Pascal Lorenz | Information Theory | Research Excellence Award

Prof. Dr. Pascal Lorenz | Information Theory | Research Excellence Award

Professor | University of Haute Alsace | France

Prof. Dr. Pascal Lorenz is an internationally recognized researcher in advanced communication networks, network security, and intelligent systems, serving at the University of Haute Alsace, France. His work spans next-generation wireless systems, deterministic networking, 5G/6G network slicing, vehicular networks, IoT communication models, and federated learning security.

He has contributed significantly to the design of secure, efficient, and scalable network architectures, with a focus on deterministic resource allocation, encrypted communication tunnels, and multi-gateway behavior in large-scale IoT deployments. His interdisciplinary work integrates network optimization, machine learning-based security detection, and privacy-preserving communication frameworks.

Prof. Lorenz collaborates widely with global research teams and continues to shape modern communication technologies through impactful publications, editorial roles, and supervision of advanced research in intelligent systems and next-generation networking.

Profiles: Scopus | Orcid | Google Scholar

Featured Publications

  1. Krishna, M. B., & Lorenz, P. (2024). Deterministic network slice instance policy for intra and inter slice resource management in 5G. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. Citation count: 5. Year: 2024.

  2. Atia, O. B., Al Samara, M., Bennis, I., Gaber, J., Abouaissa, A., & Lorenz, P. (2024). EMDG-FL: Enhanced malicious model detection based on genetic algorithm for federated learning. In 2024 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) (pp. 1–6). Citation count: 5. Year: 2024.

  3. Suma, V., Baig, Z., Shanmugam, S. K., & Lorenz, P. (2023). Inventive systems and control. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong. Citation count: 5. Year: 2023.

  4. Diab, T., Gilg, M., Lorenz, P., & Drouhin, F. (2022). Using I2P (Invisible Internet Protocol) encrypted virtual tunnels for a secure and anonymous communication in VANETs: I2P vehicular protocol (IVP). Wireless Personal Communications, 127(3), 2625–2644. Citation count: 5. Year: 2022.

  5. Abakar, K. S., Bennis, I., Abouaissa, A., & Lorenz, P. (2022). A multi-gateway behaviour study for traffic-oriented LoRaWAN deployment. Future Internet, 14(11), 312. Citation count: 5. Year: 2022.

Mustapha Bouallala | Numerical Analysis | Numerical Analysis Research Award

Prof. Mustapha Bouallala | Numerical Analysis | Numerical Analysis Research Award

Mustapha Bouallala | Cadi Ayyad University | Morocco

Prof. Mustapha Bouallala, from the Polydisciplinary Faculty at Cadi Ayyad University in Safi, Morocco, specializes in applied mathematics with a focus on variational and hemivariational inequalities, contact mechanics, thermo-viscoelasticity, and fractional‐order differential models. His work emphasizes the mathematical analysis, modeling, and numerical simulation of complex physical systems governed by non-smooth dynamics, memory effects, and time-fractional derivatives. He contributes to the development of analytical frameworks for contact problems involving viscoelastic materials, locking materials, and thermo-mechanical interactions. Through rigorous mathematical modeling and approximation techniques, his research advances the understanding of nonlinear evolutionary problems and supports applications in engineering mechanics, material behavior, and thermal–structural interaction systems.

Profiles: Scopus | Orcid 

Featured Publications

Bouallala, M., Essoufi, E.-H., & Ouafik, Y. (2026). Modeling and simulation of time-fractional derivative contact problem in thermo-viscoelasticity. Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo Series 2. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12215-025-01318-1
Year: 2026

Ouaanabi, A., Alaoui, M., Bouallala, M., & Essoufi, E.-H. (2025). Continuous dependence result for a class of evolutionary variational-hemivariational inequalities with application to a dynamic thermo-viscoelastic contact problem. Acta Applicandae Mathematicae. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10440-025-00707-z
Year: 2025

Bouallala, M., Bourichi, S., Essoufi, E. H., & Rahnaoui, H. (2025). Approximation of solution for unilateral contact problem with locking materials. Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1002/mma.70131
Year: 2025

Bouallala, M., Ouafik, Y., & Bendarag, A. (2025). Analysis of a thermo-viscoelastic contact problem with normal damped response, unilateral constraint and memory term. SeMA Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40324-025-00418-3
Year: 2025

Aharrouch, B., & Bouallala, M. (2025). Convergence analysis of Kantorovich-type operators in variable exponent Sobolev spaces. Georgian Mathematical Journal. https://doi.org/10.1515/gmj-2025-2089
Year: 2025