Publications

@inproceedings{turjya2026shades,
  author    = {Turjya, Sapthak Mohajon and Usama, Moaz and Fawakherji, Mulham and Abouyoussef, Mahmoud and Obaidat, Islam},
  title     = {Seeing in Shades of Gray: {Real-Time} Federated {Image-Based} Malicious Traffic Detection},
  booktitle = {Proc. IEEE/IFIP DSN-W},
  pages     = {107--113},
  month     = jun,
  year      = {2026},
  address   = {Charlotte, NC, USA}
}

S. M. Turjya, M. Usama, M. Fawakherji, M. Abouyoussef, and I. Obaidat, “Seeing in Shades of Gray: Real-Time Federated Image-Based Malicious Traffic Detection,” in Proc. IEEE/IFIP DSN-W, Charlotte, NC, USA, Jun. 2026, pp. 107–113.

@inproceedings{arnob2026feasibility,
  author    = {Arnob, Shadman Sakib and Patooghy, Ahmad and Obaidat, Islam},
  title     = {On the Feasibility of {Side-Channel} Information for Malicious Traffic Detection in {IoT} Networks},
  booktitle = {Proc. IEEE/IFIP DSN-S},
  pages     = {279--280},
  month     = jun,
  year      = {2026},
  address   = {Charlotte, NC, USA}
}

S. S. Arnob, A. Patooghy, and I. Obaidat, “On the Feasibility of Side-Channel Information for Malicious Traffic Detection in IoT Networks,” in Proc. IEEE/IFIP DSN-S, Charlotte, NC, USA, Jun. 2026, pp. 279–280.

@inproceedings{arnob2026sidechannel,
  author    = {Arnob, Shadman Sakib and Obaidat, Islam and Patooghy, Ahmad},
  title     = {{Real-Time} Malicious Traffic Detection in {IoT} Networks Using {Side-Channel} Information},
  booktitle = {Proc. IEEE DCAS},
  pages     = {1--4},
  month     = apr,
  year      = {2026},
  address   = {Dallas, TX, USA}
}

S. S. Arnob, I. Obaidat, and A. Patooghy, “Real-Time Malicious Traffic Detection in IoT Networks Using Side-Channel Information,” in Proc. IEEE DCAS, Dallas, TX, USA, Apr. 2026, pp. 1–4.

@inproceedings{tavasoli2026seclm,
  author    = {Tavasoli, Mahsa and Sarrafzadeh, Abdolhossein and Mousavi, Yashar and Obaidat, Islam and Sowells-Boone, Evelyn R.},
  title     = {Poster: {SecLM} {SOC} Copilot: A {Retrieval-Augmented} Large Language Model Copilot for {APT} Alert Analysis in Security Operations Centers},
  booktitle = {Applications of Machine Learning 2026},
  year      = {2026}
}

M. Tavasoli, A. Sarrafzadeh, Y. Mousavi, I. Obaidat, and E. R. Sowells-Boone, “Poster: SecLM SOC Copilot: A Retrieval-Augmented Large Language Model Copilot for APT Alert Analysis in Security Operations Centers,” in Applications of Machine Learning 2026, 2026.

@unpublished{rustam2026multilf,
  author = {Rustam, Furqan and Obaidat, Islam and Jurcut, Anca},
  title  = {{Multi-LF}: A Continuous Learning Framework for {Real-Time} Malicious Traffic Detection in {Multi-Environment} Networks},
  note   = {Manuscript under review},
  year   = {2026}
}

F. Rustam, I. Obaidat, and A. Jurcut, “Multi-LF: A Continuous Learning Framework for Real-Time Malicious Traffic Detection in Multi-Environment Networks,” manuscript under review, 2026.

@unpublished{dimonda2026domainadaptation,
  author = {Di Monda, Davide and Rustam, Furqan and Obaidat, Islam and Pescap{\`e}, Antonio and Jurcut, Anca},
  title  = {Scalable and Deployable Unsupervised Domain Adaptation for Trustworthy Network Intrusion Detection},
  note   = {Manuscript under review},
  year   = {2026}
}

D. Di Monda, F. Rustam, I. Obaidat, A. Pescapè, and A. Jurcut, “Scalable and Deployable Unsupervised Domain Adaptation for Trustworthy Network Intrusion Detection,” manuscript under review, 2026.

@unpublished{arnob2026hierarchical,
  author = {Arnob, Shadman Sakib and Patooghy, Ahmad and Obaidat, Islam},
  title  = {Lightweight Hierarchical Detection and Classification of {IoT} Botnet Attacks Using {Side-Channel} Analysis},
  note   = {Manuscript under review},
  year   = {2026}
}

S. S. Arnob, A. Patooghy, and I. Obaidat, “Lightweight Hierarchical Detection and Classification of IoT Botnet Attacks Using Side-Channel Analysis,” manuscript under review, 2026.

@inproceedings{obaidat2025onemodel,
  author    = {Obaidat, Islam and Rustam, Furqan and Jurcut, Anca Delia},
  title     = {One Model to Catch Them All: {Autoencoder-Based} Anomaly Detection in {Next-Generation} Networks},
  booktitle = {Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM},
  pages     = {3323--3328},
  month     = dec,
  year      = {2025},
  address   = {Taipei, Taiwan}
}

I. Obaidat, F. Rustam, and A. D. Jurcut, “One Model to Catch Them All: Autoencoder-Based Anomaly Detection in Next-Generation Networks,” in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM, Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 2025, pp. 3323–3328.

@inproceedings{rustam2025fewshot,
  author    = {Rustam, Furqan and Obaidat, Islam and Di Monda, Davide and Jurcut, Anca Delia},
  title     = {{Few-Shot} {Retrieval-Augmented} {LLMs} for Anomaly Detection in Network Traffic},
  booktitle = {Proc. CANS},
  pages     = {631--642},
  month     = nov,
  year      = {2025}
}

F. Rustam, I. Obaidat, D. Di Monda, and A. D. Jurcut, “Few-Shot Retrieval-Augmented LLMs for Anomaly Detection in Network Traffic,” in Proc. CANS, Nov. 2025, pp. 631–642.

@inproceedings{lodh2025lightweight,
  author    = {Lodh, Suvajit and Obaidat, Islam and Rustam, Furqan and Jurcut, Anca Delia},
  title     = {Lightweight {Fine-Tuning} of {LLMs} for Explainable Intrusion Detection in {SDN}},
  booktitle = {Proc. IEEE WiMob},
  pages     = {1--6},
  month     = oct,
  year      = {2025},
  address   = {Marrakesh, Morocco}
}

S. Lodh, I. Obaidat, F. Rustam, and A. D. Jurcut, “Lightweight Fine-Tuning of LLMs for Explainable Intrusion Detection in SDN,” in Proc. IEEE WiMob, Marrakesh, Morocco, Oct. 2025, pp. 1–6.

@inproceedings{rehman2025minimalist,
  author    = {Ur Rehman, Mohib and Rustam, Furqan and Obaidat, Islam and Jurcut, Anca Delia},
  title     = {Minimalist {LLMs} for Network Attack Detection via Quantization and {Low-Rank} Adaptation},
  booktitle = {Proc. ICAIT},
  pages     = {147--152},
  month     = oct,
  year      = {2025},
  address   = {Liaocheng, China}
}

M. Ur Rehman, F. Rustam, I. Obaidat, and A. D. Jurcut, “Minimalist LLMs for Network Attack Detection via Quantization and Low-Rank Adaptation,” in Proc. ICAIT, Liaocheng, China, Oct. 2025, pp. 147–152.

@article{mohawesh2025truth,
  author  = {Mohawesh, Rami and Obaidat, Islam and AlQarni, Ahmed Abdallah and Aljubailan, Ali Abdulaziz and Al-Shannaq, Moy'awiah A. and Bany Salameh, Haythem and Al-Yousef, Ali and Saifan, Ahmad A. and Alkhushayni, Suboh M. and Maqsood, Sumbal},
  title   = {Truth Be Told: A Multimodal Ensemble Approach for Enhanced Fake News Detection in Textual and Visual Media},
  journal = {Journal of Big Data},
  volume  = {12},
  number  = {1},
  pages   = {197},
  month   = aug,
  year    = {2025}
}

R. Mohawesh, I. Obaidat, A. A. AlQarni, A. A. Aljubailan, M. A. Al-Shannaq, H. Bany Salameh, A. Al-Yousef, A. A. Saifan, S. M. Alkhushayni, and S. Maqsood, “Truth Be Told: A Multimodal Ensemble Approach for Enhanced Fake News Detection in Textual and Visual Media,” Journal of Big Data, vol. 12, no. 1, Art. no. 197, Aug. 2025.

@inproceedings{daraghmeh2025devicecentric,
  author    = {Daraghmeh, Mustafa and Obaidat, Islam and Jararweh, Yaser and Agarwal, Anjali and Kaur, Kuljeet},
  title     = {A {Device-Centric} and Temporal Learning Framework for Malicious {IoT} Traffic Detection},
  booktitle = {Proc. ICSC},
  pages     = {130--136},
  month     = may,
  year      = {2025},
  address   = {Tampa, FL, USA}
}

M. Daraghmeh, I. Obaidat, Y. Jararweh, A. Agarwal, and K. Kaur, “A Device-Centric and Temporal Learning Framework for Malicious IoT Traffic Detection,” in Proc. ICSC, Tampa, FL, USA, May 2025, pp. 130–136.

@inproceedings{ramaprasad2024stacksmashing,
  author    = {Ramaprasad, Harini and Sridhar, Meera and Dangeti, Sushma I and Pradhan, Soham and Obaidat, Islam},
  title     = {Guided Learning and Interactive Visualization for Teaching \& Learning Stack Smashing Attacks \& Defenses: Experiences and Evaluation},
  booktitle = {Proc. IEEE FIE},
  pages     = {1--9},
  month     = oct,
  year      = {2024},
  address   = {Washington, DC, USA}
}

H. Ramaprasad, M. Sridhar, S. I. Dangeti, S. Pradhan, and I. Obaidat, “Guided Learning and Interactive Visualization for Teaching & Learning Stack Smashing Attacks & Defenses: Experiences and Evaluation,” in Proc. IEEE FIE, Washington, DC, USA, Oct. 2024, pp. 1–9.

@inproceedings{devivo2024ddoshield,
  author    = {De Vivo, Simona and Obaidat, Islam and Dai, Dong and Liguori, Pietro},
  title     = {{DDoShield-IoT}: A Testbed for Simulating and Lightweight Detection of {IoT} Botnet {DDoS} Attacks},
  booktitle = {Proc. IEEE/IFIP DSN-W},
  pages     = {1--8},
  month     = jun,
  year      = {2024},
  address   = {Brisbane, Australia}
}

S. De Vivo, I. Obaidat, D. Dai, and P. Liguori, “DDoShield-IoT: A Testbed for Simulating and Lightweight Detection of IoT Botnet DDoS Attacks,” in Proc. IEEE/IFIP DSN-W, Brisbane, Australia, Jun. 2024, pp. 1–8.

@article{obaidat2024daedalus,
  author  = {Obaidat, Islam and Sridhar, Meera and Tavakoli, Fatemeh},
  title   = {{DAEDALUS}: Defense Against Firmware {ROP} Exploits Using Stochastic Software Diversity},
  journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.16234},
  month   = jan,
  year    = {2024}
}

I. Obaidat, M. Sridhar, and F. Tavakoli, “DAEDALUS: Defense Against Firmware ROP Exploits Using Stochastic Software Diversity,” arXiv:2401.16234, Jan. 2024.

@inproceedings{obaidat2023ddosimq,
  author    = {Obaidat, Islam and Palko, Zachary and Sridhar, Meera},
  title     = {From {DDoSim} to {DDoSimQ}: Enhancing {DDoS} Attack Simulations Through Full System Emulation},
  booktitle = {Proc. ACM CPSIoTSec},
  pages     = {37},
  month     = nov,
  year      = {2023},
  address   = {Copenhagen, Denmark}
}

I. Obaidat, Z. Palko, and M. Sridhar, “From DDoSim to DDoSimQ: Enhancing DDoS Attack Simulations Through Full System Emulation,” in Proc. ACM CPSIoTSec, Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 2023, p. 37.

@inproceedings{obaidat2023ns3docker,
  author    = {Obaidat, Islam and Kahn, Bennett and Tavakoli, Fatemeh and Sridhar, Meera},
  title     = {Creating a {Large-Scale} Memory Error {IoT} Botnet Using {NS3DockerEmulator}},
  booktitle = {Proc. IEEE/IFIP DSN},
  pages     = {470--479},
  month     = jun,
  year      = {2023},
  address   = {Porto, Portugal}
}

I. Obaidat, B. Kahn, F. Tavakoli, and M. Sridhar, “Creating a Large-Scale Memory Error IoT Botnet Using NS3DockerEmulator,” in Proc. IEEE/IFIP DSN, Porto, Portugal, Jun. 2023, pp. 470–479.

@article{obaidat2022jadeite,
  author  = {Obaidat, Islam and Sridhar, Meera and Pham, Khue M. and Phung, Phu H.},
  title   = {{Jadeite}: A Novel {Image-Behavior-Based} Approach for {Java} Malware Detection Using Deep Learning},
  journal = {Computers \& Security},
  volume  = {113},
  pages   = {102547},
  month   = feb,
  year    = {2022}
}

I. Obaidat, M. Sridhar, K. M. Pham, and P. H. Phung, “Jadeite: A Novel Image-Behavior-Based Approach for Java Malware Detection Using Deep Learning,” Computers & Security, vol. 113, Art. no. 102547, Feb. 2022.

@inproceedings{obaidat2020wipdiversity,
  author    = {Obaidat, Islam and Sridhar, Meera},
  title     = {{Work-in-Progress}: Mitigating {Large-Scale} Memory Exploits in {IoT} Devices Using Software Diversity},
  booktitle = {ACSAC Posters and WIPs},
  month     = dec,
  year      = {2020}
}

I. Obaidat and M. Sridhar, “Work-in-Progress: Mitigating Large-Scale Memory Exploits in IoT Devices Using Software Diversity,” in ACSAC Posters and WIPs, Dec. 2020.

@inproceedings{aldoulat2019medicaltext,
  author    = {Al-Doulat, Ahmad and Obaidat, Islam and Lee, Minwoo},
  title     = {Unstructured Medical Text Classification Using Linguistic Analysis: A Supervised Deep Learning Approach},
  booktitle = {Proc. IEEE/ACS AICCSA},
  pages     = {1--7},
  month     = nov,
  year      = {2019},
  address   = {Abu Dhabi, UAE}
}

A. Al-Doulat, I. Obaidat, and M. Lee, “Unstructured Medical Text Classification Using Linguistic Analysis: A Supervised Deep Learning Approach,” in Proc. IEEE/ACS AICCSA, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Nov. 2019, pp. 1–7.

@inproceedings{english2019connman,
  author    = {English, K. Virgil and Obaidat, Islam and Sridhar, Meera},
  title     = {Exploiting Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities in {Connman} for {IoT} Devices},
  booktitle = {Proc. IEEE/IFIP DSN},
  pages     = {247--255},
  month     = jun,
  year      = {2019},
  address   = {Portland, OR, USA}
}

K. V. English, I. Obaidat, and M. Sridhar, “Exploiting Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities in Connman for IoT Devices,” in Proc. IEEE/IFIP DSN, Portland, OR, USA, Jun. 2019, pp. 247–255.

@inproceedings{mieczkowski2019pineapple,
  author    = {Mieczkowski, Alek and Obaidat, Islam and English, K. Virgil and Um, Glenn and Sroczynski, Gavin and Sridhar, Meera},
  title     = {Poster: Exploit Delivery to Consumer {IoT} Devices Using {WiFi} {Pineapple}},
  booktitle = {Proc. IEEE SPW},
  month     = may,
  year      = {2019}
}

A. Mieczkowski, I. Obaidat, K. V. English, G. Um, G. Sroczynski, and M. Sridhar, “Poster: Exploit Delivery to Consumer IoT Devices Using WiFi Pineapple,” in Proc. IEEE SPW, May 2019.

@inproceedings{alsaleh2018keydistribution,
  author    = {Al-Saleh, Mohammed I. and Alsmirat, Mohammad A. and Jararweh, Yaser and Obaidat, Islam},
  title     = {A Unified Key Distribution and Session Management Protocol for Mobile Video Surveillance Systems},
  booktitle = {Proc. IoTSMS},
  pages     = {234--238},
  month     = oct,
  year      = {2018},
  address   = {Valencia, Spain}
}

M. I. Al-Saleh, M. A. Alsmirat, Y. Jararweh, and I. Obaidat, “A Unified Key Distribution and Session Management Protocol for Mobile Video Surveillance Systems,” in Proc. IoTSMS, Valencia, Spain, Oct. 2018, pp. 234–238.

@inproceedings{mohanty2018controlhijacking,
  author    = {Mohanty, Abhinav and Obaidat, Islam and Yilmaz, Fadi and Sridhar, Meera},
  title     = {{Control-Hijacking} Vulnerabilities in {IoT} Firmware: A Brief Survey},
  booktitle = {Proc. IoTSec},
  year      = {2018}
}

A. Mohanty, I. Obaidat, F. Yilmaz, and M. Sridhar, “Control-Hijacking Vulnerabilities in IoT Firmware: A Brief Survey,” in Proc. IoTSec, 2018.

@article{alsmirat2017security,
  author  = {Alsmirat, Mohammad A. and Obaidat, Islam and Jararweh, Yaser and Al-Saleh, Mohammed},
  title   = {A Security Framework for Cloud-based Video Surveillance System},
  journal = {Multimedia Tools and Applications},
  volume  = {76},
  number  = {21},
  pages   = {22787--22802},
  month   = nov,
  year    = {2017}
}

M. A. Alsmirat, I. Obaidat, Y. Jararweh, and M. Al-Saleh, “A Security Framework for Cloud-based Video Surveillance System,” Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 76, no. 21, pp. 22787–22802, Nov. 2017.

@article{alsmirat2017automated,
  author  = {Alsmirat, Mohammad A. and Jararweh, Yaser and Obaidat, Islam and Gupta, Brij B.},
  title   = {Automated Wireless Video Surveillance: An Evaluation Framework},
  journal = {Journal of Real-Time Image Processing},
  volume  = {13},
  number  = {3},
  pages   = {527--546},
  month   = sep,
  year    = {2017}
}

M. A. Alsmirat, Y. Jararweh, I. Obaidat, and B. B. Gupta, “Automated Wireless Video Surveillance: An Evaluation Framework,” Journal of Real-Time Image Processing, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 527–546, Sep. 2017.

@article{alsmirat2017internet,
  author  = {Alsmirat, Mohammad A. and Jararweh, Yaser and Obaidat, Islam and Gupta, Brij B.},
  title   = {Internet of Surveillance: A Cloud Supported {Large-Scale} Wireless Surveillance System},
  journal = {The Journal of Supercomputing},
  volume  = {73},
  number  = {3},
  pages   = {973--992},
  month   = mar,
  year    = {2017}
}

M. A. Alsmirat, Y. Jararweh, I. Obaidat, and B. B. Gupta, “Internet of Surveillance: A Cloud Supported Large-Scale Wireless Surveillance System,” The Journal of Supercomputing, vol. 73, no. 3, pp. 973–992, Mar. 2017.

@article{alsmadi2016lexicon,
  author  = {Al Smadi, Mohammad and Obaidat, Islam and Al-Ayyoub, Mahmoud and Mohawesh, Rami and Jararweh, Yaser},
  title   = {Using Enhanced {Lexicon-Based} Approaches for the Determination of Aspect Categories and Their Polarities in {Arabic} Reviews},
  journal = {International Journal of Information Technology and Web Engineering},
  volume  = {11},
  number  = {3},
  pages   = {15--31},
  month   = jul,
  year    = {2016}
}

M. Al Smadi, I. Obaidat, M. Al-Ayyoub, R. Mohawesh, and Y. Jararweh, “Using Enhanced Lexicon-Based Approaches for the Determination of Aspect Categories and Their Polarities in Arabic Reviews,” International Journal of Information Technology and Web Engineering, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 15–31, Jul. 2016.

@inproceedings{obaidat2016ns3,
  author    = {Obaidat, Islam and Alsmirat, Mohammad and Jararweh, Yaser},
  title     = {Completing {IEEE} 802.11e Implementation in {NS-3}},
  booktitle = {Proc. ICICS},
  pages     = {190--195},
  month     = apr,
  year      = {2016},
  address   = {Irbid, Jordan}
}

I. Obaidat, M. Alsmirat, and Y. Jararweh, “Completing IEEE 802.11e Implementation in NS-3,” in Proc. ICICS, Irbid, Jordan, Apr. 2016, pp. 190–195.

@article{zaqaibeh2016bigdata,
  author  = {Zaqaibeh, Belal and Obaidat, Islam and Hussien, Wegdan},
  title   = {Big Data Analysis Techniques Using {Multi-GPUs} {MapReduce} Implementations},
  journal = {International Journal of Advanced Studies in Computers Science and Engineering},
  volume  = {5},
  number  = {11},
  pages   = {1--5},
  year    = {2016}
}

B. Zaqaibeh, I. Obaidat, and W. Hussien, “Big Data Analysis Techniques Using Multi-GPUs MapReduce Implementations,” International Journal of Advanced Studies in Computers Science and Engineering, vol. 5, no. 11, pp. 1–5, 2016.

@inproceedings{obaidat2015aspect,
  author    = {Obaidat, Islam and Mohawesh, Rami and Al-Ayyoub, Mahmoud and Al-Smadi, Mohammad and Jararweh, Yaser},
  title     = {Enhancing the Determination of Aspect Categories and Their Polarities in {Arabic} Reviews Using {Lexicon-Based} Approaches},
  booktitle = {Proc. IEEE AEECT},
  pages     = {1--6},
  month     = nov,
  year      = {2015},
  address   = {Amman, Jordan}
}

I. Obaidat, R. Mohawesh, M. Al-Ayyoub, M. Al-Smadi, and Y. Jararweh, “Enhancing the Determination of Aspect Categories and Their Polarities in Arabic Reviews Using Lexicon-Based Approaches,” in Proc. IEEE AEECT, Amman, Jordan, Nov. 2015, pp. 1–6.