Research Paper Showcase 2025
Presenting CCI-Supported Cybersecurity Research Papers
The 18 research papers featured in the 2025 showcase highlight the impact and quality of CCI-funded cybersecurity research in the areas of AI, cybermanufacturing, cryptography, cyberattack resilience, and wireless security. Paper authors include researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Old Dominion University, University of Virgina, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Military Institute, Virginia State University, and Virginia Tech.
Topics on this page:
AI for Cybersecurity/Cybersecurity for AI
CryptoPUF: A Lightweight and ML-Resilient Strong PUF Based on a Weak PUF and Crypto Core
14th IEEE International Conference on RFID Technology and Applications (2024 IEEE RFID-TA)
Learn More Read the PaperHermes: Boosting the Performance of Machine-Learning-Based Intrusion Detection System through Geometric Feature Learning
MOBIHOC '24: Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth International Symposium on Theory, Algorithmic Foundations, and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing
Learn More Read the PaperOSINT Clinic: Co-designing AI-Augmented Collaborative OSINT Investigations for Vulnerability Assessment
Proceedings of the 43rd ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '25), April 26-May 1, 2025, Yokohama, Japan. ACM, New York, NY, USA
Learn More Read the PaperSPOT: Structure Patching and Overlap Tweaking for Effective Pipelining in Privacy-Preserving MLaaS with Tiny Clients
2024 IEEE 44th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS)
Learn More Read the PaperCybermanufacturing Security
BioSaFe: Bioprinting Security Framework for Detecting Sabotage Attacks on Printability and Cell Viability
40th Annual Computer Security Applications Conference (ACSAC'24), Dec 2024, Hawaii
Learn More Read the PaperCryptography
Beyond classical cryptography: A systematic review of post-quantum hash-based signature schemes, security, and optimizations
IEEE Access
Learn More Read the PaperBreaking Barriers in Two-Party Quantum Cryptography Via Stochastic Semidefinite Programming
Quantum (journal)
Learn More Read the PaperCSI-Otter: isogeny-based (partially) blind signatures from the class group action with a twist
Designs, Codes, and Cryptography
Learn More Read the PaperResilience to Cyberattacks
CTINEXUS: Automatic Cyber Threat Intelligence Knowledge Graph Construction Using Large Language Models
In Proceedings of the 10th IEEE European Symposium on Security and Privacy, Euro S&P, 2025
Learn More Read the PaperAn Exploratory Mixed-methods Study on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Compliance in Open-Source Software
International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM 2024)
Learn More Read the PaperPrincipled and Automated Approach for Investigating AR/VR Attacks
USENIX Security 2025
Learn More Read the PaperSecurity Enhancement in UAV Swarms: A Case Study Using Federated Learning and SHAP Analysis
IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems
Learn More Read the PaperScale-MIA: A Scalable Model Inversion Attack against Secure Federated Learning via Latent Space Reconstruction
The Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium 2025
Learn More Read the PaperS2M3: Split-and-Share Multi-Modal Models for Distributed Multi-Task Inference on the Edge
IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS)
Learn More Read the Paper"This is not a scam!": Assessment of an awareness raising program tackling older adults' scam victimization in a multi-method study
Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology
Learn More Read the PaperUnraveling the Complexities of MTA-STS Deployment and Management in Securing Email
ACM Internet Measurement Conference (IMC) 2025
Learn More Read the PaperWireless Security
Managing O-RAN Networks: xApp Development From Zero to Hero
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials (COMST)
Learn More Read the PaperOut-of-Band Interference Management to Protect Radio Astronomy (Dr. Vanu Bose Best Paper Award Winner)
IEEE Military Communications Conference, 28 October - 1 November 2024, Washington, DC, USA
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AI for Cybersecurity/Cybersecurity for AI, Cybermanufacturing Security, Cryptography, Resilience to Cyberattacks, Wireless Security