Research

Research Interests & Projects

• Security for Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) & Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Sensory-Channel Attacks for CPS Systems, more
  • Post-disaster Network Security, more
  • Secure Distribution of Images for Wireless Sensors (SIMAGE), more
  • The Monitoring Core (M-Core): A Modular Architecture for Rapid Sensor App Development, more
  • Di-Sec: Distributed Security Framework for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensors, more
  • Designing Secure Protocols for Wireless Sensors, more
  • Monitoring and detecting compromised devices in the Smart Grid, more

• Web Security
  • Identification of vulnerabilities in open-source applications.
  • Analyzing the security and privacy of emerging web technologies and applications.

• Big Data Security
  • Wireless Device Fingerprinting, more
  • A Privacy-Preserving Multi-factor Authentication With Big Data, more
  • Active Deception Model for Securing Cloud, more

• Security for Critical Infrastructure Networks
  • Characterization of smart-grid traffic, more

• Malware
  • Cryptojacking, ransomware, and other malware families.

• Secure and Energy Efficient Networking
  • Secure SOurce-BAsed Loose Synchronization (SOBAS) for Wireless Sensors, more
  • TIme-Based DynamiC Keying (TICK) and En-Route Filtering for Wireless Sensors, more
  • Virtual Energy-Based Encryption and Keying (VEBEK) for Wireless Sensors, more

• Wireless Security
  • Covert Channels for Wireless Networks, more

• Network Security Education
  • The Design of NetSecLab: A Small Competition-Based Network Security Lab, more
  • Development of Undergraduate Network Security Labs with Open Source Tools, more

• Network Security Visualization
  • A Recommender System for Security Visualizations, more
  • A Parallel 3D Coordinate Visualization for Advanced Network Scans, more
  • 3D Stereoscopic Vulnerability Assessment, more
  • 3D Visual Framework for Rendering Enhanced 3D Stereoscopic Visualizations, more

• Internet Measurements
  • Error Characterization of RTP/IP Streams over DSL for IPTV, more
  • Analysis of Varying AS Path Lengths (ASPL) on End-to-End Latency, more

• Network Neutrality, Open Access
  • IP Multicast over CATV Networks, more