Soumaya Cherkaoui

Polytechnique Montréal

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Wireless networks veteran at Polytechnique Montréal pivoting toward quantum computing for communications

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Bibliometric figures come from OpenAlex (2026-10-17) and cover the author's entire public record, not just the papers listed here. Reproducibility signal comes from Evolve's own reviews.

Research profile

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Not yet scored. This axis would measure publication volume and cadence — total works and their annual distribution. Per-year counts exist in the snapshot, but Evolve has not computed a composite output score, so none is reported.

Impact—

Not yet scored. This axis would measure citation-based influence — aggregate citations, citation velocity, and h-index context. The snapshot reports h-index 34 and i10-index 100, but the composite impact score has not been computed, so no value is claimed here.

Focus0/100

The focus dimension scores 0, reflecting an evenly split field distribution: 50% wireless communications (quantum-assisted signal processing) and 50% quantum optimization for wireless communication networks. Topic counts reinforce this breadth — 81 works on VANETs, 52 on IoT and edge/fog computing, 46 on traffic control, 40 on SDN and 5G, and 38 on advanced wireless technologies — a wide-ranging portfolio now redirected toward quantum methods rather than a narrow specialty.

Collaboration41/100

Collaboration scores 41, a moderate level. The snapshot records 7 distinct coauthors, with recurring partners including Remon Polus, Melek Krichen, Nikhitha Nunavath, Riccardo Bassoli, Deemah Tashman, Patatchona Keyela, and Ola Ahmad. The recent quantum-oriented preprints are multi-author efforts, consistent with a small but stable core team rather than the large rotating consortia typical of high-collaboration profiles.

Activity100/100

Activity scores a full 100, the strongest dimension. The record shows 75 works over the last three years, and per-year counts reach 49 works indexed for 2026 — the highest single-year figure since the record began in 1997 — following 21 works in 2023 and 16 in 2024. This sustained and recently accelerating cadence indicates continuous output across three decades.

Reproducibility20/100

Reproducibility scores 20 (reproMean across 2 assessed papers), the weakest scored dimension. Both catalogued quantum-wireless preprints carry a low reproducibility readiness: the NOMA work relies on a Pasqal emulator with no hardware runs, and the Grover-based detection is demonstrated only in simulation at small scale (K≤6), limiting independent verification.

Research summary

Soumaya Cherkaoui, based at Polytechnique Montréal, is a wireless-networks researcher whose OpenAlex record stretches back to 1997 and now spans more than 300 works, with an h-index of 34 and an i10-index of 100. The topical profile is broad rather than narrow: Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks lead with 81 works, followed by IoT and edge/fog computing (52), traffic control and management (46), software-defined networks and 5G (40), and advanced wireless communication technologies (38). Activity is the standout dimension, scoring a full 100: the record shows 75 works over the last three years and 49 works indexed for 2026 to date, the highest single-year figure since the record began. The current research front is a deliberate pivot toward quantum computing for communications, reflected in an even 50/50 field split between wireless communications with quantum-assisted signal processing and quantum optimization for wireless networks. Recent preprints apply Grover's algorithm to active device detection in energy-harvesting symbiotic radio networks, map NOMA resource allocation onto neutral-atom hardware as a maximum-independent-set problem, and explore variational quantum neural networks for end-to-end semantic communication. Evolve's reviews judge the mapping work technically sound but emulation-stage, with low reproducibility readiness. Collaboration is moderate at 41, anchored by seven recurring coauthors including Remon Polus, Riccardo Bassoli, and Ola Ahmad.

Collaboration pattern

Collaboration sits at a moderate 41. The snapshot lists 7 distinct coauthors, and the recurring group — Remon Polus, Melek Krichen, Nikhitha Nunavath, Riccardo Bassoli, Deemah Tashman, Patatchona Keyela, and Ola Ahmad — reads as a compact, stable team centered on the recent quantum-for-wireless agenda rather than the large rotating consortia seen in high-collaboration profiles.

Research keywords

Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs)IoT and edge/fog computingIntelligent traffic control and managementSoftware-defined networking and 5GAdvanced wireless communication technologiesQuantum-assisted signal processingQuantum optimizationGrover's algorithmSymbiotic radioNeutral-atom quantum computingNOMA resource allocationSemantic communication

Highlights

Neutral-atom quantum optimization for NOMA resource allocation
A 2026 preprint formulates NOMA resource allocation and admission control as a maximum independent set problem, solved on a Pasqal neutral-atom emulator that matches Gurobi on small networks. Evolve judges the mapping sound but emulation-only, with no quantum advantage demonstrated; reproducibility readiness is rated low.
Grover-aided device detection in energy-harvesting symbiotic radio
The same year, a Grover-based approach to active device detection in energy-harvesting symbiotic radio networks approaches machine-learning performance with roughly 5x fewer queries at K≤6. Evolve notes that the small problem scale limits the claims, and reproducibility readiness is low.
End-to-end quantum semantic communication with variational quantum neural networks
A third 2026 arXiv preprint applies variational quantum neural networks to end-to-end semantic communication. It is in the Evolve catalog but has not yet been reviewed, so no verdict, keywords, or reproducibility rating are available for it.

Timeline

1997Earliest works appear in the OpenAlex record (1 work indexed that year), marking the start of a publication history that now exceeds 300 works.
2016Indexed output reaches 20 works, the record's highest annual figure before the 2020s.
2021Productivity rebounds to 20 works after a dip to 5 in 2018, beginning a sustained climb.
2023A then-record 21 works are indexed, the strongest pre-2026 year in the record.
202649 works are indexed year-to-date — the record's highest — and three quantum-for-wireless preprints (Grover-based device detection, neutral-atom NOMA optimization, and variational quantum semantic communication) enter the Evolve catalog.

Papers in the Evolve catalog

Frequent co-authors

Remon Polus×2 Melek Krichen×1 Nikhitha Nunavath×1 Riccardo Bassoli×1 Deemah Tashman×1 Patatchona Keyela×1 Ola Ahmad×1

About this profile

This profile is AI-structured by Evolve.Pub from public bibliographic data (OpenAlex) and Evolve's own paper reviews. It is not written or endorsed by the researcher unless the profile is claimed. Radar dimensions are computed from real bibliometrics with fixed formulas — raw figures are shown alongside; missing dimensions mean insufficient data, never zero. Errors? Claim the profile to correct or hide it.

Bibliometrics are drawn from OpenAlex only (identity: openalex); citation and venue metadata outside this snapshot were not verified.
Output and impact dimension scores are not yet computed (dimMissing); h-index 34 and i10-index 100 are reported as raw values only.
Only 2 of the 3 catalogued papers carry Evolve review verdicts and reproducibility ratings; the variational quantum semantic communication paper awaits review.
The focus score of 0 reflects the current 50/50 field split introduced by the 2026 quantum pivot and may understate topical depth accumulated since 1997.