All Outputs (12)

Privacy-Aware Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) Using Bilinear Group Accumulators in Batch Mode (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buchanan, W., Grierson, S., & Uribe, D. (2024, February). Privacy-Aware Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) Using Bilinear Group Accumulators in Batch Mode. Presented at 10th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy, Rome, Italy

Biometric data is often highly sensitive, and a leak of this data can lead to serious privacy breaches. Some of the most sensitive of this type of data relates to the usage of DNA data on individuals. A leak of this type of data without consent could... Read More about Privacy-Aware Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) Using Bilinear Group Accumulators in Batch Mode.

DID:RING: Ring Signatures Using Decentralised Identifiers For Privacy-Aware Identity Proof (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kasimatis, D., Grierson, S., Buchanan, W. J., Eckl, C., Papadopoulos, P., Pitropakis, N., Chrysoulas, C., Thomson, C., & Ghaleb, B. (2024, September). DID:RING: Ring Signatures Using Decentralised Identifiers For Privacy-Aware Identity Proof. Paper presented at 2024 IEEE International Conference on Cyber Security and Resilience (CSR), London, UK

Decentralised identifiers have become a standardised element of digital identity architecture, with supra-national organisations such as the European Union adopting them as a key component for a unified European digital identity ledger. This paper de... Read More about DID:RING: Ring Signatures Using Decentralised Identifiers For Privacy-Aware Identity Proof.

Autonomous Queue Management System in Software-defined Routers for Sensor Networks (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yigit, Y., Maglaras, L., Karantzalos, K., Gursu, K., Ozdem, M., Buchanan, W. J., & Canberk, B. (2024, November). Autonomous Queue Management System in Software-defined Routers for Sensor Networks. Paper presented at 2024 IEEE 10th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Ottawa, Canada

Recent advancements in sensor networks, the In-ternet of Things (IoT), and machine communication technologies have led to a significant increase in network traffic across various domains. However, this growth has brought forth the critical challenge... Read More about Autonomous Queue Management System in Software-defined Routers for Sensor Networks.

VisCrypt: Image Encryption Featuring Novel Chaotic Key Generation and Block Permutation Techniques with Visual Cryptography (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, M. S., Ahmad, J., Ali, M., Dubai, A. A., Pitropakis, N., & Buchanan, W. J. (2024, July). VisCrypt: Image Encryption Featuring Novel Chaotic Key Generation and Block Permutation Techniques with Visual Cryptography. Presented at 2024 IEEE 7th International Conference on Advanced Technologies, Signal and Image Processing (ATSIP), Sousse, Tunisia

In this digital era, ensuring the security of data transmission is critically important. Digital data, especially image data, needs to be secured against unauthorized access. In this regards, this paper presents a robust image encryption scheme named... Read More about VisCrypt: Image Encryption Featuring Novel Chaotic Key Generation and Block Permutation Techniques with Visual Cryptography.

Safeguarding IoT Systems: Novel Authentication Method to Counteract Sybil and Flood Attacks (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Baird, I., Ghaleb, B., Wadhaj, I., Russell, G., & Buchanan, W. J. (2024, June). Safeguarding IoT Systems: Novel Authentication Method to Counteract Sybil and Flood Attacks. Presented at 4th International Conference on Robotics and Control Engineering, Edinburgh

This paper introduces an innovative strategy for countering Sybil and DODAG Information Solicitation (DIS) flood attacks within lightweight Internet of Things (IoT) networks. The proposed method combines a one-way hash chain with a Bloom filter, leve... Read More about Safeguarding IoT Systems: Novel Authentication Method to Counteract Sybil and Flood Attacks.

A Systematic Review of the Blockchain Technology Security Challenges and Threats Classification (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abubakar, M. A., Onyeashie, B. I., Wadhaj, I., Leimich, P., Ali, H., & Buchanan, W. J. (2024, November). A Systematic Review of the Blockchain Technology Security Challenges and Threats Classification. Presented at 6th International Conference on Blockchain Computing and Applications (BCCA 2024), Dubai, UAE

An Intelligent Digital Twin Model for Attack Detection in Zero-Touch 6G Networks (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bolat-Akça, B., Bozkaya-Aras, E., Canberk, B., Buchanan, B., & Schmid, S. (2024, June). An Intelligent Digital Twin Model for Attack Detection in Zero-Touch 6G Networks. Presented at 2024 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), Denver, CO, USA

The rapid adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) services and the increasingly stringent dependability and performance requirements are transforming next-generation wireless network management towards zero-touch 6G networks. Zero-touch management is al... Read More about An Intelligent Digital Twin Model for Attack Detection in Zero-Touch 6G Networks.

An Intelligent Digital Twin Model for Attack Detection in Zero-Touch 6G Networks (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bolat-Akça, B., Bozkaya-Aras, E., Canberk, B., Buchanan, B., & Schmid, S. (2024, June). An Intelligent Digital Twin Model for Attack Detection in Zero-Touch 6G Networks. Presented at 2024 IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops), Denver, CO, USA

The rapid adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) services and the increasingly stringent dependability and performance requirements are transforming next-generation wireless network management towards zero-touch 6G networks. Zero-touch management is al... Read More about An Intelligent Digital Twin Model for Attack Detection in Zero-Touch 6G Networks.

Transforming EU Governance: The Digital Integration Through EBSI and GLASS (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kasimatis, D., Buchanan, W. J., Abubakar, M., Lo, O., Chrysoulas, C., Pitropakis, N., Papadopoulos, P., Sayeed, S., & Sel, M. (2024, June). Transforming EU Governance: The Digital Integration Through EBSI and GLASS. Presented at 39th IFIP International Conference, Edinburgh, UK

Traditionally, government systems managed citizen identities through disconnected data systems, using simple identifiers and paper-based processes, limiting digital trust and requiring citizens to request identity verification documents. The digital... Read More about Transforming EU Governance: The Digital Integration Through EBSI and GLASS.

ACNN-IDS: An Attention-Based CNN for Cyberattack Detection in IoT (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Huma, Z. E., Ahmad, J., Hamadi, H. A., Ghaleb, B., Buchanan, W. J., & Jan, S. U. (2024, February). ACNN-IDS: An Attention-Based CNN for Cyberattack Detection in IoT. Presented at 2024 2nd International Conference on Cyber Resilience (ICCR), Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The Internet of Things (IoT) has become an integral part of modern societies, with devices, networks, and applications offering industrial, economic, and social benefits. However, these devices and networks generate vast amounts of data, making them... Read More about ACNN-IDS: An Attention-Based CNN for Cyberattack Detection in IoT.

PermutEx: Feature-Extraction-Based Permutation — A New Diffusion Scheme for Image Encryption Algorithms (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, M. S., Ahmad, J., Al-Dubai, A., Jaroucheh, Z., Pitropakis, N., & Buchanan, W. J. (2023, November). PermutEx: Feature-Extraction-Based Permutation — A New Diffusion Scheme for Image Encryption Algorithms. Presented at 2023 IEEE 28th International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Traditional permutation schemes mostly focus on random scrambling of pixels, often neglecting the intrinsic image information that could enhance diffusion in image encryption algorithms. This paper introduces PermutEx, a feature-extractionbased permu... Read More about PermutEx: Feature-Extraction-Based Permutation — A New Diffusion Scheme for Image Encryption Algorithms.

A Review of the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT): Challenges and Opportunities (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Abubakar, M., Gunathilake, N. A., Buchanan, W. J., & O’Reilly, B. (2023, August). A Review of the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT): Challenges and Opportunities. Presented at 13th EAI International Conference, BDTA 2023, Edinburgh

Non-Fungible Token (NFT) is an emerging blockchain-based technology. These tokens can represent digital assets, as it has proof of ownership built in. NFTs have the potential to hugely influence both the decentralised markets that exist now and the c... Read More about A Review of the Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT): Challenges and Opportunities.