Research Activities

Authors with * are Students

Patents and Reports of Invention

1. H. Alamleh and A. AlQahtani. Using Variable Transmission Power Patterns for Authentication Purposes, Filed Oct 2020.

2. A. AlQahtani, H. Alamleh, J. Gourd. ABDULLAH 0EI2FA: Abdullah Zero Effort Indoor Two-Factor Authentication, Filed Sep 2020.

3. A. AlQahtani and J. Gourd. SHAHRAH 0E2FA: Shahrah Zero Effort Two Factor Authentication, Filed Aug 2020.

Articles in peer-reviewed journals

1. A. AlQahtani, T. Alshayeb, M. Nabil, and A. Patooghy. Secure and Efficient: Leveraging Machine Learning for Environmental Two-Factor Authentication. IEEE Access; Impact factor = 3.9 (2023), Revision submitted

2. M. Kamarei, A. Patooghy, A. Alsharif and A. AlQahtani. Securing IoT-based Healthcare Systems Against Malicious and Benign Congestion. IEEE Internet of Things Journal; Impact factor = 10.238 (2022), Accepted

3. H. Alamleh and A. AlQahtani. A Weighting System to Build Physical Layer Measurements Maps by Crowdsourcing Data from Smartphones. IAES International Journal of Robotics and Automation (IJRA). 10.11591/ijra.v9i3.pp211-219

4. A. AlQahtani, H. Alamleh, J. Gourd. 0EISUA: Zero Effort Indoor Secure User Authentication. In IEEE Access; Impact factor = 4.098 (2018). 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2990604

Peer-reviewed Papers Presented at Conferences

1. A. AlQahtani and T. Alshayeb. Zero-Effort Two-Factor Authentication Using Wi-Fi Radio Wave Transmission and Machine Learning. The IEEE 13th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC 2023), Las Vegas, NV, USA, Mar 2023

2. A. AlQahtani and H. Alamleh. Optimizing Smart Home Performance and User Convenience with RSSI-based Proximity Detection. The IEEE 13th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC 2023), Las Vegas, NV, USA, Mar 2023, Under review

3. R. Alrawili*, M. Oliva*, A. Honnef*, E. Sawall*, and A. AlQahtani. Malware and Average Individual. The 7th IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Wireless and Mobile 2022 (APWiMob 2022), Bandung, Indonesia, Dec 2022, 10.1109/APWiMob56856.2022.10014080

4. A. AlQahtani, H. Alamleh, and R. Alrawili*. Privacy-Preserving IoT Data Sharing Scheme. The IEEE 13th Annual Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference (IEMCON 2022), Vancouver, Canada, Oct 2022, 10.1109/IEMCON56893.2022.9946495

5. A. AlQahtani, H. Alamleh, and B. Al Smadi.  IoT Devices Proximity Authentication In Ad Hoc Network Environment. International IoT, Electronics and Mechatronics Conference ( IEMTRONICS 2022). Toronto, Canada, Jan 2022, 10.1109/IEMTRONICS55184.2022.9795787, Best Presenter Award

6. H. Alamleh, A. AlQahtani, and B. Al Smadi. Server-Side Distinction of User Mobility Using Machine Learning on Incoming Data Traffic. International IoT, Electronics and Mechatronics Conference ( IEMTRONICS 2022). Toronto, Canada, Jan 2022, 10.1109/IEMTRONICS55184.2022.9795735, Best Paper Award

7. A. AlQahtani and N. Choudhury. No-Interaction School Attendance Scheme Depending On Machine Learning Concepts and RSSI On 2.4 GHz Frequency Band. The IEEE 12th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON 2021), New York, USA, Dec 2021, 10.1109/UEMCON53757.2021.9666606

8. B. Al Smadi, A. AlQahtani, and, H. Alamleh. Secure and Fraud Proof Online Payment System for Credit Cards. The IEEE 12th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON 2021), New York, USA, Dec 2021, 10.1109/UEMCON53757.2021.9666549

9. H. Alamleh, A. AlQahtani, and B. Al Smadi. Comparative Analysis of Underwater Positioning and Navigation Systems. The IEEE 12th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON 2021), New York, USA, Dec 2021, 10.1109/UEMCON53757.2021.9666718

10. M. Sulaiman*, A. AlQahtani, H. Liu, and M. Binalhaj*. Utilizing Wi-Fi Access Points for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Localization for Building Indoor Inspection. The IEEE 12th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (UEMCON 2021), New York, USA, Dec 2021, 10.1109/UEMCON53757.2021.9666544

11. A. AlQahtani, H.Alamleh , and Z. El-Awadi. Secure Digital Signature Validated by Ambient User’s Wi-Fi-enabled devices. The 2021 IEEE 5th International Conference on Information Technology, Information Systems and Electrical Engineering (ICITISEE 2021), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Nov 2021, 10.1109/ICITISEE53823.2021.9655778

12. A. AlQahtani, Z. El-Awadi*, and M. Min. A Survey On User Authentication Techniques. The IEEE 12th Annual Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference (IEMCON 2021), Vancouver, Canada, Oct 2021, 10.1109/IEMCON53756.2021.9623159

13. A. AlQahtani and N. Choudhury. Machine Learning for Location Prediction Using RSSI on Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz Frequency Band. The IEEE 12th Annual Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference (IEMCON 2021), Vancouver, Canada, Oct 2021, 10.1109/IEMCON53756.2021.9623104

14. H. Alamleh and A. AlQahtani. Analysis of the Design Requirements for Remote Internet-Based E-Voting Systems. World AI IoT Congress 2021. Seattle, WA, USA, May 2021, 10.1109/AIIoT52608.2021.9454194

15. A. Honnef*, E. Sawall*, M. Mohamed*, A. AlQahtani, and T. Alshayeb. Zero-Effort Indoor Continuous Social Distancing Monitoring System. World AI IoT Congress 2021. Seattle, WA, USA, May 2021, 10.1109/AIIoT52608.2021.9454166

16. E. Sawall*, A. Honnef*, M. Mohamed*, A. AlQahtani, and T. Alshayeb. COVID-19 Zero-Interaction School Attendance System. International IoT, Electronics and Mechatronics Conference ( IEMTRONICS 2021). Toronto, Canada, April 2021, 10.1109/IEMTRONICS52119.2021.9422614

17. A. AlQahtani, H. Alamleh, and J. Gourd. CI2FA: Continuous Indoor Two-factor Authentication Based On Trilateration System. The 13th International Conference on COMmunication Systems & NETworkS (COMSNETS 2021),  January 2021, 10.1109/COMSNETS51098.2021.9352930

18. A. AlQahtani, H. Alamleh, and J. Gourd. BF2FA: Beacon Frame Two Factor Authentication. In the 9th 2020 IEEE International Conference on Communications, Network, and Satellite (IEEE COMNETSAT 2020), December 2020, 10.1109/Comnetsat50391.2020.9328965

19. H. Alamleh and A. AlQahtani. Architecture for Continuous Authentication in Location-Based Services. 2020 International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing, and Technologies (3ICT 2020). Kingdom of Bahrain, December 2020, 10.1109/3ICT51146.2020.9311972

20. A. AlQahtani, H. Alamleh, J. Gourd, and H. Mugasa. 0EI2FA: Zero Effort Indoor Two Factor Authentication. In The 14th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology 2020 (IIT 2020), United Arab Emirates University, UAE, November 2020, 10.1109/IIT50501.2020.9299049

21. H. Alamleh and A. AlQahtani. Enforcing Location-Based Access Policies Using the Existing IEEE 802.11 Infrastructure. The 11th IEEE Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference (IEEE UEMCON 2020). New York, NY, USA, October 2020, 10.1109/UEMCON51285.2020.9298073

22. H. Alamleh and A. AlQahtani. A Cheat-proof System To Validate GPS Location Data. In 20th Annual IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology (EIT 2020), Northern Illinois University, Naperville, IL, USA, August 2020, 10.1109/EIT48999.2020.9208243

23. H. Alamleh and A. AlQahtani. Implementing Variable Power Transmission Patterns for Authentication Purposes. In Computing Conference 2020, London, United Kingdom, July 2020, 10.1007/978-3-030-52243-8_16

24. A. AlQahtani, H. Alamleh, J. Gourd, and H. Alnuhait. TS2FA: Trilateration System Two Factor Authentication. In 2020 3rd International Conference on Applications & Information Security (ICCAIS 2020), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 2020, 10.1109/ICCAIS48893.2020.9096825

25. H. Alamleh, A. AlQahtani, J. Gourd, and H. Mugasa. A weighting system for building RSS maps by crowdsourcing data from smartphones. In 2020 International Conference on Computing, Networking, and Communications (ICNC 2020), Big Island, HI, February 2020, 10.1109/ICNC47757.2020.9049686

26. H. Alamleh and A. AlQahtani. Two Methods for Authentication Using Variable Transmission Power Patterns. In 2020 10th Annual Computing and Communication Workshop and Conference (CCWC 2020), Las Vegas, NV, USA, March 2020, pp. 0355-0358, 10.1109/CCWC47524.2020.9031210

27. H. Alamleh, A. AlQahtani, and J. Gourd. Wireless authentication using variable transmission power. Louisiana Scientist: Bulletin of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, March 2019, Volume (8): page (27), www.laacademy.org/docs/LouisianaScientistVol8.pdf

Poster

1. M. Mohamed*, E. Sawall*, A. Honnef*, A. AlQahtani, and T. Alshayeb. Zero-effort School Attendance System Design Requirements. The 19th Annual University of Wisconsin System Symposium at The University of Wisconsin- Whitewater, Whitewater, WI, USA, April 2021

Presentation

1. M. Mohamed* and A. AlQahtani. School Attendance System Design Requirements. WiSys Quick Pitch Competition, Madison, WI, USA, April 2021

Invited talks 

1. July 2021: Continuous Indoor Positioning System (CIPS), Faculty Research Showcase, held as part of the WiSys SPARK Symposium 2021, Madison, WI

2. Nov 2020: The basics of Cryptography and Its Applications, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Green Bay, WI