Ahmed Mohamed Hussain

Publications

Journal Articles

• [J1] S. Alhazbi, A. M. Hussain, G. Oligeri, P. Papadimitratos. “LLMs Have Rhythm: Fingerprinting Large Language Models Using Inter-Token Times and Network Traffic Analysis”. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society. June, 2025.
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Conference Papers

• [C12] A. Hussain, J. Flores, P. Papadimitratos. “Deep Learning-based Cryptojacking Detection in Cloud Containerized Environments”. IEEE Middle East Conference on Communications and Networking (MECOM). November, 2025.
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• [C11, 🏆] A. M. Hussain, P. Papadimitratos. “Privacy-Enhanced Secure Neighbor Discovery for Wireless Networks”. International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob). October, 2025.
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• [C10] J. Wahreus*, A. Hussain*, P. Papadimitratos. “Jailbreaking Large Language Models Through Content Concretization”. International Conference on Game Theory and AI for Security (GameSec). October, 2025.
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  [*] Equal contribution (For further details on why equal contribution, please contact me).
  

• [C9] A. Hussain, N. Abughanam, P. Papadimitratos. “Towards a Lightweight Edge AI-based Radio Frequency Fingerprinting”. International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (IWCMC). May, 2025.
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• [C8] A. M. Hussain, P. Papadimitratos. “Privacy-Preserving Secure Neighbor Discovery for Wireless Networks”. IEEE International Conference on Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom). December, 2024.
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• [C7] H. T. D. Castro, A. Hussain, J. E. Hachem, G. Blanc, D. Blouin, J. Leneutre, P. Papadimitratos. “A Model-based Approach for Assessing the Security of Cyber-Physical Systems”. International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES). July, 2024.
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• [C6, 🏆] S. Al-Hazbi, A. M. Hussain, S. Sciancalepore, G. Oligeri, P. Papadimitratos. “Radio Frequency Fingerprinting via Deep Learning: Challenges and Opportunities”. International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (IWCMC). May, 2024.
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• [C5] A. M. Hussain, P. Tedeschi, G. Oligeri, A. Mohamed, M. Guizani. “Energy-harvesting based jammer localization: A battery-free approach in wireless sensor networks”. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM). December, 2022.
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• [C4] A. M. Hussain*, N. Abughanam*, J. Qadir. “Jamming Detection in IoT Wireless Networks: An Edge-AI Based Approach”. International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT). November, 2022.
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  [*] Equal contribution.
  

• [C3] A. M. Hussain*, N. Abughanam*, S. Sciancalepore, E. Yaacoub, A. Mohamed. “Jammer Localization in the Internet of Vehicles: Scenarios, Experiments, and Evaluation”. International Conference on the Internet of Things (IoT). November, 2022.
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  [*] Equal contribution.
  

• [C2] A. M. Hussain, K. Abualsaud, E. Yaacoub, T. Khattab, A. Gehani, M. Guizani. “A Testbed for Implementing Lightweight Physical Layer Security in an IoT-based Health Monitoring System”. International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (IWCMC). June, 2021.
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• [C1] A. M. Hussain, S. B. Azmy, A. Abuzrara, K. Al-Hajjaji, A. Hassan, H. Khamdan, M. Ezzin, A. Hassani, N. Zorba. “UAV-based Semi-Autonomous Data Acquisition and Classification”. International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC). June, 2018.
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Workshop

• [W5] K. Kalogiannis*, A. M. Hussain*, P. Papadimitratos. “PAMPOS: Causal Transformer-based Trajectory Prediction for Attack-Agnostic Misbehavior Detection in V2X Networks”. ACM Workshop on Wireless Security and Machine Learning (WiseML). July, 2026.
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  [*] Equal contribution.
  

• [W4] S. Liu*, W. Liu*, A. Hussain*, P. Papadimitratos. “G²FL: Robust Federated Learning for GNSS Spoofing Detection”. IEEE International Conference on Communications Workshops (ICC Workshops) - Fifth Workshop on Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Wireless Security (MLDL Security). May, 2026.
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  [*] Equal contribution.
  

• [W3] H. Li*, K. Kalogiannis*, A. M. Hussain*, P. Papadimitratos. “AttentionGuard: Transformer-based Misbehavior Detection for Secure Vehicular Platoons”. Proceedings of the ACM Workshop on Wireless Security and Machine Learning (WiseML). June, 2025.
  🎓 Scholar4 [DOI | PDF | BibTex]
  [*] Equal contribution.
  

• [W2] A. M. Hussain, G. Oligeri, T. Voigt. “The Dark (and Bright) Side of IoT: Attacks and Countermeasures for Identifying Smart Home Devices and Services”. Security, Privacy, and Anonymity in Computation, Communication, and Storage: SpaCCS International Workshops. December, 2020.
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• [W1] O. A. Ibrahim, A. M. Hussain, G. Oligeri, R. Di Pietro. “Key is in the air: Hacking remote keyless entry systems”. Security and Safety Interplay of Intelligent Software Systems: ESORICS International Workshops. September, 2019.
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Thesis

• [T1] A. Hussain. “The Dark Side of IoT: Revealing Activities in the Smart Home Environment using Machine Learning”. June, 2020.
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Preprints

• [P8] N. Filat, A. Hussain, K. Kalogiannis, E. Burceanu. “Temporal Taskification in Streaming Continual Learning: A Source of Evaluation Instability”. April, 2026.
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• [P7] A. M. Hussain, S. Salahuddin. “Beyond Context: Large Language Models’ Failure to Grasp Users’ Intent”. December, 2025.
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• [P6] K. Kalogiannis*, A. M. Hussain*, H. Li, P. Papadimitratos. “Attention in Motion: Secure Platooning via Transformer-based Misbehavior Detection”. December, 2025.
  🎓 Scholar1 [arXiv | PDF | BibTex]
  [*] Equal contribution.
  

• [P5] Z. Khan, A. Hussain, M. Thakur, A. Hellas, P. Papadimitratos. “NEFMind: Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning of Open-Source LLMs for Telecom APIs Automation”. August, 2025.
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• [P4] S. Salahuddin, A. Hussain, J. Löppönen, T. Jutila. “Less Data, More Security: Advancing Cybersecurity LLMs Specialization via Resource-Efficient Domain-Adaptive Continuous Pre-training with Minimal Tokens”. June, 2025.
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• [P3] J. Wahréus*, A. Hussain*, P. Papadimitratos. “Prompt, Divide, and Conquer: Bypassing Large Language Model Safety Filters via Segmented and Distributed Prompt Processing”. March, 2025.
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  [*] Equal contribution.
  

• [P2] J. Wahréus*, A. M. Hussain*, P. Papadimitratos. “CySecBench: Generative AI-based CyberSecurity-focused Prompt Dataset for Benchmarking Large Language Models”. Janurary, 2025.
  🎓 Scholar18 [arXiv | PDF | BibTex]
  [*] Equal contribution.
  

• [P1] A. M. Hussain, N. Abughanam, P. Papadimitratos. “Edge AI-based Radio Frequency Fingerprinting for IoT Networks”. December, 2024.
  🎓 Scholar11 [arXiv | PDF | BibTex]