Research on Cyber and Physical System Security with the ERIA CPSF-ERAB Initiative in 2025 in Malaysia
An international research collaboration under the ERIA CPSF-ERAB initiative on cyber and physical system security in the energy domain.
Selected Projects
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OpenSOC SEA-NREN Initiative: Empowering Research Networks Against Cyber Threats
An APNIC ISIF Asia grant project to support emerging National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in Southeast Asia in establishing Security Operations Centre (SOC) …
Research Into Security Layer and Communication for i-Connect Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing Modular Model Industry 4.0 Digital Twin Factory With Intelligence System on Systems and IOT Connectivity for Industry 4.0
An industrial research project to design and propose a lightweight AI-powered IDS mechanism for Manufacturing Industry 4.0 environments.
Cybersecurity Awareness Training
A full-day awareness training program crafted to upskill members of an academic institution’s in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Enhancing Cybersecurity for Distributed Energy Resources in Malaysia
An international research collaboration studying cybersecurity challenges for distributed energy resources (DER) and IoT controller deployment models in Malaysia.
Designing and Developing A Security Operations Center As A Service Sensor Prototype
An industry project to design and develop a sensor to be leveraged for offering a Security Operation Center as a Service (SOCaaS).
Embedded Systems Upskilling Program For Computer Science/Engineering Graduates
A three-month program crafted to upskill existing industry engineers with knowledge on embedded systems that is highly in demand within the manufacturing industries in Penang, …
Implementation and Experiment of the Research Platform in Malaysia For Real-Time Malicious TLS Traffic Detection Using Machine Learning Classifier
An international collaborative research project to design a research platform to detect TLS-based malware communication using machine learning classifiers.
WATCH POWER: A Black Box-Based Cyber Security Monitoring Agent Device
A USM Innovation Seed Fund project to design a black-box cyber security monitoring agent device for network environments.
User-mobility Optimized Routing Protocol For Enabling Autonomous And Self-managing Disaster Communication Network
A TRGS research grant to design and implement a user-mobility optimized routing protocol specific for disaster management scenarios.
An advanced network manipulation method to (re)establish Peer to Peer botnet overlays within isolated Internet emulation testbeds
A USM short-term research grant to investigate methods to bootstrap real-life P2P botnets in an isolated testbed for further analysis.
Mechanism to Secure Communication over SECS/GEM Protocol in Manufacturing Industry
An FRGS research grant to design mechanisms to secure SECS/GEM communications in manufacturing industry environments.
A Periodicity-Agnostic Method for Detecting Parasitic Botnets in Distributed Hash Table-Based Peer-to-Peer Networks
An FRGS research grant to study and propose methods to detect parasitic botnets in DHT-based P2P networks.
Cyber-Physical Security Design for Energy Aggregation: Applicability In The Malaysian Landscape
A study and design on cyber-physical security design for energy aggregation domains and its application on the Malaysian market.
Joint Solution Design To The Technical Problems Faced By TF-AMD
A project to study and propose designs as solution to the technical problems faced by TF-AMD.
Modular Automation Software for SECS/GEM-Based Production Line Testing
A multi-year industry-funded research thread (BJIM) developing modular automation software and its secure integrative control for SECS/GEM-based production line testing.
NAHRIM Environmental Sensor System (NUESS)
A NAHRIM funded project to design, develop and deploy a water/soil/air quality environmental monitoring system.
ATHENE - Collaborative Botnet Analysis and Detection
A project named Collaborative Botnet Analysis and Detection within the Mission ABC (Analytics Based Cybersecurity) that is focused on research on botnets with a special emphasis on …
Novel p2p Botnet Detection and Endpoint Mobilization
An international industry-funded project to carry out research on aspects of P2P botnet detection and countermeasures.
SecureAsi@ v2.0
An EU funded-project to conduct a 5-day Hands-on Ethical Hacking Workshop for members of National Research Education Networks within AsiaConnect.
Detecting Sensor Nodes Deployed in P2P Botnets Using Graph-Theoretic Approaches
A USM short-term research grant to investigate the usage of graph-theoretic approaches to detect sensor nodes deployed within P2P botnets.
DISTRIBUTED AND CLOUD-BASED NETWORK DEFENSE SYSTEM FOR NRENS
An EU funded-project to setup a distributed botnet monitoring mechanism as well as conduct capacity building for the NREN members.
Sense@USM - Smart Environmental Sensing With Low-Cost IoT Sensors
A USM Bridging research grant to investigate the feasibility of setting up a smart environmental sensing with low-cost IoT sensors.
Development of Laboratory Information Management System
Design and development of a customized web-based LIMS system to facilitate the day-to-day operations of a service-based research centre within USM.
Manufacturing Industry Automation Using IoT Devices
An industry-funded project to automate some of their existing workflows using IoT devices alongside Big Data Analysis.
SecureAsi@
An EU funded-project to conduct a 3-day Hands-on Ethical Hacking Workshop for members of National Research Education Networks within AsiaConnect.
IoT-Based Recipe Management System
Design and development of an in-house system to interconnect various equipment in a shop floor with recipe management and data analytics capabilities.