Research output across the institute.

Intelligent Email Routing with LLMs.

Master’s thesis, Faculty of Contemporary Sciences & Technologies, South East European University. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mennan Selimi.

Integrated Air Quality Monitoring: From Spatial Estimation to Edge Deployment

Samir Shabani

South East European University

Federated Breast Lesion Segmentation in Kaapana: A Synthetic Multi-Site Evaluation

Sh. Salii, M. Graf and M. Selimi

International Conference on Breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence (BAI’26)

Towards Federated Breast Microcalcification Analysis: Validating Segmentation Stability on Kaapana Using Synthetic Phantoms

Sh. Salii, M.Selimi and M. Graf

19th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC'26)

A two-board Design for Interconnected Intelligence in Tiny IoT

N. Giménez, F. Freitag, L. Navarro and M. Selimi

7th Experiment@ International Conference (EXPAT'25)

Demonstration of Concurrent Application Provision with LoRaMesher 

J. Solé, F. Freitag, L. Navarro and M. Selimi

7th Experiment@ International Conference (EXPAT'25)

A system for monitoring and querying LoRa mesh network nodes

J. Griffiths, J. Solé, F. Freitag, L. Navarro, M. Selimi

IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC 2025)

Effective Quantization Technique for Enhancing Model Performance on Resource-Constrained Devices

N. Andalib, M. Selimi

IEEE Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing (MECO 2025)

Enhancing Adaptive Behavior in Federated Learning: The AdaptiveMesh Algorithm for Interactive Mobile and Bandwidth-Limited Resource-Constrained Wireless Environments

L. Shkurti, M. Selimi

International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM)

AdaptiveMesh: Adaptive Federated Learning for Resource-Constrained Wireless Environments

L. Shkurti, M. Selimi

International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE) (Impact Factor: 1.7)

Demo: Edge Federated Learning over a LoRa Mesh Network 

N. Giménez, F. Freitag, L. Navarro and M. Selimi

IEEE/ACM Symposium on Edge Computing (SEC 2024)

BACA: Bandwidth and CPU-Aware Adaptive Federated Learning for Wireless Environments

Lamir Shkurti, Mennan Selimi

IEEE Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing (MECO 2024), Budva, Montenegro

Exploring Local and Cloud-Based Training Use Cases for Embedded Machine Learning

Nelum Andalib, Mennan Selimi

IEEE Mediterranean Conference on Embedded Computing (MECO 2024), Budva, Montenegro

FederatedMesh: Collaborative Federated Learning for Medical Data Sharing in Mesh Networks

Lamir Shkurti, Mennan Selimi, Adrian Besimi

International Conference on Collaborative Computing (CollaborateCom 2023), Corfu, Greece

Server-side Adaptive Federated Learning over Wireless Mesh Network

Felix Freitag, Lu Wei, Chun-Hung Liu, Mennan Selimi, Luis Veiga

International Conference on Information Technology & Systems (ICITS 2023), Cusco, Peru

Designing a Double LoRa Connectivity for the Arduino Portenta H7

D. Pino, F. Freitag, M. Selimi

IEEE International Symposium on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN 2022)

Performance Evaluation of Federated Learning over Wireless Mesh Networks with Low-Capacity Devices

F. Freitag, P. Vilchez, Ch. Liu, L. Wei, M. Selimi

International Conference on Information Technology & Systems (ICITS 2022)

BePOCH: Improving Federated Learning Performance in Resource-Constrained Computing Devices

Lenart Ibraimi, Mennan Selimi, Felix Freitag

IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2021), Madrid, Spain

Testbed in Wireless City Mesh Network with Applicationto Federated Learning Experiments

F. Freitag, P. Vilchez, Ch. Liu, L. Wei, M. Selimi

ACM/SIGCHI International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT 2021)

A Two-stage Multi-Criteria Optimization Method for Service Placement in Decentralized Edge Micro-Clouds

Javier Panadero, Mennan Selimi, Laura Calvet, Joan Manuel, Felix Freitag

Future Generation Computer Systems, Elsevier

REDEMON – Resilient Decentralized Monitoring System for Edge Infrastructures

Roger Pueyo Centelles, Mennan Selimi, Felix Freitag, Leandro Navarro

IEEE/ACM CCGRID 2020, Melbourne, Australia

Towards Information-Centric Edge Platform for Mesh Networks – The Case of CityLab Testbed

Mennan Selimi, Leandro Navarro, Bart Braem, Felix Freitag

IEEE ICFC 2020, Sydney, Australia

LightKone Reference Architecture (LiRA)

Ali Shoker, Paulo Sergio Almeida, Carlos Baquero, et al.

H2020 LightKone Project

Contract Networking for Crowdsourced Connectivity

Leandro Navarro, Emmanouil Dimogerontakis, Mennan Selimi, Sergio Mosquera, Felix Freitag

IEEE DAPPS 2020, Oxford, UK

A Monitoring System for Distributed Edge Infrastructures with Decentralized Coordination

Roger Pueyo Centelles, Mennan Selimi, Felix Freitag, Leandro Navarro

Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)

A Simheuristic Algorithm for Service Placement in Community Networks

J. Panadero, L. Calvet, Ch. Bayliss, J. Manuel, M. Selimi and F. Freitag

ACM/SIGSIM WSC

DIMON – Distributed Monitoring System for Decentralized Edge Clouds in Guifi.net

Roger Pueyo Centelles, Mennan Selimi, Felix Freitag, Leandro Navarro

IEEE SOCA 2019, Taiwan (Candidate for Best Paper Award)

PiCasso: Enabling Information-Centric Multi-tenancy at the Edge of Community Mesh Networks

Mennan Selimi, Adisorn Lertsinsrubtavee, Arjuna Sathiaseelan, Llorenç Cerdà-Alabern, Leandro Navarro

Computer Networks, Elsevier (COMNET 2019)

MeshDapp – Blockchain-enabled Sustainable Business Models for Networks

Emmanouil Dimogerontakis, Leandro Navarro, Mennan Selimi, Sergio Mosquera, Felix Freitag

GECON 2019, Leeds, UK

Blockchain for Economically Sustainable Wireless Mesh Networks

Aniruddh Kabbinale, Emmanouil Dimogerontakis, Mennan Selimi, Anwaar Ali, Leandro Navarro, Arjuna Sathiaseelan, Jon Crowcroft

Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience

End User-Managed Service Deployments in Microclouds at the Network Edge

F.Freitag, L. Navarro, M.Selimi, R.Centelles

IEEE GCCE

Towards Blockchain-enabled Wireless Mesh Networks

Mennan Selimi, Aniruddh Rao Kabbinale, Anwaar Ali, Leandro Navarro, Arjuna Sathiaseelan

ACM MobiCom CryBlock 2018, Munich, Germany (Best Paper Award)

Information-Centric Multi-Access Edge Computing Platform for Community Mesh Networks

Adisorn Lertsinsrubtavee, Mennan Selimi, Arjuna Sathiaseelan, Llorenç Cerdà-Alabern, Leandro Navarro, Jon Crowcroft

ACM COMPASS 2018, Menlo Park, California, USA

Cloud Services in the Guifi.net Community Network

Mennan Selimi, Amin M. Khan, Emmanouil Dimogerontakis, Felix Freitag, Roger Pueyo Centelles

Computer Networks, Elsevier

Gelly-scheduling: Distributed Graph Processing for Service Placement in Community Networks

Miguel E. Coimbra, Mennan Selimi, Alexandre P. Francisco, Felix Freitag, Luís Veiga

ACM SAC 2018, Pau, France

A Lightweight Service Placement Approach for Community Network Micro-Clouds

Mennan Selimi, Llorenç Cerdà-Alabern, Felix Freitag, Luís Veiga, Arjuna Sathiaseelan, Jon Crowcroft

Journal of Grid Computing

Practical Service Placement Approach for Microservices Architecture

M. Selimi, L. Alabern, M. Sanchez-Artigas, F. Freitag, and L. Veiga

IEEE/ACM CCGRID

Towards Decentralised Resilient Community Clouds

A. Sathiaseelan, M. Selimi, C. Molina, A. Lertsinsrubtavee, L. Navarro, F. Freitag

ACM Middleware MECC Workshop

On the Service Placement in Community Network Micro-Clouds

Mennan Selimi

PhD Thesis

Towards Network-Aware Service Placement in Community Network Micro-Clouds

M. Selimi, D. Vega, F. Freitag, and L. Veiga

Euro-Par, Springer

Bandwidth-Aware Service Placement in Community Network Micro-Clouds

M. Selimi, L. Alabern, L. Wang, A. Sathiaseelan, L. Veiga, and F. Freitag

IEEE LCN

Integration of an Assisted P2P Live Streaming Service in Community Network Clouds

M. Selimi, N. Apolonia, F. Olid, F. Freitag, L. Navarro and A. Moll

IEEE CloudCom

TROBADOR: Service Discovery for Distributed Community Network Micro-Clouds

M. Selimi, F. Freitag, R. P. Centelles, A. Moll, and L. Veiga

IEEE AINA

Performance Evaluation of a Distributed Storage Service in Community Network Clouds

M. Selimi, F. Freitag, L. Cerdà-Alabern, and L. Veiga

Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, (Impact Factor: 1.447)

Tahoe-LAFS Distributed Storage Service in Community Network Clouds

M. Selimi and F. Freitag

IEEE BDCloud

Towards Distributed Architecture for Collaborative Cloud Services in Community Networks

A. M. Khan, M. Selimi, and F. Freitag

INCoS

Distributed Storage and Service Discovery for Heterogeneous Community Network Clouds

M. Selimi, F. Freitag, R. P. Centelles, and A. Moll

IEEE/ACM UCC

Towards Application Deployment in Community Network Clouds

M. Selimi and F. Freitag

ICCSA, Springer

The cloudy distribution in community network clouds in Guifi.net

R. Baig, R. Carbajales, P. Escrich, J. Florit, M.Selimi et al.

IFIP/IEEE IM

Cloud-Based Extension for Community-Lab

M. Selimi, J. L. Florit, et al.

IEEE MASCOTS

Experiences with Distributed Heterogeneous Clouds Over Community Networks

M. Selimi, F. Freitag, D. Marti, R. Centelles, P. Garcia, and R. Baig

ACM SIGCOMM DCC Workshop

What Do Fact-Checkers Check? A Comparative Analysis of Political and Non-Political Misinformation Across Four Countries

Özlem Delal Abanoz, Dren Gërguri, Edlira Palloshi Disha, Muhamet Jahiri, Enes Abanoz

Mediální studia. 32, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University

Battleground Balkans: The EU’s Struggle Against Hybrid Threats and Foreign Influence

Albulena Halili

Fostering Innovation in the Framework of the New EU Competitive Agenda, UET Press, Tirana

Disinformation Warfare in the Western Balkans (WB) and Eastern Partnership (EaP): Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, and Georgia

Part II: Disinformation and FIMI

Edlira Palloshi Disha

GEO-POWER-EU (Horizon Europe)

The Prevalence and Impact of Political Disinformation During Elections in North Macedonia

Edlira Palloshi, Jennifer Sollers, Veli Kreci, Vlera Ismaili

Media Literacy and Academic Research

Disinformation and Media Consumption in the Post-Truth Era: A Generational Perspective

Edlira Palloshi DishaEdlira Palloshi Disha, Jennifer L Sorrells, Demush Bajrami, Albulena Halili

Fostering Innovation in the Framework of the New EU Competitive Agenda, UET Press, Tirana

The prevalence and impact of political disinformation during elections in North Macedonia

Edlira Palloshi Disha, Jennifer Sorrells, Veli Kreci, Vlera Ismaili

Media Literacy and Academic Research, Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda (Trnava)

Geopolitical Repercussions of the Russian Aggression on Ukraine for the Western Balkans: Security Challenges and Integration Prospect

Albulena Halili

The Future of the Western Balkans after Russian Aggression in Ukraine: What’s Next? Center for Peace and Transcultural Communication, University of Tetova

Assessing Emotional Intelligence and Job Satisfaction in Public Sector Employees in North Macedonia

Maida Halimi, Fortesa Asani, Vlera Ismaili, Veli Kreci

SEEU Review

Russia’s Return as a Strategic Adversary: Hybrid Warfare, Civilizational Narratives, and the Western Balkans in the New Security Order

Albulena Halili

Towards a Secure European Area in a Globalized World: the Security - Rule of Law Nexus

Disinformation and Media Consumption in the Post-Truth Era: A Generational Perspective

Edlira Palloshi Disha, Jennifer L Sorrells, Demush Bajrami, Albulena Halili

Fostering Innovation in the Framework of the New EU Competitive Agenda, UET Press, Tirana

An analysis of the efforts in combating disinformation in North Macedonia

Edlira Palloshi Disha, Demush Bajrami

Faculty of Languages, Cultures and Communication, South East European University – Tetovo

Advocating for Truth in North Macedonia: Challenges and Imperatives in a Fragmented Information Landscape

Edlira Palloshi Disha

Center for Peace and Transcultural Communication, University of Tetova

The Role of Public Administration in Countering Disinformation and Enhancing Regional Stability in the Western Balkans

Albulena Halili, Edlira Palloshi Disha

Exploring Dimensions of Public Management, Policy, and Administration across Diverse Sectors

Media Portrayal of Constitutional Changes in North Macedonia: A Focused Study

Edlira Palloshi Disha

KAIROS: Media and Communications Review, Volume 3, No1, Institute of Communication Studies, Skopje

TRANSATLANTIZMI - Bërthama e sigurisë globale

Albulena Halili

Syth, Tetovë

Non-Traditional Security Threats and NATO’s Response in the Contemporary Security Environment

Albulena Halili

SEEU Review, 18(2):148-165

Vulnerability to Disinformation in Relation to Political Affiliation in North Macedonia

Edlira Palloshi Disha, Albulena Halili, Agron Rustemi

Media and Communication, Volume 11, Issue 2, Cogitatio

Building Resilience in North Macedonia: Leveraging Media and Information Literacy to Combat Disinformation

Albulena Halili, Edlira Palloshi Disha, Demush Bajrami, Shemsedin Ibrahimi

GUIDELINE – Media & Information Literacy and National Disinformation Case-studies

Vulnerability to Disinformation in Relation to Political Affiliation in North Macedonia

Edlira Palloshi Disha, Albulena Halili, Agron Rustemi

Media and Communication, Volume 11, Issue 2, Cogitatio

Media and Information Literacy Education in the Age of Disinformation: SEEU Professor and Student Perceptions

Albulena Halili, Edlira Palloshi Disha, Demush Bajrami, Shemsedin Ibrahimi

KAIROS: Media and Communication Review, Volume 1, No 2, Institute of Communication Studies, Skopje

Media and Information Literacy Education in the Age of Disinformation: SEEU Professor and Student Perceptions

Albulena Halili, Edlira Palloshi Disha, Demush Bajrami, Shemsedin Ibrahimi

KAIROS: Media and Communication Review, Volume 1, No 2, March 2023

The Relation Between Political Indifference and Resilience to Disinformation

Edlira Palloshi Disha, Agron Rustemi

Media Literacy and Academic Research, Univerzita sv. Cyrila a Metoda (Trnava)

De Putin al Putinismo

Albulena Halili

La guerra desinformativa de Putin. Desmintiendo las falacias sobre la invasión de Ucrania, Tirant lo Blanch, Spain

Media Literacy Education at the University Level: A Case study of the South East European University (SEEU)

Demush Bajrami, Albulena Halili, Edlira Palloshi Disha, Shemsedin Ibrahimi

KAIROS: Media and Communications Review, Volume 2, No 2, Institute of Communication Studies, Skopje

The online media landscape in the focus of disinformation campaigns in the Western Balkans: Albania, Kosova, and North Macedonia

Edlira Palloshi Disha, Demush Bajrami, Agron Rustemi

Prizren Social Science Journal

The Importance of Introducing a Merit-Based Hiring System in North Macedonian Governments

Larry Hubbell, Veli Kreci

SEEU Review, Volume 14, Issue 2

The Role of Volunteering in the Integration of Roma Children in Schools-Lessons for the Republic of North Macedonia

Merita Zulfiu Alili, Veli Kreci, Alexander Krauss, Nada Trunk

SEEU Review, Volume 14, Issue 2

EU Challenge to Build a Cohesive and Diverse Society, Step by Step towards Inclusion in School

Veli Kreci et al.

ToKnowPress, International Academic Publisher

Rendi i Versajës: Bërja e një bote të brishtë

Albulena Halili

Syth, Tetovë

Role of Municipal Council in Increasing Citizen Participation at the Local Budget Process

Memet Memeti, Veli Kreci

International Public Administration Review

The impact of Territorial Re-organisational Policy Interventions in the Republic of Macedonia

Veli Kreci, Bekim Ymeri

Local Government Studies Journal

Construction of the International System of Versailles According to the Doctrine of Woodrow Wilson

Albulena Halili

ILIRIA International Review, Volume 1, Issue 2

Air pollution in the shadow of global crises: lessons from a small city in the Western Balkans

This study examines air pollution dynamics in a small Western Balkan city, providing insights into temporal pollution patterns and the influence of major societal and global disruptions on local air quality.

Albinota Nuredini, Omid Ghaffarpasand, Dimitrios Bousiotis, Francis D. Pope

Environmental Science: Atmospheres, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2026

Transforming Campus-Based Climate Action Plan into Citywide Environmental Resilience: Initiatives for a Smart City in Tetovo, North Macedonia

Fortesa Asani, Vlera Ismaili, Albinota Nuredini, Veli Kreci, Nebi Xhemaili

EURA 2025: Creating Healthy and Sustainable Cities – Conference Proceedings, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, 10–13 June 2025

Indoor and Outdoor Particulate Matter Source Apportionment in a Household in Tetovo, North Macedonia: A Pilot Study Using Low-Cost Sensors

L. Shaqiri, D. Bousiotis, M. Selimi, F. Pope

Atmospheric Pollution Research, Elsevier (Impact Factor: 3.5)

Air Quality Management in the Western Balkans

Lejla Ademi Shaqiri, Catrin Rathbone, Owain Rose, Gadaf Rexhepi, Hyrije Abazi-Alili

ISCBE, 2026

The role of university climate initiatives in shaping municipal sustainability practices: the case of Tetovo

This study examines the role of university-led climate initiatives in promoting sustainable urban transformation through SEEU’s Climate Action Plan in Tetovo, North Macedonia. It explores university–industry–government collaboration, climate mitigation, data-driven governance, and the integration of institutional climate strategies into sustainable urban development.

Albinota Nuredini, Vlera Ismaili, Fortesa Asani, Veli Kreci, Nebi Xhemali

International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management, in press

AI in Business Education: Competences, Integrity, and Resilience in Digital Transition

This study examines the impact of artificial intelligence on competence development, learning quality, critical thinking, and academic integrity among business students, exploring the implications of AI use for educational resilience and the digital transformation of higher education.

Driton Asani, Albinota Nuredini, Hyrije Abazi-Alili, Viktorija Atanasovska-Noveski

Economic Resilience and Sustainability – Vol. 2, Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, Springer Nature, 2026, pp. 559–575

Indoor and outdoor particulate matter source apportionment in a household in Tetovo, North Macedonia: A pilot study using low-cost sensors.

Lejla Ademi Shaqiri, Dimitrios Bousiotis, Mennan Selimi, Francis D. Pope

Atmospheric Pollution Research

Low-Cost Source Apportionment of Air Pollution – A Literature Review of the State of the Art

Dimitrios Bousiotis, Lejla Ademi Shaqiri, Dylan S. Sanghera, Danielle Tinker, Francis D. Pope

Science of The Total Environment

Transforming Campus-Based Climate Action Plan into Citywide Environmental Resilience: Initiatives for a Smart City in Tetovo, North Macedonia

This study explores how SEEU’s Climate Action Plan and Air Quality Monitoring Project can support the transition from campus-based sustainability initiatives to citywide environmental resilience. Using a Triple Helix approach, it highlights the role of collaboration between academia, government, and industry in strengthening urban environmental governance and supporting the development of a smart and sustainable Tetovo.

Fortesa Asani, Vlera Ismaili, Albinota Nuredini, Mennan Selimi, Veli Kreci

EURA 2025: Creating Healthy and Sustainable Cities – Conference Proceedings, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, 10–13 June 2025

The Role of Social Movements in Municipal-Citizen Collaboration: The Case of North Macedonia

Fortesa Asani, Lejla Ademi Shaqiri

WBF Project Regional Conference: Exploring Dimensions of Public Management, Policy, and Administration Across Diverse Sectors