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Dr. Rafik Zitouni is a Research Fellow and Lead Software Engineer at the University of Surrey's School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, affiliated with the Institute for Communication Systems. His work focuses on wireless communication protocols, IoT security, vehicular networks, and adaptive networking solutions. He has contributed to advancements in 6TiSCH, LoRaWAN, and MQTT protocols, with an emphasis on security mechanisms, network optimization, and machine learning applications.
Research interests include securing industrial IoT networks, vehicular emergency messaging systems, and low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN). He has pioneered techniques such as fuzzy logic-based detection of selfish nodes in 6TiSCH and Fuzzy C-Means clustering for LoRa parameter optimization. His work on FPGA-based sensor fusion for autonomous vehicles addresses real-time data processing challenges.
Key contributions span 20+ peer-reviewed publications in journals like Wireless Networks and Computer Communications, and conferences including IWCMC and MENACOMM. He actively collaborates with industry and academia on open radio access networks (O-RAN) and underwater localization systems. Current research emphasizes machine learning-driven network automation and resilient IoT infrastructure.
