The massive connectivity requirement and security issues have become major factors restricting the further development of the Internet of Things. Nonorthogonal multiple access (NOMA) can be combined with physical layer security (PLS) to achieve massi...
In this paper, we analyze the physical layer security (PLS) of an arbitrarily dimensioned wireless sensor network (WSN) in the presence of an unauthorized attacker. Various scheduling schemes have been exploited in order to enhance the secure transmi...
In this work, we consider the pros and cons of using various layers of keyless coding to achieve secure and reliable communication over the Gaussian wiretap channel. We define a new approach to information theoretic security, called practical secrecy...
Energy security is a difficult issue to evaluate due to its polysemic and multifaceted nature. Recent studies have evaluated energy security by considering a multitude of dimensions (i.e., availability, affordability, etc.). However, these works lack...
In numerous locations of bulk water supply/distribution systems, energy is dissipated by pressure-reducing devices, whereas it could be recovered by means of turbines or pumps as turbines. These pipe systems, owned and operated by municipalities, wat...
Modern database systems are critical for storing sensitive information but are increasingly targeted by cyber threats, including SQL injection (SQLi) attacks. This research proposes a robust security framework leveraging Docker-based virtualisation t...
The imperative need for unconditional secure key exchange is expounded by the increasing connectivity of networks and by the increasing number and level of sophistication of cyberattacks. Two concepts that are theoretically information-secure are qua...
The large capacity transmission of power over long distance and the rapid development of renewable energy increase the probability of unexpected emergencies such as overload and under-voltage. To tackle these emergencies and defend future disturbance...
In the mobile edge computing (MEC) environment, the edge caching can provide the timely data response service for the intelligent scenarios. However, due to the limited storage capacity of edge nodes and the malicious node behavior, the question of h...
In this paper, we optimize the secrecy capacity of the legitimate user under resource allocation and security constraints for a multi-antenna environment for the simultaneous transmission of wireless information and power in a dynamic downlink scenar...
Cervical cancer has emerged as the most prevalent and deadly illness affecting women across the globe. Researchers are trying their best to detect this life-threatening illness accurately. In view of this only, machine learning approaches, multiple m...
In this article, we consider an UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)-assisted free space optical (FSO) secure communication network. Since FSO signal is impossible to detect by eavesdroppers without proper beam alignment and security authentication, a BS em...
The rise in IoT (Internet of Things) devices poses a significant security challenge. Maintaining privacy and ensuring anonymity within the system is a sought-after feature with inevitable trade-offs, such as scalability and increased complexity, maki...
Physically unclonable functions (PUFs) have been touted for their inherent resistance to invasive attacks and low cost in providing a hardware root of trust for various security applications. SRAM PUFs in particular are popular in industry for key/ID...
The integration of distributed generation (DG) and electric vehicles (EVs) introduces significant uncertainties, challenging traditional deterministic methods for assessing distribution network hosting capacity. This paper proposes a novel hosting ca...
Enterprise networking optimization has become crucial recently due to increasing demand for a secure, adaptable, reliable, and interoperable network infrastructure. Novel techniques to optimize network security and toimprove scalability and efficienc...
Wireless body area networks (WBANs) are a pivotal solution for continuous health monitoring, but their energy constraints pose a significant challenge for long-term operation. This paper provides a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art energy-effi...
Access to reliable and affordable energy is vital for sustainable development. In the off-grid areas of developing countries, decentralized energy solutions have received increasing attention due to their contributions to reducing poverty. However, m...
In order to ensure reliable and secure image exchange, chaotic systems are often considered for their good performance in information security. In this work, we first propose an extended version of a chaotic tent map (TM)—the multiparametric 1D...
Multi-hop inter-domain wireless networks play a vital role in future heterogeneous communication systems by improving data transmission efficiency and security assurance. Despite the advances in secure routing techniques in areas such as node authent...
Climate change is intensifying droughts and threatening water security worldwide, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Israel’s innovative response has been to integrate large-scale desalination into its water supply and climate resilien...
Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) are considered attractive low-cost security anchors in the key generation scheme. The helper data algorithm is usually used to transform the fuzzy responses extracted from PUF into a reproducible key. The generate...
Due to the enormous amounts of data being generated between users, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are complex Cyber-Physical Systems that necessitate a reliable and safe infrastructure. Internet of Vehicles (IoV) is the term that describes...
Authentication has three basic factors—knowledge, ownership, and inherence. Biometrics is considered as the inherence factor and is widely used for authentication due to its conveniences. Biometrics consists of static biometrics (physical chara...
The Military Internet of Things (MIoT) has emerged as a new research area in military intelligence. The MIoT frequently has to constitute a federation-capable IoT environment when the military needs to interact with other institutions and organizatio...
Wireless hierarchical federated learning (WHFL) is an implementation of wireless federated Learning (WFL) on a cloud–edge–client hierarchical architecture that accelerates model training and achieves more favorable trade-offs between comm...
This paper investigates secure communications of energy harvesting untrusted relay networks, where the destination assists jamming signal to prevent the untrusted relay from eavesdropping and to improve the forwarding ability of the energy constraine...
The Internet of Vehicles (IoV) presents a vast opportunity for optimised traffic flow, road safety, and enhanced usage experience with the influence of Federated Learning (FL). However, the distributed nature of IoV networks creates certain inherent...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is an intelligent technology applied to various fields like agriculture, healthcare, automation, and defence. Modern medical electronics is also one such field that relies on IoT. Execution time, data security, power, and...
Quantum key distribution (QKD) can protect the exchange process of confidential information between communicating parties. By using the basic principles of quantum mechanics and combined with “one-time pad” cipher encryption, information...
There is increasing demand in modern day business applications for communication networks to be robust and reliable due to the complexity and critical nature of such applications. As such, data delivery is expected to be reliable and secure even in t...
Liaoning Province, as an old industrial urban agglomeration since the founding of China, is an important link between the Bohai Economic Zone and the Northeast Economic Zone, and it has made great contributions to the economic development of China. T...
In view of the great contribution of coal-fired units to CO2 emissions, the coupled coal and power system with consideration of CO2 mitigation is a typical sub-system of the highly emitting Chinese energy system for low-carbon studies. In this study,...
Ensuring the trustworthiness of artificial intelligence (AI) systems is critical as they become increasingly integrated into domains like healthcare, finance, and public administration. This paper explores frameworks and metrics for evaluating AI tru...
Federated Learning (FL) has emerged as a promising framework for multi-institutional medical artificial intelligence, enabling collaborative model development while preserving data privacy and security. Despite increasing research on federated approa...
Developing conductive hydrogels that balance high conductivity, stretchability, transparency, and sensitivity for next-generation wearable sensors remains challenging due to inherent trade-offs. This study introduces a straightforward approach to fab...
Droughts present persistent and severe challenges to the security of regional water supplies, particularly in arid and semiarid regions such as northern China. Traditional reservoir operation models that prioritize water supply reliability or economi...
Recently, many new network paths have been introduced while old paths are still in use. The trade-offs remain vague and should be further addressed. Since last decade, the Internet is playing a major role in people’s lives, and the demand on th...
Particularly in Internet of Things (IoT) scenarios, the rapid growth and diversity of network traffic pose a growing challenge to network intrusion detection systems (NIDs). In this work, we perform a comparative analysis of lightweight machine learn...
Dynamic monitoring of the spatial pattern of winter continuously flooded paddies (WFP) at regional scales is a challenging but highly necessary process in analyzing trace greenhouse gas emissions, water resource management, and food security. The pre...
Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs)-assisted mobile data collection in underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs) has received significant attention because of their mobility and flexibility. To satisfy the increasing demand of diverse application...
The global transition to clean energy necessitates integrated solutions that ensure both environmental sustainability and energy security. This paper proposes a scenario-based modeling framework for urban hybrid energy systems combining small modular...
Innovation ecosystems often face challenges such as inadequate coordination, insufficient protection of intellectual property, limited access to quality expertise, and inefficient matchmaking between innovators and experts. This paper provides an in-...
Intrusion detection systems (IDS) are crucial in safeguarding network security by identifying unauthorized access attempts through various techniques. Statistical Process Control (SPC), particularly Hotelling’s T2 control charts, is noted for m...
Incremental energy demand, environmental constraints, restrictions in the availability of energy resources, economic conditions, and political impact prompt the power sector toward deregulation. In addition to these impediments, electric power compet...
Traditional blockchain consensus mechanisms, such as Proof of Work (PoW) and Proof of Stake (PoS), face significant challenges related to the centralisation of validators and miners, environmental impact, and trustworthiness. While PoW is highly secu...
The increasing complexity and vulnerability of urban power grids necessitate advanced monitoring systems to ensure operational reliability and resilience. The optimal placement of sensors is a critical yet challenging task that directly impacts the e...
Federated Learning (FL) offers a promising way to train machine learning models collaboratively on decentralized edge devices, addressing key privacy, communication, and regulatory challenges in smart city environments. This survey adopts a narrative...
Vibration test jigs are essential components for evaluating the dynamic performance and durability of automotive parts, such as lamps. This study aimed to derive optimal jig configurations that simultaneously maximize natural frequency and minimize s...
The Internet of Things (IoT) technology has revolutionized the healthcare industry by enabling a new paradigm for healthcare delivery. This paradigm is known as the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). IoMT devices are typically connected via a wide ra...
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