The Fourth Intelligent Cybersecurity Conference (ICSC2024)

17–20 September, 2024 | Valencia, Spain.

Detailed Program

Time zone: CEST (Central European Summer Time) UTC/GMT +2 hours

Tuesday
17 September 2024

 

08:00 -
09:00

Onsite registration

 

09:00 -
09:10

Opening & Welcome

 

 

09:10 -
10:10

Keynote Session 1: Schahram Dustdar, TU Wien, Austria

 

10:10 -
10:30

Coffee break

 

10:30 -
12:10

ICSC Session 1

Chair: David Higley and Muhammad Al-Abdullah

 

• Finding Biases and Backdoors in an NVIDIA Morpheus Spam Detection Model
David Higley, Danielle A. Turner and Ricardo A. Calix
• Building a Data Space for the Public Security Domain using Smart Contracts
Roman Karl, Valentina Mazzonello, Bernardo Pacheco, Joao Silveira, Sven Schlarb, Veronika Siska and Axel Weissenfeld
• Transforming Computer Security and Public Trust Through the Exploration of Fine-Tuning Large Language Models
Garrett Crumrine, Izzat Alsmadi, Jesus Guerrero, Yuvaraj Munian and Muhammad Al-Abdullah

 

12:10 -
13:15

LUNCH Break

 

13:15 - 15:00

ICSC Session 2

Chair: Carlos Beis Penedo and Simon Bertrand

 

• Blockchain Support for Verifiable Split Learning
Carlos Beis Penedo, Rebeca P. Díaz Redondo, Ana Fernández Vilas, Francisco Troncoso Pastoriza and Manuel Fernández Veiga

• Autonomous and adaptive cyber-defense: application of game theory in 5G security architectures
Wassim Koribeche, David Espes and Cédric Morin

• Unsupervised Insider Threat Detection Using Multi-Head Self-Attention Mechanisms
Simon Bertrand, Pascal Germain and Nadia Tawbi

• Accessing the Power of Machine Learning to Detect Fake News
Imen Ben Ahmed and João Paulo Magalhães

 

15:00 -
15:30

Coffee break

 

15:30 - 16:30

Industry Keynote 2: Ziyue Xu, Nvidia Flare, USA

 

16:30-18:00

International Symposium on Digitization (online)

Chair: Ahmad Aljumah and Faten Kharbat

 

• Exploring the Potential Implications of AI-generated Content in Social Engineering Attacks

Yazan Alahmed, Reema Abadla and Mohammed Al Ansari

• The Evolution of Social Media: From Connecting People to Empowering Influencers

Zoya Shaikh, Waseem Shaikh, Zafar Husain and Sherin Alamassi

• The Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Media Content Industry (Chat GPT as a model)

Suha Alqaruty, Reema Al Qaruty, Khawlah M. Altkhayneh, Samer Abdel Hadi and Ziyad Kamel Ellala

• Examining the Relationship between Big Data Analytics, Consumer Response and Product Success

Ghaleb Elrefae, Mohammed. T. Nuseir and Ahmad Aljumah

 

18:00 - 19:30

Welcome Reception

 

 

 

Wednesday
18 September 2024

 

08:00 -
09:00

Onsite registration

 

09:00 -
09:10

Opening & Announcements

 

 

09:10 -10:10

Keynote Session 3:Peter Richtarik, KAUST, KSA

 

10:10 -
10:30

Coffee break

 

10:30 -
12:10

ICSC Session 3

Chair: Mohammad Alnabhan and Shashank Tripathi

 

• Keystroke dynamics as challenge-response pair for attribute-based authentication using FaR Hash Token
Shashank Tripathi and Volker Skwarek

• Detecting Free-Riders in Federated Learning using an Ensemble of Similarity Distance Metrics
Sarhad Arisdakessian, Omar Abdel Wahab, Osama Wehbi, Azzam Mourad and Hadi Otrok

• Brain-Computer Interface Security: Vulnerabilities of the Capsule Network Model
Chaker Abdelaziz Kerrache, Nour El Houda Sayah Ben Aissa, Ahmed Korichi, Abderrahmane Lakas, Carlos Calafate and Enrique Hernández Orallo

• Generative AI for Advanced Malware Detection
Mohammad Al Balawi, Mohammad Alnabhan and Mohammed Atoum

 

12:10 -
13:15

LUNCH Break

 

13:15 - 14:30

MCNA Session 1

Chair: Jaime Lloret and Sandra Sendra

 

• A Model for Adaptive Bug Bounty Programs and Responsible Disclosure in E-Government Vulnerability Management
Ibrahim Obeidat, Esraa Alhayek, Ala Obeidat
• Indoor Hybrid WiFi/LiFi Wireless Networks (IHWLNets): Architecture, Channel Models, State of the Art, and Future Directions
Sharief Abdel-Razeq, Haythem Bany Salameh, Salwa Mdardas
• Performance Test of Holographic Video Communication System
Kübra Kara, Jaime Lloret, Oscar Romero and Sandra Sendra
• Platform for Gathering QoS-related Metrics for training AI-based Media Synchronization models
Juan González, Fernando Boronat

 

14:30 -
15:00

Coffee break

 

14:30 - 15:30

Joint panel discussion FL, MCNA and Cybersecurity

 

15:30 - 18:00

Tutorial 1: FEDn - A scalable federated machine learning framework for cross-device and cross-silo environments

 

16:30-18:00

ICSC Session 4

(online)

Chair: Yaser Jararweh

Zoom Link, Meeting ID: 999 8158 3469, Passcode: 991046

 

• Linking Threat Agents to Targeted Organizations: A Pipeline for Enhanced Cybersecurity Risk Metrics
Spencer Massengale and Philip Huff
• Enhancing OT Cybersecurity: A Unified Approach with MulVAL Attack Graph Generation
Giulio Sunder, Alberto Salvatore Colletto, Sara Raimondi, Cataldo Basile, Alessio Viticchié and Alessandro Aliberti
• MitM Cyber Risk Analysis in OCPP enabled EV Charging Stations
Safa Hamdare, David J. Brown, Omprakash Kaiwartya, Yue Cao and Manish Jugran
• An International Framework for Cybersecurity Incident Collaboration
Clariel Arias and Thaier Hayajneh

 

16:30-18:00

International Symposium on Digitization (online)

Chair: Faten Kharbat and Ahmad Aljumah

Zoom Link, Meeting ID: 992 6307 1125, Passcode: 547336

 

• Investigating the Impact of Perceived Usefulness, Technological Factors, and Big Data on Digital Marketing Adoption and Tourists' Purchase Intentions(Case Study)

Ahmad Aljumah, Mohammed. T. Nuseir, Ghaleb Elrefae and Amer Qasim

• Shaping the Future Classroom: Preservice Teachers' Attitudes Toward the Use of Social Media Platforms

Hanan Almarashdi, Dima Farhat, Khaleel Alarabi, Azhar Shater and Hamza Saleh

• Exploring Intellectual Property Rights in the Multimedia Advertising Campaign under UAE Law

Ramzi Madi and Nart Madi

 

19:00 - 21:30

Gala Dinner

 

 

 

Thursday
19 September 2024

 

08:00 - 09:00

Onsite registration

 

09:00 - 09:10

Opening & Announcements

 

 

09:10 - 10:10

Keynote Session 4: Mohsen Guizani, MBZUAI, UAE

 

10:10 - 10:30

Coffee break

 

10:30 - 12:10

ICSC Session 5

Chair: Muhammad Fahad Zia and Sara Aboukadri

 

• Privacy Analysis in Mobile Apps and Social Networks using AI Techniques
Daniel Blanco-Aza, Antonio Robles-Gómez, Rafael Pastor-Vargas, Llanos Tobarra, Pedro Vidal-Balboa and Mariano Méndez-Suárez
• Web Phishing Net (WPN): A scalable machine learning approach for real-time phishing campaign detection
Muhammad Fahad Zia and Sri Harish Kalidass
• Poison Playground: Benchmarking State-of-the-Art Poisoning Attacks and Defenses on Vertical and Horizontal Federated Learning
Yusef Ahmed, Marom Sverdlov and Nirvana Meratnia

• Boosted-3R: Towards a novel framework for inferring ABAC policies
Sara Aboukadri, Aafaf Ouaddah and Abdellatif Mezrioui

 

12:10 - 13:15

LUNCH Break

 

13:15 - 14:10

Keynote Session 5: Nicholas Lane, University of Cambridge and Flower Labs, UK

 

13:15 - 14:15

MCNA Session 2 (online)

Chair: Yaser Jararweh

Zoom Link, Meeting ID: 998 0031 2565, Passcode: 257746

 

• A Novel Approximate Computing Method for the Efficient Search in Satellite Remote Sensing Products
Ali Alsalama, Ahmed Kubba, Mohammad Alsmirat, Isam Mashhour Al Jawarneh
• Leveraging Local Binary Patterns with Transfer Learning for Face Recognition in Low-light Conditions
Lubana Al Rayes, Menatalla Haggag, Mohammad Alsmirat
• Detection of Trojan Horse in the Internet of Things: Comparative Evaluation of Machine Learning Approaches

Ala Mughaid, Ruba Ibrahim, Mahmoud Aljamal and Issa Al-Aiash

• Exploiting Machine Learning for Osteoporosis Risk

Prediction and Early Intervention

Mohammad Jararweh, Mustafa Daraghmeh and Mostafa Z. Ali

 

14:15 - 14:30

Coffee break

 

14:30 - 17:00

ICSC Session 6 (Online)

Chair: Mohammad Alsmirat

Zoom Link, Meeting ID: 962 0483 3932, Passcode: 898611

 

• Enhancing MQTT Fault Tolerance and Resilience Against Broker Failures and DoS attacks with Decentralized Blockchain Architecture
Elisee Toe and Fehmi Jaafar

• Context-Aware Security and Post Quantum Cryptography applied to IoT networks
Arturo Holgado, Jorge Portilla, Daniel López-Fernández and Luis Redondo

• Category Prediction of Financial Fraud Related Posts in Telegram Group Chats
Chunlan Gao and Yubao Wu
• Anomaly Traffic Detection In Smart Home Using Insight From Exploratory Data Analysis
Oluwasegun Apejoye, Asmau Wali, Xiaoqi Ma, Jun He and Nemitari Ajienka
• Penetration testing and exploitation of Active Directory configuration vulnerabilities
Zlatan Moric, Vedran Dakic, Jasmin Redzepagic and Filip Otocan

 

17:00 - 18:00

ICSC Session 7 (Online)

Chair: Yaser Jararweh

Zoom Link, Meeting ID: 946 2061 5734, Passcode: 406866

 

• Latent states: model-based machine learning perspectives on cyber resilience
Marin François, Pierre-Emmanuel Arduin and Myriam Merad
• Improvising Host-Based Intrusion Detection Systems by Integrating Open-Source Tools
Ahmed Taha

• Enhancing Network Security Through Deep Learning: Mitigating Feature Engineering and Zero-Day Attacks
Ibrahim El Didi, Fouad Trad and Ali Chehab

• Hybrid Deep Learning Models with Adversarial Defense Mechanisms for Secure Beamforming Prediction
Ammar Abasi, Moayad Aloqaily and Mohsen Guizani

 

18:00 - 18:15

Closing Ceremony