Abdulhalim Dandoush

Associate Researcher in IT and Networking, and Scientific advisor of the « IT and Networking » group
ESME

Overview of research area

My engineering and research interests lie in the implementation and performance evaluation of network protocols and services, and particularly in the following domains:
1. Virtualization and software defined networking (e.i, Kubernetes, Openstack, ONOS, SEBA, & OMEC)
2. Cloud and edge cloud infrastructure
3. Orchestration systems (e.i., MANO, XOS, OpenBaton)
4. Optimisation of resources allocation

Short biography

Since June 2023, Abdulhalim Dandoush is the Head of IT department and associate Professor in IT and Computer science at UDST, Qatar. He is also an associated researcher at the Esme Research Lab of the ESME engineering school and at the L2TI institution of the Sorbonne University Paris Nord (France). Abdulhalim Dandoush was the head of the expertise areas in « Computing, Modeling and Digital Technologies » at ESME in France, between September 2017 and July 2022. He obtained a Master degree in Networking and a PhD in Information technology from INRIA and the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in 2006 and in 2010 respectively. Before joining ESME, he worked as Expert Engineer at INRIA-Sophia Antipolis within the INRIA-Alstom Transport joint Lab. His interests lie in the performance evaluation and optimization of network protocols and also in the intelligent management of new generation networks. He was co-leading the ONF/ONOS teaching brigade in 2017/2018. He worked at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis in France as assistant and associate to research and teaching for between 2006 and 2010 and as an assistant professor at the University of Tishreen in Syria and the Arab Academy for Sciences and Technology in Egypt between 2011 and 2014.

Supervision and international collaborations

On-going projects

Institutions: ESME (France) / University of Paris-Saclay (L2S laboratory, France) / UDST (Qatar)
Since October 2023 (Active project): Co-supervisor of the PhD student Rim Sayegh, with Dr. Hela Marouane (ESME) and Dr. Sahar Hoteit (L2S, University of Paris-Saclay)

Subject: Joint Radio and Computing Resource Allocation in Vehicular Edge Computing

Institutions: ESME (France) / University of Sorbonne Paris Nord (L2TI laboratory, France) / UDST (Qatar)
Since October 2021 (Active project): Co-supervisor of the PhD candidate Viswanath Kumar Skand Priya

Subject: Intelligent Network Slicing Management : implementation and evaluation

Ended projects

Institutions: ESME (France) / University of Paris-Saclay (France) / University of Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC, France)
October 2018 – January 2023: Co-supervisor of the PhD student Ons Fares, with Prof. Nadjib Aitsaadi (University of Paris-Saclay)

Subject: Novel Path Routing algorithms within Transit Autonomous System Networks and Software Defined Networking context

Institutions: ESME (France) / University of Sorbonne Paris Nord (L2TI Laboratory, France) / UMP-Oujda (Morocco)
October 2018 – November 2021: Co-supervisor of the PhD student Mohammed Chahbar, with Prof. Gladys Diaz (University of Sorbonne Paris Nord) and Dr. Kamal Ghoumid (UMP-Oujda)

Subject: Orchestration Mecanisms of Network Slices in SD/NFV context

Institutions: ESME (France) / University of Paris-Saclay (France) / University of Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC, France) / DEVOTEAM (France)
February 2016 – January 2019: Co-supervisor of the PhD student Roua Touihri, with Prof. Nadjib Aitsaadi (University of Paris-Saclay) and Mr. Cyril Veillon (DEVOTEAM), industrial contract (CIFRE thesis) with the DEVOTEAM company

Subject: Optimization of Resource Allocation and Reliability within data-centers based on OpenStack

Institutions: ESME (France) / SupCom (Tunisia) / University of Sorbonne Paris Nord (L2TI Laboratory, France)
October 2016 – September 2019: Collaboration in some works of a co-supervised thesis between University of Sorbonne Paris Nord (France) and SupCom (Tunisia) with the PhD student Amal Kammoune, with Prof. Nadjib Achir (INRIA Saclay), Prof. Gladys Diaz (University of Sorbonne Paris Nord), and Prof. Nabil Tabbane (SupCom)

Subject: New Architecture for Cloud Networks Delivers IoT Services

Institutions: ESME (France) / Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT, China)
March 2016 – March 2019: Co-supervision of undergraduate Chinese interns in Computer Network administration and security each year as part of an international exchange program with ESME

Institutions: ESME (France) / Orange Labs France (France) / University of Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC, France) / ESIEE (France)
March 2017 – December 2017: Co-supervisor of an intern (student Ons Fares), with Prof. Nadjib Aitsaadi (University of Paris-Est Créteil, ESIEE) and Dr. Eng. Ilhem Fajjari (Orange)

Subject: Routing and Monitoring of network traffic within Wide Area Networks based on Software Defined Networking (SDN-WAN)

Institutions: ESME (France) / ONF USA / Orange Labs Poland (L2TI Laboratory, France)
May 2017 – November 2017: Supervisor of an intern (student Tomasz OsiDski), with Andrea Campanella (ONF / Intel, USA)

Subject: XMPP Southbound Interface (SBI) for Open Network Operating System ONOS

Publications

• R. Sayegh, H. Marouane, S. Hoteit, and A. Dandoush, Mobility Aware Task Migration in Vehicular Edge Computing Networks, International Teletraffic Congress (ITC 36), Trondheim, Norge, June 2025.
• R. Sayegh, A. Dandoush, H. Marouane, and S. Hoteit, Preliminary Evaluation and Optimization of Task Offloading and Latency in Vehicular Edge Computing, IEEE International Conference on Smart Communities (IEEE HONET), Doha, Qatar, December 2024.
• L. Amour and A. Dandoush, Harnessing Crowdsourcing and Machine Learning for Mobile Services Performance Analysis, Advances and Challenges in Science and Technology, Issue 2, pp. 123–158, 2023.
• H. Marouane, A. Dandoush, L. Amour, and A. Erbad, Performance Evaluation of Machine Learning-Based Misbehavior Detection Systems in VANETs: A Comprehensive Study, 2023 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC), Doha, Qatar, pp. 1-6, October 2023.
• V. KumarSkandPriya, A. Dandoush, and G. Diaz, Slicenet: a Simple and Scalable Flow-Level Simulator for Network Slice Provisioning and Management, 2023 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC), Doha, Qatar, October 2023.
• A. Dandoush, A. Gouissem, and B. Sait Ciftler, Secure and Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning-Based Resource Allocation for Next Generation Networks, 1st international conference on Innovation and Technological Advances for Sustainable Development (ITAS), Doha, Qatar, March 2023.
• A. Kammoun, A. Dandoush, G. Diaz, N. Achir, and N. Tabbane, Enabling New Generation Services with Multi-Level Delegation Architecture of Slicing Technology, 1st international conference on Innovation and Technological Advances for Sustainable Development (ITAS), Doha, Qatar, March 2023.
• L. Amour and A. Dandoush, Crowdsourcing Based Performance Analysis of Mobile User Heterogeneous Services, Electronics (Switzerland), 11(7), 1011, 2022.
• O. Fares, A. Dandoush, and N. Aitsaadi, SDN-based Platform Enabling Intelligent Routing within Transit Autonomous System Networks, 2022 IEEE 19th Annual Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), January 2022.
• Y. Li, A. Dandoush, and J. Liu, Evaluation and Optimization of learning-based DNS over HTTPS Traffic Classification, 2021 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC), pp. 1-6, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, October 2021.
• L. Amour and A. Dandoush, Towards a Crowdsourced Network Measurements Analyzer (CNMA) for the Streaming Service, 22nd IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR’2021), pp. 5, Paris, France, June 2021.
• M. Chahbar, G. Diaz, A. Dandoush, C. Cerin, and K. Ghoumid, A Comprehensive Survey on the E2E 5G Network Slicing Model, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 18(1), pp. 49–62, 9295415, 2021.
• M. Chahbar, G. Diaz, and A. Dandoush, InterS: Towards Inter-Slice Bandwidth Resource Sharing, IEEE 22nd International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (IEEE HPSR 2021), Paris, France, June 2021.
• R. Touihri, S. Alwan, A. Dandoush, N. Aitsaadi, and C. Veillon, SDN-Based Batch Flow Routing in CamCube Server-Only Data Center Networks, IEEE International Conference on Communications, Dublin, Ireland, June 2020.
• A. Kammoun, N. Tabbane, G. Diaz, N. Achir, and A. Dandoush, Inter-slice Mobility Management in the Context of SDN/NFV Networks, International Workshop on Distributed Computing for Emerging Smart Networks, DiCES-N 2019, Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol. 1130, pp. 77–90, Springer, 2020.
• A. Kammoun, N. Tabbane, G. Diaz, N. Achir, and A. Dandoush, Proactive Network Slices Management Algorithm Based on Fuzzy Logic System and Support Vector Regression Model, Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 97, pp. 386–397, 2020.
• R. Touihri, S. Alwan, A. Dandoush, N. Aitsaadi, and C. Veillon, M-CRP: Novel Multicast SDN Based Routing Scheme in CamCube Server-Only Datacenter, 2019 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), pp. 1-6, Waikoloa, HI, USA, December 2019.
• M. Chahbar, G. Diaz, A. Dandoush, C. Cérin, and K. Ghoumid, NESSMA: Network Slice Subnet Management Framework, 2019 10th International Conference on Networks of the Future (NoF), pp. 54-57, Rome, Italy, October 2019.
• M. Chahbar, G. Diaz, and A. Dandoush, Towards a Unified Network Slicing Model, 2019 15th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), pp. 1-5, Halifax, NS, Canada, October 2019.
• A. Kammoun, N. Tabbane, G. Diaz, N. Achir, and A. Dandoush, Dynamic Handler Framework for Network Slices Management, 2019 International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM), pp. 1-6, Split, Croatia, September 2019.
• Y. Li, T. Osinski, and A. Dandoush, Enabling Multi-Tenants Isolation for Software-Defined Cloud Networks via XMPP and BGP: Implementation and Evaluation, 2019 7th International Conference on Future Internet of Things and Cloud (FiCloud), pp. 72-79, Istanbul, Turkey, August 2019.
• R. Touihri, S. Alwan, A. Dandoush, N. Aitsaadi, and C. Veillon, CRP: Optimized SDN Routing Protocol in Server-Only CamCube Data-Center Networks, 2019 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp. 1-6, Shangai, China, May 2019.
• R. Touihri, S. Alwan, A. Dandoush, N. Aitsaadi and C. Veillon, Novel Optimized SDN Routing Scheme in CamCube Server Only Data Center Networks, 2019 16th IEEE Annual Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), Las Vegas, NV, USA, pp. 1-2, January 2019.
• A. Hafsaoui, A. Dandoush, G. Urvoy-Keller, M.Siekkinen, and D.Collange, A fine-grained response time analysis technique in heterogeneous environments, Computer Networks, Elsevier, Vol. 130, pp. 16-33, 2018.
• T. Osinski and A. Dandoush, XMPP as a scalable multi-tenants isolation solution for ONOS-based Software-Defined Cloud Networks, 2018 14th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), Roma, Italy, November 2018.
• A. Kammoun, N. Tabbane, G. Diaz, A. Dandoush, and N. Achir, End-to-End Efficient Heuristic Algorithm for 5G Network Slicing, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, AINA 2018, Krakow, Poland, May 2018.
• G. Neglia, S. Alouf, A. Dandoush, S. Simoens, P. Dersin, A. Tuholukova, J. Billion, and P. Derouet, Performance Evaluation of Train Moving-Block Control, Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS), Vol. 9826, pp. 348-363, 2016.
• A. Giovanni Neglia, S. Alouf, A. Dandoush, S. Simoens, P. Dersin, A. Tuholukova, J. Billion, and P. Derouet, Performance Evaluation of Train Moving-Block Control, Quantitative Evaluation of Systems, 13th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of SysTems (QEST), pp. 348-363, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, August 2016.
• A. Dandoush, A. Tuholokova, G. Neglia, S. Simoens, S. Alouf, P. Derouet, J. Billion, and P. Dersin, NS-3 Based Framework for Simulating Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) Systems, WNS3 ’16: Proceedings of the Workshop on ns-3, pp. 116-123, Seattle, WA, USA, June 2016.
• G. Neglia, A. Dandoush, S. Simoens, S. Alouf, J. Billion, and P. Dersin, Performance Evaluation of Train Moving-Block Control, International Conference Reliability, Safety and Security of Railway Systems: Modelling, Analysis, Verification and Certification, Paris, France, June 2016.
• A. Dandoush and M. Elgamel, A modified Manhattan distance with application in localization algorithms for ad-hoc Wireless Sensors Networks, Ad Hoc Networks Journal of Elsevier, Vol. 33, pp. 168-189, 2015.
• A. Dandoush, S. Alouf, and P. Nain, Lifetime and availability of data stored on a P2P system: Evaluation of redundancy and recovery schemes, Computer Networks, Elsevier, Vol. 64, pp. 243-260, 2014.
• A. Dandoush and M. Elgamel, Analytical Model for Service Response Time in Distributed Systems, 2014 24th International Conference on Computer Theory and Applications (ICCTA), pp. 62-67, Alexandria, Egypt, October 2014.
• A. Dandoush and A. Jean-Marie, Flow-Level Modeling of Parallel Download in Distributed Systems, 2010 Third International Conference on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service, Athens / Glyfada, Greece, June 2010.
• A. Dandoush, S. Alouf, and P. Nain, Performance Analysis of Centralized versus Distributed Recovery Schemes in P2P Storage Systems, Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS), Vol. 5550, pp. 676-689, 2009.
• A. Dandoush, S. Alouf, and P. Nain, A realistic simulation model for peer-to-peer storage systems, VALUETOOLS ’09 Proceedings of the Fourth International ICST Conference on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools, Pisa, Italy, October 2009.
• A. Dandoush, S. Alouf, and P. Nain, Simulation analysis of download and recovery processes in P2P storage systems, 2009 21st International Teletraffic Congress, pp. 1-8, Paris, France, September 2009.
• S. Alouf, A. Dandoush, and P. Nain, Performance analysis of peer-to-peer storage systems, 20th international teletraffic conference on Managing traffic performance in converged networks (ITC ’07), pp. 642-653, Ottawa, Canada, June 2007.

PhD in IT

• 2006-2010

  PhD in IT

  Nice Sophia-Antipolis / INRIA
• 2005-2006

  Msc in Networking and Distributed Systems

  Nice Sophia-Antipolis / INRIA
• 2004-2005

  Msc in Information engineering

  INSA de Rouen
• 1997-2001

  Engineering diploma in Electronics and Telecommunication

  Tishreen University, Lattaquié, Syrie

Associate Professor in IT and Networking, and Scientific advisor of the « IT and Networking » group

• Since 2023

  Scientific advisor of the « IT and Networking » group

  ESME, Ivry-sur-Seine, France
• Since 2023

  Associate Researcher in IT and Networking

  ESME, Ivry-sur-Seine, France
• 2017-2022

  Head of the Computing, Modelization and Digital Technologies Department

  ESME, Ivry-sur-Seine, France
• 2015-2022

  Associate Professor in IT and Networking

  ESME, Ivry-sur-Seine, France
• 2014-2015

  Expert Engineer

  ALSTOM Transport / INRIA LAB, Sophia-Antipolis, France
• 2013-2014

  Assistant professor in IT and Networking

  AASTMT, Alexandrie, Egypte
• 2011-2013

  Head of the department « Skills » at the European Tempus project ”Skills and Career Center“  

  Tishreen University, Lattaquié, Syrie
• 2010-2012

  Assistant professor in IT and Networking

  Tishreen University, Lattaquié, Syrie
• 2007-2010

  Assistant professor

  Université de Nice, Nice, France
• Since

  Head of the « Cybersecurity » Master Program

  ESME, Ivry-sur-Seine, France

Awards and Prizes

• 2010

  Best Paper Award, 2010 Third International Conference on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service
• 1997-2001

  Best Student Award, Tishreen University