TEL's Recent Publications

Below is a list of publications that resulted from TEL's research work over the last few years. Additional publications can be accessed via the menu on the right.

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2024

  1. P. Scalise; R. Garcia; M. Boeding; M. Hempel; H. Sharif. "An Applied Analysis of Securing 5G/6G Core Networks with Post-Quantum Key Encapsulation Methods". Electronics 2024, 13, 4258. DOI: 10.3390/electronics13214258
  2. N. Bray; M. Boeding; M. Hempel; H. Sharif; T. Heikkilä; M. Suomalainen; T. Seppälä, "A Novel Latency Composition Analysis for Telerobotic Performance Insights Across Various Network Scenarios" Preprints 2024, 2024101376. DOI: 10.20944/preprints202410.1376.v1 
  3. E. Wolbach; M. Hempel; H. Sharif. "Leveraging Virtual Reality for the Visualization of Non-Observable Electrical Circuit Principles in Engineering Education". Virtual Worlds 2024, 3, 303-318. DOI: 10.3390/virtualworlds3030016
  4. M. Boeding; M. Hempel; H. Sharif. "Novel Approach towards a Fully Deep Learning-Based IoT Receiver Architecture: From Estimation to Decoding". Future Internet 2024, 16, 155. DOI: 10.3390/fi16050155 
  5. P. Scalise; M. Boeding; M. Hempel; H. Sharif; J. Delloiacovo; J. Reed. "A Systematic Survey on 5G and 6G Security Considerations, Challenges, Trends, and Research Areas". Future Internet 2024, 16, 67. DOI: 10.3390/fi16030067
  6. M. Boeding; P. Scalise; M. Hempel; H. Sharif; J. Lopez, Jr. "Toward Wireless Smart Grid Communications: An Evaluation of Protocol Latencies in an Open-Source 5G Testbed". Energies 2024, 17, 373. DOI: 10.3390/en17020373
  7. M. Boeding, P. Scalise, M. Hempel and H. Sharif, "Evaluating the Latency Impact for Time-Critical Operational Technology Applications of Transitioning IEC-61850 GOOSE Operations to 5G". 2024 IEEE 21st Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2024, pp. 626-627, DOI: 10.1109/CCNC51664.2024.10454815.

2023

  1. P. Ward, M. Hempel, and H. Sharif. "A Novel Approach to Engineering Education Laboratory Experiences through the Integration of Virtual Reality and Telerobotics". In 2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference. 2024.
  2. M. Boeding, M. Hempel and H. Sharif, "Vulnerability Identification of Operational Technology Protocol Specifications Through Formal Modeling". 2023 16th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication System (ICSPCS), Bydgoszcz, Poland, 2023, pp. 1-6, DOI: 10.1109/ICSPCS58109.2023.10261127.
  3. M. Boeding, M. Hempel, H. Sharif, J. Lopez Jr., K. Perumalla, “A Flexible OT Testbed for Evaluating On-Device Implementations of IEC-61850 GOOSE”. Elsevier International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcip.2023.100618.
  4. K. Ameri, M. Hempel, H. Sharif, J. Lopez, and K. Perumalla, “Design of a Novel Information System for Semi-automated Management of Cybersecurity in Industrial Control Systems”. ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1–35, Jan. 2023, DOI: 10.1145/3546580.
  5. P. Ghasemzadeh, M. Hempel, H. Wang, and H. Sharif, “GGCNN: An Efficiency-Maximizing Gated Graph Convolutional Neural Network Architecture for Automatic Modulation Identification”. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 2023, DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2023.3239311.
  6. S. Moayedi, A. Parker, K. James, X. Cheng, M. Hempel, H. Sharif, M. A. Alahmad, “A Framework to Predict Variability Characteristics in Building Load Profiles”. IEEE Access, vol. 11, 2023, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3239328.
  7. K. Ameri, M. Hempel, H. Sharif, J. Lopez and K. Perumalla, "Impact of Grammar on Language Model Comprehension". in Proceedings of 2023 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), Honolulu, HI, USA, 2023, pp. 19-24, DOI: 10.1109/ICNC57223.2023.10074239.
  8. M. Boeding, M. Hempel, H. Sharif, J. Lopez Jr., K. Perumalla, “A Testbed for Evaluating Performance and Cybersecurity Implications of IEC-61850 GOOSE Hardware Implementations”. in Proceedings of 20th IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference, 5th International Workshop on Security Trust Privacy for Cyber-Physical Systems, 2023, DOI: 10.1109/CCNC51644.2023.10060534.

2022

  1. K. Ameri, M. Hempel, H. Sharif, J. Lopez Jr, and K. Perumalla, “An Accuracy-Maximization Approach for Claims Classifiers in Document Content Analytics for Cybersecurity,” Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 418–443, Jun. 2022, DOI: 10.3390/jcp2020022. 
  2. M. Boeding, K. Boswell, M. Hempel, H. Sharif, J. Lopez, and K. Perumalla, “Survey of Cybersecurity Governance, Threats, and Countermeasures for the Power Grid,” MDPIEnergies, vol. 15, no. 22, 2022, DOI: 10.3390/en15228692. 
  3. P. Ghasemzadeh, M. Hempel, and H. Sharif, “GS-QRNN: A High-Efficiency Automatic Modulation Classifier for Cognitive Radio IoT,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 9, no. 12, 2022, DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2022.3141032.
  4. P. Ghasemzadeh, M. Hempel, and H. Sharif, “A Robust Graph Convolutional Neural Network-Based Classifier for Automatic Modulation Recognition,” in 2022 International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, IWCMC 2022, May 30, 2022 - June 3, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/IWCMC55113.2022.9825340.
  5. P. Ghasemzadeh, M. Hempel, H. Sharif, and T. Omar, “Modeling and Performance Evaluation of an RF Transceiver System at 160 MHz for Railroad Environment,” in Proceedings of 2022 Joint Rail Conference, JRC 2022, April 20-21, 2022. DOI: 10.1115/JRC2022-79579.
  6. P. Ghasemzadeh, M. Hempel, H. Sharif, and T. Omar, “Maximizing RF Communications Throughput for Railroad Applications at 160 MHz,” in Proceedings of 2022 Joint Rail Conference, JRC 2022, April 20-21, 2022. DOI: 10.1115/JRC2022-79575.
  7. P. Ghasemzadeh, M. Hempel, H. Sharif, and T. Omar, “An OFDM-Based Transceiver Analysis for Railroad Applications,” in 2022 International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, IWCMC 2022, May 30, 2022 - June 3, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/IWCMC55113.2022.9824692.

2021

  1. K. Ameri, M. Hempel, H. Sharif, J. L. Jr, and K. Perumalla, “CyBERT: Cybersecurity Claim Classification by Fine-Tuning the BERT Language Model,” MDPI Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 615–637, 2021. DOI: 10.3390/jcp1040031. 
  2. P. Ghasemzadeh, M. Hempel, S. Banerjee, and H. Sharif, “A Spatial-Diversity MIMO Dataset for RF Signal Processing Research,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 70, 2021, DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2021.3073441. 
  3. K. Ameri, M. Hempel, H. Sharif, J. Lopez Jr., and K. Perumalla, “Smart Semi-Supervised Accumulation of Large Repositories for Industrial Control Systems Device Information,” in ICCWS 2021 16th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, 2021, 2/25/2021-2/26/2021, Cookville, Tennessee, USA, https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1817522. 
  4. P. Ghasemzadeh, M. Hempel, and H. Sharif, “A novel high-accuracy low-execution time machine learning-driven approach to automatic modulation classification,” in 2021 IEEE 18th Annual Consumer Communications and Networking Conference, CCNC 2021, January 9-12, 2021. DOI: 10.1109/CCNC49032.2021.9369579.