All Outputs (12)

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. 2024. C-NEST: cloudlet based privacy preserving multidimensional data stream approach for healthcare electronics. IEEE transactions on consumer electronics [online], 70(1), pages 1556-1565. 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..

Security challenges in wireless body area networks for smart healthcare. (2023)
Book Chapter
HAJAR, M.S., KALUTARAGE, H.K. and AL-KADRI, M.O. 2023. Security challenges in wireless body area networks for smart healthcare. In Mostefaoui, G.K., Islam, S.M.R. and Tariq, F. (eds.) Artificial intelligence for disease diagnosis and prognosis in smart healthcare. Boca Raton: CRC Press [online], chapter 15, pages 255-286. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003251903-15

In the era of communication technologies, wireless healthcare networks enable innovative applications to enhance the quality of patients' lives, provide useful monitoring tools for caregivers, and allow timely intervention. This chapter investigates... Read More about Security challenges in wireless body area networks for smart healthcare..

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..

A survey on wireless body area networks: architecture, security challenges and research opportunities. (2021)
Journal Article
HAJAR, M.S., AL-KADRI, M.O. and KALUTARAGE, H.K. 2021. A survey on wireless body area networks: architecture, security challenges and research opportunities. Computers and security [online], 104, article ID 102211. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2021.102211

In the era of communication technologies, wireless healthcare networks enable innovative applications to enhance the quality of patients’ lives, provide useful monitoring tools for caregivers, and allows timely intervention. However, due to the sensi... Read More about A survey on wireless body area networks: architecture, security challenges and research opportunities..

ETAREE: an effective trend-aware reputation evaluation engine for wireless medical sensor networks.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HAJAR, M.S., AL-KADRI, M.O. and KALUTARAGE, H. 2020. ETAREE: an effective trend-aware reputation evaluation engine for wireless medical sensor networks. In Proceedings of 2020 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Communications and network security conference (CNS 2020), 29 June - 1 July 2020, [virtual conference]. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article ID 9162325. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/CNS48642.2020.9162325

Wireless Medical Sensor Networks (WMSN) will play a significant role in the advancements of modern healthcare applications. Security concerns are still the main obstacle to the widespread adoption of this technology. Conventional security approaches,... Read More about ETAREE: an effective trend-aware reputation evaluation engine for wireless medical sensor networks..

TrustMod: a trust management module for NS-3 simulator.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HAJAR, M.S., KALUTARAGE, H. and AL-KADRI, M.O. 2021. TrustMod: a trust management module for NS-3 simulator. In Zhao, L., Kumar, N., Hsu, R.C. and Zou, D. (eds.) Proceedings of 20th IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) International conference on Trust, security and privacy in computing and communications 2021 (IEEE TrustCom 2021), 20-21 October 2021, Shenyang, China: [virtual event]. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 51-60. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TrustCom53373.2021.00025

Trust management offers a further level of defense against internal attacks in ad hoc networks. Deploying an effective trust management scheme can reinforce the overall network security. Regardless of limitations, however, security researchers often... Read More about TrustMod: a trust management module for NS-3 simulator..

LTMS: a lightweight trust management system for wireless medical sensor networks.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HAJAR, M.S., AL-KADRI, M.O. and KALUTARAGE, H. 2020. LTMS: a lightweight trust management system for wireless medical sensor networks. In Wang, G., Ko, R., Bhuiyan, M.Z.A. and Pan, Y. (eds.). Proceedings of 19th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Trust, security and privacy in computing and communication international conference 2020 (TrustCom 2020), 29 Dec 2020 - 1 Jan 2021, Guangzhou, China. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 1783-1790. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TrustCom50675.2020.00245

Wireless Medical Sensor Networks (WMSNs) offer ubiquitous health applications that enhance patients' quality of life and support national health systems. Detecting internal attacks on WMSNs is still challenging since cryptographic measures can not pr... Read More about LTMS: a lightweight trust management system for wireless medical sensor networks..

Performance analysis of vertical handover using predictable LGD event based on IEEE 802.21.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HAJAR, M.S., CHAHINE, M.K., HAMDAN, R. and QDAH, M.S. 2021. Performance analysis of vertical handover using predictable LGD event based on IEEE 802.21. In Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International conference on communications workshops (ICC workshops 2021), 14-23 June 2021, Montreal, Canada. Piscataway: IEEE [online], 9473639. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCWorkshops50388.2021.9473639

Next Generation Wireless Networks (NGWN) aim to provide any service at any time and anywhere with seamless mobility between homogeneous and heterogeneous networks. IEEE defines the IEEE 802.21 standard to facilitate seamless handover, namely, Media I... Read More about Performance analysis of vertical handover using predictable LGD event based on IEEE 802.21..

A robust exploration strategy in reinforcement learning based on temporal difference error.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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..

DQR: a double Q learning multi agent routing protocol for wireless medical sensor network.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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..

RRP: a reliable reinforcement learning based routing protocol for wireless medical sensor networks.
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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..