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Defendroid: real-time Android code vulnerability detection via blockchain federated neural network with XAI. (2024)
Journal Article
SENANAYAKE, J., KALUTARAGE, H., PETROVSKI, A., PIRAS, L. and AL-KADRI, M.O. 2024. Defendroid: real-time Android code vulnerability detection via blockchain federated neural network with XAI. Journal of information security and applications [online], 82, article number 103741. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jisa.2024.103741

Ensuring strict adherence to security during the phases of Android app development is essential, primarily due to the prevalent issue of apps being released without adequate security measures in place. While a few automated tools are employed to redu... Read More about Defendroid: real-time Android code vulnerability detection via blockchain federated neural network with XAI..

C-NEST: cloudlet based privacy preserving multidimensional data stream approach for healthcare electronics. (2023)
Journal Article
SRIVASTAVA, G., MEKALA, M.S., HAJAR, M.S. and KALUTARAGE, H. 2023. C-NEST: cloudlet based privacy preserving multidimensional data stream approach for healthcare electronics. IEEE transactions on consumer electronics [online], Early Access. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TCE.2023.3342635

The Medical Internet of Things (MIoT) facilitates extensive connections between cyber and physical "things" allowing for effective data fusion and remote patient diagnosis and monitoring. However, there is a risk of incorrect diagnosis when data is t... Read More about C-NEST: cloudlet based privacy preserving multidimensional data stream approach for healthcare electronics..

3R: a reliable multi agent reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks. (2023)
Journal Article
HAJAR, M.S., KALUTARAGE, H.K. and AL-KADRI, M.O. 2023. 3R: a reliable multi agent reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks. Computer networks [online], 237, article number 110073. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comnet.2023.110073

Interest in the Wireless Medical Sensor Network (WMSN) is rapidly gaining attention thanks to recent advances in semiconductors and wireless communication. However, by virtue of the sensitive medical applications and the stringent resource constraint... Read More about 3R: a reliable multi agent reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks..

Beyond vanilla: improved autoencoder-based ensemble in-vehicle intrusion detection system. (2023)
Journal Article
RAJAPAKSHA, S., KALUTARAGE, H., AL-KADRI, M.O., PETROVSKI, A. and MADZUDZO, G. 2023. Beyond vanilla: improved autoencoder-based ensemble in-vehicle intrusion detection system. Journal of information security and applications [online], 77, article number 103570. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jisa.2023.103570

Modern automobiles are equipped with a large number of electronic control units (ECUs) to provide safe driver assistance and comfortable services. The controller area network (CAN) provides near real-time data transmission between ECUs with adequate... Read More about Beyond vanilla: improved autoencoder-based ensemble in-vehicle intrusion detection system..

Towards a robust, effective and resource efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring. (2023)
Journal Article
ZAKARIYYA, I., KALUTARAGE, H. and AL-KADRI, M.O. 2023. Towards a robust, effective and resource efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring. Computer and security [online], 133, article 103388. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2023.103388

The application of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) for monitoring cyberattacks in Internet of Things (IoT) systems has gained significant attention in recent years. However, achieving optimal detection performance through DNN training has posed challenge... Read More about Towards a robust, effective and resource efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring..

Android code vulnerabilities early detection using AI-powered ACVED plugin. (2023)
Conference Proceeding
SENANAYAKE, J., KALUTARAGE, H., AL-KADRI, M.O., PETROVSKI, A. and PIRAS, L. 2023. Android code vulnerabilities early detection using AI-powered ACVED plugin. In Atluri, V. and Ferrara, A.L. (eds.) Data and applications security and privacy XXXVII; proceedings of the 37th annual IFIP WG (International Federation for Information Processing Working Group) 11.3 Data and applications security and privacy 2023 (DBSec 2023), 19-21 July 2023, Sophia-Antipolis, France. Lecture notes in computer science (LNCS), 13942. Cham: Springer [online], pages 339-357. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37586-6_20

During Android application development, ensuring adequate security is a crucial and intricate aspect. However, many applications are released without adequate security measures due to the lack of vulnerability identification and code verification at... Read More about Android code vulnerabilities early detection using AI-powered ACVED plugin..

Labelled Vulnerability Dataset on Android source code (LVDAndro) to develop AI-based code vulnerability detection models. (2023)
Conference Proceeding
SENANAYAKE, J., KALUTARAGE, H., AL-KADRI, M.O., PIRAS, L. and PETROVSKI, A. 2023. Labelled Vulnerability Dataset on Android source code (LVDAndro) to develop AI-based code vulnerability detection models. In De Capitani di Vimercati, S. and Samarati, P. (eds.) Proceedings of the 20th International conference on security and cryptography, 10-12 July 2023, Rome, Italy, volume 1. Setúbal: SciTePress [online], pages 659-666. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5220/0012060400003555

Ensuring the security of Android applications is a vital and intricate aspect requiring careful consideration during development. Unfortunately, many apps are published without sufficient security measures, possibly due to a lack of early vulnerabili... Read More about Labelled Vulnerability Dataset on Android source code (LVDAndro) to develop AI-based code vulnerability detection models..

AI-powered vulnerability detection for secure source code development. (2023)
Conference Proceeding
RAJAPAKSHA, S., SENANAYAKE, J., KALUTARAGE, H. and AL-KADRI, M.O. 2023. AI-powered vulnerability detection for secure source code development. In Bella, G., Doinea, M. and Janicke, H. (eds.) Innovative security solutions for information technology and communications: revised selected papers of the 15th International conference on Security for information technology and communications 2022 (SecITC 2022), 8-9 December 2022, [virtual conference]. Lecture notes in computer sciences, 13809. Cham: Springer [online], pages 275-288. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32636-3_16

Vulnerable source code in software applications is causing paramount reliability and security issues. Software security principles should be integrated to reduce these issues at the early stages of the development lifecycle. Artificial Intelligence (... Read More about AI-powered vulnerability detection for secure source code development..

AI-based intrusion detection systems for in-vehicle networks: a survey. (2023)
Journal Article
RAJAPAKSHA, S., KALUTARAGE, H., AL-KADRI, M.O., PETROVSKI, A., MADZUDZO, G. and CHEAH, M. 2023. Al-based intrusion detection systems for in-vehicle networks: a survey. ACM computing survey [online], 55(11), article no. 237, pages 1-40. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3570954

The Controller Area Network (CAN) is the most widely used in-vehicle communication protocol, which still lacks the implementation of suitable security mechanisms such as message authentication and encryption. This makes the CAN bus vulnerable to nume... Read More about AI-based intrusion detection systems for in-vehicle networks: a survey..

DQR: a double Q learning multi agent routing protocol for wireless medical sensor network. (2023)
Conference Proceeding
HAJAR, M.S., KALUTARAGE, H. and AL-KADRI, M.O. 2023. DQR: a double Q learning multi agent routing protocol for wireless medical sensor network. In Li, F., Liang, K., Lin, Z. and Katsikas, S.K. (eds.) Security and privacy in communication networks: proceedings of the 18th EAI (European Alliance for Innovation) Security and privacy in communication networks 2022 (EAI SecureComm 2022), 17-19 October 2022, Kansas City, USA. Lecture notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (LNICST), 462. Cham: Springer [online], pages 611-629. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25538-0_32

Wireless Medical Sensor Network (WMSN) offers innovative solutions in the healthcare domain. It alleviates the patients' everyday life difficulties and supports the already overloaded medical staff with continuous monitoring tools. However, widesprea... Read More about DQR: a double Q learning multi agent routing protocol for wireless medical sensor network..

Android source code vulnerability detection: a systematic literature review. (2023)
Journal Article
SENANAYAKE, J., KALUTARAGE, H., AL-KADRI, M.O., PETROVSKI, A. and PIRAS, L. 2023. Android source code vulnerability detection: a systematic literature review. ACM computing surveys [online], 55(9), article 187, pages 1-37. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3556974

The use of mobile devices is rising daily in this technological era. A continuous and increasing number of mobile applications are constantly offered on mobile marketplaces to fulfil the needs of smartphone users. Many Android applications do not add... Read More about Android source code vulnerability detection: a systematic literature review..

RRP: a reliable reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks. (2023)
Conference Proceeding
HAJAR, M.S., KALUTARAGE, H. and AL-KADRI, M.O. 2023. RRP: a reliable reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks. In Proceedings of the 20th IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Consumer communications and networking conference 2023 (CCNC 2023), 8-11 January 2023, Las Vegas, USA. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 781-789. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/CCNC51644.2023.10060225

Wireless medical sensor networks (WMSNs) offer innovative healthcare applications that improve patients' quality of life, provide timely monitoring tools for physicians, and support national healthcare systems. However, despite these benefits, widesp... Read More about RRP: a reliable reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks..

A reliable trust-aware reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks. (2022)
Thesis
HAJAR, M.S. 2022. A reliable trust-aware reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1987863

Interest in the Wireless Medical Sensor Network (WMSN) is rapidly gaining attention thanks to recent advances in semiconductors and wireless communication. However, by virtue of the sensitive medical applications and the stringent resource constraint... Read More about A reliable trust-aware reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks..

Towards a robust, effective and resource-efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring. (2022)
Thesis
ZAKARIYYA, I. 2022. Towards a robust, effective and resource-efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1987917

Internet of Things (IoT) devices are becoming increasingly popular and an integral part of our everyday lives, making them a lucrative target for attackers. These devices require suitable security mechanisms that enable robust and effective detection... Read More about Towards a robust, effective and resource-efficient machine learning technique for IoT security monitoring..

Resource efficient federated deep learning for IoT security monitoring. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
ZAKARIYYA, I., KALUTARAGE, H. and AL-KADRI, M.O. 2022. Resource efficient federated deep learning for IoT security monitoring. In Li, W., Furnell, S. and Meng, W. (eds.) Attacks and defenses for the Internet-of-Things: revised selected papers from the 5th International workshop on Attacks and defenses for Internet-of-Things 2022 (ADIoT 2022), in conjunction with 27th European symposium on research in computer security 2022 (ESORICS 2022) 29-30 Septempber 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark. Lecture notes in computer science (LNCS), 13745. Cham: Springer [online], pages 122-142. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21311-3_6

Federated Learning (FL) uses a distributed Machine Learning (ML) concept to build a global model using multiple local models trained on distributed edge devices. A disadvantage of the FL paradigm is the requirement of many communication rounds before... Read More about Resource efficient federated deep learning for IoT security monitoring..

A robust exploration strategy in reinforcement learning based on temporal difference error. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
HAJAR, M.S., KALUTARAGE, H. and AL-KADRI, M.O. 2022. A robust exploration strategy in reinforcement learning based on temporal difference error. In Aziz, H., Corrêa, D. and French, T. (eds.) AI 2022: advances in artificial intelligence; proceedings of the 35th Australasian joint conference 2022 (AI 2022), 5-8 December 2022, Perth, Australia. Lecture notes in computer science (LNCS), 13728. Cham: Springer [online], pages 789-799. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22695-3_55

Exploration is a critical component in reinforcement learning algorithms. Exploration exploitation trade-off is still a fundamental dilemma in reinforcement learning. The learning agent needs to learn how to deal with a stochastic environment in orde... Read More about A robust exploration strategy in reinforcement learning based on temporal difference error..

Labelled Vulnerability Dataset on Android source code (LVDAndro) to develop AI-based code vulnerability detection models. [Dataset] (2022)
Dataset
SENANAYAKE, J., KALUTARAGE, H., AL-KADRI, M.O., PIRAS, L. and PETROVSKI, A. 2023. Labelled Vulnerability Dataset on Android source code (LVDAndro) to develop AI-based code vulnerability detection models [Dataset]. Hosted on GitHub (online). Available from: https://github.com/softwaresec-labs/LVDAndro

Many of the Android apps get published without appropriate security considerations, possibly due to not verifying code or not identifying vulnerabilities at the early stages of development. This can be overcome by using an AI based model trained on a... Read More about Labelled Vulnerability Dataset on Android source code (LVDAndro) to develop AI-based code vulnerability detection models. [Dataset].

Keep the moving vehicle secure: context-aware intrusion detection system for in-vehicle CAN bus security. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
RAJAPAKSHA, S., KALUTARAGE, H., AL-KADRI, M.O., MADZUDZO, G. and PETROVSKI, A.V. 2022. Keep the moving vehicle secure: context-aware intrusion detection system for in-vehicle CAN bus security. In Jančárková, T., Visky, G. and Winther, I. (eds.). Proceedings of 14th International conference on Cyber conflict 2022 (CyCon 2022): keep moving, 31 May - 3 June 2022, Tallinn, Estonia. Tallinn: CCDCOE, pages 309-330. Hosted on IEEE Xplore [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.23919/CyCon55549.2022.9811048

The growth of information technologies has driven the development of the transportation sector, including connected and autonomous vehicles. Due to its communication capabilities, the controller area network (CAN) is the most widely used in-vehicle c... Read More about Keep the moving vehicle secure: context-aware intrusion detection system for in-vehicle CAN bus security..

Robust, effective and resource efficient deep neural network for intrusion detection in IoT networks. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
ZAKARIYYA, I., KALUTARAGE, H. and AL-KADRI, M.O. 2022. Robust, effective and resource efficient deep neural network for intrusion detection in IoT networks. In CPPS '22: proceedings of the 8th ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Cyber-physical system security workshop 2022 (CPSS '22), co-located with the 17th ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Asia conference on computer and communications security 2022 (ASIACCS '22) Nagasaki, Japan (virtual event). New York: ACM [online], pages 41-51. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3494107.3522772

Internet of Things (IoT) devices are becoming increasingly popular and an integral part of our everyday lives, making them a lucrative target for attackers. These devices require suitable security mechanisms that enable robust and effective detection... Read More about Robust, effective and resource efficient deep neural network for intrusion detection in IoT networks..

Developing secured android applications by mitigating code vulnerabilities with machine learning. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
SENANAYAKE, J., KALUTARAGE, H., AL-KADRI, M.O., PETROVSKI, A. and PIRAS, L. 2022. Developing secured android applications by mitigating code vulnerabilities with machine learning. In ASIA CCS '22: proceedings of the 17th ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) Asia conference on computer and communications security 2022 (ASIA CCS 2022), 30 May - 3 June 2022, Nagasaki, Japan. New York: ACM [online], pages 1255-1257. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1145/3488932.3527290

Mobile application developers sometimes might not be serious about source code security and publish apps to the marketplaces. Therefore, it is essential to have a fully automated security solutions generator to integrate security-by-design into the d... Read More about Developing secured android applications by mitigating code vulnerabilities with machine learning..