Guest Editorial Articles in International Journals
Homero Toral-Cruz, Albena D. Mihovska, Piotr Gaj, Debiao He, Izabella Lokshina, Julio Cesar Ramirez-Pacheco, and Miroslav Voznak, “Advances and Challenges in Convergent Communication Networks”, Special Issue in Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, 2016. (To Appear) [SCI-Indexed]
Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Xianglin Wei, Homero Toral-Cruz, and Luca Caviglione, “Security and Trust Issues in Peer-to-Peer Networks”, Special Issue in International Journal of Computational Science and Engineering, Inderscience Publishers, Volume 13, Issue 2, 2016.
Homero Toral-Cruz, Albena D. Mihovska, Miroslav Voznak, Kamaljit I. Lakhtaria, and Robert Bestak, "Research Trends and Challenges for Network-Based ICT Systems", Special Issue in Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, Volume 85, Issue 1, 2015. [SCI-Indexed]
Conference Proceedings Edited
Djallel Eddine Boubiche, Faouzi Hidoussi, Lyamine Guezouli, Ahcène Bounceur, and Homero Toral-Cruz, ICC 2016: Proceedings of the International Conference on Internet of things and Cloud Computing, International Conference Proceeding Series (ICPS), ACM DL, Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 22-23, 2016, Pages 1-534.
Djallel Eddine Boubiche, Faouzi Hidoussi and Homero Toral-Cruz, AWICT 2015: Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Wireless Information and Communication Technologies, Procedia Computer Science, Elsevier, Tunisia, October 05-07, 2015, Volume 73, Pages 1-508.
Djallel Eddine Boubiche, Faouzi Hidoussi and Homero Toral-Cruz, IPAC 2015: Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Information Processing, Security and Advanced Communication, International Conference Proceeding Series (ICPS), ACM DL, Batna, Algeria, November 23-25, 2015, Pages 1-495.
Book Chapters
Homero Toral-Cruz, Faouzi Hidoussi, Djallel Eddine Boubiche, Romeli Barbosa, Miroslav Voznak, Kamaljit I. Lakhtaria, "A Survey on Wireless Sensor Networks", Next Generation Wireless Network Security and Privacy, Edited by Kamaljit I. Lakhtaria, ISBN: 9781466686878, IGI Global Publishers, USA. (To Appear)
Homero Toral-Cruz, Faouzi Hidoussi, Djallel Eddine Boubiche, Azeddine Bilami, Miroslav Voznak, Sergej Jakovlev, "Wireless Sensor Networks", Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, ISBN: 978-1-4666-5888-2, IGI Global Publishers, USA, 2015, pp. 5815-5824.
Miroslav Voznak, Sergej Jakovlev, Homero Toral-Cruz, Faouzi Hidoussi, "RFID / WSN Middleware Approach for Container Monitoring", Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, ISBN: 978-1-4666-5888-2, IGI Global Publishers, USA, 2015, pp. 7289-7300.
Julio Cesar Ramírez-Pacheco, Deni Torres-Román, Homero Toral-Cruz, Leopoldo Estrada-Vargas, “A High Performance Tool for the Test of Long-Memory and Self-similarity”, Simulation Technologies in Networking and Communications: Selecting the Best Tool for the Test, Edited by Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Muhammad Mostafa Monowar, and Shafiullah Khan, ISBN: 9781482225495, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, USA, 2014, pp. 93–114.
Homero Toral-Cruz, Julio Cesar Ramirez-Pacheco, Pablo Velarde-Alvarado, Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, “VoIP in Next Generation Converged Networks”, Building Next-Generation Converged Networks: Theory and Practice, Edited by Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Muhammad Mostafa Monowar, and Zubair Md. Fadlullah, ISBN: 9781466507616, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, USA, 2013, pp. 337-360.
Pablo Velarde-Alvarado, Cesar Vargas-Rosales, Homero Toral-Cruz, Julio Cesar Ramirez-Pacheco, R. Hernández-Aquino, “Characterizing Flow Level Traffic Behavior with Entropy Spaces for Anomaly Detection”, Building Next-Generation Converged Networks: Theory and Practice, Edited by Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Muhammad Mostafa Monowar, and Zubair Md. Fadlullah, ISBN: 9781466507616, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, USA, 2013, pp. 283-307.
Julio Cesar Ramírez-Pacheco, Deni Torres-Román, Homero Toral-Cruz, Pablo Velarde-Alvarado, “Wavelet q-Fisher Information for Scale-invariant Network Traffic”, Building Next-Generation Converged Networks: Theory and Practice, Edited by Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Muhammad Mostafa Monowar, and Zubair Md. Fadlullah, ISBN: 9781466507616, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, USA, 2013, pp. 265-281.
H. Toral, D. Torres, L. Estrada, "Analysis and Modeling of Qos Parameters in VoIP Traffic", Advancements in Distributed Computing and Internet Technologies: Trends and Issues, Edited by Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Mukaddim Pathan, and Hae Young Lee, ISBN: 978-1-61350-110-8, IGI Global Publishers, USA, 2012, pp. 1-22.
H. Toral, D. Torres, L. Estrada, "A solution for evaluating the QoS of Voice over IP: Measurements, Analysis and Modeling", Advanced Communication Protocol Technologies: Solutions, Methods and Applications, Edited by Katalin Tarnay, Gusztav Adamis and Tibor Dulai, ISBN: 978-1-60960-732-6, IGI Global Publishers, USA, 2011, pp. 378-396.
H. Toral, J. Argaez, L. Estrada, D. Torres, "An Introduction to VoIP: End-to-End Elements and QoS Parameters", VoIP Technologies, Edited by Shigeru Kashihara, ISBN: 978-953-307-549-5, INTECH Publisher, Croatia, 2011, pp. 79-94.
International Journal Papers
Lukas Orcik, Miroslav Voznak, Jan Rozhon, Filip Rezac, Jiri Slachta, Homero Toral-Cruz, and Jerry Chun-Wei Lin “Prediction of Speech Quality Based on Resilient Backpropagation Articial Neural Network”, Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, 2016, pp. 1-15, DOI: 10.1007/s11277-016-3746-2. [SCI-Indexed]
Sabrina Boubiche, Djallel Eddine Boubiche, Azzedine Bilami, and Homero Toral-Cruz, “An Outline of Data Aggregation Security in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks”, Sensors, MDPI Journals, Volume 16, Issue 4, 2016, DOI:10.3390/s16040525. [SCI-Indexed]
Djallel Eddine Boubiche, Sabrina Boubiche, Homero Toral-Cruz, Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Azzedine Bilami, Samir Athmani, “SDAW: Secure Data Aggregation Watermarking-based Scheme in Homogeneous WSNs”, Telecommunication Systems, Springer, Volume 62, Issue 2, 2016, pp 277-288, DOI: 10.1007/s11235-015-0047-0. [SCI-Indexed]
Pablo Velarde-Alvarado, Cesar Vagas-Rosales, Rafael Martinez Pelaez, Homero Toral-Cruz and Alberto F. Martinez-Herrera, "An Unsupervised Approach for Traffic Trace Sanitization based on the Entropy Spaces", Telecommunication Systems, Springer, Volume 61, Issue 3, 2016, pp. 609-626, DOI: 10.1007/s11235-015-0017-6. [SCI-Indexed]
Miroslav Voznak, Ivo Zbranek, Miralem Mehic, Dan Komosny, Homero Toral-Cruz, and Jerry Chun-Wei Lin, “Convert channel in RTP payload using a Pointer in SIP header”, Communications, Volume 18, Issue 1, 2016, pp. 40-47.
Jiri Slachta, Miroslav Voznak, Dan Komosny, Homero Toral-Cruz, and Peppino Fazio, “Automatically provisioned embedded comunication system based on OPENWRT platform”, Communications, Volume 18, Issue 1, 2016, pp. 48-55.
Romeli Barbosa, Victor M. Sanchez, Beatriz Escobar, Julio C. Cruz, and Homero Toral-Cruz, "Sizing of a Solar-Hydrogen Power Source for a Portable Emergency Communication System: Case Study of Hurricanes in Cancun, Mexico", International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier, Volume 40, Issue 48, 2015. pp. 17361-17370. [SCI-Indexed]
Rafael Martinez-Pelaez, Homero Toral-Cruz, Joel Ruiz and Pablo Velarde-Alvarado, "P2PM-pay: Person to Person Mobile Payment Scheme Controlled by Expiration Date", Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, Volume 85, Issue 1, 2015, pp. 289-304, DOI: 10.1007/s11277-015-2738-y. [SCI-Indexed]
Faouzi Hidoussi, Homero Toral-Cruz, Djallel Eddine Boubiche, Kamaljit Lakhtaria, Albena Mihovska and Miroslav Voznak, "Centralized IDS based on Misuse Detection for Cluster-Based Wirless Sensors Networks", Wireless Personal Communications, Springer, Volume 85, Issue 1, 2015, pp. 207-224, DOI: 10.1007/s11277-015-2734-2. [SCI-Indexed]
Julio Ramírez-Pacheco, Homero Toral-Cruz, Luis Rizo-Domínguez and Joaquin Cortez-Gonzalez, "Generalized Wavelet Fishers Information of 1/fα Signals", Advances in Mathematical Physics, Hindawi, DOI:10.1155/2015/210592, Volume 2015, 2015, pp.1-9. [SCI-Indexed]
Leopoldo Estrada Vargas, Deni Torres Román, and Homero Toral-Cruz, "A Study of Wavelet Analysis and Data Extraction from Second-Order Self-Similar Time Series", Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi, DOI:10.1155/2013/102834, Volume 2013, 2013, pp.1-14. [SCI-Indexed]
Homero Toral-Cruz, Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, and Julio C. Ramírez Pacheco, "Accurate Modeling of VoIP Traffic QoS Parameters in Current and Future Networks with Multifractal and Markov Models", Mathematical and Computer Modelling Journal, Elsevier, DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2011.12.007, Volume 57, Issue 11-12, 2013, pp. 2832-2845. [SCI-Indexed]
Julio Ramírez Pacheco, Deni Torres Román, and Homero Toral-Cruz, "Distinguishing Stationary/Non-stationary Scaling Processes using Wavelet Tsallis q-Entropies", Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Hindawi, DOI:10.1155/2012/867042, Volume 2012, 2012, pp.1-18. [SCI-Indexed]
H. Toral, D. Torres, L. Estrada, "Simulation and Modeling of Packet Loss on VoIP Traffic: A Power-Law Model", WSEAS Transactions on Communications, Volume 10 Issue 8, 2009, pp. 1053-1063.
L. Estrada, D. Torres, H. Toral, "Analytical Description of a Parameter-based Optimization of the Quality of Service for VoIP Communications", WSEAS Transactions on Communications, Volume 9, Issue 8, 2009, pp. 1042-1052.
International Conference Papers
J. R. Ek-Ek, Homero Toral-Cruz, P. J. Escamilla-Ambrosio, J. A. Alvarez-Chavez, “Experimental performance evaluation of Snort in IDS/IPS modes”, CIIES, Mexico, D.F., October 17-21, 2016.
A. Sierra-Calderon, M. May-Alarcon, Homero Toral-Cruz, J.A. Alvarez-Chavez, “Arduino-based, Hi-Bi optical fibre Sagnac interferometer remote temperature measurement via local area network”, CIIES, Mexico, D.F., October 17-21, 2016.
A. Sierra-Calderon; J. C. Rodriguez-Novelo; E. Gamez-Aviles; M. May-Alarcon; Homero Toral-Cruz; J. A. Álvarez-Chávez, “Optimization and thermal ASE noise characterization of an all-fibre Sagnac interferometer via LAN for sensing applications”, In Proc. SPIE 9974, Infrared Sensors, Devices, and Applications VI, 99740R, August 28, 2016, San Diego, California, USA, DOI: 10.1117/12.2237898.
Homero Toral-Cruz, “Self-Similarity in Voice over Internet Traffic”, International Conference on Internet of things and Cloud Computing (ICC), In International Conference Proceeding Series (ICPS), ACM DL, Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 22–23, 2016.
Djallel Eddine Boubiche, Sabrina Boubiche, Azzedine Bilami, and Homero Toral-Cruz, “Toward Adaptive Data Aggregation Protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks”, International Conference on Internet of things and Cloud Computing (ICC), In International Conference Proceeding Series (ICPS), ACM DL, Cambridge, United Kingdom, March 22–23, 2016.
Homero Toral-Cruz, “Quality of Service Parameters Modeling of Voice over IP Traffic: An Overview”, International Conference on Intelligent Information Processing, Security and Advanced Communication (IPAC), International Conference Proceeding Series (ICPS), ACM DL, Batna, Algeria, November 23-25, 2015.
J. Slachta, M. Voznak, Homero Toral-Cruz, P. Fazio, "Automatically Provisioned Embedded Systems in Managed Networks", International Conference on Communication, Management and Information Technology (ICCMIT), In Procedia of Computer Science, Elsevier, Prague, Czech Republic, April 20-22, 2015, Volume 65, pp. 76-85.
M. Voznak, M. Prokes, L. Sevcik, J. Frnda, Homero Toral-Cruz, S. Jakovlev, P. Fazio, M. Mehic, M. Mikulec, "Vulnerabilities in GSM technology and feasibility of selected attacks", In Proc. SPIE 9456, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security, Defense, and Law Enforcement XIV, 94560T, May 23, 2015, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, DOI: 10.1117/12.2177111.
L. Sevcik, D. Uhrin, J. Frnda, M. Voznak, Homero Toral-Cruz, M. Mikulec, S. Jakovlev, "Encryption for confidentiality of the network and influence of this to the quality of streaming video through network", In Proc. SPIE. 9497, Mobile Multimedia/Image Processing, Security, and Applications, May 21, 2015, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, DOI:10.1117/12.2177555.
F. Hidoussi, Homero Toral-Cruz, D. E. Boubiche, K. Lakhtaria, A. Mihovska, and M. Voznak, "IDS based on Misuse Detection for Cluster-Based WSN", Networking and Electronic Commerce Research Conference 2014 (NAEC), August 21-24, 2014, Trieste, Italy, pp. 190-195.
D. E. Boubiche, S. Boubiche, A. Bilami and Homero Toral-Cruz, "Feedback Control for Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey", Networking and Electronic Commerce Research Conference 2014 (NAEC), August 21-24, 2014, Trieste, Italy, pp. 155-162.
L. Sevcik, M. Voznak, M. Prokes, P. Fazio, Homero Toral-Cruz, "Study of security issues in GSM network and their practical demonstration", Networking and Electronic Commerce Research Conference 2014 (NAEC), August 21-24, 2014, Trieste, Italy, pp. 297-305.
Alberto F. Martínez, Carlos Mex, Arturo Nolazco and Homero Toral-Cruz, "Representing the SMS4 S-box under different composite fields", Networking and Electronic Commerce Research Conference 2013 (NAEC), October 17-20, 2013, Riva del Garda, Italy, pp. 85-89.
Jesús Argaez-Xool, Deni Torres-Román, Homero Toral-Cruz, Leopoldo Estrada-Vargas and Julio C. Ramirez-Pacheco, "Detection of Bursty Packet Loss by Using Tsallis’s Permutation Entropy", Networking and Electronic Commerce Research Conference 2012 (NAEC), October 11-14, 2012, Riva del Garda, Italy, pp. 53-59.
Pablo Velarde-Alvarado, Cesar Vargas-Rosales, Homero Toral-Cruz and Julio C. Ramirez-Pacheco, "An Information-theoretic Approach to Traffic Traces Sanitization for Intrusion Detection Purposes", Networking and Electronic Commerce Research Conference 2012 (NAEC), October 11-14, 2012, Riva del Garda, Italy, pp. 185-188.
Julio C. Ramirez-Pacheco, Deni Torres-Román, Homero Toral-Cruz, Jesús Argaez-Xool, Pablo Velarde-Alvarado and Luis Rizo-Dominguez, Wavelet q-Fisher information for 1/f signals, Networking and Electronic Commerce Research Conference 2012 (NAEC), October 11-14, 2012, Riva del Garda, Italy, pp. 174-177.
J. Argaez, D. Torres, and H. Toral, "The Role of Entropic Index for Detection of Anomalous Behaviors in a VoIP System", 22nd International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computing (CONIELECOMP 2012), February 27-29, 2012, Cholula, Puebla, México, pp 92-96.
Homero Toral-Cruz, Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, and Julio C. Ramírez-Pacheco, "Modeling QoS Parameters of VoIP Traffic with Multifractal and Markov Models", 11th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing (ICA3PP 2011), 4th International Workshop on Internet and Distributed Computing Systems (IDCS 2011), October 24-26, 2011, Melbourne, Australia, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), Volume 7017, Springer-Verlag 2011, pp. 255-265, 2011.
Leopoldo Estrada-Vargas, Homero Toral-Cruz, and Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, "A Generator of Cauchy-distributed Time Series with Specific Hurst Index", Networking and Electronic Commerce Research Conference 2011 (NAEC 2011), October 13-16, 2011, Riva del Garda, Italy, pp. 8-14.
H. Toral, J. Ortegon, J. Ramirez, and L. Estrada, "Simulation and Modeling of Packet Loss on Self-Similar VoIP Traffic", International Conference on Communication and Management in Technological Innovation and Academic Globalization (COMATIA 2010, November 30-December 02, 2010, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, pp. 154-159.
L. Estrada, D. Torres, and H. Toral, "Characterization and Modeling of Packet Loss of a VoIP Communication", International Conference on Computer, Electrical, and Systems Science, and Engineering 2010, (ICCESSE 2010), Paris, France, June 28-30, 2010, pp. 926-930.
H. Toral, D. Torres, and L. Estrada, "Simulation and Modeling of Packet Loss on α-Stable VoIP Traffic", 9th WSEAS International Conference on Signal, Speech and Image Processing (SSIP 2009), 9th WSEAS International Conference on Multimedia, Internet & Video Technologies (MIV 2009), Budapest, Hungary, September 03-05, 2009, pp. 198-203.
L. Estrada, D. Torres, and H. Toral, "Analytical Investigation of the Performance of Packet-level FEC Techniques in VoIP Communications", 9th WSEAS International Conference on Signal, Speech and Image Processing (SSIP), 9th WSEAS International Conference on Multimedia, Internet & Video Technologies (MIV), Budapest, Hungary, September 03-05, 2009, pp. 192-197.
L. Estrada, D. Torres, and H. Toral, "Variance Error for Finite-length Self-similar Time Series", 7th International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies (CCCT 2009), Orlando, Florida, USA, July 10-13, 2009, pp. 193-198.
H. Toral, D. Torres, C. Hernandez, and L. Estrada, "Self-Similarity, Packet Loss, Jitter, and Packet Size: Empirical Relationships for VoIP". 18th International Conference on Electronics, Communications and Computers (CONIELECOMP 2008), Cholula, Puebla, March 03-05, 2008, pp. 11-16.
H. Toral, J.F. Solís, and J. Montiel "Voice over IP and Quality of Service: An Overview", XXVII International Congress of Electronic Engineering (ELECTRO 2005), Chihuahua, Chihuahua, October 05-07, 2005, pp. 339-342.
H. Toral, and D. Torres, "Traffic Analysis for IP Telephony", 2nd International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering and XI Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEEE/CIE 2005), México, DF, September 07-09, 2005, pp. 136-139.
H. Toral, and D. Torres, "IP Telephony: An Overview", 1st International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering and XI Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEEE/CIE 2004), Acapulco, Guerrero, September 08-10, 2004, pp. 23-28.
Domestic Journal / Conference
Homero Toral, Vladimir Cabañas, Freddy Chan, Víctor Sánchez, Emmanuel Torres, and Jorge Aguilar, "Análisis y Caracterización de Parámetros de QoS en una Red VoIP", 12º Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica del Mayab (CONIEEM 2012), Mérida, Yucatán, April 23-27, 2012, pp. 507-520.
Emmanuel Torres Montalvo, Freddy Ignacio Chan, Víctor Manuel Sánchez Huerta, Homero Toral Cruz, Joan Alba Aguilar, "Análisis del Comportamiento Dinámico del Generador de Inducción Auto-Excitado con Cargas Lineales y Cargas No-Lineales", 12º Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica del Mayab (CONIEEM 2012), Mérida, Yucatán, April 23-27, 2012, pp. 578-586.
Freddy Chan Puc, Víctor Sánchez Huerta, Homero Toral Cruz, Emmanuel Torres Montalvo, Jorge Ovidio Aguilar, Jesús Álvarez Ruiz, "Acondicionadores de Energía para Aplicaciones en Celdas de Combustible", 12º Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica del Mayab (CONIEEM 2012), Mérida, Yucatán, April 23-27, 2012, pp. 629-637.
Emmanuel Torres, Freddy Chan, Homero Toral, Luisa Cámara, José Hernández, Jorge Aguilar, Jaime Ortegón, "Diagnostico Energético y Ahorro de Energía en un Hotel de la Ciudad de Chetumal", 11º Congreso Nacional de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Electrónica del Mayab (CONIEEM 2011), Mérida, Yucatán, September 20-23, 2011, pp. 597-606.
F. Chan, K. Nuñez, E. Torres, J. Ortegón, O. Aguilar, and H. Toral, "Análisis de sensibilidad al ruido en un sistema de Comunicación sobre Línea Eléctrica para aplicaciones en Domótica empleando el Protocolo X-10", Ingeniería-Revista Académica de la Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Volume 15, Issue 3, 2011, pp. 147-156. [Latindex]
