Dr Chuadhry Mujeeb Ahmed

Lecturer In Computer Security

Computer and Information Sciences

Personal statement

I am a Lecturer in the Computer and Information Sciences Department at the University of Strathclyde. I completed Ph.D. in Information Systems Technology and Design at the Singapore University of Technology and Design under the supervision of Professor Aditya Mathur, Professor Jianying Zhou and Professor Martin Ochoa.

My research interests are in the security and privacy of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS), Internet of Things (IoT), Communication Systems and Critical Infrastructures. Previously, I have proposed non-cryptographic techniques to authenticate devices in an Industrial Control System (ICS). One such example is, exploiting sensor measurement noise, otherwise an undesirable feature into a fingerprint of a sensor. Our recent work has highlighted the challenges in applying machine learning to CPS security and awarded the best paper prize at ACM CPSS workshop 2020. We are working towards solving those challenges, including Causal Inference, ML metrics for time series data and attack vs fault analysis in autonomous systems. Besides, we are working on exciting ideas related to side-channel based threat and defense technologies. For example, we have used sounds produced by machines in an industrial plant to hack it. If this sounds interesting to you do get in touch, we are always looking for self-motivated individuals for Ph.D. and Postdoc positions. More information on my personal website.

Looking for PhD students.

Prizes and awards

ACM CPSS Best Paper Award: Recipient; 8/10/2020
Best Research Project SoilBuild Award at FIRST 2020: Recipient; 26/7/2020
Selected for Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF 2019): Recipient; 25/9/2019

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Publications

Curse of system complexity and virtue of operational invariants : machine learning based system modeling and attack detection in CPS: Shahid Muhammad Omer, Ahmed Chuadhry Mujeeb, Palleti Venkata Reddy, Zhou Jianying; 2022 IEEE Conference on Dependable and Secure Computing (DSC) 2022 IEEE conference on Dependable and Secure Computing, pp. 1-8 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1109/dsc54232.2022.9888940
A practical physical watermarking approach to detect replay attacks in a CPS: Ahmed Chuadhry Mujeeb, Palleti Venkata Reddy, Mishra Vishrut Kumar; Journal of Process Control Vol 116, pp. 136-146 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprocont.2022.06.002
Proof-of-communication-capability based authentication in blockchain-enabled wireless autonomous vehicular networks: Khan Ali Hussain, Ahmed Chuadhry Mujeeb, Hassan Naveed Ul, Uzmi Zartash Afzal; 2022 IEEE 95th Vehicular Technology Conference (2022); https://doi.org/10.1109/vtc2022-spring54318.2022.9860891
Can you still see me? Reconstructing robot operations over end-to-end encrypted channels: Shah Ryan, Ahmed Chuadhry Mujeeb, Nagaraja Shishir; (2022); https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2205.08426
Can you still see me? Identifying robot operations over end-to-end encrypted channels: Shah Ryan, Ahmed Chuadhry Mujeeb, Nagaraja Shishir; WiSec 2022 - Proceedings of the 15th ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks WiSec 2022 - Proceedings of the 15th ACM Conference on Security and Privacy in Wireless and Mobile Networks, pp. 298-300 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1145/3507657.3529659
Machine learning for intrusion detection in industrial control systems : challenges and lessons from experimental evaluation: M.R. Gauthama Raman, Ahmed Chuadhry Mujeeb, Mathur Aditya; Cybersecurity Vol 4 (2021); https://doi.org/10.1186/s42400-021-00095-5

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Professional activities

IEEE CYBERSECURITY OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING AND SMART GRID RESOURCES (SECEVC): Participant; 25/10/2022
Explorathon 2021: Recipient; 22/10/2022
Challenges and Opportunities in Cyberphysical Systems Security: A Physics-Based Perspective: Speaker; 30/7/2022
EARLY CAREER RESEARCH PANEL SESSION: Participant; 28/6/2022
PhD Viva Examiner: Examiner; 27/6/2022
4th International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Industrial Internet-of-Things Security (AIoTS): Participant; 23/6/2022

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Projects

AgriTrust: Trust Assurance in Autonomous Cyber Physical Agriculture Farms of Future: Nagaraja, Shishir (Principal Investigator) Ahmed, Chuadhry Mujeeb (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
Robustness-as-Traceability: Secure and Legal Calibration Workflows in IoT (RoasT - IoT): Nagaraja, Shishir (Principal Investigator) Ahmed, Chuadhry Mujeeb (Co-investigator) Andriychuk, Oles (Co-investigator) Daly, Angela (Co-investigator) Thomas, Daniel (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2023
Industrial CASE Account - University of Strathclyde 2018 | Calder, Matthew: Ahmed, Chuadhry Mujeeb (Principal Investigator) Nagaraja, Shishir (Principal Investigator) Weir, George (Co-investigator) Windmill, James (Co-investigator) Calder, Matthew (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2020 - 01-Jan-2024
Industrial CASE Account - University of Strathclyde 2017 | Shah, Ryan: Nagaraja, Shishir (Principal Investigator) Revie, Crawford (Principal Investigator) Ahmed, Chuadhry Mujeeb (Co-investigator) Weir, George (Co-investigator) Shah, Ryan (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2018 - 01-Jan-2022

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