.252)

S. Chouikhi, L. Khoukhi, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Generalized Nash Equilibrium approach for radio resource sharing and power allocation in vehicular networks », Computer networks, Elsevier, 2020, (Q1, IF = 5.493)

C. Chahla, H. Snoussi, L. Merghem-Boulahia, M. Esseghir, « A Deep Learning approach for anomaly detection and prediction in power consumption data »,  Energy Efficiency, Springer,  13 (8), 2020 (Q2, IF= 2.574)

S. Chouikhi, L. Merghem-Boulahia, M. Esseghir, H. Snoussi, « A Game-Theoretic Multi-Level Energy Demand Management for Smart Buildings », IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE, pp.1-1. 2019 (Q1, IF= 10.275)

H. Ameur, M. Esseghir, L. Koukhi and L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Enhanced MIH (Media Independent Handover) for Collaborative Green Wireless Communications », International Journal of Communication Systems, Wiley, vol. 30, issue 7, 2017 (IF= 1.882)

T. Yang, M. Esseghir and L. Koukhi, « A Survey of EE Optimization Methods for Primary and Secondary Users in Cognitive Radio Networks », International Journal Network Protocols and Algorithms, Macrothink Institute, 10 (3), pp.18,  2019 

H. Ameur, L. Khoukhi, M. Esseghir, and L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Energy Efficient Networks: Recent Research and Future Challenges », International Journal of Wireless and Mobile Computing, Inderscience Publishers, vol. 12, issue 1, pages 1-15, 2017

Y. Zhang, W. Peng Tay, K. Hung Li, M. Esseghir and D. Gaiti, « Learning Temporal-Spatial Spectrum Reuse », IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE, vol. 64, n° 7, pages 3092-3103, 2016 (IF= 6.166)

Y. Liu, M. Esseghir, and L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Evaluation of parameters importance in cloud service selection using rough sets », Applied Mathemathics (AM) journal, Scientific Research Publishing, vol.7, n° 6, 2016

E. Trigui, M. Esseghir, and L. Merghem-Boulahia, « NeSAM: Negotiation based approach for Spectrum Access and Mobility management in cognitive radio networks », International Journal of Computer Systems (IJCS), Vol. 2, Issue 11, November, p. 446-459, 2015

E. Trigui, M. Esseghir, and L. Merghem-Boulahia, « MAS-based auction for channel selection in mobile cognitive radio networks », Advances in Computer Science: an International Journal (ACSIJ), 2015

U. Mir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, M. Esseghir, and D. Gaïti, « A Multiagent Coalition Formation Scheme for Unlicensed Spectrum Access in CR Networks », Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, vol. 79, n°3, pages 1765-1786, 2014 (IF= 2.017)

F. Nebih-Korkaz, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia and L.Khoukhi, « A novel data aggregation approach combined with data dissemination in vehicular ad hoc network », International Journal of Information Science and Intelligent System (IJISIS, ISSN:2307-9142), Vol. 2, No.3, July 2013

L. Khoukhi, H. Badis, L. Merghem-Boulahia and M. Esseghir, « Admission Control in Wireless Ad hoc Networks: A Survey », Springer, EURASIP, Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, (IF= 2.407), April 2013

E. Trigui, M. Esseghir and L. Merghem-Boulahia, « On using Multi Agent Systems in Cognitive Radio Networks: A survey », International Journal of Wireless & Mobile Networks,  Vol. 4, No. 6, December 2012

M. Esseghir and N. Bouabdallah, « Nodes density control for maximizing wireless sensor network lifetime », ACM, Wiley, International Journal of Network Management (IJNM), (IF = 1.914),  Volume 18 (2), p. 159 - 170, 2008

F. Adjewa, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, C. Kacfah « LLM-based Continuous Intrusion Detection Framework for Next-Gen Networks », IEEE, International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), (ranked B by Core 2023), Abu Dhabi, UAE, May 2025

F. Adjewa, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Efficient Federated Intrusion Detection in 5G Ecosystem Using Optimized BERT-Based Model », IEEE, International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (Wimob-STWimob), Paris, France, Oct. 2024

B. Chreim, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « ANDORRA - A novel loss-aware energy trading framework for resedential communities : application to smart grids », IEEE, Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM) (ranked B by Core 2021), Kuala Lumpur, Malysia, Dec 2023

S. Chouikhi, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia « Computation Offloading for Industrial Internet of Things: A Cooperative Approach  »,  IEEE, International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), (ranked B by Core 2021), Marrakesh, Morocco, May 2023

B. Chreim, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « PRAHA - Price Based Demand Response Framework for smArt Homes: Application to Smart Grids »,  IEEE, International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), (ranked B by Core 2021), Marrakesh, Morocco, May 2023

S. Chouikhi, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia « Clustering-based Cooperative Computation Offloading Game for dependent tasks in Industrial Internet of Things Systems », IEEE, International Conference on Communications (ICC), (ranked B by Core 2021), Rome, Italy, May 2023

M. Khalil, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Federated Learning for Energy-Efficient Thermal comfort control service in Smart Buildings»,  IEEE, Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM) (ranked B by Core 2021), Madrid, Spain, Dec 2021

M. Louail,  M. Esseghir,  L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Dynamic task scheduling for fog nodes based on deadline constraints and task frequency for smart factories »,  IEEE, International Conference on Network of Future (NoF), (virtual), Bordeaux, France, Oct. 2020

C. Khalfaoui, S. Ayed, M. Esseghir, « A Stochastic Approach for an Enhanced Trust Mangagement in a Decentralized Healthcare Environment »,  IEEE, STWimob, (virtual) Thessaloniki, Greece, Oct. 2020 

M. Khalil, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « An IoT Environment for Estimating Occupants' Thermal Comfort »,  IEEE, International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) (ranked B by Core 2021), London, UK, Sept 2020  

M. A. Benblidia, B. Brik, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Power Dispatching in Cloud Data Centers Using Smart Microgrids: A Game Theory Approach », IEEE, Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM) (ranked B by Core 2021), Waikoloa, United States. pp.1-6, Dec 2019

A. Mebrek, L. Merghem-Boulahia, M. Esseghir, « Energy-efficient solution using stochastic approach for IoT-Fog-Cloud Computing », IEEE,  International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob), (ranked B by Core 2021), Barcelona, Spain. pp.1-6, Oct 2019

A. Mebrek, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Energy-Efficient Solution Based on Reinforcement Learning Approach in Fog Networks », IEEE, 15th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), (ranked B by Core 2021), Tangier, Morocco. pp.2019-2024 , Jun 2019

S. Chouikhi, L. Merghem-Boulahia, M. Esseghir, «  A Fog Computing Architecture for Energy Demand Scheduling in Smart Grid », IEEE, 15th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), (ranked B by Core 2021), Tangier, Morocco. pp.1815-1821 , Jun 2019

B. Brik, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, H. Snoussi, « ThermCont: A machine Learning enabled Thermal Comfort Control Tool in a real time », IEEE, 15th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), (ranked B by Core 2021), Tangier, Morocco. pp.294-300  , Jun 2019

M. A. Benblidia, B. Brik, L. Merghem-Boulahia, M. Esseghir, « Ranking Fog nodes for Tasks Scheduling in Fog-Cloud Environments: A Fuzzy Logic Approach », IEEE, 15th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), (ranked B by Core 2021), Tangier, Morocco. pp.1451-1457 , Jun 2019

C. Chahla, H. Snoussi, L. Merghem-Boulahia, M. Esseghir. « A Novel Approach for Anomaly Detection in Power Consumption Data », 8th International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods (ICPRAM), (ranked C by Core 2021), Prague, Czech Republic, May 2019 

S. Chouikhi, L. Merghem-Boulahia, and M. Esseghir, « Multi-Level Energy Consumption Optimization for Smart Buildings », IEEE, Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM), (ranked B by Core 2021), Abu Dhabi, December 2018

M. A. Benblidia, B. Brik, L. Merghem-Boulahia, and M. Esseghir, « A Game Based Power Allocation in Cloud Computing Data Centers», IEEE, International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob), (ranked B by Core 2021), Limassol, Cyprus, October 2018

T. Yang, M. Esseghir, and L. Khoukhi, « An Evolutionary Game Approach Towards Energy-Activated Cooperative Spectrum Sensing », IEEE, 88th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall),(ranked B by Core 2021), Chicago, USA, August 2018

B. Brik, L. Merghem-Boulahia, M. Esseghir, and H. Snoussi, « ThingsGame: when sending data rate depends on the data usefulness in IoT networks », ACM, 14th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), (ranked B by Core 2021), Limassol, Cyprus, June 2018

B. Brik, L. Merghem-Boulahia, M. Esseghir, and H. Snoussi,« Indoor Thermal Comfort Collection of People with Physical Disabilities », International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC), (ranked C by Core 2021) Rome, Italy, June 2018

S. Chouikhi, L. Merghem-Boulahia, and M. Esseghir, « Energy Demand Scheduling Based on Game Theory for Microgrids », IEEE, International Conference on Communications (ICC), (ranked B by Core 2021), Kansas City, USA, May 2018

A. Mebrek, L. Merghem-Boulahia, and M. Esseghir, « Efficient Green Solution for a Balanced Energy Consumption and Delay in the IoT-Fog-Cloud Computing », IEEE, 16th International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications (NCA), (ranked B by Core 2021), Boston, pages 1 – 4, (short paper), October 2017

H. Ameur, M. Esseghir and L. Khoukhi, « Fully Distributed Approach for Energy Saving in Heterogeneous Networks », IFIP, 8th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS), (ranked C by Core 2021), Larnaca, Cyprus, November 2016

J. Klaimi, R. Rahim Amoud, L. Merghem-Boulahia, Akil Jrad and M. Esseghir, « An intelligent storage-based energy management approach for smart grids », IEEE, 12th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob), (ranked B by Core 2021) New York, USA, October 2016

Y. Zhang, W. Peng Tay, K. Hung Li, M. Esseghir and D. Gaiti « Opportunistic Spectrum Access With Temporal-spatial Reuse In Cognitive Radio Networks », IEEE, International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), (ranked B by Core 2018), Shanghai, China, September 2016

H. Ameur, M. Esseghir and L. Khoukhi, « Maximum Weight Matching based Heuristic for Future HetNets Greening », IEEE, Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), (ranked B by Core 2018), Doha, Qatar, April 2016

F. Benidriss, B. Benmammar, M. Esseghir and L. Merghem-Boulahia, « An Efficient Cluster-based Routing Protocol in Cognitive Radio Network », International Conference on Advanced Communication Systems and Signal Processing (ICOSIP), Tlemcen, Algeria, November 2015

A.K.Y Settouti, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, and F. Didi, « Communicating Range and Data Gathering Impact on Large Scale Low Power Wireless Sensor Networks Energy Consumption », International Conference on Advanced Communication Systems and Signal Processing (ICOSIP), Tlemcen, Algeria, November 2015

A.K.Y Settouti, M. Esseghir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, and F. Didi, « Emerging Body Sensors to Cloud Computing for Healthcare Services », International Conference on Advanced Communication Systems and Signal Processing (ICOSIP), Tlemcen, Algeria, November 2015

H. Ameur, M. Esseghir, L. Khoukhi, « Energy Saving Mechanism for Future HetNets », IEEE, 26th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), (ranked B by Core 2018), Hong Kong, China, August 2015

H. Ameur, L. Khoukhi and M. Esseghir, « MIH (Media Independent Handover) for Green Wireless Communications », IEEE, Annual IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC), (ranked B by Core 2018), Las Vegas, USA, January 2015

Y. Zhang, W. P. Tay, K. H. Li, M. Esseghir, D. Gaiti, « Distributed Opportunistic Spectrum Access with Spatial Reuse in Cognitive Radio Networks », IEEE, Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing (GlobalSIP), Atlanta, USA, December 2014 

Y. Liu, M. Esseghir, L. Boulahia, « Cloud Service Selection based on Rough Set Theory », IEEE/IFIP, International Conference and Workshop on the Network of the Future (NOF), Paris, France, December 2014 

E. Trigui, M. Esseghir and L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Spectrum Handoff Algorithm for Mobile Cognitive Radio Users based on agents' Negotiation », IEEE WiMob 2013,(ranked B by Core 2018) Lyon, France, October 2013

E. Trigui, M. Esseghir and L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Cognitive Radio Spectrum Assignment and Handoff Decision », IEEE PIMRC 2013,(ranked B by Core 2018) LONDON, ENGLAND, September 2013

E. Trigui, M. Esseghir and L. Merghem-Boulahia, « A Mobility Scheme for Cognitive Radio Networks », Med-Hoc-Net'13, Ajaccio, France, June 2013

M. A. Benatia, L. Khoukhi, M. Esseghir and L. Merghem-Boulahia, « A Markov Chain based model for Congestion Control in VANETs », IEEE, 27th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA)  (ranked B by Core 2018) workshop, 2013, Barcelona, Spain, March 2013

 N. Boughanmi,  M. Esseghir,  L. Merghem-Boulahia and  L. Khoukhi,  « Energy efficient aggregation in wireless sensor networks  », IEEE,  ICAIT 2012, PARIS, FRANCE, July 2012

E. Trigui, M. Esseghir and L. Merghem-Boulahia, «  Multi-agent systems Negotiation approach for Handoff in Mobile Cognitive Radio Networks  », IEEE, NTMS 2012, ISTANBUL, TURKEY, May 2012

U. Mir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, M. Esseghir and D. Gaïti, « A Continuous Time Markov Model for Unlicensed Spectrum Access », IEEE, WIMOB 2011, (ranked B by Core 2018) SHANGHAI, CHINA, October 2011

E. Trigui, M. Esseghir and L. Merghem-Boulahia, « Spectrum Access during Cognitive Radio Mobiles’ Handoff », ICWMC 2011, LUXEMBOURG, June 2011

M. Esseghir, « An Implementation of Energy-based Dynamic Routing for Wireless Sensor Networks », IEEE WoSSPA 2011, TIPAZA, ALGERIE, May 2011

U. Mir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, M. Esseghir and D. Gaïti, « A Markov Process for Dynamic Spectrum Access », IEEE/IFIP NTMS 2011, PARIS, FRANCE, February 2011

J. Martinez Arraez, M. Esseghir and L. Merghem-Boulahia, « An Implementation of Media Independent Information Services for the Network Simulator NS-2 », IEEE CCNC 2011, (ranked B by Core 2018) LAS VEGAS, USA, January 2011

U. Mir, L. Merghem-Boulahia, M. Esseghir and D. Gaïti, « Dynamic Spectrum Sharing for Cognitive Radio Networks using Multiagent System », IEEE, CCNC 2011, (ranked B by Core 2018) LAS VEGAS, USA, January 2011

M. Abid, A. Ahmed, L. M. Boulahia, M. Esseghir, D. F. Macedo, M. Kassar and B. Kervella « A knowledge plane for mobility management in internet of things connected by radio », IADIS TNS 2010, Freiburg, Germany, July 2010

M. Mansouri, H. Snoussi, M. Esseghir and C. Richard, « Optimal path and sensor selection for target tracking in wireless sensor networks », MAXENT Workshop, Chamonix, France, July 2010

M. Esseghir and H. Perros, « Optimizing the wireless sensor network lifetime under reliability constraint », IEEE, WIRELESS DAYS 2008, Dubai, UAE, November 2008

M. Esseghir, S. Ghamri-Doudane and K. Haddadou , « First steps towards an autonomic management system », IEEE, NOMS 2008, (ranked B by Core 2018) Salvador, BRAZIL, April 2008

M. Esseghir and G. Pujolle, « Wireless sensor nodes dimensioning under network lifetime constraint », IEEE, VTC (Vehicular Technology Conference) FALL 2007, (ranked B by Core 2018) Baltimore, USA, October 2007

M. Esseghir, N. Bouabdallah and G. Pujolle, « Energy provisioning model for maximizing wireless sensor network lifetime », IEEE, GIIS 2007, Marrakech, MOROCCO, July 2007

M. Esseghir, « An Autonomic architecture for maximizing wireless sensor network lifetime », IFIP NAEC 2007, Riva Del Garda, ITALY, October 2007

M. Esseghir and N. Bouabdallah, « Energy-efficient deployment towards maximizing lifetime in grid-based wireless sensor networks », IFIP NGN Workshop 2006

M. Esseghir, N. Bouabdallah and G. Pujolle, « Sensor placement for maximizing wireless sensor network lifetime », IEEE, Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC) FALL 2005, (ranked B by Core 2018) DALLAS, USA, September 2005 

M. Esseghir, N. Bouabdallah and G. Pujolle, « A novel approach for improving wireless sensor network lifetime », IEEE, International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC) 2005, (ranked B by Core 2018) BERLIN, GERMANY, September 2005

M. Esseghir, « Les réseaux de capteurs sans fil », Tutorial à l’occasion de la  journée thématique réseaux de capteurs organisée par l’action RGE et le pôle RESCOM du GDR ASR CNRS, September 2009