papers

Publications (5)

cs.CR2020

ChirpOTLE: A Framework for Practical LoRaWAN Security Evaluation

Frank Hessel, Lars Almon, Flor Álvarez

Low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs) are becoming an integral part of the Internet of Things. As a consequence, businesses, administration, and, subsequently, society itself depen…

cs.CR2022

FastZIP: Faster and More Secure Zero-Interaction Pairing

Mikhail Fomichev, Julia Hesse, Lars Almon +3

With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), establishing a secure channel between smart devices becomes crucial. Recent research proposes zero-interaction pairing (ZIP), which…

cs.NI2018

Conducting a Large-scale Field Test of a Smartphone-based Communication Network for Emergency Response

Flor Álvarez, Lars Almon, Patrick Lieser +5

Smartphone-based communication networks form a basis for services in emergency response scenarios, where communication infrastructure is impaired or overloaded. Still, their design…

cs.NI2019

Bluemergency: Mediating Post-disaster Communication Systems using the Internet of Things and Bluetooth Mesh

Flor Álvarez, Lars Almon, Hauke Radtki +1

Mobile devices have shown to be very useful during and post disaster. If the communication infrastructure breaks down, however, they become almost useless as most services rely on…

cs.CR2019

Perils of Zero-Interaction Security in the Internet of Things

Mikhail Fomichev, Max Maass, Lars Almon +2

The Internet of Things (IoT) demands authentication systems which can provide both security and usability. Recent research utilizes the rich sensing capabilities of smart devices t…