Centre for Cybersecurity

Research output

Research output per year 2001 2020 2023 2024 2024

• 57 Article
• 30 Conference contribution
• 13 Chapter
• 3 Book
• 3 More
  • 1 Commissioned report
  • 1 Literature review
  • 1 Review article

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2024

  2CAP: A Novel Curve Crash Avoidance Protocol to handle Curve Crashes in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network

  Bashir, R. R., Saeed, Y., Ali, A., Algarni, A. D., Muthanna, A., Hijjawi, M. & Alsboui, T., 6 May 2024, In: IEEE Access. 12, p. 60601-60619 19 p., 10379681.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• A Novel Image Casting and Fusion for Identifying Individuals at Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease Using MRI and PET Imaging

  Fakoya, A. A. & Parkinson, S., 27 Sep 2024, In: IEEE Access. 12, p. 134101-134114 14 p., 10552875.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• An unsupervised approach for the detection of zero‐day distributed denial of service attacks in Internet of Things networks

  Roopak, M., Parkinson, S., Tian, G. Y., Ran, Y., Khan, S. & Chandrasekaran, B., 3 Sep 2024, In: IET Networks. 13, 5-6, p. 513-527 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• A Survey on Factors Preventing the Adoption of Automated Software Testing: A Principal Component Analysis Approach

  Murazvu, G., Parkinson, S., Khan, S., Liu, N. & Allen, G., 1 Mar 2024, In: Software. 3, 1, p. 1-27 27 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Comparative evaluation of data imbalance addressing techniques for CNN-based insider threat detection

  Al-Shehari, T., Kadrie, M., Al-Mhiqani, M. N., Alfakih, T., Alsalman, H., Uddin, M., Ullah, S. S. & Dandoush, A., 1 Dec 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 18 p., 24715.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Cybersecurity Education and Awareness among Parents and Teachers: A Survey of Bahrain

  Ayyash, M., Alsboui, T., Alshaikh, O., Inuwa-Dutse, I., Khan, S. & Parkinson, S., 26 Jun 2024, In: IEEE Access. 12, p. 86596-86617 22 p., 10559810.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• Exploring perceptions of decision-makers and specialists in defensive machine learning cybersecurity applications: The need for a standardised approach

  Alshaikh, O., Parkinson, S. & Khan, S., 1 Apr 2024, In: Computers and Security. 139, 16 p., 103694.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Information Difference of Transfer Entropies between Head Motion and Eye Movement Indicates a Proxy of Driving

  Zhang, R., Xu, Q., Wang, S., Parkinson, S. & Schoeffmann, K., 1 Jan 2024, In: Entropy. 26, 1, 15 p., 3.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Keyhole Porosity Identification and Localization via X-Ray Imaging With YOLO

  Ansari, M. A., Crampton, A. & Parkinson, S., 6 May 2024, In: IEEE Access. 12, p. 61049-61061 13 p., 10507798.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• The Emerging Challenges of Wearable Biometric Cryptosystems

  Alajlan, K., Alsboui, T., Alshaikh, O., Inuwa-Dutse, I., Khan, S. & Parkinson, S., 1 Sep 2024, In: Cryptography. 8, 3, 31 p., 27.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

• The role of Artificial Intelligence in digital forensics: Case studies and future directions

  Parkinson, S. & Khan, S., 20 Feb 2024, In: Assessment & Development Matters. 16, 1, p. 42-47 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

• Towards compliance-based inspection modelling

  Calderon, A. & Parkinson, S., 1 Jan 2024, In: International Journal of Decision Support Systems. 5, 1, p. 1-13 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Compliance 100%
  • Inspection 86%
  • Combinatorial optimization 31%
  • Fires 23%

• Using Computational Systematic Social Observation to Identify Environmental Correlates of Fear of Crime

  Solymosi, R., Parkinson, S., Podor, A., Khan, S. & Khan, M., 21 Nov 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Crime Science.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Wildfire risk exploration: leveraging SHAP and TabNet for precise factor analysis

  Qayyum, F., Jamil, H., Alsboui, T. & Hijjawi, M., 1 Dec 2024, In: Fire Ecology. 20, 1, 21 p., 10.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2023

  An empirical analysis of keystroke dynamics in passwords: a longitudinal study

  Parkinson, S., Khan, S., Badea, A-M., Crampton, A., Liu, P. & Xu, Q., 1 Jan 2023, In: IET Biometrics. 12, 1, p. 25-37 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Substitution reactions 100%
  • Biometrics 66%
  • Authentication 28%
  • Experiments 23%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• A Survey on Empirical Security Analysis of Access Control Systems: A Real-World Perspective

  Parkinson, S. & Khan, S., 1 Jun 2023, In: ACM Computing Surveys. 55, 6, 28 p., 123.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Access Control 100%
  • Security Analysis 98%
  • Empirical Analysis 86%
  • Access control 58%
  • Control System 55%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• A Survey on the Detection and Impacts of Deepfakes in Visual, Audio, and Textual Formats

  Mubarak, R., Alsboui, T., Alshaikh, O., Inuwa-Dute, I., Khan, S. & Parkinson, S., 27 Dec 2023, In: IEEE Access. 11, p. 144497-144529 33 p., 10365143.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Classifying Participant Standing and Sitting Postures Using Channel State Information

  Custance, O., Khan, S. & Parkinson, S., 1 Nov 2023, In: Electronics. 12, 21, 30 p., 4500.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Comparison of deep learning classification models for facial image age estimation in digital forensic investigations  

  Roopak, M., Khan, S., Parkinson, S. & Armitage, R., 1 Dec 2023, In: Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation. 47, 12 p., 301637.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Context-based irregular activity detection in event logs for forensic investigations: An itemset mining approach

  Khan, S., Parkinson, S. & Murphy, C., 15 Dec 2023, In: Expert Systems with Applications. 233, 13 p., 120991.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Imputation of Missing Clinical Covariates for Downstream Classification Problems

  Agbo, B., Al-Aqrabi, H., Alsboui, T., Hussain, M. & Hill, R., 26 Sep 2023, In: IEEE Access. 11, p. 102935-102943 9 p., 10256187.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• New Avenues for Automated Railway Safety Information Processing in Enterprise Architecture: An NLP Approach

  Qurashi, A. W., Farhat, Z. A., Holmes, V. & Johnson, A. P., 10 May 2023, In: IEEE Access. 11, p. 44413-44424 12 p., 10114393.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Safety Property 100%
  • Safety 53%
  • Industry 26%
  • Distillation 14%
  • Semantics 14%
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Predicting Drug Review Polarity Using the Combination Model of Multi-sense Word Embedding and Fuzzy Latent Dirichlet Allocation (FLDA)

  Song, S. & Johnson, A., 31 Oct 2023, In: IEEE Access. 11, p. 118538-118546 9 p., 10290872.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access
  2 Citations (Scopus)
• 2022

  A Comprehensive State-of-the-Art Survey on Data Visualization Tools: Research Developments, Challenges and Future Domain Specific Visualization Framework

  Shakeel, H., Iram, S., Al-Aqrabi, H., Alsboui, T. & Hill, R., 19 Sep 2022, In: IEEE Access. 10, p. 96581-96601 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Data Visualization 100%
  • Data visualization 79%
  • Visualization 74%
  • Application 21%
  • Traffic Management 20%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• A Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) classification to identify the presence of pores in powder bed fusion images

  Ansari, M. A., Crampton, A., Garrard, R., Cai, B. & Attallah, M., 1 Jun 2022, In: International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 120, 7-8, p. 5133-5150 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Image fusion 100%
  • Convolutional neural networks 77%
  • Powders 69%
  • Labeling 55%
  • Lasers 43%
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• A Dynamic Multi-Mobile Agent Itinerary Planning Approach in Wireless Sensor Networks via Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set

  Alsboui, T., Hill, R., Al-Aqrabi, H., Farid, H., Riaz, M., Iram, S., Shakeel, H. & Hussain, M., 21 Oct 2022, In: Sensors (Switzerland). 22, 20, 17 p., 8037.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • fuzzy sets 100%
  • Mobile agents 72%
  • Fuzzy sets 66%
  • planning 63%
  • Wireless sensor networks 50%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• A Layer-Wise Surface Deformation Defect Detection by Convolutional Neural Networks in Laser Powder-Bed Fusion Images

  Ansari, M. A., Crampton, A. & Parkinson, S., 14 Oct 2022, In: Materials. 15, 20, 20 p., 7166.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Image fusion 100%
  • beds 81%
  • Convolutional neural networks 77%
  • surface layers 74%
  • Powders 69%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• Domain Feature Mapping with YOLOv7 for Automated Edge-Based Pallet Racking Inspections

  Hussain, M., Al-Aqrabi, H., Munawar, M., Hill, R. & Alsboui, T., 13 Sep 2022, In: Sensors (Switzerland). 22, 18, 13 p., 6927.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities 100%
  • Pallets 89%
  • Certification 81%
  • inspection 65%
  • Safety 59%
  56 Citations (Scopus)

• Identifying high-risk over-entitlement in access control policies using fuzzy logic

  Parkinson, S. & Khan, S., 2 Mar 2022, In: Cybersecurity. 5, 1, 17 p., 6.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Access control 100%
  • Fuzzy logic 92%
  • Personnel 48%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Missing Data Imputation in the Internet of Things Sensor Networks

  Agbo, B., Al-Aqrabi, H., Hill, R. & Alsboui, T., 6 May 2022, In: Future Internet. 14, 5, 16 p., 143.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Sensor networks 100%
  • Internet of things 96%
  • Sensors 59%
  • Calibration 44%
  • Computational complexity 31%
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Robust data expansion for optimised modelling using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference systems

  Mubarak, S. M. J., Crampton, A., Carter, J. & Parkinson, S., 1 Mar 2022, In: Expert Systems with Applications. 189, 12 p., 116138.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Fuzzy inference 100%
  • Fuel oils 13%
  • Splines 11%
  • Gasoline 11%
  • Natural gas 10%
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• The Deceitful Connected and Autonomous Vehicle: Defining the Concept, Contextualising its Dimensions and Proposing Mitigation Policies

  Nikitas, A., Parkinson, S. & Vallati, M., 1 Jun 2022, In: Transport Policy. 122, p. 1-10 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Connected Vehicles 100%
  • Autonomous Vehicles 84%
  • Controller 60%
  • Autonomous vehicles 57%
  • Mitigation 54%
  20 Citations (Scopus)
• 2021

  Analysis of security and privacy challenges for DNA-genomics applications and databases

  Arshad, S., Arshad, J., Khan, M. M. & Parkinson, S., 1 Jul 2021, In: Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 119, 14 p., 103815.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Privacy 100%
  • Genomics 86%
  • DNA 85%
  • Software 50%
  • Databases 50%
  15 Citations (Scopus)

• An energy efficient multi-mobile agent itinerary planning approach in wireless sensor networks

  Alsboui, T., Qin, Y., Hill, R. & Al-Aqrabi, H., 1 Sep 2021, In: Computing. 103, 9, p. 2093-2113 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Energy Efficient 100%
  • Mobile Agent 97%
  • Wireless Sensor Networks 91%
  • Mobile agents 70%
  • Planning 63%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Distributed Intelligence in the Internet of Things: Challenges and Opportunities

  Alsboui, T., Qin, L., Hill, R. & Al-Aqrabi, H., 1 Jul 2021, In: Computer Science. 2, 4, 16 p., 277.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Internet of things 100%
  • Taxonomies 47%
  • Clouds 18%
  • Fog 16%
  • Distributed computer systems 15%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• OCEAN: A Non-Conventional Parameter Free Clustering Algorithm Using Relative Densities of Categories

  Gheyas, I., Parkinson, S. & Khan, S., 1 Apr 2021, In: International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence. 35, 5, 2150017.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Clustering algorithms 100%
  • Tuning 85%

• Password policy characteristics and keystroke biometric authentication

  Parkinson, S., Khan, S., Crampton, A., Xu, Q., Xie, W., Liu, P. & Dakin, K., 1 Mar 2021, In: IET Biometrics. 10, 2, p. 163-178 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Biometrics 100%
  • Authentication 86%
  • Substitution reactions 49%
  • Monitoring 14%
  17 Citations (Scopus)
• 2020

  A Critical Overview of Digital Twins

  Adjei, P. & Montasari, R., 1 Jan 2020, In: International Journal of Strategic Engineering (IJoSE) . 3, 1, p. 51-61 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • manufacturing 100%
  • productivity 91%
  • Healthcare 85%
  • engineering 66%
  • industry 64%

• Bio-Inspired Approaches to Safety and Security in IoT-Enabled Cyber-Physical Systems

  Johnson, A., Al-Aqrabi, H. & Hill, R., 5 Feb 2020, In: Sensors. 20, 3, p. 1-19 19 p., 844.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Internet of Things 100%
  • Cyber Physical System 62%
  • Dissipation 60%
  • safety 53%
  • Safety 47%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Biometric Systems utilising Health Data From Wearable Devices: Applications and Future Challenges in Computer Security

  Khan, S., Parkinson, S., Grant, L., Liu, P. & McGuire, S., 1 Sep 2020, In: ACM Computing Surveys. 53, 4, 29 p., 85.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Computer Security 100%
  • Biometrics 72%
  • Wearable technology 66%
  • Health 61%
  • Internet of Things 61%
  50 Citations (Scopus)

• Built environment attributes and crime: an automated machine learning approach

  Dakin, K., Xie, W., Parkinson, S., Khan, S., Monchuk, L. & Pease, K., 8 Jul 2020, In: Crime Science. 9, 1, 17 p., 12.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • crime 100%
  • Crime 99%
  • built environment 92%
  • Built Environment 91%
  • Machine Learning 86%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Enabling distributed intelligence for the Internet of Things with IOTA and mobile agents

  Alsboui, T., Qin, L., Hill, R. & Al-Aqrabi, H., 1 Jun 2020, In: Computing (Vienna/New York). 102, 6, p. 1345-1363 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Internet of Things 100%
  • Mobile Agent 87%
  • Intelligence 74%
  • Tangles 70%
  • Mobile agents 62%
  30 Citations (Scopus)

• Exploring expert perceptions about the cyber security and privacy of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: A thematic analysis approach

  Liu, P., Nikitas, A. & Parkinson, S., 1 Nov 2020, In: Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 75, p. 66-86 21 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Connected Vehicles 100%
  • Autonomous Vehicles 84%
  • Computer Security 75%
  • Thematic Analysis 72%
  • Cybersecurity 65%
  99 Citations (Scopus)

• Hardware-based cyber threats: attack vectors and defence techniques

  Montasari, R., Hill, R., Parkinson, S., Daneshkhah, A. & Hosseinian-Far, A., 1 Oct 2020, In: International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. 12, 4, p. 397-411 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • hardware 100%
  • threat 65%
  • Computer hardware 57%
  • Side channel attack 48%
  • vulnerability 31%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Hardware-Intrinsic Multi-Layer Security: A New Frontier for 5G Enabled IIoT

  Al-Aqrabi, H., Johnson, A., Hill, R., Lane, P. & Alsboui, T., 1 Apr 2020, In: Sensors. 20, 7, 19 p., 1963.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Internet of Things 100%
  • Industrial internet of things (IIoT) 78%
  • hardware 53%
  • Multilayer 49%
  • Authentication 35%
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Low-cost fitness and activity trackers for biometric authentication

  Khan, S., Parkinson, S., Liu, P. & Grant, L., 12 Dec 2020, In: Journal of Cybersecurity. 6, 1, 10 p., tyaa021.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Biometric Identification 100%
  • Fitness Trackers 85%
  • biometrics 63%
  • Biometrics 51%
  • fitness 50%
  3 Citations (Scopus)
• 2019

  Countermeasures for timing-based side-channel attacks against shared, modern computing hardware

  Montasari, R., Hill, R., Hosseinian-far, A. & Montaseri, F., 1 Jul 2019, In: International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. 11, 3, p. 294-320 27 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Side channel attack 100%
  • hardware 82%
  • Computer hardware 47%
  • compromise 24%
  • vulnerability 21%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Creeper: a tool for detecting permission creep in file system access controls

  Parkinson, S., Khan, S., Bray, J. & Shreef, D., 1 Dec 2019, In: Cybersecurity. 2, 1, 14 p., 14.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Access control 100%
  • Creep 91%
  • Statistical methods 44%
  • Information systems 43%
  • Control systems 32%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Discovering and utilising expert knowledge from security event logs

  Khan, S. & Parkinson, S., 1 Oct 2019, In: Journal of Information Security and Applications. 48, p. 1-22 22 p., 102375.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Computer systems 100%
  • Decision making 82%
  16 Citations (Scopus)
• 2018

  Are Timing-Based Side-Channel Attacks Feasible in Shared, Modern Computing Hardware?

  Montasari, R., Hosseinian-far, A., Hill, R., Montaseri, F., Sharma, M. & Shabbir, S., 24 Apr 2018, In: International Journal of Organizational and Collective Intelligence. 8, 2, p. 32-59 28 p., 3.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Hardware 100%
  • Attack 75%
  • Vulnerability 26%
  • Threat 10%
  • Resources 9%