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Network Traffic Analysis for Enhanced Cybersecurity

A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Networks".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2027 | Viewed by 850

Editor

School of Cyberspace Security, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
Interests: network security; anomaly detection; machine learning

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together researchers and practitioners involved in the field of network traffic analysis for cybersecurity. This Special Issue aims to bring together academics and industry professionals to present innovative solutions that address contemporary challenges in securing complex network environments (including cloud infrastructures, IoT, and 5G/6G networks).

Network traffic analysis is broadly understood as the process of capturing, monitoring, and analyzing network traffic to detect anomalies, identify threats, and enhance the overall security posture of information systems.

This Special Issue invites submissions that present novel methodologies, models, and frameworks to enhance cybersecurity. In this Special Issue, articles describing innovative methodologies, models, frameworks, and practical solutions that advance the capabilities of traffic analysis for proactive cyber defense are welcomed.

Contributions addressing the challenges of encrypted traffic analysis, real-time monitoring, and privacy preservation are also strongly encouraged. We particularly encourage contributions exploring the application of traffic analysis to address contemporary security challenges within complex environments.

The topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Network traffic modeling, profiling, and visualization;
  • Intelligent anomaly and intrusion detection systems;
  • Encrypted and privacy-preserving traffic analytics;
  • Real-time threat detection and automated response;
  • Cyber threat intelligence and network forensics;
  • Privacy-Preserving Techniques.

Dr. Mingshu He
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • cybersecurity
  • traffic analysis
  • anomaly detection
  • encrypted traffic
  • real-time detection
  • privacy preservation

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Article
Generalized Zero-Shot Learning for Evolving Network Device Identification
by Zhihua Wang, Minghui Jin, Zhenyu Tang, Duo Chen, Xingshen Wei and Lizhao You
Electronics 2026, 15(11), 2320; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics15112320 - 27 May 2026
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Abstract
The rapid expansion of the Ubiquitous Electric Internet of Things (UEIoT) has introduced a vast array of heterogeneous devices into smart grids, rendering traditional identification methods inadequate. The continuous emergence of new terminal models and frequent firmware updates create a dynamic environment where [...] Read more.
The rapid expansion of the Ubiquitous Electric Internet of Things (UEIoT) has introduced a vast array of heterogeneous devices into smart grids, rendering traditional identification methods inadequate. The continuous emergence of new terminal models and frequent firmware updates create a dynamic environment where training data cannot realistically cover all evolving device types. To bridge this gap, we propose HALO (Hierarchical Attribute-guided Learning with Offset Calibration), a generalized zero-shot learning (GZSL) framework specifically designed for IoT device identification. First, a lightweight Transformer-based architecture, NetFormer, is utilized to extract discriminative features by capturing fine-grained temporal behaviors with minimal computational overhead. Second, a Weighted Conditional Variational Autoencoder (W-CVAE) is developed to synthesize high-quality pseudo-samples for unseen classes. To ensure semantic fidelity, the W-CVAE incorporates multi-scale Maximum Mean Discrepancy (MMD) to prevent mode collapse and employs attribute-feature contrastive learning to align semantic and feature spaces. Finally, a hybrid prototype construction strategy and an adaptive bias calibration mechanism are introduced to dynamically adjust decision boundaries, effectively mitigating the seen-class bias inherent in GZSL. Experimental results demonstrate that HALO significantly outperforms existing baseline methods across multiple evaluation metrics, validating the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed framework. Full article
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