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Security at the physical layer (PHY) is a salient research topic in wireless systems, and machine learning (ML) is emerging as a powerful tool for providing new data-driven security solutions. Therefore, the application of ML techniques to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-05-18 Tiep M. Hoang , Alireza Vahid , Hoang Duong Tuan , Lajos Hanzo

Many IoT devices are vulnerable to attacks due to flawed security designs and lacking mechanisms for firmware updates or patches to eliminate the security vulnerabilities. Device-type identification combined with data from vulnerability…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-02-17 Jakob Greis , Artem Yushchenko , Daniel Vogel , Michael Meier , Volker Steinhage

Ambient backscatter communication (AmBC) has become an integral part of ubiquitous Internet of Things (IoT) applications due to its energy-harvesting capabilities and ultra-low-power consumption. However, the open wireless environment…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Yifan Zhang , Yongchao Dang , Masoud Kaveh , Zheng Yan , Riku Jäntti , Zhu Han

Radio Frequency Fingerprinting (RFF) techniques promise to authenticate wireless devices at the physical layer based on inherent hardware imperfections introduced during manufacturing. Such RF transmitter imperfections are reflected into…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Saeif Al-Hazbi , Ahmed Hussain , Savio Sciancalepore , Gabriele Oligeri , Panos Papadimitratos

This paper provides a comprehensive review of the domain of physical layer security in multiuser wireless networks. The essential premise of physical-layer security is to enable the exchange of confidential messages over a wireless medium…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-18 Amitav Mukherjee , S. A. A. Fakoorian , Jing Huang , A. Lee Swindlehurst

The goal of physical layer security (PLS) is to make use of the properties of the physical layer, including the wireless communication medium and the transceiver hardware, to enable critical aspects of secure communications. In particular,…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-01-22 Mahdi Shakiba-Herfeh , Arsenia Chorti , H. Vince Poor

Location information is essential to varieties of applications. It is one of the most important context to be detected by wireless distributed sensors, which is a key technology in Internet-of-Things. Fingerprint-based methods, which…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2018-04-09 Tao Yu , Azril Haniz , Kentaro Sano , Ryosuke Iwata , Ryouta Kosaka , Yusuke Kuki , Gia Khanh Tran , Jun-Ichi Takada , Kei Sakaguchi

It is estimated that the number of IoT devices will reach 75 billion in the next five years. Most of those currently, and to be deployed, lack sufficient security to protect themselves and their networks from attack by malicious IoT devices…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-01-18 Donald Reising , Joseph Cancelleri , T. Daniel Loveless , Farah Kandah , Anthony Skjellum

Device fingerprinting can be used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to identify vulnerable IoT devices for early prevention of threats. However, due to the wide deployment of middleboxes in ISP networks, some important data, e.g.,…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-05-24 Ruoyu Li , Qing Li , Tao Lin , Qingsong Zou , Dan Zhao , Yucheng Huang , Gareth Tyson , Guorui Xie , Yong Jiang

Performance of the existing physical layer authentication schemes could be severely affected by the imperfect estimates and variations of the communication link attributes used. The commonly adopted static hypothesis testing for physical…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-08-08 He Fang , Xianbin Wang , Lajos Hanzo

Providing secure communications over the physical layer with the objective of achieving perfect secrecy without requiring a secret key has been receiving growing attention within the past decade. The vast majority of the existing studies in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-08-10 Sina Rezaei Aghdam , Alireza Nooraiepour , Tolga M. Duman

The proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) has introduced a massive influx of devices into the market, bringing with them significant security vulnerabilities. In this diverse ecosystem, robust IoT device identification is a critical…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-28 Kahraman Kostas

The rise of wireless technologies has made the Internet of Things (IoT) ubiquitous, but the broadcast nature of wireless communications exposes IoT to authentication risks. Physical layer authentication (PLA) offers a promising solution by…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Yijia Guo , Junqing Zhang , Yao-Win Peter Hong , Stefano Tomasin

WiFi-based localization became one of the main indoor localization techniques due to the ubiquity of WiFi connectivity. However, indoor environments exhibit complex wireless propagation characteristics. Typically, these characteristics are…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2015-08-04 Heba Aly , Moustafa Youssef

Internet-connected devices are increasingly present in our homes, and privacy breaches, data thefts, and security threats are becoming commonplace. In order to avoid these, we must first understand the behaviour of these devices. In this…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-03-15 Yousef Amar , Hamed Haddadi , Richard Mortier , Anthony Brown , James Colley , Andy Crabtree

In this paper, we provide an overview of fingerprint sensing methods used for authentication. We analyze the current fingerprint sensing technologies, from algorithmic, as well as from hardware perspectives. We then focus on methods to…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2020-01-28 Filipp Demenschonok , Jason Harrigan , Tamara Bonaci

This paper examines the security vulnerabilities and threats imposed by the inherent open nature of wireless communications and to devise efficient defense mechanisms for improving the wireless network security. We first summarize the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Yulong Zou , Jia Zhu , Xianbin Wang , Lajos Hanzo

The Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming an indispensable part of everyday life, enabling a variety of emerging services and applications. However, the presence of rogue IoT devices has exposed the IoT to untold risks with severe…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-01-26 Yongxin Liu , Jian Wang , Jianqiang Li , Shuteng Niu , Houbing Song

Electronic locks can provide security- and convenience-enhancing features, with fingerprint readers an increasingly common feature in these products. When equipped with a wireless radio, they become a smart lock and join the billions of IoT…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-10-11 Steve Kerrison

With the rapid development of wireless communication technology, wireless access points (AP) and internet of things (IoT) devices have been widely deployed in our surroundings. Various types of wireless signals (e.g., Wi-Fi, LoRa, LTE) are…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-06-27 Zheng Yang , Yi Zhang , Guoxuan Chi , Guidong Zhang