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Web query log data contain information useful to research; however, release of such data can re-identify the search engine users issuing the queries. These privacy concerns go far beyond removing explicitly identifying information such as…

Databases · Computer Science 2010-12-06 Amin Milani Fard , Ke Wang

Logging code plays an important role in software systems by recording key events and behaviors, which are essential for debugging and monitoring. However, insecure logging practices can inadvertently expose sensitive information or enable…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-23 He Yang Yuan , Xin Wang , Kundi Yao , An Ran Chen , Zishuo Ding , Zhenhao Li

Analyzing database access logs is a key part of performance tuning, intrusion detection, benchmark development, and many other database administration tasks. Unfortunately, it is common for production databases to deal with millions or even…

Databases · Computer Science 2018-10-02 Ting Xie , Oliver Kennedy , Varun Chandola

Decentralized systems can be more resistant to operator mischief than centralized ones, but they are substantially harder to develop, deploy, and maintain. This cost is dramatically reduced if the decentralized part of the system can be…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-05-09 Lachlan J. Gunn , Andrew Allison , Derek Abbott

Most enterprise applications use logging as a mechanism to diagnose anomalies, which could help with reducing system downtime. Anomaly detection using software execution logs has been explored in several prior studies, using both classical…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-11-01 Nadun Wijesinghe , Hadi Hemmati

Logs are imperative in the development and maintenance process of many software systems. They record detailed runtime information that allows developers and support engineers to monitor their systems and dissect anomalous behaviors and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-01-07 Jieming Zhu , Shilin He , Jinyang Liu , Pinjia He , Qi Xie , Zibin Zheng , Michael R. Lyu

Protecting sensitive information in diagnostic data such as logs, is a critical concern in the industrial software diagnosis and debugging process. While there are many tools developed to automatically redact the logs for identifying and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-09-27 Lixi Zhou , Lei Yu , Jia Zou , Hong Min

Organizations are collecting vast amounts of data, but they often lack the capabilities needed to fully extract insights. As a result, they increasingly share data with external experts, such as analysts or researchers, to gain value from…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-05-16 Yusi Wei , Hande Y. Benson , Joseph K. Agor , Muge Capan

Anomalies or failures in large computer systems, such as the cloud, have an impact on a large number of users that communicate, compute, and store information. Therefore, timely and accurate anomaly detection is necessary for reliability,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-02-24 Harold Ott , Jasmin Bogatinovski , Alexander Acker , Sasho Nedelkoski , Odej Kao

Software systems log massive amounts of data, recording important runtime information. Such logs are used, for example, for log-based anomaly detection, which aims to automatically detect abnormal behaviors of the system under analysis by…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-08-20 Zanis Ali Khan , Donghwan Shin , Domenico Bianculli , Lionel Briand

Information systems support the execution of business processes. The event logs of these executions generally contain sensitive information about customers, patients, and employees. The corresponding privacy challenges can be addressed by…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Jungeun Lim , Stephan A. Fahrenkrog-Petersen , Xixi Lu , Jan Mendling , Minseok Song

Due to the complexity and size of modern software systems, the amount of logs generated is tremendous. Hence, it is infeasible to manually investigate these data in a reasonable time, thereby requiring automating log analysis to derive…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-02-09 Stefan Petrescu , Floris den Hengst , Alexandru Uta , Jan S. Rellermeyer

Biometric data contains distinctive human traits such as facial features or gait patterns. The use of biometric data permits an individuation so exact that the data is utilized effectively in identification and authentication systems. But…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-07-10 Simon Hanisch , Julian Todt , Jose Patino , Nicholas Evans , Thorsten Strufe

Logs are essential for diagnosing failures and conducting retrospective studies, leading many software organizations to retain log messages for a long time. Nevertheless, the volume of generated log data grows rapidly as software systems…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Shiwen Shan , Yintong Huo , Hongzhan Zhong , Zhining Wang , Yuxin Su , Zibin Zheng

Logs are a fundamental component of modern computer systems. They enable the analysis and monitoring teams to understand any abnormal or malicious behavior that may have occurred. The continuous increase in the volume of logs generated by…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2023-04-25 Arthur Vervaet , Raja Chiky , Mar Callau-Zori

Web search logs contain extremely sensitive data, as evidenced by the recent AOL incident. However, storing and analyzing search logs can be very useful for many purposes (i.e. investigating human behavior). Thus, an important research…

Databases · Computer Science 2015-03-19 Yuan Hong , Jaideep Vaidya , Haibing Lu , Mingrui Wu

Data sharing between different organizations is an essential process in today's connected world. However, recently there were many concerns about data sharing as sharing sensitive information can jeopardize users' privacy. To preserve the…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2021-02-01 Abdelrahman Eldosouky , Tapadhir Das , Anuraag Kotra , Shamik Sengupta

The applicability of process mining techniques hinges on the availability of event logs capturing the execution of a business process. In some use cases, particularly those involving customer-facing processes, these event logs may contain…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-08-31 Gamal Elkoumy , Alisa Pankova , Marlon Dumas

Human mobility data is a crucial resource for urban mobility management, but it does not come without personal reference. The implementation of security measures such as anonymization is thus needed to protect individuals' privacy. Often, a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-07-08 Alexandra Kapp

Artificial intelligence operations (AIOps) play a pivotal role in identifying, mitigating, and analyzing anomalous system behaviors and alerts. However, the research landscape in this field remains limited, leaving significant gaps…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-12-13 Daksh Dave , Gauransh Sawhney , Dhruv Khut , Sahil Nawale , Pushkar Aggrawal , Prasenjit Bhavathankar