Meryeme Ayache

Prof. Meryeme Ayache


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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16 June 2025 in Computers
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KBKaoutar Boussaoud
Kaoutar Boussaoud
AEAbdeslam En-Nouaary
Abdeslam En-Nouaary
MAMeryeme Ayache
Meryeme Ayache
Efficient congestion management in Software-Defined Networks (SDNs) remains a significant challenge due to dynamic traffic patterns and complex topologies. Conventional congestion control techniques based on static or heuristic rules often fail to adapt effectively to real-time network variations. This paper proposes a data-driven framework based on Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) to enable intelligent, adaptive congestion control in SDNs. The framework integrates two collaborative agents: a Congestion Classification Agent that identifies congestion levels using metrics such as delay and packet loss, and a Decision-Making Agent based on Deep Q-Learning (DQN or its variants), which selects the optimal actions for routing and bandwidth management. The agents are trained offline using both synthetic and real network traces (e.g., the MAWI dataset), and deployed in a simulated SDN testbed using Mininet and the Ryu controller. Extensive experiments demonstrate the superiority of the proposed system across key performance metrics. Compared to baseline controllers, including standalone DQN and static heuristics, the MARL system achieves up to 3.0% higher throughput, maintains end-to-end delay below 10 ms, and reduces packet loss by over 10% in real traffic scenarios. Furthermore, the architecture exhibits stable cumulative reward progression and balanced action selection, reflecting effective learning and policy convergence. These results validate the benefit of agent specialization and modular learning in scalable and intelligent SDN traffic engineering.

19 June 2023 in Annals of Telecommunications
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MAMeryeme Ayache
Meryeme Ayache
IAIkram EL Asri
Ikram EL Asri
JAJamal Alkaraki
Jamal Alkaraki
MBMohamed Bellouch
Mohamed Bellouch
AGAmjad Gawanmeh
Amjad Gawanmeh
KTKarim Tazzi
Karim Tazzi


12 August 2025 in Cluster Computing
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LMLoubna Moujoud
Loubna Moujoud
MAMeryeme Ayache
Meryeme Ayache
ABAbdelhamid Belmekki
Abdelhamid Belmekki


24 December 2024
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LMLoubna Moujoud
Loubna Moujoud
MAMeryeme Ayache
Meryeme Ayache
ABAbdelhamid Belmekki
Abdelhamid Belmekki