selected publications academicarticle Wang, Y., Gui, P., & Sookhak, M. (2024). Sort-then-insert: A space efficient and oblivious model aggregation algorithm for top-k sparsification in federated learning. Future generations computer systems. 158, 1-10. Sobouti, M. J., Adarbah, H. Y., Alaghehband, A., Chitsaz, H., Mohajerzadeh, A., Sookhak, M., ... Afghah, F. (2024). Efficient Fuzzy-Based 3-D Flying Base Station Positioning and Trajectory for Emergency Management in 5G and Beyond Cellular Networks. IEEE Systems Journal. PP(99), 1-12. Mahdipour, H., Sharifi, A., Sookhak, M., & Medrano, C. R. (2024). Ultrafusion: Optimal Fuzzy Fusion in Land-Cover Segmentation Using Multiple Panchromatic Satellite Images. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 17, 5721-5733. Rahman, A., Islam, J., Kundu, D., Karim, R., Rahman, Z., Band, S. S., ... Kumar, N. (2023). Impacts of blockchain in software-defined Internet of Things ecosystem with Network Function Virtualization for smart applications: Present perspectives and future directions. International Journal of Communication Systems. Ahmadvand, H., Lal, C., Hemmati, H., Sookhak, M., & Conti, M. (2023). Privacy-Preserving and Security in SDN-Based IoT: A Survey. IEEE Access. 11, 44772-44786. Sattari, F., Hashim, M., Sookhak, M., Banihashemi, S., & Pour, A. B. (2022). Assessment of the TsHARP method for spatial downscaling of land surface temperature over urban regions. Urban Climate. 45, 101265-101265. Jabbarpour, M. R., SeyedFarshi, S., Sookhak, M., & Zomaya, A. Y. (2022). Proposing a Secure Self-Fining Vehicle Using Blockchain and Vehicular Edge Computing. IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. 11(2), 28-35. Sharifrazi, D., Alizadehsani, R., Joloudari, J. H., Band, S. S., Hussain, S., Sani, Z. A., ... Alinejad-Rokny, H. (2022). CNN-KCL: Automatic myocarditis diagnosis using convolutional neural network combined with k-means clustering. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering. 19(3), 2381-2402. Islam, M. J., Rahman, A., Kabir, S., Karim, M. R., Acharjee, U. K., Nasir, M. K., ... Wu, S. (2022). Blockchain-SDN-Based Energy-Aware and Distributed Secure Architecture for IoT in Smart Cities. IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 9(5), 3850-3864. Band, S. S., Ardabili, S., Sookhak, M., Chronopoulos, A. T., Elnaffar, S., Moslehpour, M., ... Mosavi, A. (2022). When Smart Cities Get Smarter via Machine Learning: An In-Depth Literature Review. IEEE Access. 10, 60985-61015. Rahman, A., Rahman, M., Kundu, D., Karim, M. R., Band, S. S., & Sookhak, M. (2021). Study on IoT for SARS-CoV-2 with healthcare: present and future perspective. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering. 18(6), 9697-9726. Chuang, H., Band, S. S., Sookhak, M., & Pinandhito, K. (2021). The value co-creation behavior in learning communities: Comparing conventional learning and e-learning. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering. 18(6), 7239-7268. Sookhak, M., Jabbarpour, M. R., Safa, N. S., & Yu, F. R. (2021). Blockchain and smart contract for access control in healthcare: A survey, issues and challenges, and open issues. Journal of Network and Computer Applications. 178, 102950-102950. Jabbarpour, M. R., Saghiri, A. M., & Sookhak, M. (2021). A Framework for Component Selection Considering Dark Sides of Artificial Intelligence: A Case Study on Autonomous Vehicle. Electronics. 10(4), 384-384. Mirzaei, M., Yu, H., Dehghani, A., Galavi, H., Shokri, V., Mohsenzadeh Karimi, S., & Sookhak, M. (2021). A Novel Stacked Long Short-Term Memory Approach of Deep Learning for Streamflow Simulation. Sustainability. 13(23), 13384-13384. Hossen, R., Whaiduzzaman, M. d., Uddin, M. N., Islam, M. J., Faruqui, N., Barros, A., Sookhak, M., & Mahi, M. (2021). BDPS: An Efficient Spark-Based Big Data Processing Scheme for Cloud Fog-IoT Orchestration. Information (Switzerland). 12(12), 517-517. Rahman, A., Islam, M. J., Montieri, A., Nasir, M. K., Reza, M. M., Band, S. S., ... Mosavi, A. (2021). SmartBlock-SDN: An Optimized Blockchain-SDN Framework for Resource Management in IoT. IEEE Access. 9, 28361-28376. Zhao, X. i., Band, S. S., Elnaffar, S., Sookhak, M., Mosavi, A., & Salwana, E. (2021). The Implementation of Border Gateway Protocol Using Software-Defined Networks: A Systematic Literature Review. IEEE Access. 9, 112596-112606. Shojafar, M., & Sookhak, M. (2020). Internet of everything, networks, applications, and computing systems (IoENACS). 42(3), 213-215. Mahmoudi, A., Abu Bakar, A., Sookhak, M., & Yaakub, M. R. (2020). A Temporal User Attribute-Based Algorithm to Detect Communities in Online Social Networks. IEEE Access. 8, 154363-154381. Saripalle, R., Sookhak, M., & Haghparast, M. (2020). An Interoperable UMLS Terminology Service Using FHIR. Future Internet. 12(11), 199-199. Shojafar, M., Pooranian, Z., Sookhak, M., & Buyya, R. (2019). Recent advances in cloud data centers toward fog data centers. Concurrency Computation Practice and Experience. 31(8), e5164-e5164. Sookhak, M., Tang, H., He, Y., & Yu, F. R. (2019). Security and Privacy of Smart Cities: A Survey, Research Issues and Challenges. IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials. 21(2), 1718-1743. Sookhak, M., Yu, F. R., & Zomaya, A. Y. (2018). Auditing Big Data Storage in Cloud Computing Using Divide and Conquer Tables. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems. 29(5), 999-1012. Sookhak, M., Gani, A., Khan, M. K., & Buyya, R. (2018). Dynamic Remote Data Auditing for Securing Big Data Storage in Cloud Computing (Retraction of Vol 380, Pg 101, 2017). 444, 187-187. Sun, X., Zhang, P., Sookhak, M., Yu, J., & Xie, W. (2017). Utilizing fully homomorphic encryption to implement secure medical computation in smart cities. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing. 21(5), 831-839. Sookhak, M., Yu, F. R., Khan, M. K., Xiang, Y., & Buyya, R. (2017). Attribute-based data access control in mobile cloud computing: Taxonomy and open issues. Future generations computer systems. 72, 273-287. Yousafzai, A., Gani, A., Noor, R. M., Sookhak, M., Talebian, H., Shiraz, M., & Khan, M. K. (2017). Cloud resource allocation schemes: review, taxonomy, and opportunities. Knowledge and Information Systems. 50(2), 347-381. Sookhak, M., Gani, A., Khan, M. K., & Buyya, R. (2017). Dynamic remote data auditing for securing big data storage in cloud computing (Retracted article. See vol. 444, pg. 187, 2018). 380, 101-116. Guo, J., Song, B., He, Y., Yu, F. R., & Sookhak, M. (2017). A Survey on Compressed Sensing in Vehicular Infotainment Systems. IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials. 19(4), 2662-2680. Sookhak, M., Yu, F. R., He, Y., Talebian, H., Safa, N. S., Zhao, N., Khan, M. K., & Kumar, N. (2017). FOG VEHICULAR COMPUTING Augmentation of Fog Computing Using Vehicular Cloud Computing. IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine. 12(3), 55-64. Sookhak, M., Gani, A., Talebian, H., Akhunzada, A., Khan, S. U., Buyya, R., & Zomaya, A. Y. (2015). Remote Data Auditing in Cloud Computing Environments: A Survey, Taxonomy, and Open Issues. ACM Computing Surveys. 47(4), 1-34. Ahmed, E., Gani, A., Sookhak, M., Ab Hamid, S. H., & Xia, F. (2015). Application optimization in mobile cloud computing: Motivation, taxonomies, and open challenges. Journal of Network and Computer Applications. 52, 52-68. Akhunzada, A., Sookhak, M., Anuar, N. B., Gani, A., Ahmed, E., Shiraz, M., ... Khan, M. K. (2015). Man-At-The-End attacks: Analysis, taxonomy, human aspects, motivation and future directions. Journal of Network and Computer Applications. 48, 44-57. Shiraz, M., Sookhak, M., Gani, A., & Shah, S. (2015). A Study on the Critical Analysis of Computational Offloading Frameworks for Mobile Cloud Computing. Journal of Network and Computer Applications. 47, 47-60. Sookhak, M., Akhundzada, A., Sookhak, A., Eslaminejad, M., Gani, A., Khurram Khan, M., Li, X., & Wang, X. (2015). Geographic wormhole detection in wireless sensor networks. PLoS ONE. 10(1), e0115324-e0115324. Sookhak, M., Talebian, H., Ahmed, E., Gani, A., & Khan, M. K. (2014). A review on remote data auditing in single cloud server: Taxonomy and open issues. Journal of Network and Computer Applications. 43, 121-141. Sookhak, M., Akhunzada, A., Gani, A., Khurram Khan, M., & Anuar, N. B. (2014). Towards dynamic remote data auditing in computational clouds. The Scientific World Journal. 2014, 269357-12. Eslaminejad, M., Abd Razak, S., & Sookhak, M. (2013). Classification of Energy-Efficient Routing Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks. Adhoc and Sensor Wireless Networks. 17(1-2), 103-129. Iftikhar, A., Qureshi, K. N., Hussain, F. B., Shiraz, M., & Sookhak, M. A Blockchain based Secure Authentication Technique for Ensuring User Privacy in Edge Based Smart City Networks. Journal of Network and Computer Applications. 233, 104052-104052. Adarbah, H. Y., Sookhak, M., & Atiquzzaman, M. A digital twin-based traffic light management system using BIRCH algorithm. Ad Hoc Networks. 164, 103613-103613. Zhang, W., Pan, C., Liu, T., Zhang, J., Sookhak, M., & Xie, M. Intelligent Networking for Energy Harvesting Powered IoT Systems. ACM TRANSACTIONS ON SENSOR NETWORKS. conference paper Adarbah, H. Y., Sookhak, M., & Atiquzzaman, M. (2023). A Digital Twin Environment for 5G Vehicle-to-Everything: Architecture and Open Issues. 115-122. Adeopatoye, R., Ikuesan, R. A., Hungwe, T., Kebande, V., & Sookhak, M. (2023). Towards an Open-Source Based E-Mail Forensic Tool that uses Headers in Digital Investigation. 1-8. Rahimi, Z., Ghanbari, R., Mohajerzadeh, A. H., Ahmadi, H., & Sookhak, M. (2022). 3D UAV BS Positioning and Backhaul Management in Cellular Network Via Stochastic Optimization. 2169-2175. Zhang, W., Wang, W., Sookhak, M., & Pan, C. (2022). Joint-optimization of Node Placement and UAV's Trajectory for Self-sustaining Air-Ground IoT system. Proceedings - International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, ISQED. 297-302. Sinha, K. P., Sookhak, M., & Wu, S. (2021). Agentless Insurance Model Based on Modern Artificial Intelligence. 49-56. Sookhak, M., Tang, H., & Yu, F. R. (2018). Security and Privacy of Smart Cities: Issues and Challenges. 1350-1357. Sookhak, M., Yu, F. R., & Tang, H. (2017). Secure Data Sharing for Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks Using Cloud Computing. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering. 306-315. institutional repository document Sookhak, M., & Mohajerzadeh, A. H. (2022). Joint position and trajectory optimization of flying base station in 5G cellular networks, based on users' current and predicted location Sobouti, M. J., Mohajerzadeh, A. H., Seno, S., & Yanikomeroglu, H. (2022). Managing Sets of Flying Base Stations Using Energy Efficient 3D Trajectory Planning in Cellular Networks
education and training Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Malaya - (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 2015 M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Technology Malaysia - (Johor Bahru, Malaysia) 2012 B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Shiraz University - (Shiraz, Iran) 2005
awards and honors Senior Member, conferred by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - (Piscataway, New Jersey, United States), 2019