Research Center for Information Management and Cyber Security (CIMACS)
The Center for Information Management and Cyber Security (CIMACS), headed by Dr. Taimur Bakhshi is involved in undertaking research and development in the broad domains of information management, cyber security and computer networking. The center undertakes consultancy, auditing, installation and management work in the following avenues.
- Information Systems Security
- Software Defined Infrastructure
- Internet of Things (IoT) - Communication Stack Security
- Behavioural Profiling and Forensics
- Academic Programmes and Staff Training
Current & Past Projects
· User behaviour profiling
· Securing software defined networks
· Social engineering vulnerabilities
· Ransomware detection and mitigation
· Android platform security:
· Securing the Internet of Things (IoT)
· Fault-Tolerance in Software Defined Networks
· Forensic of Things
· IoT for Smart Cities
Further information about these projects is available on the center website: www.cimacs.org
Recent Publications
- Hussein Oudah, Bogdan Ghita, Taimur Bakhshi, Abdulrahman Alruban, and David J. Walker, “Using Burstiness for Network Applications Classification,” Journal of Computer Networks and Communications, vol. 2019, Article ID 5758437, 10 pages, 2019.
- Hussein Oudah, Bogdan Ghita, Taimur Bakhshi, “A Novel Features Set for Internet Traffic Classification using Burstiness”. 5th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy; Prague, Czech Republic; 02/2019.
- Taimur Bakhshi, “Securing Software Defined Networks: On Feasibility of Network Behaviour Profiling”. International Conference on Latest trends in Electrical Engineering & Computing Technologies, Karachi, Pakistan; 11/2019.
- Taimur Bakhshi, Ibrahim Nadir, “On MOS-Enabled Differentiated VoIP Provisioning in Campus Software Defined Networking”. 15th International Conference on Emerging Technologies 2019 (ICET’19), Peshawar, Pakistan; 12/2019.
- Taimur Bakhshi, Saman Shahid, “Securing Internet of Bio-Nano Things: ML-Enabled Parameter Profiling of Bio-Cyber Interfaces”. 22nd IEEE International Multi Topic Conference 2019, Islamabad, Pakistan; 11/2019.
- Sarah Tahir Bokhari, Taimur Bakhshi, Tehreem Aftab, Ibrahim Nadir, “Exploring Blockchain-Secured Data Validation in Smart Meter Readings”. 22nd IEEE International Multi Topic Conference 2019, Islamabad, Pakistan; 11/2019.
- Asif Ali, Kashif Zafar, Taimur Bakhshi, “On Nature-Inspired Dynamic Route Planning: Hammerhead Shark Optimization Algorithm”. 15th International Conference on Emerging Technologies 2019 (ICET’19), Peshawar, Pakistan; 12/2019.