Irfan Ahmed

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
86 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Irfan Ahmed is a scholar working on Information Systems, Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Irfan Ahmed has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Information Systems, 34 papers in Signal Processing and 27 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Irfan Ahmed's work include Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (32 papers), Digital and Cyber Forensics (19 papers) and Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security (17 papers). Irfan Ahmed is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (32 papers), Digital and Cyber Forensics (19 papers) and Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security (17 papers). Irfan Ahmed collaborates with scholars based in United States, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Irfan Ahmed's co-authors include Vassil Roussev, Golden G. Richard, Hyunguk Yoo, Usman Tariq, Ali Kashif Bashir, Kamran Shaukat, Sebastian Obermeier, Kyung-suk Lhee, Martin Naedele and Huanlai Xing and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Irfan Ahmed

78 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

A Critical Cybersecurity Analysis and Future Research Directions for the Internet of Things: A Comprehensive Review

2023 132 citations Usman Tariq, Irfan Ahmed et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Irfan Ahmed United States	18	455	448	356	296	265	86	1.1k
Joaquín García-Alfaro France	16	107 0.2×	376 0.8×	282 0.8×	430 1.5×	116 0.4×	103	975
Muhammad Rizwan Asghar New Zealand	19	241 0.5×	446 1.0×	666 1.9×	693 2.3×	255 1.0×	86	1.5k
Monther Aldwairi United Arab Emirates	19	510 1.1×	530 1.2×	759 2.1×	878 3.0×	61 0.2×	71	1.6k
Craig Valli Australia	20	765 1.7×	762 1.7×	343 1.0×	598 2.0×	121 0.5×	105	1.6k
Stefano Zanero Italy	21	884 1.9×	665 1.5×	710 2.0×	985 3.3×	187 0.7×	109	1.8k
Tiago Cruz Portugal	19	333 0.7×	300 0.7×	391 1.1×	619 2.1×	423 1.6×	59	1.1k
Ahmed Serhrouchni France	14	239 0.5×	866 1.9×	446 1.3×	940 3.2×	131 0.5×	78	1.5k
Félix Gómez Mármol Spain	22	392 0.9×	705 1.6×	898 2.5×	1.1k 3.8×	183 0.7×	90	2.0k
Michał Choraś Poland	24	839 1.8×	637 1.4×	822 2.3×	815 2.8×	111 0.4×	137	2.0k
Muhammad Usman Shahid Khan Pakistan	18	112 0.2×	399 0.9×	268 0.8×	402 1.4×	81 0.3×	53	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Irfan Ahmed

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Tariq, Usman, Irfan Ahmed, Muhammad Attique Khan, & Ali Kashif Bashir. (2025). Bridging biosciences and deep learning for revolutionary discoveries: a comprehensive review. IAES International Journal of Artificial Intelligence. 14(2). 867–867.

Ahmed, Irfan, et al.. (2025). PLCpot: Application Dialogue Replay based Scalable PLC Honeypot for Industrial Control Systems. 1–11.

Cano, Alberto, et al.. (2025). Machine learning-based early detection of malicious G-code manipulations in 3D printing. Journal of Manufacturing Processes. 145. 211–235.

Tariq, Usman, Irfan Ahmed, Muhammad Attique Khan, & Ali Kashif Bashir. (2024). Deep learning for economic transformation: a parametric review. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. 35(1). 520–520. 1 indexed citations

Ahmed, Irfan, et al.. (2024). Sabotaging Material Extrusion-Based 3D Printed Parts through Low-Magnitude Kinetic Manipulation Attacks. ACM Transactions on Cyber-Physical Systems. 9(1). 1–26. 1 indexed citations

Ahmed, Irfan, et al.. (2024). LAAKA: Lightweight Anonymous Authentication and Key Agreement Scheme for Secure Fog-Driven IoT Systems. Computers & Security. 140. 103770–103770. 5 indexed citations

Ahmed, Irfan, et al.. (2024). Comparative study of IoT forensic frameworks. Forensic Science International Digital Investigation. 49. 301748–301748. 7 indexed citations

Ahmed, Irfan, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of flap complications following pectoralis major myocutaneous flap reconstruction for oral cancers. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12. 100655–100655.

Jo, Wooyeon, et al.. (2023). How Are Industrial Control Systems Insecure by Design? A Deeper Insight Into Real-World Programmable Logic Controllers. IEEE Security & Privacy. 21(4). 10–19. 2 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Irfan, et al.. (2023). SWMAT: Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients-based memory fingerprinting for IoT devices. Computers & Security. 132. 103298–103298. 4 indexed citations

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Davis, Megan, Bridget T. McInnes, & Irfan Ahmed. (2022). Forensic investigation of instant messaging services on linux OS: Discord and Slack as case studies. Forensic Science International Digital Investigation. 42. 301401–301401. 8 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Irfan, et al.. (2021). Cronus: An Automated Feedback Tool for Concept Maps. IEEE Access. 9. 119564–119577. 1 indexed citations

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Bhatia, Sajal, et al.. (2021). Automated Waterloo Rubric for Concept Map Grading. IEEE Access. 9. 148590–148598. 3 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Irfan, et al.. (2019). Comparative analysis of PSO and ACO based feature selection techniques for medical data preservation.. The International Arab Journal of Information Technology. 16. 731–736. 4 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Irfan, et al.. (2019). Face Gestures Detection using Improved Viola-Jones Algorithm. International Journal of Computer Applications. 182(47). 38–41. 1 indexed citations

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Johnson, William E., Irfan Ahmed, Vassil Roussev, & Cynthia Bailey Lee. (2017). Peer Instruction for Digital Forensics.. USENIX Security Symposium. 7 indexed citations

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Johnson, William E., et al.. (2016). Development of Peer Instruction Questions for Cybersecurity Education. USENIX Security Symposium. 11 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Irfan, et al.. (2012). IDTchecker: Rule-based Integrity Checking of Interrupt Descriptor Tables in Cloud Environments. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 239(5). 625–9. 2 indexed citations

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Ahmed, Irfan, et al.. (2012). ModChecker: Kernel Module Integrity Checking in the Cloud Environment. 306–313. 7 indexed citations

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Foo, Ernest, et al.. (2011). Gap analysis of intrusion detection in smart grids. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 18 indexed citations

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