Talk of Prof. Jalel Ben Othman






Jalel Ben-Othman



Connected Vehicles and IoT: Networking Technologies for Smart Urban Mobility

Abstract

With the exponential growth of the global population projected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, and a significant portion expected to live in urban areas, effective mobility management becomes essential to address the resulting increase in traffic. Managing mobility is crucial to reduce congestion and improve transportation efficiency in cities. At the same time, technological advances such as the Internet of Things (IoT), connected vehicles, and modern Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) provide new opportunities to improve urban mobility management. Smart city initiatives rely on these technologies to monitor and manage infrastructure, transportation systems, traffic flows, and urban services, involving multiple entities such as humans, drones, vehicles, smart devices, and buildings. In this talk, I will discuss how ICT, IoT, and connected vehicle technologies can support efficient vehicle mobility management in smart cities, while also highlighting potential security threats and challenges that these systems may face.




Biography

Prof. Jalel Ben-Othman received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Computer Science from the University Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), France, in 1992 and 1994, respectively, and his Ph.D. from the University of Versailles, France, in 1998. He is currently a Full Professor at Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC), France, and a member of the LISSI laboratory. His research interests include wireless ad hoc and sensor networks, vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs), Internet of Things (IoT), performance evaluation, and security in wireless networks. He has received several awards, including the IEEE ComSoc IIN Technical Achievement Award (2024), the IEEE Communications Society Communication Software Technical Committee Recognition Award (2016), the IEEE Computer Society Meritorious Service Award (2016), the IEEE AHSN Exceptional Service and Contribution Award (2018), and the IEEE VEHCOM Fabio Neri Award (2018). He served as Chair of the IEEE Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks Technical Committee (2016–2018), as IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer (2015–2018), and as IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Distinguished Lecturer (July 2019–July 2023). He will serve as Technical Program Co-Chair of IEEE WCNC 2027 and IEEE ICC 2029 and serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE Communications Letters, IEEE Network, and the IEEE Internet of Things Journal.