- Kaiyi Zhang, N. Samaan and A. Karmouch, “A Two-Stage Confidence-Based Intrusion Detection System in Programmable Data-Planes”. IEEE GLOBECOM,4–8 December 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 
- Kaiyi Zhang, N. Samaan and A. Karmouch, “An Intelligent Data-Plane with a Quantized ML Model for Traffic Management”. IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium,8–12 May 2023; Miami, FL USA. 
- Xinrui Li, Nancy Samaan, Ahmed Karmouch. “An Automated VNF Manager based on Parameterized-Action MDP and Reinforcement Learning”. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 14-23 June 2021, Montreal, Canada 
- Zhuonan Huang, Nancy Samaan, Ahmed Karmouch. “A Novel Resource Reliability- Aware Infrastructure Manager for Containerized Network Functions”. IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC): Communication QoS, Reliability and Modeling Symposium (CQRM). 14-23 June 2021, Montreal, Canada. 
- O.Karrakchou, N. Samaan, A. Karmouch, “EP4: An Application-Aware Network Architecture with a Customizable Data Plane” IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing, 7-10 June 2021, Paris, France. 
- O. Karrakchou, N. Samaan, A. Karmouch, "ENDN: An Enhanced NDN Architecture with a P4-programmabIe Data Plane," ACM Conference on Information-Centric Networking, pp. 1-11, 2020. 
- O.Karrakchou, N. Samaan, A. Karmouch. “A Novel P4 Target Architecture for Runtime-Reconfigurable NDN Data Planes”. NIST-proceedings. Named Data Networking Community Meeting (NDNComm 2020), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), US Department of Commerce., Gaithersburg, United States. 2020. 
- O.Karrakchou, N. Samaan, A. Karmouch, “A Survey of Routing Mechanisms in ICNs”, IEEE ICMCS’, May 10-12, 2018, Rabat Morocco. 
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H.Amarasinghe and A. Karmouch, “Fault-Tolerant IaaS Management for Networked Cloud Infrastructure with SDN," IEEE ICC’ 2017, May 21-25, 2017, Paris, France. 
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W. Ekanayake, H. Amarasinghe and A. Karmouch, “SDN-based IaaS for Mobile Computing,” in Workshop on edge computing, 14th Annual IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (IEEE CCNC ’17), January 8-11, 2017, Las Vegas, NV, USA 
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V. Balasubramanian and A.Karmouch, “An Infrastructure as a Service for Mobile Ad-hoc Clouds,” in proceedings of IEEE 7th International Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (IEEE-CCWC) , January 9-11 , 2017, Las Vegas, NV, USA [BEST PAPER AWARD] 
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H. Amarasinghe, A. Karmouch, “SDN-Based Framework for Infrastructure as-a-Service Clouds,” in proceedings of IEEE 9th International Conference on Cloud Computing, June 27 -July 2, 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA. 
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I. Al Ridhawi, N. Samaan and A. Karmouch, "A QoS Monitor Selection Mechanism for Cellular Data Networks," 2015 IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), San Diego, CA, 2015, pp. 1-7. 
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K. Metwally, A. Jarray, and A. Karmouch, “A Cost-Efficient QoS-Aware Model for Cloud IaaS Resource Allocation in Large Datacenters”; 4th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Networking (CLOUDNET'15), Niagara Falls, Canada, Oct. 2015 
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K. Metwally, A. Jarray, and A. Karmouch, “MILP-based Approach for Efficient Cloud IaaS Resource Allocation,” IEEE 8th International Conference on Cloud Computing, June 27 - July 2, 2015, New York, NY, USA. . 
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K. Metwally , A. Jarray, A. Karmouch, 'Two-Phase Ontology-based Resource Allocation Approach for IaaS Cloud Service', IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC), Las Vegas, NV, USA, 8-12 Jan. 2015. 
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A. Jarray, J. Salazar, A. Karmouch, J. ELIAS, A. Mehaoua “QoS-based Cloud Resources Partitioning Aware Networked Edge Datacenters”, IFIP/IEEE Integrated Network Management Symposium (IM 2015), May 11-15, 2015, Ottawa, Canada. 
- V. Bassem, N. Samaan, A. Karmouch, “Modeling and Pricing Cloud Service Elasticity for Geographically Distributed Applications” , IFIP/IEEE Integrated Network Management Symposium (IM 2015), May 11-15, 2015, Ottawa, Canada
- J. Elias, H. Salazar, A. Jarray, A. Karmouch, A. Mehaouar " A Reliable Design of Wireless Body Area Networks ", IEEE Globecom 2013, Dec. 9-13, Atlanta, GA, USA
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I. Abdeljaouad, A. Karmouch, " Utility Function for Predicting IPTV Quality of Experience Based on Delays in Overlay Networks ", accepted by 2012 IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC), Las Vegas, NV, USA, 11-14 Jan. 2013 
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A. Jarray, Y. Song, A. Karmouch, " p-Cycle-Based Node Failure Protection for Survivable Virtual Network Embedding " ; IFIP Networking’13, May 22-24, 2013 Brooklyn,New York, USA 
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A. Jarray, Y. Song, A. Karmouch, " Resilient Virtual Network Embedding ", IEEE ICC’13, June 9-13, 2013, Budapest, Hungary. 
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V. Bassem, N. Samaan, A. Karmouch, " An efficient Scheme for Substrate Network house Cleaning Live Virtual Network Migration ", IEEE ICC’13, June 9-13, 2013, Budapest, Hungary. 
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A. Jarray, A. Karmouch, " VCG Auction-based Approach for Efficient Virtual Network Embedding ", IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, Ghent, Belgium, May 27-31, 2013. 
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A. Jarray, A. Karmouch, " Column Generation Approach for One-Shot Virtual Network Embedding ", IEEE Globecom’12, Dec. 3-7, Anaheim, CA, USA 
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A. Jarray, A. Karmouch, " Periodical Auctioning for QoS Aware Virtual Network Embedding ", IEEE/ACM IWQoS , June 4-5, 2012, Coimbra, Portugal. 
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Y. Al Ridhawi, I. Al Ridhawi, A. Kamouch, " An Adaptive Vertical Handover of Service Specific Overlay Networks " 12th IEEE/IPSJ SAINT’12, EUCASS’12 July 16-20, Izmir, Turkey. 
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M. Bonfim, M. Castro, R. Andrade. S. Fernandes, Karmouch " Improving Vertical Handovers using IEEE 802.21 Services and Multicast Addressing ", IEEE WCNC ’12, (IoT-ET) 2012, April 1-4, Paris, France. 
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Y. Al Ridhawi, I. Al Ridhawi, N.Samaan, Karmouch, " Simulator-Assisted Joint Service-Level-Agreement and Vertical-Handover Adaptation for Profit Maximization ", 12th IEEE/IPSJ SAINT 12, July 16-20, Izmir, Turkey. 
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R. Goyette, A. Karmouch, " Using AHP/TOPSIS with cost and robustenss Criteria for Virtual Network Node Assignment ," accepted by 5th International Workshop on the Network of the Future (IEEE ICC'12 WS - FutureNet), Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 2012. 
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M. Hasan, H. Amarasinghe, A. Karmouch, " Network Virtualization: Dealing with Multiple Infrastructure Providers ," accepted by 5th International Workshop on the Network of the Future (IEEE ICC'12 WS - FutureNet), Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 2012. 
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I. Abdeljaouad, A. Karmouch, "Self-Organizing Overlay Networks for Autonomic Manager Selection," accepted by 3rd IEEE International Workshop on SmArt COmmunications in NEtwork Technologies (IEEE ICC'12 WS - SaCoNet-III), Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 2012. 
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H. Amarasinghe, A. Belbekkouche, A. Karmouch, "Aggregation-based Discovery for Virtual Network Environments," accepted by Communication QoS, Reliability and Modeling Symposium (CQRM) IEEE ICC'12, Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 2012. 
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Y. Al Ridhawi, G. Kandavanam, A. Karmouch, “A Dynamic Hybrid Service Overlay Network for Service Compositions”;WORLDCOMP'11; July 18-21,2011, Las Vegas, Nevada. 
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Abdeljaouad, G. Kandavanam, A. Karmouch, 'A Loss-Based Utility Function for Predicting IPTV Quality of Experience over an Overlay Network”, IEEE Globecom ’11, Dec. 9-5, 2011, Huston, TX, USA 
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Y. Al Ridhawi, I. Abdeljaouad, G. Kandavanam, A. Karmouch 'An Architecture for Autonomic Management of Overlay Networks',IEEE Globecom ’11, (GC’11), Dec. 9-5, 2011, Huston, TX, USA 
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R. Goyette, A. Karmouch; “A Virtual Network Topology Security Assessment Process'; IEEE IWCMC 2011; July 5-8, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey. 
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Al Ridhawi, Y. Al Ridhawi, A. Karmouch, “Ontology-Based Personalized Context Dissemination for Location-Aware Services”; MobiQuitous 2010; December 6 - 9, 2010, Sydney, Australia. 
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Al Ridhawi, N. Samaan, A. Karmouch, “A Policy-Based Simulator for assisted Adaptive Vertical Handover”, IEEE Policy 2011, June 6-8, 2011, Pisa, Italy. 
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Sonia Hashish, Ahmed Karmouch, "Mobility-Based Generic Infrastructure for Large Scale Sensor Network Architecture ", IEEE ICC ‘09. 13-18, June Germany 2009. 
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Y. Bouzid, H. Harroud, A. Berrado, M. Boulmalf, A. Karmouch; “A Context-Aware Platform To Support Mobile Users With Personalized Services”, Proc. of WINSYS 2009, Milano, Italy, 2009. 
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I. Al Ridhawi, A. Karmouch “A Location-Aware User Tracking and Prediction System”, IEEE GIIS 2009, June 23-25, 2009, Hammamet, Tunisia. 
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Y. Al Ridhawi, A. Karmouch, “Ontology-Based Context-Level Agreements and Negotiation Protocol”, Fifth International Workshop on Next Generation Networking Middleware (NGNM 2008), Samos Island, Greece, September 2008. 
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I. Al-Oqily, A. Karmouch, R. Glitho “An Autonomic Service Architecture for Service Specific Overlay Networks”, IFIP Conference on Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks, July 14-15, 2008, Ottawa, Canada. 
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S. Hashish, A. Karmouch, “Deployment-based Solution for Prolonging Network Lifetime in Sensor Networks”, IFIP Conference on Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks, July 14-15, 2008, Ottawa, Canada. 
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Y. Al Ridhawi, A. Karmouch, “Ontology-Based Negotiation Protocol and Context-Level Agreements”, 4th International Conference on Intelligent Environments - IE08 University of Washington, Seattle, USA 21-22 July 2008. 
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B. Malek, A. Miri, A. Karmouch, “A Framework for Context-Aware Authentication”, International Conference on Intelligent Environments - IE08, University Washington, Seattle, USA 21-22 July 2008. 
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I. Al-Oqily, A. Karmouch, “A Self-Organizing Composition Towards Autonomic Overlay Networks” IEEE/IFIP Network Operations & Management Symposium (NOMS), Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, April 7-11, 2008. 
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S.Hashish A. Karmouch “Topology-based On-Board Data Dissemination Approach for Sensor Network') 5th ACM International Workshop on Mobility Management and Wireless Access, October 22-26, 2007, Chania, Greece. 
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S. Hashish, A. Karmouch, Hybrid Data Dissemination Approach for Sensor Network with Multiple Cooperative Sinks”, 2007 IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference - Enabling Technologies Track. January 11-13, 2007,LasVegas,Nevada, USA. 
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I. Al-Oqily, A. Karmouch, “Towards an Autonomic Management for Service Specific Overlay Networks”, IEEE Latin American Network Operations & Management Symposium, Brazil, Sept. 2007. 
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I. Al-Oqily, A. Karmouch, “Policy-Based Context-Aware Overlay Networks", IEEE GIIS, July 2-5, 2007 Marrakech, Morocco. 
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N. Samaan, H. Harroud, A. Karmouch, PACMAN: a Policy-based Architecture for Context Management in Ambient Networks “, IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference - Enabling Technologies Track. January 11-13, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. 
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I. Al-Oqily, A. Karmouch, “A lightweight semantic overlay resource discovery”, IEEE ICT-MICC 2007 14-17 May 2007, Penang, Malaysia. 
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I. Al-Oqily, A. Karmouch, “Automating overlay networks Management 21st international conf. Advanced Information Networking and Applications,2007. AINA '07. 21-23 May 2007, Niagara Falls. 
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N. Samaan and A. Karmouch "Circumscriptive Context Reasoning for Automated Network Management Operations", IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom 2006) - General Conference on Emerging Technologies, 27 Nov-1 Dec., San Francisco, California, USA. 
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H. Harroud, A. Karmouch, “Implicit Context-Sensitive Mobile Computing Using Semantic Policies”, IFIP conference on Autonomic Networking, Paris, September 2006. 
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I. Al-Oqily, A. Karmouch, " Automating Overlay Networks Management," 21st IEEE Int. Conf. on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-07), May 21-23, 2007. Niagara Falls, Canada. 
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D. Balakrishnan, M. El Barachi, A. Karmouch, R. Glitho, “Challenges in Modelling and Disseminating Context Information in Ambient Networks”, IEEE/IFIP Workshop on Mobility Aware technologies and Applications, October, 17-19, 2005, Montreal, Canada. 
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H. Harroud, A. Karmouch, “A Policy Based Context-aware Agent Framework to Support Users Mobility,” IEEE/AICT July 17-21 2005, Lisbon, Portugal. 
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M. Khedr, A. Karmouch, M. Ganna, E. Horlait “Semantic Techniques for Reconfiguring and Adapting Networks In Pervasive Environments", Proc. of 9th IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management, 15-19 May, 2005 Nice, France, 
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A. Karmouch, A. Galis, R. Giaffreda, T. Kanter , A. Jonsson, A. Karlsson, R. Glitho, M. Smirnov, M. Kleis, C. Reichert, A. Tan, M. Khedr, N. Samaan, L. Heimo, M. El Barachi, J. Dang “Contextware Research Challenges in Ambient Networks”, IEEE/IFIP Workshop on Mobility Aware technologies and Applications, October, 20-22, 2004. 
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R. Giaffreda A. Karmouch, A. Jonsson A. Karlsson; M. Smirnov , R. Glitho, A. Galis; "Context-aware Communication in Ambient Networks", Wireless World Research Forum11- June 10-11, 2004, Oslo, Norway. 
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A. Karmouch R. Giaffreda, A. Jonsson , A. Karlsson, M. Smirnov, R. Glitho, A. Galis "Context Management Architecture for Ambient Networks", Wireless World Research Forum12- November 4-5, 2004, Toronto, Canada 
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N. Samaan, A. Karmouch , "A Case-Based Reasoning Approach for Automated Management in Policy-Based Networks". 15th IFIP/IEEE Distributed Systems: Operations and Management (DSOM), November 15-17, 2004, Davis, CA, USA 
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N. Samaan, A. Karmouch, “A User Centric Mobility Prediction Approach Based on Spatial Conceptual Maps”, IEEE ICC 2005, May 16-20, 2005, Seoul, Koria. 
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M. Khedr, A. Karmouch "A Context-Sensitive Middleware for Managing Embedded Pervasive Environments", The 2004 International Conference on Embedded And Ubiquitous Computing (EUC04), Japan, 25-27 August, 2004. 
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N. Samaan, A. Karmouch,“Adaptive Policies for Management of Autonomous communication systems”, Interworking 2004,Ottawa, Nov. 29. 
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M. Khedr, A. Karmouch, "Runtime reconfiguration of context aware networks in pervasive environments," Interworking 2004, Ottawa, Canada, Nov. 29- Dec. 1. 
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L. Nassif, J.M. Nogueira M. Ahmed, R. Impey, A Karmouch, “ Agent Negotiation for Resource Allocation in Grid”, 2nd International workshop on Middleware for Grid Computing , Oct. 18, 2004, Toronto, Canada 
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L. Nassif, J.M. Nogueira, A Karmouch, M. Ahmed, R. Impey, “ Agent-based Negotiation for Resource Allocation in Grids”, 3rd Workshop on Computational Grids and Applications - 31 January - 2 February, 2005, Petropolis, Brazil, 
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R.Giaffreda, A.Karmouch, A. Jonsson,et al. “Context aware Communication in Ambient Networks”, Wirless World Research Forum (WWRF) workshop, June 10-11, 2004, Oslo, Norway. 
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A. Karmouch, A. Galis, R. Giaffreda, T. Kanteret al. “Context Aware Research Challenges in Ambient Networks”, IEEE/IFIP Mobility Aware Technologies & Applications, Oct. 20- 22, 2004, Florianopolis, Brazil. 
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H. Harroud, M. Khedr, A. Karmouch, “Building Policy-based Context Aware Applications in Mobile Environments”, IEEE/IFIP Mobility Aware Technologies & Applications, Oct. 20- 22, 2004, Florianopolis, Brazil. 
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A. Karmouch, R. H. Harroud, A. Karmouch, R. Impey, “Providing Policy-based Agents Support for Building Mobile Applications”, NOTERE June 27 –30 2004, Morocco. 
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N. Samaan, A. Karmouch ”Management in Differentiated networks via an Adaptable Case-Based Policy Framework” HP- OpenView University Association Workshop, June 20-23,2004,Paris France. 
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Y. Lu ,A. Karmouch, M.Ahmed,R.Impey “Agent-Based Service Discovery in Ad-Hoc Networks”, 22th B. Symp. on Communications, May 31-June 3, 2004, Kingston, Ont, Canada 
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D. Balakrishnan, A. Karmouch, R. Impey, “A Personal Assistant for Mobile Device Users using Agents”, 22th B. Symp. onCommunications,May 31-june3,2004,Kingston, On., Canada 
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P. Ganesan, A. Karmouch, “Context Awareness in Ad hoc communications” IEEE PACRIM’03, August 28-30, 2003, Victoria, Canada. 
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M. Khedr, A. Karmouch, “Exploiting Agents and SIP for Smart Context Level Agreements”, IEEE PACRIM’03, August 28-30, 2003, Victoria, Canada 
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H. Harroud, A. Karmouch, R. Impey, “SIP-based Agent Architecture for Collaborative Applications”, IEEE PACRIM’03, August 28-30, 2003, Victoria, Canada 
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N. Samaan, A. Karmouch, “An Evidence –based Mobility Prediction Agent Architecture”, IEEE/IFIP MATA’2003, October 8-10, 2003, Marrakech, Morocco. 
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N. Samaan, A. Karmouch, “Prediction -based Policy Adaptation for QoS Management in Wireless Networks” IEEE Policy 2003, June 4-6, 2003, Lake Como, Italy 
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N. Samaan, A. Karmouch, “A Multi-Agent Framework for QoS adaptation Using Policies in wireless Environments”, Proc. GRES’03, Feb. 24-28, 2003, Fortaleza, Brazil. 
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M. Khedr, A. Karmouch, R. Liscano, T. Gray, “Agent-based Context Aware Ad hoc Communication”, ”, IEEE/IFIP MATA’02, Oct. 21,24, 2002, Barcelona, Spain 
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M. Ahmed, R. Impey, H. Harroud, A. Karmouch “Designing Multimedia Service Agents for Mobile users”, IEEE/IFIP MATA’02, Oct. 21,24, 2002 Barcelona, Spain. 
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M. Ahmed, Roger Impey, A. Karmouch, “Developing video services for mobile users”, IEEE HICSS-36, January 6 - 9, 2003, Big Island, Hawaii, 
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H. Harroud, A. Karmouch, “Policy-based Agent Framework for the Management of Virtual Teams”, IEEE ISSPIT ‘02, December 18-21, 2002, Marrakech, Morocco. 
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M. Khedr, A. Karmouch, “Enhancing Service Discovery in Ad hoc Communications”, Proc. of IEEE ITS’2002, Sept. 2002, Natal, Brazil. 
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H. Harroud, A. Karmouch, “Context Customization of Virtual Teams Multimedia Collaborative Services”, Proc. of IMSA 02, August 12-14, 2002Kauai, Hawaii, USA. 
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Khedr, A. Karmouch, “Context Based Service Discovery Protocol”, Proc. of the 21th Biennial Symposium on Communications, June 2002, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 
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A. Harroud, A. Karmouch, “Setting Virtual Teams Collaborative Services Using SIP”, Proc. of the 21th Biennial Symposium on Communications, June 2002, Kingston, Ontario, Canada 
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M. Khedr, A. Karmouch, “ACAN- Ad hoc Context Aware Network”, Proc. of the IEEE CCECE’02, May 12 -15, 2002 Winnipeg, Manitoba, 
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N. Samaan, A. Karmouch, “ Novel Approach Towards Autonomic Management in Context Aware Communication System”, IEEE/IFIP Workshop on Mobility Aware technologies and Applications, October, 17-19, 2005, Montreal, Canada