Scalable Security and Migration-Aware SFC Provisioning in LEO Satellite Networks
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management
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Peer-Reviewed Publications
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Journal Articles
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Conference Papers
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Under Review
Research Areas
Three frontiers, one focus: securing what's next
LEO Satellite Security
Service function chaining, secure slicing, and migration-aware orchestration for low-Earth-orbit satellite networks — a fast-emerging and under-defended attack surface.
5G & Network Slicing
Security analysis of critical 5G interfaces, network-function sharing, and the impact of flooding attacks across slicing configurations.
IoT & RPL Security
Routing security for constrained IoT networks: RPL attack analysis, reliable low-latency mechanisms, and privacy engineering for smart-home systems.
Publications
Peer-reviewed & published
Full list below. Author M. Mahyoub highlighted throughout. Filter by type or browse by group.
Journal Articles
STARS: Stability-Aware SFC Orchestration and Associations in LEO Satellite Networks
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 23, pp. 3326–3340
Visibility-Aware User Association and Resource Allocation in Multi-Slice LEO Satellite Networks
IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 23, pp. 1596–1614
Cybersecurity Challenge Analysis of Work-From-Anywhere (WFA) and Recommendations Guided by a User Study
IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 428–439
A Security-Aware Network Function Sharing Model for 5G Slicing
Security and Privacy, vol. 8, no. 3
DOI: 10.1002/spy2.70039
Security Analysis of Critical 5G Interfaces
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 2382–2410
An Efficient RPL-Based Mechanism for Node-to-Node Communications in IoT
IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 7152–7169
Traffic-Aware Auto-Configuration Protocol for Service-Oriented Low-Power and Lossy Networks in IoT
Springer Wireless Networks
Privacy Engineering in Smart Home Systems: A Comprehensive Privacy Threat Analysis and Risk Management Approach
Computers & Security
Preprint: arXiv:2401.09519
A Comprehensive IoT Attacks Survey based on a Building-Blocked Reference Model
International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 355–372
Conference Proceedings (Selected)
Cross-Slice Co-Location Risk-Aware SFC Provisioning in Multi-Slice LEO Satellite Networks
IEEE GLOBECOM
Preprint: arXiv:2605.03656
Joint Satellite Association and SFC Placement with Stability Optimization in LEO Satellite Networks
IEEE WCNC
Assessing Contiki-NG's Reliability for RPL-Based Trickle Algorithm in IoT Networks
IEEE IWCMC, Abu Dhabi, UAE, pp. 73–78
Risk-Aware Slicing-Based Security Functions Allocation in LEO Satellite Networks
IEEE IWCMC, Abu Dhabi, UAE, pp. 728–733
On the Impact of the RPL Decreased Rank Attack on 6TiSCH Networks
IEEE DRCN, Montreal, QC, Canada, pp. 70–75
On the Impact of Flooding Attacks on 5G Slicing with Different VNF Sharing Configurations
IEEE DRCN, Montreal, QC, Canada, pp. 136–142
On Mitigating DIS Attacks in IoT Networks
IEEE WONS, Madonna di Campiglio, Italy
Reliable and Low-Latency Routing Mechanism for IoT-Based Networks
IEEE MICC, Selangor
An Optimized Discovery Mechanism for Smart Objects in IoT
IEEE IEMCON, Vancouver, BC, pp. 649–655
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