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Book



    2020


  1. Springer M. Yassine, M. Shojafar, M. Alazab, Y. Baddi, "Machine Intelligence and Big Data Analytics for Cybersecurity Applications", Springer, ISBN: 978-3-030-57023-1, Page 534, 919, October 2020.


  2. CRC Press M. Yassine, M. Shojafar, M. Alazab, I. Romdhani, "Blockchain for Cybersecurity and Privacy-Architectures, Challenges, and Applications", Taylor & Francis, ISBN: 978-0-42932-493-2, Page 404, 2 August 2020.


    2019


  3. CRC Press M. Yassine, M. Shojafar, H. A. Haqiq, A. Darwish, "Cybersecurity and Privacy in Cyber Physical Systems", CRC Press and Taylor & Francis, ISBN: 978-1-13834-667-3, Page 510, May 2019.


    2016


  4. IOS Press Gang Chen, Feng Liu, M. Shojafar, "Fuzzy System and Data Mining", IOS Press, ISBN: 978-1-61499-618-7, Vol. 281, Page 516, April 2016.


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    2024


  1. Elsevier A. Taheri, M. Shojafar, F. Arabikhan, A. Gegov, "Unveiling vulnerabilities in deep learning-based malware detection: Differential privacy driven adversarial attacks", Elsevier, Computers & Security, (COSE), Impact Factor: 4.8, Vol. 146, 104035, November 2024.

  2. ACM A.A. Vali, S. Azizi, M. Shojafar, "RESP: A Recursive Clustering Approach for Edge Server Placement in Mobile Edge Computing", ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT), Impact Factor: 3.9, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 1-25, July 2024.

  3. IEEE A. Kose, H. Lee, Ch. H. Foh, M. Shojafar, "Multi-Agent Context Learning Strategy for Interference-Aware Beam Allocation in mmWave Vehicular Communications", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS), Impact Factor: 7.9, Vol. 25, Issue 7, pp. 7477-7493, July 2024.

  4. IEEE E. N. Amachaghi, M. Shojafar, Ch. H. Foh, K. Moessner, "A Survey for Intrusion Detection Systems in Open RAN", IEEE Access, Impact Factor: 3.4, Vol. 12, pp. 88146-88173, June 2024.

  5. IEEE S. Soltani, A. Amanlou, M. Shojafar, R. Tafazolli, "Security of Topology Discovery Service in SDN: Vulnerabilities and Countermeasures", IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (J-COMS), Impact Factor: 6.3, Vol. 5, pp. 3410-3450, May 2024.

  6. Elsevier A. Javadpour, F. Ja'fari, T. Taleb, M. Shojafar, C. Benzaïd, "A comprehensive survey on cyber deception techniques to improve honeypot performance", Elsevier, Computers & Security, (COSE), Impact Factor: 4.8, Vol. 140, 103792, May 2024.

  7. IEEE A.K. Yadav, M. Shojafar, A. Braekan, "iVFAS: An Improved Vehicle-to-Fog Authentication System for Secure and Efficient Fog-based Road Condition Monitoring", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT), Impact Factor: 6.1, April 2024.

  8. IEEE E. Amiri, N. Wang, M. Shojafar, .., R. Tafazolli, "Deep Reinforcement Learning for Robust VNF Reconfigurations in O-RAN", IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM), Impact Factor: 4.7, Vol. 21, Issue 1, pp. 1115-1128, February 2024.

  9. IEEE E. Amiri, N. Wang, M. Shojafar, R. Tafazolli, "Edge-AI Empowered Dynamic VNF Splitting in O-RAN Slicing: A Federated DRL Approach", IEEE Communications Letters (CML), Impact Factor: 6.3, Vol. 28, Issue 2, pp. 318-322, February 2024.

  10. Elsevier S. Javanmardi, G. Sakellari, M. Shojafar, A. Caruso, "Why it does not work? Metaheuristic task allocation approaches in Fog-enabled Internet of Drones", Elsevier, Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, (SMPT), Impact Factor: 3.5, Vol. 133, 102913, May 2024.

  11. Elsevier S. Javanmardi, M. Ghahramani, M. Shojafar, M. Alazab, A. Caruso, "M-RL: A mobility and impersonation-aware IDS for DDoS UDP flooding attacks in IoT-Fog networks", Elsevier, Computers & Security, (COSE), Impact Factor: 4.8, Vol. 140, 103778, May 2024.

  12. Elsevier S. Azizi, M. Shojafar, P. Farzin, J. Dogani,"DCSP: A delay and cost-aware service placement and load distribution algorithm for IoT-based fog networks", Elsevier, Computer Communications, (COMNET), Impact Factor: 6, Vol. 215, pp. 9-20, 2024. {New}

  13. IEEE R. Pell, S. Moschoyainnis, M. Shojafar, "LSTM based Anomaly Detection of PFCP Signaling Attacks in 5G Networks", IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine (CEM), Impact Factor: 3.7, January 2024. {New}

  14. IEEE Z. Pooranian, M. Shojafar, R. Taheri, R. Tafazolli, "PASCOINFOG/PASFOG: Privacy-preserving Data Deduplication Algorithms for Fog Storage Systems", IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine (CEM), Impact Factor: 3.7, January 2024. {New}

    PASCOINFOG/PASFOG: Privacy-preserving Data Deduplication Algorithms for Fog Storage Systems
  15. Springer S. Azizi, P. Farzin, M. Shojafar, O. Rana, "A scalable and flexible platform for service placement in multi-fog and multi-cloud environments", Springer, Journal of Supercomputing, (SUPE), Impact Factor: 3.3, Vol. 80, pp. 1109-1136, 2024.

  16. IEEE S. Chatzimiltis, M. Shojafar, M.B. Mashhadi, R. Tafazolli, "A Collaborative Software Defined Network-Based Smart Grid Intrusion Detection System", IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (J-COMS), Impact Factor: 6.3, Vol. 5, pp. 700-711, January 2024.


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    2023


  17. IEEE E. Amiri, N. Wang, M. Shojafar, R. Tafazolli, "Energy-Aware Dynamic VNF Splitting in O-RAN Using Deep Reinforcement Learning", IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (WCL), Impact Factor: 6.3, Vol. 12, Issue 11, pp. 1891-1895, November 2023.

  18. IEEE S. Soltani, M. Shojafar, H. Mostafaei, R. Tafazolli, "Real-time Link Verification in Software-Defined Networks", IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM), Impact Factor: 4.7, Vol. 20, Issue 3, pp. 3596-3611, September 2023.

  19. IEEE D. Han, M. Cui, K-Ch Li, A. Souri, M. Shojafar "IdenMultiSig: Identity-based Decentralized Multi-Signature in Internet of Things", IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems (TCOM), Impact Factor: 5, Vol. 10, Issue 4, pp. 1711-1721, August 2023.

  20. IEEE H. Cheng, J. Yang, M. Shojafar, J. Cao, N. Jiang, Y. Liu, "VFAS: Reliable and Privacy-Preserving V2F Authentication Scheme for Road Condition Monitoring System in IoV", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT), Impact Factor: 6.1, Vol. 72, Issue 6, pp. 7958-7972, June 2023.

  21. Elsevier S. Javanmardi, M. Shojafar, R. Mohammadi, M. Alazab, A.M. Caruso, "An SDN perspective IoT-Fog security: A survey", Elsevier, Computer Networks, (COMNET), Impact Factor: 5.6, Vol. 229, 109732, 2023.

  22. ACM M.Y. Chen, V. Piuri, A. Souri, M. Shojafar, "Introduction to the Special Section on Internet of Behavior for Emerging Technologies", ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks (TOSN), Vol. 19, Issue 2, pp. 1-3, May 2023.

  23. IEEE R. Farahani, M. Shojafar, Ch. Timmerer, F. Tashtarian, M. Ghanbari, H. Hellwagner, "ARARAT: A Collaborative Edge-Assisted Framework for HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming", IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM), Impact Factor: 4.7, Vol. 20, Issue 1, pp. 625-643, March 2023.

  24. IEEE S. Soltani, M. Shojafar, A. Brighente, M. Conti, R. Tafazolli, "Poisoning Bearer Context Migration in O-RAN 5G Network", IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (WCL), Impact Factor: 6.3, Vol. 12, Issue 3, pp. 401-405, March 2023.

  25. Elsevier B. Jamil, H. Ijaz, M. Shojafar, K. Munir, "IRATS: A DRL-Based Intelligent Priority and Deadline-Aware Online Resource Allocation and Task Scheduling Algorithm in a Vehicular Fog Network", Elsevier, Ad Hoc Networks, (AdHoC), Impact Factor: 4.8, Vol. 41, 103090, March 2023.

  26. IEEE A. Javadpour, F. Ja'fari, T. Taleb, M. Shojafar, B. Yang, "SCEMA: an SDN-oriented Cost-effective Edge-based MTD Approach", IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (TIFS), Impact Factor: 6.1, Vol. 18, pp. 667-682, 2023.

  27. Wiley S. Javanmardi, M. Shojafar, R. Mohammadi, V. Persico, A. Pesape, "S-FoS: A secure workflow scheduling approach for performance optimization in SDN-based IoT-Fog networks", Elsevier, Journal of Information Security and Applications, SPE, Impact Factor: 5.6, Vol. 72, pp. 103404, February 2023. SourcecodeSourcecode

  28. IEEE P. Asef, R. Taheri, M. Shojafar, I. Mporas, R. Tafazolli, "SIEMS: A Secure Intelligent Energy Management System for Industrial IoT applications", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII), Impact Factor: 12.3, Vol. 19, Issue 1, pp. 1039-1050, January 2023. SourcecodeSourcecode

  29. IEEE H. Liu, T. Gu, M. Shojafar, M. Alazab, Y. Liu "OPERA: Optional Dimension and Privacy-preserving Data Aggregation Scheme for Smart Healthcare System", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII), Impact Factor: 12.3, Vol. 19, Issue 1, pp. 857-866, January 2023.

  30. IEEE A. Zheng, P. Xiao, M. Shojafar, et al. "Utility Maximization for IRS Assisted Wireless Powered Mobile Edge Computing and Caching (WP-MECC) Networks", IEEE Transactions on Communications (TCOM), Impact Factor: 6.1, Vol. 71, Issue 1, pp. 457-472, January 2023.


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    2022


  31. IEEE K. Wang, Ch. Chen, M. Shojafar, Z. Tie, M. Alazab, S. Kumari, "AFFIRM: ProvAbly Forward Privacy For Searchable EncryptIon in CoopeRative Intelligent Transportation SysteM", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS), Impact Factor: 7.9, Vol. 23, Issue 11, pp. 22607-22618, November 2022. SourcecodeSourcecode

  32. IEEE Zh. Zhou, M. Shojafar, M. Alazab, F. Ma, "IECL: An Intelligent Energy Consumption Model for Cloud Manufacturing", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII), Impact Factor: 12.3, Vol. 18, Issue 12, pp. 8967-8976, December 2022. SourcecodeSourcecode

  33. IEEE D. Wei, N. Xi, X. Ma, M. Shojafar, S. Kumar, J. Ma, "Personalized Privacy-aware Task Offloading for Edge-Cloud-Assisted Industrial Internet of Things in Automated Manufacturing", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII), Impact Factor: 12.3, Vol. 18, Issue 11, pp. 7935-7945, November 2022.

  34. IEEE Q. Fan, J. Chen, M. Shojafar, S. Kumari, D. He, "SAKE*: A Symmetric Authenticated Key Exchange Protocol with Perfect Forward Secrecy for Industrial Internet of Things", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII), Impact Factor: 12.3, Vol. 18, Issue 9, pp. 6424-6434, September 2022.

  35. IEEE Z. Zhou, M. Shojafar, R. Li, R. Tafazolli, "EVCT: An efficient VM deployment algorithm for a software-defined data center in a connected and autonomous vehicle environment", IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking (TGCN), Impact Factor: 4.8, Vol. 6, Issue 3, pp. 1532-1542, September 2022. SourcecodeSourcecode

  36. IEEE magazine S. Soltani, M. Shojafar, R. Taheri, R. Tafazolli, "Can Open and AI-enabled 6G RAN Be Secured?", IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine (CEM), Impact Factor: 3.7, Vol. 11, Issue 6, pp. 11-12, October 2022.

  37. IEEE D. Wei, J. Zhang, M. Shojafar, S. Kumari, N. Xi, J. Ma, "Privacy-aware MultiAgent Deep Reinforcement Learning for Task Offloading in VANET", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS), Impact Factor: 7.9, pp. 1-12, August 2022.

  38. IEEE Zh. Chu, P. Xiao, M. Shojafar, D. Mi, W. Hao, J. Shi, J. Zhong, "Intelligent Reflecting Surface Empowered Wireless Powered Caching Networks", IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoTJ), Impact Factor: 10.6, Vol. 9, Issue 15, pp. 13153-13167, August 2022.

  39. IEEE H. Cheng, M. Shojafar, M. Alazab, R. Tafazolli, Y. Liu, "PPVF: Privacy-Preserving Protocol for Vehicle Feedback in Cloud-Assisted VANET", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS), Impact Factor: 7.9, Vol. 23, Issue 7, pp. 9391-9403, July 2022. SourcecodeSourcecode

  40. IEEE Z. Zhou, J. Abawajy, M. Shojafar, M. Chowdhury, "DEHM: An Improved Differential Evolution Algorithm using Hierarchical Multi-strategy in a Cybertwin 6G Network", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII), Impact Factor: 12.3, Vol. 18, Issue 7, pp. 4944-4953, July 2022. SourcecodeSourcecode

  41. ACM M. Golmaryami, R. Taheri, Z. Pooranian, M. Shojafar, P. Xiao, "SETTI: A Self-Supervised AdvErsarial Malware DeTection ArchiTecture in an IoT Environment", ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications (TOMM), Impact Factor: 3.9, Vol. 18, Issue 2s, pp. 1-21, June 2022.

  42. ACM X. Ma, J. Ma, S. Kumari, F. Wei, M. Shojafar, M. ALazab, "Privacy-Preserving Distributed Multi-Task Learning against Inference Attack in Cloud Computing", ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT), Impact Factor: 3.9, Vol. 22, Issue 2, No: 45, pp. 1-24, May 2022.

  43. IEEE P. Haji Mirzaee, M. Shojafar, H. Cruickshank, R. Tafazolli, "Smart Grid Security and Privacy: From Conventional to Machine Learning Issues (Threats and Countermeasures)", IEEE Access, Impact Factor: 3.4, Vol. 10, pp. 52922-52954, May 2022.

  44. Elsevier S. Azizi, M. Shojafar, J. Abawajy, R. Buyya "Deadline-aware and energy-efficient IoT task scheduling in fog computing systems: A semi-greedy approach", Elsevier, Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA), Impact Factor: 8.7, Volume 201, 103333, May 2022. SourcecodeSourcecode

  45. IEEE Z. Zhou, K. Li, J. Abawajy, M. Shojafar, M. Chowdhury, F. Li, K. Li, "An Adaptive Energy-aware Stochastic Task Execution Algorithm in Virtualized Networked Datacenters", IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing (TSUSC), Impact Factor: 3.4,Vol. 7, Issue 2, pp. 371-385, April-June 2022.

  46. Elsevier H. Amintoosi, M. Nikooghadam, M. Shojafar, S. Kumari, M. Alazab, "Slight: A lightweight authentication scheme for smart healthcare services", Elsevier, Computers and Electrical Engineering , (CompElec), Impact Factor: 4.152, 107803, pp. 1-18, April 2022.

  47. IEEE K. Wang, Ch. Chen, Z. Tie, M. Shojafar, S. Kumar, S. Kumari, "Forward Privacy Preservation in IoT-Enabled Healthcare Systems", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII), Impact Factor: 12.3, Vol. 18, Issue 3, pp. 1991-1999, March 2022.

  48. IEEE Z. Zhou, M. Shojafar, J. Abawajy, H. Yin, H. Lu "ECMS: An Edge Intelligent Energy Efficient Model in Mobile Edge Computing", IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking (TGCN), Impact Factor: 4.8, Vol. 6, Issue 1, pp. 2473-2400, March 2022. SourcecodeSourcecode

  49. IEEE magazine A. Shahidinejad, M. Ghobaei-Arani, A. Souri, M. Shojafar, S. Kumari, "Light-Edge: A Lightweight Authentication Protocol for IoT Devices in an Edge-Cloud Environment", IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine (CEM), Impact Factor: 3.7, Vol. 11, Issue 2, pp. 1-6, March 2022. SourcecodeSourcecode

  50. IEEE N. Chakraborty, M. Mukherjee, J. Li, M. Shojafar, Y. Pan "A Cryptanalysis of a Honeyword System in the IoT Platform", IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoTJ), Impact Factor: 10.6, Vol. 9, Issue 4, pp. 2614-2626, February 2022.

  51. IEEE X. Ma, Q. Jiang, M. Shojafar, M. Alazab, S. Kumar, S. Kumari, "DisBezant: Secure and Robust Federated Learning against Byzantine Attack in IoT-enabled MTS", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS), Impact Factor: 7.9, pp. 1-11, February 2022.

  52. ACM B. Jamil, H. Ijaz, M. Shojafar, K. Munir, R. Buyya, "Resource Allocation and Task Scheduling in Fog Computing and Internet of Everything Environments: A Taxonomy, Review, and Future Directions", ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR), Impact Factor: 14.324, Vol. 54, Issue 11, No. 233, January 2022.


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    2021




  53. Wiley S. Javanmardi, M. Shojafar, V. Persico, A. Pesape, "FPFTS: A Joint Fuzzy PSO Mobility-aware Approach to Fog Task Scheduling Algorithm for IoT Devices", Wiley, Software: Practice and Experience, SPE, Impact Factor: 3.5, Vol. 51, Issue 12, pp. 2519-2539, December 2021.

  54. IEEE H. Mostafaei, M. Shojafar, M. Conti, "TEL: Low-Latency Failover Traffic Engineering in Data Plane", IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM), Impact Factor: 4.7, Vol. 18, Issue 2, pp. 4697-4710, December 2021.

  55. IEEE R. Taheri, M. Shojafar, M. Alazab, R. Tafazolli, "FED-IIoT: A Robust Federated Malware Detection Architecture in Industrial IoT", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII), Impact Factor: 12.3, Vol. 17, Issue 12, pp. 8442-8452, December 2021. SourcecodeSourcecode

  56. IEEE Z. Zhou, M. Shojafar, J. Abawajy, A.K. Bashir, "IADE: An Improved Differential Evolution Algorithm to Preserve Sustainability in a 6G Network", IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking (TGCN), Impact Factor: 4.8, Vol. 5, Issue 4, pp. 1747-1760, December 2021. SourcecodeSourcecode

  57. IEEE E. Wang, Ch.M. Chen, S. Kumari, M. Shojafar, M.S. Shamim, "Voice-Transfer Attacking on Industrial Voice Control Systems in 5G-Aided IIoT Domain", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII), Impact Factor: 12.3, Vol. 17, Issue 10, pp. 7085-7092, October 2021.

  58. IEEE P. Wang, Ch. Chen, S. Kumari, M. Shojafar, R. Tafazolli, Y. Liu, "HDMA: Hybrid D2D Message Authentication Scheme for 5G-enabled VANET", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS), Impact Factor: 7.9, Vol. 22, Issue 8, pp. 5071-5080, August 2021.

  59. IEEE Z. Pooranian, M. Shojafar, S. Garg, R. Taheri, R. Tafazolli, "LEVER: Secure Deduplicated Cloud Storage with Encrypted Two-Party Interactions in Cyber-Physical Systems", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics (TII), Impact Factor: 12.3, Vol. 17, Issue 8, pp. 5759-5768, August 2021. SourcecodeSourcecode

  60. Elsevier S. Javanmardi, M. Shojafar, R. Mohammadi, A. Nazari, V. Persico, A. Pescape, "FUPE: A Security Driven Task Scheduling Approach for SDN-based IoT-Fog Networks", Elsevier, Journal of Information Security and Applications (JISA), Impact Factor: 5.6, Vol. 60, 102853, August 2021. SourcecodeSourcecode

  61. ACM F. Hoseiny, S. Azizi, M. Shojafar, R. Tafazolli, "Joint QoS-aware and Cost-efficient Task Scheduling for Fog-Cloud Resources in a Volunteer Computing System", ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT), Impact Factor: 3.135, Vol. 21, Issue 4, No: 86, pp. 1-21, July 2021. SourcecodeSourcecode

  62. Elsevier F. Aghili, H. Mala, CH. Schindelhauer, M. Shojafar, R. Tafazolli, "Closed-Loop and Open-Loop Authentication Protocols for Blockchain-based IoT Systems", Elsevier, Information Processing & Management (IPM), Impact Factor: 8.6, Vol. 58, Issue 4, pp. 1-6, July 2021. SourcecodeSourcecode

  63. IEEE S. Azizi, M. Shojafar J. Abawajy, R. Buyya, "GRVMP: A Greedy Randomized Algorithm for Virtual Machine Placement in Cloud Data Centers", IEEE System Journal (IEEE SJ), Impact Factor: 4.4, Vol. 15, Issue 2, pp. 2571-2582, June 2021. SourcecodeSourcecode

  64. IEEE Z. Zhou, M. Shojafar, M. Alazab, J. Abawajy, F. Li, "AFED-EF: An Energy-efficient VM Allocation Algorithm for IoT Applications in a Cloud Data Center", IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, (TGCN), Impact Factor: 4.8, Vol. 5, Issue 2, pp. 658-669, June 2021. SourcecodeSourcecode

  65. Elsevier S. Omer, S. Azizi, M. Shojafar, R. Tafazolli, "A Priority, Power and Traffic-aware Virtual Machine Placement of IoT Applications in Cloud Data Centers", Elsevier, Journal of Systems Architecture (JSA), Impact Factor: 3.7, Vol. 115-101996, May 2021. SourcecodeSourcecode

  66. IEEE E. Wang, S.P. Xu, Ch. Chen, S. Kumari, M. Shojafar, M. Alazab "Neural Architecture Search for Robust Networks in 6G-enabled Massive IoT Domain", IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoTJ), Impact Factor: 10.6, Vol. 8, Issue 7, pp. 5332-5339, April 2021.

  67. IEEE M. Ghahramani, R. Javidan, M. Shojafar, R. Taheri, M. Alazab, R. Tafazolli, "RSS: An energy-efficient approach for securing IoT service protocols against the DoS attack", IEEE Internet of Things Journal, (IoTJ), Impact Factor: 10.6, Vol. 8, Issue 5, pp. 3619-3635, March 2021. SourcecodeSourcecode

  68. IEEE Zh. Chu, P. Xiao, M. Shojafar,D. Mi, J. Mao, W. Hao, "Intelligent Reflecting Surface Assisted Mobile Edge Computing for Internet of Things", IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (WCL), Impact Factor: 6.3, Vol. 10, Issue 3, pp. 619-623, March 2021.


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    2020


  69. Elsevier S. Singh, ... M. Shojafar, et al. "Convergence of Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence in IoT Network for the Sustainable Smart City", Elsevier, Sustainable Cities and Society (SCS), Impact Factor: 11.7, Vol. 63-102364, pp. 1-16, December 2020.

  70. IEEE M. Shojafar, C. Canali, R. Lancellotti, J. H. Abawajy, "Adaptive Computing-plus-Communication Optimization Framework for Multimedia Processing in Cloud Systems", IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing (TCC), Impact Factor: 6.5, Vol. 8, Issue 4, pp. 1162-1175, December 2020. [accept rate=7%], Sourcecode Sourcecode

  71. IET H.O. Hassan, S. Azizi, M. Shojafar "Priority, Network and Energy-aware Placement of IoT-based Application Services in Fog-Cloud Environments", IET Communications, Impact Factor: 1.345, Vol. 14, Issue 13, pp. 2117-2129, July 2020. SourcecodeSourcecode

  72. Springer R. Taheri, R. Javidan, M. Shojafar, Z. Pooranian, A. Miri, M. Conti "On Defending Against Label Flipping Attacks on Malware Detection Systems", Springer, Neural Computing and Applications, (NCAA), Impact Factor: 6, Vol. 32, pp. 14781-14800, July 2020. SourcecodeSourcecode

  73. Wiley B. Jamil, M. Shojafar, et al. "A Job Scheduling Algorithm for Delay and Performance Optimization in Fog Computing", Wiley, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (CPE), Impact Factor: 2, Vol. 32, Iss 7, e5581, pp. 1-13, April 2020.

  74. Elsevier R. Taheri, M. Ghahramani, R. Javidan, M. Shojafar, Z. Pooranian, M. Conti, "Similarity-based Android Malware Detection Using Hamming Distance of Static Binary Features", Elsevier, Future Generation Computer Systems, (FGCS), Impact Factor: 7.5, Vol. 105, pp. 230-247, April 2020. SourcecodeSourcecode

  75. Springer R. Taheri, R. Javidan, M. Shojafar, Vinod P., M. Conti, "Can Machine Learning Model with Static Features be Fooled: an Adversarial Machine Learning Approach", Springer, Springer, Cluster Computing (CLUS), Impact Factor: 4.4, Vol. 23, pp. 3233-3253, March 2020. SourcecodeSourcecode

  76. Springer Ananya, A. ... Vinod P., M. Shojafar, "SysDroid: a dynamic ML-based android malware analyzer using system call traces", Springer, Cluster Computing (CLUS), Impact Factor: 4.4, Vol. 23, pp. 2789-2808, January 2020.

  77. Springer M. Ghahramani, R. Javidan, M. Shojafar, "A Secure Biometric-based Authentication Protocol for Global Mobility Networks in Smart Cities", Springer, Journal of Supercomputing, (SUPE), Impact Factor: 3.3, Vol. 76, pp. 8729–8755, January 2020.

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    2019


  78. Elsevier P.G.V. Naranjo, Z. Pooranian, M. Shojafar, M. Conti, R. Buyya, "FOCAN: A fog-supported smart city network architecture for management of applications in the internet of everything environments", Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, (JPDC), Impact Factor: 3.8, Vol. 132, pp. 274-283, October 2019.

  79. Elsevier M.M. Tajiki, M. Shojafar, S. Salsano, M. Conti, M. Singhal, "Joint Failure Recovery, Fault Prevention, and Energy-efficient Resource Management for Real-time SFC in Fog-supported SDN", Elsevier, Computer Networks, (COMNET), Impact Factor: 5.6, Vol. 162, pp. 1-16, October 2019. SourcecodeSourcecode

  80. Wiley Deepa K., Radhamani G., Vinod P., M. Shojafar, N. Kumar, M. Conti, "Identification of Android Malware Using Refined System Calls", Wiley, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (CPE), Impact Factor: 2, Vol. 31, Issue 20, pp. 1-24, October 2019.

  81. Elsevier S.F. Aghili, H. Mala, M. Shojafar, P. Peris-Lopez, "LACO: Lightweight Three-factor Authentication, Access Control and Ownership Transfer Scheme for E-Health Systems in IoT", Elsevier, Future Generation Computer Systems, (FGCS), Impact Factor: 7.5, Vol. 96, pp. 410-424, July 2019.

  82. Wiley M.M. Tajiki, M. Shojafar, B. Akbari, S. Salsano, M. Conti, "Software Defined Service Function Chaining with Failure Consideration for Fog Computing", Wiley, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (CPE), Impact Factor: 2, Vol. 31, Issue 8, pp. 1-17, April 2019. SourcecodeSourcecode

  83. Wiley M. Shojafar, Z. Pooranian, M. Sookhak, R. Buyya, "Recent advances in cloud data centers toward fog data centers", Wiley, Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience (CPE), Impact Factor: 2, Vol. 31, Issue 8, pp. 1-4, April 2019.

  84. IEEE M. Shojafar, N. Cordeschi, E. Baccarelli, "Energy-efficient Adaptive Resource Management for Real-time Vehicular Cloud Services", IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing (TCC), Impact Factor: 6.5, Vol. 7, Issue 1, pp. 196-209, March 2019. [accept rate=7%], Sourcecode Sourcecode {Most Cited}

  85. IEEE M.M. Tajiki, S. Salsano, L. Chiaraviglio, M. Shojafar, B. Akbari, "Joint Energy Efficient and QoS-aware Path Allocation and VNF Placement for Service Function Chaining", IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management (TNSM), Impact Factor: 4.7, Vol. 16, Issue 1, pp. 374-388, March 2019. SourcecodeSourcecode

  86. Wiley L. Chiaraviglio, L. Amorosi, N. Blefari-Melazzi, P. Dell'Olmo, M. Shojafar, S. Salsano, Optimal Management of Reusable Functional Blocks in 5G Superfluid Networks", Wiley, International Journal of Network Management (NEM), Impact Factor: 1.5, Vol. 29, Issue 1, pp. 1-11, Jan.-Feb. 2019. SourcecodeSourcecode


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    2018


  87. IEEE L. Chiaraviglio, F. D'Andreagiovanni, R. Lancellotti, M. Shojafar, N. Blefari-Melazzi, C. Canali, "An Approach to Balance Maintenance Costs and Electricity Consumption in Cloud Data Centers", IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing (TSUSC), Impact Factor: 3.4,Vol. 3, Issue 4, pp. 274-288, Oct.-Dec. 2018.

  88. Springer M. M. Tajiki, B. Akbari, M. Shojafar, S. H. Ghasemi, M. L. Barazandeh, N. Mokari, L. Chiaraviglio, M. Zink "CECT: computationally efficient congestion-avoidance and traffic engineering in software-defined cloud data centers", Springer, Cluster Computing (CLUS), Impact Factor: 4.4, Vol. 21, Issue 4, December 2018.

  89. IEEE C. Canali, L. Chiaraviglio, R. Lancellotti, M. Shojafar, "Joint Minimization of the Energy Costs from Computing, Data Transmission, and Migrations in Cloud Data Centers", IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, (TGCN), Impact Factor: 4.8, Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 580-595, June 2018. SourcecodeSourcecode

  90. Springer S.M. Fallah, R.C. Deo, M. Shojafar, M. Conti, "Computational Intelligence Approaches for Energy Load Forecasting in Smart Energy Management Grids: State of the Art, Future Challenges, and Research Directions", MDPI, Energies, Impact Factor: 3.2, Vol. 11, Issue 3, 596, March 2018.

  91. Wiley S.H. Hosseini Nazhad, M. Shojafar, Sh. Shamshirband, M. Conti, "An Efficient Routing Protocol for the QoS Support of Large-Scale MANETs", Wiley, International Journal of Communication Systems (IJCS), Impact Factor: 2.1, Vol. 31, Issue 1, January 2018.


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    2017


  92. Elsevier H. Soleimani, S. Tomasin, T. Alizadeh, M. Shojafar, "Cluster-head based feedback for simplified time reversal prefiltering in ultra-wideband systems ", Elsevier, Physical Communication, Impact Factor: 2.2, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 100-109, December 2017.

  93. Wiley R.W. Ahmad, A. Gani, S.H. Ab Hamid, M. Shojafar, et al., "A Survey on Energy Estimation and Power Modeling Schemes for Smart-phone Applications", Wiley, International Journal of Communication Systems (IJCS), Impact Factor: 2.1, Vol. 30, Issue 11, July 2017.

  94. Springer M.M. Tajiki, B. Akbari, M. Shojafar, N. Mokari, "Joint QoS and Congestion Control Based on Traffic Prediction in SDN", MDPI, Applied Sciences, Impact Factor: 2.7, Vol. 7, Issue 12, pp. 1-15, June 2017. SourcecodeSourcecode

  95. IEEE E. Baccarelli, P.G.V. Naranjo, M. Scarpiniti, M. Shojafar, J. H. Abawajy, "Fog of Everything: Energy-efficient Networked Computing Architectures, Research Challenges, and a Case Study", IEEE Access, Impact Factor: 3.4, Vol. 5, Issue 2, pp. 9882-9910, May 2017.

  96. Springer M. Shojafar, Z. Pooranian, P.G.V. Naranjo, E. Baccarelli "FLAPS: Bandwidth and Delay-efficient Distributed Data Searching in Fog-supported P2P Content Delivery Networks", Springer, Journal of Supercomputing, (SUPE), Impact Factor: 3.3, Vol. 73, Issue 12, pp. 5239-5260, May 2017.

  97. Springer H. Mostafaei, M. Shojafar, B. Zaher, M. Singhal, "Barrier Coverage of WSNs with the Imperialist Competitive Algorithm", Springer, Journal of Supercomputing, (SUPE), Impact Factor: 3.3, Vol. 73, Issue 11, pp. 4957-4980, April 2017.

  98. Elsevier E. Baccarelli, P.G. V. Naranjo, M. Shojafar, M. Scarpiniti, "Q*: Energy and delay-efficient dynamic queue management in TCP/IP virtualized data centers", Elsevier, Computer Communications, Impact Factor: 6, Vol. 102, pp. 89-106, April 2017.

  99. Elsevier S. Al-Janabi, I. Al-Shourbaji, M. Shojafar, Sh. Shamshirband, "Survey of main challenges (security and privacy) in wireless body area networks for healthcare applications", Elsevier, Egyptian Informatics Journal, Impact Factor: 5.2, Vol. 18, Issue 2, pp. 113-122, July 2017.

  100. Springer P.G. V. Naranjo, M. Shojafar, H. Mostafaei, Z. Pooranian, E. Baccarelli, "P-SEP: a prolong stable election routing algorithm for energy-limited heterogeneous fog-supported wireless sensor networks", Springer, Journal of Supercomputing, (SUPE), Impact Factor: 3.3, Vol. 73, Issue 2, pp. 733-755, February 2017. Sourcecode Sourcecode


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    2016


  101. IEEE magazine E. Baccarelli, N. Cordeschi, A. Mei, M. Panella, M. Shojafar, J. Stefa, "Energy-efficient Dynamic Traffic Offloading and Reconfiguration of Networked Datacenters for Big Data Stream Mobile Computing: Review, Challenges, and a Case Study", IEEE Network Magazine, Impact Factor: 9.3, Vol. 30, Issue 2, pp. 54-61, March-April 2016.


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    2015


  102. Springer Z. Pooranian, M. Shojafar, J.H. Abawajy, A. Abraham, "An Efficient Meta-heuristic Algorithm for Grid Computing", Springer, Journal of Combinatorial Optimization (JOCO), Impact Factor: 1, Vol. 30, Issue 3, pp. 413-434, October 2015. SourcecodeSourcecode

  103. Springer M. Shojafar, Z. Pooranian, M.R. Meybodi, M. Singhal, "ALATO: An Efficient Intelligent Algorithm for Time Optimization in an Economic Grid Based on Adaptive Stochastic Petri Net", Springer, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing (JIMS), Impact Factor: 8.3, Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 641-658, August 2015.

  104. Springer M. Ahmadi, M. Shojafar, A. Khademzadeh, K. Badie, R. Tavoli, "A Hybrid Algorithm for Preserving Energy and Delay Routing in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks", Springer, Wireless Personal Communications, (WPC), Impact Factor: 2.2, Vol. 85, Issue 4, pp. 2485-2505, July 2015.

  105. Springer M. Shojafar, S. Javanmardi, S. Abolfazli, N. Cordeschi, "FUGE: A Joint Meta-heuristic Approach To Cloud Job Scheduling Algorithm Using Fuzzy Theory And A Genetic Method", Springer, Cluster Computing (CLUS), Impact Factor: 4.4, Vol. 18, Issue 2, pp. 829-844, June 2015. SourcecodeSourcecode

  106. Springer A.A.R. Hosseinabadi, H. Siar, M. Shojafar, Sh. Shamshirband, "Using the Gravitational Emulation Local Search Algorithm to Solve the Multi-Objective Flexible Dynamic Job Shop Scheduling Problem in Small and Medium Enterprises", Springer, Annals of Operations Research (ANOR), Impact Factor: 4.8, Vol. 229, Issue 1, pp. 451-474, June 2015.

  107. Springer H. Mostafaei, M. Shojafar, "A New Meta-heuristic Algorithm for Maximizing Lifetime of Wireless Sensor Networks", Springer, Wireless Personal Communications (WPC), Impact Factor: 2.2, Vol. 82, Issue 2, pp. 723-742, May 2015.

  108. Springer M. Shojafar, S. Abolfazli, H. Mostafaei, M. Singhal, "Improving Channel Assignment in Multi-Radio Wireless Mesh Networks with Learning Automata", Springer, Wireless Personal Communications, (WPC), Impact Factor: 2.2, Vol. 82, Issue 1, pp. 61-80, April 2015.

  109. Springer M. Shojafar, J.H. Abawajy, Z. Delkhah, A. Ahmadi, Z. Pooranian, A. Abraham, "An Efficient and Distributed file search in Unstructured Peer-to-Peer Networks", Springer, Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications, (PPNA), Impact Factor: 4.2, Vol. 8, Issue 1, pp. 120-136, January 2015.

  110. Elsevier N. Cordeschi, D. Amendola, M. Shojafar, E. Baccarelli, "Distributed and Adaptive Resource Management in Cloud-assisted Cognitive Radio Vehicular Networks with Hard Reliability Guarantees", Elsevier, Vehicular Communications, (VEHCOM), Impact Factor: 6.7, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 1-12, January 2015.


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    2014


  111. Inderscience S. Javanmardi, M. Shojafar, Sh. Shariatmadari, S.S. Ahrabi, "FRTRUST: a Fuzzy Reputation Based Model for Trust Management in Semantic P2P Grids", InderScience, International Journal of Grid and Utility Computing, (IJGUC), Impact Factor: 0.5 , Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 57-66, December 2014.

  112. IOS press Z. Pooranian, M. Shojafar, B. Javadi, A. Abraham, "Using Imperialist Competition Algorithm for Independent Task Scheduling in Grid Computing", IOS Press, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, (JIFS), Impact Factor: 2, Vol. 27, No. 1, December 2014. SourcecodeSourcecode

  113. Springer N. Cordeschi, M. Shojafar, D. Amendola, E. Baccarelli, "Energy-efficient adaptive networked datacenters for the QoS support of real-time applications", Springer, Journal of Supercomputing, (SUPE), Impact Factor: 3.3, Vol. 71, Issue 2, pp. 448-478, October 2014. SourcecodeSourcecode

  114. Springer S. Javanmardi, M. Shojafar, Sh. Shariatmadari, J.H. Abawajy, M. Singhal, "PGSW-OS: A novel approach for resource management in a semantic web operating system based on a P2P grid architecture", Springer, Journal of Supercomputing, (SUPE), Impact Factor: 3.3, Vol. 69, Issue 2, pp. 955-975, August 2014.

  115. Springer A. Ahmadi, M. Shojafar, S.F. Hajeforosh, M. Dehghan, M. Singhal, "An Efficient Routing Algorithm to preserve k-Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks", Springer, Journal of Supercomputing, (SUPE), Impact Factor: 3.3, Vol. 68, Issue 2, pp. 599-623, May 2014.


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    2013


  116. Elsevier N. Cordeschi, M. Shojafar, E. Baccarelli, "Energy-saving self-configuring networked data centers", Elsevier, Computer Networks, (COMNET), Impact Factor: 5.6, Vol. 57, Issue 17, pp. 3479-3491, December 2013. SourcecodeSourcecode

  117. Informatica Z. pooranian, M. Shojafar, R. Tavoli, M. Singhal, A. Abraham, "A Hybrid Metaheuristic Algorithm for Job Scheduling on Computational Grids", Informatica, (Special Issue: Grid, Cloud and Sky Applications for Knowledge-based), Vol. 37, No. 2, pp.157-164, May 2013. Sourcecode

  118. Imai Z. pooranian, M. Shojafar, J.H. Abawajy, M. Singhal, "GLOA: A New Job Scheduling Algorithm for Grid Computing", International Journal of Interactive Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence (IJIMAI),Impact Factor: 3.6, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 59-64, March 2013.



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Selected Conference Papers


    2024


  1. IEEE Z. Zhou, Z. Pooranian, M. Shojafar, F. Martinelli, "An Edge Server Deployment Strategy for Multi-Objective Optimization in the Internet of Vehicles", The 29th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (IEEE ISCC 2024) , 26-29 June, Paris, France. {New}

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  2. IEEE E. Amachaghi, S.A. Abdulkareem, S. Chatzimiltis, M. Shojafar, Ch.H. Foh, "An Efficient Intrusion Detection Solution for Near-Real-Time Open-RAN", The 29th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (IEEE ISCC 2024) , 26-29 June, Paris, France. {New}

  3. IEEE S.A. Soleimani, M. Shojafar, S. Goudarzi, C.H. Foh, W. Wang, "Secure Target-Tracking by UAVs in O-RAN Environment", The 23rd International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Networking 2024 Conference (IFIP NETWORKING 2024) , 3-6 June 2024, Thessaloniki, Greece. {New}


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    2023


  4. IEEE Z. Ning, N. Wang, M. Shojafar, R. Tafazolli, "A Flexible Service Function Chain Optimisation Scheme Based on Network Topology Clustering", The 24th IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM 2023), 4-8 December 2023, KL, Malaysia.

  5. IEEE Z. Pooranian, M. Shojafar, P. Asef, M. Robinson, H. Lees, M. Longden, "RCA-IDS: A Novel Real-time Cloud-based Adversarial IDSfor Connected Vehicles", The 22nd IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom-2023), Exeter, UK, 1-3 November 2023.

  6. IEEE S. Nabavirazavi, R. Taheri, M. Shojafar, S.S. Iyengar, "Impact of Aggregation Function Randomization against Model Poisoning in Federated Learning", The 22nd IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom-2023), Exeter, UK, 1-3 November 2023.

  7. IEEE Z. Zhou, Y. Han, M. Shojafar, Zh. Wang, J. Abawajy, "A reliable edge server placement strategy based on DDPG in the Internet of Vehicles", The 22nd IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom-2023), Exeter, UK, 1-3 November 2023.

  8. IEEE N. Chakraborty, M. Shojafar, Zh. Chen, V.C.M. Leung, J. Li, M. Zulkernine, "NESec: A Modified-UI Honeyword Generation Strategy for Mitigating Targeted Guessing Attacks", The 7th IEEE Cyber Security in Networking Conference, (IEEE CSNet), Montreal, QC, Canada, 16-18 October 2023. {Best Paper Award}

  9. IEEE R. Pell, M. Shojafar, D Kosmanos, S. Moschoyiannis, "Service Classification of Network Traffic in 5G Core Networks using Machine Learning", The IEEE International Conference on Edge Computing and Communications (EDGE), Chicago, IL, USA, 1 Seotember 2023.

  10. ACM R. Farahani, B. Bentaleb, M. Shojafar, H. Hellwagner, "CP-Steering: CDN-and Protocol-Aware Content Steering Solution for HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming", The 2nd ACM Mile-High Video Conference (MHV'23), Denver, USA, May 7-10, 2023.

  11. IEEE M. Robinson, P. Asef, M. Shojafar, et al. "AutoDetect: A Novel Real-Time Intelligent Sensor Failure Detection for Connected Vehicles", The IEEE IAS Global Conference on Emerging Technologies (IEEE GlobConET), London, UK, 19-21 May 2023.

  12. IEEE R. Farahani, A. Bentaleb, Ch. Timmerer, M. Shojafar, R. Prodan, H. Hellwagner, "SARENA: SFC-Enabled Architecture for Adaptive Video Streaming Applications", The 58th IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications, (IEEE ICC'23), Rome, Italy, 28 May - 01 June 2023.

  13. IEEE S. Chatzimiltis, M. Shojafar, R. Tafazolli, "A Distributed Intrusion Detection System for Future Smart Grid Metering Network", The 58th IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications, (IEEE ICC'23), Rome, Italy, 28 May - 01 June 2023. SourcecodeSourcecode

  14. IEEE B. Roshan, Z. Pooranian, M. Shojafar, R. Tafazolli, "A Heterogenous IoT Attack Detection through Deep Reinforcement Learning: A Dynamic ML Approach", The 58th IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications, (IEEE ICC'23), Rome, Italy, 28 May - 01 June 2023. SourcecodeSourcecode

  15. IEEE N. Gupta, M. Shojafar, C. H. Foh, R. Tafazolli, "An Efficient Distributed Intrusion Detection System in IoT: GAN-based Attacks and a Countermeasure", The 58th IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications - CyberNet (IEEE ICC'23 CyberNet), Rome, Italy, 28 May - 01 June 2023.


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    2022


  16. IEEE A. Javadpour, F. Jafari, T. Taleb, M. Shojafar, "A Cost-Effective MTD Approach for DDoS Attacks in Software-Defined Networks", The 23rd IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM 2022), 4-8 December 2022, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

  17. IEEE E. Amiri, N. Wang, M. Shojafar, R. Tafazolli, "Optimizing Virtual Network Function Splitting in Open-RAN Environments", The 23th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (IEEE LCN 2022), 26 September - 29 September 2022, Edmonton, Canada.

  18. IEEE P. Haji Mirzaee, M. Shojafar, H. Cruickshank, R. Tafazolli, "CHFL: A Collaborative Hierarchical Federated Intrusion Detection System for Vehicular Networks", The 28th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing, (IEEE ISCC 2022), 30 June - 3rd July 2022, Rhodes Island, Greece.


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    2021


  19. IEEE P. Haji Mirzaee, M. Shojafar, Z. Pooranian, P. Asef, H. Cruickshank, R. Tafazolli, "FIDS: A Federated Intrusion Detection System for 5G Smart Metering Network", The 17th IEEE International Conference on Mobility, Sensing and Networking, (IEEE MSN 2021), December 13-15, 2021, Exeter, UK. SourcecodeSourcecode

  20. IEEE S. Soltani, M. Shojafar, H. Mostafaei, Z. Pooranian, R. Tafazolli, "Link Latency Attack in Software-Defined Networks", The 17th IEEE International Conference on Network and Service Management (IEEE CNSM 2021), Izmir, Turkey, pp. 1-7, 2021.

  21. IEEE P. Haji Mirzaee, M. Shojafar, H. Bagheri, T. H. Chan, H. Cruickshank, R. Tafazolli, "A Two-layer Collaborative Vehicle-Edge Intrusion Detection System for Vehicular Communications", The 94th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference - ICNET-3, (IEEE VTC 2021 Fall), Online, 27-30 September 2021. SourcecodeSourcecode

  22. IEEE F. Hoseiny, S. Azizi, M. Shojafar, F. Ahmadiazar, R. Tafazolli, "PGA: A Priority-aware Genetic Algorithm for Task Scheduling in Heterogeneous Fog-Cloud Computing", The 40th IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications, (INFOCOM ICCN'21), Vancouver, Canada, 10-13 May 2021. SourcecodeSourcecode


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    2020


  23. IEEE M. Saeidi, A. Moore, F. Perry, M. Shojafar, et al. "Generation of Realistic Signal Strength Measurements for a 5G Rogue Base Station Attack Scenario", The 8th IEEE Conference on Communications and Network Security (IEEE CNS 2020), France, pp. 1-6, 2020.

  24. IEEE M. Mukherjee, M. Shojafar, et al. "Computation Offloading Strategy in Heterogeneous Fog Computing with Energy and Delay Constraints", The 55th IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC 2020), Dublin, Ireland, pp. 1-6, 2020.


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    2019


  25. IEEE M. Shojafar, Rahim Taheri, Zahra Pooranian, Reza Javidan, Ali Miri, Yaser Jararweh, "Automatic Clustering of Attacks in Intrusion Detection Systems", The 16th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications, (ACS/IEEE 2019), Abu Dhabi, UAE, 3-7 November 2019. SourcecodeSourcecode

  26. IEEE SF. Aghili, H. Mala, M. Shojafar, M. Conti, "PAKIT: Proactive Authentication and Key Agreement Protocol for Internet of Things", The 38th IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications, (INFOCOM WORKSHOP 2019), Paris, France, 3-7 April - 2 May 2019.

  27. IEEE Sh. Aggarwal, M. Shojafar, N. Kumar, M. Conti, "A New Secure Data Dissemination Model in Internet of Drones", The 53rd IEEE International Conference on Communications, (ICC 2019), Shanghai, China, 20-24 May 2019.

  28. IEEE M. Mukherjee, S. Kumar, M. Shojafar, Q. Zhang, C.X. Mavromoustakis, "Joint Task Offloading and Resource Allocation for Delay-sensitive Fog Networks", The 53rd IEEE International Conference on Communications, (ICC 2019), Shanghai, China, 20-24 May 2019.


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    2018


  29. IEEE M.M. Tajiki, M. Shojafar, S. Salsano, M. Shojafar, L. Chiaraviglio, B. Akbari, "Energy-efficient Path Allocation Heuristic for Service Function Chaining", The 21st IEEE Conference on Innovations in Clouds, Internet and Networks, (ICIN 2018), Paris, France, pp. 1-8, 2018. SourcecodeSourcecode


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    2017


  30. IEEE M. Shojafar, L. Chiaraviglio, N. Blefari-Melazzi, S. Salsano, "P5G: A Bio-inspired Algorithm for the Superfluid Management of 5G Networks", The 19th IEEE International Global Communications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM 2017), Singapour, pp. 1-6, 2017. Sourcecode Sourcecode

  31. IEEE Z. Pooranian, M. Shojafar, P.G. V. Naranjo, L. Chiaraviglio, M. Conti, "A Novel Distributed Fog-based Networked Architecture to Preserve Energy in Fog Data Centers", The 14th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Systems (IEEE (MASS 2017), Orlando, FL, USA, pp. 605-609, 2017.

  32. IEEE L. Chiaraviglio, N. Blefari-Melazzi, C. Canali, F. Cuomo, R. Lancellotti, M. Shojafar, "A Measurement-Based Analysis of Temperature Variations Introduced by Power Management on Commodity Hardware", The 19th IEEE International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (19th ICTON 2017), Catalonia, Spain, pp. 1-4, 2017.

  33. IEEE L. Chiaraviglio, L. Amorosi, S. Cartolano, N. Blefari-Melazzi, P. Dell'Olmo, M. Shojafar, S. Salsano, "Optimal Superfluid Management of 5G Networks", The 3th IEEE Conference on Network Softwarization,(NetSoft 2017), Bologna, Italy, pp. 1-9, 2017. SourcecodeSourcecode

  34. IEEE C. Canali, R. Lancellotti, M. Shojafar "A Computation- and Network-Aware Energy Optimization Model for Virtual Machines Allocation", The 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science (CLOSER 2017), Porto, Portugal, pp. 71-81, 2017. SourcecodeSourcecode


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    2016


  35. IEEE M. Shojafar, C. Canali, R. Lancellotti, E. Baccarelli, "Minimizing Computing-plus-Communication Energy Consumptions in Virtualized Networked Data Centers", The 21th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing (IEEE ISCC 2016), Messina, Italy, pp. 1137-1144, 2016. SourcecodeSourcecode

  36. IEEE P.G. V. Naranjo, M. Shojafar, L. Vaca-Cardenas, C. Canali, R. Lancellotti, E. Baccarelli, "Big Data Over SmartGrid - A Fog Computing Perspective", The 24th IEEE International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks - The Professional Program: Workshop on ICT (IEEE SOFTCOM 2016), Split, Croatia, pp. 1-5, 2016.

  37. IEEE P.G. V. Naranjo, M. Shojafar, A. Abraham, E. Baccarelli, "A New Stable Election-based Routing Algorithm to Preserve Aliveness and Energy in Fog-supported Wireless Sensor Networks", The 18st IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, (IEEE SMC 2016), Budapest, Hungry, pp. 2413-2418, 2016. SourcecodeSourcecode

  38. IEEE M. Shojafar, C. Canali, R. Lancellotti, S. Abolfazli, "An Energy-aware Scheduling Algorithm in DVFS-enabled Networked Data Centers", The 6th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science (CLOSER 2016), Rome, Italy, Vol. 2, pp. 387-397, 2016. {Nominated for Best Paper Award} Sourcecode Sourcecode


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    2015


  39. Springer M. Shojafar, A.A.R Hosseinabadi, M. Kardgar, Sh. Shamshirband, "TETS: A Genetic-based Scheduler in Cloud Computing to Decrease Energy and Makespan", The 15th International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems (HIS 2015), Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 420, Seoul, South Korea, pp. 103-115, 2015.

  40. IEEE M. Shojafar, N. Cordeschi, J.H. Abawajy, E. Baccarelli, "Adaptive Energy-Efficient QoS-Aware Scheduling Algorithm for TCP/IP Mobile Cloud", The 16th IEEE International Global Communications Conference (IEEE GLOBECOM WORKSHOP 2015), San Diego, CA, USA, pp. 1-6, 2015. Sourcecode Sourcecode

  41. IEEE M. Shojafar, N. Cordeschi, D. Amendola, E. Baccarelli, "Energy-saving adaptive computing and traffic engineering for real-time-service data centers", The 50th IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC WORKSHOP 2015), London, UK, pp. 1800-1806, 2015. Sourcecode Sourcecode


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    2014


  42. IEEE N. Cordeschi, D. Amendola, M. Shojafar, E. Baccarelli, "Performance evaluation of primary-secondary reliable resource-management in vehicular networks", The 25th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications(IEEE PIMRC 2014), Washington, DC, USA, pp. 959-964, 2014.


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    2013


  43. IEEE R. Tavoli, E. Kozegar, M. Shojafar, H. Soleimani, Z. Pooranian, "Weighted PCA for Improving Document Image Retrieval System Based On Keyword Spotting Accuracy", IEEE 36th International Conference on Telecommunications and Signal Processing (TSP), Rome, Italy, pp. 773-778, 2013.


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Selected Book Chapters


    2016


  1. IGI GLOBAL M. Shojafar, N. Cordeschi, E. Baccarelli, "Resource Scheduling for Saving Energy in Reconfigurable Internet Data Centers", IGI Global, Handbook of Research on Next-Generation High Performance Computing, pp. 21-46, 2016.

  2. Wiley S. Abolfazli, Z. Sanaei, M.H. Sanaei, M. Shojafar, A. Gani, "Mobile Cloud Computing: The-state-of-the-art, Challenges, and Future Research", Encyclopaedia of Cloud Computing, John Wiley and Sons, Ltd, pp. 29-40, 2016.


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    2015


  3. IGI GLOBAL N. Cordeschi, M. Shojafar, D. Amendola, E. Baccarelli, "Energy-saving QoS resource management of virtualized networked data centers for Big Data Stream Computing", IGI Global, pp. 122-155, May 2015. SourcecodeSourcecode


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    2014


  4. Springer S. Javanmardi, M. Shojafar, D. Amendola, N. Cordeschi, H. Liu, A. Abraham, "Hybrid Job scheduling Algorithm for Cloud computing Environment", Springer LNCS, Vol. 303, pp. 43-52, 2014. SourcecodeSourcecode

  5. Springer M. Shojafar, Z. Pooranian, M. Shojafar, A. Abraham, "LLLA: New Efficient Channel Assignment Method in Wireless Mesh Networks", Springer LNCS, Vol. 237, pp 143-152, 2014.



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