About

Hakima Khelifi is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer science, University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria. Dr.Khelifi holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Information and Communication Engineering from Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.

Dr. Khelifi received the Best Paper Award of the IEEE GLOBECOM in 2018, and the Excellent Student Award at the Beijing Institute of Technology in 2017-18 and 2018-19, as well as the Chinese Government Outstanding International Student Scholarship in 2019. Her Ph.D. dissertation received the Excellent Thesis Award in 2020.

Moreover, Dr. Khelifi is serving as a Technical Program Committee Member or Reviewer in different International Conferences and Workshops. Her current research interest includes Next-Generation Networking and Internet, Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks, Internet of Things, Information-Centric Networking, Named Data Networking, Mobile Edge Computing, and Big Data Analytics.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Information and Communication Engineering

    Beijing Institute of Technology, China
    Dissertation: “Resources Optimization for Next-Generation Networks”
    Keywords: Information-Centric Networking, Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks
    Dissertation Advisor: Prof. Luo Senlin (罗森林)

Sep 2016 — Jul 2020
  • M.Sc. in Computer Science, with distinction (highest honor)

    Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi University, Bordj Bou-Arreridj, Algeria
    Dissertation: “Routing Protocol Based on Geography in VANETs
    Networks (GD- AODV)”
    Dissertation Advisor: Mr. Boubakeur Moussaoui

Sep 2013 — Jun 2015
  • B.Sc. in Computer Science

    Constantine 2 University, Algeria
    Dissertation: “Design and Implementation of a Management Application
    of a University Library”
    Dissertation Advisor: Mr. Mouhamed Badeche

Sep 2010 — Jun 2013

Journal & Magazine Articles

  • Hakima Khelifi, S. Luo, B. Nour, H. Moungla, Y. Faheem, R. Hussain, and A. Ksentini. “Named Data Networking in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks: State-of-the-Art and Challenges”, IEEE Communications Surveys Tutorials, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 320-351, 2020. [Ranked #1 Journal of Telecommunications with Highest Impact Factor = 20.2] [Download]
  • Hakima Khelifi, Senlin Luo, Boubakr Nour, Hassine Moungla, Syed Hassan Ahmed, and Mohsen Guizani. “A blockchain-based architecture for secure vehicular Named Data Networks”, Computers & Electrical Engineering, Elsevier, vol. 86, pp. 106715, 2020. [Download]
  • B. Nour, Hakima Khelifi, H. Moungla, R. Hussain, N. Guizani. “A Distributed Cache Placement Scheme for Large-Scale Information-Centric Networking”, IEEE Network, vol. 34, pp. 126-132, 2020. [Download]
  • B. Nour, Hakima Khelifi, R. Hussain, S. Mastorakis, H. Moungla “Access Control Mechanisms in Named Data Networks: A Comprehensive Survey”, arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.04624. [Download]
  • B. Nour, H. Ibn-Khedher, H. Moungla, H. Afifi, F. Li, K. Sharif, Hakima Khelifi, and M. Guizani. “Internet of Things Mobility Over Information-Centric/Named-Data Networking”, IEEE Internet Computing, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 14-24, 2020. [Download]
  • Hakima Khelifi, S. Luo, B. Nour, A. Sellami, H. Moungla, S. H. Ahmed, and M. Guizani. “Bringing Deep Learning at the Edge of Information-Centric Internet of Things”, IEEE Communications Letters , vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 52-55, 2019. [Download]
  • Hakima Khelifi, Senlin Luo, Boubakr Nour, and Sayed Chhattan Shah. “Security and privacy issues in vehicular named data networks: An overview”, Mobile Information Systems, Hindawi, vol. 2018, [Download]

International Conferences

  • Hakima Khelifi, A. Belouahri “The Impact of Big Data Analytics on Traffic Prediction”, In the International Conference on Advanced Aspects of Software Engineering (ICAASE) , 2022.
  • Hakima Khelifi, S. Luo, B. Nour, and H. Moungla. “In-Network Caching in ICN-based Vehicular Networks: Effectiveness & Performance Evaluation”, In ICC 2020-2020 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC) , 2020. [Download]
  • B. Nour, Hakima Khelifi, R. Hussain, H. Moungla, S. H. Bouk “A Collaborative Multi-Metric Interface Ranking Scheme for Named Data Networks”, In 2020 International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (IWCMC) , 2020. [Download]
  • Hakima Khelifi, S. Luo, B. Nour, H. Moungla “A QoS-aware cache replacement policy for vehicular named data networks”, In 2019 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) , 2019. [Download]
  • B. Nour, F. Li, Hakima Khelifi, H. Moungla, A. Ksentini “Coexistence of ICN and IP networks: an NFV as a service approach”, In 2019 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) , 2019. [Download]
  • Hakima Khelifi, S. Luo, B. Nour, H. Moungla “A Name-to-Hash Encoding scheme for vehicular named data networks”, In 2019 15th International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC) , 2019. [Download]
  • Hakima Khelifi, S. Luo, B. Nour, H. Moungla “LQCC: A link quality-based congestion control scheme in named data networks”, In 2019 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) , 2019. [Download]
  • Hakima Khelifi, S. Luo, B. Nour, A. Sellami, H. Moungla, F. Naït-Abdesselam “An optimized proactive caching scheme based on mobility prediction for vehicular networks”, In 2018 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) , 2018. [Best Paper Award] [Download]
  • Hakima Khelifi, S. Luo, B. Nour, H. Moungla, S. H. Ahmed “Reputation-based blockchain for secure NDN caching in vehicular networks”, In 2018 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN) , 2018. [Download]
  • B. Nour, K. Sharif, F. Li, Hakima Khelifi, H. Moungla “NNCP: A named data network control protocol for IoT applications”, In 2018 IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking (CSCN) , 2018. [Download]
  • B. Moussaoui, S. Djahel, Hakima Khelifi, S. Merniz “Towards enhanced reactive routing in urban Vehicular Ad hoc Networks”, In 2015 International Conference on Protocol Engineering (ICPE) and International Conference on New Technologies of Distributed Systems (NTDS) , 2015. [Download]

Book Chapters

  • Hakima Khelifi, S. Luo, B. Nour, H. Moungla, and SH. Ahmed. “Vehicular Networks in the Eyes of Future Internet Architectures”, In Managing Resources for Futuristic Wireless Networks, IGI Global, pp. 70-97, 2021. [Download]
  • Hakima Khelifi, and S. Luo. “Big Data and Internet of Things”, In progress

Teaching

  • Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi University, Algeria (2021-2022)
    • Big Data and Cloud Computing (MS, TIC)
    • Cloud Computing (MS, RM)
    • Docker (MS, TPs)
    • Computer Architecture (Bachelors, TPs)
    • Research Project (PFE)
    • Mobile Networks (MS, TPs)
    • Networking (Bachelors, TPs)

Honors & Awards

  • Jul 2020: Excellent Thesis Award, Beijing Institute of Technology
  • Dec 2019: Chinese Government Outstanding International Student Scholarship, China Scholarship Council
  • Dec 2019: Excellent Student Award, Beijing Institute of Technology
  • Jun 2019: Certificate of Honor, China Scholarship Council
  • Dec 2018: Excellent Student Award, Beijing Institute of Technology
  • Dec 2018: IEEE GLOBECOM 2018 Best Paper Award
  • Feb 2018: PhD Scholarship Award, Chinese Government Scholarship

Certificates

  • Sep 2019: Certificate of Reviewing, Elsevier Computer Communications
  • Sep 2019: Certificate of Reviewing, Elsevier Future Generation Computer Systems
  • Jul 2019: Reviewer Certificate, Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
  • Oct 2018: Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Elsevier Cognitive Systems Research
  • Apr 2018: Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing, Elsevier Computers & Electrical
  • Feb 2018: Certificate of Reviewing, Elsevier Computers & Electrical Engineering
  • Jul 2016: Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK Level 4), Beijing Institute of Technology
  • Apr 2013: Training Certificate, Agence universitaire de la Francophonie

Volunteer Experience

Journal Reviewer Services

  • IEEE Communications Magazine
  • IEEE Communications Letters
  • Elsevier Computers & Electrical Engineering
  • Hindawi Mobile Information Systems journal
  • International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
  • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems journal
  • The Journal of Supercomputing
  • Multimedia Tools and Application
  • Elsevier Cognitive Systems Research
  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
  • Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
  • Elsevier Computer Communications
  • Elsevier Future Generation Computer Systems

TPC Services & Reviewer


  • IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference [VTC 2018-Fall]
  • IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference [VTC2018-Fall Recent Results, Symposia and Workshops]
  • Consumer Communications & Networking Conference [CCNC 2019]
  • IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2018)
  • ACM MobiHoc Workshop on Networking and Cybersecurity for Smart Cities [SmartCitySecurity 2018]
  • International Workshop on Research Advancements on Future Internet Architectures [RAFNET 2018]
  • IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing [UIC 2018]
  • IEEE Conference on Standards for Communications and Networking [CSCN, 2018]
  • IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference [VNC, 2018]
  • IEEE International Conference on Communications [ICC, 2019]
  • IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)

Languages

  • Arabic: Mother Tongue
  • English: Full Professional Proficiency
  • French: Full Professional Proficiency
  • Chinese: Elementary Proficiency

Hakima Khelifi | Last update: Oct 2021