Time

Event

08:30 – 09:15

Registration

09:15 – 09:30

Opening Conference

9:30 – 10:45

Technical Session #1:Innovative Security Solutions for IoT and Cyber-Physical Systems
Session Chair: TBD

A Robust Anonymous Authentication Scheme for Securing IoT-Enabled Healthcare Services Systems
Sana Ullah and Akhtar Badshah (University of Malakand, Pakistan); Muhammad Waqas (School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Greenwich, United Kingdom (Great Britain) & Edith Cowan University, Australia); Shanshan Tu (Beijing University of Technology, China)

Optimising Intrusion Detection in Cyber-Physical Systems
Henry C Ukwuoma (IMT Mines Ales, France); Gilles Dusserre (Ecole des Mines D’Ales, France); Gouenou Coatrieux and Johanne Vincent (IMT Atlantique, France); Nasir Baba Ahmed (Ecole des Mines D’Ales & Baze University Abuja, France)

Advanced Anomaly Detection in Energy Control Systems Using Machine Learning and Feature Engineering
Zaid El Allal (Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France); Hassan Noura (University of Franche-Comté & Institut FEMTO-ST, France); Ola Salman and Ali Chehab (American University of Beirut, Lebanon)

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 – 12:30

Short papers Session #1: Innovations in Intrusion Detection and Threat Mitigation
Session Chair: TBD

Dynamic Defense Framework: A Unified Approach for Intrusion Detection and Mitigation in SDN
Walid El Gadal and Sudhakar Ganti (University of Victoria, Canada)

Introspective Intrusion Detection System Through Explainable AI
Betül Güvenç Paltun (Ericsson, Turkey); Ramin Fuladi (Ericsson & Boğaziçi, Turkey)

Lightweight Machine Learning-Based IDS for IoT Environments
Zakaria M Alomari (New York Institute of Technology – Vancouver Campus, Canada); Adetokunbo Makanju and Zhida Li (New York Institute of Technology, Canada)

Effective Anomaly Detectionin 5G Networks via Transformer-Based Modelsand Contrastive Learning
Saeid Sheikhi and Panos Kostakos (University of Oulu, Finland); Susanna Pirttikangas (University of oulu, Finland)

A Machine Learning-Based Model for Exhaustion Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks
Wejdan K Alghamdi (Albaha University, Saudi Arabia)

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch break

13:30 – 14:30

Keynote #1: Generative AI and Large Language Models for Cyber Security: All Insights You Need
Speaker: Dr. Mohamed Amine Ferrag, Lead Researcher, Digital Science Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Session Chair: TBD

14:30 – 15:00

Coffee break

15:00 – 16:55

Technical Session #2: Blockchain & AI Innovations in Security and Privacy
Session Chair:TBD

Blockchain-Enabled Digital Product Passports for Enhancing Security and Lifecycle Management in Healthcare Devices
Fatemeh Stodt (University of Strasburg & Furtwangen University, Germany)

Blockchain-Enhanced E-Ticket Distribution System to Effective Transactions, Validation, and Audits
Adrian Guayasamin; Walter Fuertes; Nahir Carrera (Universidad de Las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Ecuador); Luis Tello-Oquendo (Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, Ecuador); Valeria Suango (Universidad Central del Ecuador, Ecuador)

Blockchain-Enabled Collaborative Forged Message Detection in RSU-Based VANETs
Ali Jalooli (California State University, Dominguez Hills, USA); Huzaif Khan and Lokesh Purohit (California State University Dominguez Hills, USA)

SDN-API-Sec: A Conflict-Free BC-Based Authorization for Cross-Domain SDNs
Majd Latah and Kubra Kalkan (Ozyegin University, Turkey)

Keystroke Dynamics Authentication with MLP, CNN, and LSTM on a Fixed-Text Data Set
Halvor N Risto (University of South-Eastern Norway & Indra Navia, Norway); Olaf Hallan Graven and Steven Bos (University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway)

17:00

Welcome Reception

Time

Event

08:45 – 09:00

Registration

9:00 – 10:40

Technical Session #3:AI Detection and Defense Techniques for Emerging Threats
Session Chair: TBD

Detecting DNS Tunnelling and Data Exfiltration Using Dynamic Time Warping
Stefan Machmeier (Heidelberg University, Germany & Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, Germany); Vincent Heuveline (Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, Germany)

Chat or Trap? Detecting Scams in Messaging Applications with Large Language Models
Yuan-Chen Chang and Esma Aimeur (University of Montreal, Canada)

Ransomwise: A Transaction-Based Dataset for Ransomware Bitcoin Wallet Detection
Ioannis Arakas (ICS-FORTH, Greece); Nikolaos Myrtakis (ENSEA, Greece); Thomas Marchioro (University of Padova, Italy); Evangelos Markatos (ICS-FORTH, Greece)

VishGuard: Defending Against Vishing
Zi Heng Phang, Wei Ming Tan, Joshua Sheng Xiong Choo, Zhi Kang Ong, Weng Hong Isaac Tan and Huaqun Guo (Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore)

10:40 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 – 12:15

Short papers Session #3: Machine Learning and AI for Cybersecurity
Session Chair: TBD

Spam No More: A Cross-Model Analysis of Machine Learning Techniques and Large Language Model Efficacies
Robin Chataut (Texas Christian University, USA); Aadesh Upadhyay (University of North Texas, USA); Yusuf Usman (Quinnipiac University, USA); Prashnna K Gyawali (West Virginia University, USA); Mary Nankya (Fitchburg State University, USA)

Predicting User Activities and Device Interactions Using Adversarial Sensor Data: A Machine Learning Approach
Umair Mujtaba Qureshi (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); Rizwan Ahmed Kango (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); Mehak Fatima Qureshi (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong); Wai-Yiu Keung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); Zuneera Umair (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong); Ho Chuen Kam (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

Anticipating Cyber Threats: Deep Learning Approaches for DDoS Attacks Forecasting
Dhia Ben Ali (Caplogy, France); Mohamed Belaoued (Caplogy & Lab-I, France); Samir Dawaliby (Caplogy R&D, France)

Identifying APT Attack Stages Using Anomaly Score Calibration
Ornella Lucresse Soh and Issa Traore (University of Victoria, Canada); Isaac Woungang (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada); Wei Lu (Keene State College, USNH, USA); Marcelo Luiz Brocardo (Santa Catarina State University – UDESC, Brazil)

Convergence of AI for Secure Software Development
Roberto Andrade (Universidad San Francisco, Ecuador); Jenny Torres, Pamela Flores, Erick Cabezas and Jorge Luis Segovia (Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Ecuador)

12:15 – 13:30

Lunch break / Posters Session

13:30 – 14:30

Keynote #2: Self-sovereign Identity: a solid technology that meets the requirements of national digital identity management systems
Speaker: Maryline Laurent, Full professor, Télécom SudParis, France
Session Chair: TBD

14:30 – 16:10

Technical Session #4: Cyber Threat Intelligence and Defense Strategies
Session Chair:TBD

A New Generation of Security for the 6G
Guy Pujolle (Sorbonne University, France); Pascal Urien (Ethertrust, France)

AsIf: Asset Interface Analysis of Industrial Automation Devices
Thomas Rosenstatter (Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Austria); Christian Schäfer (Salzburg University of Applied Sciences (SUAS), Austria); Olaf Saßnick and Stefan Huber (Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Austria)

An Efficient Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)-Based Framework for a Robust and Explain- able IDS
Beny Nugraha (Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany & Mercu Buana University, Indonesia); Abhishek Venkatesh Jnanashree (Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany); Thomas Bauschert (Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany)

FASIL: A Challenge-Based Framework for Secure and Privacy-Preserving Federated Learning
Ferhat Karakoç (Ericsson Research, Turkey); Betül Güvenç Paltun and Leyli Karaçay (Ericsson, Turkey); Ömer Faruk Tuna (Ericsson Research, Turkey); Ramin Fuladi (Ericsson & Boğaziçi, Turkey); Utku Gülen (Ericsson Research, Turkey)

16:10 – 16:40

Coffee break

16:40 – 18:00

Technical Session #5: Novel AI Approaches to Cybersecurity Challenges
Session Chair:TBD

APT Warfare: Technical Arsenal and Target Profiles of Linux Malware in Advanced Persistent Threats
Jayanthi Ramamoorthy, Cihan Varol and Narasimha Karpoor Shashidhar (Sam Houston State University, USA)

Security and Privacy-Preserving for Machine Learning Models: Attacks, Countermeasures, and Future Directions
Fatema El Husseini (LISTIC, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France); Flavien Vernier (LISTIC Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France); Hassan Noura (University of Franche-Comté & Institut FEMTO-ST, France)

DID U Misbehave? A New Dataset for In-Depth Understanding of Inconspicuous Software
Antonin Verdier (Université Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier, France); Romain Laborde and Abir Laraba (Université Toulouse III, Paul Sabatier & IRIT, France); Abdelmalek Benzekri (Université Paul Sabatier, France)

19:30

Conference Dinner

Time

Event

08:45 – 09:15

Registration

9:15 – 10:30

Technical Session #6:Emerging Threats and AI Detection Techniques
Session Chair: TBD

Towards Identification of Network Applications in Encrypted Traffic
Ivana Burgetová (Brno University of Technology & Faculty of Information Technology, Czech Republic); Ondrej Rysavy and Petr Matoušek (Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic)

An Autonomic Chess Bot Detection and Defeat System
Andrew Bengtson (Johns Hopkins University, USA); Christopher Rouff (Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, USA); Ali Tekeoglu (Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering, USA & Leidos Innovations Center, USA)

A Hybrid Machine Learning – Fuzzy Cognitive Map Approach for Fast, Reliable DDoS Attack Detection
Prathibha Keshavamurthy and Sarvesh Kulkarni (Villanova University, USA)

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 – 12:15

Short papers Session #4: Security in Distributed and IoT Environments
Session Chair: TBD

Kubernetes-Driven Network Security for Distributed ACL Management
Tushar Gupta (Senior IEEE Member, USA)

Towards the Removal of Identification and Authentication Authority from IM Systems
David A. Cordova Morales (Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico); Ahmad Samer Wazan (Zayed University, United Arab Emirates); Romain Laborde (Université Toulouse III, Paul Sabatier & IRIT, France); Muhammad Imran Taj (Zayed University, United Arab Emirates); Adib Habbal (Karabuk University & School of Computing, Turkey); Gina Gallegos-Garcia (Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico)

Pirates of the MQTT: Raiding IIoT Systems with a Rogue Client
Wael Alsabbagh (Brandenburg University of Technology & IHP GmbH, Germany); Peter Langendoerfer (IHP Microelectronics, Germany); Chaerin Kim (Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus – Senftenberg, Germany); Samuel Amogbonjaye (Brandenburg University of Technology, Germany)

A New Similarity-Based Classification Scheme of Drone Network Attacks
Salah Dine Maham (Université de Technologie de Troyes (UTT), France); Guy Pujolle (Sorbonne University, France); Atiq Ahmed (Université de Technologie de Troyes, France); Dominique Gaïti (University of Technology of Troyes, France)

Blockchain and Biometric Systems Integration for IoMT Security
Ilham Laabab (Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco); Abdellatif Ezzouhairi (National School of Applied Sciences, Morocco); Nour El Madhoun (ISEP, France & Sorbonne Université, LIP6, France); Muhammad Haris Khan (Kineton, Italy)

12:15 – 13:30

Lunch break / Posters Session

13:30 – 14:30

Keynote #3: AI for biometrics
Speaker: Christophe Rosenberger, ENSICAEN, France
Session Chair: TBD

14:30 – 16:10

Technical Session #7: Advances in Machine Learning for Cybersecurity
Session Chair:TBD

Cross ML for Io(H)T Network Traffic Classification: A New Approach Towards Standardization
Emmanuel Shombot (IMT Mines Ales, France); Nasir Baba Ahmed (Ecole des Mines D’Ales & Baze University Abuja, France)

Advanced Smart Contract Vulnerability Detection Using Large Language Models
Fatemeh Erfan and Mohammad Yahyatabar (Polytechnique Montreal, Canada); Martine Bellaïche (École Polytechnique, Canada); Talal Halabi (Laval University, Canada)

Advanced Machine Learning Approaches for Zero-Day Attack Detection: A Review
Fatema El Husseini (LISTIC, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, France); Hassan Noura (University of Franche-Comté & Institut FEMTO-ST, France); Ola Salman (DeepVu, USA); Ali Chehab (American University of Beirut, Lebanon)

AI Security: Cyber Threats and Threat-Informed Defense
Kamal Singh (MRIIRS & IP Global Services Limited, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Rohit Saxena (Member, IEEE, United Arab Emirates); Brijesh Kumar (MRIIRS, India)

16:10 – 16:20

Closing Conference & Awards