This paper examines the operational consequences and energy demands associated with the growing cultural diversity of air travellers at airport security checkpoints. The analysis focuses on how an increasing proportion of passengers requiring enhance...
Nowadays, the secure program execution of embedded processor has attracted considerable research attention, since more and more code tampering attacks and transient faults are seriously affecting the security of embedded processors. The program monit...
Airport security checkpoints are the most important bottleneck in airport operations, but few studies aim to empirically understand them better. In this work we address this lack of data-driven quantitative analysis and insights about the security ch...
The transition from centralized power systems to decentralized infrastructures with a high share of renewable energy sources calls for reliable settlement in P2P electricity trading across “smart” regions. Blockchain platforms can enhance...
The increasing number of terrorist attacks within the last decade has demonstrated that taking preventive protective measures is highly important. In addition to existing measures, automated detection systems for fast and reliable explosive detection...
A highly efficient and sensitive ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) system with laser desorption sampling was applied for rapid explosive detection using different surface materials. This portable IMS detector, powered by a battery, offers mobility and...
Since a large number of Linux kernel vulnerabilities are discovered every year, many vulnerabilities cannot be patched in time. Security vendors often prioritize patching high-risk vulnerabilities, and the ratings of vulnerabilities need to be evalua...
Airports are attractive targets for terrorists, as they are designed to accommodate and process large amounts of people, resulting in a high concentration of potential victims. A popular method to mitigate the risk of terrorist attacks is through sec...
This paper explores the security vulnerability of Personal Identification Number (PIN) or numeric passwords. Entry Device (PEDs) that use small strings of data (PINs, keys or passwords) as means of verifying the legitimacy of a user. Today, PEDs are...
In the evolving landscape of complex business ecosystems and their digital platforms, an increasing number of business Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are encountering challenges in ensuring optimal authorization control. This challenge ari...
The design of airport queuing networks is a significant research field currently for researchers. Many factors must to be considered in order to achieve the optimized strategies, including the passenger flow volume, boarding time, and boarding order...
In response to the increasing complexity and sophistication of cyber threats, particularly those enhanced by advancements in artificial intelligence, traditional security methods are proving insufficient. This paper provides an overview of the zero-t...
In an IoT (Internet of Things) system, the autonomy of battery-operated edge devices is of paramount importance. When such devices operate intermittently, reducing power consumption during standby improves such a characteristic. The deep-sleep operat...
Internet of Things (IoT) is a new paradigm that has been evolving into the wireless sensor networks to expand the scope of networked devices (or things). This evolution drives communication engineers to design secure and reliable communication at a l...
The effectiveness of human security-based guard patrol systems often faces challenges related to the consistency of perimeter checks regarding timing and patterns. Some solutions use autonomous drones for monitoring assistance but primarily optimize...
Biometric-based identity authentication is integral to modern-day technologies. From smart phones, personal computers, and tablets to security checkpoints, they all utilize a form of identity check based on methods such as face recognition and finger...
In high-speed railway systems, the management of security resources at high-speed train stations is crucial for ensuring passenger safety and improving service efficiency. Effective security resource management enables the quick and efficient handlin...
Embedded systems are increasingly applied in numerous security-sensitive applications, such as industrial controls, railway transports, intelligent vehicles, avionics and aerospace. However, embedded systems are compromised in the execution of untrus...
Airport systems rely on tightly connected digital and physical components, so cyber disruptions can affect both service performance and passenger movement. Existing airport simulation studies often focus on either queue-based passenger processing or...
Traffic congestion results from the spatio-temporal imbalance of demand and supply. With the advances in connected technologies, incentive mechanisms for collaborative routing have the potential to provide behavior-consistent solutions to traffic con...
Digital-image protection often requires two safeguards at once: the content must remain unintelligible to an unauthorized reader, and the communication itself should not be conspicuous. We introduce AQI-HNS, an encryption-first framework that couples...
DEXTER (detection of explosives and firearms to counter terrorism) is a project funded by NATO’s Science for Peace and Security (SPS) program with the goal of developing an integrated system capable of remotely and accurately detecting explosiv...
Immunology research has focused on developing cancer vaccines to increase the number of tumor-specific effector cells and their ability to fight cancer over the last few decades. There is a lack of professional success in vaccines compared to checkpo...
Accurate human identification using radar has a variety of potential applications, such as surveillance, access control and security checkpoints. Nevertheless, radar-based human identification has been limited to a few motion-based biometrics that ar...
The integration of federated learning into Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) networks enables collaborative intelligence but also exposes systems to identity spoofing, model poisoning, and malicious update injection. This paper presents Leash-FL,...
Immune checkpoints (ICs) are molecules implicated in the fine-tuning of immune response via co-inhibitory or co-stimulatory signals, and serve to secure minimized host damage. Targeting ICs with various therapeutic modalities, including checkpoint in...
Background/Objectives: Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) is challenged by toxicity, pharmacokinetic (PK) mismatch, and resistance inherent in current immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) regimens. Bispecific antibodies (BsAbs), which unify...
Traditional authentication systems rely mainly on static login checkpoints such as passwords or one-time verification. However, the expansion of cloud services, mobile devices, and distributed digital platforms has exposed significant limitations in...
Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication systems are becoming a foundational component of intelligent transportation systems, but their increasing connectivity also enlarges the cyberattack surface and raises important privacy and deployment challen...
Nowadays, security guard patrol services are becoming roboticized. However, high construction prices and complex systems make patrol robots difficult to be popularized. In this research, a simplified autonomous patrolling robot is proposed, which is...
Palm-vein recognition is an attractive biometric modality for secure access control because its subcutaneous vascular patterns are difficult to observe and reproduce externally. However, existing studies optimize the recognition algorithm and the har...
An FTL (flash translation layer), which most flash storage devices are equipped with, needs to guarantee the consistency of modified metadata from a sudden power failure. This crash recovery scheme significantly affects the writing performance of a f...
The advancement of precision agriculture increasingly depends on innovative technological solutions that optimize resource utilization and minimize environmental impact. This paper introduces a novel heterogeneous federated learning architecture spec...
Regulation of the human IGF2 gene displays multiple layers of control, which secures a genetically and epigenetically predetermined gene expression pattern throughout embryonal growth and postnatal life. These predominantly nuclear regulatory mechani...
During the last 20 years, chemotherapy has improved survival rates of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the majority of metastatic cases do not respond to or progress after first line conventional chemotherapy and contribute to the fatalities of pati...
Cloud computing (CC) benefits and opportunities are among the fastest growing technologies in the computer industry. Cloud computing’s challenges include resource allocation, security, quality of service, availability, privacy, data management,...
The software defined network (SDN) collects network traffic data and proactively manages networks. SDN’s programmability makes it excellent for developing distributed applications, cybersecurity, and decentralized network control in multitenant...
High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) has poor prognosis and new treatment modalities are needed. Immunotherapy, with checkpoint inhibitors, have demonstrated limited impact. To evaluate the suitability for immunotherapeutics, contextualized precl...
Background: Blockchain is increasingly proposed to strengthen pharmaceutical traceability, anti-counterfeiting, and chain of custody in multi-actor supply chains, but the evidence base remains heterogeneous in technical rigor and operational clarity....
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer deaths, and while mortality has largely improved in the developed world, five-year survival for metastatic disease remains dismally low at only 15%. Fortunately, nearly a dozen targeted the...
Cargo-fall accidents caused by improper cargo loading have frequently occurred on highways in recent years, posing a growing threat to driver safety. Because enforcement typically relies on fixed inspection stations, some drivers illegally alter thei...
Federated learning (FL) enables privacy-preserving collaborative training at the network edge, a core capability envisioned for sixth-generation (6G) wireless systems. While surveys and scale-oriented benchmarks advance FL methodology, documented, he...
Background/Objectives: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) care has been reshaped by immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), now used across adjuvant and metastatic settings as PD-1/PD-L1 blockade alone, combined with anti-CTLA-4 agents, or in combination with v...
Big data is the concept of enormous amounts of data being generated daily in different fields due to the increased use of technology and internet sources. Despite the various advancements and the hopes of better understanding, big data management and...
X-ray imaging machines are widely used in border control checkpoints or public transportation, for luggage scanning and inspection. Recent advances in deep learning enabled automatic object detection of X-ray imaging results to largely reduce labor c...