Sakir Sezer

6.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
97 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Sakir Sezer is a scholar working on Computer Networks and Communications, Signal Processing and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Sakir Sezer has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Computer Networks and Communications, 46 papers in Signal Processing and 26 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Sakir Sezer's work include Network Security and Intrusion Detection (49 papers), Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (41 papers) and Smart Grid Security and Resilience (19 papers). Sakir Sezer is often cited by papers focused on Network Security and Intrusion Detection (49 papers), Advanced Malware Detection Techniques (41 papers) and Smart Grid Security and Resilience (19 papers). Sakir Sezer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and China. Sakir Sezer's co-authors include Sandra Scott-Hayward, Suleiman Y. Yerima, Kieran McLaughlin, BooJoong Kang, Philip O’Kane, Sriram Natarajan, Mohammed K. Alzaylaee, David Laverty, Kieran McLaughlin and Rafiullah Khan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

Sakir Sezer

93 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Are we ready for SDN? Implementation challenges for software-defined networks

2013 706 citations Sakir Sezer, Sandra Scott-Hayward et al. IEEE Communications Magazine profile →
A Survey of Security in Software Defined Networks

2015 353 citations Sandra Scott-Hayward, Sakir Sezer et al. profile →
A Multimodal Deep Learning Method for Android Malware Detection Using Various Features

2018 350 citations BooJoong Kang, Sakir Sezer et al. profile →
Deep Android Malware Detection

2017 325 citations BooJoong Kang, Sakir Sezer et al. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) profile →
Sdn Security: A Survey

2013 318 citations Sandra Scott-Hayward, Sakir Sezer et al. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast) profile →
DL-Droid: Deep learning based android malware detection using real devices

2019 270 citations Sakir Sezer et al. Computers & Security profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sakir Sezer United Kingdom	26	3.5k	2.0k	1.3k	1.1k	736	97	4.3k
Heejo Lee South Korea	27	2.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	1.6k 1.4×	777 1.1×	123	3.9k
Karl Levitt United States	30	3.2k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.9k 1.7×	375 0.5×	123	4.7k
Cliff C. Zou United States	28	2.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	928 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	170 0.2×	114	3.4k
Dongyan Xu United States	42	3.8k 1.1×	2.2k 1.1×	2.2k 1.8×	2.1k 1.8×	184 0.3×	200	5.4k
Simin Nadjm‐Tehrani Sweden	21	1.5k 0.4×	728 0.4×	534 0.4×	386 0.3×	169 0.2×	121	2.1k
Ehab Al‐Shaer United States	34	3.5k 1.0×	861 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	1.7k 1.5×	466 0.6×	206	4.3k
Elias Bou‐Harb United States	26	2.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	891 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	488 0.7×	122	2.8k
A. Nur Zincir‐Heywood Canada	28	2.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	833 0.7×	2.4k 2.1×	142 0.2×	207	3.3k
Konrad Rieck Germany	28	2.9k 0.8×	3.7k 1.8×	2.5k 2.0×	1.8k 1.6×	126 0.2×	83	4.9k
Roberto Perdisci United States	29	3.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	1.6k 1.3×	2.6k 2.3×	112 0.2×	68	4.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sakir Sezer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sakir Sezer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sakir Sezer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sakir Sezer. Sakir Sezer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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McLaughlin, Kieran, et al.. (2023). Secure Real-Time Industrial IoT Communications in Smart Grids Using Named Data Networking. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 1–6. 1 indexed citations

Khan, Rafiullah, et al.. (2023). Cybersecurity Engineering: Bridging the Security Gaps in Advanced Automotive Systems and ISO/SAE 21434. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 1–6. 5 indexed citations

Sezer, Sakir, et al.. (2023). Investigation of Communication Overhead of SoC Lookaside Accelerators. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 1–6. 3 indexed citations

Carlin, Domhnall, et al.. (2022). MFMCNS: a multi-feature and multi-classifier network-based system for ransomworm detection. Computers & Security. 121. 102860–102860. 18 indexed citations

Ahmad, Farhan, Fatih Kurugöllü, Chaker Abdelaziz Kerrache, Sakir Sezer, & Lu Liu. (2021). NOTRINO: A NOvel Hybrid TRust Management Scheme for INternet-of-Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 70(9). 9244–9257. 67 indexed citations

Khan, Rafiullah, Kieran McLaughlin, BooJoong Kang, David Laverty, & Sakir Sezer. (2021). A Novel Edge Security Gateway for End-to-End Protection in Industrial Internet of Things. 2021 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM). 1 indexed citations

Carlin, Domhnall, et al.. (2019). You Could Be Mine(d): The Rise of Cryptojacking. IEEE Security & Privacy. 18(2). 16–22. 21 indexed citations

Carlin, Domhnall, et al.. (2018). Detecting Cryptomining Using Dynamic Analysis. 1–6. 38 indexed citations

O’Kane, Philip, Sakir Sezer, & Domhnall Carlin. (2018). Evolution of ransomware. IET Networks. 7(5). 321–327. 67 indexed citations

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Khan, Rafiullah, et al.. (2017). Model based intrusion detection system for synchrophasor applications in smart grid. 1–5. 16 indexed citations

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Khan, Rafiullah, Kieran McLaughlin, David Laverty, & Sakir Sezer. (2017). STRIDE-based threat modeling for cyber-physical systems. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 1–6. 153 indexed citations

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Khan, Rafiullah, Kieran McLaughlin, David Laverty, & Sakir Sezer. (2017). Design and Implementation of Security Gateway for Synchrophasor Based Real-Time Control and Monitoring in Smart Grid. IEEE Access. 5. 11626–11644. 33 indexed citations

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Scott-Hayward, Sandra, et al.. (2014). OperationCheckpoint: SDN Application Control. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 54 indexed citations

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Scott-Hayward, Sandra, et al.. (2013). Sdn Security: A Survey. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 1–7. 318 indexed citations breakdown →

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Taşdemir, Kasım, Fatih Kurugöllü, & Sakir Sezer. (2013). Video steganalysis of LSB based motion vector steganography. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 260–264. 6 indexed citations

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Sezer, Sakir, Sandra Scott-Hayward, Pushpinder Kaur Chouhan, et al.. (2013). Are we ready for SDN? Implementation challenges for software-defined networks. IEEE Communications Magazine. 51(7). 36–43. 706 indexed citations breakdown →

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O’Kane, Philip, Sakir Sezer, Kieran McLaughlin, & Eul Gyu Im. (2013). Malware detection: program run length against detection rate. IET Software. 8(1). 42–51. 12 indexed citations

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Yang, Yi, Tim Littler, H.F. Wang, Kieran McLaughlin, & Sakir Sezer. (2013). Rule-based intrusion detection system for SCADA networks. 1.05–1.05. 48 indexed citations

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McCanny, J.V., et al.. (2011). Generic Low-Latency NoC Router Architecture for FPGA Computing Systems. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 82–89. 18 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, Kieran, et al.. (2010). Analysis of information leakage from encrypted Skype conversations. International Journal of Information Security. 9(5). 313–325. 11 indexed citations

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