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Advanced DDoS attack detection and mitigation in software-defined networking (SDN) environments: an integrated machine learning approach. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
GAYANTHA, N., RAJAPAKSE, C. and SENANAYAKE, J. 2025. Advanced DDoS attack detection and mitigation in software-defined networking (SDN) evironments: an integrated machine learning approach. In Proceedings of the 8th International research conference on Smart computing and systems Engineering 2025 (SCSE 2025), 3 April 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 1-6. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/SCSE65633.2025.11030982

The increasing sophistication of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks poses critical challenges to network security, necessitating advanced detection and mitigation strategies. This research presents a machine learning-based framework that ef... Read More about Advanced DDoS attack detection and mitigation in software-defined networking (SDN) environments: an integrated machine learning approach..

DroidKey: a practical framework and analysis tool for API key security in Android applications. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
PIYUMANTHA, K., SENANAYAKE, J. and WIJAYASIRIWARDHNE, K. 2025. DroidKey: a practical framework and analysis tool for API key security in android applications. In Proceedings of the 8th International research conference on Smart computing and systems Engineering 2025 (SCSE 2025), 3 April 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 1-6. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/SCSE65633.2025.11030956

The reliance on mobile applications has amplified concerns about Application Programming Interface (API) key security in Android platforms. Serving as essential authentication mechanisms, API keys ensure secure communication with external services. H... Read More about DroidKey: a practical framework and analysis tool for API key security in Android applications..

Assessing security vulnerabilities in Sri Lankan banking mobile applications: challenges and solutions. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
RAVICHANDRAN, L., PIYUMANTHA, K., WICKRAMASINGHE, W.S., WEERASINGHE, M. and SENANAYAKE, J. 2025. Assessing security vulnerabilities in Sri Lankan banking mobile applications: challenges and solutions. In Proceedings of the 8th International research conference on Smart computing and systems Engineering 2025 (SCSE 2025), 3 April 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 1-6. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/SCSE65633.2025.11031031

Mobile banking plays a crucial role in Sri Lanka's financial sector, offering convenience through self-service technologies. Despite its rapid adoption, concerns about security continue to affect customer trust, underscoring the critical need for enh... Read More about Assessing security vulnerabilities in Sri Lankan banking mobile applications: challenges and solutions..

Enhancing network intrusion detection with stacked deep and reinforcement learning models. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
KALPANI, N., RODRIGO, N., SENEVIRATNE, D., ARIYADASA, S. and SENANAYAKE, J. 2025. Enhancing network intrusion detection with stacked deep and reinforcement learning models. In Proceedings of the 8th International research conference on Smart computing and systems Engineering 2025 (SCSE 2025), 3 April 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Piscataway: IEEE [online], pages 1-7. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/SCSE65633.2025.11031023

This study investigates the effectiveness of Ensemble Learning (EL) techniques by integrating reproducible Deep Learning (DL) and Reinforcement Learning (RL) models to enhance network intrusion detection. Through a systematic review of the literature... Read More about Enhancing network intrusion detection with stacked deep and reinforcement learning models..

Unveiling the durability, friction, and wear behaviour of nanodiamond composite films deposited on biased cemented carbide with varying Al interlayer thickness. (2025)
Journal Article
DIAB, M.R., MURASAWA, K., WANG, M., OHMAGARI, S., NARAGINO, H., YOSHITAKE, T. and EGIZA, M. 2025. Unveiling the durability, friction, and wear behaviour of nanodiamond composite films deposited on biased cemented carbide with varying Al interlayer thickness. Surfaces and interfaces [online], 63, article number 106367. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2025.106367

Nanodiamond composite (NDC) films were deposited on biased cemented carbide (WC−6 wt. % Co) substrates using a coaxial arc plasma deposition technique, incorporating sputtered aluminium (Al) interlayers with varying thicknesses (0,50, 100, 300, and 5... Read More about Unveiling the durability, friction, and wear behaviour of nanodiamond composite films deposited on biased cemented carbide with varying Al interlayer thickness..

Supporting digital resilience: embedding "Maddie is Online" in SCPHN school nurse education. (2025)
Journal Article
MARTZOUKOU, K., ALLAN, E. and HAYWARD, M. 2025. Supporting digital resilience: embedding "Maddie is Online" in SCPHN school nurse education. Journal of family and child health [online], 2(4), pages 196-197. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12968/jfch.2025.2.4.200

In an increasingly digital world, children and young people (CYP) navigate both opportunities and risks online. While digital platforms provide valuable spaces for learning, communication and socialisation, they also expose CYP to potential harms, in... Read More about Supporting digital resilience: embedding "Maddie is Online" in SCPHN school nurse education..

Development and pilot study of a university research culture questionnaire. (2025)
Journal Article
ROBERTS, R., FLIN, R., LAMB, A.J., WILLIAMS, J. and FYFE, N. 2025. Development and pilot study of a university research culture questionnaire. Research evaluation [online], 34, article number rvaf011. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvaf011

A positive working environment and culture are essential for researchers as these enable them to conduct valuable, high-quality research. Yet, university staff frequently report their research culture as less than ideal. To understand researchers' ex... Read More about Development and pilot study of a university research culture questionnaire..

An exploration of contributions to a social work community of practice. (2025)
Thesis
BOLGER, J. 2025. An exploration of contributions to a social work community of practice. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2934929

This framing essay provides a critical review of my Portfolio of Public Output, based on published research and academic texts and with reference to examples of some related activism, from the period 2019 to 2024. Specifically, this comprises of four... Read More about An exploration of contributions to a social work community of practice..

You don’t know: precarious methods and life in a workers' hostel. (2025)
Book
NIELSEN, J.A.E. 2025. You don't know: precarious methods and life in a workers' hostel. Oxford: Berghahn books [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3167/9781805398974

People employed at sites of precarious work such as call centres or retail warehouses often live precarious lives. Drawing on ethnographic research in a London hostel for precarious workers, the book explores the political, analytical and practical l... Read More about You don’t know: precarious methods and life in a workers' hostel..

Assuring privacy of AI-powered community driven Android code vulnerability detection. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
SENANAYAKE, J., KALUTARAGE, H., PIRAS, L., AL-KADRI, M.O. and PETROVSKI, A. 2025. Assuring privacy of AI-powered community driven Android code vulnerability detection. In Garcia-Alfaro, J., Kalutarage, H., Yanai, N. et al. (eds.) Computer security: ESORICS 2024 international workshops: revised selected papers from the proceedings of eleven international workshops held in conjunction with the 29th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS 2024), 16-20 September 2024, Bydgoszcz, Poland. Part II. Lecture notes in computer science, 15264. Cham: Springer [online], pages 457-476. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-82362-6_27

The challenge of training AI models is heightened by the limited availability of data, particularly when public datasets are insufficient. While obtaining data from private sources may seem like a viable solution, privacy concerns often prevent data... Read More about Assuring privacy of AI-powered community driven Android code vulnerability detection..

Environmental disclosure and firm characteristics: evidence from Nigeria. (2025)
Journal Article
SA'ID, M., HASSAN, O.A.G. and ZHANG, X. [2025]. Environmental disclosure and firm characteristics: evidence from Nigeria. International journal of accounting, auditing and performance evaluation [online], (accepted).

Prior studies show that there is a dearth of literature about the quality of voluntary environmental disclosure (EDQ) from emerging markets. This study advances the literature by investigating EDQ and its association with firm characteristics in one... Read More about Environmental disclosure and firm characteristics: evidence from Nigeria..

CCUS in the United Kingdom. (2025)
Book Chapter
BABAJIDE, N. 2025. CCUS in the United Kingdom. In Pereira, E.G., Fossa, A.J. and Muinzer, T.L. (eds.) Carbon capture utilization and storage: law, policy and standardization perspectives. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan [online], chapter 21, pages 535-555. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-81272-9_21

Carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) remains one of the useful tools for reducing GHGs emissions and decarbonising the economy at national and regional levels. Given its distinctive geological advantage and net-zero investment plans, this ch... Read More about CCUS in the United Kingdom..

Online state of charge estimation for lithium-ion batteries using improved fuzzy C-means sparrow backpropagation algorithm. (2025)
Journal Article
HAI, N., WANG, S., CAO, W., BLAABJERG, F. and FERNANDEZ, C. 2025. Online state of charge estimation for lithium-ion batteries using improved fuzzy C-means sparrow backpropagation algorithm. Journal of energy storage [online], 119, article 116351. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.116351

With the rapid development of new energy vehicles (EVs), cloud-based management of the lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) state of charge (SOC) has become the technological mainstream under increasing intelligence. However, SOC is highly sensitive to the m... Read More about Online state of charge estimation for lithium-ion batteries using improved fuzzy C-means sparrow backpropagation algorithm..

Investigating intersectionality and its influence on information behaviours of women and immigrant digital entrepreneurs in Nigeria: overcoming social inequalities through information strategies. (2025)
Journal Article
IBRAHIM, S., MARCELLA, R. and MACLENNAN, A. 2025. Investigating intersectionality and its influence on information behaviours of women and immigrant digital entrepreneurs in Nigeria: overcoming social inequalities through information strategies. Journal of librarianship and information science [online], OnlineFirst. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006251329031

This study investigates how intersecting social identities shape the information behaviours of women and immigrant digital entrepreneurs in Nigeria, addressing systemic inequalities through information practices. Using a qualitative approach, the res... Read More about Investigating intersectionality and its influence on information behaviours of women and immigrant digital entrepreneurs in Nigeria: overcoming social inequalities through information strategies..

Feasibility and acceptability of PDConnect, a multi-component intervention to support physical activity in people with Parkinson's disease: a mixed methods study. (2025)
Journal Article
JONES, J., ALEXANDER, L., HANCOCK, E. and COOPER, K. 2025. Feasibility and acceptability of PDConnect, a multi-component intervention to support physical activity in people with Parkinson's: a mixed methods study. Journal of Parkinson's disease [online], 15(3), pages 603-618. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1877718X251324415

Physical activity (PA) is beneficial for people with Parkinson's (PwP); however, many are classed as sedentary. PDConnect is an online multicomponent intervention combining 1:1 physiotherapy and group-based PA, combined with education, behaviour chan... Read More about Feasibility and acceptability of PDConnect, a multi-component intervention to support physical activity in people with Parkinson's disease: a mixed methods study..

Enhanced detection of APT vector lateral movement in organizational networks using lightweight machine learning. (2025)
Journal Article
NICHO, M., ADELAIYE, O., MCDERMOTT, C.D. and GIRIJA, S. 2025. Enhanced detection of APT vector lateral movement in organizational networks using lightweight machine learning. Computers, materials and continua [online], 83(1), pages 281-308. Available from: https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2025.059597

The successful penetration of government, corporate, and organizational IT systems by state and non-state actors deploying APT vectors continues at an alarming pace. Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attacks continue to pose significant challenges for... Read More about Enhanced detection of APT vector lateral movement in organizational networks using lightweight machine learning..

Exploring human hair degradation: a preliminary study for estimating time-since-death. (2025)
Journal Article
SILVA-BESSA, A., RAMAGE, S., FERREIRA, M.T., DINIS-OLIVEIRA, R.J., FORBES, S.L. and DAWSON, L. 2025. Exploring human hair degradation: a preliminary study for estimating time-since-death. International journal of legal medicine [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-025-03476-4

Postmortem interval (PMI) estimation is a challenging task in forensic investigations. PMI assessment frequently requires the application of the currently available methods which can lead to unsatisfactory results due to the poor accuracy of time int... Read More about Exploring human hair degradation: a preliminary study for estimating time-since-death..

Conceptions of sustainability and their impact on practices in oil and gas corporations operating in the Niger Delta. (2025)
Book Chapter
RICHARD-OSU, O.J. and BUCKLER, S. 2025. Conceptions of sustainability and their impact on practices in oil and gas corporations operating in the Niger Delta. In Idowu, S.O. and Vertigans, S. (eds.) Sustainability in global companies: theory and practice. Cham: Springer [online], pages 261-277. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-77971-8_12

Sustainability is a slippery term which can mean different things to different people. This slipperiness creates challenges in organisations that seem to want to adopt sustainable business practices but make little headway in actually doing so, or at... Read More about Conceptions of sustainability and their impact on practices in oil and gas corporations operating in the Niger Delta..

Optimizing process parameters to enhance mechanical properties of 3D-printed fiberglass-reinforced onyx polymer. (2025)
Journal Article
SHAFIQUE, N., KHAN, Z., KHAN, M., YOUNAS, M. and SAHARUDIN, M.S. 2025. Optimizing process parameters to enhance mechanical properties of 3D-printed fiberglass-reinforced onyx polymer. Journal of manufacturing and materials processing [online], 9(4), article number 108. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp9040108

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is widely used for custom manufacturing but has limitations in strength for load-bearing applications. This study explores the optimization of mechanical properties for lightweight, cost-effective components using cont... Read More about Optimizing process parameters to enhance mechanical properties of 3D-printed fiberglass-reinforced onyx polymer..