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APOLLO: A Proximity-Oriented, Low-Layer Orchestration Algorithm for Resources Optimization in Mist Computing (2024)
Journal Article
Babaghayou, M., Chaib, N., Maglaras, L., Yigit, Y., Amine Ferrag, M., Marsh, C., & Moradpoor, N. (online). APOLLO: A Proximity-Oriented, Low-Layer Orchestration Algorithm for Resources Optimization in Mist Computing. Wireless Networks, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-024-03791-5

The fusion of satellite technologies with the Internet of Things (IoT) has propelled the evolution of mobile computing, ushering in novel communication paradigms and data management strategies. Within this landscape, the efficient management of compu... Read More about APOLLO: A Proximity-Oriented, Low-Layer Orchestration Algorithm for Resources Optimization in Mist Computing.

Assessing the Performance of Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric Under DDoS Attacks for Cyber-Physical Systems (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jayadev, V., Moradpoor, N., & Petrovski, A. (2024, July). Assessing the Performance of Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric Under DDoS Attacks for Cyber-Physical Systems. Paper presented at 19th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES 2024), Vienna, Austria

Blockchain technology offers a decentralized and secure platform for addressing various challenges in smart cities and cyber-physical systems, including identity management, trust and transparency, and supply chain management. However, blockchains ar... Read More about Assessing the Performance of Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric Under DDoS Attacks for Cyber-Physical Systems.

Reliability Analysis of Fault Tolerant Memory Systems (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yigit, Y., Maglaras, L., Amine Ferrag, M., Moradpoor, N., & Lambropoulos, G. (2023, November). Reliability Analysis of Fault Tolerant Memory Systems. Presented at The 8th South-East Europe Design Automation, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks and Social Media Conference (SEEDA-CECNSM 2023), Piraeus, Greece

This paper delves into a comprehensive analysis of fault-tolerant memory systems, focusing on recovery techniques modelled using Markov chains to address transient errors. The study revolves around the application of scrubbing methods in conjunction... Read More about Reliability Analysis of Fault Tolerant Memory Systems.

Enhancing Mac OS Malware Detection through Machine Learning and Mach-O File Analysis (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thaeler, A., Yigit, Y., Maglaras, L. A., Buchanan, B., Moradpoor, N., & Russell, G. (2023, November). Enhancing Mac OS Malware Detection through Machine Learning and Mach-O File Analysis. Presented at IEEE International Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMDAD) 2023, Edinburgh, UK

Malware research has predominantly focused on Windows and Android Operating Systems (OS), leaving Mac OS malware relatively unexplored. This paper addresses the growing threat of Mac OS malware by leveraging Machine Learning (ML) techniques. We propo... Read More about Enhancing Mac OS Malware Detection through Machine Learning and Mach-O File Analysis.

Machine Learning for Smart Healthcare Management Using IoT (2023)
Book Chapter
Yigit, Y., Duran, K., Moradpoor, N., Maglaras, L., Van Huynh, N., & Canberk, B. (in press). Machine Learning for Smart Healthcare Management Using IoT. In IoT and ML for Information Management: A Smart Healthcare Perspective. Springer

The convergence of Machine Learning (ML) and the Internet of Things (IoT) has brought about a paradigm shift in healthcare, ushering in a new era of intelligent healthcare management. This powerful amalgamation is driving transformative changes acros... Read More about Machine Learning for Smart Healthcare Management Using IoT.

The Threat of Adversarial Attacks Against Machine Learning-based Anomaly Detection Approach in a Clean Water Treatment System (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moradpoor, N., Maglaras, L., Abah, E., & Robles-Durazno, A. (2023, June). The Threat of Adversarial Attacks Against Machine Learning-based Anomaly Detection Approach in a Clean Water Treatment System. Presented at 19th International Conference on Distributed Computing in Smart Systems and the Internet of Things (DCOSS-IoT), Pafos, Cyprus

The protection of Critical National Infrastructure is extremely important due to nations being dependent on their operation and steadiness. Any disturbance to this infrastructure could have a devastating consequence on physical security, economic wel... Read More about The Threat of Adversarial Attacks Against Machine Learning-based Anomaly Detection Approach in a Clean Water Treatment System.

A Blockchain-based two Factor Honeytoken Authentication System (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Papaspirou, V., Maglaras, L., Kantzavelou, I., Moradpoor, N., & Katsikas, S. (2023, September). A Blockchain-based two Factor Honeytoken Authentication System. Poster presented at 28th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security (ESORICS), The Hague

This paper extends and advances our recently introduced two-factor Honeytoken authentication method by incorporating blockchain technology. This novel approach strengthens the authentication method, preventing various attacks, including tampering att... Read More about A Blockchain-based two Factor Honeytoken Authentication System.

A Hybrid Deep Learning-based Intrusion Detection System for IoT Networks (2023)
Journal Article
Khan, N. W., Alshehri, M. S., Khan, M. A., Almakdi, S., Moradpoor, N., Alazeb, A., Ullah, S., Naz, N., & Ahmad, J. (2023). A Hybrid Deep Learning-based Intrusion Detection System for IoT Networks. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 20(8), 13491-13520. https://doi.org/10.3934/mbe.2023602

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a rapidly evolving technology with a wide range of potential applications, but the security of IoT networks remains a major concern. The existing system needs improvement in detecting intrusions in IoT networks. Severa... Read More about A Hybrid Deep Learning-based Intrusion Detection System for IoT Networks.

Fake PLC in the cloud, we thought the attackers believed that: How ICS honeypot deception gets impacted by cloud deployments? (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ivanova, S., & Moradpoor, N. (2023, April). Fake PLC in the cloud, we thought the attackers believed that: How ICS honeypot deception gets impacted by cloud deployments?. Presented at WFCS 2023: 19th IEEE International Conference on Factory Communication Systems, Pavia, Italy

The Industrial Control System (ICS) industry faces an ever-growing number of cyber threats - defence against which can be strengthened using honeypots. As the systems they mimic, ICS honeypots shall be deployed in a similar context to field ICS syste... Read More about Fake PLC in the cloud, we thought the attackers believed that: How ICS honeypot deception gets impacted by cloud deployments?.

Neutralising Adversarial Machine Learning in Industrial Control Systems Using Blockchain (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moradpoor, N., Barati, M., Robles-Durazno, A., Abah, E., & McWhinnie, J. (2022, June). Neutralising Adversarial Machine Learning in Industrial Control Systems Using Blockchain. Presented at Cyber Science 2022: International Conference on Cybersecurity, Situational Awareness and Social Media, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales

The protection of critical national infrastructures such as drinking water, gas, and electricity is extremely important as nations are dependent on their operation and steadiness. However, despite the value of such utilities their security issues hav... Read More about Neutralising Adversarial Machine Learning in Industrial Control Systems Using Blockchain.

Deep Pre-trained Contrastive Self-Supervised Learning: A Cyberbullying Detection Approach with Augmented Datasets (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alharigy, L. M., Al-Nuaim, H. A., & Moradpoor, N. (2022, December). Deep Pre-trained Contrastive Self-Supervised Learning: A Cyberbullying Detection Approach with Augmented Datasets. Presented at 2022 14th International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Communication Networks (CICN), Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Cyberbullying is a widespread problem that has only increased in recent years due to the massive dependence on social media. Although, there are many approaches for detecting cyberbullying they still need to be improved upon for more accurate detecti... Read More about Deep Pre-trained Contrastive Self-Supervised Learning: A Cyberbullying Detection Approach with Augmented Datasets.

Building Towards Automated Cyberbullying Detection: A Comparative Analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Al Harigy, L. M., Al Nuaim, H. A., Moradpoor, N., & Tan, Z. (2022). Building Towards Automated Cyberbullying Detection: A Comparative Analysis. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 2022, Article 4794227. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4794227

The increased use of social media between digitally anonymous users, sharing their thoughts and opinions, can facilitate participation and collaboration. However, it’s this anonymity feature which gives users freedom of speech and allows them to cond... Read More about Building Towards Automated Cyberbullying Detection: A Comparative Analysis.

VNWTS: A Virtual Water Chlorination Process for Cybersecurity Analysis of Industrial Control Systems (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robles Durazno, A., Moradpoor, N., McWhinnie, J., & Porcel-Bustamante, J. (2021, December). VNWTS: A Virtual Water Chlorination Process for Cybersecurity Analysis of Industrial Control Systems. Presented at SINCONF 2021: 14th International Conference on Security of Information and Networks, Edinburgh (Online)

The rapid development of technology during the last decades has led to the integration of the network capabilities in the devices that are essential in the operation of Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Consequently, the attack surface of these asset... Read More about VNWTS: A Virtual Water Chlorination Process for Cybersecurity Analysis of Industrial Control Systems.

Using IOTA as an Inter-Vehicular Trust Mechanism in Autonomous Vehicles (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cutajar, O., Moradpoor, N., & Jaroucheh, Z. (2021, December). Using IOTA as an Inter-Vehicular Trust Mechanism in Autonomous Vehicles. Presented at SINCONF 2021: 14th International Conference on Security of Information and Networks, Edinburgh (Online)

In a perfect world, coordination and cooperation across distributed autonomous systems would be a trivial task. However, incomplete information, malicious actors and real-world conditions can provide challenges which bring the trust-worthiness of par... Read More about Using IOTA as an Inter-Vehicular Trust Mechanism in Autonomous Vehicles.

Newly Engineered Energy-based Features for Supervised Anomaly Detection in a Physical Model of a Water Supply System   (2021)
Journal Article
Robles-Durazno, A., Moradpoor, N., McWhinnie, J., Russell, G., & Tan, Z. (2021). Newly Engineered Energy-based Features for Supervised Anomaly Detection in a Physical Model of a Water Supply System  . Ad hoc networks, 120, Article 102590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adhoc.2021.102590

Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are hardware, network, and software, upon which a facility depends to allow daily operations to function. In most cases society takes the operation of such systems, for example public transport, tap water or electrici... Read More about Newly Engineered Energy-based Features for Supervised Anomaly Detection in a Physical Model of a Water Supply System  .

Implementation and Evaluation of Physical, Hybrid, and Virtual Testbeds for Cybersecurity Analysis of Industrial Control Systems (2021)
Journal Article
Robles-Durazno, A., Moradpoor, N., McWhinnie, J., Russell, G., & Porcel-Bustamante, J. (2021). Implementation and Evaluation of Physical, Hybrid, and Virtual Testbeds for Cybersecurity Analysis of Industrial Control Systems. Symmetry, 13(3), Article 519. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13030519

Industrial Control Systems are an essential part of our daily lives and can be found in industries such as oil, utilities, and manufacturing. Rapid growth in technology has introduced industrial components with network capabilities that allow them to... Read More about Implementation and Evaluation of Physical, Hybrid, and Virtual Testbeds for Cybersecurity Analysis of Industrial Control Systems.

Real-time anomaly intrusion detection for a clean water supply system, utilising machine learning with novel energy-based features (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robles-Durazno, A., Moradpoor, N., McWhinnie, J., & Russell, G. (2020, July). Real-time anomaly intrusion detection for a clean water supply system, utilising machine learning with novel energy-based features. Presented at International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN 2020), Glasgow, UK

Industrial Control Systems have become a priority domain for cybersecurity practitioners due to the number of cyber-attacks against those systems has increased over the past few years. This paper proposes a real-time anomaly intrusion detector for a... Read More about Real-time anomaly intrusion detection for a clean water supply system, utilising machine learning with novel energy-based features.