Abebe Diro

2.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
18 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Abebe Diro is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Abebe Diro has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 10 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 6 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Abebe Diro's work include Network Security and Intrusion Detection (6 papers), Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (6 papers) and Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications (4 papers). Abebe Diro is often cited by papers focused on Network Security and Intrusion Detection (6 papers), Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (6 papers) and Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications (4 papers). Abebe Diro collaborates with scholars based in Australia, India and South Korea. Abebe Diro's co-authors include Naveen Chilamkurti, Yirga Yayeh Munaye, Yunyoung Nam, Haftu Tasew Reda, Shahriar Kaisar, Neeraj Kumar, Abdun Naser Mahmood, Akanksha Saini, Lu Zhou and Noor Zaman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Access and IEEE Communications Magazine.

In The Last Decade

Abebe Diro

15 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Distributed attack detection scheme using deep learning approach for Internet of Things

2017 661 citations Abebe Diro, Naveen Chilamkurti Future Generation Computer Systems profile →
Cyber security: State of the art, challenges and future directions

2023 89 citations Yirga Yayeh Munaye, Abebe Diro et al. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →
Leveraging zero knowledge proofs for blockchain-based identity sharing: A survey of advancements, challenges and opportunities

2024 66 citations Lu Zhou, Abebe Diro et al. Journal of Information Security and Applications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Abebe Diro Australia	10	954	677	481	303	138	18	1.3k
Hongliang Zhu China	10	661 0.7×	607 0.9×	433 0.9×	312 1.0×	90 0.7×	56	1.1k
Johari Abdullah Malaysia	15	919 1.0×	672 1.0×	501 1.0×	356 1.2×	78 0.6×	38	1.3k
Naeem Syed Australia	11	768 0.8×	527 0.8×	423 0.9×	293 1.0×	136 1.0×	26	1.0k
Yakub Kayode Saheed Nigeria	19	768 0.8×	629 0.9×	405 0.8×	147 0.5×	163 1.2×	39	1.1k
Ikkyun Kim South Korea	14	961 1.0×	805 1.2×	550 1.1×	309 1.0×	113 0.8×	54	1.3k
Devrim Ünal Qatar	17	691 0.7×	439 0.6×	274 0.6×	482 1.6×	136 1.0×	37	1.2k
Ameer Al-Nemrat United Kingdom	9	1.1k 1.2×	941 1.4×	683 1.4×	245 0.8×	96 0.7×	24	1.4k
Opeyemi Osanaiye Nigeria	9	819 0.9×	401 0.6×	261 0.5×	278 0.9×	68 0.5×	29	1.0k
Yuefei Zhu China	12	1.3k 1.4×	1.1k 1.7×	734 1.5×	186 0.6×	107 0.8×	44	1.6k
Ibrahim Ghafir United Kingdom	17	851 0.9×	425 0.6×	524 1.1×	548 1.8×	99 0.7×	60	1.2k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Gan, Chenquan, et al.. (2025). Dual-driven synergy of blockchain and federated learning for trustworthy medical data sharing in internet of medical things. Journal of Information Security and Applications. 97. 104348–104348.

Diro, Abebe, et al.. (2025). A survey of cyber threat attribution: Challenges, techniques, and future directions. Computers & Security. 157. 104606–104606.

Diro, Abebe, et al.. (2025). Workplace security and privacy implications in the GenAI age: A survey. Journal of Information Security and Applications. 89. 103960–103960. 3 indexed citations

Diro, Abebe, et al.. (2025). A Novel Blockchain-Enabled Federated Learning Scheme for IoT Anomaly Detection. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 798–813.

Khan, Shah Khalid, Nirajan Shiwakoti, Abebe Diro, et al.. (2024). Space cybersecurity challenges, mitigation techniques, anticipated readiness, and future directions. International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection. 47. 100724–100724. 3 indexed citations

Abbasnejad, Behzad, Araz Nasirian, Sophia Xiaoxia Duan, et al.. (2024). Measuring BIM Implementation: A Mathematical Modeling and Artificial Neural Network Approach. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 150(5). 4 indexed citations

Kaisar, Shahriar, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Telemarketing Success Using Ensemble-Based Online Machine Learning. Big Data Mining and Analytics. 7(2). 294–314. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Lu, et al.. (2024). Leveraging zero knowledge proofs for blockchain-based identity sharing: A survey of advancements, challenges and opportunities. Journal of Information Security and Applications. 80. 103678–103678. 66 indexed citations breakdown →

Diro, Abebe, et al.. (2024). Anomaly detection for space information networks: A survey of challenges, techniques, and future directions. Computers & Security. 139. 103705–103705. 24 indexed citations

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Munaye, Yirga Yayeh, et al.. (2023). Cyber security: State of the art, challenges and future directions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100031–100031. 89 indexed citations breakdown →

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Diro, Abebe, et al.. (2021). A Comprehensive Study of Anomaly Detection Schemes in IoT Networks Using Machine Learning Algorithms. Sensors. 21(24). 8320–8320. 66 indexed citations

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Diro, Abebe, Haftu Tasew Reda, Naveen Chilamkurti, et al.. (2020). Lightweight Authenticated-Encryption Scheme for Internet of Things Based on Publish-Subscribe Communication. IEEE Access. 8. 60539–60551. 80 indexed citations

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Reda, Haftu Tasew, Abdun Naser Mahmood, Abebe Diro, Naveen Chilamkurti, & Suresh Kallam. (2019). Firefly-inspired stochastic resonance for spectrum sensing in CR-based IoT communications. Neural Computing and Applications. 32(20). 16011–16023. 9 indexed citations

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Diro, Abebe, Naveen Chilamkurti, & Yunyoung Nam. (2018). Analysis of Lightweight Encryption Scheme for Fog-to-Things Communication. IEEE Access. 6. 26820–26830. 34 indexed citations

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Diro, Abebe & Naveen Chilamkurti. (2018). Leveraging LSTM Networks for Attack Detection in Fog-to-Things Communications. IEEE Communications Magazine. 56(9). 124–130. 136 indexed citations

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Diro, Abebe, Haftu Tasew Reda, & Naveen Chilamkurti. (2018). Differential flow space allocation scheme in SDN based fog computing for IoT applications. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing. 15(2). 1353–1363. 24 indexed citations

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Diro, Abebe & Naveen Chilamkurti. (2017). Distributed attack detection scheme using deep learning approach for Internet of Things. Future Generation Computer Systems. 82. 761–768. 661 indexed citations breakdown →

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Diro, Abebe, Naveen Chilamkurti, & Neeraj Kumar. (2017). Lightweight Cybersecurity Schemes Using Elliptic Curve Cryptography in Publish-Subscribe fog Computing. Mobile Networks and Applications. 22(5). 848–858. 51 indexed citations

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