Linking2Source

The goal of this project is to develop a robust and reliable framework to safeguard against attacks at different points through a multi-layered framework—Linking2Source (L2S). Each layer of  L2S aims to neutralize cyberattacks on in-vehicle networks by breaking some critical links in the attack chain. Specifically, each layer relies on disjoint sets of features to detect and localize cyberattacks on autonomous vehicles. 

The joint-fingerprinting unit consists of:

1. Physically Unclonable Fingerprinting (PUF)-based IDS

2. Behavioral Fingerprinting-based IDS

3. Physics-based IDS

Relevant Publications

• Mohammadi, A., Malik, H., and Abbaszadeh, M., “Vehicle Lateral Motion Dynamics Under Braking/ABS Cyber-Physical Attacks,” in IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security, vol. 18, pp. 4100-4115, 2023, doi: 10.1109/TIFS.2023.3293424.

• Mohammadi, A., and Malik, H., “Generation of Time-Varying Impedance Attacks against Haptic Shared Control Steering Systems,” in Proc. of IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) 2023, October 1– 5, 2023,  Ann Arbor, MI, USA

• Mohammadi, A., and Malik, H., “Generation of Time-varying Feedback-based Wheel Lock Attack Policies with Minimal Knowledge of the Traction Dynamics,” in Proc. of Computing Conference 2023 - Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, London, UK

• Noori, F.M., Hafeez, A., Malik, H., Uddin, M.Z., and Torresen, J., “Source Linking Framework in Vehicular Networks for Security of Electric Vehicles using Machine Learning,” 2023 IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC), Istanbul, Turkiye, 2023, pp. 207-214, doi: 10.1109/VNC57357.2023.10136272. 

• Elkhail, A.A., Ibdah, D. Lachtar, N., Bacha, A., and Malik, H., “Seamlessly Safeguarding Data Against Ransomware Attacks,” IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC), Vol. 20(1), pp. 1 - 16, January 2023

• Mohammadi, A., Rahmati, M., and Malik, H., "Location-Aware Beamforming for MIMO-Enabled UAV Communications: An Unknown Input Observer Approach," in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 8206-8215, April 15, 2022, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3157555

• Abu Elkhail, A., Refat, R., Habre, R. Hafeez, A., Bacha, A., and Malik, H., “Vehicle Security: A Survey of Security Issues and Vulnerabilities, Malware Attacks and Defenses,” Vol. 9, pp. 162401 – 162437, IEEE Access, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3130495