Publications

2025
Jagatheesaperumal SK, Pothiraja D, Kumaresan S, Rahouti M, DRID H, Hamouid K. Authentic Key Agreement Scheme for Blockchain-basedSmart Grid Applications. Assurance and Security for AI-enabled Systems 2025- Orlando, Florida, US . 2025.Abstract

Smart meters have become the essential elements of smart city applications, where smart grid (SG) environments could be enabled with the real-time monitoring and collection of power usage data through trusted wireless networks. Key agreement schemes are fundamental to ensuring secure and trustworthy power usage assessment in SG systems, while also protecting data integrity and optimizing computational costs. This paper proposes an Authentic Key Agreement (AKA) scheme based on Blockchain designed to enhance the security, integrity, and efficiency of SG systems. The proposed scheme utilizes the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) cryptographic 
algorithm integrated with Blockchain technology, achieving better security and computational efficiency compared to existing state-of-the-art schemes. Simulation results obtained using the NS3 simulator demonstrate a significant reduction in network delay. Specifically, when the number of nodes in a network cluster is doubled, the proposed framework achieves a 25% reduction in delay. Thus, this proposed framework offers increased efficiency, improved security, lower costs, and better transparency of power usage in SGs.

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Rahouti M, DRID H, Hamouid K, MAASMI K, MEHENNA S. Brave-sdn: blockchain-reliant authentication for versatile east–west bound in distributed SDN. International Journal of Information Security. 2025;xx (xx) :xxx-xxx.
Jagatheesaperumal SK, Rahouti M, Aledhari M, Hafid A, Oliveira D, DRID H, Amin R. Distributed Reinforcement Learning for IoT Security in Heterogeneous and Distributed Networks. Computing & AI Connect. 2025;xx (xx) :xx-xx.
2024
Rabah MAO, DRID H, Rahouti M, Medjadba Y. Empowering UAV Communications with AI-Assisted Software-Defined Networks: A Review on Performance, Security, and Efficiency. Journal of Network and Systems Management. 2024;32 (90).
Rabah MAO, DRID H, Medjadba Y, Rahouti M. Detection and Mitigation of Distributed Denial of Service Attacks Using Ensemble Learning and Honeypots in a Novel SDN-UAV Network Architecture. IEEE Access. 2024.
Abderrahmane A, DRID H. Enhancing Control Placement in SDN-IoT Networks Using the Louvain Algorithm and Betweenness-Centrality. IEEE Access [Internet]. 2024;12 :159775 - 159783. Publisher's Version
Abderrahmane A, DRID H, Behaz A. A Survey of Controller Placement Problem in SDN-IoT Network. International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing. 2024;12 :170–184.
2023
Menaceur A, DRID H, Rahouti M. Fault Tolerance and Failure Recovery Techniques in Software-Defined Networking: A Comprehensive Approach. Journal of Network and Systems Management [Internet]. 2023;31 (1). Publisher's Version
2012
Rival O, Morea A, Brochier N, DRID H, Rouzic EL. Upgrading Optical Networks with Elastic Transponders, in European Conference and Exhibition on Optical. Amsterdam, Netherlands ; 2012 :16-20 . Publisher's Version
DRID H, Brochier N, Ghani N, Rouzic EL. P-Cycle Design for Mixed-Line Rate Optical Networks, in Optical Network Design and Modeling. Colchester, UK: IEEE ; 2012 :17-20. Publisher's Version
2011
DRID H, Ghani N, Cousin B. Application-Aware Protection in DWDM Optical Networks, in Wireless and Optical Communications Conference . New Jersey, USA: IEEE ; 2011.
DRID H, Ghani N, Cousin B. Application-Aware Protection in DWDM Optical Networks. Photonic Network Communications [Internet]. 2011;22 (3) :240-244. Publisher's Version
2010
DRID H, Cousin B, Molnar M, Ghani N. Graph Partitioning for Survivability in Multi-Domain Optical Networks, in International Communications Conference (ICC 2010). Cape Town, South Africa: IEEE ; 2010 :23-27. Publisher's Version
DRID H. Survivability in multi-domain optical networks using p-cycles. Photonic Network Communications [Internet]. 2010;19 (1) :81-89. Publisher's Version
DRID H, DRID H, Molnar M, Ghani N. Graph Partitioning for Survivability in Multi-Domain Optical Networks. IEEE Communications Letters [Internet]. 2010;14 (10) :978-980. Publisher's Version
DRID H, Cousin B, Molnar M, Lahoud S. A Survey of Survivability in Multi-Domain Optical Networks. Computer Communication [Internet]. 2010;33 (8) :1005-1012. Publisher's Version
2009
DRID H, Lahoud S, Cousin B. A Topology Aggregation Model for Survivability in Multi-Domain Optical Networks Using p-Cycles, in International Conference on Network and Parallel Computing (NPC 2009). Gold Coast, Australia: IEEE ; 2009. Publisher's Version
DRID H, Cousin B, Lahoud S, Molnar M. Protection par p-cycles dans les réseaux WDM. Techniques et sciences informatiques. 2009;28 (4) :459-478.
2008
DRID H, Cousin B, Lahoud S, Molnar M. Multi-Criteria p-Cycle Network Design, in Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN2008). Montréal, Canada: IEEE ; 2008. Publisher's Version